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Sep 08 2023 
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Sep 07 2023 
Here Comes China
Some of this was taken from Godfree Roberts’ excellent weekly newsletter on what is what and what is new in China. Other items were collected by me. Many pieces were gleaned from Godfree and further examined.
Godfree’s update of his book Why China Leads the World: The 2023 edition is out and, with it, the new… Continue reading
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Sep 06 2023 
Washington’s Expanding Military Footprint on China’s Doorsteps
From Brian Berletic and first posted at New Eastern Outlook
A series of announcements by the US reflect its large and still growing military presence across Asia-Pacific, particularly in East and Southeast Asia. Together, they reflect a continued and increasingly desperate desire by Washington to encircle and contain China.
These announcements include plans for expanding the number… Continue reading
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Aug 17 2023 
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Aug 17 2023 
Inequality: US vs China
From Godfree Roberts and first posted at the Greanville Post
The economy is in such a state that men don’t have enough money to care for elderly parents and support their wives and children. Even in good years their lives are bitter while, in bad years, they struggle to avoid starvation and death. Under such circumstances,… Continue reading
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Aug 15 2023 
Colonel General Li Shangfu: Address at the 11th Moscow Conference on International Security
Speech of State Councilor of People’s Republic of China and Minister of National Defence Colonel General Li Shangfu at 11th Moscow Conference on International SecurityAugust 15, 2023
A Russian proverb says ‘The path to success is thorny and difficult.’
In China we say ‘The road is paved with feet!’Dear friends, colleagues!
I am very glad to attend the… Continue reading -
Aug 14 2023 
Fish and Chips: microchips and the nuclear contamination of seafoods
From SocialistChina.org
Ed Note: The Japanese insist that the radioactive wastewater is safe enough to bath in and to drink. One of the Chinese Spokespeople said that they should then keep it for themselves and start bathing in it, and use it for drinking water.
In this brief commentary submitted to us, James De Burghe, a British… Continue reading -
Aug 07 2023 
Brian Berletic: US Warns Southeast Asia of “Chinese Coercion,” Then Coerces Southeast Asia into Anti-China Agenda
US Coerces Asia into Joining Anti-China Agenda
– The US seeks to turn Southeast Asia into a united front against China, despite China representing the region’s largest trade partner, investor, source of tourism, infrastructure developer and even defense supplier;
– Washington is using a combination of political and economic coercion including ongoing political interference and… Continue reading
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Aug 06 2023 
Here Comes China
China has brought Giant Pandas back from extinction levels. This process has formed a heartwarming part of the Chinese story over the past 30 years. By the 1980s, their numbers in the wild had fallen to just over a thousand and extinction loomed. China started a dedicated program to bring these cuddly animals back. … Continue reading
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Aug 04 2023 
Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson & Pepe Escobar: War hawks’ drive to expand NATO into Asia to contain China
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar to discuss how the war hawks’ drive to expand NATO into Asia to contain China may destroy the Western military alliance.
Transcript
RADHIKA DESAI: Hello everyone and welcome to the [15th] Geopolitical Economy Hour, a program that discusses the political and geopolitical economy… Continue reading -
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 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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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 
About China
Two Philosophical Chinese tracks:
First is from Nury Vittachi, Hong Kong based and editor of FridayEveryday.com
Why does the international media endlessly demonize China? Because the west is locked into their “end of history” thesis, which says that the world’s adoption of the western political model will cause all conflict to end. But it’s clearly… Continue reading
