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The Week Trump Kissed Up to Saudi Arabia, Kissed Off Europe, and French Kissed the Philippines

Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 8:43 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

One of the many unseemly things about Donald Trump as president of the United States is his longing admiration for dictators. In “Hail Erdogan – Nouveau Sultan of Turkey,” April 17, 2017, I ridiculed this as his dictator envy. But even I was left stupefied as I watched him play über dictator on the world… Read more.

China’s Paper-Tiger Warnings to US about Dalai Lama and South China Sea

Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 5:51 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

China on Wednesday warned U.S. President Barack Obama against meeting with the Dalai Lama at the White House, saying that hosting the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader could damage mutual trust. Obama has met the Dalai Lama several times before and calls the monk, who is revered by Tibetans but portrayed by Beijing as a dangerous… Read more.