Trump has been utterly inept in dealing with China. But, there might be one small silver lining to that. His stupidity, and China’s aggressiveness, may be pushing China towards the USA. From Foreign Affairs: China Is Losing India, A Clash in the Himalayas Will Push New Delhi Toward Washington

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This is very scary. Both are nuclear powers. From the Washington Post: The drums of war in Asia grow louder

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Just in case you were wondering.     View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Occupy Democrats (@occupydemocrats) on May 14, 2020 at 12:13pm PDT

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Fascinating article in The Guardian recently, Malicious forces creating ‘perfect storm’ of coronavirus disinformation Russia and China among state and other actors spreading fake news and disruption, say experts. It seems that combination of Russian agents, Chinese provocateurs, and our own Right-Wing political actors are working together to spread misinformation about Covid-19. The question is…

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I continue to be fascinated (albeit with a chill fascination) by the spread of the coronavirus in China, and from there to the rest of the world. I shudder to think what’s coming, and hope that, somehow, the virus gets stopped before it goes any further. So far, the only thing that I find remotely…

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There is a fascinating article over on the New York Times site that everyone with an interest in China should read. In Xi Jinping Wanted Global Dominance. He Overshot., Yi-Zheng Lian argues that under its current leadership, China has gotten itself into serious problems. Specifically, he says, Xi and his supporters revealed their hand too…

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From the Editor’s Desk I had an interesting thought the other day. It’s not necessarily profound or anything, but it did occur to me that I’ve seeing a lot of articles lately about how China is overtaking us. The People’s Republic is becoming, we suspect, the world’s dominant power, and leaving us in the dust.…

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We’ve found some fascinating reads on the web this week. They range from stories of courage and morality, to, alas, the very opposite. So, take a look at these: Fascinating article on Remezcla this week about Ralph Lazo, a young Mexican-American who decided to support his Japanese-American friends in World War II by joining them…

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