Blog on William Yang

US Japanese Trade War - and a case study of realism in international relations

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:45:00 -0700

I’ll preface this post with the fact that this piece is not supposed to be read or interpreted as a rigorous academic work that is of the quality of a piece of original research. The purpose of this post is merely to espouse some of the thoughts I’ve had from background reading I’ve done recently in the realm of international relations, trade wars, the Japanese economy, and US unilateralism. As such, I will not be citing specific sources for some claims I make, but know the information I’ll be using can roughly be found in the additional reading articles at the end of this post.

Why I Write

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 16:45:00 -0700

I thought for a while about how to ceremoniously begin a new blog that would immediately grab the attention of unsuspecting readers in a quirky fashion. But alas, I don’t do clickbait.

In other words, I realized I never write for others, which must sound rather peculiar? After all, a writer’s work is rooted in the art of communication. Whether that be a story, idea, rant, poem, or some other literary form, the audience is always a writer’s target. The reader’s supposed to empathize with a character’s sacrifices, to be moved by the Little Prince’s commitment to his rose, and to be utterly revolted by Voldemort’s lack of basic facial features.