China
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Why China won’t call a ‘tariff-wielding barbarian’
The Toddler Temper Tantrum-style Trump Tariff Tizzy (TTT), now accelerated to 145% – and counting – is yet another thunderous trademark pigeon smashing the chessboard gambit. Continue reading
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China’s response to Trump’s escalating trade war
Since U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February to impose a 10% tariff on all imports, the world has witnessed a confounding series of unilateral tariffs placed on both friends and foes of the U.S.. On self-declared ‘Liberation Day’, on 2 April 2025, Trump unleashed a series of ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on 57… Continue reading
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China Retaliates Hiking Tariffs To 125%, Witkoff In Moscow, Iran In Crosshairs, China EU Meet
Friday, 11 April 2025 — New Atlas Continue reading
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Russia–Iran–China: All for one, and one for all?
Although perhaps not yet obvious to Washington, a US war on Iran will be viewed as one against Russia and China too. Both Putin and Xi know that Trump’s war is singularly directed at the transformational global ‘changes they are driving together.’ Continue reading
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American tariffs and the return to ‘fair trade’
US President Trump has referred frequently to “fair trade” instead of “free trade”, and tariffs have become his preferred economic instrument to elevate the US in the international economy. What is the economic history behind these ideas and are they likely to succeed? Continue reading
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Trump’s War Threats BACKFIRE: Putin, Iran & China Just Called His Bluff w/ Brian Berletic
Thursday, 3 March 2025 — New Atlas Russia, Iran and China just called Trump’s bluff in a BIG way, and no one is talking about it. Geopolitical analyst Brian Berletic joins on what Trump’s threats and war preparations mean for these rising powers to the East, and what comes next as the world braces for… Continue reading
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Wang Yi: relations with Russia are an important factor for stability in a turbulent world
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on an official visit to Moscow from March 31 to April 2. On Tuesday, he is expected to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. Wang Yi spoke in an interview with RIA Novosti about the special role of Moscow and Beijing in maintaining peace and jointly combating… Continue reading
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The Delusion That Russia Can Be Separated From Either China Or Iran
The Trump administration seems to sincerely believe that it can make a deal on Ukraine that will not meet Russia’s repeatedly stated security needs, and that such a settlement will facilitate Russia’s acquiescence to a Western military attack on Iran and/or somewhat of a distancing of Russia from China. Even writing the above words makes… Continue reading
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Taiwan’s High-Level Security Meeting that portends martial law and a hot war with the PRC
Sunday, 16 March 2025 — Global South Definitely not good news: From Jeff J Brown at Radiosinoland with transcript. Featured Image: William Lai, head of Taiwan’s DPP party is trying to drive his people off a cliff. Continue reading
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The AUKUS chickens are coming home to roost, already
In its response to AUKUS with its objective of militarily confronting China in the South China Sea, we should not be surprised by Chinese naval vessels sailing around Australia to pick up some intelligence or at least showing us their growing naval power. Continue reading
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Pepe Escobar: Putin & China’s BRICS Bombshell DESTROYS Trump’s Plan, Europe HUMILIATED
Geopolitical analyst and journalist Pepe Escobar joins to discuss the chaos unleashed by the Trump administration as Russia-US talks kick off, Europe gets sidelined, and BRICS gears up as Trump’s declared war on the multipolar alliance begins. Continue reading
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Donald Trump’s Reverse Kissinger Strategy
The United States, Hegseth told NATO, was not ‘primarily focused’ on European security, but on putting its own national interests first and foremost. The best that the European leaders at NATO could do was to demand that Ukraine have a seat at the talks, but there was very little said against the US pressure that… Continue reading
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China: It’s time to lead – we’re done following
“For technologists, being followed is rewarding. Open-source is cultural, not just commercial. Giving back is an honour, and it attracts talent.” Quote: Founder Liang Wenfeng Continue reading
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US tech CEOs admit they want AI monopoly & ‘unipolar world’, blocking China’s competition
US Big Tech oligarchs fear Chinese AI companies like DeepSeek. Billionaire Trump backer Peter Thiel admits they want monopolies: “competition is for losers”. Anthropic CEO wants a US “unipolar world”. Continue reading
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Trump Goes Geopolitical: Entangling China and Russia is the Base of His Imperialistic Move
This is going to be the century of the seas. Naval conflicts and the dominance of different sea routes is going to happen, and we will see it as shaping the next level of commerce around the world. Continue reading
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Let stability prevail over turbulence in China-US ties
Maintaining stability between China and the US is an achievable goal. To say the least, fragile stability is still a much better scenario than constant turbulence. Continue reading
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Europe’s Anti-China Politics: One Step Forward, Two Backwards
On the 4th of October, when members of the European Union voted in favour of imposing tariffs of up to 45 per cent on Chinese Electric Vehicles (EVs) for at least the next five years, they did not just simply take a step to “de-risk” from China and/or put their policies in line with Washington’s. Continue reading
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Decoupling From China? The Consequences of a Stupid Idea
There are ongoing discussions about the need for the West, especially the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) to de-risk and/or decouple from China. These discussions pervade all spheres, including journalistics, think tanks, academia and politics. Continue reading
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A Walk Along the Baiyangdian Lake in the Xiong’an New Area: The Fortieth Newsletter (2024
Seventy-five years ago, on 1 October 1949, Mao Zedong (1893–1976) announced the creation of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). It is important to note that the Communist Party of China (CPC) did not name the new state the Socialist Republic, but instead called it the People’s Republic. That is because Mao and the CPC… Continue reading
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Western Media Urges Public: Believe Our Lies, Not Your Own Eyes
In a recent London Telegraph article titled, “The British travel bloggers ‘sugarcoating’ China’s Uyghur problem to the delight of Beijing,” readers are told that “more than one million Uyghurs are believed to be detained in re-education camps,” in Xinjiang and that Western tourists traveling to the region and seeing no evidence at all of this or other claims made… Continue reading
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