Category Archives: China

China’s Steel Wall

Posted on March 16, 2023 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “China’s leader Xi Jinping on Monday vowed to bolster national security and build the military into a “great wall of steel,” in the first speech of his precedent-breaking third term as president. Speaking at the closing … Continue reading →

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“look at that view, wouldn’t that make a great condo?” Trump sells a North Korean time share

Posted on June 12, 2018 by ann li-summers

By ann summers Trump in his continuing nouveau vulgarianism pulled a real estate sales stunt at the Singapore summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, showing an iPad video that crudely references the classic DPRK propaganda film series Nation and Destiny Singapore … Continue reading →

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Depression-era policy to return for farmers screwed by Trump trade war.

Posted on April 11, 2018 by ann li-summers

 By ann summers Grand Kleptocrat Trump will crater the US economy because he thinks trade wars are simply about firms, industries, and markets, rather than people working and living in regions. It’s not as simple as the revanchist profit touted by Agent Orange. … Continue reading →

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Realpolitik, Surrealpolitik: Steve Bannon talks to liberals

Posted on August 17, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers More puzzling is the fact that Bannon would phone a writer and editor of a progressive publication (the cover lines on whose first two issues after Trump’s election were “Resisting Trump” and “Containing Trump”) and assume that … Continue reading →

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MAX Pressure: Is US pre-emption still on the table for North Korea

Posted on April 16, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration has settled on its North Korea strategy after a two-month review: “Maximum pressure and engagement.” So Trump has finally decided on a brand strategy for his military escalation, meaning his threats are … Continue reading →

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#TrumpRussia – “Grab them by the… Catfishing POTUS45*

Posted on April 9, 2017 by ann li-summers

  By ann summers “We use the word Catfish to describe online hoaxes where someone falsely represents themselves on the internet, due to various new forms of media such as chartrooms, Facebook, online dating, and so on…” Trump is our … Continue reading →

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will Trump burn the bamboo curtain of distraction at this week’s China talks

Posted on April 4, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers Trump sets himself on collision course with China ahead of Xi meeting https://t.co/36zadCN4vi — The Guardian (@guardian) March 31, 2017 Chinese food in America during the Cold War became stereotypically portrayed for many years in a limited number … Continue reading →

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Why Trump won’t quit. He can’t.

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Chuck Stanley

by Chuck Stanley Since last November 9, there has been widespread speculation, complete with polls and betting pools, whether Trump will last six months or a year. There has been speculation whether he might resign, or be removed from office … Continue reading →

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How High is the Water, Pappa

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Terry Welshans

USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110) transits the Philippine Sea on March 30, 2016. US Navy Photo Jan. 24 (UPI) — China responded immediately to remarks made by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer regarding Beijing’s interests in the South China … Continue reading →

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Structural substitution and the logic of urban modernism

Posted on December 31, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers occupying a space for a time en.wikipedia.org/… Here are some examples of cultural substitution in the built environment that articulate multiple meanings and identify an axis or axes of more than geodetic importance. Every historical site is both monumental and … Continue reading →

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