Zhao Jinglun (Dec. 31, 1923—Jan. 24, 2015) was a Nieman Fellow, class of 1981. He was the chief opinions writer for The Asian-American Times (NYC) and a columnist for the Hong Kong Economic Journal.
Ninety years later, we have a new caliphate based in Mosul and headed by al-Baghdadi. His policy of war and mass killing doesn't bode well for the caliphate's future.
Germany's economy is way ahead of the other EU members, so it is fitting that Germany and China should take their comprehensive strategic partnership to a new high.