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America Hurts Farmers and Discounts China’s Soy Imports while Providing a Crutch for Argentina

10/23/2025 Mises Wire Weimin Chen

Once again, the Trump administration’s “dealmaking” on international trade has blown up, this time pulling the rug from under US soybean farmers. This isn’t the first trade policy fiasco, nor will it be the last.

The Tiny Island That Serves As a Tripwire for War between the US and China

04/18/2024 Mises Wire Weimin Chen

Lying between Taiwan and Mainland China, Kinmen Island would almost surely be the first place Chinese armies would land if they were to invade Taiwan. Kinmen also serves as the tripwire to bring the US into a China-Taiwan conflict.

Biden Runs Interference on “Shrinkflation” in Super Bowl Ad

02/16/2024 Power & Market Weimin Chen

President Joe Biden made an appearance in a White House advertisement during this year’s Super Bowl. He put one of the biggest problems facing the country—inflation—front and center for the largest...

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America Hurts Farmers and Discounts China’s Soy Imports while Providing a Crutch for Argentina

10/23/2025 Weimin Chen

China Calls Out the USA for Instigating the Infamous Color Revolutions

06/22/2023 Weimin Chen

As geopolitical tensions rise, the Chinese political leadership tells the US government to desist pushing its "color revolutions."

Invading Mexico in the Name of the Drug War Is a Really Bad Idea

04/25/2023 Weimin Chen

Sen. Lindsey Graham recently called for US military intervention in Mexico to fight the drug cartels. Someone needs to remind him that Mexico is a sovereign country.

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