US scientist says she was fired for refusing to manipulate Covid-19 data ‘to support reopen plan’
An American scientist managing the covid-19 statistics of Florida claims she has been fired from her position because she refused to manipulate the data of the state in order to…
Has the U.S helped China Fight the Coronavirus?
By Yannan Collins As the Coronavirus outbreak in China draws attention around the world, many countries have taken actions to help their nationals in China and to help Beijing in…
How the U.S campaign against Huawei hit a domestic roadblock
For the past few weeks there was speculation and coverage that the White House was moving forwards on enhanced restrictions to the Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei. Although the details were…
Why the Iran Saga is a disaster for North Korean denuclearization
“Iran made a very big mistake“- declared Donald Trump on twitter. Hours earlier, Tehran reported that it had shot down an American drone of which it argued was infiltrating their…
Xi’s Visit to North Korea within the context of Sino-US tensions
Yesterday Chinese media and North Korea’s KCNA announced that Communist Party chairman Xi Jinping would be making a state visit to Pyongyang, the first by a Chinese leader to the…
Divide and Rule Diplomacy: North Korea’s dicing of the Trump Administration
Yesterday Donald Trump told a press conference that he had received a “beautiful letter from Kim Jong un”. Although he did not specify its contents, he placed a positive spin…
The Spectre of Appeasement in American Diplomacy
In 1938 British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain struck a deal with German dictator Adolf Hitler which became known as the “Munich Agreement”. The deal, offering the Nazi regime territorial concessions…
Will the impact of the Xi-Trump G20 meeting impact China’s North Korea approach?
Saturday saw an impasse open up in the trade confrontation between China and the United States. After a year which has largely consisted of rising tensions between the two powers,…