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Why is Beijing comparing Gaza with Xinjiang?

Exclusive live TV interview with RT on 3 November 2023

No War! A crie de coeur of a 10-year old.

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Israel and US facing an existential dilemma over Gaza

Live interview with Press TV on 28 October 2023.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Live interview with Press TV on 28 October 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

China warns not to politicize sports as some western countries boycott Beijing game

Live interview with Press TV on 10 December, 2021

End of an Empire

Whether American hegemony and exceptionalism are at an end remains debatable. Meanwhile, an Indian journalist paints an interesting picture of what he perceives as signifying the end of an "American Empire". 

Download End of an Empire by Goutam Bhattacharya an Indian journalist 

Andrew's April 2021 Newsletter

(My quarterly Newsletter goes out to some 8,500 professional contacts worldwide. The following is my April 2021 issue. Back numbers may be accessed under What's New on my website) 

Greetings!

 

While we remain consumed by Covid-19 fears, much of the world dynamics has changed almost beyond recognition. China's seemingly unstoppable rise and undaunted national confidence have engendered open or hidden anxieties, if not sinophobia, across the globe, not least in the United States and its Western allies. A fig-leaf of "cooperation" fails to hide a generational paradigm shift towards "extreme competition", if not a "Second Cold War", against China, subconsciously feared to erode the US-led liberal world order, with all that implies. 

 

A deeply-interconnected and interdependent world is now caught in a dilemma of disruptions, realignment of interests, and coercive actions with high-stake risks. Much seems to be knee-jerk reactions trying to avoid the unavoidable: a back-to-the-future reality that a 21st-century "Middle Kingdom" may soon regain its former prominence and global influence that characterized the world before the 18th century. 

 

How this pendulum swing may play out remains, at best, uncertain. The following may offer some useful food for thought. 

 

US-China geopolitics

How the US can offer a realistic response to the "China challenge"  (Op-ed in the South China Morning Post) 

How Will We (U.S.) Win the Second Cold War? (An in-depth analysis) 

Biden-Presidency's first stormy US-China high-level talks in Alaska - what do they imply? (Live TV panel discussion on Indus News and other sources) 

China, US diplomats clash in public as Alaska talks kick off (Exclusive live interview on TRT World) 

Rogue Superpower: Why This Could Be an Illiberal American Century (Op-ed in World Geostrategic Insights) Click here for Foreign Affairs and other sources. 

US-China Relations - The Avoidable War: The Decade of Living Dangerously (Asia Policy Institute essay)

US strategy on China informed by systemic mistrust and misjudgment (Live interview on Press TV)

In Focus: South Asia - Military part of overall China threat  (Live TV panel discussion on Indus News)

America bids farewell to Trump, but Trumpism lives on (Op-ed in the South China Morning Post)  

 

China Overview

China's game-changing Five Year Plan (2021-25) ((Feature article in The Global Analyst) 

China GDP: Growth Sans Productivity - How China is to overcome its productivity hurdle (Feature article in The Global Analyst) 

How China’s digital currency will thwart US dollar trap and help the world (Op-ed in the South China Morning Post) 

Why is China moving to a digital RMB? (A comprehensive analysis) 

How foreign businesses in China should respond to embedded "Party cells" (Asia Sentinel quotes) 

 

South China Sea

Contest of power in the South China Sea, dissecting dynamics of history, security and geopolitics (Live TV panel discussion on Indus News)

 

Human Rights

Western sanctions based on Xinjiang "genocide" claim (Some in-depth perspectives) 

China accuses EU of ‘hypocrisy’ over Uyghur row (Live interview with Press TV) 

 

Culture 

Is China "hijacking" Hollywood? (Live TV panel discussion on CNN News 18 of India and other sources) 

 

Covid-19

Why was WHO visit to China delayed and what's the global outlook on Chinese vaccines?(Backchat on Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK))

 

 

Middle East

China's Economic Interests in the GCC are informed by energy security and global geopolitics (Op-ed in Politics Today) 

 

India

LAC disengagement - will it end India-China standoff? (Live TV panel discussion on CNN News 18 of India) 

LAC standoff: PLA, Indian troops begin process of disengagement but will be a long haul (Live TV panel discussion on CNN News 18 of India) 

India Budget 2021:How will India woo corporate refugees exiting China? (Live TV panel discussion on WION (World is One News) of India.

 

Hong Kong

Conviction of prominent pro-democracy activists spells end of democracy in HK? (Exclusive live TV interview on Channel News Asia (CNA) of Singapore) 

Beijing changes Hong Kong's electoral system (Backchat on Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) 

Controversy over Hong Kong British Nationality (Overseas) (BNO) Passports (Live TV interview on Channel News Asia (CNA) of Singapore and interview opinion piece on Sputnik News of Moscow. 

Dozens of Hong Kong opposition members arrested for subversion (Exclusive live TV interview on TRT World of Turkey)

Hong Kong fugitives crossing into Mainland China tried according to China's laws (Exclusive live TV interview on TRT World of Turkey)

How is Hong Kong impacted by changed US-China relations and problems with Covid-19 vaccines (Backchat on Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK))

Macau and Hong Kong different paths to China. Why? (Inside Story TV panel discussion with Aljazeera English Channel) 

Hong Kong's elderly transport subsidy (Backchat on Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) 

 

Cheer up and chill out

A repertoire of inspirational music, videos, songs and words. There is also a collection in Chinese.

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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)

Professor of Practice, Hong Kong Institute of Education for Sustainable Development (2018-20)

Certified Sustainable Development Planner, World Institute of Sustainable Development Planners

Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA)

Elected Member, Royal Society for Asian Affairs

Think-tank Research Fellow, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai Campus, PRC (14.4.2017-13.4.2020) 

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  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 , 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 

Hong Kong to complain to WTO on US re-labelling HK goods as "Made in China"

Live TV interview with Press TV on 18 August, 2020 

The Coronavirus could usher in a Brave New World

China Is Maneuvering for International Leadership as the United States Falters, notes an article in Foreign Affairs dated 18 March, 2020 - The Coronavirus Could Reshape Global Order.

The piece flags up China's initial coverup and its subsequent turning of the table on Western narratives. Boosted by its position as the world's dominant producer of critical anti-virus equipment and supplies, China is positioning itself as a global saviour as much of the West, especially the United States, is overwhelmed by sheer lack of preparedness, worry over economic interests, and a certain amount of wishful thinking. 

The EU has recently sounded warning bells about China's geopolitical ambitions as it emerges from the crisis. While many countries are benefitting from China's timely supply of medical equipment, especially life-saving ventilators, there is growing international momentum involving China and other countries to coordinate efforts, and share experience, expertise and research for an effective vaccine. The G20 video conferencing on 26 March is an important milestone. 

As the Southern Hemisphere is beginning to stand on edge, the crisis seems just unfolding. There is critical demand for more WHO monitoring, openness of testing statistics, joint research into the virus's origin and behaviour, more emphasis on human lives, and greater leadership of the world's two superpowers - the United States and China.

What's more, it's important to remember viruses have no borders. Before raising accusing fingers, it is instructive to recall where the 2009-10 global H1N1 "swine fever" first started to spread, infecting some 1.3 billion people worldwide and causing well over half a million deaths. 

In any event, when the crisis is all over, the world will not be the same again.

A new world order is already emerging. Economic gravitas has been shifting away from developed countries. They are no longer key drivers of global growth. More countries will become sensitive to external dependence, especially on critical health and security architecture.

On the other hand, the whole world will become even more connected thanks to new digital technologies. Supply and value chains may change but they have become intricately intertwined across the globe that complete decoupling is unlikely to be possible. More people will become aware of each other country's interdependence, thanks to the Coronavirus and growing threats of Climate Change. 

China, for one, seems more prepared than others to embrace a looming Brave New World. China in a new Era of Global Disruptions, my latest PowerPoint presentation, may offer more food for thought. 

US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence - November 2019 Interim Report

The National Security Commission Interim Report flags up Artificial Intelligence (AI) as the digital age's defining battlefield for economic, technological and security dominance.

While confirming the United States' current lead in innovation and application, China, along with Russia, is fast catching up. China is expected to overtake the US in the top 10% of most-cited research papers next year and the top 1% by 2025. The country is poised to overtake US in absolute R & D spending without ten years (p.17). The Report omits to highlight that China also excels in "associated technologies" of quantum computing and 5G, both with security implications. 

As China has become both a collaborator and a threat in AI research and application, the Report pushes for redoubled R & D funding, application of AI to security missions, training and recruting AI talent, protecting building upon American AI advantages, and marshalling gobal AI cooperation. 

The Report devotes a great deal of coverage to the emerging threat of China's AI ascendancy, including perceived intellectual property theft or espionage.

Considering the importance attached to AI's national security implications, it comes as no surprise that regardless of any temporary truce in the US-China trade war, America's bipartisan pushback against China's technological ambitions including AI and 5G remains non-negotiable. 

Download NSCAI Interim Report for Congress 2019 November  

Julian Assange's possible extradition to U.S

Live interview with PressTV on 13 April, 2019