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Oct 31 2025 
Pepe Escobar: Trump, Xi and that G-2 in South Korea
China is not worried; the tech expectation is that they won’t need anything from the US in the spectrum of 2 to 3 years.
So the latest incarnation of the much-hyped G-2 came and went. It did feel like a switch from Trump Tariff Temper Tantrum to Temporary Truce.
Naturally there has been an avalanche of spin… Continue reading
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Oct 31 2025 
Slices of Nepal, #4
“The whisper turns out to be a touch. We are all so bereft of friends and companions, especially those among us who have lots of ‘friends.’”
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
Rather Not Be in New Youk! — Oct 26, 2025.
Going from Phonsavan to Luang Prabang, I sat next to an Italian lady on… Continue reading
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Oct 31 2025 
Lend a hand to Michael Hudson to destroy the hoaxes
If you see anything like this, follow the procedure or simply let me know. Let’s give Michael some support for the sterling work that he gifts us, without holding anything back.
Michael’s webmaster writes:
Hoax Hudson XRP Vids – THIS ⬇️ IS A FAKE
Just a warning these are fakes. Michael speaks out against Bitcoin (and related coins)… Continue reading
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Oct 31 2025 
Xi Jinping: Building an Inclusive Open Asia-Pacific Economy for All
Remarks by H.E. Xi Jinping
President of the People’s Republic of China
At Session I of the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders’ MeetingYour Excellency President Lee Jae Myung,
Colleagues,It is my great pleasure to be here in Gyeongju, a city of rich history and culture, to join you in discussing the future of the Asia-Pacific. Let me begin by thanking President Lee Jae Myung and the ROK government for the thoughtful… Continue reading
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Oct 31 2025 
Outcomes of China-US economic, trade talks in Kuala Lumpur
Many of the latest unilateral coercive measures have been suspended for a year. One gets the impression that the US has been put on a state of probation. The rest makes up small issues, not very important.
BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) — China’s Ministry of Commerce on Thursday unveiled the… Continue reading
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Oct 30 2025 
Trump’s Nuclear Jokes
“…I believe it is time to accept the rules of the game proposed by the Americans.”
By Rotislav Ishchenko at ukraine.ru.
(machine translation)
A true American, regardless of his mood, must have a broad, radiant smile. This is an important component of the American dream.
In the 15th-17th centuries, it was fashionable to have bad teeth in Europe. Sugar… Continue reading
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Oct 30 2025 
Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: China Just REJECTED Trump’s ‘Surrender Plan’
Modest concessions from China that were not a sacrifice. Xi enabled Trump to get what he really wants, a public relations orchestration.
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Oct 30 2025 
Venezuela’s Supersonic Anti-Ship Missiles Are A Real Threat To American Warships
This article cannot be posted on sovereignista.com. But it is well worth reading.
American warships operating off Venezuela’s coast are not doing so without a credible threat. This comes from the presence of the Russian-made Kh-31 high-speed air-to-surface missile. Known to NATO as the AS-17 Krypton, the ramjet-powered weapon is available in both anti-radiation and anti-ship… Continue reading -
Oct 30 2025 
The world financial and geo-political framework at a time of imminent disorder
Putin remains focussed on achieving a new Europe-wide security architecture, writes Alastair Crooke.
Alastair Crooke: Strategic Culture
Trump’s attempt to build a ‘Budapest scenario’ (i.e. a Putin-Trump summit grounded on the earlier Alaska ‘understanding’) was unilaterally cancelled (by the U.S.) amid acrimony. Putin had initiated the 2.5 hr Monday call. It reportedly contained tough talking by Putin… Continue reading
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Oct 30 2025 
The Death House
Chris Hedges
The genocide in Gaza is not a freakish anomaly. It is a harbinger of what awaits us as the ecosystem disintegrates and governments embrace climate fascism.
Gaza does not mark the end of the settler colonial project. It marks, I fear, its final phase. Western states, enriched by their own occupations and genocides — in… Continue reading
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Oct 30 2025 
Think BRICS: Ex-VP of BRICS Bank Reveals Truth About Western Sanctions
Ex-VP Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr. exposes the untold truth about Western sanctions, IMF control, and dedollarization. Discover why the BRICS Bank, built to escape the dollar, remains trapped.
In this exclusive interview with Think BRICS, former vice president of the New Development Bank (NDB), Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr, takes us inside the creation and constraints… Continue reading
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Oct 30 2025
Pepe Escobar: How ASEAN Keeps Its Centrality Between China & US
Sputnik
ASEAN is quite a delicate geopolitical entity: gracious, polite and consensual but at the same time, always privileging its “centrality”. The collective 11 Southeast Asians (East Timor is the new member) are very serious global players – with a GDP of $3.8 trillion, and constantly rising.
On a personal level, when I decided to move from… Continue reading
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Oct 29 2025 
Pepe Escobar: Iran Arms Up, Russia Warns, and China Makes Its MOVE!
This is a very serious conversation – the day before Xi-Trump.
Enter The Beast – or The Giant Pigeon – as the current frightening incarnation of the Empire of Chaos.
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Oct 29 2025 
Post Asean – All Business is Yuan Business
While countries are generally dealing with tariffs individually, they will now be handled as a bloc. The broader business environment is moving toward Yuan-based transactions.
The Most Important – Extension of the Free Trade Area
Recently, positive progress has been made in the process of regional economic integration in the Asia-Pacific. The upgraded protocol of the China-ASEAN… Continue reading
