Herland Report: Pessimism in the West: Almost without exception, all the other truly global cities are rooted in either their Western or Eastern cultures. New York and London, Paris and Berlin clearly breathe and exude the Western zeitgeist, which is wallowing in pessimism. Beijing and Shanghai, New Delhi and Mumbai and much of Asia view the future with optimism. …
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Herland Report: China is not threatening American prosperity: This is the most important point for Americans to learn: China is not threatening American prosperity because American middle class prosperity has been the main engine of China’s economic growth. So if the Chinese destroy American middle class prosperity, they are destroying the main engine of China’s economic growth—and the oldest civilization …
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Herland Report: China values freedom from chaos: The defining geopolitical contest of the twenty-first century is between China and the US. But is it avoidable? And if it happens, is the outcome already inevitable? These are the questions central to the distinguished Singaporean academic and diplomat, Kishore Mahbubahi in his book Has China Won? The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy. “A …
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Herland Report: The coronavirus crisis has enhanced the geopolitical contest between the US and China, said the distinguished Singaporean diplomat and academic, Dr. Kishore Mahbubani in an interview by Ankita Mukhopadhyay with DW News. Despite challenges, China has managed to keep its casualty figures from the virus relatively low compared to some Western countries. Dr. Kishore Mahbubani is a …
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