Earl M. Bousquet is President of St. Lucia-China Friendship Association (SLCFA), columnist of The Voice of St. Lucia, St. Lucia's largest and oldest newspaper and commentator of DBS TV Evening News. He can be reached at embousquet@hotmail.com
Venezuela’s desire to lessen its dependence on the U.S. market for its crude oil exports is being aided by increased trade and investment with China and Russia, and India may also be coming on board.
The decision by the Kenyan High Court to annul the results of the country’s recent presidential election is unprecedented and is being studied around the world for its implications in the electoral process.
The BRICS nations must do more to help smaller developing nations, but first they must prevent a neighborly quarrel from slackening the pace of unity, integration and international cooperation.
Although it sometimes seems that the China and American military forces are on bad terms, the reality is that there is much cooperation and it is growing.
In face of a real threat of American military intervention, the Venezuelan president's loud calls for dialogue with his American counterpart fell on deaf ears in Washington.
Despite repeated attempts by Western media to talk down the achievements, the 20-year-old reunion between China’s mainland and Hong Kong has been a remarkable success.