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Goodbye G20, hello BRICS+
By Pepe Escobar with permission and first posted at the Cradle.
The redeeming quality of a tense G20 held in Bali – otherwise managed by laudable Indonesian graciousness – was to sharply define which way the geopolitical winds are blowing.
That was…
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A number of articles – We Fight!
It seems we are getting busier across our world. Here are a few articles each introduced with comments from me. Enjoy. It is a weekend’s reading.
First, we have Xi Jinping’s formal and written speech at APEC CEO Summit:
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WEF Klaus Schwab @ G20
Somebody is recognizing the restructuring of our world. But, it is not yet surrender.
WEF Klaus Schwab admits at the G20 summit that globalization is over, US dominance is over, and the multipolar order (BRICS+) is next. Time…
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Nov 17 2022 
Full text of Xi’s written speech at APEC CEO Summit
BANGKOK, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a written speech titled “Staying Committed to and Jointly Promoting Development to Bring Asia-Pacific Cooperation to New Heights” here Thursday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit.
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Nov 16 2022 
Lavrov: remarks and answers to media questions following the G20 Summit
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions following the G20 Summit, Denpasar, November 15, 2022
During the first day of the G20 Summit, the discussion focused on three subjects – energy, food security, and the global health situation.
We…
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Nov 16 2022 
Maria Zakharova: on UN vote of Aggression against Ukraine
Summary:
Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the adoption of UN General Assembly Resolution Furtherance of Remedy and Reparation for Aggression against Ukraine
🔹 In effect, those who voted for this document took it upon themselves to recommend the creation…
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The G20’s Balinese dance and Biden’s calming words
By Pepe Escobar, posted with permission and first posted at Asia Times
Balinese culture, a perpetual exercise in sophisticated subtlety, makes no distinction between the secular and the supernatural – sekala and niskala.
Sekala is what our senses may discern. As in…
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Nov 15 2022 
Russia, India, China, Iran: the Quad that really matters
By Pepe Escobar, posted with permission and first posted at PressTV.ir
Southeast Asia is right at the center of international relations for a whole week viz a viz three consecutive summits: Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Phnom…
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Nov 15 2022 
Lula: Travels to COP27
This is good for Lula. It is good that before he is even inaugurated, he gets to arrange bilateral meetings and that he gets to discuss planetary issues.
On Monday, Brazil’s President-elect Lula da Silva traveled to Egypt to take part…
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Nov 15 2022 
Bolivia: In the Building Conflict stage again
We featured a short history of Bolivia here and will not repeat the historical angles for this piece.
Bolivia is again in the crosshairs, where conflict is being deliberately provoked. The cadres being used for this, are fascist groups who play…
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Nov 15 2022 
Daily Chronicles
The Daily Chronicles are snippets of the most important news across the world for this and each day as it rolls in.
I have a favor to ask for – some patience. We have a wonderful commenting system, but over these…
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China’s Communism vs Western Definition
I have following Shanghai Panda’s tweet stream for a long time. From time to time, there is valuable educational material. For example, this massive initial tweet tells in fine detail how Chinese governance actually works.
On twitter, as a Chinese, the…
