August 15, the day that marked the 76th anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II, also witnessed the capital of Afghanistan being taken over by the Taliban at a stunning speed and with almost no bloodshed.

US military debacle in Afghanistan has apparently dealt a heavy blow to Biden's presidency. A national opinion poll conducted on Monday found that Biden's approval rate dropped to 46 percent, the lowest level so far as the Taliban took over the whole of Afghanistan.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, and also the 50th anniversary of the restoration of China's lawful seat at the United Nations and the 20th anniversary of its accession to the World Trade Organization.

Following the ill-coordinated, messy US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Kabul has fallen into the hands of the Taliban at astonishing speed. The entire world is watching the change of flag from black, red and green of Afghanistan to the white with black Shahadah of the Taliban.

US arms control experts, including former secretary of defense William Perry, recently wrote to Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, asking him to support the no first use of nuclear weapons policy the Joe Biden administration is likely to propose. But despite the good intenti...