Dr. Wordman

Thoughts after watching the first debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential election
​The biggest highlight in American democracy is the presidential candidate debate. There are usually three debates hosted by television media entrusted by the presidential campaign committee. Voters observe and make judgments and comparisons. After the three debates, the voter votes to choose the candidate he or she thinks is most suitable to be president. Fifty states in the United States elect their...
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#576  8/24 Dr. Wordman  Labor to Manufacturing to R&D - Path for Success but No Guarantee
 Whether it is a free economy or planned economic development, the economic development path seems to always start with cheap labor (labor-centric) then entering industrialization (factory-centric), and then into a phase of advancing technology and innovation (R&D Centric). Take the most advanced economy, the United States as an example, as a colony before it became an independent nation,...
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Labor to Manufacturing to R&D - Path for Success but No Guarantee
 Whether it is a free economy or planned economic development, the economic development path seems to always start with cheap labor (labor-centric) then entering industrialization (factory-centric), and then into a phase of advancing technology and innovation (R&D Centric). Take the most advanced economy, the United States as an example, as a colony before it became an independent nation,...
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#575  8/17  Dr. Wordman  Can the Forward Party Be the Third Political Party of the U.S.?
The U.S. two-party democracy had a good run in its 250 years of history. When the American Revolution started in 1775 which lasted till 1783, there was no formal political structure like today’s two major party system. The 13 North American colonies sought to break away from British rule. The Revolution War drew most American colonists’ support which led to the Declaration of Independence...
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Can the Forward Party Be the Third Political Party of the U.S.?
The U.S. two-party democracy had a good run in its 250 years of history. When the American Revolution started in 1775 which lasted till 1783, there was no formal political structure like today’s two major party system. The 13 North American colonies sought to break away from British rule. The Revolution War drew most American colonists’ support which led to the Declaration of Independence...
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#573   8/3   Dr. Wordman Can Americans MAGA without Enemies or Wars?
2024 is an unusual presidential election year. It did not have the usual excitement of many new and young political figures announcing and persisting in pursuing the presidential election. The two major parties, Democrats and Republicans, were quickly dominated by the present president, Joe R. Biden, Jr. (November 20, 1942), and the former president, Donald John Trump (June 14, 1946), who had a narrow...
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Extra  7/20 ​Dr. Wordman​ ​Two Countries on Two Shores (Independence Desire) Never as Good as One Country for Two Shores (Peaceful Reunification) (II)
 AbstractPursue Independence has impossible hurdles while accepting peaceful reunification requires most of the Taiwan people to truly understand the real meaning and advantages of One Country for Two Shores. Taking a realistic assessment based only on the interests of the Taiwanese people, the choice is peaceful reunification.  5. The above four analyses often get twisted by emotional arguments...
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Two Countries on Two Shores (Independence Desire) Never as Good as One Country for Two Shores (Peaceful Reunification) (II)
 AbstractPursue Independence has impossible hurdles while accepting peaceful reunification requires most of the Taiwan people to truly understand the real meaning and advantages of One Country for Two Shores. Taking a realistic assessment based only on the interests of the Taiwanese people, the choice is peaceful reunification.  5. The above four analyses often get twisted by emotional arguments...
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#570   7/13  Dr. Wordman  Two Countries on Two Shores (Independence Desire) Is Never as Good as One Country for Two Shores (Peaceful Reunification) (I)
​AbstractThe title of this article may seem simple, but Taiwan has huge differences in opinion on this issue. Hence, Taiwan’s future is uncertain.  Pursuing Independence has impossible hurdles while accepting peaceful reunification requires most of the Taiwan people to truly understand the real meaning and advantages of One Country for Two Shores. *****  Currently, China-US relations...
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#569   7/6   Dr. Wordman  The Consequences of America's Big Six Misjudgments of China (II)
 The U.S.-China confrontation has become white-hot in recent years. The U.S. created the causes, and most of its tensions are also caused by the U.S. But the U.S. policy toward China is persistently wrong. China is not a warmonger. The US anti-China policy is entirely based on its misjudgment of China. The author believes that the U.S. has made the following six major misjudgments about China,...
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#568  6/29  Dr. Wordman The Consequences of America's Big Six Misjudgments of China (I)
​ The U.S.-China confrontation has become white-hot in recent years. The United States has created most of the causes, and most of its tensions are also caused by the U.S. But the U.S. policy toward China is persistently wrong. China is not a warmonger. The US anti-China policy is entirely based on its misjudgment of China. The author believes that the U.S. has made the following six major misjudgments...
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The Consequences of America's Big Six Misjudgments of China (I)
​ The U.S.-China confrontation has become white-hot in recent years. The United States has created most of the causes, and most of its tensions are also caused by the U.S. But the U.S. policy toward China is persistently wrong. China is not a warmonger. The US anti-China policy is entirely based on its misjudgment of China. The author believes that the U.S. has made the following six major misjudgments...
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#567  6/22  Dr. Wordman ​Can the U.S. Handle the Surprises?
 The U.S. has become the sole superpower since it won the Cold War with the collapse of the Soviet Union. The U.S. has the strongest military power with hundreds of military bases all over the world. Its intelligence organization led by the Central Intelligence Agency operates everywhere.  Of course, the U.S. dollar being the principal world trading currency has a pivotal influence on the...
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Can the U.S. Handle the Surprises?
 The U.S. has become the sole superpower since it won the Cold War with the collapse of the Soviet Union. The U.S. has the strongest military power with hundreds of military bases all over the world. Its intelligence organization led by the Central Intelligence Agency operates everywhere.  Of course, the U.S. dollar being the principal world trading currency has a pivotal influence on the...
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#566  6/15  Dr. Wordman Understanding China’s Anti-Hegemony Strategy Will Save the U.S. from Hegemony Behavior
 The author has introduced the term, anti-hegemony in 2022 and 2023 in several essays and a book, Hegemony and Anti-hegemony and U.S.-China Relations, to characterize China in contrast to the U.S. hegemony behavior. Although the concept of anti-hegemony was introduced, the description of anti-hegemony behavior given the current U.S.-China confrontation needs more clarification. Usually, China’s...
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Understanding China’s Anti-Hegemony Strategy Will Save the U.S. from Hegemony Behavior
 The author has introduced the term, anti-hegemony in 2022 and 2023 in several essays and a book, Hegemony and Anti-hegemony and U.S.-China Relations, to characterize China in contrast to the U.S. hegemony behavior. Although the concept of anti-hegemony was introduced, the description of anti-hegemony behavior given the current U.S.-China confrontation needs more clarification. Usually, China’s...
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#565  6/8   Dr. Wordman Taiwanese Should Understand the Overzealous Anti-China Policies and Overcapacity Slogans
Although the relationship between any two countries is very different, it is not a mystery. The factors that affect U.S.-China relations are nothing more than historical backgrounds, geopolitics, religious beliefs, economic and trade conflicts, and foreign policy (involving third parties or international issues). A country with a long history, a vast territory, a large population, many neighboring...
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#562  5/18 ​ Dr. Wordman  American Judiciary System under Political/Government Influence
​ This author had written before and commented specifically about the U.S. judiciary system regarding the Foreign Corruption Protection Act (FCPA), for example, the notorious Alston case and many other cases as well as the International Emergency Economic Power Act (IEEPA); for example, the recent notorious case – the Huawei’s financial executive Ms. Meng Wan Zhou case. Ms. Meng was...
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American Judiciary System under Political/Government Influence
​ This author had written before and commented specifically about the U.S. judiciary system regarding the Foreign Corruption Protection Act (FCPA), for example, the notorious Alston case and many other cases as well as the International Emergency Economic Power Act (IEEPA); for example, the recent notorious case – the Huawei’s financial executive Ms. Meng Wan Zhou case. Ms. Meng was...
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#561   5/11   ​Dr. Wordman The Consequences of America's Big Six Misjudgments of China
 The U.S.-China confrontation has become white-hot in recent years. The cause is created by the United States, and most of its tensions are caused by the United States. But the U.S. policy toward China is wrong. China is not a warmonger. The United States’ anti-China policy is entirely based on its misjudgment of China. The author believes that the United States has made the following six...
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