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Jul 29 2023 Here comes China
The West needs $20 billion and decades to develop a supply chain for processing gallium and germanium — far more than the trade value of the two elements. Even then, achieving costs comparable to China’s will prove challenging. Read full article →
USA and China approach AI differently. The trillion-dollar valuations of American AI companies come from consumer entertainment, while China uses… Continue reading
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Jul 29 2023 A few new facts coming in on that Argentinian mega IMF loan.
Recently in one of his videos Pepe Escobar stated that Argentina has, or will, withdraw its application to join BRICS.
Ben Norton reports:
Argentina just made a deal with the US-controlled IMF for a loan to… pay back another loan to the IMF.The IMF is the master of imperial debt traps.When Argentina was ruled by right-wing oligarch… Continue reading
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Jul 28 2023 Declaration of the Second Russia–Africa Summit
http://en.kremlin.ru/supplement/5972
We, the Heads of State and Government of the Russian Federation and African States recognized by the United Nations (UN) (hereinafter also referred to as the Russian Federation and African States), and representatives of the African Union and Africa’s leading integration organizations, gathered on 28 July 2023 in Saint Petersburg (Russian Federation) to participate in the Second Russia–Africa Summit,
Reaffirming the principles and objectives enshrined in the Declaration of the First Russia–Africa Summit (Sochi, 24 October 2019), which laid the strategic foundation for our relations in the 21st century,
Building on the historical… Continue reading
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Jul 28 2023 NATO failed in Ukraine against Russia. Now it’s targeting China: Michael Hudson, Pepe Escobar, Radhika Desai
NATO turns its attention to China
Globalpolitical Economic Report, July 28, 2023
NATO failed in Ukraine against Russia. Now it’s targeting China
Geopolitical Economy Report
RADHIKA DESAI: Hello, everyone, and welcome to the 15th Geopolitical Economy Hour, the fortnightly show on the political and geopolitical economy of our times. I’m Radhika Desai.
MICHAEL HUDSON: And I’m Michael Hudson.
RADHIKA DESAI: And… Continue reading
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Jul 28 2023 Danny Haiphong & Pepe Escobar
Subjects: Contradictions emerging within BRICS as its summit approaches and the reaction among the neocons following Henry Kissinger’s visit to China.
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Jul 27 2023 Congratulations Russia! For once you’re getting your IT right!
So what is wrong with a little propaganda? I’m impressed with the programs of the Russia-Africa summit and the speed with which information is being disseminated.
I’m also used to waiting .. waiting for the Russian leader’s formal statements which sometimes take days to become publically available. Ruptly (RT) usually has the important speeches live, but… Continue reading
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Jul 27 2023 Daily Chronicles
The Daily Chronicles are snippets of the most important news across the world for this and each day as it rolls in – as such, this thread is non-structured with the latest news on top.
Jul 31
– Africa has just recently led a peace mission to Ukraine and Russia, saying the war should end in… Continue reading
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Jul 27 2023 Putin meets with New Development Bank President Dilma Rousseff
Vladimir Putin met with Dilma Rousseff, President of the New Development Bank, established by the BRICS states, at the Constantine Palace.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Ms Rousseff, I am very glad to see you. I remember our contacts during your tenure as President of Brazil.
I would like to congratulate you on your appointment to the position as the head of BRICS’ New Development Bank. I would like to note that in 2014… Continue reading
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Jul 26 2023 Debunking the myth of US military supremacy, once again – Part II
By Ramin Mazaheri and first posted at PressTV
The first part of this article discussed how Russia’s recently reclaimed military supremacy should be viewed as the continuation of a historical trend that was acknowledged as recently as the 1980s, and how the expeditionary/for-profit view of the war of the US laid a cracked foundation upon which their… Continue reading
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Jul 26 2023 Brian Berletic: Ukrainian Offensive Nears 2 Month Mark: Little Left to Replace Heavy Losses
Brian’s approach is pragmatic. For some or other reason the videos refuse to embed, so there are two options.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKFiJ37Uwi8
Summary:
Update on the conflict in Ukraine for July 26, 2023:
-Ukraine’s offensive nears the 2 month mark, having failed to breakthrough the security zone along the line of contact and reach the first of several layers of… Continue reading
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A few Chinese Funnies
These folks are funny!
This fellow is correct but at the end of this short list, you laugh with him because of the absurdity!
The US has used 14 cards to against China.1. Trade war2. Tech war3. Financial war4. Public opinion war5. Judicial war6. Taiwan7. HongKong8. Xinjiang 9. Tibet10. East China Sea11. South China Sea12.… Continue reading
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Jul 24 2023 As is customary, President Putin wrote an article defining issues before the Russia-Africa Summit
Article by Vladimir Putin “Russia and Africa: Joining Efforts for Peace, Progress and a Successful Future“
On July 27–28, St Petersburg will host the second Russia-Africa Summit and Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum. On the eve of these large-scale representative events which will bring together heads of state and government, entrepreneurs, academia and public figures, I would like to share my vision of the development of Russia-Africa relations with the readers of the leading media on the African continent, outlining priority cooperation areas… Continue reading -
Jul 24 2023 Demystifying Economics
June 30 2023 (Transcribed July 23).
Dr. Michael Hudson is a professor of Economics at the University of Missouri Kansas City, political consultant, commentator, and journalist. His career has focused on the study of debt, both external and internal, with an eye on what happens when the exponentially growing debts of a society outstrip the profits… Continue reading