International Relations

The Messenger: Why Won’t the G7 Discuss the Origin of COVID?

By Jianli Yang & Austin Lin - May 19, 2023 The 2023 Group of 7 meeting, held this week in Hiroshima, Japan, on the heels of the World Health Organization (WHO) formally announcing an end to the COVID-19 pandemic, aims to seek solutions for issues of international...
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Newsweek: China Is Endangering the World’s Health by Blocking Taiwan

By Jianli Yang & Leslie Fu - May 18, 2023 From May 21 to May 30, the World Health Organization (WHO) will convene the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA). This year's assembly will serve a vital role as a forum for the global community to consolidate its COVID-19...
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Newsweek: It’s Time for an East Asian NATO

By Jianli Yang & Yonghun Kim - April 26, 2023 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in Washington this week for his first state visit to the United States. He met with President Joe Biden, is to deliver a speech at Harvard University, and address a joint...
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Washington Times: ‘The economy is security’ and vice versa

Yoon's Washington visit should boost chances of a Democratic values-based 'economic NATO' in East Asia By Jianli Yang & Yonghun Kim - April 24, 2023 This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Korean War armistice and the security alliance between the United...
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