Editorial
Analysis on today’s headlines.

Xi goes from zero Covid to zero plan
Bowing to pressure, Xi Jinping abandons zero Covid. When it comes to fighting a pandemic, Xi’s totalitarian regime is no match against democratic societies.

Defiant China flexes muscles at G20 Summit
China’s general secretary Xi Jinping on November 16 scolded Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau in front of journalists, including a news cameraman who captured the

With Xi Jinping in absolute power, investors flee, China’s economic outlook is bleak
As if it is not enough with all the current crises facing the Chinese economy, self-inflicted by Xi Jinping’s totalitarian

China weaponizes counternarcotics cooperation with U.S., risking millions of lives
More deaths, more misery.

Foreign investment flees China in wake of Xi Jinping’s anti-capitalism policies
Investment in China declined steeply since Xi Jinping enforced his crackdowns on the private sector.

Communist China is a threat to global prosperity
Today’s Ukraine, tomorrow’s Taiwan.


China uses disinformation to discredit inconvenient truth

Chinese nationalism is out of control
Foreigners and all foreign brands are not safe.

In show of force, China punishes U.S. over Pelosi’s Taiwan visit
The Communist Party of China flexes military and economic muscles.


Businesses face severe corruption in China
Corruption is like cancer, if left untreated, will kill the host in the end.



What happens in Mekong doesn’t stay in Mekong

Mekong River Faces Existential Threat from Chinese Dams

China is winning without fighting in South China Sea

Doing business: Democracy vs authoritarian regimes

Lady Liberty offends feeling of Chinese Communist Party
Exposing the hypocrisy of the Chinese Communist Party.

Bright light of China’s economy is dimming fast over zero-Covid policy
Chinese economy taking a hit from zero-Covid policy.

Economic Tide Turning Against Authoritarian regimes
True nature of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is exposed, global economy faces inflection point.

China is playing with fire: Disinformation campaigns in Ukraine
Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

Global brands run risk by kowtowing to communist China
Reputational, financial damages of continued kowtowing to Chinese Communist Party.

Communism is a sinking ship, businesses need democracy to thrive
Investors and CEOs cannot take democracy for granted.

China is not a democracy and this is bad news for global business community
China is not democratic.

JPMorgan CEO apologizes to China for telling the truth
An assault on freedom of speech.

China human rights record under fire at burner phone Winter Olympics

China’s silencing of sexual assault victim is wake up call for CEOs

Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking: Shipping Companies’ Hidden Time Bomb

Without freedom, businesses cannot thrive in China

Chinese Revolution against Private Enterprise will Hasten Decoupling of Supply Chains

Xi is taking a Great Leap Backward and it is Bad for Investors

Can Investors still Trust Xi Jinping?

Taiwan withdraws Nanshi Creek development after public outcry
In order to relieve the problem of water shortages, the Water Resources Agency of Taiwan proposed a scheme of “cross-regional

Unlikely rival to Strait of Singapore
By Dr. Mohd Hazmi Mohd Rusli, associate professor, Faculty of Syariah and Law, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia; research associate, Asian Institute