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Aug 22 2026 
News on China – 22 August 2026
China and South Korea Revive Dialogue Amid Tensions on the Korean Peninsula
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s 19–20 August visit to South Korea, the first by a Chinese foreign minister in five years, renewed efforts to strengthen bilateral ties amid tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Beijing and Seoul agreed to accelerate negotiations on the second phase… Continue reading -
Aug 22 2026 
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Aug 22 2026 
Elijah Magnier: Iran Shifts to Offensive Posture as Trump Ends ALL Diplomacy
World Affairs in Context
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Aug 22 2026 
US, Canada fail to reach trade deal
Global Times
The United States and Canada failed to reach a trade deal on Friday, and the White House said that it would impose 50 percent tariffs on certain imports from Canada.
Meanwhile, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada would retaliate on the new tariffs.
Carney said Canada has suspended trade negotiations with the United States… Continue reading
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Aug 19 2026 
The Museum of Innocence: Why Europe’s “Enlightenment” Was Always a Marketing Department
New Eastern Outlook
None of this is an argument that Europe is uniquely evil among civilizations, or that its scientific and artistic achievements are fraudulent. It is an argument against the specific, curated innocence that Europe continues to sell to itself first, and then, with impressive success, to everyone impressed by the facade.
There is a particular… Continue reading -
Aug 19 2026 
Trump labels Strait of Hormuz ‘US territory’ as Iran says Israel is biggest obstacle to negotiations
On 15 August 2026, Iran rejected the US president’s threat to declare the Strait of Hormuz part of US territory, saying the crucial energy waterway it has blockaded ‘will remain Iranian’. (AFP)
Middle East Eye
Tehran says the waterway will remain closed until Washington lifts its blockade and fulfils an interim agreement
US President Donald Trump has claimed… Continue reading -
Aug 19 2026 
From the silent decline of the dollar to the rise of the BRICS+ financial system
Strategic Culture
Ahead of the New Delhi summit to be held in September, let’s take stock of the progress of the BRICS+ strategy.
The legacy of Bretton WoodsIn July 1944, in New Hampshire, forty-four nations signed the agreements that would govern global finance for the next three decades. The U.S. dollar was pegged to gold at thirty-five… Continue reading
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Aug 18 2026 
Gaining a correct understanding of China begins with comprehending ‘Chinese characteristics’
Illustration: Tang Tengfei/Global Times
Global Times – OpinionOn August 13, Taiwan’s China Times published a commentary titled “Does The Economist’s Definition of Democracy Mean the West Calls the Shots?” The article pointed out that The Economist’s coverage of Taiwan region’s political landscape reveals a familiar brand of Western arrogance: establishing standards based on the strategic interests… Continue reading
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Aug 17 2026 
Narrative laundering: How Netanyahu used Indian post to inflate lies
Indian and Israeli flags displayed side-by-side in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan.15, 2018 (AP)
Al Mayadeen
A fabricated Iran nuclear “admission” originating from Indian nationalist accounts briefly entered Israeli and US political discourse, raising the risk of dangerous wartime escalation before being exposed as false.
A fabricated statement falsely portraying Iran’s senior military leadership as openly committed to… Continue reading -
Aug 17 2026 
Washington’s AI split strategy is already dead on arrival
Global Times – Opinion
A recent Reuters report landed like a stone thrown into calm waters, sending ripples across the global tech community. The US is preparing to tell dozens of countries that they must pick a side in the artificial intelligence (AI) race with China, warning that any nation also participating in Beijing’s competing framework… Continue reading
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Aug 15 2026 
Issuing ‘digital passport’ in Panama – US overreach goes too far
Global Times – Editorial
The US is preparing to pilot a so-called “digital passport” in Panama. In essence, this is an attempt to extend the tentacles of its tech containment against China into international shipping lanes by using third countries. Washington is trying to package its “Pax Silica” initiative tightly with a “new Monroe Doctrine,” which… Continue reading
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Aug 15 2026 
Is Russia’s New Crypto Law a Licence To Kill Sanctions?
UK Column
On 4 August 2026, Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, signed a law called On Digital Currency and Digital Rights which makes crypto part of the Federation’s financial system. The law formalises a market that has expanded since 2022, when Western sanctions pushed Russian trade towards crypto rails, as detailed by Bitcoin Magazine’s coverage of the… Continue reading
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Aug 13 2026 
Iran Highlights BRICS Role in Global Energy Security
Iran underscored the growing role of BRICS countries in strengthening global energy security during SPIEF 2026. Photo: @ActualidadRT
teleSUR
Iran says BRICS countries are assuming a growing role in global energy security and should help build a more inclusive international energy framework.
Iranian envoy says BRICS members have a shared responsibility to help build a fairer and more… Continue reading -
Aug 13 2026 
In Deep Ship
Via David Rumsey via Michael Minn
indi.caI point you to a map that shows the United States of America 10,000 km away from Iran. Most empires have been limited by ‘can I walk there?’ but White Empire has overcome this with naval power, air power, and the power of Satan. But that power is (historically speaking)… Continue reading
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