Wei Da
Researcher, commentatorArticles by Wei Da
Politics
China’s unfinished battle: Why Beijing can’t let go of Japan’s past
China’s struggle to move past historical trauma with Japan reveals deeper challenges in perception. Misconceptions must be separated from culture, history from present, emotion from reason, says commentator Wei Da. Time and civilisation demand that former mortal enemies learn to look beyond hatred, rebuild friendship and pursue lasting development.
Wei Da
03 Sep 2025
Politics
How the Iran-Israel war exposed China’s strategic blind spot
Dangerously extreme idealism and excessive liberalism have risen across modern civilisation, greatly weakening the dignity and power of justice. Commentator Wei Da believes that the current Trump administration’s pursuit of unity between words and deeds, along with its robust support for Israel in crippling Iran’s theocratic nuclear ambitions, may well be a case of accidental accuracy — but it nonetheless stands on the right side of history and justice.
Wei Da
08 Jul 2025
Politics
The irony of Victory Day in Putin’s Russia
Russia’s recent Victory Day celebrations seem rather contradictory and dissonant considering that the brutal war they are currently waging on Ukraine, says commentator Wei Da, who contends that the best way to commemorate the occasion should instead be to resolve the ongoing war.
Wei Da
26 May 2025
Politics
Why Trump can shake America, but not break it
While US President Donald Trump has gone all out with his second term administration, there are still checks and balances in place to help keep the government machinery and the country running. Commentator Wei Da looks at the features of the US system that offer a glimmer of hope.
Wei Da
15 May 2025
Politics
The US-Russia-China conundrum in 2025
As the world awaits the second term of Donald Trump as US president, how are China and Russia likely to respond? Will the war in Ukraine finally end, and will China and the US come to terms with how to deal with each other? Commentator Wei Da looks into the various factors in big power politics.
Wei Da
16 Jan 2025
Politics
How will the war in Ukraine end?
Commentator Wei Da notes that the war in Ukraine will not end unless Russia and Ukraine are willing to negotiate, but this will be difficult, as both sides are very different and will not easily compromise. If leaders and nations cannot chart their own course, the currents of history will determine it for them.
Wei Da
02 Oct 2024
Politics
China's reform and opening up needs a breakthrough
Commentator Wei Da says that the rise and fall of civilisations across history have demonstrated that the management of the government's power, the protection of individual property rights and the independent judicial system are the indispensable trinity of modern civilisation. Will China be able to learn these lessons amid its reform and opening up?
Wei Da
25 Mar 2024
Politics
US presidential election 2024: Unprecedented test of US democracy
Commentator Wei Da notes that a comeback win in the 2024 presidential election for former President Donald Trump would probably mean a threat to US democracy itself. Will Trump's appeal be enough to bring him back to the White House?
Wei Da
22 Feb 2024
Politics
Do the Chinese need democracy?
Commentator Wei Da notes that democracy seems to be the best system to ensure distribution of power, with the people in charge rather than an individual with total authority. Furthermore, suppressing the rule of law with political motives can end up backfiring.
Wei Da
24 Jan 2024
