China’s Industrial Policies Work

So Copy Them Washington's focus on ending Beijing's subsidies is illogical and self-defeating. by Gabriel Wildau https://www.bloomberg.com (November 17 2019) https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iiEBuq5NLTFk/v1/1200x-1.jpg China hawks are chastising President Donald Trump's "phase one" trade deal because it focuses on increasing US exports while ignoring Beijing's subsidies for favored industries. Instead of seeking to coerce China into abandoning policies …

How Does China Evaluate and Choose its Leaders?

Understanding China's University System by Larry Romanoff Global Research (November 23 2019) https://www.globalresearch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CHINA0511.jpg Many Westerners have at least a dim awareness of China's Gaokao, the system of annual university entrance examinations, taken by about ten million students each year. This set of examinations is quite stiff and perhaps even harsh, covering many subjects and occupying …

History of Chinese Inventions

The Present and the Future. Recent Chinese State of the Art Innovations by Larry Romanoff Global Research (October 24 2019) https://www.globalresearch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/madeinchina.jpg China as a nation has the longest and by far the vastest record of inventions in the history of the world. It is now reliably estimated that more than 60% of all the knowledge …

The Untold Truth about Xinjiang

Western media refuse to report reality by Xie Wenting and Bai Yunyi Global Times (March 20 2019) http://www.globaltimes.cn/Portals/0/attachment/2019/2019-03-20/35b157de-d13c-4db1-88b8-052f8e1b59ae.jpeg Residents chat with neighbors about their daily life on February 15 in Yusitunke Ayikule village of Awati county in Aksu Prefecture in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Photo: Liu Xin/GT   Editor's Note   Misleading headlines, …

Understanding China

by Larry Romanoff Global Research (November 20 2019) We have a saying that after spending one month in China you could write a book; after a year in China, you could write a chapter; in five years you could write a paragraph, and after five years you could write a note on a postcard. That …

The Total Breakdown of Relations with China …

... Could Throw Our Planet into Utter Turmoil by Michael Snyder The Economic Collapse blog (November 20 2019) Zero Hedge (November 21 2019) https://zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com/s3fs-public/styles/inline_image_mobile/public/inline-images/Global-Collapse-Public-Domain.jpg We just witnessed one of the most monumental events of the entire decade, and yet most Americans still don't understand what has happened. In recent months, the global economy and stock …

China Summons US Diplomat

Vows to retaliate if Donald Trump signs Hong Kong democracy act into law * Beijing calls on Washington to 'stop the act becoming law' after it is passed by Senate, with the US president retaining the right to sign or veto it * Support for the bill surges among senators amid a siege at a …

Here’s the Real Reason Why Hong Kong Authorities …

... are Desperate to Regain Control of University by Tyler Durden Zero Hedge (November 17 2019) The last few days have seen scenes of utter carnage appearing on social media round the world as Hong Kong authorities (with the "generous support" of the PLA) have fought with students at various universities. https://www.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/hong-kong-1-1-700x420.jpg However, the Chinese …

Relatives of So-called Uyghur Activists Slam Pompeo’s Detention Claim

by Liu Xin and Fan Lingzhi in Yining Global Times (November 17 2019) Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region released a statement on November 9 refuting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's remarks that claimed the so-called Uyghur activists' family members are detained in Xinjiang. Pompeo issued a statement on November 5, titled "Harassment of …

Why Thailand is Buying Russian Helicopters

by Joseph Thomas New Eastern Outlook (November 16 2019) https://journal-neo.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/THAI541.jpg Beginning in 2011, the Kingdom of Thailand began replacing aging US helicopters not with newer US-built models, but with Russian and Italian systems instead. This includes Russian Mi-17 medium twin-turbine transport helicopters and several AgustaWestland AW149's and AW139's (for transporting VIPs). According to a January …