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Screengrab from The Daily Telegraph of the Winnie the Pooh illustration and a Reuters photograph of Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama in 2013. (Reuters)
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The intercontinental ballistic missile is seen during its test launch. KCNA/via Reuters
North Korea’s Ballistic Gift’ To the US
Seoul- In a gesture considered as a “gift” for the US on the eve of its Independence Day, North Korea announced on Tuesday it successfully test-launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile. US experts warned that the missile, Hwasong-14, is powerful enough to...Caption:
Chinese President Xi Jinping watches during a gift handover ceremony at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Is War Between a Rising China and a Dominant America Inevitable?
Let’s imagine a Chinese “applied history” project, similar to the one at Harvard’s Belfer Center that helped spawn Professor Graham Allison’s widely discussed book “Destined for War.” Allison’s historical analysis led him to posit a “Thucydides Trap” and the danger...Caption:
Chinese President Xi Jinping poses next to his wife Peng Liyuan and Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi at the Belt and Road Forum, in Beijing, China, May 14, 2017. (Reuters)
China Vows to Continue Helping Myanmar Achieve Peace
China’s President Xi Jinping voiced to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday his country’s commitment to help its neighbor achieve peace as fighting along their shared border forced thousands to seek refuge in China, state media said. Fighting in March in Myanmar...Caption:
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, and US Vice President Mike Pence shake hands prior to a luncheon hosted by Abe at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo, Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Pence arrived in Japan for talks Tuesday expected to focus largely on trade with America’s anchor ally in the region. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)