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Due to the situation of the economy today… Everyone is talking about the interest rates and when we might see some cuts coming… I've also been doing my research and picking the brains of some real estate experts on my podcast. Previously, I talked with Logan Mohtashami about when the Fed might be planning to reduce rates… Today, I've invited another expert: Chris Whalen from Whalen Global Advisors… …who shares an interesting point of view of where we are, how we got here, and what to expect with the interest rates in the next 5 to 10 years. Chris is an institutional risk analyst and a specialist in economics, looking at rates and recessions. He believes that interest rates are a function of demographics…and that being an open state is actually our strength. The U.S. population continues to grow because we still have positive immigration… …unlike many countries, like China and Japan, that are experiencing traumatic population shrinkage. Our positive growth is improving the demographics and the real estate supply and demand curve. We also talk about… - the boom of the southern states like Carolinas, Texas, and Florida and why you should care - how China is a ‘weak' state and their Belt & Road initiative is a desperate move to keep up with the Western world - the role of politics and how that's going to shape the real estate market in the coming years. You CANNOT miss this podcast… Take Control, Hunter Thompson Resources mentioned in the episode: Chris Whalen Institutional Risk Analysis Website RC Whalen Website Interested in investing with Asym Capital? Check out our webinar.   Please note that investing in private placement securities entails a high degree of risk, including illiquidity of the investment and loss of principal. Please refer to the subscription agreement for a discussion of risk factors. Tired of scrambling for capital?  Check out our new FREE webinar -  How to Ensure You Never Scramble for Capital Again (The 3 Capital-Raising Secrets). Click Here to register.   CFC Podcast Facebook Group

Kia ora,Welcome to Monday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz.And today we lead with news investors are much less sure rate cuts will come in 2024.This week, given that American jobs growth remained strong in March, all eyes will now turn to their inflation data with CPI due out on Thursday. That is expected to show inflation rising there slightly to 3.5%, but core inflation easing slightly to 3.7%. And variations will likely colour market responses. The Americans will also release PPI data this week, along with consumer sentiment survey results for April.Of course this week our own RBNZ reviews its OCR. And they will be joined by Canada and the EU. Australia will release its NAB business sentiment survey results, along with the Westpac consumer sentiments survey results, both tomorrow (Tuesday).China will release its CPI and PPI data along with new lending data for March, also both on Thursday.Over the weekend China released its March FX reserves level and it was little-changed as it has been over the prior three months.In the US, their economy added many more jobs than expected. Analysts were thinking the expansion would be +200,000 in March from February, but in the end the headline seasonally adjusted gain was +303,000. On an actual, unadjusted basis the gain on employer payrolls was +659,000. The wider household survey saw an even larger rise of more than +1.04 mln in the month to 161.4 mln people employed both on employer payrolls and the self-employed. Adding more than +1 mln paid jobs in a month is very expansionary. Guessing here, but strong immigration (both legal and illegal) is helping fuel the expansion.Average weekly pay rose +4.1%, bolstering this strength although that was slightly lower than the +4.3% rise to February. In any case it is more than inflation and it shows that even after absorbing the migrant flow it remains 'real'.Today investors are looking past the fact that the Fed may delay rate cuts, realising the American economy is in much better shape than they have assumed, and equity prices are rising, even though bond yields are rising too.The US$5 tln US consumer debt market has been expanding marginally recently although it did show a faster than usual rise in January. The February data out today shows a slower rise and one less than expected. This market indebtedness level runs at 17.8% of US GDP, very much higher than the New Zealand equivalent which is only 3.7% of our GDP.Unfortunately, Canada's labour market isn't showing the same robust expansion in March as the US has, essentially marking time with little change after February's good gains.Australian retail sales are rising but slower than their inflation rate. They were up +1.6% in February from a year ago. But in that same time their inflation indicator rose 3.4%. Any way you look at it, that is a volume drop.The Australian goods trade surplus halved in February from the same month a year ago. It came in at a +AU$6.5 bln surplus, down from +AU$12.9 bln in February 2023. The reasons is the combination of falling exports (-2.4%), and import growth staying high (+17.1%). Of particular note is that both rural and non-rural exports fell more than -3%, but that gold exports were up +25% on that basis.An updated KPMG/University of Sydney report shows that China is sharply reducing its investments in Australia in favour of other Belt & Road states - in fact investing in B&R partners so it can wind down exposure to Australia. A prime example is in nickel mining where China has invested in cheaper (and 'dirtier') nickel mining and processing. Overall in 2023 Chinese investment in Australia fell to AU$1.4 bln, and its lowest level in seventeen years (pandemic excepted).The UST 10yr yield is now at 4.40% and up +1 bps from Saturday, up +20 bps in a week. This is its highest since late November, so a strong bond market signal. The price of gold will start today a little higher by +US$3 from this time Saturday at US$2329/oz and yet another all-time high.Oil prices have slipped a minor -50 USc to just on US$86.50/bbl in the US while the international Brent price is now down a bit more at just over US$90.50/bbl.The Kiwi dollar starts today at just on 60.1 USc and unchanged from Saturday. Against the Aussie we are firmer at 91.5 AUc. Against the euro we are unchanged at 55.5 euro cents. That all means our TWI-5 starts today just on 69.2 and unchanged.The bitcoin price starts today firmer at US$69,783 and up +2.9% from this time Saturday. Volatility over the past 24 hours has been modest at just on +/- 1.5%.You can find links to the articles mentioned today in our show notes.You can get more news affecting the economy in New Zealand from interest.co.nz.Kia ora. I'm David Chaston. And we will do this again tomorrow.

#PRC: Belt Road Initiative out of initiative. Victoria Herczegh, @GPFutures  https://geopoliticalfutures.com/chinas-shrinking-bri-ambitions/ 1903 China

Ptolemy Pruden is the author of the book "China Rising: The Case for Containment" and the host of "The Common Sense Defense" podcast. He is an expert in national security issues and focuses on educating everyday Americans about the importance of China's global expansion and its impact on families and children. Pruden has a deep understanding of China's history, policies, and economic strategies, and he aims to raise awareness about the need for strong defense policies to prevent conflicts and maintain peace.In this episode you will learn:China's economic policies have allowed them to become the second-largest economy in the world. However, under Xi Jinping's leadership, China has shifted towards a more aggressive approach to expand its influence globally.China's Belt Road initiative is a strategy to invest in foreign countries, gain influence, and secure a constant flow of raw materials back to China. This economic expansion is part of their plan to become the primary global leader by 2049.The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) controls every aspect of Chinese citizens' lives, including social credit scores, DNA collection, and surveillance. This level of control raises concerns about individual freedoms and human rights.To contain China's influence and prevent conflicts, it is crucial for the United States and its allies to collaborate and leverage their resources and capabilities. Strengthening defense policies, reducing dependence on Chinese products, and making existing platforms more lethal are some of the strategies discussed.Technology plays a significant role in modern warfare, with the need for fast and efficient systems to detect and respond to threats. Machine learning, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing are essential tools in maintaining a strong defense.See this video on The Transform Your Mind YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@MyhelpsUs/videosTo see a transcripts of this audio as well as links to all the advertisers on the show page https://blog.myhelps.us/Follow Transform Your Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/myrnamyoung/Follow Transform Your mind on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063738390977Please leave a rating and review on iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/transform-your-mind/id1144973094

TMBS 132 aired on March 24, 2020 Episode summary: We have a choice capitalism or democracy Ronan Burtenshaw (@ronanburtenshaw) joins us to talk about the UK response, and the challenge socialists have proving to people that things can change things. David breaks down the role of the FED and reminds us that we should be democratizing it as quickly as possible. Milton Allimadi (@allimadi) joins us to share wisdom about lessons from Cuba & the Belt & Road initiative - TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS - The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael. While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests' current work.

This is an excerpt from my podcast This Week in Geopolitics. I record new episodes every Monday so give me a follow if you would like to see more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/haisean/support

Vicki Dillard reports on the West racing to invest $1B into an African rail link while being alarmed at China's success in the continent. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/support

Vicki Dillard reports on the State Department admitting of pushing propaganda in Africa against China's Belt & Road program. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/support

BRI - Belt & Road is ten years old in 2023. It has been the most ambitious and successful infrastructure development project in human history. It as 150+ countries - At its centerpiece is the People's Republic of China.#China#Xi#BRI#Infrastructure#DevelopmentBut is it a debt trap? Is it really? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Kim Byung-joo at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies joins us to analyze the results of the Belt & Road Forum and the implications of China-Russia interaction. 

Part 2 of our interview with Samantha Custer, Director of Policy Analysis at AidData joins us today to discuss AidData's research into the Belt and Road Initiative. Please note that the views expressed in this episode are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect those of the College of William and Mary, AidData, the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, or the Army Foundry Platform. For comments, suggestions, or requests for future episodes covering a specific topic, please send us an email at: Hindsight.podcast.afp@gmail.com Episode Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14CB7z_y1029nOlsvNFiObiLAJ01fXfWN/view?usp=sharing Terms List: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QDgXivoWNbBbM2YW1gn60MuMcq6y7nOT/view?usp=sharing AidData Report: Delivering On the Belt & Road https://www.aiddata.org/publications/delivering-the-belt-and-road AidData Report: China As An International Lender of Last Resort https://www.aiddata.org/publications/china-as-an-international-lender-of-last-resort

Samantha Custer, Director of Policy Analysis at AidData joins us today to discuss AidData's research into the Belt and Road Initiative. Please note that the views expressed in this episode are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect those of the College of William and Mary, AidData, the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, or the Army Foundry Platform. For comments, suggestions, or requests for future episodes covering a specific topic, please send us an email at: Hindsight.podcast.afp@gmail.com Episode Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14CB7z_y1029nOlsvNFiObiLAJ01fXfWN/view?usp=sharing Terms List: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QDgXivoWNbBbM2YW1gn60MuMcq6y7nOT/view?usp=sharing AidData Report: Delivering On the Belt & Road https://www.aiddata.org/publications/delivering-the-belt-and-road AidData Report: China As An International Lender of Last Resort https://www.aiddata.org/publications/china-as-an-international-lender-of-last-resort

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Kia ora,Welcome to Friday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz.And today we lead with news markets want to move on from the US debt-ceiling debate but there are details to deal with.In Washington DC, the House of Representative has approved the Biden-McCarthy debt deal compromise. It is unlikely to fail in a Senate vote soon. The Biden Budget is largely intact in the end. All eyes will now turn to the bond markets as the US Treasury races to raise the necessary funds to avoid default. They will come at a higher cost than it these theatrics hadn't played out.US-based employers announced 80,089 cuts in May, a +20% increase from the 66,995 cuts announced one month prior. This tally is rising; so far this year, companies have announced plans to cut 417,500 jobs, a 315% increase from the 100,694 cuts announced in the same period last year. But these layoffs are tiny compared to both their overall labour force, and even the expansion of those employed.The pre-cursor ADP jobs report came in way stronger than expected, reporting private payrolls expanded +278,000 in May when +170,000 was expected. But they did report pay growth was slowing. Markets are still expecting tomorrow's non-farm payrolls report to deliver +190,000 extra jobs for May.American initial jobless claims totaled 208,000 last week, little-changed from the prior week and really no evidence their labour market is tightening. There are still just 1.6 mln people on these benefits.However on the factory floor, things are tightening. There were two factory PMIs out overnight and both reported a contraction in activity. New orders are slowing and this weaker demand is dragging on performance. The widely-watched ISM Manufacturing PMI retreated further as expected to a seventh consecutive month of contraction. However, production rose, employment rose and at a faster pace, and price pressures eased. The internationally benchmarked Markit PMI for the US reported similar conditions.In China and in a bit of a surprise, the private Caixin factory PMI actually expanded in May, in contrast to the official version which said the sector contracted further. No analyst picked the Caixin PMI reversal. Certainly, the Beijing stats masters aren't gilding anything this month.Belt & Road project bad debts are piling up. New analysis shows Chinese overseas loans went sour at a far worse rate in recent years as the pandemic and inflation took a toll on the economies involved in Beijing's signature infrastructure initiative. Almost US$77 bln in debt was renegotiated or written off from 2020 to 2022. This figure is more than four times the US$17 bln in problem debt for the preceding three years. These write-offs and write-downs however tie these countries even tighter to China.Debt levels are a key focus at home too, especially those owed by local governments. A leading Chinese economist says China could be courting disaster if it permits local governments to default on their debts as part of a strategy to encourage greater fiscal discipline.In Europe, consumer inflation retreated somewhat although it remains high. It fell to 6.1% in May, down from 7.0% in the previous month and below market expectations of 6.3%. A year ago, it was 8.1%. Core inflation is now significantly lower, only 5.3% in May.In Australia, house price rises are gaining momentum. They rose +1.2% in May from April, and annualised rise exceeding +14%. In Sydney that annualised rate is nearer +20%, the city's highest monthly gain since September 2021.Global container freight rates slipped yet again last week. Bulk cargo rates fell too.However, global air passenger travel is in a strong recovery mode, now back to 90% of pre-pandemic levels. But international travel is lagging that.The UST 10yr yield will start today at 3.61% and down another -2 bps. The price of gold will start today at US$1977/oz and up +US$10 from yesterday.And oil prices are up +US$2 today from yesterday at just under US$70.50/bbl in the US. The international Brent price is now just over US$74.50/bbl.The Kiwi dollar starts today +½c firmer at 60.7 USc. Against the Aussie we are -½c softer 92.2 AUc. Against the euro we are unchanged at 56.4 euro cents. That means the TWI-5 is up +10 bps at 69.2.The bitcoin price is marginally lower today at US$26,971 which is down a mere -0.3% from this time yesterday. Volatility over the past 24 hours has been modest at just on +/- 1.3%.You can find links to the articles mentioned today in our show notes.You can get more news affecting the economy in New Zealand from interest.co.nz.Remember, Monday is a public holiday in New Zealand.Kia ora. I'm David Chaston. And we will do this again on Tuesday.

In this episode, we'll focus on modern China-Cambodia Relations. The rise of the Cambodian communists (Khmer Rouge) will be highlighted, along with how China helped to facilitate their rise and keep them in power. In addition to PRC support for the Khmer Rouge, we'll also look at the aftermath of their fall in 1979 and the complicated PRC-Vietnam-Cambodia triangle. The episode concludes with a look at present-day relations and China's Belt & Road projects in Cambodia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we'll focus on modern China-Cambodia Relations. The rise of the Cambodian communists (Khmer Rouge) will be highlighted, along with how China helped to facilitate their rise and keep them in power. In addition to PRC support for the Khmer Rouge, we'll also look at the aftermath of their fall in 1979 and the complicated PRC-Vietnam-Cambodia triangle. The episode concludes with a look at present-day relations and China's Belt & Road projects in Cambodia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of CEO Perspectives, Alfredo Montufar-Helu, Head of The Conference Board China Center, joins CEO and President Steve Odland to discuss China's evolving view of the world. What are some areas of potential conflict—and cooperation—with the US and rest of the world? Tune in to find out:   What are China's economic and geopolitical goals? Are outside fears—over an invasion of Taiwan, collaboration with Russia, theft of IP, and pursuit of economic dominance—aligned with China's own priorities and self-perception? What is China's view of the West and how has it evolved? On what areas do the West and China have agreement? Where do they disagree? What are the objectives of China's Belt & Road 2.0 initiatives around the world—particularly in Africa and South America? Is it mostly about natural resources, geopolitics, or something else? Is China's rise to the world's largest economy inevitable? When will this occur and what are its ramifications? How are the reactions of the US—for instance, economic restriction and the AUKUS agreement—impacting China's strategies?

We review possible contagion and currency scenarios, and cut our forecast for Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) after it extended a double-digit decline in February. Looking ahead, we evaluate the Belt & Road plans for ASEAN that were tabled by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) at China's recent National People's Congress. 00:20 - Roundup - Winson Phoon 04:05 - Bank of Indonesia updates - Lee Ju Ye 06:54 - ID trade - Lee Ju Ye 08:12 - SG NODX cut - Chua Hak Bin 10:13 - Belt & Road - Chua Hak Bin 14:28 - Contagion, currency scenarios - Saktiandi Supaat 20:46 - PH banks exposure - Rachellen Rodriguez 23:15 - SG REITs - Krishna Guha 24:30 - Plantation - Ong Chee Ting Producer

China's Belt and Road initiative is set to be the most influential economic development project in recent history. It'll be an investment measured in trillions, connecting dozens of nations with roads, rail lines, shipping routes, and most important of all: trade deals. But for all of the impressive figures, there's an equally concerning list of problems centered around the nation that looks to be the ringmaster of this whole project.

How will the Games Affect Local Athletes. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Chris Cottrell. Christopher Cottrell is an Indo-Pacific focused editor based out of Bangkok but presently in Suva, Fiji covering the current Fiji elections and South Pacific affairs. 1. He discusses his reporting in China and how Xi's Belt Road Initiative is going off the side in the Pacific Islands, and how the narrative of anti-colonialism is being hijacked by Beijing's own colonialist BRI projects in the Pacific Islands. 2. How the Pacific Games for November 2023 in Honiara, Solomon Islands, threatens the well-being and safety of Pacific Islands athletes and their families; and even those young athletes' opportunities for success at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mHEEOF0uG_ZWaKXVlH7Wn9 Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com.

On this episode of Trade Splaining, hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore are joined by Caroline Freund, Dean of the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy and former Global Director of Trade, Investment and Competitiveness at the World Bank. They talk about how political considerations are shifting trade patterns, what students are learning today that's different from past generations....and of course, San Diego kebabs. Ardian and Rob also talk about the latest news on how the global economy has caught the inflation bug, Industrial policy by a different name, China's new and improved Belt & Road 2.0, unions and the future of work. The co-hosts are also joined by TS producer Michelle Olguin as she also gives her thoughts on the end of globalization and the vibe shift happening right under Boomers and Gen X's noses.

In one of the most stark warnings yet of a pending recession, famed economist Nouriel Roubini, nicknamed Dr. Doom, says this next recession could start by the end of 2022, stretching into 2023. In a recent media interview, Roubini, the man who correctly predicted the 2008 financial crisis, said in a run of the mill recession, the S&P 500 could slump by 30 percent. In a real hard landing, which he expects, that drop could be as much as 40 percent. Roubini's searing forecast is picked up in this CONVERSATION by DICK BOVE, chief financial strategist at ODEON CAPITAL GROUP as he debates the escalating debt in the US economy with MAT VAN ALSTYNE, ODEON co-founder and managing partner. BOVE believes the US is now at a turning point and will firmly grapple decades-long growth in ballooning debt as the US faces a recession. “We can't go back to a system of printing money when we are in trouble,” he says. VAN ALSTYNE disagrees. He sees a short term strategy of tamping down America's red hot inflation. But in the long term, he expects the government to unfortunately resort to further money printing to fund the mounting cost of entitlement and other programs. Roubini has says the next recession could be “severe, long and ugly.” The CONVERSATION looks at signs of trouble in China's troubled Belt and Road Initiative Program. JOHN AIDAN BYRNE notes how some of the loans by China to foreign borrowers have now gone sour, raising more problems for China which is also managing internal challenges such as a housing crisis. The CONVERSATION looks at current events in other economies in the news, including the UK and Italy and examines the impact of the soaring US dollar. BOVE repeats his call for some form of “Plaza Accord” to manage and contain the latest wave of currency volatility triggered in large by the rising dollar. VAN ALSTYNE while such an idea has merit, it is hard to imagine major nations of the world with disparate agenda, gathering to hammer out a practical deal. Bank CEOs are grilled on Capitol Hill. Meanwhile, the financial rape of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continues, according to BOVE. E-Mail Questions & Comments: Podcast@OdeonCap.com

Markets dropped in response to the speech by Fed Chairman, Jerome Powell, at Jackson Hole, Wyoming last week. In strong and unambiguous language, Powell pledged the Fed's efforts to crush inflation, saying the overarching goal was to bring inflation down to the agency's 2 percent goal. "Price stability is the responsibility of the Federal Reserve and serves as the bedrock of our economy," the Fed chairman stated. Powell pointed to higher interest rates in the future as well as a "restrictive monetary policy." DICK BOVE, chief financial strategist at ODEON CAPITAL GROUP, praises Powell's speech in this latest episode. "I really loved the speech, it was short and sweet and to the point," he said. BOVE explains why investors were shocked. MAT VAN ALSTYNE, ODEON co-founder and managing partner, weighs in on what investors may really be thinking of Powell's posture. The CONVERSATION also picks up on BOVE'S comprehensive new study on US inflation in the modern era. BOVE warns that many analysts have often overlooked the broader causes of the inflation that ravaged the US economy and led to stagflation in the 1970s. With lessons for today's soaring prices, BOVE says that to tamp down inflation, it was imperative to rein in the creation of credit. With student debt forgiveness in the headlines, the CONVERSATION has a lively debate on the US college system and student financing. The college system is broken, the CONVERSATION concludes. JOHN AIDAN BYRNE notes, for instance, the shortage of skilled vocational and professional workers in the labor markets as evidence of an education system that is underachieving.

Kia ora,Welcome to Monday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz.Today we lead with news the drive to 'fix farming', especially livestock farming, might be igniting a new and potentially dangerous round of food price increases, dangerous especially for the poor.But first, the western-backed Asian Development Bank has been funding projects in China, even though China has built its own 'development bank', the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank which has delivered funding for emerging economies along its Belt & Road projects, in its own interests. The ADB plans to provide China with up to US$7.5 bln in financing from 2021 to 2025, down from US$9 bln between 2016 and 2020. But now the ADB is saying time is up on these projects and is moving to end what has become a charade by China. China's Belt & Road projects now top US$1 bln in 'investment'.China is claiming a big increase in foreign investment in July. But there are reasons to be sceptical. Markets are. They expect a -10 bps trimming of both their 1yr and 5yr Prime Loan Rates when they are reviewed later today. It says a lot if China is cutting rates while the rest of the world is raising them. The Chinese Government 10yr bond yield is near its 20 year low (excepting the brief pandemic low).Also low is the flow in the Yangtze River and that is now critical. It seems it will be at least a month yet before any relief is likely. The implications for some regions and cities are rather grim.Japan's inflation rate rose to 2.6% in July from 2.4% in the prior month. This was the 11th straight month of increase in consumer prices and the fastest pace since April 2014, amid surging fuel and food cost following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as well as a sharply weakening yen.In the US, in the heart of their summer holidays, all eyes are turning to the central bank shindig at Jackson Hole, WY, and especially the Powell speech upcoming on Sunday August 29 NZT. It is likely that a contingent from our RBNZ will be there, but no word yet on who.The US dollar has resumed its rally and yields on US Treasury bonds have risen as markets come to realise they can't beat the Fed and that interest rates will keep on rising until inflation is beaten - even if that means enduring a recession. This makes the Powell signals all that more interesting.It does raise the question of whether any sort of 'soft landing' can be achieved through this process.Across the US and Canada, assessors are out this coming week looking at the corn and soybean crops. Yield is the one thing satellite imagery can't assess, so the results of these annual 'tours' are crucial in working out how much grain is about to come to market.North of the border, Canadian retail sales fell by -2% in July from June, preliminary estimates showed. That is a back-track from June, when retail sales rose +1.1% from May, and May was upwardly revised.In Australia we should note that at the end of last week, energy from renewables were the largest feed into their electricity networks nationwide, for the first time ever.We should also note that cattle prices have hit all-time highs in New Zealand recently. Not only are schedule prices up (especially in the South Island), but saleyard prices are too. However some saleyard activity will be constrained by wet weather, which may boost prices further. What is unusual is that this record is coming three months earlier than the usual October seasonal rise. Lamb prices are rising too, and out of season as well, but they aren't yet at record levels even if very close.Meanwhile, carbon prices are on the rise again, after having flatlined for the past six months. At NZ$85.50/NZU they are matching their February 2022 high. The EU carbon price is also rising again, up to €96/tonne (NZ$155) and also matching their February 2022 high. It is hard to escape the sense that these prices are just getting started. One consequence will be that livestock and grain prices are about to follow them sharply higher as land is converted from food production to 'forests'. Only the wealthy will be able to keep up, sadly.And speaking or carbon taxes, Indonesia has confirmed it will impose these on its nickel exports soon, almost certainly before the end of 2022 and probably announced at the upcoming G20 meeting to be held there in Bali (which is also the epicenter of their FMD outbreak). Indonesia is home to almost a quarter of global nickel reserves, and the metal is one of its major exports, along with coal and palm oil.The UST 10yr yield starts today at 2.97% and up +9 bps from this time on Friday and up +15 bps from this time last week. The price of gold will open today at US$1748/oz which is up +US$3/oz from this time Saturday but down -US$54 for the week.And oil prices start today at just on US$89.50/bbl in the US, while the international Brent price is now just under US$95.50/bbl. These levels are little-changed.The Kiwi dollar will open today at 61.7 USc which is almost -1c lower than this time on Friday. A week ago it was at 64.5, so a weekly devaluation of -4.3%. Against the Australian dollar we are also lower at 89.8 AUc. Against the euro we have fallen to 61.5 euro cents and also a -½c drop. That all means our TWI-5 starts today at 70.8.The bitcoin price is now at US$21,446 and very little-changed from this time Saturday. A week ago it was US$24,076, so an -11% fall from then. Volatility over the past 24 hours has been modest at just on +/- 1.9%.You can find links to the articles mentioned today in our show notes.And get more news affecting the economy in New Zealand from interest.co.nz.Kia ora. I'm David Chaston and we'll do this again tomorrow.

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was first discussed ten years ago. What has happened over the past ten years? Due to the COVID-19 lockdown, BRI's current state and future trajectories are more confusing and controversial than ever. Do China's leading coalitions still support BRI? Min Ye discusses the current status and future directions of China's Belt and Road Initiative in conversation with Ka Zeng. 0:00 Introduction 2:20 Who are the BRI actors? 7:48 Global and domestic impact 14:39 Transparency and corruption 20:30 U.S.-China competition 30:14 Economy 32:24 Cooperation About the speakers: https://ncuscr.org/events/chinas-belt-and-road Follow Min Ye on Twitter: @beltbeyond Subscribe to the National Committee on YouTube for video of this interview. Follow us on Twitter (@ncuscr) and Instagram (@ncuscr).

A year ago, President Biden told Americans, “You're not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations.” Now, former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx admits  they knew at the time that was untrue. 5) Russia cuts gas deliveries to Germany; 4) China pulls back on Belt & Road investments in Russia; 3) Dr. Birx admits that claims about COVID vaccines were untrue; 2) Mayors of NY and DC unhappy about busloads of illegals dropped in their cities; 1) Man spends millions to transform himself into “black alien,” admits it keeps him from finding work.

Canary Cry News Talk #502 - 06.27.2022 SHAMANIC META CONFLICT Sixth Gen War, Slapped, Baby Mammoth TAKE THE SURVEY HERE > https://bit.ly/39VCG4D LINKTREE: CanaryCry.Party SHOW NOTES: CanaryCryNewsTalk.com CLIP CHANNEL: CanaryCry.Tube SUPPLY DROP: CanaryCrySupplyDrop.com SUPPORT: CanaryCryRadio.com/Support MEET UPS: CanaryCryMeetUps.com Basil's other podcast: ravel Gonz' New Youtube: Facelikethesun Resurrection  Gonz' Video Archive: Facelikethesun.Live App Made by Canary Cry Producer: Truther Dating App   LEAD 6:04 V / 3:33 P UKRAINE ‘Shaman' special forces fight across border into Russia, “Handsome” “ Twenty Two” (Times UK)   RUSSIA 24:34 V / 22:03 P → Russia Defaults on Foreign Debt for First Time Since 1918 (Bloomberg, WSJ) Russia-Nato: Metaconflict and the Sixth Generation War (Al Jazeera) note: “…narrative analysis theorist…” → Cyberpandemic: Russia hits Lithuania gov with cyber attacks for retaliation (Reuters)   INTRO (M-W-F)  43:31 V / 41:00 P B&G Update V4V/Exec./Asso./Support   FLIPPY  48:49 V / 46:18 P Miso Robotics Migrates Its Flippy Software to AWS (LA Biz Journal)   [Party, Ravel, Clips, Text, Clue]  57:05 V / 54:34 P NWO website info.   POLYTICKS  1:02:53 V / 1:00:22 P Giuliani slapped by supermarket employee, police say (The Hill) Note on China: G7 unveils $600B plan to combat China's Belt and Road (Politico)  → Belt & Road map   ROE/SATANIST/WITCHCRAFT 1:22:56 V / 1:20:25 P Clip: Mary Miller stumbles, Roe reversal “victory for white life” (CBS) Evil Roe Reaction: Witches, Warlocks Attack Christians with 'Guttural Growls,' 'Demonic Curses'; Satanists to Create Own 'Abortion Facilities' (CBN)   [TREASURE/SPEAKPIPE/BYE YOUTUBE]  1:53:04 V / 1:50:33 P G7 inadvertently makes case for Bitcoin with Russia gold ban (CryptoNews) SEC Chairman Gensler confirms Bitcoin is a commodity (CryptoNews)   COVID/WACCINE  2:13:41 V / 2:11:10 P 40k (13%) Army NG troops, still not jabbed, may lose jobs after Thursday deadline (DailyMail)  Penguin named after Vaccinologist who said we need more prep for “new pandemic” (Guardian) Misinfo will be rampant, COVID-19 shots for young children – do this to counter it (Conversation)   [TALENT]  2:52:00 V / 2:49:29 P   BEAST SYSTEM 3:05:47 V / 3:03:16 P 30k year old preserved wooly mammoth found (DailyMail)   [TIME/OUTRO]   3:13:06 V / 3:10:35 P   EPISODE 502 WAS PRODUCED BY… Executive Producers Darrin S** Juan A**   Producers LovinYah, John M, Sir JC Knight of the Technosquatch, MORV, LX Protocol V2, Sir Casey the Shield Knight, Sir Scott Knight of Truth, Darrin S, Gail M, Veronica D   ART PRODUCTION (Drawing, Painting, Graphics): Dame Allie of the Skillet Nation, Sir Dove Knight of Rusbeltia, BrotherG   CONTENT PRODUCTION (Microfiction etc.): Runksmash: Before he finishes deleting the mice Basil gets an alert and a video pops up in a separate window, he sees emerging from the frigid depths of the Antarctic Sea a troop of pale half rotten Bot Scouts hauling a massive tentacle, it's the recalled UR30!   CLIP PRODUCER Emsworth, FaeLivrin, Epsilon   Timestamps: Mondays: Jackie U Wednesdays: Jade Bouncerson Fridays: Christine C   ADDITIONAL STORIES: G7 commit to sending anti-missile to Ukraine (AP) Record breaking Florida python discovered (Insider) Kellogg splitting into 3 companies (Reuters) Let Your Mind Control the Computer (Neuroscience News)

Oil giant Aramco reports record first quarter as oil prices soarhttps://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/15/aramco-worlds-largest-company-reports-record-first-quarter-as-oil-prices-soar.html- Aramco not doing share buybacks like other oil companies. Awarding 1 share for every 10- increasing capacity to 13 million bpd by 2026/2027 but will they ever produce that much?- the longer Saudi Arabia fails to produce up to its OPEC quota the more people will believe they can't. Damaging narrative could push oil prices up more.Domestic flight bookings fell by 17% in April as air fares continued to risehttps://www.businessinsider.com/domestic-flight-bookings-fell-17-in-april-as-fares-continue-to-rise-2022-5- can't go anywhere for less than $700?!- will this crimp the economy and demand?Can China preserve both its economy and its zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy?https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-05-06/can-china-preserve-both-its-economy-and-its-zero-tolerance-covid-19-policy- Will China just never open up again?- Will it keep its people inside China?- Impact on Belt Road initiative. Tourism to places. What does it mean to US companies with offices in China?- How much of global oil demand is based on global travel between China and rest of world?Dr. Dean Foreman and API - highest quarter of US petroleum demand in history. but US economy contracted in Q1.- Tale of 1st 2 months and last 2 months. January and February were very high. Pulled back in March and April data shows big drop. 19.3 million bpd demand.- Biggest change is in intermediate products in petrochemicals. Consumer goods are slowing down. - Motor fuels and price repression: seeing some of that. gasoline demand has leveled off even though seasonally it should be going up. Distillate demands going down. Over $6/gallon for diesel in some states is causing fuel substitution.- Supply side: would suspect that given drilling activity increases should see more oil and did see that - increase of 100,000-200,000 bpd but NLGs went DOWN.- Demand outpacing supply, which didn't increase on whole.- Fewer DUCs, rig activity not increasing. Oil services costs are escalating.- All of this means need even more drilling activity to get back to 2019 production levels. Demand is back at 2019 levels.- Started year as net importer. But with Russia/Ukraine now having record pull for US exports. Crisis period with global refiners pulling oil and product out of US, adding to price pressure. Normally being an exporter is a good story, but when you are short on product that's bad for prices.- Trade is working great on West coast, but East coast not doing well because they generally trade products with Europe, and that's under pressure in Europe.- Historically has been very resilient system but unprecedented times and discontinuities and uncertainties about how much Russian crude is lost from market. - Likely we are seeing demand destruction. Summer driving season increase will be muted. But with airline prices up, people may drive more (fuel substitution).- lowest commercial crude oil inventories since 2014. normally through April 2022, year to date, you would be building up inventories as refiners draw on inventories to spool up for summer driving season. Average build over decade (excluding 2is 020) 40 million barrels. This year 1.8 million barrels. - SPR. DoE wants to replenish SPR soon. Signaling to market that starting in fall would like to replenish. Expect supply response. - EIA thinks less than 1 million bpd lost. But IEA saying as much as 3 million bpd lost by May.- Price reaction to uncertainty over how much Russian oil is lost to market.- If we release 180 million barrels from SPR over next several months will have lowest inventories since 1983.- Political reactions to high prices: NOPEC legislation (lift anti-trust legislation) Price controls (unlikely to get much political support), proposals to re-ban oil exports from US.- No US policies are supporting return to big production

Trouble in Balochistan points to a new proxy war on the grand chessboard; social credit scoring comes to Italy; and a string of fires at food processing facilities point to the coming of the engineered food crisis.

After years of intense negotiation, the railway connecting Kunming in China to Vientiane, the capital city of Laos is finally completed making it vastly faster and easier for goods to be moved between both countries. This is part of China's Belt & Road ambition that might eventually see a linkage through Thailand and into Malaysia and Singapore. Thailand-listed logistics players Kerry Express, Wice Logistics, and Sonic Interfreight are set to be beneficiaries. Commentator: Maria Lapiz, Head of Institutional Research, Thailand Presenter & Producer: Noelle Lim Note: Maybank Securities (Thailand) may be involved in some deals with Wice Logistics.

Kia ora,Welcome to Monday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz.Today we lead with news the virulent Omicron is casting a pall over the close of 2021.The run-up to the holidays will be all about retail sales (and whether the softness from supply chain issues and inflation can be overcome). There will not be not much economic news, although China is reviewing its prime rates and Taiwan's export order levels in November will come through later today. And many countries will report their final Q3 GDP results.And there is another dairy auction on Wednesday morning.Over this past weekend, an American regulator said it was investigating the buy-now, pay-later industry with an investigation into the largest operators there, which includes two of Australia's largest (AfterPay and Zip). Shares in both fell heavily after the announcement. The US regulator is concerned about accumulating debt, regulatory arbitrage, and data harvesting in a consumer credit market already quickly changing with technology.And it is not only regulators. Consumer credit reports are now getting this BNPL debt added, the obligations for which have been a blind spot for lenders. Having BNPL debt can seriously hurt your chances of getting a loan or mortgage.In China, they reported that fiscal revenue is still falling, and falling faster with a fifth straight month of declining tax receipts, especially from the private sector and SMEs.And that comes after China revised down its 2020 GDP growth to 2.2%. Some now think 2021 growth will be lucky to reach 5%.Meanwhile, S&P has become the latest ratings agency to declare Evergrande in default.And staying in China, foreign direct investment rose almost +16% in November from the same month in 2020, reaching NZ$235 bln in the month. But most of this is now coming from 'partners' in their Belt & Road initiative, rather than from first world investment. These heady increases are slowing, from +20% in September to +18% in October to +16% in November.In Germany, business confidence as measured by the widely-watched Ifo survey fell for a sixth month in December and to its lowest level since February. It was a fall greater than expected. Confidence in the near-term economic outlook is weakening due to renewed restrictions to curb the country's fourth wave of the pandemic as the effects of supply bottlenecks go on and on.But there are some signs the factory inflationary pressures are moderating. Even though producer prices rose +19.2% from a year ago, the December level came in with a rise much less than expected over November (+0.8% vs +1.4% expected). That might not mean much if later data resumes the climb, or it could be an early indication of a topping out. It is hard to see however, how +19% cost increases can be tolerated, even if most of it comes from high-cost Russian energy.In Russia, these same energy rises are causing their economy indigestion. They raised their official interest rate by +1% over the weekend to 8.5% and back to 2017 levels to keep a lid in their wave of inflation. They also said more hikes are coming because even more inflation is probably coming.In Turkey, the situation is going from very bad to much worse. The further sharp fall in their currency after the recent interest rate cut (and the selling of FX reserves to support it turned into a vast waste of money) has brought a trading halt in the main stock exchange. Even after their 50% hike in the minimum wage a few days ago, the raging inflation means the affected workers are still worse off than a year ago. The situation is now so bad that what is required to sort the gigantic mess out will likely be equally painful.Mexico also raised rates over the weekend, up +50 bps to 5.50% and also tackling entrenched inflation here. It was their fifth straight rise.The Bank of Japan left its interest rate settings unchanged, but decided to wind down its pandemic support. They did say that they see a good economic recovery building there and private spending starting to rise in the way they want.Europe is suffering a gigantic Omicron infection wave and many countries are going back into lockdown to deal with it. The Netherlands and the UK are especially hard hit although few others are escaping the surge.Australia has opened its borders to "skilled workers" and they are starting to arrive in numbers to address critical labour shortages. How far a similar surge in Omicron pandemic infections will be will soon be known.The UST 10yr yield opens today at 1.41% and a+2 bps firming since this time Saturday. The price of gold will start today at US$1799/oz and down -US$6 from this time yesterday.And oil prices start today -US$1 lower at just over US$70/bbl in the US, while the international Brent price is now just under US$73/bbl. But in Europe, natural gas prices are surging and from levels that were already high.The Kiwi dollar opens today softer at 67.3 USc and that is -¾c lower than this time last week. Against the Australian dollar we are little-changed at 94.6 AUc. Against the euro we are still at 60 euro cents. That means our TWI-5 starts the today unchanged at 72.2 and back to its four month lows.The bitcoin price is holding at US$47,191 and up a mere +0.5% from this time Saturday. Volatility over the past 24 hours has been low at +/- 0.9%.You can find links to the articles mentioned today in our show notes.And get more news affecting the economy in New Zealand from interest.co.nz.Kia ora. I'm David Chaston and we'll do this again tomorrow.

Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz.Today we lead with news investor risk sentiment continues to improve as the prospect for stronger interest rate rises.More inflation data was reported overnight but it is clear there are two global tracks emerging, depending on the state of the economic recovery.Canadian inflation has been reported at 4.4% and slightly higher than expected. Core inflation is up to 3.7% and also higher than expected. Inflation is running at an 18 year high in Canada now.US CPI inflation has already been reported at 5.4%.They join the EU where inflation was reported at 3.4%, as expected and above August levels. It was held up by Germany (+4.1%) and Spain (+4.0%), and restrained by France (+2.7%) and Italy (+2.9%).India reported almost 4.4%.Australia has reported 3.8%, and New Zealand of course surprised with its 4.9% leap.But not all large economies are getting high levels of price rises at the consumer level - just those where economic activity is expanding at healthy levels.Those where recovery is waning or a bit of a struggle are not getting strong price increases. That includes British inflation slipped to 2.9% and that was not only lower than in August, it was lower than expected. Demand conditions are tough there making price increases hard to stick. That also includes Japan (-0.4%)  and China (+0.7%).China also released its official data on house prices and that recorded a stall in growth, but not the sharp falls others have noted in regional pockets. But it is very noticeable from the city data released, more than half are showing declines in September from August. And 15% of the cities reported now have year-on-year declines in this official data.Separately in China, Evergrande's plan to sell it's property services division for US$2.6 bln to ease its liquidity crunch has collapsed at the last minute. The whole situation is very opaque in a country where transparency for investors is rare.Meanwhile, China also reported foreign direct investment data and it was healthy, especially from countries linked to it via its Belt & Road initiative. The September increase is off a low base however.Taiwanese exports keep going from strength to strength, up more than +24% from September a year ago and a new all-time record high. And they are now +40% higher than in September 2019.The UST 10yr yield opens today up +1 bp at 1.64%. The price of gold has risen +US$18 to US$1787/oz, a +1% gain mainly because of the depreciation of the greenback.And oil prices are little-changed at still just under US$83/bbl in the US, while the international Brent price is also still just under US$85/bbl.The Kiwi dollar opens today further on the rise and now at just over 72 USc and up another +½c since this time yesterday. Against the Australian dollar we are now at 95.9 AUc. Against the euro we are up again at 61.8 euro cents. That means our TWI-5 starts today at just on 75.4, and now well over the top of the 72-74 range of the past eleven months. We have now appreciated +1.4% since the surprise CPI result on Monday.The bitcoin price has risen a sharp +5.5% from this time yesterday and is now at US$66,429. That is now a new all-time high. And that puts it at NZ$92,225, also a record, and also the first time over NZ$90,000. Volatility over the past 24 hours has been high at just over +/-3.3%. The arrival of derivative products around cryptos is driving this latest surge.You can find links to the articles mentioned today in our show notes.And get more news affecting the economy in New Zealand from interest.co.nz.Kia ora. I'm David Chaston and we'll do this again tomorrow.

Gordon Chang joins the program to talk about how China would react if they knew the entire USA Military playbook ahead of time. US Army Colonel Chaplain, David Giammona highlights the plight of the Military if the rumors of General Milley are indeed true. Charmaine Yoest talks about the hypocrisy and hierarchy of the Biden Administration lists pressing matters. Governor Mike Huckabee comes back again to discuss the outcries and mob mentality in an attempt to silence Nicki Minaj over her hesitancy to get the Covid Vaccine after hearing about it's potential side effects.

In Episode 207 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Daniel Markey, Senior Expert on South Asia at the United States Institute of Peace who recently served as senior research professor at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies and as the academic director of the school's Global Policy Program. He is also the author of “China's Western Horizon: Beijing and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia,” which provides the roadmap for this conversation. In the first part of their discussion, Demetri and Daniel examine how the communist party in China views the lands, countries, and regions to its west, both historically and in terms of its contemporary security concerns and economic ambitions. How do its Eurasian neighbors view China? What motivates the CCP's influence campaigns, investments, and diplomatic overtures in its Western region? We also discuss China's Belt & Road initiative, and how it fits into a larger economic and political vision for a stronger, wealthier, and more assertive China on the international stage. In the Overtime, the conversation shifts to how the recent US withdrawal from Afghanistan is beginning to alter the geopolitical dynamics of the Greater Middle East by putting pressure on existing relationships, while opening the door to new partnerships and strategic alliances. Daniel explains what this means for the durability of China's strategic partnership with Russia, how the internal politics of Pakistan and its relations with India are affected by China's increased involvement there, and the economic and security implications of these developments for other regional players such as Kazakhstan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, and what this means for US policy in the region. You can access the episode Overtime, as well as the transcript and rundown to this week's episode through the Hidden Forces Patreon Page. All subscribers gain access to our overtime feed, which can be easily added to your favorite podcast application. If you enjoyed listening to today's episode of Hidden Forces you can help support the show by doing the following: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | CastBox | RSS Feed Write us a review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to our mailing list through the Hidden Forces Website Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou Subscribe & Support the Podcast at https://patreon.com/hiddenforces Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @hiddenforcespod Follow Demetri on Twitter at @Kofinas Episode Recorded on 08/30/2021

Biden wants vaccine passports but his preferred immigrants don't use passports and don't want vaccines while he blocks Cuban refugees China's Belt-Road “infrastructure” trap — any different than Biden's infrastructure scam? Technocrats escalate Universal Basic Income dependency/passivity — California to implement statewide Massachusetts wants children vaxxed against parents' wishes or knowledge Churches across Canada being burned down South Africa: Food, transportation, power grid all failing as DNC Marxists in USA use CRT to establish power grab like ANC Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation through Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.com Cash App at:  $davidknightshow BTC to:  bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7 Mail:      David Knight      POB 1323      Elgin, TX 78621

* Biden wants vaccine passports but his preferred immigrants don't use passports and don't want vaccines while he blocks Cuban refugees* China's Belt-Road “infrastructure” trap — any different than Biden's infrastructure scam?* Technocrats escalate Universal Basic Income dependency/passivity — California to implement statewide* Massachusetts wants children vaxxed against parents' wishes or knowledge* Churches across Canada being burned down* South Africa: Food, transportation, power grid all failing as DNC Marxists in USA use CRT to establish power grab like ANCTOPICS by TIMECODE2:19 What's the refund policy on a $28 MILLION space ticket? Bezo's first customer gets cold feet, “has a scheduling conflict”.  And Branson ripped off New Mexico taxpayers for even MORE money with his flight4:39 Biden's Infrastructure: Phony, “Debt-Seeking” Like China Belt & Road.  The international banking cartel has played the “debt-seeking”, “rent-seeking” game since the IMF did it 60 yrs ago.  Now China has perfected it in developing countries to steal resources.  Biden's infrastructure game is the same tactic.  Here's how it works…17:08 CONTROLLABLE Digital Cash & California Takes Next Step to UBI — Guaranteed Income.  From stimulus to guaranteed income to Universal Basic Income, the GreatReset goal.  Newsom has timed the next stimulus check to hit just before his recall election.  And, central banks move closer to digital CONTROLLABLE cash.23:17 Local governments are still stealing people's homes the old-fashioned way (like they did 35 yrs ago).  Daily municipal fines for petty non-issues.  My personal experience…33:13 South Africa: Organized Terror, and It Will Be Coming to USA. It may be too late but some blacks in South Africa are banding together to protect businesses from the mobs.  People are beginning to realize this is NOT spontaneous but a plan.  Marxists are dividing people within nations while supporting each other in solidarity58:40 Biden's Illegals Don't Want Vaccines or Passports.  He forces vaccine passports on Americans, blocks anti-communist Cuban refugees1:08:56 Anti-lockdown protests in Australia as it goes into lockdown again.  Greeks protest measures blocking unvaccinated from living their lives (as in France).  California towns are re-instating mask mandates1:20:49 Everyone sees the DoubleThink in Trump's base about vaccines — EXCEPT Trump's supporters1:25:48 Media campaign to destroy the family by pushing “children's rights” is making a comeback from Hillary's “It Takes a Village” days by focusing on Trump vaccines & minor taking them w/o parental knowledge or consent1:40:41 CNN Brags “Minor Consent” is Hillary's Anti-Family “Child Rights” Agenda.  CNN says parental consent is “authoritarian” while they push vaccine mandates. The UN agenda pushing the Convention on the Rights of the Child is the basis for the “Mature Minor Consent” push to allow children to get vaccinated without the knowledge or consent of parents.1:56:18 Doctors' paper makes the case against vaccinating teens & children2:09:35 Pedophile “trans” child molester called woman by media and police; Ken Starr, GOP star, and his long history of protecting rapists and pedophiles like Epstein, Clinton & the Baylor football team2:24:31 Trans-mob goes to war against breastfeeding & mothers; Michigan Supreme Court overrides law and judicial procedure and asks LGBT for help to persecute a Christian business; move to impeach college's Student Body President for his Christian belief2:40:11 Even the pro-abortion press is amazed — he tried to murder the unborn baby, but succeeded in killing his child as a toddler.2:44:24 Cannes Festival: Violence, Sex with Cars — My Personal Story. Pervs display their dark imaginations and sick voyeurs watch. It's the annual Cannes Film Festival and the “entertainment” industry2:53:14 Canada - over 45 churches burned by Antifa white liberalsFind out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.comIf you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-showOr you can send a donation throughZelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at:  $davidknightshowBTC to:  bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Mail: David KnightPOB 1323Elgin, TX 78621

President Joe Biden will announce during talks with world leaders at the G7 summit on Saturday a global $40 trillion infrastructure plan to “Build Back Better for the World.” This counter to the BRI will not end well. The Globalists will definitely interfere with the China and Russia agenda somehow and this will start a new set of problems. Join us live on the next episode and let your voice be heard.

Today's brief outlines the intent and effects of China's Belt Road Initiative and what challenge this initiative poses to the United States.

China recently launched the first module of its new space station—what impact will this have on the international scientific community? Also, how orbiting telescopes could be useful in diagnosing cancer. And when solving problems, why do people prefer to innovate by adding things rather than getting rid of them? Kenneth Cukier hosts For full access to The Economist’s print, digital and audio editions subscribe at economist.com/podcastoffer and sign up for our new weekly science newsletter at economist.com/simplyscience. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

China recently launched the first module of its new space station—what impact will this have on the international scientific community? Also, how orbiting telescopes could be useful in diagnosing cancer. And when solving problems, why do people prefer to innovate by adding things rather than getting rid of them? Kenneth Cukier hosts For full access to The Economist’s print, digital and audio editions subscribe at economist.com/podcastoffer and sign up for our new weekly science newsletter at economist.com/simplyscience. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Friday 23Apr21 INTERVIEW 2nd Hr: Catherine Austin Fitts, Solari.com INTERVIEW 3rd Hr: Gerald Celente, TrendsResearch.com Celebs & pundits defend knife attacker shot by police Biden & Democrats' relentless pursuit to bankrupt & starve energy with “every bill a climate change bill” Ontario cops rough up 12 yr old for not wearing mask — silence from media “Mass Vaccination Centers” shutting down due to lack of demand as some get saline solutions and some get undiluted 6X dose Politico bans “crisis” in describing Biden's border crisis — call it Politburo TOPICS by TIMECODES at bottom Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation through, PayPal at:  https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/davidknightshow Venmo at:  venmo@davidknightshow Cash App at:  $davidknightshow BTC to:  bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7 Mail: David Knight, POB 1323, Elgin, TX 78621 8:17 The Pentagon's 5G Health Conspiracy Theory They claim Russia is using microwave Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) against soldiers that created flu-like symptoms, brain fog, etc.  A look at the Frey Effect, electroceuticals and concerns about 5G health effects   21:44 UN Women's Rights Commission chooses Iran.  Is it hypocrisy or is Iran's approach to women what the UN really embraces?   25:03 Joe Biggs jailed for no reason after being under house arrest for 2 months; Police Sergeant fired for donation to Kyle Rittenhouse; Politico bans “crisis” in discussing Biden's border crisis — call them Politburo now?   29:05 Pundits and Celebs Bring a Knife to a Gun Fight Where are Lebron's sponsors? From my personal experience with Michael Jordan, Lebron is NO Michael Jordan. Sorry NBC, Juan Williams, Lebron — you're not going to win this one.   50:21 Look at the “rules” posted at the George Floyd “autonomous zone”.  Sounds like Jim Crow, seriously. Call them “George Crow” rules for white people?   56:02 INTERVIEW Catherine Austin Fitts: This is a Slave System Orchestrated by Central Banks. Who's behind the global lockdown? What's the plan? How do we fight back? Catherine Austin Fitts, solari.com joins to explain   1:45:42 “Mass Vax Sites”: Some Get Saline Solutions, Some Get 6X dose   1:56:24 NOT TikTok Dancing: Brazil Nursing Staff Expose the COVID Lie   2:01:38 INTERVIEW Gerald Celente: It's Demonic Gerald Celente, TrendsResearch.com, on China's Belt & Road, rare earth minerals bottleneck, debt, inflation — and liberty!  May29, Memorial Day defiance of lockdown, find out more at OccupyPeace.com

Friday 23Apr21* INTERVIEW 2nd Hr: Catherine Austin Fitts, Solari.com* INTERVIEW 3rd Hr: Gerald Celente, TrendsResearch.com* Celebs & pundits defend knife attacker shot by police* Biden & Democrats' relentless pursuit to bankrupt & starve energy with “every bill a climate change bill”* Ontario cops rough up 12 yr old for not wearing mask — silence from media* “Mass Vaccination Centers” shutting down due to lack of demand as some get saline solutions and some get undiluted 6X dose* Politico bans “crisis” in describing Biden's border crisis — call it PolitburoTOPICS by TIMECODE at bottomFind out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.comIf you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-showOr you can send a donation through,PayPal at:  https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/davidknightshowVenmo at:  venmo@davidknightshowCash App at:  $davidknightshowBTC to:  bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Mail: David Knight, POB 1323, Elgin, TX 786218:17 The Pentagon's 5G Health Conspiracy TheoryThey claim Russia is using microwave Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) against soldiers that created flu-like symptoms, brain fog, etc. A look at the Frey Effect, electroceuticals and concerns about 5G health effects21:44 UN Women's Rights Commission chooses Iran. Is it hypocrisy or is Iran's approach to women what the UN really embraces? 25:03 Joe Biggs jailed for no reason after being under house arrest for 2 months; Police Sergeant fired for donation to Kyle Rittenhouse; Politico bans “crisis” in discussing Biden's border crisis — call them Politburo now?29:05 Pundits and Celebs Bring a Knife to a Gun FightWhere are Lebron's sponsors? From my personal experience with Michael Jordan, Lebron is NO Michael Jordan. Sorry NBC, Juan Williams, Lebron — you're not going to win this one.50:21 Look at the “rules” posted at the George Floyd “autonomous zone”. Sounds like Jim Crow, seriously. Call them “George Crow” rules for white people?56:02 INTERVIEW Catherine Austin Fitts: This is a Slave System Orchestrated by Central Banks. Who's behind the global lockdown? What's the plan? How do we fight back? Catherine Austin Fitts, solari.com joins to explain1:45:42 “Mass Vax Sites”: Some Get Saline Solutions, Some Get 6X dose1:56:24 NOT TikTok Dancing: Brazil Nursing Staff Expose the COVID Lie2:01:38 INTERVIEW Gerald Celente: It's DemonicGerald Celente, TrendsResearch.com, on China's Belt & Road, rare earth minerals bottleneck, debt, inflation — and liberty! May29, Memorial Day defiance of lockdown, find out more at OccupyPeace.com

Min Ye, associate professor of international relations at the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, Min Ye talks to fDi's Seth O'Farrell about how China's economic policy was born of crisis, not desire for control.The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the economic development strategy adopted in 2013, has undergone various permutations in Chinese and global imaginaries alike. Far from aligning with the view that it is the expression of a one-party state looking to dominate the region, Ms Ye examines the BRI from a domestic perspective in her recently published The Belt Road and Beyond: State mobilised globalisation in China, 1998–2018. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New voter suppression laws are passed in Georgia and the Derek Chauvin trial gets underway. How can we organize to put an end to white supremacy?Mitchell Plitnick, political analyst, writer, president of ReThinking Foreign Policy and co-author the new book “Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics,” tells us about about the various parties jockeying for power in Israel after last week’s elections, how these coalitions are being negotiated, what role can the Joint List can play in these, and how the right wing parties are permanently entrenching themselves in Israel’s politics. We also talk about China and Iran signing a security and economic cooperation agreement, and how this could allow Iran some breathing room amid international sanctions.John Ross, author, economist, and senior fellow of the Chongyang Institute at Renmin University of China, talks to us about President Biden suggesting that “democratic countries” should put together a global infrastructure investment plan to rival China’s Belt and Road initiative, what these projects actually entail, how they compare with western efforts, and how this fits into ever growing tensions with China. Ra Shad Frazier Gaines, founder and chair of both the Black Caucus of the Young Democrats of America and Black Progressives, and Dr. Sharon Anderson, attorney, business consultant, former law school professor/lecturer at Howard Law, and CEO and founder of KCG Consulting Services, both join us in a conversation about the new voter suppression laws in Georgia, how this constitutes a human rights violation, the role of black churches and HBCUs in building movements, and the difficulties in building coalitions with white progressives. We also talk about the Derek Chauvin trial and the uphill battle of achieving justice considering the long history of white supremacy in the U.S. In our Miss the Press segment, hosts Michelle Witte and Bob Schlehuber talk about the gun control debate popping up again on Sunday shows, the predictable debate between Democrats and Republicans, and Dana Bash’s interview with Antony Blinken on how and when the US intends to punish its enemies.The Misfits also talk about a recent mass shooting in Baltimore, COVID vaccines and intellectual property, and Pete Buttigieg’s mileage tax.

Kia ora,Welcome to Wednesday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz.Today we lead with news of some 'green shoots' - remember them from the GFC?First, there has been a better-than-expected dairy auction overnight. WMP powder prices rose at the expected rate, but other products took the limelight this time. Overall prices rose +4.8% in USD terms and +6.7% in NZD terms. This takes them to levels last seen in May 2014 after a positive run of nine rises in the past ten auction events. In that time, prices have risen +21%. This is probably enough to have analysts raising their farm gate milk price forecasts for this season, something some of them have done recently based on the earlier rises.SMP rose an impressive +7.0%, butter was up +4.6%, and AMF were up a remarkable +17% in today's auction event from the prior event. All this comes despite rising world supplies from competing nations, and is part of a general rise in commodity prices for food. And in turn that is based on rising demand out of China. The 'cream' for farmers is the recent weakening of the NZ currency.In China, there are claims that icecream made from an imported WMP base is the source of a COVID-19 outbreak in Tianjin, a city neighbouring Beijing. This WMP was sourced from the Ukraine. We do need to be careful about such claims however as Chian is fighting a propaganda war over its handling of the pandemic and its origins. Facts are hotly disputed.China is also fighting rising food prices, and the potential for social instability is rising.Further, China seems to have a fight on its hands over how it is developing its Belt & Road projects in Pakistan. These two have been very cosy for the past few years, but recent disputes about costs and sovereignty have flared in the past few weeks. Aggressive Chinese policies and debt positions have been a concern for developing nations for a while now. There are many Western agencies saying "I told you so". Sri Lanka is in China's grip on these issues too.International travel is in grim shape, no news there. But now the airline industry has launched a Travel Pass to enable passengers to create a ‘digital passport’ to verify that their pre-travel test or vaccination meets the requirements of the destination. Two Gulf State airlines have adopted it and it may become the model for travel during a pandemic while the vaccination programs are being ramped up.In Germany, there has been a surprise rise in business sentiment there, possibly driven by expectations that the international vaccination rollouts will gain increasing momentum.In Australia, there has been a remarkable rise in new-built home sales, zooming higher in December.Wall Street has started their Inauguration Week positively, up +0.7% in early afternoon trade following their public holiday. In Europe, markets slipped about -0.2% overnight. Yesterday Shanghai fell -0.8%, but Hong Kong rose a remarkable +2.8% while the very large Tokyo markets was up an also-impressive +1.4%. The ASX200 closed +1.2% higher while the NZX50 Capital Index ended its session up a more modes +0.3% and ending a string of six straight 'down' sessions.The latest global compilation of COVID-19 data is here. The global tally is rising faster, now at 95,726,000 and up +547,000 in one day. But the largest number of reported cases globally are still in the US, which rose +139,000 for their tally to reach 24,628,000..The UST 10yr yield will start today up +1 bp at 1.10%. The price of gold is up +US$2 today in New York and now at US$1840/oz. Silver is firmer.Oil prices are firmer today by nearly +US$1 and now just under US$53/bbl in the US while the international price is now just under US$56/bbl.And the Kiwi dollar is marginally weaker again today from this time yesterday at just under 71.1 USc, a softening trend that has been evident since the start of the year. Against the Australian dollar we are softer as well at 92.4 AUc. Against the euro we are down to 58.7 euro cents. That means our TWI-5 is now down at 72.6 and its lowest since before Christmas.The bitcoin price is notably higher this morning compared to this time yesterday. It is now at US$37,433 a gain of +4.8%. Volatility has been +/- 3.4% in between but we are currently near the top of this range.You can find links to the articles mentioned today in our show notes.And get more news affecting the economy in New Zealand from interest.co.nz.Kia ora. I'm David Chaston. We will do this again tomorrow.

Stricken by the COVID-19 shutdown, China is now among the fastest to recover. The burning issue is: What happens to all of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects in ASEAN countries, many of which have closed their borders to contain the pandemic? From new ports and hydropower projects to railroads criss- crossing Asia, China's massive infrastructure projects under the BRI have left awe and controversy in their wake. Find out what's next for the BRI at our Captains Speak session with Mukhtar Hussain, Head of Belt and Road Initiative for Asia Pacific at HSBC, and Chairman of HSBC Singapore PLC.

China's Belt and Road initiative is set to be the most influential economic development project in recent history. It'll be an investment measured in trillions, connecting dozens of nations with roads, rail lines, shipping routes, and most important of all: trade deals. But for all of the impressive figures, there's an equally concerning list of problems centered around the nation that looks to be the ringmaster of this whole project. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shacast/support

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This week’s guest started her career in the world of Corporate Finance.  She wasn’t sure that she wanted to be a lawyer until destiny landed her an all expenses paid education, via Fullbright Scholarship, in Hong Kong. For Chiann Bao, this week’s guest, things escalated from there.  Her adventures would take her to London, back to Hong Kong and have positioned her as one of the foremost experts on international arbitration, in particular Belt & Road disputes, in the world.  Here her tail of intrigue, vision and greatness on this week’s episode.Sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s episode! TIME STAMPS: Intro Notes:  :36Interview Starts: 2:05Personal Interest Info:  35:40Closing Show Notes: 54:20 REFERENCE GUIDES for navigating the lockdown:Delos Online Resource GuideABA Intl. Arbitration Committee Guide BOOKS:Big Sister, Little Sister, Red SisterFudge-a-Mania MUSIC:Crazy Rich Asians SoundtrackBest of Nina Simone Contact: TalesOfTheTribunal@Gmail.comLinkedIn

Speaker: Min Ye, Associate Professor of International Relations, Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University. Moderator: Michael Szonyi, Frank Wen-Hsiung Wu Memorial Professor of Chinese History; Director, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University China’s Belt and Road Initiative, pronounced by Chinese leader Xi Jinping as the “project of the century”, now faces the most uncertain fate in China and abroad. In this new research, Min Ye evaluates policy discourses, interest groups, and nascent BRI networks in China and concludes that domestic drivers for the BRI have not been altered by the Covid-19. However, the external environment and demand for BRI are predicted to change, and we are likely to see important shifts in the BRI implementation in the future. Min Ye is Associate Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University. Her research situates in the nexus between domestic and global politics and the intersection of economics and security, with a focus on China, India, and the regional relations. Her publications include The Belt, Road and Beyond: State-Mobilized Globalization in China 1998 — 2018 (Cambridge University Press, 2020), Diasporas and Foreign Direct Investment in China and India (Cambridge University Press, 2014), and The Making of Northeast Asia (with Kent Calder, Stanford University Press, 2010). Min Ye has received grants and fellowship in the U.S and Asia, including a Smith Richardson Foundation grant (2016-2018), East Asia Peace, Prosperity, and Governance Fellowship (2013), Princeton-Harvard China and the World Program post-doctoral fellowship (2009-2010), and Millennium Education Scholarship in Japan (2006). In 2014-2016, the National Committee on the U.S-China Relations selects Min Ye as a Public Intellectual Program fellow. In 2020, Ye is selected as the Rosenberg Scholar of East Asian Studies at Suffolk University. In 2009-2010, Min Ye was the China and the World post-doctoral fellow at the Fairbank Center. She has since been an active participant in programs at the Fairbank Center. In 2016-2018, she served in the Faculty Council of Harvard-Yenching Institute. She currently mentors visiting scholars at HYI. Min Ye is a National Committee on US-China Relations PIP fellow (PIP 4). Ye’s recently published a new book, “The Belt, Road and Beyond.” This event was recorded on Zoom on Wednesday May 20, 2020.

Background: Douglas and Michael McWilliams launched the Cebr report on the economic impact of the Belt & Road Initiative in Beijing last May and followed it by driving all the way back from Beijing to Paris, participating in the world's toughest endurance rally and becoming one of only 21 out of 106 entrants to complete the rally entirely under their own steam. The feat was chronicled in the book "Driving The Silk Road – Halfway Round The World In A Bentley S1", released recently. Doug and Mike will talk about how the Belt & Road Initiative is likely to affect the balance of world economic activity, how this might be affected by Corona Virus and what it looks like on the ground in the real world where this infrastructure is being built. Speakers: Douglas McWilliams is a world leading economist, and author of The Flat White Economy, Driving The Silk Road ,and The Inequality Paradox. He is the founder and executive deputy chairman of Cebr, the leading economics think tank, which is well-known around the world for its expertise in forecasting the economy and understanding globalisation and technology. Mike McWilliams has worked in the power and energy sectors for more than 40 years, gaining widespread geographic experience from projects in over 50 countries, including 12 years spent in Africa and Asia. He is Head of Energy at Cebr, an advisor to World Bank and is a Director of SN Power, a renewable energy company owned by the Norwegian government. Mike specialises in project planning, economic and financial analysis, risk management and commercial contracts. Interested in watching our webinars live, or taking part in the production of our research? Join our community at: https://bit.ly/3sXPpb5

A live session from #JaipurLitFest2020. China’s mammoth Belt and Road initiative, straddling almost 70 countries, is an infrastructure project of staggering complexity. Alongside writers and diplomats Manoj Joshi, Shyam Saran, Sujeev Shakya and Bruno Maçães, a Portugese politician, former Minister of European Affairs and author of Belt and Road: A Chinese World Order, discusses its ambitions and implications as it tracks new trade and energy routes, with particular emphasis on its feasibility and implications in India and South Asia.

We have a choice capitalism or democracy    This is the free weekly edition of TMBS. To support the Michael Brooks Show on Patreon and receive hours of weekly members-only content, subscribe at Patreon.com/tmbs Ronan Burtenshaw (@ronanburtenshaw) joins us to talk about the UK response, and the challenge socialists have proving to people that things can change things.    David breaks down the role of the FED and reminds us that we should be democratizing it as quickly as possible.    Milton Allimadi (@allimadi) joins us to share wisdom about lessons from Cuba & the Belt & Road initiative 

On this edition of Friday Night Live, Hafiz Sha'ban returns to host the show on the topics of China's Belt Road Initiative, Iran, Press regulator's view on Muslim coverage.

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Belt Road Initiative yang diinisasi oleh China pada tahun 2013 memunculkan berbagai respon akibat dampaknya yang mengubah tatanan ekonomi dan politik dunia.Meski memberikan banyak kesempatan melalui pinjaman berbunga rendah atau soft loan, BRI juga menimbulkan ketakutan atas jebakan utang ke banyak negara berkembang, tidak terkecuali Indonesia.Ketakutan bahwa Indonesia akan jatuh ke lubang yang sama, selayaknya Srilanka atau Tajikistan, memiliki kemungkinan yg amat kecil.Indonesia memiliki pengelolaan utang yg baik berdasarkan atas asas prudensial, efektivitas, dan akuntabilitas; sehingga meningkatkan kesempatan utk menerima sisi positif dari adanya BRI.Terlepas dari itu semua, seiring meningkatnya kekuatan ekonomi China di dunia, adalah bijak bagi Indonesia utk tetap mempertahankan politik bebas aktif serta selalu berhati-hati akan agenda politik. Terlebih, di tengah meningginya tensi antara AS dan China.

A lot can happen in a year! GTR Asia 2018 was dominated by the backdrop of ongoing trade tensions and potential ramifications of a full-scale trade war between the US and China. So what is new 12 months later? During GTR Asia 2019, the world's largest international gathering for the trade finance community, six experts come together to reflect on a range of topics including: Trade tensions and the geopolitical environment: Have things simmered down somewhat? Are we back to a new normal or is there even a ‘normal' to return to? Are technology transfer and IP likely to remain as key sticking points? With initiatives such as Belt & Road shifting economic activity eastwards, how are banks and corporates responding? Is greater collaboration required and if so how has the stated shift from multilateralism to bilateralism impacted? What are the key sectors that have been identified as being ripe for PPPs and other scalable commercial opportunities (digital transformation, cybersecurity, digital economy, smart cities, renewable energy)? Where are technology and innovation leading the market? Data and digitisation have proved key but is there sufficient regulatory oversight? Where is Asia leading the way and where does it need to catch up? Analysis by: Michael Every, Head of Financial Markets Research, Asia-Pacific, Rabobank Moderator: Parag Khanna, Founder & Managing Partner, FutureMap; Global Strategy Advisor & Author, ‘The Future is Asian' Ajay Sharma, Regional Head of Global Trade & Receivables Finance, Asia Pacific, HSBC Timothy Stratford, Managing Partner, Covington & Burling; Former Assistant US Trade Representative Vishal Kapoor, Managing Director, Asia Trade Head, Citi Claire Thompson, Executive Vice-President, Enterprise Partnerships, Mastercard

China's OBOR initiaive seeks to dump excess domestic capacity abroad.

各位朋友们，大家好！ 欢迎收听SCOLAR on the Belt&Road 的第一次中文博客！ 在2019年4月22-24日上合国家青年平台SCOLAR Network的代表团有幸参加了中国上海合作组织国际司法交流合作培训基地。中国上合培训基地的建成在2013年9月13日首次由中国国家主席习近平提出，于2014年5月20日在上海政法学院奠基揭牌，2017年全面建成。习近平主席在2014年、2015年以及2017年的上合组织元首峰会分别提出了基地的重要性。 中国—上合培训基地主要服务于上合组织成员国的司法、执法部门官员和律师的业务交流。培训基地还 担负国际合作研究，汇集中国和世界外交领域的资深专家，形成多元化、开放式的研究队伍，建设欧亚安全研究、上合组织以及“一带一路”研究的理论和外交智库。 我们有幸采访到了“一带一路”安全研究院院长王蔚先生和上合培训基地国际会议中心王玉峰主任。我们一起来听他们介绍中国上合培训基地的故事。希望各位听众喜欢！ Welcome to the first ever episode of the SCOLAR podcast – in Chinese! Listen to learn about the Shanghai-based China National Institute for SCO International Exchange and Judicial Corporation, or, briefly, CNISCO (http://cnisco.shupl.edu.cn/), where SCOLAR went in April this year.

How do the Han masters in China view the imperial imposition of Han policy throughout western Eurasia.

As “SCOLAR on the Belt & Road” keeps expanding the community of its guests, its hosts also keep travelling and interviewing away from Beijing. This episode has been recorded in Chongqing, Sichuan province, and more specifically from the SCO pavilion at the Second Western Fair for Trade & Investment, where 30 companies from 8 SCO countries gathered in mid-May to show their countries' economic, touristic and cultural potential, and learn more about the Chinese and each others' markets. Our host, Olim Alimov, talked to two guests of the fair who are exporting goods to China and simultaneously helping local communities back in their countries. Moaaz Zamir Awan, from Pakistan, is CEO of the Islamabad-based Global Silk Route Enterprises, which specialises in selling traditional Pakistani handcraft and gemstones in China, and Ali Azghar Faiz works for the Kabul-based Afghan saffron 777, offering Chinese customers Afghanistan's precious organic spice. What are our guests trying to pursue through their business in China? How do they see their mission as entrepreneurs and their relationship with local communities in their countries? What obstacles do small businesses from Pakistan and Afghanistan face when entering Chinese market, and what are their takeaways from the Second Western Fair for Trade & Investment? Enjoy, and don't forget to subscribe!

India and Pakistan. Two most recent SCO Family Members. A lot is being discussed on the economic and political cooperation fronts concerning the two countries, but what about their youth policies and youth movements? To shed some light on this, "SCOLAR on the Belt & Road" team is offering you this first of the two special episodes, recorded during the 4th SCO Youth Camp, hosted between 25 April and 2 May under the title “New opportunities, new future” by the All-China Youth Federation. The event was attended by prominent figures, such as Qingdao Mayor Meng Fangli, ACYF President Wang Hunyang, Permanent Representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhang Yanghun, as well as leaders and representatives of SCO youth organizationsis. While taking part in the discussions on regional cooperation and youth entrepreneurship, our team interviewed a range of representatives of the youth organisations and governments attending the event. In this episode you will hear conversations between our interviewer, Viktoria Khu, and two prominent guests of the camp: Himandrish Suwan, Chairman of the Confederation of Young Leaders and Project Manager of the Indian Institute of Governance and Leadership, listed among India's most influential youth; and Mustafa Bashir Abbasi, Provincial Minister for Youth Affairs in Pakistan. What are India's and Pakistani governments stances on the youth policy, and what domestic challenges are they facing to nurture their young generation? What youth organisations operate there, and how do they see the role of the SCO in their countries? We hope you enjoy, and don't forget to subcribe!

China's foreign policy to seek places to dump excess capacity is failing fast.

As Beijing has started the week after the 2nd Belt and Road Forum, where more than 30 world leaders and 5000 participants gathered in Beijing upon President Xi Jingping's invitation to discuss the BRI strategy, Olesya Dovgalyuk and Olim Alimov dove deep into a very particular element of the modern Belt & Road Initiative: the CPEC and wider China-Pakistani relations. A special guest joining them in this discussion is **Zoon Ahmed Khan**, a researcher at Tsinghua University's Belt & Road Strategy Institute and a member and Curator of the SCOLAR Discussion Club. Zoon's professional journey started in Pakistan, where she was a researcher at Lahore University of Management Sciences and anchored a current affairs programme at Daily Nai Baat. She is currently researching CPEC, Belt&Road and China's relations with Muslim world at Tsinghua University's Belt & Road Strategy Institute, after anchoring “The Belt and Road: Face to Face” at China Economic Net. How has the approach to bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and China changed from the first to the second Belt & Road forum? What is Pakistanis' perception of China and what is the state of the people-to-people relations? What are the current developments on the trade scene? Zoon gave us many insights into these and other questions. We hope you enjoy the episode, and don't forget to subscribe!

В новом эпизоде «SCOLAR on the Belt & Road» мы увлекаем вас в историю становления шёлкового пути в разговоре с известным таджикским учёным и автором книги «Великий шелковый путь», возглавляющим национальную ассоциацию политологов Таджикистана - профессором **Абдугани Абдурахимовичем Мамадазимовым.** Те, кто не знает своей истории, не могут строить своё будущее. А как много вы знаете о более чем двухтысячелетней дипломатии народов шелкового пути, берущей начало во времена ханьской династии, когда зарождались первые связи между Китаем и народами саков и согдийцев из Бактрии? Как прокладывались торговые пути под натиском враждебных гуннов? Как буддизм нашел свой путь в Среднюю Азию? В нашей беседе мы попытались понять, так ли много изменилось на нашем политико-географическом пространстве за последние 2000 лет. Пришло ли человечество к осознанию единства судеб и достаточно ли оно устало от войн? Какова роль международных организаций, таких как ШОС, в успешности Пояса и Пути, урегулировании Афганского конфликта и со-развитии стран Евразии? Почему так распространено непонимание китайской торгово-политической стратегии и международной дипломатии? Почему западные теоретики уделяют так мало внимания «шелковой» дипломатии, и чем опасно забвение истории и альтернативных западным теорий международных отношений? Мы очень надеемся, что этот эпизод послужит искрой, которая поможет возродить интерес наших слушателей к истории нашего региона. А для понимания полной исторической картины мы обязательно рекомендуем прочитать «Великий шелковый путь» профессора Мамадазимова. Приятного прослушивания!

As Beijing is preparing for the second Belt & Road forum, we are focusing on the theme of development in episode #16. This time we are looking at a lesser-known organisation - the **Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI)**, a Northern Eurasian UNDP-supported development organisation uniting China, Mongolia, Republic of Korea and Russia. Joining us for a discussion is **Tuguldur Baajiikhuu**, Director of the GTI's Beijing-based Secretariat. Before assuming position of Director in 2017, Tuguldur served as the Deputy National Coordinator and National Coordinator for Mongolia for the GTI and worked in numerous positions at Mongolia's Treasury Department of the Ministry of Finance and Economy, as well as the Economic Cooperation Department. What is Greater Tumen Initiative? What projects does it run - and how? How does it connect businesses and the public sector in pursuit of transborder connectivity? Does the GTI plan to engage with the BRI Initiative? Enjoy listening, and don't forget to subscribe!

In episode #14 “SCOLAR on the Belt & Road” rewinds the time to bring you our second special episode from the VII Global Baku Forum! You will hear conversations between our host, Olim Alimov, and four young Forum pariticipants – Altynay Alymysheva (Kyrgyzstan), Kamilla Solieva (Tajikistan), and Amina Zamulina (Russia), with Sevinj Novruz (Azerbaijan) joining later to reflect on the Forum together with Amina. While coming from different paths, our guests have shown a synergy of the positive outlook and the drive to lead the action in addressing local, regional and global challenges in their field. For example, Kyrgyzstan-born Altynay, who pursued her education in the UK and currently works as a Regulatory Specialist at Ørsted London, has always been interested in the interdisciplinary issues in politics, economics and foreign affairs. Kamilla, a multilingual young woman who works with a Brussels-based boutique consultancy, previously worked with British Council, NATO Parliamentary Assembly & European Parliament. Amina, ex-SCOLAR member, is now is a practicing human rights lawyer in Moscow, who earned her B.A. in Law from Russian Plekhanov University of Economics and her Master's degree in Civil and Commercial Law at Tsinghua University. Sevinj, coming from Azerbaijan, has graduated from National University of Public Service and now works at the AvropadASAN (ASAN Radio). What is Baku Global Forum's Young Leaders program? The four participants shared with us their impressions of preparing for the panel discussions and reflected on how they felt when communicating their ideas to the current and former global leaders. They also spoke about the causes they are passionate about, ranging from inclusive education to the human rights protection and sustainable development, as well as on the Forum's positive energy they will bring back into their work in their countries. We hope you enjoy the episode!

Welcome to the episode #13 of the "SCOLAR on the Belt & Road", where we diverge a bit from Asia and turn to look at a European country, whose deepening relations with China have recently made it the first G7 country to join the Belt and Road Initiative. We are talking, of course, about Italy. Joining us in the studio is Enrico Fardella, Tenured Associate Professor at the History Department of Peking University (PKU) and Director of PKU's Center for Mediterranean Area Studies, who recently was part of the deleation welcoming Xi Jinping during his historic visit in Italy. Enrico works jointly with TOChina Hub as director of the ChinaMed Project and Area Director of the ChinaMed Business Program. He is Global Fellow of Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington D.C., Research Scholar at the Machiavelli Center for Cold War Studies, member of the Academic Committee at Pangoal Institution in Beijing and Fellow of the Science & Technology China Program of the European Commission. Enrico was also the first foreign person to join the post-doc programme at Peking University. Is the Italian government's opening to China something new? How long back in history do the bilateral relations between Italy and the PRC stretch? What is Italy looking for in the BRI – and what are China's interests in Italy and the wider Mediterranean region? On how much Italy aligns itself with the Eurasian dream of the Belt & Road and on the journey of its "inter-civilisational dialogue" with China hear from our guest Enrico and our co-host, Olim Alimov. Enjoy!

Приветствуем из Пекина на новом эпизоде «SCOLAR on the Belt & Road»! Совсем недавно в столицу Китая с визитом приезжал **Алексей Карпенко**, исполнительный секретарь базирующегося в Москве Молодёжного совета ШОС – официального молодёжного крыла Шанхайской Организации Сотрудничества. Среди насыщенного графика визитов в Пекине, Алексей нашел время заглянуть и к нам на подкаст, чтобы рассказать о работе и новых проектах Молодёжного совета. Знали ли вы о том, как Молодёжный совет помогает наращивать сотрудничество и обмен между высшими учебными заведениями стран ШОС? А о так называемой “Молодёжной карте ШОС” – проекте совета, нацеленного на наращивание человеческого и туристического потенциала нашего региона? Интересно, какую форму принимает – и какие перспективы содержит в себе – сотрудничество между предпринимательскими площадками и университетами? Обо всем этом и многом другом слушайте из беседы между со-ведущими эпизода, Олимом Алимовым и Олесей Довгалюк, и Алексеем Карпенко. Надеемся, что вам понравится. Приятного прослушивания!

**Happy 10th episode to "SCOLAR on the Belt & Road"!** Our today's guest is a prominent young individual at the forefront of connecting young entrepreneurs across China and wider Asia-Pacific. **Tianqi Han**, President of the China Branch of G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance and CEO of the APEC Voices of the Future in China, was named as one of the 30 best social entrepreneurs under the age of 30 in 2018 by Forbes for his efforts in youth development. Besides gaining official recognition for the APEC Youth Report, growing institutional connections with leading businesses and individuals, and establishing the VOF Mentorship Program under APEC, he co-founded an Environmental Technology Company and served as founding co-chair for the Oxford Emerging Markets Summit. Over the next 30 minutes, you will hear how Tianqi's story started with the APEC Voices of the Future National Contest back in 2013, and his personal view on the importance of supporting cross-border interaction and mutual “ideational” nourishment of the youth, institutional support for the young people from the global-scale institutions and initiatives, such as APEC, G20 and B&R, as well as the challenges facing the young generation today. Enjoy!

Welcome to episode #8 of the “SCOLAR on the Belt & Road”! Today we have with us Biman Najika Liyanage – researcher, innovator and entrepreneur from Sri-Lanka, member of the WEF Global Shapers initiative and Forbes 30 under 30 in 2017 (among other positions and titles). Biman's award-winning inventions, including Finger Braille Interface that allows blind people perceive and communicate information about colours, and a smart condom that can respond to blood flow and send health data to a smartphone app, cannot fail to impress with their acute vision of tackling modern societal challenges. But, as we have discovered today, much more than inventions themselves lies in Biman's integral philosophy of work and creation: he takes often-overlooked problems and finds solutions that would be easily available for the general public to use. We have followed with Biman his journey in China, where he came in 2008 chasing the first signs of the coming innovation age, and asked him about his thoughts on and work towards the development in Eurasia, including his home country, Sri Lanka. Accompanied by the stories of Biman's socially-significant projects and initiatives, our discussion turned into a rich and reflective deliberation that we are thrilled to share with you. Enjoy!

Welcome back to the “SCOLAR on the Belt & Road”! After our Russian listeners' feedback on the previous episode with the SCOLAR co-founder and Tsinghua university master's student Viktoria Khu, we are bringing you an English version of the interview in the episode #7.5. Born and raised in Russian city Irkutsk as an ethnic Chinese, Vika shares with us her inspiring journey from Siberia to the Chinese capital of Beijing, and a story of self-growth through understanding and acceptance of one's own multifaceted and rich cultural heritage. We've touched on multiple topics, including origins of Vika's family and their connection to China, experience of growing up in a bilingual family, creating SCOLAR and learning to not be afraid to follow your passion, try and fail – and try again. A positive and forward-looking young professional, Vika never fails to inspire those working with her. We hope this episode inspires you as well. Enjoy!

Welcome back to the "SCOLAR on the Belt & Road"! Our guest today is Evgeny Kosolapov. Evgeny has worked with multiple companies and organisations, opening AIESEC branch in China, working with DHL in Asia Pacific and CIS & Baltic regions, and leading I-Free as CEO, among other accomplishments. He has lived in a range of countries across Asia Pacific and Eurasia, including Ukraine, Singapore and China, and now works with Skolkovo Foundation, Russian innovation park, as Advisor for the Development of Activities and a representative in PRC. With him, we talked through the innovation management in China, Russia and other countries, unfolding the concept behind and the daily working of Skolkovo innovation park and comparing it with Silicon Valley in the USA and Zhongguancun in China. Enjoy!

Many observers believe that China’s Belt and Road Initiative is a vast, well-laid and finely orchestrated plan to extend Chinese hegemony over much of the developing world. However, some argue that the BRI is just a vision, not a coordinated plan. Andrew Davenport, Chief Operating Officer of RWR Advisory Group, joins Catherine Tai, CIPE’s Asia Program Officer, and host Ken Jaques to discuss the role the Belt Road has in promoting Chinese “corrosive capital.” They discuss the challenges that will likely become more intense in 2019 with regard to Chinese activity in the tech sector. Furthermore, Davenport mentions some of the work RWR has accomplished with their program IntelTrak, which is the most comprehensive global data set of Chinese and Russian business transactions to date.  

Hello and welcome back to the “SCOLAR on the Belt & Road”! In today's episode our guest is Johnson Liu, an inspiring young student currently based at Tsinghua University, an Executive President of the Tsinghua Students Association of Belt and Road Initiative (SABRI) and a Global Intern at Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy under Carnegie-Tsinghua Young Ambassadors Program. He has a very rich for his age portfolio, which he shares with us through a deep conversation in this interview. Enjoy! **Get in touch with Johnson (Zhaoning) Liu and SABRI:** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnson.liu.9693 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zliu11/ SABRI instagram profile: sabrithu

Hello everyone, In the second special episode of our “SCOLAR on the Belt & Road” podcast, we introduce to you the beating heart of the organisation: our projects and the curators behind them. The most important factor that has decided and continues to determine the success of these projects and any new initiatives is the human drive behind them. This is why all our Curators take personal ownership of their projects and lead the efforts in growing and perfecting them. Our today's guests – Vika, Alina, Odil, Olesya, Zoon and Sanaa – will tell you all about this. Follow out social media to keep updated on our projects and news! WeChat ID: GenerationSCO IG: @scoyouthleague Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scoyouthleague Email: scoyouthleague@gmail.com

Dear friends! We are excited to present to you an intro episode to our podcast “SCOLAR on the Belt & Road”, where one of our hosts, Olim Alimov, presents SCOLAR Youth League and sheds light on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Belt and Road Initiative. Each episode we will sit down with the prominent individuals – creators, entrepreneurs, and thinkers, young and old professionals. Our goal? To learn from and be inspired by the success stories which span, both geographically and conceptualдy, the SCO and BRI regionю In our introduction we announce our first, exclusive interview with a guest who made a significant contribution to the development of the SCO: it is the SCO General Secretary, H.E. Mr. Rashid Alimov. The interview will be aired tomorrow – don't miss! Happy New Year everyone!

Дорогие друзья, перед вами – первый, вступительный эпизод нашего подкаста “SCOLAR on the Belt & Road”, где одна из наших ведущих Виктория Ху представляет молодёжную лигу стран ШОС и приподнимает занавес над Шанхайской организацией сотрудничества и инициативой "Пояса и пути". В каждом эпизоде мы будем встречаться и беседовать с выдающимися личностями - создателями, первооткрывателями, мыслителями и творцами, предпринимателями, молодыми и опытными профессионалами. Наша задача? Учиться и вдохновляться историями успеха, которые охватывают как географически, так и концептуально инициативу «Пояса и пути». Во вступлении – анонс нашего первого, эксклюзивного интервью с гостем, внесшим огромный вклад в развитие ШОС: Генеральным секретарём Шанхайской организации сотрудничества - Алимовым Рашидом Кутбиддиновичем. Не пропустите выпуск уже завтра! С Наступающим Новым годом!

Complete keynote speech given by Sir Douglas Flint, UK Government’s Special Envoy to the Belt & Road Initiative, during the London leg of CEIBS Europe Forum Series 2018.

Complete keynote speech given by Sir Douglas Flint, UK Government’s Special Envoy to the Belt & Road Initiative, during the London leg of CEIBS Europe Forum Series 2018.Douglas Flint explains how China and the UK can work together on Fintech and the Belt + RoadYou may also find the video version from Apple Podcast at https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/douglas-flint-on-china-uk-ties-fintech-the-belt-road/id578187726?i=1000418781217&mt=2, or CEIBS website at,  http://www.ceibs.edu/video-podcast/14460

Join Us in France Travel Podcast, Episode 194 On today’s episode, let’s talk about Paris neighborhoods where I would rather NOT stay, or book a hotel, or rent an apartment. There aren’t so many such places, so it’ll be a short episode. I get asked all the time: is this a safe neighborhood? So yeah, let’s talk about it and name the names! If you’re interested in safety while in France, you should also check out How to Stay Safe in France, Getting Caught in a Terror Attack in France, Making Sense of Terror Attacks in France, How to Protect Yourself from Pickpockets in Paris Episode Highlights with Timestamps Beware of Sensational Reporting [01:57] "No-go zones" in Paris are NOT a thing, but there are places where it is wise not to go. Fine by Day, Bad Idea at Night [03:33] Many of the "unsafe" areas listed here are fine during the day, but not so fine at night, which is why you shouldn't book your hotel there. It All Depends on What You're Used to [05:13] Big city folks are not easily startled by dicey neighborhoods, but country folks will probably freak out more. Assessing Your Risk Level [06:16] Men tend to feel safer no matter where they do. It's another story for women. Most Dicey Areas Are Outside of the Paris Belt Road [06:45] It is best to say within the Paris belt road, aka "le périphérique" because that's where most of the projects are located. Keep It Simple: Stay Inside the Belt Road [07:54] Only a few areas outside of the Paris belt road are dicey, but it's too complicated for visitors to judge where exactly. The Only Major Tourist Attraction Located Near a Dicey Area in Paris: Saint-Denis [09:56] The only major tourist attraction located in a "bad" area is the Saint-Denis Basilica. You can still go if you get an Uber ride and go in the day-time. Avoid the "Portes de..." Areas [11:39] As a general rule, it is also best to avoid staying in areas called "Porte de..." This is not true for all of them, but most of them are a little rough. What About Dicey Areas in the Center of Paris? [13:18] There are only a few metro stations in the center of Paris next to which I wouldn't want to book a hotel or AirB&B. Paris Metro Stations You Want to Avoid Most of them are in the northeast quarter of Paris: Stalingrad, Jaurès, Barbès, Place de Clichy, La Vilette, Gare du Nord, République, Goute d’Or, Danube, Place des Fêtes.  Chatelet-les-Halles and Pigale are not great either, but not as bad. Broad Rule: Avoid the Northeast Quarter of Paris [14:56] Broad rules always fail at some point, but it's worth noting that if you avoid the northeast quarter of Paris, you'll avoid most of the dicey areas. What About Taking the Metro Late at Night in Paris? [15:58] Is it safe to take the Paris metro late at night? Yes, if you follow some rules: enter as close to the driver as you can, don't be alone in a car, avoid the tunnels. How to Avoid Cell Phone Theft in the Paris Metro [16:34] Don't have your cell phone out when standing near the metro doors. Someone might grab it and run out just as the doors close. Gun Violence is Rare in France [17:40] There aren't a lot of guns in the hands of the general population in France and gun violence is rare. Biggest Risk: Pickpockets! [17:53] How to protect yourself from pickpockets in Paris. That's what you should be thinking about also. [18:22] Theft statistics vs. murder statistics in France. Learn What to Do in Case of a Terror Attack [20:56] Terror attacks are rare, but terrifying. There are some things you should do to mitigate your risk. Conclusion: Homework [22:13] Tell others where you'll be staying. Enroll in the Smart Traveler Program. Backup your phone before you leave. Take an older phone with you when traveling. Don't take so much! If you need to pick a budget hotel, don't go to the northeast corner of Paris. If you want affordable choices in the center of Paris, check out our hotel selection. Subscribe to the email extras and bonuses Ask a question or leave a voicemail comment: +1 801 806 1015 To learn about Join Us in France Tours, visit Addicted to France Click here to support the show when you shop on Amazon Show Merchandise including shirts, totes, phone cases and more! Click here for show notes with time stamps for this episode. https://joinusinfrance.com/194 Click here to review the show on iTunes. See Annie's photos of France on Instagram Join Us in France Book Group on Goodreads Send email feedback: annie@joinusinfrance.com Follow the show on Facebook

If it's seaside, fresh air, great views, friendly service and the best accommodation you might want to check into Belt Road Seaside Holiday Park! American Journalist Victoria Gaither talks with park owner, Anna Crawford, about why it's a great place to stay. To learn more go to http://www.beltroad.co.nz/