Do not get dizzy with this triangular trading game. Bloomberg reported on Nov 27 that “Argentina replaces China as (the) biggest US soybean buyer”, compared with “none in the same year-ago period, USDA data show …” On the other hand,… Read More ›
Month: November 2018
Cadence Column: Asia, November 26, 2018
Taiwan held something akin to a “mid-term” election this past Saturday. The people revolted against the previous revolt. When electing the DPP two years ago, the people were fed up with the capitulation policies of Ma. Now, they are fed… Read More ›
China is creating concentration camps in Xinjiang. Here’s how we hold it accountable.
China continues to see the uproar over its creation of concentration camps holding as many as 1 million ethnic Uighurs and others as a public-relations problem. In recent days, the government issued another white paper claiming it is protecting religious… Read More ›
China and Russia to challenge US Air Force supremacy in East Asia?
Reuters reported on Nov 16 that the “U.S. military will withdraw hundreds of troops focused on counterterrorism operations in Africa over the next several years to support the Pentagon’s increased focus on countering threats from China and Russia, officials said… Read More ›
Cadence Column: Asia, November 19, 2018
In Taiwanese politics, a mayor candidate’s comments about his own benefits from drinking honey-lemonade sparked retribution from the medical community. After a lump under his eye went away, apparently from a vegetarian and honey-lemonade diet, he actually said so. A… Read More ›
An American boy’s ‘fake smile’ got 1.8 million Weibo fans in China
CNN’s updated report on Nov 9 said that Gavin Thomas, born in Minnesota and still in elementary school, has some “unique facial expressions, which have become a hugely successful, viral meme …… A gif of Gavin’s face, smiling awkwardly, might… Read More ›
Cadence Column: Asia, November 12, 2018
Xi Jinping announced yet another new policy for China: Blaming other countries is wrong, each country must deal with its own economic and environmental issues without the problem being someone else’s fault. While this 180° new direction should be welcoming… Read More ›
Drink beer to understand the China Model
Cheers! ‘France 24’ reported on Nov 5 that “… Heineken seals $3 bn deal with China’s top brewer …… Under the deal the Dutch brewer said it will take a 40 percent stake in the holding company that controls China… Read More ›
Cadence Column: Asia, November 5, 2018
China is less and less popular in the news. It’s almost conspiracy-like—how much negative news comes out against China in the Western press at once. The Trump administration backs Micron with legal action against Fujian Jinhua, an American company vs… Read More ›
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