Joseph Thomas
YSEALI: America's Quiet Colonisation of Southeast Asia
The US State Department's Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI claims on its official US government website to build "the leadership capabilities of youth in the region and promotes cross-border cooperation to solve...
Obama's Ungraceful Exit from Air Force One, America's Ungraceful Exit from Asia
When US President Barack Obama attempted to leave Air Force One upon arriving at Hangzhou, China, just southwest of Shanghai, he found that no staircase or red carpet awaited him. Instead, he and his staff were forced...
Hong Kong's "Localists" Made in Washington
Western media rejoiced over the meagre gains made in recent polls by what they described as "anti-China activists" of the "localist" movement, political groups in Hong Kong who advocate "independence" from China. In the UK, former...
