Ian Goodrum
LATEST ARTICLES BY Ian Goodrum
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Opinion
Shanghai’s situation is grim, but Omicron is not ‘unstoppable’
April 14, 2022When it comes to COVID, a “live with it” strategy may amount to a “die with it” strategy.
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News
With Ukraine war, U.S. secures dominance over most of Europe
March 4, 2022By forcing Russia into this untenable position and aggravating tensions to the point of open conflict, the U.S.—with NATO as its enforcement arm—has ensured Europe will stay in its orbit for the foreseeable future.
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News
There were two Olympics in Beijing — the real one, and a media fantasyland
February 22, 2022There was no end to complaints from incensed U.S. journalists who felt personally insulted by an invitation to the biggest sporting event of the season.
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World
Beijing Olympics: Eileen Gu doesn’t care what the U.S. media thinks of her
February 9, 2022She won’t hear the complaints of betrayal when she’s standing on top of the medal podium.
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World
With latest Five-Year Plan, China takes bold step into 2022—and beyond
December 29, 2021All the GDP growth in the world won’t matter, the government says, if people aren’t living happier, healthier, longer, and more dignified lives.
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Opinion
U.S. ‘democracy summit’ a master class in hypocrisy
December 8, 2021Just like “freedom” and “human rights,” we can count “democracy” as another term that’s lost all meaning after years of being trotted out by the government that cares about it the least.
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Opinion
How U.S. media got China’s history resolution — and everything else — wrong
November 29, 2021Even before the sixth plenary session of the Communist Party of China’s 19th Central Committee had begun, media outlets in the U.S. had their takes at the ready.
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Opinion
U.S. media finds its voice—to bay for blood over Afghanistan
August 31, 2021The press has finally gotten over its love affair with Joe Biden for not being Donald Trump.
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