The world after Taiwan’s fall

Let us start with our bottom line: a failure of the United States to come to Taiwan’s aid – politically, economically, and militarily – in the event of a takeover attempt by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) would devastate the Unites States’ credibility and defense commitments to its allies and partners, not just in […]Continue Reading

Population decline, economic slowdown not necessarily bad things

On January 17, China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced that the country’s population fell in 2022 by 850,000 from 2021, which was the first population decline witnessed by the country in six decades. This has mostly resulted from low birth rates stemming from the imposition of China’s one-child policy from 1980 to 2015, as well as from voluntary […]Continue Reading

Court agrees to dismiss Orange Line suit

The Supreme Administrative Court on Wednesday upheld a decision of the lower Administrative Court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC) against the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) and its bidding committee for damages incurred over the Orange Line’s western extension.Continue Reading