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Biden’s Foreign Policy A-Team Is Failing Him
In the interest of full disclosure, and to at least limit friendly fire, please beware that I voted for Joe Biden. In fact, when he picked Kamala Harris as his running mate, I duly gloated in “I Picked Biden-Harris 2020 in January 2019. Now It’s Official!” August 12, 2020. In other words, I not only… Read more.
It’s Official: China Committing Genocide Against Uyghurs. Now What?
The Chinese government’s alleged actions in Xinjiang have violated every single provision in the United Nations’ Genocide Convention, according to an independent report by more than 50 global experts in human rights, war crimes and international law. The report, released Tuesday by the Newlines Institute for Strategy and Policy think tank in Washington DC, claimed… Read more.
China vs. US Over Taiwan: Militaries Maneuvering, Tensions Rising, but No Shots Firing
China and the United States have irreconcilable differences over Taiwan. China considers Taiwan a “prodigal” province. The US vows to defend Taiwan if China invades to reclaim it for the Mainland. China vs. US over Taiwan Here is how Reuters reported yesterday on the current state of play: China toughened its language towards Taiwan last week, warning after its stepped-up… Read more.
Hong Kong Done.
China has moved to tame [the legislative council], one of Hong Kong’s few remaining avenues for dissent and democratic ideals, as it effectively expelled four elected opposition lawmakers from office, prompting vows to resign from their allies. … The council … stood as a symbol of the ‘one country, two systems’ legal framework that was… Read more.
Hapless America: US Intelligence Warns Russia or China Might Determine Outcome of US Election? WTF!
A defining feature of America in this age of Trump is the extent to which it has become an international laughingstock. Remarkably, nary a day goes by without his administration providing fodder for that stock. Only that abiding mockery of low expectations explains this head-scratching statement: The US intelligence community’s top election security official said… Read more.
China Continues Daring Britain as It Reclaims Hong Kong
Hong Kong police have made their first arrests under a new ‘anti-protest’ law imposed by Beijing, as crowds marked 23 years since the end of British rule. … The law, imposed by China following last year’s anti-government protests in the semi-autonomous territory, makes secessionist, subversive, or terrorist activities illegal, as well as foreign intervention in… Read more.
Covid-19 Exposing China as More Global Menace than Rival Superpower
President Trump has been yelping all over the media recently about how China hid the outbreak of what this congenital racist calls the “Wuhan virus.” Except that you’d be forgiven for dismissing his yelps as just more lies. After all, according to The Washington Post, he has told over 18,000 lies since taking his oath… Read more.
LeBron, from Hero to Zero in One Tweet
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Trump and NBA Find Doing Business in China Like Walking on Eggshells
Trump and the Sleight of the Deal President Trump made quite a show last week of announcing a “partial” accord to end his trade war with China. Unfortunately, this was rather like British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain making quite a show in 1938 of announcing a “peace-for-our-time” accord to end German aggression. The U.S. and… Read more.