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Jul 20 2023 
An Evening with Carl Zha: Understanding the Dynamics of the Asia Pacific
Carl, at his Silk and Steel Podcast has an encyclopedic knowledge on Chinese History and the Asia Pacific basin.
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Jul 18 2023 
Ben Norton: How China became the world’s industrial superpower – and why the US is desperate to stop it
In this detailed and informative video explainer on Geopolitical Economy Report, Ben Norton discusses China’s extraordinary rise and the economic dynamics of the New Cold War.
Ben notes that in 1950, China represented just 5 percent of global GDP. In purchasing power parity (PPP) terms, it currently represents 19 percent of global GDP, compared to 15… Continue reading
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Jul 10 2023 
Why are there no slums in China?
Our China piece this week is from Dongsheng News:
With over 20 million inhabitants each, Shanghai and Beijing are among the “hypercities” of the Global South, including Delhi, São Paulo, Dhaka, Cairo, and Mexico City, far surpassing the “megacities” of the Global North like London, Paris, or New York1. Walking the streets in China’s cities, you… Continue reading
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Jul 08 2023 
Transcript of part of Janet Yellen’s speech in China, with comments.
Up to now, Yellen’s China visit takes a low profile in Chinese media. She is not treated as an important guest, but she is nevertheless treated kindly. In fact, she is spending more time with American business in China, than with the Chinese. There was a rainbow in the sky as she arrived and it… Continue reading
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Jul 04 2023 
Washington’s REAL Policy on China – “Repairing Ties” is Theater Ahead of Sanctions, War
Brian Berletic takes a step back to discuss Blinken’s visit to China before the Progozhin affaire took over the airwaves and consumed everyone’s attention.
It is again topical in the runup to Janet Yellen’s visit to China planned from July 6 to 9. Both Chinese and American analysts believe that the two sides could make some… Continue reading
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Jun 29 2023 
Here Comes China
For America to be displaced by an Asian people long despised and dismissed with contempt as decadent, feeble, corrupt and inept, is emotionally very difficult to accept. The sense of cultural supremacy of the Americans will make this adjustment most difficult. – Lee Kwan Yew
Editorial from Godfree Roberts
Biden’s Legacy of Ashes?
Lee Kwan Yew’s prescient observation, “The sense of… Continue reading
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Jun 15 2023 
Short: News on China by Tings Chak, illustrating a combination of technology and simplification
The most interesting for me was the last piece on bicycles. We’ve been talking about simplifying lives, and there is a clear distinction between those that are for less technology and those that are for appropriate technology. That piece on bicycles is a technological way to simplify.
This is another example of a simple technology, wrapped… Continue reading
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Jun 14 2023 
Dare we hope? China’s peace train goes to Palestine
Xi Jinping made a 3 part proposal to solve the Palestine issue once and for all.
Basic short and of necessity limited background
Of course, Israel has ignored every single UN and UNSC resolution outright while the US supported them in their outright murder of Palestinians spree. We have seen with horror the regular bombing of Gaza,… Continue reading
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Jun 07 2023 
The US is dangerously playing with fire off the coast of China
MOSCOW, June 5, 2023, RUSSTRAT Institute. The Indo-Pacific Command of the US Armed Forces accused the Chinese Air Force that a Chinese fighter jet made an aggressive maneuver against an American aircraft over the South China Sea on May 26. The pilot of a Chinese fighter jet intercepted a spy plane, flying in close proximity… Continue reading
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Jun 05 2023 
Shangri-La Dialogue 2023: The heat was on
I have not seen such a major body of work, comments, analysis, and sheer volume generated on this Dialogue before now. In addition and despite being used to it, I remain absolutely gobsmacked at the lies coming from the West.
For China, this was the first major appearance of their new State Councilor and Minister… Continue reading
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Jun 01 2023 
The Chinese Concept: A Shared Future for Mankind
From Here Comes China Newsletter by Godfree Roberts
The concept of a community of shared future for mankind embodies five elements:
insist on dialogue and consultation to build a world of lasting peace
insist on co-construction and shared benefits to build a universally secure world
insist on win-win cooperation and build a world of common prosperity
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May 27 2023 
Danny Haiphong: The trend toward a multipolar world is defined by class struggle
These edited remarks were given by Friends of Socialist China co-editor Danny Haiphong at a recent webinar, The Empire Strikes Back: Imperialism’s Global War on Multipolarity. The full event can be viewed on YouTube.
Ed Note: My comments follow Danny’s Essay
In the post-Soviet era, it has become fashionable to strip all geopolitical developments of their class… Continue reading
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May 20 2023 
Here Comes China and Two Minute News
From our China group, this note:
Frans: “The Chinese are richer than we are”
Frans Vandenbosch writes from Beijing: “I’m in China now, for the first time since December 2018, before Corona. Before that I lived in Suzhou and Shanghai. Yesterday I was briefly in Shanghai, this morning I was in Nanjing, today and tomorrow in Suzhou. This… Continue reading
