Governments worldwide are stepping up use of online tools, in many cases inspired by China’s model, to suppress dissent and tighten their grip on power, a human rights watchdog study found Thursday. The annual Freedom House study of 65 countries found global internet freedom declined for the eighth consecutive year in 2018, amid a rise […]
The Trump Curveball: This Is What China Didn’t Expect…
A long-planned meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese ruler Xi Jinping, scheduled for the sidelines of the G20 meeting at the end of next month in Buenos Aires, looks like it might not occur. And even if the get-together takes place, it does not appear it will be productive. There may even be no […]
Chinese Economy Slowing Faster Than Expected, Worst Yet to Come…
China’s economy appears to be slowing faster than expected at the start of the fourth quarter, a bad omen for growth early next year when the full force of the trade war with the United States comes to bear. This situation is likely to spur Beijing to introduce new measures to support growth, analysts said. […]
DOJ Indicts Two Chinese Intelligence Operatives in Corporate Hacking Scheme…
In an indictment that amounts to the Trump Administration’s latest escalation of its crackdown on Chinese spying and intellectual technology theft, the Department of Justice on Tuesday indicted two Chinese intelligence officers for helping to direct “co-opted company insiders” and hackers to carry out “repeated intrusions” into internal company systems in the US and overseas. […]
Inside the Pentagon’s Plan for Stopping the “Migrant Invasion”…
The White House’s latest “troop surge” to the border will ensure that more than 7,000 National Guard and active duty troops are waiting at 26 crossing points in Texas, Arizona and California to intercept members of the migrant caravan that’s slowly making its way from Honduras to the US’s southern border with Mexico. While most […]
Second Migrant Caravan Carrying Firearms and Gasoline Bombs: Mexican Authorities…
Has U.S. Foreign Policy Created the Migrant Crisis in Honduras?…
Guatemalans Rescue Children Being Smuggled in Migrant Caravan…
Migrant Caravan Appears to Be Moving Northward Faster, as Crowds Take Advantage of Free Rides…
Mattis Holds Presser…Covers Russia, China, Yemen, Syria and More…
Mattis goes right into how he sees Chinese and Russian foreign policy (US competitors in 2018 NDS) – China “seems to want … tribute states around it”…Russia seeks security by creating “insecurity around other nations”. Mattis characterizes NATO as “getting stronger”. Mattis says getting peace process on track in Yemen is “foremost” on Middle East […]
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