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A short follow-up: Beijing and Berlin
If I read this correctly, the recent visit from Olaf Scholz and his business entourage has only angered China.
Following is formal commentary from the Chinese Foreign Ministry on what was a proposed buy of a German chip manufacturing company.
November 9th … AFP: According to reports, Germany wants to block the sale of a chip factory… Continue reading -
Brazil
Bear in mind that even with Lula’s victory, he is not yet President. He will take over from 1 January 2023.
We had some discussion and I would like to post it here. First a piece by Colin Maxwell on his fairly new Substack and then an attempt to answer from the Valdai Club. Finally my… Continue reading
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Nov 11 2022 
Daily Chronicles
Snippets of the most important news across the world for this and each day as it rolls in. And Oh Boy, is it rolling in everywhere.
Lots happening everywhere but nothing really earth-shattering or earth-shaking. Just a steady messy move to multi-polarity and an insistent attempt to remain the king of the castle by the west. … Continue reading
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China’s Zero-Covid Policy Changes
It was expected that this will change, but nobody knew how or the extent of the changes. Although China remains a Zero-Covid administration, a bunch of rules and regulations were relaxed and it seems that they recognize that different areas, different prefectures, need different management during a lock-down. A good part of the message… Continue reading
