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Jan 03 2025 
China and Japan: Careful de-icing of relationships? Raprochement?
The Chinese people have a different view on the state of Japan, being a western stooge (and still suffering from generational Stockholm Syndrome).
The history is turbulent given what is called the Nanjing Massacre, or the Rape of Nanjing, during the Second Sino-Japanese War at the end of 1937. Estimates vary widely but… Continue reading
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Dec 22 2024 
Latin America: inter-oceanic canals and railway lines (aka, Trump wants the Panama Canal back)
China built the Chancay Port in Peru and is managing it. Chancay port is fully-automated, equipped with unmanned cranes fabricated by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (also known as ZPMC), driverless electric container trucks made by SAIC Motor, and 5G wireless control equipment from Huawei. All of the important equipment is from China.
The port is connected… Continue reading
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Nov 27 2024 
Foreign Minister Lavrov : Dialogue for the Future scientific and educational programme
Ed Note: Mr Lavrov has been prolific with speeches and comments. I chose this one to post, as he specifically addresses the progress of BRICS, SCO and other multilateral entities, as well as the non-progress of NATO, IMF, WTO and others.
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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks during a meeting with participants of the Dialogue for the… Continue reading -
Nov 19 2024 
G20 leaders’ declaration and Lula da Silva’s BRICS style opening speech
Summary:
The participants of the G20 summit have adopted the final declaration in Rio de Janeiro. Here are the main points:
G20 leaders welcome all constructive initiatives on the Ukrainian conflict aimed at achieving peace.
The negative consequences of the Ukrainian conflict on global food and energy security are stressed.
G20 leaders are concerned about the humanitarian situation in… Continue reading
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Aug 03 2024 
Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: The Shocking Truth Behind the End of Financial Colonialism!
Nima interviews Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson
Michael Hudson is President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET), a Wall Street Financial Analyst, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. He is the author of Super-Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire (Editions 1968, 2003, 2021), ‘and… Continue reading
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Aug 01 2024 
Avanti Popolo! But whither are we bound?
This arduous global struggle of states to free themselves from the shackles of a unipolar world has given the various peoples of the Global Majority hope for themselves and their descendants.
By Nora Hoppe at Al Mayadeen. and sent to GlobalSouth for posting.
For the Peoples of the world to be more involved in politics… Continue reading -
Jul 29 2024 
Comment by Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the publication of the new US Marine Corps’ doctrine on manipulating information
“When will Washington stop deceiving others on the international stage, while those within the international community who follow its lead stop pretending that they believe these lies? The answer to this question is just five letters long in English – never.”
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In June, the US Marine Corps released its new doctrine. Among other things, it… Continue reading
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Jul 22 2024 
The Big Triangle and Trump: That’s all for Biden!
By Marat Khairullin from Substack
Biden’s departure is, of course, a milestone, but it seems to me that there is much more behind this decision than purely US domestic political affairs, and noteably, in the previous few weeks, a number of key events took place that very seriously influenced the balance of power in the world.
The… Continue reading
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Jul 18 2024 
Statement by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a UN Security Council Open Debate on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, New York, July 17, 2024
I would like to extend a warm greeting to the ministers and other senior representatives who are present in the Security Council Chamber. Their participation in today’s meeting confirms the persisting relevance of the topic under discussion.
In accordance with Rule 37 of the Provisional Rules of Procedure, I would like to invite the representative of… Continue reading
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Jul 17 2024
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chairs UN Security Council debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question
🔴 #LIVE: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chairs UN Security Council debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question https://t.co/zqaacd4cVM— MFA Russia 🇷🇺 (@mfa_russia) July 17, 2024
Further possible links given:
🔴 Ruptly (https://www.ruptly.tv/event_route?link_id=df6c629d-8948-412f-9dd6-9f917bf285ac&provider_id=13&direction=basic)
🔴 Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MIDRussia/videos/1224749895550744/)
🔴 X (ex-Twitter) (https://x.com/mfa_russia/status/1813575607252365350)
🔴 UN Web TV (https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1kzqeu6u8)
🔴 Russia’s MFA Website (https://mid.ru/en/press_service/video/)
I suggest to listen to… Continue reading
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Jul 17 2024 
Remarks by Ambassador Fu Cong at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Multilateral Cooperation in the Interest of A More Just, Democratic and Sustainable World Order
http://un.china-mission.gov.cn/eng/
President.China appreciates Russia’s initiative to convene this open debate. I welcome Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov presiding over today’s meeting.
To build a just, democratic, and sustainable international order is the joint pursuit of humanity. In 1945, to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war”, our forefathers, upholding the spirit of multilateralism, established on the ruins… Continue reading
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Jul 17 2024
Statement by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during the UN Security Council meeting on multilateral cooperation in the interest of a more just, democratic and sustainable world order, New York, July 16, 2024
Comment by Amarynth: This was a perfectly honest, complete, and strong statement, stating today’s sphere exactly as it is, no holds barred.
At a rough count, 37 countries made statements and the philosophy and expression were about 50/50 Global South and the collective west. The two most virulent statements were those of the UK and the… Continue reading
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Jul 14 2024 
Pepe Escobar
Pepe Escobar created this video as a result of Michael Hudson’s plea: The Need for a New Political Vocabulary.
Yes, it is in Portugese but the english subtitles are coming across quite understandably. Here is how to set the sub-titles to English:
Click on the gear sign at the bottom of the video
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Jul 13 2024 
Kishore Mahbubani
Former President of the UNSC and celebrated Singaporean diplomat and scholar explains in very simple, honest terms the greatest global competition in the human history: China and the USA, saying America believes it must cause the “Soviet-style” collapse of the prior within the next ten years, in order to continue to dominate the world’s natural… Continue reading
