Who came out on top in Singapore, where the president of the most powerful nation on earth met the North Korean leader, who has made significant steps towards becoming a nuclear power? The world’s pre ...More
EJ Insight2018-06-19
During the US-China rapprochement of the 1970s, China’s goals were clear. It wanted to break through its diplomatic isolation, partly self-imposed, develop the economy and enhance its international st ...More
EJ Insight2018-06-14
During the US-China rapprochement of the 1970s, China's ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightFrank Ching2018年06月14日
The decision of Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan and establish relations with China, is the latest evidence of Beijing’s phenomenal success in Af ...More
EJ Insight2018-06-04
The reverberations from Malaysia's electoral earthquake, which saw voters sweep aside the party that had been in power for 60 years, are likely to be felt for a long time, especially in China, which h ...More
EJ Insight2018-05-31
The reverberations from Malaysia's electoral earthquake ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightFrank Ching2018年05月31日
In China's long history, it has perhaps had more than its normal share of inventions, particularly from ancient China, such as the compass, gunpowder, papermaking and printing. What about sports? Well ...More
EJ Insight2018-05-21
China has reacted strongly to the White House for characterizing its insistence that US air carriers remove references on their websites or in other materials suggesting that Taiwan, Hong Kong and Mac ...More
EJ Insight2018-05-17
China has reacted strongly to the White House for chara ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightFrank Ching2018年05月17日
The world – in particular, China’s neighbors – has been anxiously watching Beijing’s increasing assertiveness over the last decade, especially since the rise of Xi Jinping. Quite a few countries are t ...More
EJ Insight2018-05-07
The inter-Korean summit meeting was political theater of a high order, where two heads of state expertly played their parts, including skipping back and forth between the line dividing their two count ...More
EJ Insight2018-05-03
The inter-Korean summit meeting was political theater o ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightFrank Ching2018年05月03日
Last July 1 President Xi Jinping congratulated Hong Kong on the 20th anniversary of its return to China and its transformation from a British colony into the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. H ...More
EJ Insight2018-04-23
In his epic speech at the Communist Party congress last October, Xi Jinping, party leader and state president, announced the initiation of "a new stage in strengthening and revitalizing the armed forc ...More
EJ Insight2018-04-19
In his epic speech at the Communist Party congress last ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightFrank Ching2018年04月19日
The sudden visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to Beijing ended China’s fear of being marginalized on the Korean peninsula but the awkwardness in the Chinese position remains, with Beijing distan ...More
EJ Insight2018-04-09
On Feb. 25, the Xinhua news agency disclosed in a terse report that the Communist Party of China proposed to remove term limits on the president and vice president from the national constitution. This ...More
EJ Insight2018-04-06
On Feb. 25, the Xinhua news agency disclosed in a terse ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightFrank Ching2018年04月05日
In spring 2003, China was drawn into talks between the United States and North Korea when it agreed to host three-party talks in Beijing. The talks were utterly deadlocked from the very beginning. As ...More
EJ Insight2018-03-26
Last October, China raised its leader to dizzying heights when it wrote "Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era" into the Communist Party constitution. Now, the Nat ...More
EJ Insight2018-03-22