China – Page 59 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

US shouldn’t tax billionaires, finance guru tells Boom Bust

Posted on November 12, 2021November 12, 2021By Editor

Supply chains remain strained in the United States as the nation’s economy attempts to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and Federal Reserve claims that rising inflation is simply transitory. … Read More >US shouldn’t tax billionaires, finance guru tells Boom Bust

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Is climate crisis becoming an excuse for mass surveillance?

Posted on November 11, 2021November 11, 2021By Editor

The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse is underway. The tearful, intensely dramatic trial is being televised live and has captivated viewers and brings Americans’ perennial debate over gun control to the fore. RT America’s Faran Fronczak takes a look. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) keeps an “unofficial” database with records pertaining to 54 million gun owners, raising concern among those who argue that registration will inevitably lead to confiscation of private arms. … Read More >Is climate crisis becoming an excuse for mass surveillance?

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China builds life-size mock-ups of US warships to test missiles – report

Posted on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021By Editor

The Chinese military has been building life-size mock-ups of US warships in a missile testing area, a report says, citing satellite images. The same types of vessels regularly sail close to Chinese waters and around Taiwan. … Read More >China builds life-size mock-ups of US warships to test missiles – report

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Chinese astronauts, including first woman, complete space walk outside future space station

Posted on November 8, 2021November 8, 2021By Editor

Two Chinese astronauts have completed a space walk which lasted several hours outside a future space station, with 41-year-old Wang Yaping becoming the first woman astronaut from China to perform the move. … Read More >Chinese astronauts, including first woman, complete space walk outside future space station

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CrossTalk Bullhorns, HOME EDITION: Trilateral world

Posted on November 8, 2021November 8, 2021By Editor

Well, its official – the US military has declared the ‘Great Three Power Competition’, featuring the US, Russia, and China. How does neoliberal ideology play into this? And, what do Russiagate and January 6 have in common? … Read More >CrossTalk Bullhorns, HOME EDITION: Trilateral world

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New Zealand PM refuses to say if China is ‘ally or adversary’ & abstains from calling US ‘leading democracy’

Posted on November 7, 2021November 7, 2021By Editor

New Zealand won’t be dragged into US hostilities with China, with which it has a ‘mature’ relationship that allows for disputes and differences to be resolved in a calm manner, PM Jacinda Ardern said. … Read More >New Zealand PM refuses to say if China is ‘ally or adversary’ & abstains from calling US ‘leading democracy’

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Beijing blasts Pentagon’s ‘deliberately concocted’ Chinese threat report

Posted on November 7, 2021November 7, 2021By Editor

The Chinese Defense Ministry has lodged official protests with the US over the Pentagon’s latest wartime potential assessment of China’s military. It is not Beijing but Washington that poses a threat to the world, China said. … Read More >Beijing blasts Pentagon’s ‘deliberately concocted’ Chinese threat report

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Russia & China’s new bid to scrap sanctions on North Korea will likely be blocked by the US. But it could relieve nuclear tensions

Posted on November 7, 2021November 7, 2021By Editor

Russia and China have launched a new joint bid to slash sanctions against North Korea, circulating a draft resolution at the UN Security Council. Everyone agrees it is very unlikely to pass, but that’s no reason to ignore it. … Read More >Russia & China’s new bid to scrap sanctions on North Korea will likely be blocked by the US. But it could relieve nuclear tensions

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China hits back at reports of widespread food shortages

Posted on November 4, 2021November 4, 2021By Editor

The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has insisted that vegetable and grain supplies are at normal levels amid reports of panic buying after people were told to ensure they had adequate food stocks at home. … Read More >China hits back at reports of widespread food shortages

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China is amassing nukes much faster than previously thought – Pentagon report

Posted on November 4, 2021November 4, 2021By Editor

China is beefing up its nuclear arsenal a lot faster than Washington thought just a year ago, a new Pentagon report says, predicting that Beijing will own at least 1,000 nuclear warheads by the end of the decade. … Read More >China is amassing nukes much faster than previously thought – Pentagon report

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