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Read moreThe undeniable shift taking place in the world, away from the Western “rules-based order”, has significantly accelerated, spurred on by the inevitable collapse of the international financial system. The general direction was perceptible at the Oct. 30 meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, where the former was forced to walk back almost the entirety of his […]
Read moreNot a major diplomatic breakthrough, but nonetheless a welcome step toward establishing a more stable relationship between the United States and China, is how one could characterize the Oct. 30 meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea. More importantly, China came away with an agreement that essentially brought all American trade restrictions and tariffs back to […]
Read moreComing off of his summit meeting with President Trump (cf. above), Chinese President Xi Jinping continued his diplomatic offensive during and on the sidelines of the APEC meeting in Gyeongju, on Oct. 31-Nov. 1. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum comprises 21 member countries in the Pacific Rim, plus ASEAN as an observer. At this year’s meeting, Xi Jinping was the […]
Read moreHere we go again. On Oct. 31, the Federal Reserve and the US Treasury injected an emergency 50 billion dollars into the interbanking “repo” market, as the one-quarter rate cuts earlier in the week were not enough to prevent a serious liquidity crisis. This is like a replay of the Sept. 17, 2019 action that launched so-called Quantitative Easing. At […]
Read moreGerman Foreign Minister Johann Wadepuhl’s abrupt decision to cancel his first visit to China planned for one week ago is just the latest example of the present government’s disinterest in pursuing what is usually known as “diplomacy”. Indeed, during a visit to Japan several weeks earlier, he had publicly denounced Beijing’s “increasing aggressiveness”, announcing measures to contain China. In the […]
Read moreHours before his meeting on Oct. 30 with China’s President Xi Jinping, U.S. President Trump delivered a bit of a shock when he announced that the U.S. would begin testing its nuclear weapons. In explaining his decision, he said it is necessary to do so in order to keep up with other nuclear powers. “That process will begin immediately….I have […]
Read moreThe size and components of the U.S. military force being assembled in the southern Caribbean Sea belie the White House denials that the administration has drawn up a list of targets for possible strikes on Venezuelan territory, ports and airports included. The Miami Herald’s sources reported that the Trump administration “has made the decision to attack military installations, and the […]
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