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. |
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.
August 4, 2020
- The price of COVID-19 complacency in the US
- The United States, with over 4.75 million confirmed cases, is suffering the world's worst COVID-19 outbreak. But how did a country with such vast resources get itself in this position?
July 29, 2020
- US closure of Houston consulate unjustified
- The abrupt closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston surprised analysts, experts and citizens. The sudden announcement left many to speculate about why the U.S. would take such unprecedented action.
July 27, 2020
- Trump's anti-testing policies put lives of Americans at risk
- President Donald Trump's reported plan to cut spending on COVID-19 testing to slim down the number of new cases will undermine the ability of the United States to combat the pandemic, and put the lives of Americans at risk.
July 21, 2020
- What the US can learn from other countries
- As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the United States, there are lessons to be learned from other countries where cases are declining. America's inability to learn from the vast evidence available outside its borders will only hurt its citizens.
