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World Is Safe From Global Conflict In 2019 by M. K. BHADRAKUMAR
Is 2019 going to be the year of the Armageddon? The answer is a definitive ‘No’. As 2018 ended, the potential for war was looming and Russian President Vladimir Putin even refused to rule out a nuclear war. But then, the statesmen grappling with international security also know that nukes are useless. They serve the… Continue reading
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THE NEW YEAR: 2019 OR 1929 OR 1937?
1 January 2018 — theplanningmotivedotcom Santa’s present to the capitalist class was a loss of over 18 Trillion Dollars globally as asset markets deflated, an amount exceeded only in 2008. What we have seen thus far is only the first phase of the Bear Market. Phase 2 will only occur when it becomes clear how vulnerable… Continue reading
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Development vs. Destruction: China and the U.S. By Sara Flounders
Escalating U.S. military confrontations, political threats, extreme tariffs and an ominous trade war against China are having global repercussions. These provocations impact the economy and the political alliances of every country, not only China. Continue reading
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Next Generation 5G and the US-China “Cellphone War”: Selected Stories
The unspoken US policy objective behind the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou on trumped up charges, consists in breaking China’s technological lead in wireless telecommunications. Continue reading
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China’s Uyghur ‘Problem’ — The Unmentioned Part By F. William Engdahl
In recent months Western media and the Washington Administration have begun to raise a hue and cry over alleged mass internment camps in China’s northwestern Xinjiang where supposedly up to one million ethnic Uyghur Chinese are being detained and submitted to various forms of “re-education.” Several things about the charges are notable, not the least… Continue reading
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Anglo-Saxon “Eyes” are Fixed on Countering China By Jean Perier
In spite in a number of signals that the Trump administration has made over the months to indicate that it is prepared to try to take China down alone, the better part of American policymakers have been hard at work behind the scenes, trying to put together a slapdash coalition against Beijing. It’s rather curious… Continue reading
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The secret spy dinner behind coordinated assault on Huawei
The arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou by Canadian authorities produced attention-grabbing headlines in recent weeks, but the police action is just one part of a coordinated effort to target the Chinese telecommunications giant. Continue reading
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Trump and China: Towards a Cold or Hot War? By Marc Vandepitte
At first glance, the dispute between the US and China revolves around unfair competition and theft of intellectual property. On closer inspection it is about something much more fundamental, namely frantic attempts by Washington to preserve its hegemony over this planet. Are we heading for a clash between the two titans? Continue reading
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The USA is preparing for a confrontation with Russia and China By Manlio Dinucci
The US Commission on the National Defense Strategy was created in 2017 in order to provide Congress with some expertise on the subject. However, its principal source of information is the US Institute of Peace, the equivalent of the NED for the Secretary of Defense. As a result, its bipartisan attitude is in reality the… Continue reading
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Video: Behind the US Attack on Chinese Smartphones By Manlio Dinucci
Under pressure from the Pentagon and the Intelligence agencies, the USA took the decision to forbid the use of Smartphones and telecommunications infrastructures from the Chinese company Huawei, warning that they may potentially be used for espionage, and pressured their allies to do the same. Continue reading
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On World Human Rights Day, the Inhumane Treatment of Huawei Meng Wanzhou by Canadian Authorities Becomes Clearer By Adam Garrie
But just as the current US President insulted President Xi Jinping during his first visit to the United States under the Trump Presidency in 2017 by launching a reckless attack on Syria in the middle of dinner, now the United States has supremely insulted the dignity of the Chinese people by orchestrating the lawless political… Continue reading
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Canada Takes A Hostage: Free Meng Wanzhou By Christopher Black
It is clear the US is pushing the battle line to our door … We can completely regard the US arrest of Meng Wanzhou as a declaration of war against China.” Continue reading
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Trump’s Trade Policy Towards China: A Distraction to Benefit the Rich
As stock markets around the world are reeling from contradictory Trump administration signals regarding US policy towards China, we look at: Who benefits? And: What would a better trade policy towards China look like? CEPR’s Mark Weisbrot and PERI’s Gerald Epstein discuss the issue Continue reading
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The kidnapping of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou By Andre Damon
On Wednesday, the world was shocked to learn that Canadian authorities had arrested and confined without bail Meng Wanzhou, the deputy chairperson of the Chinese smart phone giant Huawei, on charges brought by US prosecutors of violating American sanctions against Iran. Washington is calling for her extradition to the US. Continue reading
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Neocons Sabotage Trump’s Trade Talks – Huawei CFO Taken Hostage To Blackmail China By Moon of Alabama
CNN reports that White House chief of staff John Kelly is expected to resign soon. There have been similar rumors before, but this time the news may actually be true. That is bad for Trump and U.S. policies. Kerry is one a the few counterweights to national security advisor John Bolton. His replacement will likely… Continue reading
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Five Eyes Against Huawei
The motive for the war undertaken by Washington against Huawei is deep-rooted and spurious as are the justifications. Continue reading
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China’s Golem Babies: There is Another Agenda By F William Engdahl
The shocking news that a team of scientists working in China have managed to gene-edit the DNA of recently-born human twins to allegedly make them genetically immune to a HIV infection is more than bizarre and irresponsible. It suggests that certain researchers are making dangerous experiments to create ultimately the eugenics master dream—custom-designed humans. I… Continue reading
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Behind the US attack on Chinese Smartphones By Manlio Dinucci
Donald Trump’s attempt to re-balance the commercial flow between China and the USA does not correspond only to his aim of bringing de-localised jobs back to the United States. Indeed, the deployment of new transport and communications infrastructures is swiftly becoming a threat to the US position as leader of the world. The struggle centred… Continue reading
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Washington’s Dirty Fight Against China’s OBOR
The Wall Street Journal in its article, “U.S. Fights China for Influence, One Project at a Time: Washington prods private sector and focuses on financing as Beijing’s ‘Belt and Road’ hits obstacles.” What the article reveals and what the article omits, speaks volumes of America’s response, or lack thereof. Continue reading
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US vice president beats war drums in Asia By Peter Symonds
US Vice President Mike Pence used Asian summit meetings over the past week to set out an ultimatum to China that accelerates the drive to war. Either China bows to the demands of American imperialism and accepts a subservient, semi-colonial status, or it will confront the full force of US diplomatic, economic and ultimately military… Continue reading
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