Extraordinary that there's virtually no coverage in western media of China's extraordinary expansion of its railway network, and no questions about why we can't or don't do the same #Railway#China#Europe#US
While most Western countries are concerned with extrajudicial security personnel from #China going after Chinese dissidents and other interference via secret police stations, Hungary just went and signed a deal with China: "lol, police from a totalitarian country officially patrolling our streets? sure thing"
“#Trump’s businesses received at least $7.8 mil from 20 foreign govts during his presidency, according to new documents released by House Dems that show how much he received from overseas transactions, most of it from #China.
…offers concrete evidence that Trump engaged in the kind of conduct that House GOP have labored, so far unsuccessfully, to prove that Pres Biden did as they work to build an impeachment case against him” 1/…
Here in #Taiwan, some people, are already preparing for the possibility of a war with #China.
The Kuma Academy trains Taiwanese civilians to understand modern warfare, #disinformation first aid and evacuation planning.
The classes sell out within hours.
The idea is to increase resilience – to be more like Ukraine, its founder Shen told me, so that if an invasion or blockade by China happened, they’d have the skills to resist.
“#Hackers backed by the #China government are targeting U.S. water treatment plants and electrical grids, strategically positioning themselves within critical infrastructure systems to "wreak havoc and cause real-world harm to American citizens and communities," FBI Director Christopher Wray is expected to tell Congress Wednesday.”
“#Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party pulled off a historic third consecutive presidential victory on Saturday as voters shrugged off warnings by #China that their re-election would increase the risk of conflict.”
😳The #UK’s most hazardous #nuclear site, Sellafield, has been hacked into by cyber groups closely linked to #Russia and #China, the Guardian can reveal.
I’d heard rumors about massive money laundering operations happening via Canadian real estate and this seems to address some of it.
“I found out a huge mortgage fraud showing borrowers with exaggerated income from one specific country, China": The Bureau investigates whistleblower docs
"Fake Chinese income" mortgages fuel Toronto Real Estate Bubble: HSBC Bank Leaks
"Russia's one path to victory in Ukraine leads through minds and mouths in Washington, DC. Russian and Chinese propaganda therefore celebrates the inability of Congress to pass aid for Ukraine, and praises those who hinder the passage of such a bill. But the specific propaganda memes that China spreads (and some American leaders repeat) about the war are of Russian origin."
“Covert Chinese accts are masquerading online as American supporters of Trump, promoting conspiracy theories, stoking domestic divisions & attacking Pres Biden ahead of election..signal a potential tactical shift in how Beijing aims to influence American politics, w more willingness to target specific candidates & parties, incl Biden.
In echo of #Russia’s influence campaign..#China appears to be trying to harness partisan divisions to undermine Biden admin policies..”
Military supplies delivered to Belarus aboard 4 Chinese flights, observers report.
"At the beginning of January, the Belaruski Hajun monitoring group recorded unusual activity by the Chinese cargo airline Air China Cargo at Minsk National Airport. Over a period of four days, the Boeing 747-400F registered B-2476 completed four round-trip flights between Ürümqi (airport code ZWWW) and Minsk (UMMS)...
We have reason to believe that the cargo plane transported military equipment from China to Belarus. The cargo likely bypassed customs clearance and was transshipped out of the airport immediately, as staging the freight in the usual military cargo area would have attracted additional attention with the consignment sitting out in the open."
For more context, people in China have been assembling plain white bread sandwiches to try to understand how we live in this part of the world, and they are posting through it (the idea of eating anything cold or raw, especially a vegetable, is seen as especially disgusting in the Chinese world, with some exceptions)
The turmoil in the Middle East has led to many speculations about the extent to which Russia and Iran are coordinating their actions. So I decided to make a video about the relationship between #Russia, #China, and #Iran.
This time I am linking to a post on my new Ghost site. Some people have requested that I post transcripts of my videos, which seemed like a good idea. So if you prefer to "read" my videos instead of watching them, you can sign up for the newsletter. https://www.logicofwar.com/is-there-an-alliance-between-russia-china-and-iran/
[Opinion] Trump Goes Full Deranged, Suggests Charging People He Doesn’t Like With Treason (newrepublic.com)
This is not a joke. Donald Trump is stating very plainly what he would do if reelected.