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It’s simple. China’s biggest embassy is in The Bahamas because it’s a hub for spying. Hundreds of millions of Chinese tourists aren’t suddenly heading for The Bahamas. If they were, that would explain the need for China’s biggest embassy being there. That is, to provide consular services. China’s biggest embassy China could have built its… Read more.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with his Chinese counterpart at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. They discussed many bilateral issues, but only one question mattered: Will China supply weapons to help Russia finish off Ukraine? U.S. intelligence suggests China is considering providing arms and ammunition to Russia, an involvement in the Kremlin’s war effort… Read more.
Elon Musk’s treachery rivals Donald Trump’s. Musk is barring Ukraine from using his Starlink satellites. But this is no more surprising than Trump inciting an insurrection to remain in power. Elon Musk bars Ukraine from using his Starlink satellites This comparison extends to the way Musk kowtows to China, as it rivals the way Trump Kowtows to… Read more.
Chinese officials are gaslighting liars. They make Donald Trump look like a Boy Scout. But, like a broken clock, they might be right this time. The mission of this Chinese spy balloon might be trolling more than spying. Chinese spy balloon But why would China launch a balloon to spy on US nuclear silos? Doesn’t that seem… Read more.
The world is at war in Ukraine – by proxy. Many countries are taking sides. Others are hedging their bets. Exhibit A is South Africa. It claims it remains non-aligned. Yet it’s conducting war games with Russia and China. That belies its claim. Ukraine is pitting democracies against autocracies President Biden has framed this as… Read more.
Podcast Episode 99 Given the way Western media are covering the protests raging across China, you’d be forgiven for thinking they portend revolutionary change. But they are just sound and fury signifying … relatively little. This episode explains why. Note: I recorded this episode on Wednesday and published it originally the next day (Dec 1). Listen.
Frankly, bitching about human rights in Qatar is rather like awarding China the next World Cup and then bitching about Orwellian censorship there. Read more.
Russia, the biggest pariah Ukraine has 50 countries discussing their intent to continue providing military aid at televised summits. Russia has 2 countries (Iran and China) denying they are providing the military aid everyone knows they are. Iran has denied supplying Russia with weapons for use in Ukraine, saying it ‘has not and will not’ do so. The denial,… Read more.
Nancy Pelosi pledged an ‘ironclad’ US commitment to Taiwan during a historic visit to the country on Wednesday that has infuriated China and raised warnings that military manoeuvres Beijing announced in retaliation would amount to a blockade of the island. The comments from the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, made during a meeting… Read more.
