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An “Olympics” moratorium on complaints about censorship and human rights in China…please!

Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 5:21 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

No doubt you’ve heard the indignant whining by Western reporters covering the Olympics about the number of Internet sites (related to Tibet and other embarrassing political matters) that have been blocked by the Chinese government. But I find most of their complaints in this respect impudent and patently disingenuous. After all,  these Western reporters accepted their coveted assignments knowing full… Read more.

China Buying Political Dominion Over the Caribbean, Latin America, and Africa!

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at 2:47 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

The new Cold War: China’s economic invasion In 1962, the Soviet Union threatened America’s sphere of influence by basing missiles in Cuba. President John F. Kennedy threatened nuclear confrontation if it did not retreat. The Soviet Union blinked, and the Cold War stayed cold. Fast-forward to today, and China is posing a similar threat. Except that instead of missiles, China is deploying… Read more.