(My quarterly Newsletter goes out to some 8,000 professional contacts worldwide. The following is my April 2022 issue. Back numbers may be accessed under What's New on my website)
Greetings!
Amidst a resurgent Omicron pandemic and the unfolding Ukraine Crisis, the world has changed beyond recognition. Jabs and movement restrictions are everywhere. We are becoming more home-bound and sanitation-conscious. For the first time since the Second World War, an unthinkable conflagration in Ukraine has been ignited by President Putin, reminiscent of the days of the Romanovs.
Refugees of biblical proportions are pouring across Ukraine's neighborhood. Food, fertilizer, and energy prices are playing havoc with people's lives and economies across the globe. Behind the destruction and gun smoke, a game of chicken is intensifying amongst the world's great powers, threatening Armageddon.
What's likely to be the endgame? Who are the possible winners and losers? Where does China stand? The following may hopefully throw up some fresh perspectives.
Ukraine Crisis
Professor John Mearsheimer: The Crisis in Ukraine ( A King's College London Zoom interview plus Mearsheimer's April 2019 Paper)
How to resolve the Ukrainian crisis (Op-ed in Rome-based World Strategic Insights)
Ukraine crisis - rhetoric and reality (Live interview on Press TV)
US says China will bear responsibility if it supports Russia’s military action in Ukraine (Live interview on Press TV)
US warns China that it will face consequences if it helps Russia evade sanctions (Live interview on Press TV)
Is Russia's Ukraine Invasion Altering The World Order? (Live TV panel debate on India's Republic TV)
Will Russia & The U.S Go To War Over Ukraine? (Live TV panel debate on India's Republic TV)
Has The West Failed Ukraine As Russian Troops Surround Kyiv? (Live TV panel debate on India's Republic TV)
US-China relations and geopolitics
To avert mutual destruction, President Biden should shift his Administration's focus from "maximum confrontation" to "constructive re-engagement" (Feature article in The Global Analyst) Republished by World Strategic Insights with permission, including in French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic.
What the West gets wrong about China (A Re-Orient! Podcast. Click on the arrow bar)
Dynamics and Repercussions of China's Rise and the Contest for Global Order (An in-depth analysis including the military)
"China-U.S. confrontation all over the place now", regardless of reason (Live interview on Press TV)
US, Japan to sign new military partnership deal aimed at China, Russia, North Korea (Live interview on Press TV)
US-China standoff over Taiwan (Pre-recorded TV interview on Persian-language Iran International)
US to pay unbearable price over Taiwan (Live interview on Press TV)
North Korea
North Korean leader orders the expansion and modernizing of satellite launching station (Live interview on Press TV)
UN report says N Korea pressed ahead with nuclear, missile programs despite sanctions (Live interview on Press TV)
"North Korea not planning to attack any country" (Live interview on Press TV)
What message is behind North Korea's hypersonic missile test (Live interview on Press TV)
US hits North Korean officials with sanctions after missile test (Live interview on Press TV)
China's challenges
Building China 3.0 - Final Sprint toward the China Dream (PowerPoint lecture for the Ljubljana Confucius Institute, Slovenia)
China: Time of Xi ( A 3-part TV documentary introducing President Xi's vision of the China Dream)
"One-China policy has become hollow" (Live interview on Press TV)
China's Economy
Winter Olympics: Boost to China's Economy? (Feature article in The Global Analyst)
China: Is Slowdown for Real? (Feature article in The Global Analyst)
Hong Kong
BBC HARDtalk - Hong Kong's One Country Two Systems dying under new National Security Law and electoral changes? (Heated debate with The Honorable Dominic Lee, freshly-elected young Hong Kong legislator)
Cheer up and chill out
I have added some inspirational translations to the repertoire of inspirational music, videos, songs and words.
Invitation for expressions of interest in investment opportunities
An upended world abounds with fresh BUY and SELL investment opportunities on many fronts across the globe, including new technologies, new markets and new businesses. If you wish to avail yourself of my business network worldwide, please drop me a line on a strictly no-commitment basis initially.
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International and Independent China Strategist
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Positions
Chairman and CEO, Andrew Leung International Consultants and Investments Limited
(Founded in London, now re-incorporated in Hong Kong; name changed from Andrew Leung International Consultants Limited as from 10 July, 2017)
China Futures Fellow, Berkshire Publishing Group, Massachusetts, USA (2011-13)
Brain Trust member, The Evian Group (global think-tank), Lausanne, Switzerland
Gerson Lehrman Group (Global Experts) Council Member
International Expert, Reuters Insight Community of Experts, Thomson Reuters
Senior Analyst, Wikistrat , a cloud-sourced global strategic consultancy based in Washington D.C.
Senior Consultant, MEC International (a UK-based global strategic energy consultancy)
Distinguished Contributor, Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance (ATCA) (global think-tank)
Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA)
Elected Member, Royal Society for Asian Affairs
Advisory Board member, The e-Centre , European Centre for e-Commerce and Internet Law, Vienna
Honorary Adviser, International Institute of Management (IIM)
Advisory Board member, The Global Analyst, India
Honorary President, China Hong Kong Economic and Trading International Association (from 28 March, 2016)
Global Commercial Agent, Changsha City, China
Hong Kong Advisory Board member, Denmark-based Executive Global Network (EGN)
Visiting Professor, London Metropolitan University Business School
Governing Council Member, King’s College London, UK (2004-2010)
Advisory Board member, China Policy Institute, Nottingham University, UK (2005 -2010)
Visiting Professor, Sun Yat-sen University Business School, China (2005-10)
Founding Chairman, China Group, Institute of Directors City Branch, London, UK (2006-2010)
Vice Chairman, 48 Group Club, UK (2008-2010)
Committee Member of RSA, London Region, UK (2006-2010)
Included in UK's Who's Who since 2002
Awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) in the July 2005 Hong Kong Honours List
