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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.
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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
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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
