“China, Iran, Venezuela are developing crypto in effort to dethrone US”, reported by Yahoo Finance on July 11, quoting a report published by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). Cryptocurrency is a medium of exchange in digital form, and… Read More ›

Month: July 2019
Cadence Column: Asia, July 29, 2019
China says that Hong Kong CEO Carrie Lam may not resign because she must remain in power to clean up the mess China started and blames on her. Albeit, staying in power to clean up her scape-goat mess is impossible… Read More ›
China is close to a financial crisis
China haters have been waiting for a financial crisis out of China since at least the early 2000s. Each and every time, the People’s Bank of China’s plunge protection team or the central planners in Beijing would throw buckets of… Read More ›
China threatens to send troops to stop Hong Kong protests
In a move reminiscent of the Tienanmen Square Massacre 30 years ago, China is threatening to use troops against unarmed Hong Kong protestors. The latest protests in Hong Kong appear to have touched a nerve in Beijing, where officials and… Read More ›
UK-China relations depends on tactics Boris Johnson will adopt
The prospect of the UK-China relation, according to the analysis of the ‘UK in a Changing Europe’, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and based at King’s College London, is that: “ … the UK will be left… Read More ›
China signs secret deal to station troops in Cambodia
China has signed a secret deal to allow its military troops to be stationed at a naval base in Cambodia, according to reports. The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials who had seen a pact drawn up between the two… Read More ›
Cadence Column: Asia, July 22, 2019
In the singing, fake-smiling scenes of Uyghurs in reeducation camps in China, the Chinese expect the world to be swayed to believe they are happy. That’s how Chinese view it with each other—they fake-smile at each other and buy the… Read More ›
Some Muslim countries shamefully joined China in defending its cultural genocide of Uighurs
At a session of the U.N. Human Rights Council this month, 22 mostly Western ambassadors joined in a letter expressing concern about China’s mass detentions in the Xinjiang region and calling for “meaningful access” for “independent international observers.” It was… Read More ›
Southeast Asia overtook US as China’s 2nd major trade partner, and why it matters
“The U.S. is losing importance as a trading partner of China as their tariff war drags on, dropping a notch to third place in the first half of 2019 to trail the European Union and Southeast Asia…” reported by Nikkei… Read More ›
Is America fighting China without understanding history?
At the basement floor of the Chinese National museum in Beijing, there’s a curated collection of China’s imperial history from antiquity to the fall of the Qing Dynasty. The basement is where a multitude of visitors from around the country… Read More ›
Cadence Column: Asia, July 15, 2019
China’s recent obsession with arresting Canadians is easier to understand and predict if it is seen as an attempt to alienate US allies from the US. Based on this, we can expect mistreatment of other US citizen allies in the… Read More ›
US’ Bible shortage (caused by Trump’s tariff) reminds the world of CCP’s Marxist doctrine
‘USA Today’ reported on July 8: “… Religious publishers say President Donald Trump’s most recent proposed tariffs on Chinese imports could result in a Bible shortage. That’s because millions of Bibles – some estimates put it at 150 million or… Read More ›
Cadence Column, Asia, July 8, 2019
China has been had. It has been had by Western freedom. It has been had by its own culture’s psychopathology. It has been had by the concept of a promise—something the Chinese can’t understand, let alone keep. It has been… Read More ›
Huawei employees admit links to China’s military and intelligence, British report claims
Throughout the conflict between Washington and Huawei, a central theme has been the alleged connections between the company and state defense and intelligence agencies in China. The theory goes that the company has links and is obliged, under Chinese national… Read More ›
Africa News explains why Africa will choose Huawei
Africanews’ June 6 article “Why Africa will choose Beijing in ongoing US-China trade war” provides valuable information to support my May 22 comment here that Africans have a decisive role in shaping Huawei’s global future. “… Much of the continent’s… Read More ›
Cadence Column: Asia, July 1, 2019
The Korean DMZ is the hottest new place to socialize! Dear Leaders charge to the border to shake hands. Presidents line up early to get a good spot. Few diplomatic maneuvers or promises on trade can compete with the political… Read More ›