Biden,China and Trade

Relations between China and the U.S. are at a low point and the Donald Trump-instigated trade war continues under President Joe Biden. Can substantial progress be made in tariff reduction? In the realm of diplomacy, much is possible; but is Washington being sincere? In 2018, Trump launched his counterproductive trade war against China, Russia, and several other countries. Overall, the Trump tariffs impacted some $410 billion in imports and exports and raised costs for the U.S. consumer by around $51 billion per year. They have since been forced to bear the brunt of the inflationary consequences and have seen their options reduced due to affected trade levels and decreases in both imports and exports.     

America's Anti-China Human Rights Hype

正As U.S. President Joe Biden and his Secretary of State Anthony Blinken attempt to rebrand post-Donald Trump America through new policies and narratives at home and abroad, the topic of "human rights" has become, once again, a focal point of Washington’s propaganda. China should welcome this discussion and join it robustly.     

Joe Biden's 'Trumpism'

正U.S. President Joe Biden emerged from the election as a redeemer, promising to put Donald Trump's mistakes behind him and lead the country back on track. But after more than four months in office, Biden has not really lived up to his promise, with the domestic and foreign policies of the United States essentially following the path set by his predecessor: "Trumpism," just without Trump. This is particularly evident in China-U.S. relations.     

Washington's ‘Great Zero-Sum Game’

正It's easy to become distracted by the many moves made by the U.S. against China. To be sure, there's always a difference between rhetoric and reality, between ambition and actuality, and this has become ever clearer during the Donald Trump and now Joe Biden administrations.     

The Power of Pandemic Brainstorming

Global medical researchers are wasting no time in developing drugs and vaccines to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, and the latest research results unveiled by Chinese and U.S. researchers have given a further boost to public confidence in the joint battle against the virus. Zhang Linqi, a professor at Tsinghua University's School of Medicine, told the World Health Forum on November 20 that his team had jointly developed a cocktail therapy of monoclonal antibodies BRII-196 and BRII-198 that shows an efficacy rate of 78 percent in cutting hospitalizations and deaths among high-risk groups in late-stage clinical trials. The therapy is undergoing phase-Ⅲ clinical trials in seven countries, including the United States, Brazil and the Philippines.     

Trojan Horse Strategy

The U.S. interest in Hong Kong is not for residents' welfare but to prop up its own waning influence The new $900-billion relief package signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on December 27, 2020, designed to supplement the U.S. economy over the impact of the novel coronavirus disease(COVID-19), is hardly straightforward in its purpose. It is being utilized as a vehicle for other things, which in fact have little to do with the virus or the U.S economy.     

Uncertainty,the Only Certainty for Afghanistan

正Afghanistan is the battlefield where the U.S.army fought the longest overseas.Since U.S.President Joe Biden took office in January,the war's future course has come in the spotlight.According to an agreement signed between the Donald Trump administration and the Taliban in late February 2020,the U.S.     

An Imperial Presidency?

Girging him with“incitement of insurction”and describing him as a“clear id present danger”to the nation,the U.S.House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump for a historic second time.Ten Republican members broke ranks and joined Democrats.Coming in the waning days of Trump's administration,the date of a Senate trial is still uncertain,but there are indications that it might proceed months later after the business of helping a new administration take root has been completed,and long alter he has left office.     

Sharp as a Steel Trap

On February 7,the U.S.and Japan inked an agreement,allowing Japanese steel products to enter the American market without the application of the Section 232 tariffs introduced by former President Donald Trump.The presidential orders imposed a 25-percent tariff on imported steel and 10 percent on imported aluminum,coming into effect on March 23,2018.Under the latest agreement,the U.S.will remove the steel tariff on Japanese exports of up to 1.25 million tons.     

A Misguided Focus On China

正On the surface, Joe Biden emerged as successful in securing consensus in both the Group of Seven(G7)and NATO on labeling China as a "systemic challenge" during his first tour of Europe.However, hiding beneath such "achievements," the U.S. alienated itself from the majority of countries still fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.     

Atoning for Climate Sins

Much to the surprise of climate observers worldwide, China and the United States issued a state-ment announcing to strengthen cooperation to tackle climate change at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, the UK, on November 11. It's an especially bold statement on the part of the U.S., considering that ever since the Donald Trump administration, the of-ficial American position had bordered on the mockery of almost any carbon emission reduction talk.     

COMING UP TRUMPS?

Hot on the heels of the presidential election result, Beijing Review reporter Liu Yunyun sat down with Zhou Mingwei, President of China International Publishing Group. Zhou, a seasoned expert on China-U.S. relations who is also a member of the Committee of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, shared his views on how the new president-elect, Donald Trump, could transform his surprise victory into a meaningful presidency.     

Skyrocketing House Prices and Stagnating Wages,What's Wrong?

With the U.S. economy still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic and record unemployment, real estate prices continue to skyrocket, pricing thousands of house hunters out of the market in the U.S. and Canada. This may seem counterintuitive for an economy that is still recovering from recession, is yet to reach 2019 GDP levels and saw unemployment peak at just over 14 percent in April, 2020. The last time U.S. home prices raised this quickly, it led to an ensuing crash that brought down the global economy.     

The Twitter Ban Is Nothing About Free Speech

Donald Trump has not only lost his presidency but to insult to the injury,even Twitter aimed on him,losing no time to announce a permanent ban on his account.For a president keen on"governing by tweeting",that really hurts.     

Anti-Virus Cooperation Is a Must

正U.S.intelligence agencies failed to reach a conclusion on the origin of the COVID-19 virus within 90days as demanded by President Joe Biden,another solid piece of evidence that the U.S.is politicizing virus origin tracing in a game of deflection.     

美国对全球疫情扩散负有不可推卸的责任

当前,全球新冠肺炎疫情防控形势仍然十分严峻,在此背景下,美国部分政客却屡借溯源问题向中国“甩锅”推责,搅浑病毒源头真相,掩盖自身失败责任,破坏全球抗疫合作,引起国际社会广泛质疑与批评。多项数据和信息显示,美国才最有可能是新冠病毒的“起源国”,是导致疫情在全球快速扩散的罪魁祸首,而美国的政治化操弄更是让全球战胜疫情步履维艰,面临严重挑战。     

A Message of Hope for a Stricken World

AN annual gathering of business people and government representatives from the Asia Pacific region and beyond each year at the B oao Forum for Asia in south China's Hainan Island is always an occasion to gain fresh insights into economic development in the region and the rest of the world.Since taking the helm of the country,President Xi Jinping has addressed the forum's annum conference multiple times.The theme of this year's conference is' A World in Change:Join Hands to Strengthen Global Governance and Advance Belt and tRoad Cooperation."In the backdrop of the major tensions between China and the U.S.and the economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that has ravaged the world over the past year,President Xi,in his speech delivered at the opening ceremony of the 2021 conference,presented a pathway forward for the region and the world,based on cooperation and mutual respect between nations rather than on unilateral decisions of individual countries,while emphasizing the principle of extensive consulta-tion,joint contribution,and shared benefits.     

多重困境下的文化选择——洪炎秋大陆时期的文学文化活动研究

洪炎秋，台湾著名的教育家，前半生辗转台湾、日本、大陆等地，失地丧权的家国之恨，饱受歧视压迫的殖民地的悲哀，前现代到现代社会转型的巨大冲击，新旧文化的矛盾与冲突，是他无可选择的历史境遇，也构成了他人生历程、文化选择与认同难以回避的多重困境。本文通过对其一生产生至关重要影响的大陆时期的文学文化活动的观照，探讨一代台湾知识人在近代多重困境下的文化选择的复杂性及意义。     

The Mask of Hypocrisy

正While wreaking havoc on people’s health, the COVID-19 pandemic also helps shed more light on the reality of human rights in the United States,which run counter to hypocritical claims on the part of U.S. politicians.     

Assessing the Impact of Harassment by Peers: Incident Characteristics and Outcomes in a National Sample of Youth

Although there are widely held assumptions about the characteristics of peer bullying that are of greatest concern, very few studies have empirically assessed which characteristics most affect its impact. The current research addresses this gap by using a nationally representative U.S. sample of youth ages 10–20 to examine the relative effects of a variety of potentially aggravating incident characteristics on emotional, physical health, and school-related outcomes. Findings show support for power imbalance and duration (a stronger predictor than repetition) as incident characteristics that exacerbate the negative impact of peer harassment. However, several other incident characteristics have substantial effects with or without the presence of these qualities. Injury, sexual content, involvement of multiple perpetrators, and hate/bias components of peer harassment incidents each increased at least one negative outcome. Findings point to several features of peer harassment that can provide a basis for prioritizing victimization experiences in greatest need of intervention efforts.