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The Afghanistan Debacle Is a Dagger Aimed at Overseas Chinese

Commentary The world is focused on the unfolding disaster in Afghanistan. That is, a disaster for American foreign policy and alliances, but a boon to U.S. adversaries, particularly the Chinese communist regime. What must it feel like to be a senior Taliban fighter who has defeated the “Great Satan” after two decades of fighting in…


Samoa Is Right to Cancel Chinese Port

Commentary Samoa has canceled a $100 million port that China planned to build by loaning the cash-strapped nation. This is an about-turn for Samoa, which is rightly asserting independence and financial discipline when it comes to China’s opaque development loans. On July 30, Reuters published an exclusive interview with Samoa’s new prime minister, Fiame Naomi…