Articles by Qinglian He

Trump’s tariff war seeks to reshape global order, but China is ready

When China abandoned its policy of keeping a low profile in 2009 and sought to become a competitor to the US, it anticipated today’s confrontation. Commentator Qinglian He takes a look at how US President Donald Trump is using tariffs to restructure international economic alliances and focus its efforts on dealing with China as the main adversary.

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Harvard’s training ground for global leaders — why did China’s participation end?

Most leaders from developing countries take pride in having attended the Harvard Kennedy School. However, the situation in China is different, remarks commentator Qinglian He.

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Li Ka-shing’s ‘ruthlessness’ a symptom of China’s capital controls

Prominent entrepreneur Li Ka-shing’s sale of ports in the Panama Canal has rubbed Beijing and the Chinese people the wrong way, garnering backlash as “ungrateful to the motherland”. Commentator Qinglian He takes a look at the political intricacies behind the deal.

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FBI targets ‘Linda Suns’: Is Chinese infiltration threatening US politics and trust?

Commentator Qinglian He takes a look at the recent cases of Americans being accused of spying for China, and compares it to what happened in the Cold War era. Is history repeating itself? 

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Did the US help forge the China-Russia alliance?

US-based Chinese academic Qinglian He notes that while the US is keen to prevent China and Russia from getting too close and forming an alliance, it may not be easy to stop what seems to be a natural progression, given how reliant China and Russia are on each other in various areas such as economics and politics. Not only that, the US may have played a significant role in strengthening the alliance.

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Yellen’s China visit: ‘China problems’ are actually US problems

Commentator Qinglian He says that while US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke of “problems” with China on her recent visit, such as a weak economy and cheap Chinese goods, closer analysis seems to suggest that perhaps the problems are not China’s, but the US's, in terms of equipping its people with the skills necessary to boost manufacturing and other sectors.

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The fight over what US immigration policy should look like

Commentator He Qinglian notes that Operation Lone Star launched by Texas governor Greg Abbott - who has refused to remove the wire fence at the Mexico border - is a signal to the Biden administration and also the Supreme Court about what the people truly desire in terms of immigration policy.

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2024 US election: A face-off between common sense and counterintuition

US-based economist He Qinglian notes that with former US President Donald Trump likely to be the Republican candidate in the next US presidential elections, perhaps it is worth taking another look at who his supporters are, as well as the effects of the Democratic policies of the last four years.

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