China has ‘open attitude’ on US trade
China has no set agenda when it comes to trade negotiations with the United States. China is adopting an open stance toward not only the next round of trade talks with the United…
Kidnapping of Meng due to US worries that it is in decline
An editorial in the China Daily argues that America’s insecurities are behind its arrest of a Huawei executive. Obviously, Washington intended to use Meng as a weight to…
Help Change the Narrative of Sexual Violence: Cindy Bishop
The host of Asia’s Next Top Model and feminist activist speaks about using video to spark important dialogues, and how social change starts with each of us. It’s funny,…
Has the Khmer Rouge tribunal lived up to expectations
Quinn Libson examines whether the expensive and long lasting tribunal has been worth the money. The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, also known as the Khmer Rouge…
Sino-US ties are too important to neglect
Amity, not rivalry, good for Sino-US ties, argues Liu Ying. China and the United States are partners, not rivals, in trade, and the Sino-US relationship is one of the most…
China slams outside meddling, provocation in South China Sea
China called upon states bordering the South China Sea to jointly work with Beijing to guard against external interference and disruption. Some countries outside the region…
A word against regulation
Regulation of social media, like regulation of the press, should not be attempted less it offer another way for despots to control their population. When the printing press first…
Asia News Network calls for the immediate release of the three Eleven Media editors
Asia News Network statement on the arrest of Eleven Media senior staff. We, the members of the Asia News Network, express solidarity with our arrested colleagues from Eleven Media…
The Marcos family’s last gasp
With President Duterte in power, the Marcos family is ascendant in Philippine national politics again. The remains of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos have been buried at the…
Pakistan has a Saudi Arabia question it needs to answer
Pakistan needs Saudi money but not its geopolitics. The long-standing strategic alliance between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia has taken on a new dimension with prospects of the…