Mitchell Blatt
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Mitchell Blatt (Facebook: @MitchBlattPolitics) is a columnist and writer based in Korea. He covers foreign affairs and culture, particularly issues related to Korea and East Asia politics. He has contributed to outlets like the South China Morning Post, the Korea Times, the Shanghai Daily, USA Today, Roads & Kingdoms, and China.org.cn. Read some of his articles at www.ChinaTravelWriter.com. Learn more at www.Mitchell Blatt.com. |
November 27, 2020
- Thanksgiving in the coronavirus era
- With Thanksgiving here, the risk of an increased level of COVID-19 cases in the United States is very real. And Christmas and New Year holiday celebrations are also approaching to enhance the danger.
November 24, 2020
- Signing of RCEP a victory for free trade
- The recent signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by 15 Asia-Pacific countries, shows that the region will move forward on important issues with or without the U.S.
October 30, 2020
- No cause for envy: China's growth is good for the world
- Western media are promoting a sense of envy at China's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, but this ignores the fact that other countries are doing the same, which should provide a valuable lesson.
October 4, 2020
- National Day holiday helps travel recovery
- The steady return to normality after the COVID-19 pandemic is proving a boon for the travel industry, with airlines welcoming back record numbers of passengers during the National Day holiday.
September 29, 2020
- US government's blatant coverup on COVID-19 causing untold suffering
- The American government's determination to downplay the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused untold suffering for the American people, even though it knew the truth.
September 23, 2020
- US lacks justifiable response for illegal trade war
- With favorability ratings toward the U.S. falling in many countries, the WTO's dispute resolution body concluded that the country's ongoing trade war with China is illegal.
September 16, 2020
- Coronavirus and Trump's policies hurting beleaguered American universities
- Asia is on the rise and the U.S. on the decline in the latest rankings of the world's best universities. COVID-19 and Donald Trump's xenophobia is exacerbating this trend.
September 4, 2020
- Finger-pointing not a solution for American riots
- Protests that began in May over alleged police brutality have got completely out of hand, making Americans feel unsafe. Many different groups are to blame.
August 25, 2020
- As new semester starts, new fears
- Schools are supposed to be places of learning, but as far as COVID-19 is concerned lessons are not being learnt, leaving many young people in the United States to get sick and further spread the disease.
August 17, 2020
- Banning TikTok and WeChat makes no sense
- The Trump administration's move to ban the Chinese WeChat service and the TikTok app is sheer nonsense. It doesn't protect American national security but only causes inconvenience to millions of American businesses and ordinary people.
