FINA’s new policy on who can compete in women’s sports will effectively bar transgender athletes such as Lia Thomas and CeCe Telfer from competing against biological women. If sports organizations…
The opening of the 2022 Winter Olympics was a splendid spectacle and an impressive display of China’s global soft power. While China and the IOC insist it is a global…
The Ukraine crisis has global geopolitical implications. China and Taiwan are watching the developments closely. How will the US and NATO react? Will China or Taiwan make a move? Worst-case…
The People’s Republic of China is one step away from introducing the digital yuan as a tool to boost and control its economy. Beijing is actively testing the e-CNY: an…
It is the second time Olympic Games are held in Tokyo. While 1964 was crowned with success, this year's Olympics are facing multiple challenges: travel restrictions, a slow Japanese vaccination…