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Biden’s meeting with Asean leaders is the first meeting of a US President since 2017, was rescheduled twice, and came a year after Blinken did not show up for his first virtual meeting with the Asean ministers which the US had arranged.
The US economy is going through an unusual period with many trouble spots, including an unsustainable wage growth from a tight labor market, inflation from supply-side disruption triggered by a confluence of factors such as the trade war with China and the Russia-Ukraine war. Moreover, the monetization of the historically high federal budget deficit of $5.90 trillion in fiscal 2020 and 2021 has created asset demand that pushes up inflation.
He spoke the rough language of the people which some despised, but his achievements speak louder than his words. Talking to the people on the streets validates many of the gains, which most mainstream media have not reported.
Peace is development and development is peace.
Rappler did not even include China’s donations in its initial December 21 report “Countries offer aid after Odette,” but later did update it. Inquirer’s “Foreign aid pours in for ‘Odette victims” story starts with the pledges (not yet fulfilled) of the US ally countries first, starting with Canada’s commitment of up to CAN$3 million, the European Union’s allocation of 1.7 million euros, South Korea’s pledge worth $2 million, and what Japan and the US “will provide.”
When the Philippine government declared quarantine measures to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, China immediately offered its assistance and unwaveringly expressed its willingness to cooperate with the Philippines. In one of … Read More
One day it may be retold: another unproductive political stunt by the United States Cold War 2.0 campaign against “peer competitor” China was the call made by Hong Kong riot-organizer … Read More
There is no tradition more widely practiced in the world than the passing of a new year or a new cycle of the seasons. Through thousands of years of civilization, … Read More
How do we benefit from, or manage something, if we do not objectively see what it is useful for and not good for? We can look at what experience has … Read More
Already on its second week, interest in and coverage of the Recto Bank incident remain intense. But while much commentary already segued into speculative, hypothetical and peripheral themes, various organizations … Read More
DESPITE relative calm in recent years, the June 9 incident in the Recto Bank highlighted the continuing perils for fishers in the West Philippine Sea and how this affects relations … Read More
