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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
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May 31 2023 Daily Chronicles
The Daily Chronicles are snippets of the most important news across the world (and a joke or two) for this and each day as it rolls in – as such, this thread is non-structured with the latest news on top.
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May 30 2023 South American Presidents: Summit in Brasilia
We picked this up under the previous CELAC summit. Though this is not a CELAC summit it would be the first time that most of these leaders are together again after the previous CELAC summit. Brazilian Foreign Affairs Minister Mauro…
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May 30 2023 A few early Russian comments after the terrorist drone attack on the city of Moscow
Usually, we find in the various channels and communication streams, bloggers and commentators quite some anger and emotional reactions after something like this. When the drone attack on the Kremlin happened, people were very emotional. This time, very little emotional…
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May 30 2023 BRICS in South Africa
I’ve written about South Arica sitting on two chairs, and this being a real threat to BRICS, specifically for the upcoming BRICS meetings and summits. “People need to be hopeful. Discouraged communities, polarized communities, and weak governance will not get…
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May 29 2023 China builds global alternative as US-led financial order decays
To analyze how China is building a global alternative as the US-led neoliberal financial order decays, political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by economic geographer Mick Dunford.
Transcript
RADHIKA DESAI: Hello and welcome to the 10th Geopolitical Economy Hour,… -
May 29 2023 Brian Berletic: Incoming Thai Government Vows Obedience to US Foreign Policy: Myanmar to be First Victim
(File under: Empire strikes back)
Summary
– The incoming government in Thailand following general elections, funded and backed by the US for years, vows to adopt US foreign policy across the region, and specifically in regards to neighboring Myanmar;
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May 28 2023 Timeline of crimes committed by the United States and Great Britain
From the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Recently we posted the Chinese white paper on America’s Coercive Diplomacy and Its Harm
My comment is that we can expect another Nuremberg type trials.
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August 20, 1619. The Dutch deliver the first group of…
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May 28 2023 Daily Chronicles
The Daily Chronicles are snippets of the most important news across the world for this and each day as it rolls in – as such, this thread is non-structured with the latest news on top. The rough theme: Birds of…
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May 27 2023 Calling the economists: Small businesses to go public in Russia
The Russian Central Bank head Elvira Nabiullina believes that small and medium-sized businesses have great potential to go public.
“It’s clear that it can be difficult for small and medium-sized businesses to enter the capital market because there are requirements for…
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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
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May 26 2023 Michael Hudson & Ben Norton: Origins of debt: Michael Hudson reveals how financial oligarchies in Greece & Rome shaped our world (Updated with transcript)
Economist Michael Hudson discusses his book “The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization’s Oligarchic Turning Point”, and how this history from 2000 years ago is still so relevant to understand our debt-based societies today.
You can find links to…