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The Culture of Short-Cuts: How "If You Can Cheat, Then Cheat" Distorts Chinese Commerce

There is a widely referenced colloquial sentiment across modern Chinese commercial discourse: "If you can cheat, then cheat" (能骗就骗 - Néng piàn jiù piàn). Far from being merely a cynicism s…

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If Kremlin Propaganda Lies About This, What Else Is Pure Bullshit?

When you spend time on the ground in Ukraine, the line between Kremlin talking points and reality vanishes completely. Here are three major lies I personally watched crumble:

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The Sovereign Ego: How the Arrogance of Great Powers Is Crippling Global Diplomacy

Diplomacy, at its core, relies on a basic premise: mutual respect. For nations to negotiate in good faith, trade equitably, and solve global challenges, they must interact with one another as peers. Y…

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American Chaebol: Elon Musk, Messiah Complex & the Beginning of the American Super Conglomerate

For decades, modern American corporate governance was governed by a single, unshakeable dogma: focus.

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The High Price of Forced Unity: Lessons from History / 强行统一的高昂代价：历史的教训 [EN/CN]

This article is a review of history and an appeal the reasonable Chinese people. Trying to take Taiwan is not worth the cost.

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Dying for One Man’s Ego Isn’t Patriotism / Умирать за эго одного — не патриотизм [EN/RU]

We have all heard the same story a thousand times: “If Vladimir Putin loses in Ukraine, he is a dead man.”

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Don’t Become Beijing’s Disposable Pawn / 绝不要成为北京的弃子 [EN/CN]

This article is a message to Chinese nationals outside of China. 本文是写给身处中国境外的中国公民的信息。

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Undisclosed Soft Power Machine: How Chinese Brands Buy Western Influence—And Why It Breaks US Law

There’s a silent, multi-million-dollar PR blitz happening across social media.

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Why Foreign Policy Belongs to the People: The Case for a Statutory Embargo

When it comes to national security and global strategy, the American public is often told to defer to executive discretion. We are advised to let presidential administrations adjust trade terms, grant…

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The "United States of Europe"? - A Blueprint for a European Federation [Opinion]

The conversation around European integration often gets stuck between two extremes: complete central bureaucratic overreach or the eventual fragmentation of the Union.

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The Moral Debt: Why Choosing Evil Forfeits Human Value [Opinion]

There is a comfortable lie modern society likes to tell itself: that every human life possesses an absolute, unalienable value, regardless of action, intent, or the scale of harm inflicted.

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The Vanity Project: How Donald Trump’s Ego Is Destroying His Own Legacy

There is an old, stubborn delusion common to men driven by boundless self-love: they believe that by commanding the room today, they can command the narrative forever.

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