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November 14th, 2016 - 10:08 am § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.

CHINA: A New Moon Rises Over the Wailing Wall

 China, as the rising  world power, could become the “go to” peace maker. Trump’s campaign rhetoric was jingoistic and anachronistic. His US will move to an isolationist and nationalist  pettiness that  abandons the  traditional role of the US, as heir to the British Empire[...]

November 12th, 2016 - 1:19 am § in Misc., Russia

The Incorporation of Russia and China

Putin Proposes State Corporate Structure Modeled After China After Vladimir Putin hinted at his September 5 Bloomberg interview that he might not run for presidency in 2018 and suggested that the next leader should be “fairly young” but “mature” [Note 1], pundits are now guessing his success[...]

November 9th, 2016 - 11:12 am § in Misc.

THE Ave Challenge: This young man grew up to be??

A. Mao B. Chiang Kai Chek C. Kim Jung Un D. Bruce Lee E. Ai Wei Wei[...]

November 6th, 2016 - 10:13 pm § in Misc.

Chinese Fascism: Beijing Outlaws Election of Dissidents in Hong Kong

(Beijing ) China’s top legislative body , the Standing Committee  of the National People’s Congress, has ruled that Hong Kong people who advocate independence can not hold public office.  This preempts a court battle over whether a pair of pro-independence activists who were elected to the ci[...]

October 28th, 2016 - 1:41 am § in Misc.

Xi Crowns Himself as China’s New Emperor

Xi Jinping ‘Core’ Leader Chinese  officials have begun a campaign of acclaim calling  for “absolute loyalty” to Mr. Xi and “absolute authority” for the leader. ( BEIJING NYT, adapted) — The  Communist Party elevated President Xi Jinping to “core” leader, putting him in the [...]

October 26th, 2016 - 1:19 am § in Misc.

Imperial China’s Claims on Siberia

Why China will “reclaim” Siberia Expanded China-Siberia map showing possible claims China might make China has made no secret that it will one day enforce its claims on much of Eastern Russia, which it sees as rightfully belonging to China.  With Russia fast becoming the weaker partner in the a[...]

October 7th, 2016 - 12:20 am § in Misc., Russia

BREAKING NEWS: Duterte Breaks Off Military Cooperation with US

PHILIPPINES TELLS US NO JOINT PATROLS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA SAN ANTONIO, Philippines (AP) – The Philippine defense chief said Friday that he told the U.S. military that plans for joint patrols and naval exercises in the disputed South China Sea have been put on hold, the first concrete break in d[...]

September 26th, 2016 - 7:34 am § in Misc.

While the US Is Down to ONE Icebreaker ……..

Chinese Arctic expedition team returns home China’s seventh Arctic expedition using the Chinese icebreaker Xuelong returned to its research base in Shanghai on Monday after a 78-day mission.[...]

September 22nd, 2016 - 6:17 pm § in Misc.

China: Ai Weiwei

12-Year Sentence for Ai Weiwei’s Lawyer Xia Lin’s lawyer said he was being targeted for his human-rights work.[...]

September 16th, 2016 - 7:29 am § in Misc.

CHINA: On the Way To a Chinese Space Station

JIUQUAN, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — China on Thursday launched space lab Tiangong-2 into space, paving the way for a permanent space station the country plans to build around 2022.[...]