Leadership

Heated Elections: Taiwan Gets Serious About Fighting Chinese Disinformation

The presidential election in Taiwan is scheduled to be held next month. And China is furiously trying to manipulate it through disinformation so that the pro-Beijing camp can win and lay the foundation for the “One China” plan, where Taiwan reunites with the mainland under communist rule. However, the Taiwanese government has taken measures to ...

Max Lu

Taiwan's Liberty Square Arch.

Why Bolivians Are Still Protesting After Indigenous President Removed

When Bolivia’s 2019 general election results were announced on October 20, existing President Evo Morales from the Movement for Socialism (MAS) party came out as the clear winner, beating his rival by a significant margin. Huge protests erupted on suspicion that the elections had been rigged. Though Morales eventually stepped down in November due to ...

Jack Roberts

A sign for Evo Morales.

Lone Fighter: Slovakian President Criticizes China’s Human Rights Violations

Zuzana Čaputová, the Slovakian president, has recently criticized China for suppressing free speech and religious faiths in the country. Sworn in last month, 45-year-old Čaputová is the first female to become president of Slovakia and is also the country’s youngest president. Slovakian president standing up to China Most Eastern European nations have been silent on ...

Jack Roberts

Zuzana Čaputová billboard.

A Trembling Merkel Has Everyone Concerned

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been making headlines the past few weeks for all the wrong reasons. The 64-year-old has publicly trembled in a most violent fashion on two different occasions. While the incidents have led to questions about whether Merkel is healthy enough to continue in her current post, some have asked that she ...

Jack Roberts

Angela Merkel.

Ivanka Trump Initiative to Bring More Women Into Global Peace Efforts

The White House recently announced a new program that seeks to increase the representation of women in matters of world peace. The program was pushed through at the recommendation of Ivanka Trump, who is known to be very active in promoting the rights of women worldwide. Women in peace efforts Called the “United States Strategy ...

Nspirement Staff

Ivanka Trump.

U.S. Ambassador to China, John Leighton Stuart (Part III)

After the Chinese communists ousted Chiang Kai-shek’s National Government, Ambassador John Leighton Stuart returned to the U.S. where he visited U.S. Senators and encouraged them to advise the Truman administration to help salvage the situation in China. He returned to the Presbyterian Church to deliver a public speech. In his speech, he mentioned China’s internal ...

Helen London

John Leighton Stuart.

U.S. Ambassador to China, John Leighton Stuart (Part II)

After the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War and the War of Resistance against Japanese aggression, the Japanese army took over the entire northern part of China. The Japanese authorities sent personnel to persuade Stuart to include Japanese professors at Yanjing University in the Senate and to accept the Japanese government’s financial allowances. John Leighton ...

Helen London

John Leighton Stuart.

U.S. Ambassador to China, John Leighton Stuart

The name John Leighton Stuart (1876-1962) was almost a household name in mainland China. He was an American missionary who was born in China and lived in China for 50 years. In his autobiography, he said that there were more Chinese elements than American elements in his body. John Leighton Stuart founded a famous school, ...

Helen London

John Leighton Stuart.

5 Takeaways From Davos 2019

The 2019 World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting was held in Davos, Switzerland, between January 22 and 25, 2019. A wide range of topics were covered in the meeting, which will have a direct effect on many of the policies passed by world governments. 5 key takeaways from Davos 2019 1. Economy In 2017, the WEF ...

Jack Roberts

Davos 2019.

Revealed: Xi Jinping’s Succession Arrangements

Recently, rumors about assassination attempts against Chinese President Xi Jinping have been constantly circulating in the press. The Hong Kong media revealed that Xi Jinping has made arrangements in case he is attacked. Xi Jinping personally proposed that the current prime minister Li Keqiang is to act on his behalf. Hong Kong’s Dongxiang magazine’s latest ...

Helen London

President Xi Jinping.