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Mar 31 2025 China throws down the gauntlet; claims over $1.2T transactions bypassing SWIFT. How will US respond?
China’s launched on Monday March 17, 2025 the digital 人 民 币 RMB settlement system.
It includes the 10 ASEAN countries and 6 Middle Eastern countries and already represents 38% of global trade.
Has China stolen a march over the mighty United States in the next currency war? According to many reports, the Digital Renminbi (RMB) based… Continue reading
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Mar 31 2025 Distorted view on Japan’s aggression during WWII needs to be corrected
OPINION / OBSERVER
Distorted view on Japan’s aggression during WWII needs to be corrected
Illustration: Chen Xia/GTAlso see Mr Lavrov’s Q&A.
In 2025, the world marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War – a moment that should compel us to reflect on the brutal nature of war and to remember the… Continue reading
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Mar 28 2025 As China Retaliates Against Panama Ports Deal, US Wants Chinese Tech Assets For Tariff Relief
Seun Foo
(You may remember we spoke about the US trying to put additional port fees for Chinese ships on the Caribbean Ports, but this is now circling out.)
The good ol’ shake-down, says Seun.
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Mar 28 2025 Mao Tse-Tung and I Were Beggars Part 2
He Hu-tzu’s House
From Godfree Roberts
Read First: Mao’s Struggle for Learning: Farm boy buys freedom
Early next morning, we had a quick wash and set off for Ho Hu-tzu’s home. It was to be our habit to walk ten kilometers each morning before breakfast It was the habit in Hunan to eat a heavy meal in the… Continue reading
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Beating China Vs Being China
By indi.ca
America is trying to beat China while China is simply trying to be China. America views everything as a competition and #1 as something you can eat for dinner. China, on the other hand, doesn’t think about America nearly as much, viewing international relations as cooperation and focusing on its own people. You can… Continue reading
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Mar 24 2025 China unveils regulation on implementing anti-foreign sanctions law
From China’s side, the circus is over. They have just unveiled their regulations on implementing an anti-foreign sanctions law.
Xinhua reports that Chinese Premier Li Qiang has signed a State Council decree to unveil the regulation on implementing the anti-foreign sanctions law, comprising 22 articles, set to take effect on Monday. I have not been able… Continue reading
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Mar 22 2025 Chinese Sanctions are Now Destroying the US Dollar! Watch Out!
Seun Foo and Cyrus Janssen
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Mar 21 2025 Nathan Rich: Republicans Try Collective Punishment Against Chinese Students
Nathan seems to be moving back to commenting again. He is always so direct, and so ‘kindly’ sarcastic. Enjoy! This is less than 6 minutes.
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Mar 19 2025 Medical, Health and China
We look at China’s technological progress in awe. The medical field is no different and in reality, stunning. Here are a few clips from Godfree Roberts’ Here Comes China newsletter that highlights a trend of solving the most intractable problems. Enjoy!
After two hours’s surgery a completely paralyzed patient stood up and walked.… Continue reading
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Mar 18 2025 GT Voice: With looming recession fears, US leverage in tariff policy weakens
As the US tariff policy continues to pile ever-growing pressure on the US economy and financial markets, it has become evident that Washington’s use of tariffs as a means to gain the upper hand in trade negotiations or economic competition is an increasingly untenable strategy. The unilateral US approach toward global trade is more likely… Continue reading
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Mar 15 2025 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning’s Regular Press Conference on March 13, 2025
https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xw/fyrbt/202503/t20250313_11574297.html
[Note: Please note what China is accomplishing with its relaxed visa policies. This is in comparison with a piece piece posted this morning detailing major expansion of travel restrictions in the US, potentially affecting citizens from 43 countries]
CCTV: We noticed that a series of major foreign investment projects have been launched in China… Continue reading
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Mar 15 2025 Mao’s Struggle for Learning: Farm boy buys freedom
Farm boy buys freedom
From Godfree Roberts on his substack: https://substack.com/@herecomeschina
From Mao Tse-Tung and I Were Beggars Chapter 3. (Yu Siao, 1959):
Painfully pursuing the two old novels taught Mao Zedong many new characters, and he discovered that he was experiencing much less difficulty with his reading. Thinking these things over while he did the daily… Continue reading
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Mar 14 2025 Trump extortion to choke off China’s maritime commerce
Jeff J Brown made us aware of this. Here is his comment:
This is a remarkable riposte to Trump strong-arming Panama to sell its Chinese investments to BlackRock et al.
Baba Beijing thinks this is just the beginning of Uncle Slaughter working to choke off China’s maritime commerce, as this deal involves 43 ports in 23 countries.
www.geopolitechs.org/p/china-warns-ck-hutchison-panama-port
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Mar 12 2025 A Conversation : China Writers
Here is an interesting conversation that we had with the China Writers and I thought you would be able to mine some nuggets of wisdom.
Frans Vandenbosch – https://yellowlion.org/
By blindly following the instructions from Washington, the EU elites have 3 enemies now:
– Russia
– China
– the USA with Trump
… so now they support Ukraine
When will Trump announce… Continue reading