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To comprehensively enhance residents' consumption capacity and market vitality, the city of Mianyang in Southwest China's Sichuan Province has proposed piloting a 4.5-day flexible workweek system, encouraging eligible regions to implement a "Friday afternoon plus weekend" 2.5-day leave model.为全面提升居民消费能力和市场活力，位于中国西南部的四川省绵阳市提出试行4.5天弹性工作制，鼓励符合条件的地区实行“周五下午+周末”2.5天的休假模式。The Mianyang Municipal Commerce Bureau recently issued the 2025 work plan for the city's consumption revitalization initiative, proposing seven core actions comprising 29 specific measures to enhance local residents' consumption capacity and market vitality, the Xinhua News Agency reported.据新华社报道，绵阳市商务局近日印发了《绵阳市提振消费专项行动2025年工作清单》，提出了七大核心行动，共29项具体措施，旨在提升居民消费能力和市场活力。The sixth action focuses on the optimization of consumption environments with the implementation of leave initiatives, said the report.报道称，第六项行动重点是优化消费环境，落实休假举措。Relevant departments are asked to ensure full implementation of annual leave and paid leave systems, encourage flexible scheduling for companies and promote simultaneous leaves for couples, Xinhua reported.据新华社报道，要求有关部门确保全面落实年休假和带薪休假制度，鼓励企业灵活安排工作时间，并推行夫妻双方同步休假。Notably, the plan also advocates for a 4.5-day flexible workweek and encourages eligible regions to adopt a "Friday afternoon plus weekend" 2.5-day leave model, per Xinhua.值得注意的是，据新华社报道，该方案还倡导每周4.5天弹性工作制，并鼓励符合条件的地区实行“周五下午加周末”2.5天的带薪休假模式。An official from the Mianyang Municipal Commerce Bureau, who requested to remain anonymous, told the Global Times on Monday that, as the lead authority for consumption promotion, the bureau proposed the model as an exploratory initiative under the framework of implementing central and provincial government policies to boost consumption.绵阳市商务局一位不愿透露姓名的官员周一向《环球时报》表示，作为消费促进工作的牵头部门，该局提出该模式是在落实中央和省级促进消费政策框架下的一项探索性举措。The proposal quickly became a trending topic on social media platform Sina Weibo, generating 210 million views and 55,000 discussions by 1 pm Monday. Many netizens expressed hopes for province-wide implementation.该方案迅速成为社交媒体平台新浪微博的热门话题，截至周一下午1点，阅读量已达2.1亿次，讨论量达5.5万次。许多网友表示希望该方案能在全省范围内推广。A Mianyang resident surnamed Yang told the Global Times that extended weekends would allow more leisurely travel. "It takes about five hours to drive from Mianyang to the Siguniang Mountain scenic area, which is equivalent to half a day," noting that an extra half day would mean the sightseeing time wouldn't be so rushed, and they could better enjoy the local scenery.一位姓杨的绵阳居民告诉《环球时报》，延长周末将使人们有更多时间享受休闲旅行。“从绵阳开车到四姑娘山景区大概需要5个小时，相当于半天时间。”他表示，多出半天时间，观光时间就不会那么紧张，可以更好地欣赏当地的风景。A Chengdu-based employee surnamed Xu, whose child currently lives in Mianyang, said that he currently drives to Mianyang every Saturday morning and returns to Chengdu Sunday afternoon, adding that, excluding travel time, he and his wife only have about a day to spend with their child.一位目前在成都工作、孩子住在绵阳的徐性员工表示，自己现在每周六早上开车去绵阳，周日下午返回成都。除去路上的时间，他和妻子能陪伴孩子的时间只有一天左右。"The time is really short, just when we start to get close to our child, we have to head back," Xu said, expressing a strong hope that this initiative can be further implemented, so that he can spend more time with his child.“时间真的太短了，刚刚和孩子亲近一点，就得离开了。”徐先生说，他非常希望这项举措能够进一步落实，这样他就能有更多时间陪伴孩子了。However, some netizens question the practical implementation of this initiative, wondering whether it will be put into effect and whether implementing this initiative in some public service institutions would cause an inconvenience.然而，一些网友对这项举措的具体实施情况提出了质疑，他们担心这项举措是否会真正落地，以及在一些公共服务机构实施这项举措是否会造成不便。The official from the bureau clarified that the specific implementation rules for the 2.5-day weekend leave have not yet been introduced. 该局负责人澄清，周末2.5天休假的具体实施细则尚未出台。"We need to combine specific circumstances and conduct discussions and research with other departments," the official noted.“我们需要结合具体情况，与其他部门进行讨论研究。”该工作人员指出。The 2.5-day weekend initiative is not novel in China. Over the past years, more than 10 provinces including North China's Hebei Province, East China's Jiangxi Province and Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality have proposed similar initiatives, China Central Television (CCTV) News reported.周末2.5天休假在中国并非新鲜事。据中国中央电视台（CCTV）新闻报道，过去几年，包括河北省、江西省和重庆市在内的10多个省份都提出了类似的举措。According to the report, Longnan in Gansu Province also encouraged that all administrative and public institutions should facilitate Friday afternoon leave for officials and employees after essential services, provided they complete required working hours through schedule adjustments, CCTV News reported.据报道，甘肃省陇南市也鼓励所有行政事业单位，在通过调整作息时间完成规定工作时间的前提下，为干部职工提供周五下午的休假。Professor Yang Haiyang, dean of the Research Institute of Social Development at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, said that reducing working hours is an inevitable trend of social and economic development and civilizational progress, but its promotion needs to be combined with practical conditions to avoid a one-size-fits-all approach, according to the People's Daily.西南财经大学社会发展研究院院长杨海洋教授在接受《人民日报》采访时表示，缩短工作时间是社会经济发展和文明进步的必然趋势，但推广时应结合实际情况，避免“一刀切”。flexible workweek弹性工作周municipal/mjuːˈnɪsɪpl/adj.市政的；地方政府的leave model休假模式one-size-fits-alladj.一刀切的

The United States and China reached a 90-day truce in the trade war when their representatives met in Geneva in early May. Both sides agreed to temporarily roll back tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers. President Trump announced that a “total reset” in US-China relations had been achieved. Beyond the hyperbole, the two sides agreed to establish a mechanism on economics and trade and launch negotiations to address trade imbalances and other problems. Whether a deal is reached, what it might look like, and what it might include, remains to be seen. The future trajectory of US-China relations, overall, is still unclear.This episode highlights a Chinese perspective on the US-China bilateral relationship, including on the recent trade talks and the factors that will influence US-China relations going forward. Sun Chenghao, a fellow and head of the U.S.-Europe program at Tsinghua University's Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS), and council member of the Chinese Association of American Studies joins host Bonnie Glaser for this episode.  Timestamps[00:00] Start[01:39] What does Trump want from China? [04:29] What view does Dr. Sun hold?[05:00] Assessing the US-China Geneva Talks[09:21] Feasibility of a Broad US-China Trade Deal[13:23] Implications of Trump's “Unification” Comment[16:46] Importance of the Strategic Channel[20:47] Declining America, Rising China[23:27] Shift in US Policy Toward Alliances[27:49] The Future of US-China Relations

  This Memorial Day, we're honoring not just those who died for freedom — but the very idea of freedom itself.   Join us for a powerful conversation: “From 1776 to 2025: The Battle Between National Sovereignty and the New One-World Order.”   With esteemed geopolitical analysts, we unpack the clash between the revolutionary spirit of self-rule and today's rising tide of global technocracies and neo-fascist agendas.   As history echoes and freedom is tested once more, this episode is a call to remember, resist, and reclaim.   Quantum Nurse https://graceasagra.com/  http://graceasagra.bio.link/presents Freedom International Livestream Thursday, May 22 ,2025 @ 12:00 PM EST  Guests: Dr. Uwe Alschner, PhD and Matt Ehret Topic: “From 1776 to 2025: The Battle Between National Sovereignty and the New One-World Order” Subtitle: “How the Spirit of the American Revolution Stands Against Today's Rising Global Technocracies and Neo-Fascist Agendas   Bios:   Dr. Uwe Alschner, PhD, is a German historian and investigative journalist known for his critical analyses of contemporary political and health narratives. Holding a PhD in History and an M.A. in English, he began his career in the European Commission and later served in Germany's Foreign Office and the Christian Democratic Union. Since 2020, Alschner has conducted bilingual interviews with leading scientists and physicians, including Peter McCullough and Stephanie Seneff, featured on his blog alschner-klartext.de. He contributed to Vera Sharav's documentary Never Again is Now Global and co-hosts the German podcast Die Gesunde Stunde. Alschner's work focuses on exposing inconsistencies in official narratives and advocating for transparency and accountability in public policy.  https://substack.com/@neveragainisnowglobal   Matthew Ehret is a Canadian journalist, lecturer, and founder of the  Canadian Patriot Review. He serves as a director at the Rising Tide Foundation and is a Senior Fellow at the American University in Moscow. Ehret has authored multiple volumes of The Untold History of Canada and The Clash of the Two Americas, exploring geopolitical and historical themes. His writings have been published in outlets such as Asia Times, Global Times, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. Ehret frequently contributes to discussions on international relations, science policy, and cultural history, aiming to provide alternative perspectives on global affairs.    https://risingtidefoundation.net/ https://canadianpatriot.org/ https://matthewehret.substack.com/ Founding and Executive Host:   Grace Asagra, RN MA Podcast:  Quantum Nurse: Out of the Rabbit Hole from Stress to Bliss http://graceasagra.bio.link/ https://rumble.com/c/QuantumNurseGraceAsagra Bichute https://www.bitchute.com/channel/nDjE6Ciyg0ED/ Telegram - https://t.me/QuantumNurseGraceAsagra   TIP/DONATE LINK for Grace Asagra @ Quantum Nurse Podcast https://patron.podbean.com/QuantumNurse https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=FHUXTQVAVJDPU Venmo - @Grace-Asagra 609-203-5854 WELLNESS RESOURCES Optimal Health and Wellness with Grace Virtual Dispensary Link (Designs for Health)               2https://www.designsforhealth.com/u/optimalhealthwellness Premier Research Labs - https://prlabs.com/customer/account/create/code/59n84f/ - 15% discount - 15%_59N84F_05   Standing Co-Host:   Hartmut Schumacher https://anchor.fm/hartmut-schumacher-path

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, May 6: The Peruvian press are searching for answers after 13 miners were found murdered in an underground shaft. Also: French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin finally apologises for the police's violent treatment of Liverpool football fans during the 2023 Champions League final in Paris. Snooker has a new world champion: controversial Chinese player Zhao Xintong. Plus, we look at the best and worst of billionaires' fashion at the Met Gala. There's shock in Peru after the bodies of 13 miners were found in an underground shaft. The grisly murders came to light on Sunday with the discovery of the bodies in a shaft operated by Peru's largest gold mining company in the Pataz region. The New York Times explains that the region has seen growing conflict over access to ore recently as gold prices soar amid illegal mining and organised crime.The Peruvian press are leading with the story. El Comercio, a Peruvian daily, calls the attacks bloody and cruel. Peruvian President Dina Boluarte held a press conference on Monday, announcing the suspension of mining for 30 days. El Comercio's editor reacts to her speech, saying that rather than reassuring the public, her message did the opposite. It confirmed the disorientation in the government about how to address the very serious situation of violence and crime in Peru. Another Peruvian daily La República, meanwhile, headlines with the face of the man believed responsible. Miguel Rodriguez Diaz, aka "El Cuchillo", was identified by the president as one of those responsible. The paper reports that he fled to Colombia shortly after her press conference. He had been inexplicably released by the public ministry. Rodriguez Diaz is known for his ties to criminal organisations in the Pataz region, where 39 deaths linked to illegal mining have occurred since 2023. Rodriguez Diaz is allegedly responsible for the murder of four people at another mine last year.Here in France, Gérald Darmanin has issued an apology to Liverpool football fans. As FRANCE 24 reports, Darmanin is French justice minister but back in 2022, he was interior minister amid the French government's chaotic handling of the Champions League final in Paris between Liverpool and Real Madrid. On that day, police fired tear gas and pepper spray at thousands of supporters, injuring many, as authorities blamed rowdy fans. In his interview, Darmanin admitted that France was not ready to host the final, which was moved from Russia in the midst of the war in Ukraine. The editor of Sud Ouest, a large regional paper in France, sees some shrewd ulterior motives in Darmanin's apology. The editor wonders if the apology is an attempt to wipe the slate clean ahead of presidential elections in 2027, in which he intends to run. "When one has one's eyes on the Elysée Palace, you need a political do-over," it says.In the Liverpool press, it's a different story: Liverpool Echo offers a measured response, noting that Darmanin offered his first full and frank apology for the way Liverpool fans were treated. Empire of the Kop, a news service run by a group of Liverpool fans who are professional journalists, are far more sceptical. They call it a "long overdue" apology, but remind us that Liverpool fans' patience actually prevented a frightening situation from getting worse. Furthermore, in his apology Darmanin said he expected a war of hooligans and for this publication, that's an unfair generalisation of fans from both Real Madrid and Liverpool.In other news, snooker has a new world champion! The Global Times reports that 28-year-old Zhao Xintong from China has won the World Snooker Championship after he defeated the three-time world champion, Welshman Mark Williams, in a thrilling final on Monday. His victory is a complicated one. Zhao returned recently to the sport after a 20-month ban over match-fixing that involved 10 Chinese players in 2023. He did not match-fix himself, but was party to another player who did. This is why his victory is somewhat muted in snooker circles. However, for The Independent, there is no doubt he will reach stratospheric levels of popularity in China, where snooker, a quaint British invention, is immensely popular. However you feel about him, Zhao is changing the face of snooker. The Telegraph calls him the Roger Federer of the snooker world.Finally, the press are focusing on one of the biggest events on the fashion calendar. The Met Gala celebrated Black dandyism in New York on Monday. Business Insider offers us a best and worst dressed list of billionaires at the event. On the best dressed list: Wendy Murdoch and her daughter Grace. The former wife of Rupert Murdoch and her daughter were charming in elegant white and gold outfits. On the worst dressed list: Norwegian tech billionaire Gustav Witzoe, in a white blazer cape hybrid with a briefcase of rose petals. Star Wars legend George Lucas also disappointed with his boring navy suit, while Kim Kardashian put together an unimaginative ensemble. Finally, Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt is not doing Australia's reputation for low fashion any favours, as people are disappointed with his lime-green eyesore! It turns out that money does not always buy good taste!You can catch our press review every morning on France 24 at 7:20am and 9:20am (Paris time), from Monday to Friday.

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, April 8: There's defiance, anger and determination from the Chinese press, which react to Donald Trump's threats to impose up to 104 percent tariffs on Chinese goods. Opinions say China has the upper hand in this war of words. Also: Trump's Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr is forced to endorse the measles vaccine after the death of a second child in Texas. Plus: scientists say they've created a version of the dire wolf – a canine that went extinct 9,000 years ago! The trade war of words continues to dominate the press, especially in China. In response to Trump's "Liberation Day" tariff hikes last week, China has said it will impose duties of 34 percent on US goods. In retaliation to China's retaliation, Trump has promised fresh tariff hikes, which would bring these to a total 104 percent on Chinese goods. There's no word yet on whether China will react once again, but the game of one-upping is putting the world economy through the grater, as we see in a China Daily illustration by Song Chen.There are also some stern words in the China Daily. One opinion writer argues that Washington must learn that arrogance does not pay, adding: "What is unfolding in the United States today is the sad story that the country has become increasingly authoritarian, and more and more like a centrally planned economy. Private enterprises are now at the behest of the all-powerful president."There is also lots of talk about Black Monday. Markets tumbled across the board amid news of Trump's fresh tariffs. The Global Times, the Chinese government's official paper, quotes the foreign ministry spokesperson as accusing the US of economic bullying, unilateralism and protectionism. There are stern warnings from the Global Times' editor that China is not one to be messed with. The paper tries to take the moral high ground, defending its countermeasures as necessary not just for China but to actively "uphold a fair and free world trading system."The opinion pages also appear to feel that China is prepared for this trade war. The Global Times quotes Bloomberg as saying that China has already "trade war-proofed" its economy. Meanwhile, The Sydney Morning Herald notes that China could emerge the winner from this trade war. Under Biden, it says, the US and its allies were united against China. Now, those allies have no choice but to turn towards China and the result will be an isolated and poor US and a new world order with China at the helm. The editors of The Wall Street Journal, meanwhile, have an unorthodox suggestion to those countries affected by Trump's tariffs: call his bluff and offer zero tariffs on all bilateral goods and services. A long shot, no doubt, it admits!Staying in the US, there's a flurry of contradicting statements from the man in charge of health, Robert Kennedy Jr. As The Washington Post reports, it comes in the wake of a measles outbreak in Texas. A second child died there this weekend, bringing to the total death toll to three. The Washington Post reports that some unvaccinated children hospitalised in late March with measles had signs of vitamin A deficiency. This then led to a surge in demand for vitamin A-rich supplements like cod liver oil, which Kennedy touted last month as a potential remedy for measles. Neoscope, a science and tech website, reports that Kennedy has now been forced to endorse the measles vaccine as being most effective against what the website calls a "dire and entirely preventable situation".In an interview with the Associated Press, Dr Peter Marks, a former vaccine chief of the Food and Drug Administration, speaks of an extraordinary struggle with Kennedy's team. He agreed to grant access to Kennedy's associates to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, containing reports of potential vaccine-related issues. But he refused to let them edit the data because "frankly we don't trust them". Marks then resigned, or rather was forced to resign.We end on some positive news for science: the return of an extinct wolf! The company Colossal Biosciences says its team have brought back a version of a dire wolf – a canine that roamed the Americas during the Late Pleistocene era and went extinct 9,500 years ago. Time Magazine was able to meet the three pups born at the end of last year and early this year. It explains that scientists deciphered the dire wolf genome, rewrote the genetic code of the common grey wolf to match it and used domestic dogs as surrogate mothers to bring into the world Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi. It's certainly a feat for genetic engineering – Gizmodo notes that the company also successfully genetically engineered the woolly mouse recently. Its ultimate project: resurrecting the woolly mammoth!You can catch our press review every morning on France 24 at 7:20am and 9:20am (Paris time), from Monday to Friday.

Les photos d'immeubles, effondrés dans un nuage de poussière sont à la Une de très nombreux journaux. « Un violent séisme frappe la Birmanie : selon les experts, il pourrait y avoir plusieurs dizaines de milliers de morts », annonce le New York Times, alors que le Guardian, à Londres, a recueilli le témoignage d'un habitant de Mandalay, qui raconte : « un hôpital s'est effondré sous mes yeux, comme une gaufrette qui s'effrite, dans un gros nuage de poussière, comme dans les films ». Le principal journal thaïlandais, le Thai Rath souligne que « la Chine et la Russie sont unies pour envoyer de l'aide à la Birmanie ». À Pékin, le Global Times, publie la photo de secouristes, casqués et en combinaison rouge, « la première équipe de secours internationale à arriver en Birmanie », selon le journal.La presse russe se fait aussi l'écho de la catastrophe : le quotidien Moskovski Komsomolets a interrogé un expatrié russe vivant en Birmanie, selon lequel « les moines bouddhistes interprèteront la destruction des temples comme un signe » « Les moines favorables au gouvernement diront que c'est un signe pour mettre fin à la guerre civile et entamer des négociations », estime cet expatrié qui ajoute : « l'opposition et les moines qui la soutiennent diront que c'est une punition pour le gouvernement ».Le renoncement du bergerÀ la Une également, le reportage du journal israélien Haaretz sur un berger palestinien. Le quotidien d'opposition raconte « qu'après des années de harcèlement violent de la part des colons et des troupes israéliennes », un berger palestinien de Cisjordanie « a abandonné. Il a décidé de laisser, aux colons, les pâturages auxquels il était habitué, sur les pentes des collines voisines ». Ce berger s'appelle Bani Maniya. « Il y a deux semaines » poursuit Haaretz, « les colons lui ont volé 47 moutons et la police n'a rien fait pour lui restituer son précieux bien. Après des années passées dans la vallée du Jourdain, il a abandonné son métier de berger – son univers et sa source de revenus – et sa vie au grand air. Aujourd'hui, sa famille vit dans un appartement dans la ville d'Akraba, et ses moutons, dans un enclos ». Haaretz fustige « l'aide scandaleuse de l'armée et l'impuissance tout aussi scandaleuse de la police », qui ont permis aux colons « de triompher une nouvelle fois par la violence, dans cette vallée du Jourdain, une région sans loi ».Brûlée viveEn France, à présent, un procès pour féminicide qui fera date. C'est le procès du mari de Chahinez Daoud, « brûlée vive devant chez elle (…) par son mari violent et paranoïaque, qui voulait la punir d'un amant imaginaire. Il a été condamné hier à la réclusion criminelle à perpétuité », explique le Parisien. À l'audience, l'homme a assuré « regretter » son geste, « je l'aimais », a-t-il déclaré, « sans s'excuser ». Ce procès a aussi mis à jour, les manquements de la police. Chahinez avait de nombreuses fois signalé les violences et le harcèlement dont elle était victime. « Un mois et demi avant sa mort, elle avait déposé une nouvelle plainte contre celui qu'elle cherchait à quitter. Plainte mal enregistrée par un policier qui venait lui-même d'être condamné pour violences conjugales », précise le Parisien qui conclut : « L'enquête administrative a pointé ultérieurement une série de défaillances ».Les Jeux du dopageEnfin, une question : verra-t-on bientôt des compétitions sportives où le dopage est autorisé et même encouragé ? C'est Die Welt qui met le sujet à l'ordre du jour. « Grâce à Donald Trump et à deux investisseurs d'origine allemande », « l'idée d'un méga événement sportif où le dopage est explicitement autorisé » fait son chemin. « Les participants voudront « battre des records du monde et gagner des millions ».  En quelque sorte, « les jeux du dopage », ironise le quotidien allemand. « Les premiers Jeux olympiques sous stéroïdes », précise Die Welt, « pourraient avoir lieu dès l'année prochaine aux États-Unis ».

Join me Jeff Tigger Erhardt, Rebecca Wanner AKA BEC and my crew as we dive into Foot & Mouth Disease, Animal Health & Disease Management.  A must hear for anyone in the cattle business.  Plus news, sale recaps, cattle sale info and market commentary that you will only get on this all new episode of The Ranch It Up Radio Show. Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcasting app or on the Ranch It Up Radio Show YouTube Channel. Season 5, EPISODE 227 Animal Health & Disease Management:  Should We Be Concerned & Tariff Updates Improving Animal & Disease Management Practices: Foot & Mouth Disease, and Tariff News Foot & Mouth Disease: In Livestock Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a severe, fast-spreading viral disease that primarily affects cloven-hoofed animals, including cows, pigs, sheep, goats, and deer. FMD is one of the most challenging animal diseases to control. Although most infected animals survive, they're left weak and unable to produce the level of meat and milk prior to infection. FMD was first discovered in the United States in 1870 and eradicated in 1929. FMD is not a human health or food safety threat. The disease is not related to hand, foot, and mouth disease, a common childhood illness caused by a different virus. How To Identify Foot & Mouth Disease There are 7 known types and more than 60 subtypes of the FMD virus, meaning immunity to one type doesn't protect animals against other types or subtypes. The first signs of illness usually appear within 2 to 14 days after infection. Here's what to look for: Fever Great increase in temperature for 2 to 3 days Blisters/Vesicles Blisters can develop on the tongue and lips, in and around the mouth, on the mammary glands, and around the hooves. They rupture and discharge clear or cloudy fluid. Erosions When blisters pop, they leave raw, eroded areas surrounded by ragged fragments of loose tissue. Excess saliva Infected animals may have sticky, foamy, and stringy saliva. Loss of appetite Painful tongue and mouth blisters may lead animals to eat less. Lameness and a reluctance to move or stand Abortions Animals can experience spontaneous abortions and sterility. Milk Dairy cows may have low milk production. Heart disease and death These symptoms are especially prevalent in newborn animals. FMD Can Easily Be Confused With Other Diseases FMD may be confused with other diseases that produce blisters, including vesicular stomatitis, bluetongue, bovine viral diarrhea, foot rot in cattle, and swine vesicular disease. The only way to tell if the blisters are caused by the FMD virus is through laboratory testing. If you observe mouth or feet blisters in your animals, report them immediately so that they can be tested. How To Prevent Foot & Mouth Disease Report signs of disease. Livestock owners, livestock transport and slaughter personnel, and private veterinarians should watch for symptoms of FMD and immediately report sick animals to Federal, State, Tribal, or local animal health officials. This is especially important if the animals in question have had contact with other animals at locations like livestock markets, feedlots, or fairgrounds. Be careful what you pack. When traveling outside of the United States, don't bring back any prohibited items (including food) or dirty footwear or clothing that could potentially move the FMD virus or other disease agents. Declare to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Upon entering the United States, travelers should indicate to the U.S. Customs any visits to farms, ranches, or other areas where livestock are raised or kept. You should also declare any visits to zoos, circuses, fairs, and other facilities or events where animals were exhibited. Follow a “5-day” rule. If you visited a farm or had any contact with livestock on your trip, you should avoid all contact with livestock, zoo animals, or wildlife for 5 days after you return to the United States. If you're returning with pet dogs or cats that have had contact with livestock or been in areas frequented by livestock, make sure your pet's feet, fur, and bedding are free of any dirt or mud and that their bedding doesn't contain straw, hay, or other natural materials. Bathe your pet as soon as you reach your final destination and keep it from all livestock for at least 5 days after returning to the United States. Controlling By APHIS  Foot & Mouth Disease Because FMD occurs in many parts of the world, there's always a chance it could be reintroduced into the United States. APHIS continuously monitors FMD worldwide. Our veterinarians stationed overseas help other countries control and eradicate the disease, which reduces the risk of it spreading to the United States. At ports of entry, we work with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection to screen cargo and prevent travelers from bringing any products of concern into the United States. We restrict or prohibit imports of many animals and animal byproducts from areas known to be affected with FMD. We also work with the U.S. Armed Forces to make sure military vehicles and equipment are properly cleaned and disinfected before they return to the United States from international duty. Across the country, APHIS and other Federal, State, and Tribal animal health officials work with accredited veterinarians to monitor domestic livestock for FMD. We have response plans in place that we can quickly activate if the disease is found in the United States.  Click HERE for additional details. 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La scène a fait le tour du monde en quelques heures : Volodymyr Zelensky et Donald Trump assis côte à côte devant la cheminée de la Maison Blanche, le président ukrainien essayant tant bien que mal d'endiguer le flot de paroles du président américain, qui n'hésite pas à se rapprocher de lui, à le menacer du doigt… De Paris à New Delhi, en passant par Washington et Pékin, la scène sidère, choque, interpelle pour le moins… À commencer par la presse américaine bien sûr. Le New York Times commente sobrement : « Le président Trump et le vice-président JD Vance accusent le président Volodymyr Zelensky d'être « ingrat » vis-à-vis des États-Unis et de l'aide qu'ils ont fourni à l'Ukraine ». Leur altercation « menace les espoirs de paix », ajoute le Wall Street journal, le président Trump a accusé le président ukrainien de jouer « à la troisième guerre mondiale ». Plus crûment, le Devoir parle d'une « engueulade qui pourrait changer le monde ».  « Jamais l'élégant Bureau ovale de la Maison-Blanche n'avait été témoin d'une telle scène », remarque le quotidien canadien. « Devant les caméras du monde entier, le président Donald Trump a rabroué publiquement son homologue ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky, dans une prise de bec musclée qui pourrait bien changer le cours de la guerre ».EmbuscadeEn Europe aussi, l'altercation entre les présidents de deux pays jusqu'à présent alliés, fait la Une de la presse. Pour le Soir, Zelensky a été « piégé par Trump ». Le quotidien belge estime que le « clash survenu hier a fait tomber les masques » et qu'il « projette en pleine lumière le fossé grandissant entre l'Amérique de Trump et l'Europe ». De son côté, le Temps parle d'une « embuscade ». « Censé venir signer un accord sur les minerais, le président ukrainien s'est fait humilier et sermonner » ajoute le quotidien suisse. En France, le Monde voit plus loin et estime qu'après l'altercation entre Trump et Zelensky, « les Européens sont contraints d'accélérer leur calendrier face au risque de lâchage des États-Unis ». Le journal allemand die Welt estime lui aussi que « l'Europe ne peut plus compter sur les États-Unis de Donald Trump. Non seulement pour la défense de l'Ukraine, mais aussi pour la défense des valeurs qui définissent l'Occident libre ».  En Russie, le journal Moskovski Komsomolets, se montre plutôt sobre, mais assure tout de même que « selon les médias américains, Zelensky n'a pas décidé de quitter la Maison Blanche de lui-même, mais qu'il a été expulsé par Trump ».Moment passionnantUne altercation également remarquée sur le continent africain. « La rencontre a accouché d'une souris », estime Africanews, qui met l'accent sur les réactions en Europe, et notamment sur celle de la présidente de la Commission Européenne. Ursula von der Leyen, « a salué la dignité » du dirigeant ukrainien et lui a « réitéré le soutien de l'Union Européenne ». En Asie, le Japan Times rappelle qu'avant leur rencontre, Donald Trump annonçait « un moment passionnant », et que « moins de deux heures plus tard, Zelensky sortait en trombe de l'aile ouest, sa relation avec son allié le plus important étant en lambeaux (…) Les perspectives d'une cérémonie de signature – et encore moins d'un accord historique avec la Russie mettant fin à trois ans de conflit – se sont évanouies », estime le quotidien japonais. Le Times of India, de son côté, cite la porte-parole du ministère russe des Affaires étrangères, selon laquelle Donald Trump et le vice-président JD Vance ont fait preuve « d'un miracle de retenue, en s'abstenant de frapper Volodymyr Zelensky ». Enfin à Pékin, le Global Times reprend lui aussi les propos de la porte-parole du ministère russe des affaires étrangères et parle d'un « feu d'artifice », ajoutant « qu'il reste encore un long chemin à parcourir avant d'amener la Russie et l'Ukraine, à la table des négociations ».

Năm 2024 là một năm thành công về kinh tế và tăng trưởng cho Việt Nam, tăng trưởng GDP được ngân hàng HSBC dự báo 7%. Việt Nam muốn trở thành miền đất hứa cho các đại tập đoàn công nghệ. Tuy nhiên, những xáo trộn trên thượng tầng lãnh đạo, cùng với những đại án tham nhũng cũng gây không ít quan ngại cho các nhà đầu tư nước ngoài, dù Hà Nội luôn khẳng định về sự ổn định chính trị và nghiêm trị tham nhũng, được coi là “có hệ thống” ở Việt Nam. RFI Tiếng Việt điểm lại một số sự kiện quan trọng trong năm 2024 tại Việt Nam với phần nhận định của một số chuyên gia khách mời.Một chủ tịch nước từ chức, một tổng bí thư qua đời và một nhân vật quyền lực mớiNgày 20/03/2024, ông Võ Văn Thưởng là chủ tịch nước thứ hai của Việt Nam phải từ chức trong vòng hơn một năm. Giám đốc nghiên cứu Benoît de Tréglodé, Viện Nghiên cứu Chiến lược của Trường Quân sự Pháp (IRSEM), khi trả lời RFI Tiếng Việt ngày 21/03, nhận định : “(…) Nếu kể cả người được ông Trọng bảo vệ cũng “ngã ngựa”, có nghĩa là ông Trọng không còn mạnh như trước, cho nên các đối thủ của ông tự cho phép đánh bật ông Võ Văn Thưởng, trong khi trước đó, đích thân ông Trọng đã can thiệp vào bộ máy Nhà nước để bảo vệ ông Võ Văn Thưởng vì một vài rắc rối liên quan đến gia đình (…)”. Đọc thêm : Việt Nam : Chủ tịch nước bị cách chức, tổng bí thư bị tiếm quyền ? Ông Tô Lâm, bộ trưởng Công An lúc đó, đã làm đúng chỉ đạo của tổng bí thư Trọng không để “con sâu làm rầu nồi canh”. Nhưng công cuộc “đốt lò” cũng giúp làm tăng quyền lực cá nhân của ông. Hai tháng sau, ngày 02/05, ông Vương Đình Huệ bị miễn nhiệm chức chủ tịch Quốc Hội. Đến ngày 22/05, ông Tô Lâm được bầu làm chủ tịch nước. Theo nhiều nhà quan sát quốc tế, chiếc ghế, dù bị coi “có dớp”, chỉ là bàn đạp để ông Tô Lâm tiến đến chức vụ cao nhất - tổng bí thư đảng Cộng Sản Việt Nam do tình hình sức khỏe của ông Trọng không được tốt. Chiều 19/07, tổng bí thư Trọng qua đời tại Bệnh viện Trung ương Quân đội 108.Và người trực tiếp “đốt lò” kiêm luôn hai chức vụ cao nhất Việt Nam : tổng bí thư - chủ tịch nước. Tính toán này đã có từ lâu, theo nhận định ngày 19/07 của chuyên gia Benoît de Tréglodé : “(…) Trước tiên phải nhớ rằng ông Tô Lâm suy ngẫm đến việc này từ nhiều năm nay. Ý thức rõ về vị trí bộ trưởng Công An của mình, ông đã chiếm được vị trí trung tâm chiến lược trong bộ máy Nhà nước. Cũng đừng quên rằng công an luôn là một yếu tố an ninh vô cùng quan trọng trong việc bảo vệ chế độ từ bên trong trước những chuyển biến chung của thời đại và xã hội. Nhờ vị trí chiến lược đó mà ngay từ đầu, ông Tô Lâm đã là một ứng cử viên có tiềm năng lớn để thay thế ông Nguyễn Phú Trọng (…)”.Khi tiếp tục di sản của người tiền nhiệm Nguyễn Phú Trọng, ông Tô Lâm có một số lợi thế, theo quan sát của nhà nghiên cứu Lê Hồng Hiệp, Viện Nghiên cứu Đông Nam Á ở Singapore : “(…) Bản thân người kế nhiệm cũng sẽ có những lợi ích trong việc duy trì cuộc chiến chống tham nhũng này, cụ thể là có thể tiếp tục sử dụng nó như một công cụ hiệu quả để kiểm soát nội bộ và có thể hướng tới kiểm soát các đối thủ chính trị, thông qua việc thanh trừng những người có thể gây nguy cơ đối với quyền lực của họ. Cuộc chiến chống tham nhũng này vẫn sẽ tiếp tục dưới thời lãnh đạo mới. Vấn đề đặt ra là cách thức tiến hành của họ sẽ như thế nào, quy mô, cũng như cường độ của cuộc chiến sẽ ra sao (…)”.  Đọc thêm : Chống tham nhũng thời hậu Nguyễn Phú Trọng: Sẽ vẫn "diệt chuột không để vỡ bình"Ngoài các vụ “đánh chuột nhưng không làm vỡ bình” trên thượng tầng lãnh đạo Nhà nước, như vụ “chuyến bay giải cứu” đang xét xử giai đoạn 2 và đại án Việt Á khiến 2 cựu bộ trưởng vào tù và ông Nguyễn Xuân Phúc phải từ chức chủ tịch nước trước đó, còn phải nhắc đến đại án Vạn Thịnh Phát và ngân hàng SCB liên quan đến các tội “Lừa đảo chiếm đoạt tài sản”, “Rửa tiền”, “Vận chuyển trái phép tiền tệ qua biên giới”. Đầu tháng 12, tòa phúc thẩm đã y án tử hình được tuyên vào tháng 04 đối với bà Trương Mỹ Lan vì biển thủ 12 tỷ đô la - số tiền tương đương khoảng 3% toàn bộ nền kinh tế Việt Nam. Theo trang CNN ngày 06/12, “quy mô của vụ gian lận đã làm lung lay niềm tin vào một nền kinh tế hy vọng sẽ thu hút các nhà đầu tư nước ngoài rút khỏi các đối thủ cạnh tranh, như nước láng giềng Trung Quốc” do những căng thẳng thương mại có thể còn gia tăng dưới nhiệm kỳ hai của tổng thống Mỹ Donald Trump.Việt Nam nâng kỷ lục Đối tác chiến lược toàn diệnTuy nhiên, về đối ngoại, quyền lực cá nhân tân tổng bí thư không làm thay đổi “ngoại giao cây tre”. Trả lời RFI Tiếng Việt tháng 08, nghiên cứu sinh Vũ Khang, chuyên về an ninh Đông Á, Trường đại học Boston (Boston Collegue, Mỹ), đưa ra hai lý do :“(…) Thứ nhất, ngoại giao Việt Nam từ xưa đến nay, mục tiêu đầu tiên vẫn là kiềm chế và trấn an được Trung Quốc. Quan hệ Việt Nam với Trung Quốc vẫn đang ổn định nên Việt Nam không có nhu cầu để phải có những thay đổi lớn trong ngoại giao (…) Lý do thứ hai, chính sách đối ngoại của Việt Nam từ xưa đến nay vẫn do Bộ Chính Trị quyết định chứ không phải là do một cá nhân, bất kể cá nhân đấy có là tổng bí thư hay là chủ tịch nước đi chăng nữa (…) Cho nên, chừng nào các thành viên còn lại trong Bộ Chính Trị không muốn thay đổi đường lối chính sách “ngoại giao cây tre” hiện giờ thì việc thay đổi nhà lãnh đạo cấp cao nhất là tổng bí thư cũng sẽ không có tác động lớn đối với đường lối chính sách đối ngoại của Việt Nam (…)”. Đọc thêm : Việt Nam : Quyền lực cá nhân tân tổng bí thư không làm thay đổi “ngoại giao cây tre”Chỉ trong 6 tháng ngắn ngủi giữ chức chủ tịch nước (22/05 - 21/10/2024), ông Tô Lâm công du 8 nước (1), dự Đại Hội Đồng Liên Hiệp Quốc tại New York (Mỹ), hội nghị cấp cao Pháp ngữ tại Pháp và trong chuyến công du này, ngày 07/10, hai nước đã nâng cấp quan hệ. Pháp trở thành nước thứ 8 trên thế giới (2) - sau Úc là nước thứ 7 vào đầu năm - và là quốc gia đầu tiên trong Liên Hiệp Châu Âu thiết lập hợp tác Đối tác chiến lược toàn diện với Việt Nam. Trước đó, nhân kỉ niệm 70 năm chiến thắng Điện Biên Phủ với khách mời là bộ trưởng Quân Lực Pháp Sébastien Lecornu, hai nước đã nhất trí “khép lại quá khứ, hướng đến tương lai”.Nhìn vào lựa chọn 8 đối tác chiến lược toàn diện, có thể thấy chủ trương của Việt Nam là đa dạng hóa đối tác, đặc biệt là về quân sự, để tránh bị phụ thuộc và giữ thế cân bằng. Ngoài ra, còn có yếu tố kinh tế, theo giải thích của nhà nghiên cứu Zachary M. Abuza, Trường National College War, Mỹ, với RFI Tiếng Việt ngày 21/10 :“Nếu nhìn vào các đối tác chiến lược toàn diện mà Việt Nam đã thiết lập, tất cả đều là các đối tác kinh tế lớn. Đây luôn là tôn chỉ của Việt Nam trong chính sách ngoại giao. Hà Nội đang nỗ lực để trở thành một nước phát triển, hoặc ít nhất là trong nhóm nước có thu nhập cao từ nay đến 2045. Do vậy, nâng cấp quan hệ với Pháp là một lựa chọn quan trọng cho Việt Nam (…). Paris có một trang sử dài với Hà Nội và Việt Nam đã đấu tranh trong nhiều năm để giành lại độc lập từ Pháp. Do vậy, tôi nghĩ rằng, về mặt biểu tượng, đó là điều quan trọng để Pháp trở thành nước châu Âu đầu tiên mà Việt Nam thiết lập quan hệ này (…)”.Việt Nam đa dạng đối tác quân sự đối phó với Trung QuốcCòn nhà nghiên cứu Pháp Laurent Gédeon cho rằng Việt Nam cũng trông cậy vào ủng hộ của Pháp về lập trường đối với Biển Đông :“Điều đáng chú ý trong tuyên bố chung ngày 07/10 là việc Pháp nhắc đến việc hỗ trợ nguồn lực quân sự cho Hà Nội, đặc biệt là lực lượng cảnh sát biển. Và điều này phù hợp với mong muốn của Việt Nam trong việc tăng cường năng lực làm chủ, kiểm soát không gian biển, trong bối cảnh tranh chấp với Trung Quốc (…) Theo tôi, Pháp quan tâm về việc liệu Việt Nam có đủ phương tiện để tự vệ, và khả năng đối phó với xâm lược quân sự nếu cần thiết. Trung Quốc cũng đang lưu ý đến điều này. Nhưng phải nhắc lại rằng Việt Nam cũng duy trì quan hệ đối tác chiến lược với Trung Quốc, trong đó có hợp tác quân sự, bất chấp những sóng gió giữa hai bên”. Đọc thêm : Nâng cấp đối tác chiến lược toàn diện với Pháp, chủ tịch Tô Lâm muốn thể hiện năng lực ngoại giao, ổn định chính trị Việt NamViệt Nam đã tổ chức thành công Triển lãm Quốc phòng Quốc tế lần thứ hai (từ 11-22/12/2024) và ký 16 hợp đồng trị giá hơn 286 triệu đô la với các đối tác nước ngoài, trong khi theo báo cáo ngày 11/03/2024 của Viện Nghiên cứu Hòa bình Quốc tế (SIPRI), Việt Nam gần như không mua sắm vũ khí trong năm 2023.Nghiên cứu sinh Nguyễn Thế Phương, chuyên về an ninh hàng hải và các vấn đề hải quân, Đại học New South Wales, Canberra, Úc, nhận định : “Hoạt động triển lãm sẽ giúp cho Việt Nam tiếp cận được các nhà thầu quốc phòng nước ngoài quan trọng, nhằm đẩy mạnh quá trình hiện đại hóa quân đội (…). Điểm này cũng nằm trong chính sách được tiến hành từ 5, 6 năm trở lại đây, bởi vì chiến tranh Nga-Ukraina, rồi những vấn đề về tranh chấp, xung đột khắp thế giới cho thấy một trong những điều cốt lõi nhất để có thể giúp cho Việt Nam và quân đội Việt Nam giữ vững được năng lực bảo vệ chủ quyền, đó là tự chủ, hoặc theo một số người nói là “tự chủ chiến lược”(…)”. Đọc thêm : Triển lãm Quốc phòng : Việt Nam thể hiện “khả năng răn đe”, hướng đến xuất khẩu thiết bị quân sựMở rộng đảo ở Trường Sa để bảo vệ chủ quyền nhưng tránh làm phật lòng Trung QuốcTự chủ là yếu tố quan trọng trong việc bảo vệ chủ quyền biển đảo trong khi Trung Quốc đòi độc chiếm hầu hết Biển Đông. Việt Nam cũng áp dụng cách tiếp cận như của Trung Quốc, “mở rộng sự hiện diện quân sự thông qua các sáng kiến ​​xây dựng đảo chiến lược để củng cố yêu sách lãnh thổ trong khu vực”, theo nhận định của trang Asia Media Centre ngày 24/10. Báo cáo của Viện Nghiên cứu Minh bạch Hàng hải châu Á - AMTI, công bố ngày 07/06, dự báo năm 2024 sẽ là năm bồi đắp đảo kỷ lục của Việt Nam ở quần đảo Trường Sa, với diện tích đất được bồi đắp gần bằng tổng hai năm trước đó.Tuy nhiên, Trung Quốc cho tới nay vẫn im lặng về các hoạt động của Việt Nam, trái ngược với thái độ hung hăng với Philippines. Nhà nghiên cứu Hoàng Việt giải thích :“Thứ nhất, Trung Quốc không phản đối bởi vì Trung Quốc mới là xây nhiều. Việt Nam chắc là không bao giờ theo kịp Trung Quốc trong việc tôn tạo các thực thể trên Biển Đông. Trung Quốc còn quân sự hóa các đảo đó, biến thành những tiền đồn. Việt Nam thì chắc là sẽ không có các tiền đồn (…). Thứ hai, có lẽ Việt Nam cũng khéo léo chọn thời điểm mà Trung Quốc cũng đang muốn thúc đẩy quan hệ với Việt Nam và Việt Nam cũng đang cố gắng giữ quan hệ với Trung Quốc ở mức tốt đẹp để phía Trung Quốc không có phản ứng nhiều trong trường hợp này”. Đọc thêm : Biển Đông: Việt Nam gia tăng bồi đắp đảo để mở rộng sự hiện diệnĐây cũng là quan điểm của giáo sư Huỳnh Tam Sang, Đại học Quốc gia thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, được báo mạng Hồng Kông SCMP trích dẫn ngày 22/12. Việt Nam vẫn cần thể hiện với Trung Quốc về tính chất “đặc biệt” và “duy nhất” trong mối quan hệ song phương, dấu hiệu mới nhất là “nỗ lực tiên phong”, theo đánh giá của Global Times khi đưa thêm vế an ninh nội địa để biến thành đối thoại “3+3” (ngoại giao, quốc phòng, an ninh nội địa).****(1) Lào, Cam Bốt (11-13/07), Trung Quốc (18-20/08), Mỹ, Cuba (21/09-27/09), Mông Cổ, Ireland, Pháp (30/09-07/10)(2) Trung Quốc (2008), Nga (2012), Ấn Độ (2016) Hàn Quốc (2022), Hoa Kỳ (2023), Nhật Bản (2023), Úc (2024).

Năm 2024 là một năm thành công về kinh tế và tăng trưởng cho Việt Nam, tăng trưởng GDP được ngân hàng HSBC dự báo 7%. Việt Nam muốn trở thành miền đất hứa cho các đại tập đoàn công nghệ. Tuy nhiên, những xáo trộn trên thượng tầng lãnh đạo, cùng với những đại án tham nhũng cũng gây không ít quan ngại cho các nhà đầu tư nước ngoài, dù Hà Nội luôn khẳng định về sự ổn định chính trị và nghiêm trị tham nhũng, được coi là “có hệ thống” ở Việt Nam. RFI Tiếng Việt điểm lại một số sự kiện quan trọng trong năm 2024 tại Việt Nam với phần nhận định của một số chuyên gia khách mời.Một chủ tịch nước từ chức, một tổng bí thư qua đời và một nhân vật quyền lực mớiNgày 20/03/2024, ông Võ Văn Thưởng là chủ tịch nước thứ hai của Việt Nam phải từ chức trong vòng hơn một năm. Giám đốc nghiên cứu Benoît de Tréglodé, Viện Nghiên cứu Chiến lược của Trường Quân sự Pháp (IRSEM), khi trả lời RFI Tiếng Việt ngày 21/03, nhận định : “(…) Nếu kể cả người được ông Trọng bảo vệ cũng “ngã ngựa”, có nghĩa là ông Trọng không còn mạnh như trước, cho nên các đối thủ của ông tự cho phép đánh bật ông Võ Văn Thưởng, trong khi trước đó, đích thân ông Trọng đã can thiệp vào bộ máy Nhà nước để bảo vệ ông Võ Văn Thưởng vì một vài rắc rối liên quan đến gia đình (…)”. Đọc thêm : Việt Nam : Chủ tịch nước bị cách chức, tổng bí thư bị tiếm quyền ? Ông Tô Lâm, bộ trưởng Công An lúc đó, đã làm đúng chỉ đạo của tổng bí thư Trọng không để “con sâu làm rầu nồi canh”. Nhưng công cuộc “đốt lò” cũng giúp làm tăng quyền lực cá nhân của ông. Hai tháng sau, ngày 02/05, ông Vương Đình Huệ bị miễn nhiệm chức chủ tịch Quốc Hội. Đến ngày 22/05, ông Tô Lâm được bầu làm chủ tịch nước. Theo nhiều nhà quan sát quốc tế, chiếc ghế, dù bị coi “có dớp”, chỉ là bàn đạp để ông Tô Lâm tiến đến chức vụ cao nhất - tổng bí thư đảng Cộng Sản Việt Nam do tình hình sức khỏe của ông Trọng không được tốt. Chiều 19/07, tổng bí thư Trọng qua đời tại Bệnh viện Trung ương Quân đội 108.Và người trực tiếp “đốt lò” kiêm luôn hai chức vụ cao nhất Việt Nam : tổng bí thư - chủ tịch nước. Tính toán này đã có từ lâu, theo nhận định ngày 19/07 của chuyên gia Benoît de Tréglodé : “(…) Trước tiên phải nhớ rằng ông Tô Lâm suy ngẫm đến việc này từ nhiều năm nay. Ý thức rõ về vị trí bộ trưởng Công An của mình, ông đã chiếm được vị trí trung tâm chiến lược trong bộ máy Nhà nước. Cũng đừng quên rằng công an luôn là một yếu tố an ninh vô cùng quan trọng trong việc bảo vệ chế độ từ bên trong trước những chuyển biến chung của thời đại và xã hội. Nhờ vị trí chiến lược đó mà ngay từ đầu, ông Tô Lâm đã là một ứng cử viên có tiềm năng lớn để thay thế ông Nguyễn Phú Trọng (…)”.Khi tiếp tục di sản của người tiền nhiệm Nguyễn Phú Trọng, ông Tô Lâm có một số lợi thế, theo quan sát của nhà nghiên cứu Lê Hồng Hiệp, Viện Nghiên cứu Đông Nam Á ở Singapore : “(…) Bản thân người kế nhiệm cũng sẽ có những lợi ích trong việc duy trì cuộc chiến chống tham nhũng này, cụ thể là có thể tiếp tục sử dụng nó như một công cụ hiệu quả để kiểm soát nội bộ và có thể hướng tới kiểm soát các đối thủ chính trị, thông qua việc thanh trừng những người có thể gây nguy cơ đối với quyền lực của họ. Cuộc chiến chống tham nhũng này vẫn sẽ tiếp tục dưới thời lãnh đạo mới. Vấn đề đặt ra là cách thức tiến hành của họ sẽ như thế nào, quy mô, cũng như cường độ của cuộc chiến sẽ ra sao (…)”.  Đọc thêm : Chống tham nhũng thời hậu Nguyễn Phú Trọng: Sẽ vẫn "diệt chuột không để vỡ bình"Ngoài các vụ “đánh chuột nhưng không làm vỡ bình” trên thượng tầng lãnh đạo Nhà nước, như vụ “chuyến bay giải cứu” đang xét xử giai đoạn 2 và đại án Việt Á khiến 2 cựu bộ trưởng vào tù và ông Nguyễn Xuân Phúc phải từ chức chủ tịch nước trước đó, còn phải nhắc đến đại án Vạn Thịnh Phát và ngân hàng SCB liên quan đến các tội “Lừa đảo chiếm đoạt tài sản”, “Rửa tiền”, “Vận chuyển trái phép tiền tệ qua biên giới”. Đầu tháng 12, tòa phúc thẩm đã y án tử hình được tuyên vào tháng 04 đối với bà Trương Mỹ Lan vì biển thủ 12 tỷ đô la - số tiền tương đương khoảng 3% toàn bộ nền kinh tế Việt Nam. Theo trang CNN ngày 06/12, “quy mô của vụ gian lận đã làm lung lay niềm tin vào một nền kinh tế hy vọng sẽ thu hút các nhà đầu tư nước ngoài rút khỏi các đối thủ cạnh tranh, như nước láng giềng Trung Quốc” do những căng thẳng thương mại có thể còn gia tăng dưới nhiệm kỳ hai của tổng thống Mỹ Donald Trump.Việt Nam nâng kỷ lục Đối tác chiến lược toàn diệnTuy nhiên, về đối ngoại, quyền lực cá nhân tân tổng bí thư không làm thay đổi “ngoại giao cây tre”. Trả lời RFI Tiếng Việt tháng 08, nghiên cứu sinh Vũ Khang, chuyên về an ninh Đông Á, Trường đại học Boston (Boston Collegue, Mỹ), đưa ra hai lý do :“(…) Thứ nhất, ngoại giao Việt Nam từ xưa đến nay, mục tiêu đầu tiên vẫn là kiềm chế và trấn an được Trung Quốc. Quan hệ Việt Nam với Trung Quốc vẫn đang ổn định nên Việt Nam không có nhu cầu để phải có những thay đổi lớn trong ngoại giao (…) Lý do thứ hai, chính sách đối ngoại của Việt Nam từ xưa đến nay vẫn do Bộ Chính Trị quyết định chứ không phải là do một cá nhân, bất kể cá nhân đấy có là tổng bí thư hay là chủ tịch nước đi chăng nữa (…) Cho nên, chừng nào các thành viên còn lại trong Bộ Chính Trị không muốn thay đổi đường lối chính sách “ngoại giao cây tre” hiện giờ thì việc thay đổi nhà lãnh đạo cấp cao nhất là tổng bí thư cũng sẽ không có tác động lớn đối với đường lối chính sách đối ngoại của Việt Nam (…)”. Đọc thêm : Việt Nam : Quyền lực cá nhân tân tổng bí thư không làm thay đổi “ngoại giao cây tre”Chỉ trong 6 tháng ngắn ngủi giữ chức chủ tịch nước (22/05 - 21/10/2024), ông Tô Lâm công du 8 nước (1), dự Đại Hội Đồng Liên Hiệp Quốc tại New York (Mỹ), hội nghị cấp cao Pháp ngữ tại Pháp và trong chuyến công du này, ngày 07/10, hai nước đã nâng cấp quan hệ. Pháp trở thành nước thứ 8 trên thế giới (2) - sau Úc là nước thứ 7 vào đầu năm - và là quốc gia đầu tiên trong Liên Hiệp Châu Âu thiết lập hợp tác Đối tác chiến lược toàn diện với Việt Nam. Trước đó, nhân kỉ niệm 70 năm chiến thắng Điện Biên Phủ với khách mời là bộ trưởng Quân Lực Pháp Sébastien Lecornu, hai nước đã nhất trí “khép lại quá khứ, hướng đến tương lai”.Nhìn vào lựa chọn 8 đối tác chiến lược toàn diện, có thể thấy chủ trương của Việt Nam là đa dạng hóa đối tác, đặc biệt là về quân sự, để tránh bị phụ thuộc và giữ thế cân bằng. Ngoài ra, còn có yếu tố kinh tế, theo giải thích của nhà nghiên cứu Zachary M. Abuza, Trường National College War, Mỹ, với RFI Tiếng Việt ngày 21/10 :“Nếu nhìn vào các đối tác chiến lược toàn diện mà Việt Nam đã thiết lập, tất cả đều là các đối tác kinh tế lớn. Đây luôn là tôn chỉ của Việt Nam trong chính sách ngoại giao. Hà Nội đang nỗ lực để trở thành một nước phát triển, hoặc ít nhất là trong nhóm nước có thu nhập cao từ nay đến 2045. Do vậy, nâng cấp quan hệ với Pháp là một lựa chọn quan trọng cho Việt Nam (…). Paris có một trang sử dài với Hà Nội và Việt Nam đã đấu tranh trong nhiều năm để giành lại độc lập từ Pháp. Do vậy, tôi nghĩ rằng, về mặt biểu tượng, đó là điều quan trọng để Pháp trở thành nước châu Âu đầu tiên mà Việt Nam thiết lập quan hệ này (…)”.Việt Nam đa dạng đối tác quân sự đối phó với Trung QuốcCòn nhà nghiên cứu Pháp Laurent Gédeon cho rằng Việt Nam cũng trông cậy vào ủng hộ của Pháp về lập trường đối với Biển Đông :“Điều đáng chú ý trong tuyên bố chung ngày 07/10 là việc Pháp nhắc đến việc hỗ trợ nguồn lực quân sự cho Hà Nội, đặc biệt là lực lượng cảnh sát biển. Và điều này phù hợp với mong muốn của Việt Nam trong việc tăng cường năng lực làm chủ, kiểm soát không gian biển, trong bối cảnh tranh chấp với Trung Quốc (…) Theo tôi, Pháp quan tâm về việc liệu Việt Nam có đủ phương tiện để tự vệ, và khả năng đối phó với xâm lược quân sự nếu cần thiết. Trung Quốc cũng đang lưu ý đến điều này. Nhưng phải nhắc lại rằng Việt Nam cũng duy trì quan hệ đối tác chiến lược với Trung Quốc, trong đó có hợp tác quân sự, bất chấp những sóng gió giữa hai bên”. Đọc thêm : Nâng cấp đối tác chiến lược toàn diện với Pháp, chủ tịch Tô Lâm muốn thể hiện năng lực ngoại giao, ổn định chính trị Việt NamViệt Nam đã tổ chức thành công Triển lãm Quốc phòng Quốc tế lần thứ hai (từ 11-22/12/2024) và ký 16 hợp đồng trị giá hơn 286 triệu đô la với các đối tác nước ngoài, trong khi theo báo cáo ngày 11/03/2024 của Viện Nghiên cứu Hòa bình Quốc tế (SIPRI), Việt Nam gần như không mua sắm vũ khí trong năm 2023.Nghiên cứu sinh Nguyễn Thế Phương, chuyên về an ninh hàng hải và các vấn đề hải quân, Đại học New South Wales, Canberra, Úc, nhận định : “Hoạt động triển lãm sẽ giúp cho Việt Nam tiếp cận được các nhà thầu quốc phòng nước ngoài quan trọng, nhằm đẩy mạnh quá trình hiện đại hóa quân đội (…). Điểm này cũng nằm trong chính sách được tiến hành từ 5, 6 năm trở lại đây, bởi vì chiến tranh Nga-Ukraina, rồi những vấn đề về tranh chấp, xung đột khắp thế giới cho thấy một trong những điều cốt lõi nhất để có thể giúp cho Việt Nam và quân đội Việt Nam giữ vững được năng lực bảo vệ chủ quyền, đó là tự chủ, hoặc theo một số người nói là “tự chủ chiến lược”(…)”. Đọc thêm : Triển lãm Quốc phòng : Việt Nam thể hiện “khả năng răn đe”, hướng đến xuất khẩu thiết bị quân sựMở rộng đảo ở Trường Sa để bảo vệ chủ quyền nhưng tránh làm phật lòng Trung QuốcTự chủ là yếu tố quan trọng trong việc bảo vệ chủ quyền biển đảo trong khi Trung Quốc đòi độc chiếm hầu hết Biển Đông. Việt Nam cũng áp dụng cách tiếp cận như của Trung Quốc, “mở rộng sự hiện diện quân sự thông qua các sáng kiến ​​xây dựng đảo chiến lược để củng cố yêu sách lãnh thổ trong khu vực”, theo nhận định của trang Asia Media Centre ngày 24/10. Báo cáo của Viện Nghiên cứu Minh bạch Hàng hải châu Á - AMTI, công bố ngày 07/06, dự báo năm 2024 sẽ là năm bồi đắp đảo kỷ lục của Việt Nam ở quần đảo Trường Sa, với diện tích đất được bồi đắp gần bằng tổng hai năm trước đó.Tuy nhiên, Trung Quốc cho tới nay vẫn im lặng về các hoạt động của Việt Nam, trái ngược với thái độ hung hăng với Philippines. Nhà nghiên cứu Hoàng Việt giải thích :“Thứ nhất, Trung Quốc không phản đối bởi vì Trung Quốc mới là xây nhiều. Việt Nam chắc là không bao giờ theo kịp Trung Quốc trong việc tôn tạo các thực thể trên Biển Đông. Trung Quốc còn quân sự hóa các đảo đó, biến thành những tiền đồn. Việt Nam thì chắc là sẽ không có các tiền đồn (…). Thứ hai, có lẽ Việt Nam cũng khéo léo chọn thời điểm mà Trung Quốc cũng đang muốn thúc đẩy quan hệ với Việt Nam và Việt Nam cũng đang cố gắng giữ quan hệ với Trung Quốc ở mức tốt đẹp để phía Trung Quốc không có phản ứng nhiều trong trường hợp này”. Đọc thêm : Biển Đông: Việt Nam gia tăng bồi đắp đảo để mở rộng sự hiện diệnĐây cũng là quan điểm của giáo sư Huỳnh Tam Sang, Đại học Quốc gia thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, được báo mạng Hồng Kông SCMP trích dẫn ngày 22/12. Việt Nam vẫn cần thể hiện với Trung Quốc về tính chất “đặc biệt” và “duy nhất” trong mối quan hệ song phương, dấu hiệu mới nhất là “nỗ lực tiên phong”, theo đánh giá của Global Times khi đưa thêm vế an ninh nội địa để biến thành đối thoại “3+3” (ngoại giao, quốc phòng, an ninh nội địa).****(1) Lào, Cam Bốt (11-13/07), Trung Quốc (18-20/08), Mỹ, Cuba (21/09-27/09), Mông Cổ, Ireland, Pháp (30/09-07/10)(2) Trung Quốc (2008), Nga (2012), Ấn Độ (2016) Hàn Quốc (2022), Hoa Kỳ (2023), Nhật Bản (2023), Úc (2024).

主播：Wendi（中国）+Erin（美国） 歌曲： Imagine01. 中国“春节”申遗成功了！China's Spring Festival has officially been inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list. 中国春节已被正式列入联合国教科文组织人类非物质文化遗产名录。This announcement was made on December 4, 2024, during the 19th session of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee in Asunción, Paraguay. Spring Festival is now globally recognized (被全球公认) as a cultural treasure (文化宝藏), and it's the 44th Chinese item to be listed, putting China in first place (第一) worldwide for the number of heritage items (遗产项目). The term “intangible cultural heritage” (非物质文化遗产) in English refers to traditions, practices, and expressions passed down through generations (代代相传). The word intangible (无形的) means “not physical” or “not material”, and its opposite is tangible (有形的、可触摸的), like in “tangible assets (有形资产)”. The news is making waves. 消息一出立刻引起轰动。For example, Global Times《环球时报》 ran the headline: "China's Spring Festival inscribed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity." 《环球时报》的标题运用了inscribe这个词，这个词让人感觉“春节”不仅是被列入了非遗名单，还有一种被刻在了人类文明的史册中的隆重感。That's a powerful title.And it's not just about the celebration—it's about the deep cultural and historical significance behind it.申遗成功的Spring Festival不仅仅是这个节日本身，还包括它背后深刻的文化和历史意义，比如它所涵盖的很多习俗和民族文化。02. “春节”申遗成功对中国以及全球意味深远A lot of people in the world are no strangers to the Spring Festival. It is the culture and customs behind that truly matters and perhaps can now be better understood by more people abroad (其背后的文化和习俗现在被更多的海外人更好地理解).It's a recognition (认可) of the rich cultural and historical value (丰富的文化价值和历史价值) of Spring Festival. As Professor Xiao Fang(萧放) from Beijing Normal University (北京师范大学) explained, Spring Festival is a time of emotional connection (情感连接), honoring ancestors (纪念祖先), and celebrating the renewal of time (庆祝万象更新). It reflects family, social, and natural ethics—all tied together in one grand festival (它反映的是家庭、社会和自然伦理都在这个盛大的节日联结在一起). 萧教授强调，it's a festival of peace and harmony (这是一个和平、祥和的节日)。It's not just about personal joy but also about sharing values with the world (向世界传递和平、祥和的价值观). Because some of these values, like the connection of family, are naturally and universally shared by humans.With globalization (全球化), Spring Festival is becoming even more influential (更有影响力). Over one-fifth of the world's population celebrates Lunar New Year in some form (世界上有超过五分之一的人会庆祝春节). 03. 中国和美国过新年有什么不同？在中国，春节几乎都是关于family reunions (家人团聚), festive meals, and traditions like red envelopes (红包), fireworks, and temple fairs (庙会). It's a time to honor the past and welcome the future (是一个辞旧迎新的时刻). 在这个时候，all your families come back, and everything and everyone slow down (慢下来) to just enjoy the pure happiness (纯粹的幸福)。而在美国，New Year is more about partying and making resolutions (制定新年决心). People gather in Times Square (时代广场) or watch fireworks, but it's not as family-oriented (以家庭为中心的) as Spring Festival. 美国的新年的概念一般是指元旦。Christmas is more comparable to the Spring Festival (圣诞节更像是春节), because it's also a mark of time and values the reunion of family.一些美国人庆祝春节更多的会eat dumplings, make paper lanterns（做纸灯笼）, or watch dragon dances（看舞龙）。Erin上的一些课程would have all the students participate in paper cutting（会让所有的学生都参加剪纸活动）。Erin在美国生活已经很多年了，对她来说，celebrating the Spring Festival overseas always feels like connecting both of her cultures（在海外庆祝春节总是感觉像是在连接她的两种文化）. 04. 为什么文化遗产在全球化的时代很重要？When a tradition becomes part of UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list, it's not just a title. It's a call to protect and celebrate these practices as treasures that belong to all humankind.Take yoga from India (印度的瑜伽) or flamenco from Spain (西班牙的弗拉明戈舞)—both are vibrant (充满生机的) traditions that have been passed down through generations. When they were recognized by UNESCO, it not only boosted pride in their countries of origin (增强了对自己国家和地区的自豪感) but also encouraged people worldwide to engage with and appreciate them (尝试并欣赏它们). It's a reminder (提醒) that globalization doesn't mean cultural absorption (全球化并不意味着文化的同化). Instead, it gives us the chance to share, learn from, and preserve unique traditions (保留独特的传统). Spring Festival is a perfect example—it started as a deeply Chinese tradition but has now become a global celebration. It's also a reminder that traditions can evolve (传统也可以“进化”). For instance, in the U.S., Erin has seen Spring Festival celebrated with fusion (融合) events—like Chinese New Year parades featuring samba dancers in Brazil (在巴西有桑巴舞主题的新年游行) or dim sum-inspired pop-ups in London (在伦敦有以广东早茶为主题的快闪店). dim sum 粤式点心pop-ups 快闪店/餐厅At the same time, recognition (对文化的认同) like this helps us remember to protect these traditions in their original forms (以原本的形式). It's easy to lose cultural roots(丢掉文化的根) when adapting to modern lifestyles (适应现代生活方式). That's where initiatives like UNESCO's list play a crucial role (关键作用)—they encourage us to preserve traditions in their authentic, unaltered states (在它们正宗的，不被改变的状态下) while still sharing them with the world. And as we mentioned earlier, there are now 44 Chinese practices on UNESCO's list. It's not just about celebrating the Spring Festival—it's about embracing a shared responsibility (承担共同的责任) to protect the diversity and richness of human culture (人类文化的多样性和丰富性). Whether it's storytelling, festivals, music, or food, each tradition has a story to tell. And every time we celebrate, participate, or even just learn about a tradition, we help keep that story alive for future generations (让这个故事带有生命力地留给子孙后代). 请留言告诉我们：What traditions from your culture do you cherish? Are there any you'd love to see recognized or preserved on a global scale? 你的文化中有哪些传统是你所珍视的？有哪些是你想让全球认可或保留的吗？

Xi Jinping est arrivé au Pérou pour participer au sommet de l'Apec, le sommet de la Coopération économique pour l'Asie-Pacifique. Et le président chinois en a profité pour inaugurer le mégaport de Chancay. « Le Pérou entre dans une nouvelle ère », observe El Peruano, qui précise qu'il s'agit là d'un nouveau terminal « clé » pour le commerce entre l'Amérique du Sud et l'Asie, (principalement la Chine). Ce sera, selon le journal officiel du Pérou, « un hub régional » qui redistribuera les marchandises en provenance de Lima, mais aussi du Chili, de l'Équateur et de la Colombie... Le tout en réduisant le temps de transport, entre les deux continents, d'une quarantaine de jours à 23. De quoi faire du Pérou « l'un des principaux acteurs d'Amérique latine », affirme le ministre péruvien de l'Intérieur, cité par le Global Times chinois. Pour l'occasion, le président Xi Jinping a même signé un article dans El Peruano, dans lequel il dit espérer conduire le « navire de l'amitié sino-péruvienne jusqu'à un avenir meilleur ».À lire aussiLe sommet de l'APEC sous le signe de l'expansion de la Chine en Amérique latineLes États-Unis perdent du terrain en Amérique latine « La Chine est attirée, précise le journal, par les mêmes attributs qui devraient inciter les multinationales américaines à vouloir rivaliser dans cette région », à commencer par « des ressources naturelles abondantes, notamment des minéraux essentiels ». Mais aux États-Unis, Donald Trump, ajoute le Wall Street Journal, « s'est surtout concentré sur la région en tant que source d'immigration indésirable », et l'augmentation des droits de douane voulue par le président républicain pourrait, potentiellement, « rapprocher certains pays de Pékin ». Washington prend donc l'eau en Amérique latine, et le retour de Donald Trump éclipse la présence de Joe Biden au sommet de l'Apec, puis au G20, au Brésil. Ce voyage était censé, selon leNew York Times, être la « dernière chance » de Joe Biden « de dire aux autres dirigeants mondiaux qu'il avait raison depuis le début », à savoir que « Donald Trump est une aberration passée dont la politique de l'"Amérique d'abord" a été balayée par les électeurs ». Mais au lieu de cela, observe le New York Times, le président sera contraint de reconnaître que « Donald Trump est de retour ». Ce voyage, résume le quotidien, sera plutôt « une sorte d'élégie d'une époque révolue qui a défini la politique étrangère américaine pendant la majeure partie de la vie » de Joe Biden.À écouter aussiLa Chine se prépare à la politique économique de Donald TrumpUn « antivax » nommé par Donald Trump à la santéDes nominations qui « choquent même les républicains », titre Le Figaro depuis Paris. Parmi les promotions très critiquées : celle de Matt Gaetz comme procureur général. L'un « des plus fervents partisans » de Donald Trump, précise Le Figaro, et l'un des « plus célèbres provocateurs », qui a fait l'objet d'une enquête pour trafic sexuel présumé, sans être inculpé. Un choix qui a « provoqué l'incrédulité », selon le Guardian, et qui a « alimenté les inquiétudes selon lesquelles Donald Trump aurait l'intention de procéder à des licenciements massifs au sein du ministère de la Justice, en représailles aux enquêtes criminelles lancées contre lui ». Autre nomination qui ne passe pas inaperçue : celle de Robert F. Kennedy Jr.... Un « antivax et conspirationniste », selon Le Monde, au ministère de la Santé. « Une plaisanterie cruelle » qui s'ajoute à « des choix peu sérieux », grince Eugène Robinson dans le Washington Post, en parlant d'un « ​​​​​​​casting pour une émission de télé-réalité ».À lire aussiÉtats-Unis: Robert Kennedy Jr rejoint l'équipe de Donald Trump comme secrétaire à la SantéMatch nul entre la France et Israël ​​​​​​​« ​​​​​​​Une soirée vraiment nulle », résume Le Parisien. Sans marquer, l'équipe de France s'est qualifiée pour les quarts de finale de la Ligue des nations, « ​​​​​​​après un match pénible et ennuyeux, juge L'Équipe, dans une atmosphère lourde et souvent indifférente ». Le tout sous les yeux du président Emmanuel Macron et de seulement 16 611 supporters – soit la plus faible affluence de l'histoire pour les Bleus, dans un stade qui peut accueillir 80 000 personnes... Mais avec une « opération de sécurité massive digne d'un sommet du G20 », relève le New York Times, qui rappelle que les violences survenues à Amsterdam, la semaine dernière, à l'issue d'un match entre Israéliens et Néerlandais, ont fait de la rencontre d'hier soir un « événement politique bien plus que sportif ».À lire aussiLigue des nations: la France tenue en échec par Israël

This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Ichha Sharma.Today is the 25th of October and here are this week's headlines.Indian airlines have been hit by a spate of bomb hoaxes since last Monday as at least 30 flights received bomb threats via social media, taking the total number of such threats to over 120 over the past eight days. Additionally, 13 Air India international flights flying from Delhi, Mumbai and Kochi received bomb threats via a tweet on Tuesday. Most of the bomb threats have come from anonymous and unverified social media accounts. In a bulk of the cases, the social media accounts that posted the threats were set up only recently, and were suspended by X after the threats. In some cases, the threats were issued for flights that had already been operated for the day or were not scheduled to operate.A day after India said that it had reached an agreement with China on patrolling arrangements in the border areas, Beijing said on Tuesday that the two sides “have reached a solution” on “relevant matters” but did not give any details. The Global Times reported that in response to questions about the reported agreement between India and China on border patrols in disputed areas, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian “confirmed progress”. It further stated, “China and India have maintained close communication through diplomatic and military channels regarding border-related issues. Amid the ongoing conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed India's commitment to resolving issues through diplomacy and dialogue. Speaking at a pleanary session of the 16th BRICS Summit, he stated, "We support dialogue and diplomacy, not war." PM Modi highlighted pressing global challenges, including wars, economic uncertainty, climate change, and terrorism, and emphasized that BRICS can contribute positively to global progress. He further added, quote "We must convey to the world that BRICS is not a divisive group, but one that serves the public interest," unquote.Heavy rainfall affected parts of West Bengal and Odisha as the states prepared for the impending landfall of Cyclone Dana later on Thursday night. After assessing cyclone preparedness in Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Majhi announced that evacuations would be completed within hours. Currently located over the east-central Bay of Bengal, it is expected to strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm and make landfall between Bhi-tar-kanika National Park and Dhamra Port. Odisha has already evacuated over a million people from vulnerable areas. The meteorological department predicts that Jagatsingh-pur, Kendra-para, Bhadrak, and Balasore districts will experience the worst effects, with wind speeds reaching 100-120 km/h.On the global front, Khalistani violent extremism poses a significant challenge for Canada, according to Chandra Arya, a prominent MP of Indian origin. Speaking in the House of Commons, Arya emphasized the need for law enforcement to address the issue seriously. He noted that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is actively investigating this extremism through a national task force. Arya highlighted that extremism and terrorism transcend national borders, urging agencies to prioritize this pressing concern.This was the Catch Up on 3 Things by The Indian Express.For our episodes with CSF, check out the following links:Episode 1Episode 2Episode 3Episode 4

Parto dalle trimestrali della settimana e da quelle che saranno capaci di muovere il mercato. Vado sulla Cina su due diverse direttrici. La prima è quella di un'economia sulla quale pende lo spettro del Giappone, la seconda invece riguarda la politica militare: le parole di Xi e il titolo del Global Times non sono proprio rassicuranti. Vi aspetto. 

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Discussion with former Global Times editor and veteran journalist David Nye.

Chipmachinefabrikant ASML loopt het risicio op permanent toegang tot de Chinese markt te verliezen als ze de nieuwste Amerikaanse exportrestricties gaan opvolgen. Dat schrijft de Chinese staatskrant Global Times. De dreigende taal uit China laat zien dat de gevolgen groot kunnen zijn als ASML de plannen van de VS opvolgt. Het chipmachienbedrijf haalde het afgelopen halfjaar de helft van haar omzet uit het Aziatische land. Met chipredacteur Bert van Dijk bespreken we hoe het nu verder moet.  Gisteren kwam naar buiten dat de nieuwe coalitie een streep zet door de stikstofplannen van het vorige kabinet. Dat betekent dat de provincies hun natuur- en stikstofplannen waaraan al jaren gesleuteld werd niet verder hoeven uit te werken. Geen grote verrassing, want kabinet Schoof I had in het hoofdlijnenakkoord al aangekondigd de financiëring achter de gebiedsplanning van de provincies te schrappen. Maar wat de nieuwe aanpak wordt, blijft nog gissen. Tot grote ergernis van provincies, vertelt landbouwredacteur Maureen Blankestijn.  Sinds de invoering van statiegeld en kleine plastic flesjes en de komst van zogenoemde ‘blikjesjagers' is de hoeveelheid zwerfafval in de stad meer dan verdubbeld. En dat levert een hoop extra werk en ontevreden burgers op. Redacteur Noah Moeys sprak met Hester van Buren, afvalwethouder in Amsterdam, over de problemen én de oplossingen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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L'émission 28 Minutes du 12/07/2024 Ce vendredi, Rokhaya Diallo, journaliste, autrice et réalisatrice ; Jean-Loup Bonnamy, essayiste, docteur en philosophie et spécialiste de géopolitique ; Jean Quatremer, correspondant européen de “Libération” ; et la dessinatrice Louison reviennent sur l'actualité de la semaine. Ils seront rejoints par notre invité, Yannick Descharmes. Psychologue, auteur et conférencier, il publie une “Petite psychologie de l'apéro”, chez Enrick B Éditions. Les amis, les rires, les amuses-bouches partagés autour d'un verre, ce moment où on parle de tout et de rien… Selon lui, les vertus thérapeutiques se résument en trois mots : s'estimer, lâcher-prise, se soigner. Il nous en parle. Retour sur deux actualités de la semaine :  Emmanuel Macron ignore-t-il le résultat des élections ? “Personne ne l'a emporté”, affirme Emmanuel Macron dans sa lettre aux Français publiée dans la presse régionale. Il demande aux forces politiques “républicaines” de s'entendre pour “bâtir une majorité solide, nécessairement plurielle”. “Cela suppose de laisser un peu de temps aux forces politiques pour bâtir ces compromis”, ajoute-t-il, alors qu'il vient de repousser la nomination du Premier ministre La gauche dénonce un “droit de veto royal sur le suffrage universel” et le “déni” du président. Mais au centre, la plupart des macronistes approuvent cette lecture du résultat des législatives et plaident pour une coalition sans la France insoumise. Vivre sans gouvernement : et si la Belgique nous servait de modèle ? Avec son régime parlementaire et son scrutin à la proportionnelle, la Belgique est gouvernée par des coalitions de partis. Le pays est habitué à de longues périodes sans gouvernement : en 2010-2011, la Belgique a ainsi vécu 541 jours dans cette configuration. Et depuis les législatives du 9 juin dernier marquées par la victoire de la droite, le gouvernement est démissionnaire, et les négociations se poursuivent pour former une nouvelle coalition et un nouveau gouvernement. La Belgique est donc à la fois réputée “ingouvernable” et un “modèle de compromis”, mais l'absence de gouvernement ne donne lieu à aucune panique, et le pays ne sombre pas pour autant.  La révélation par “Libération” d'un dîner entre Edouard Philippe et Marine Le Pen divise la majorité. Si le premier assume le fait de “parler à tout le monde”, pour François Bayrou, qui condamne l'initiative, il faut rappeler “le fossé infranchissable” entre lui et le Rassemblement national : Edouard Philippe vs François Bayrou, c'est le duel de la semaine de Frédéric Says.  Après deux annulations, la maire de Paris, Anne Hidalgo, a annoncé cette semaine qu'elle se baignerait dans la Seine le 17 juillet. De quoi faire réagir sur les réseaux sociaux ! C'est le Point com de Marjorie Adelson. Deux rugbymen français, Hugo Auradou et Oscar Jegou, sont accusés d'avoir agressé et violé une femme dans leur hôtel en Argentine, dans la nuit du 6 au 7 juillet 2024 juste après un match du XV de France. Frédéric Pommier revient sur ces faits glaçants qui montrent que le rugby français est rattrapé par ses vieux démons.  Notre Une internationale est celle du quotidien chinois “Global Times” qui titrait le 9 juillet : “Xi et Orban échangent des points de vue approfondis sur la crise ukrainienne”. Après la visite “surprise” de Viktor Orban en Russie il y a quelques jours, voici la nouvelle visite “surprise” d'Orban en Chine pour voir Xi Jinping. Alors que la Hongrie a pris la présidence du conseil de l'Union européenne pour six mois, les visites diplomatiques de son Premier ministre agacent et inquiètent à Bruxelles. Avec la Chine et la Russie, Viktor Orban donne-t-il une autre voix à l'Europe ? Retrouvez enfin les photos de la semaine sélectionnées avec soin par nos clubistes et la Dérive des continents de Benoît Forgeard !  28 Minutes est le magazine d'actualité d'ARTE, présenté par Elisabeth Quin du lundi au jeudi à 20h05. Renaud Dély est aux commandes de l'émission le vendredi et le samedi. Ce podcast est coproduit par KM et ARTE Radio.  Enregistrement : 12 juillet 2024 - Présentation : Renaud Dély - Production : KM, ARTE Radio

What happens if China invades Taiwan? Ever since Biden's troop withdrawal disaster in Afghanistan, Chinese media like the Global Times have warned Taiwan in no uncertain terms that should war break out in the Straits, the island's defenses will collapse in mere hours and the US military, weakened by liberal incompetence and mismanagement, simply won't come to help.  But what would that actually look like? The Daily Mail just featured a graphic extravaganza on what it would look like if China invaded Taiwan! It was a stunning war games deep dive into how China could pull it off, and it was a stark reminder of how we are truly living in the midst of a new multipolar with China and Russia as very serious military competitors!   -- Book a call with Alex to learn how YOU can get out of your woke job and establish a life of faith family and FREEDOM with my friend Alex who can help you build and run your own e-commerce business at https://www.alexalbarran.com/turley* Stay Connected to Dr. Steve moving forward on the new Turley Talks Platform at: https://fight.turleytalks.com *The content presented by our partners may contain affiliate links. When you click and shop the links, Turley Talks may receive a small commission.* -- Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode.  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and/or leave a review. FOLLOW me on X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/DrTurleyTalks Click here to partner with us and defy liberal culture! https://advertising.turleytalks.com/sponsorship Sign up for the 'New Conservative Age Rising' Email Alerts to get lots of articles on conservative trends: https://turleytalks.com/subscribe/.

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: S.L. Kanthan Columnist, podcaster, blogger, prolific tweeter. substack.slkanthan.com, @slkanthan2030. Columns on Sputnik, Global Times, Politik Spezial. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Jens Stilhoff Sörensen is Lecturer in Peace and Development Studies / International Relations. He came to the School of Global Studies in 2007 and is also a Research Fellow at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (SIIA). He received his doctorate in History and Civilisation from the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence. Jens has previously (1994-2000) worked for the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sida, the OSCE (Organisation for Security- and Cooperation in Europe) and EUMM (European Union Monitoring Mission). Jens founded the research network INDESENT (International Development-Security Network) in 2007 and has been a member of the Swedish Research Council's advisory group on civil society research since 2010. Jens has lived and worked in the former Yugoslavia for several years. Jens is a representative for 'Academic Rights Watch', a new organisation with the objective to promote and monitor academic freedom.

Nell'area Ue+Efta+Uk le immatricolazioni di auto elettriche sono aumentate del 14,4% a 144.656 unità. Unica tipologia di motorizzazione in calo è stata quella diesel (-0,8% a 124.943 unità), mentre la migliore performance è stata messa a segno dalle auto ibride (+29,1% a 318.854 unità). Si tratta a tutti gli effetti, però, solo di un rimbalzo: se nel 2023 nel periodo gennaio-novembre ha visto le auto elettriche raggiungere il 14,2% di quota di mercato e consolidare il sorpasso sul diesel (al 12,2% di market share), in questo mese le elettriche sono scese all'11,9%. Quindi i consumatori europei sono ancora molto dubbiosi su questa motorizzazione. A complicare l'aumento dell'elettrico nel Vecchio continente potrebbe presto arrivare anche una vera e propria guerra commerciale. Dalla Cina infatti segnali di reazione alle mosse Usa sui dazi, ma a risentirne sono soprattutto i titoli di big europee come Porsche, Bmw -1,39% e Mercedes-Benz Group -1,16%. Un esperto dell'ente governativo di ricerca sul settore automobilistico ha dichiarato al quotidiano cinese Global Times che la Cina dovrebbe aumentare i dazi sulle importazioni di auto premium alimentate a benzina, fino al 25%, dato che il Paese si trova ad affrontare un forte aumento dei dazi statunitensi (fino al 102,5%) sulle importazioni di auto e forse ulteriori dazi per entrare nell'Unione Europea. Anche se proprio ieri la presidente della Commissione, Ursula von der Leyen si è espressa in modo molto prudente, in merito. Incidono ovviamente i forti dubbi tedeschi. Nelle ultime settimane si sono moltiplicate le prese di posizioni dell'industria dell'auto soprattutto tedesca e di esponenti politici, sempre tedeschi (a cominciare dal cancelliere Olaf Scholz), che indicano la necessità di non perseguire una risposta commerciale colpo su colpo verso Pechino. L'industria tedesca dell'Auto basa un terzo circa del suo business sul mercato cinese. La Francia è, invece, dichiaratamente a favore di una stretta. Anche i paesi interessati agli investimenti cinesi nel proprio territorio temono ritorsioni commerciali da parte di Pechino. Esemplare il caso ungherese. Qui i leader mondiali delle batterie per auto, CATL, e delle auto elettriche (includendo veicoli a batteria e ibridi plug-in), BYD, stanno realizzando importanti impianti di produzione. Per CATL si tratta di un investimento da oltre 7 miliardi di euro, per la più grande gigafactory europea (100 GWh). Ne parliamo con Alberto Annicchiarico, Il Sole 24 Ore.Corepla, riflessioni sull'evoluzione del packagingOggi nella sede della Pontificia Accademia delle Scienze e della Pontificia Accademia delle Scienze Sociali (Casina Pio IV) di Città del Vaticano, Corepla ha organizzato l'evento "Dalla Laudato Sì al futuro della Casa Comune, riflessioni tra Scienza ed Etica sull'evoluzione del packaging". Tra i protagonisti presenti, il presidente di Corepla Giovanni Cassuti, il Cardinale P. Turkson, Lara Ponti in veste di imprenditrice (proprio il giorno successivo sarà nominata vicepresidente Confindustria con delega alla sostenibilità). Corepla, il Consorzio Nazionale per la Raccolta, il Riciclo e il Recupero degli imballaggi in plastica ha raggiunto degli eccellenti risultati dal 1997 ad oggi, sensibilizzando concretamente i cittadini verso la cultura circolare, il riciclo e il recupero degli imballaggi in plastica. Oggi il Consorzio è all apice di una grande filiera di imprese consorziate (quasi 2.500 imprese tra produttori, trasformatori, auto-produttori e riciclatori-recuperatori) e di un sistema che svolge un ruolo economico e sociale prezioso per il nostro Paese. E fa parte di un sistema molto virtuoso che permette all'Italia è leader nella Ue nell'economia circolare. Nel 2022 ha riciclato l'83,4% della totalità dei rifiuti (urbani e speciali). Un tasso di riciclo di oltre 30 punti sopra la media della Ue (52,6%) e ben superiore a tutti gli altri grandi Paesi europei, come Francia (64,4%), Germania (70%), Spagna (59,8%). Un risultato che però, secondo l'associazione, potrebbe essere messo in pericolo dalle nuove iniziative legislative europee. Ne parliamo con Giovanni Cassuti, Presidente di Corepla.Intelligenza Artificiale, approvato l'IA Act. In Italia però aumentano i timori occupazionaliVia libera definitivo all'unanimità del Consiglio Ue all'AI Act, la legge europea sull'intelligenza artificiale che disciplina lo sviluppo, l'immissione sul mercato e l'uso dei sistemi di IA in Ue. La legge, la prima al mondo in materia detta una serie di obblighi a fornitori e sviluppatori di sistemi di IA in base ai diversi livelli di rischio identificati. Le nuove regole saranno applicabili a due anni dall'entrata in vigore, con l'eccezione dei divieti, che scatteranno dopo sei mesi, dei controlli sui sistemi di IA per finalità generali, compresa la governance (12 mesi) e degli obblighi per i sistemi ad alto rischio (36 mesi). Intanto aumentano i timori per l'impatto occupazionale dell'Intelligenza artificiale. Il settore pubblico, ad esempio, è fortemente impattato dall'adozione dell'IA. Il 57% dei 3,2 milioni di dipendenti pubblici italiani è altamente "esposto" all'impatto dell'IA nella propria attività, ovvero sarà interessato da una forte interazione tra le mansioni svolte e quelle che gli algoritmi sono in grado di svolgere. Si tratta di ben 1,8 milioni di persone, in particolare dirigenti, ruoli direttivi, tecnici, ricercatori, insegnanti, legali, architetti, ingegneri, professionisti sanitari e assistenti amministrativi. Questa interazione potrà tradursi in un arricchimento delle attività grazie all'apporto dell'IA, oppure in una sostituzione dei lavoratori, in particolare questo rischio riguarda il 12% della platea, ovvero ben 218mila dipendenti pubblici 'vulnerabili' appartenenti alle professioni meno specializzate, caratterizzate da compiti ripetitivi e prevedibili che potrebbero essere facilmente svolti dall'intelligenza artificiale. Sono alcuni risultati della ricerca "L'impatto dell'intelligenza artificiale sul pubblico impiego" presentata questa mattina da Fpa, società del gruppo Digital360, in apertura di Forum Pa 2024 a Roma. Approfondiamo il tema con Gianni Dominici, Amministratore Delegato di Forum PA.

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: S.L. Kanthan is a columnist, podcaster, blogger, and prolific tweeter. You can find his work at substack.slkanthan.com and follow him on Twitter at @slkanthan2030. His columns have been featured on platforms such as Sputnik, Global Times, and Politik Spezial.  GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Greg Simons is an Associate Professor based at the Uppsala Centre of Russian Studies, Uppsala University in Sweden. His research is focused on topics such as Russian mass media; terrorism; public diplomacy; the relationship between politics, information and armed conflict; and crisis management. Greg Simons will discuss propaganda, geostrategy and the war in Ukraine.

Find me and the show on social media @DrWilmerLeon on X (Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube Facebook page is www.facebook.com/Drwilmerleonctd   FULL TRANSCRIPT: Announcer (00:06): Connecting the dots with Dr. Wilmer Leon, where the analysis of politics, culture, and history converge. Wilmer Leon (00:14): Welcome to the Connecting the Dots podcast with Dr. Wilmer Leon. And I'm Dr. Wilmer Leon. Here's the point. We have a tendency to view current events as though they happen in a vacuum, failing to understand the historical context, the broader historic context in which these events occur. During each episode, my guests and I have probing, provocative, and in-depth discussions that connect the dots between current events and the broader historic context in which they occur. This enables you to better understand and analyze events that impact the global village in which we live on today's episode. The issues before us are, what are the anticipated results of the most recent China Russia meetings is the US pivoting from Ukraine and Russia to China, and is the US independent is the US as an independent actor in Haiti as it claims, and we'll also discuss some other issues. My guest for this iteration of Connecting the Dots is a man who I am very proud to call a friend. His analysis is always spot on, and he's really just cool people. He's an author, two time Pulitzer Prize finalist, a Knight Fellowship recipient with more than 20 years of journalistic experience. He's a former Washington Post Bureau chief and award-winning foreign correspondent on two continents. John Jeter. John, my brother. Welcome to the show. Jon Jeter (01:51): My pleasure, brother. Thank you. That's an outstanding introduction. I really appreciate Wilmer Leon (01:56): It. Well, I know my check is on its way, so I'll sit by the mailbox. So, hey, so earlier this week, the Global Times reported Chinese President Xi meets Russian foreign Secretary Lavrov and reaffirms China's emphasis on partnership with Russia and Chinese analysts said the meeting sends a strong signal that China will firmly develop its strategic partnership with Russia despite pressure from the West, and that the China Russias partnership continues to be key for the global strategic balance and the hope of promoting a multipolar world in which countries in the global south will have greater roles to play. John, your thoughts? Jon Jeter (02:49): Yeah, no, this is a tectonic shift and we've been talking about this for quite a while on your show, and it's like a tanker. And of course it takes a while for that tanker to move, but it is moving. It is in motion. We see that geopolitical shift from the west as the United States, as France, as the UK gets increasingly desperate as they grow increasingly out of favor with what they're doing in Gaza and backing Israel's genocide. And we see this is a victory lap for Russia, what they've done in Ukraine. It is all over. But the shouting, if I can use a phrase from my southern cousins, and this is, from what I understand, it's very rare for the president of China or any other country to entertain the foreign secretary. Usually it's foreign secretary or foreign secretary. (03:48) Yeah, exactly. So this is a big deal. Again, it's like a tanker movement. It takes a while. And if I can sort of mix metaphors, like Lenon said, history moves and spiral. So this thing is not just sort of a linear thing, but it's just kind of moving in a certain direction. And we see Russia and China starting to sort of take charge, starting to ascend very much like the United States did almost exactly a century ago. After World War I we're seeing China and Russia start to make their rise as this geopolitical force, the geopolitical almost like a ruling party for the global elite. And it's almost inevitable. It's almost inexorable at this point. The only real question is how will the United States respond? It can sort of go kicking and screaming or it can negotiate sort of its dissension into second place. So we'll see what happens. I think history says, of course it will go kicking and screaming, but hopefully cooler heads will prevail at some point and we'll see what happens. But this thing is going in a very definite direction. I don't think it's at this point, I don't think you can put the genie back in the bottle. And I think China and Russia see the future and it's theirs. Wilmer Leon (05:13): I think people really need to pay attention to the next statement that I'm going to read because the western narrative of this is militarism. The focus of the West as it relates to this rising partnership is militarism. But Lee Ong, a professor at the Chinese Foreign Affairs University, said China and Russia will not target any third, but if hegemonic forces threaten China and Russia or threaten world peace, China and Russia will stand together and fight to protect their own interests and safeguard world peace together. And I want to reiterate, they will not target any third party. So I take this as they're saying, don't start, nothing Jon Jeter (06:17): Won't be, won't be none. Wilmer Leon (06:20): We're going to handle our business. Jon Jeter (06:22): Yeah, yeah, (06:26) I think so. I don't know if you've ever seen Oliver Stone's history of the world was the history world or history of the United States, I can't remember. But he talks at length about the relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States and the Soviet Union, despite the depictions by Reagan and other presidents of the Soviet Union as this sort of aggressively hostile evil empire that want to take control of the world. The Soviet Union was really just terrified of the United States. They thought that the United States was insane that it was run by mad men. I think that still very much holds true. I think Putin understands that his error, if he made any his error, was entrusting the United States to some extent and hoping I think that he could sort of find some common ground within United States. I think he sees now that that is not possible. Although he said, interestingly enough, he said, apparently in a speech sometime ago, I heard someone else say this. I think it was Ray McGovern, former CIA operative who said that Putin said, Wilmer Leon (07:30): Analyst. Jon Jeter (07:31): Yes, analyst. I'm sorry. Yeah. He said in a speech recently that Putin had once said, or very recently said that the United States and Russia at some point will find common ground, but the EU in Russia will never find common ground. I think very interesting, but I think don't think the Putin, I don't think he's ever read Maya Angelou when she wrote, when someone tells you who they are, believe them, believe them. But I think he believes them now. I think he believes in the United States. And so we see this alignment where China and Russia, and this is our shock in all moment really. Right? We are not looking for the smoke, but we here for it. If you've got some, for us, I think this is a very direct message at Washington. At France, this thing in Ukraine is over. I mean, it's all over, but the shouting again, there's some loose ends to wrap up, including this terrorist attack that was very likely staged by Ukraine and Russia a few weeks ago. So there's some loose ends to wrap up, but this thing is all over, and I think the Russia and China are now turning to the next phase, which is this inevitable rise to the top of the geopolitical order. Again, it's not a linear thing. Take some time. We see them sort of orchestrating bricks and bricks has not really been the dynamo that we expected, but what we see is that other, Wilmer Leon (08:56): It's coming. Jon Jeter (08:57): It's coming though. And we also see that there are other countries, particularly in Africa, particularly in Latin America with Mexico and Venezuela has been there for a while, but we see countries sort of mimicking bricks, parroting bricks in terms of Zimbabwe is talking about a gold back currency. And we see, of course, what South Africa is doing, which is sort of defining itself outside the US orbit, the Western orbit. So we see some things that are in motion, and Russia and China are at the center and the United States and the West, the collective West is increasingly being pushed to the outer margins. Wilmer Leon (09:38): Well, and I'm going to stay with that pushed, let me just say, because people, I'm glad you brought up bricks because people have to understand that this isn't just China and Russia. This is China and Russia, and the Bricks is an acronym for Brazil, India, China, I'm sorry, Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa. And then you have the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. So there are a number of countries that, Venezuela, Iran, there are a number of countries that are looking to join this group as well. And I'm glad you used the point that the United States is going to be pushed to the margins because what a lot of people really, particularly in the West really have to pay attention to is the fact that it's the sanctions regime of the United States. It's the threat of militarism by the United States. It's the blowing up of the Nord Stream pipeline by the United States that has really forced this relationship to develop and to grow, and now to become to the part where you've got G and Lavrov meeting for what will eventually be a meeting and a signing of documents between G and Putin. It's the United States fault that they have come to the point that they have John G. Yes. Jon Jeter (11:16): No, that's exactly right. And a couple of things I think it would be important to note. One is that Janet Yellen was just in China and compare her meeting with, I don't know if she met with G or not, but she met with, I know she met with her finance people. Wilmer Leon (11:35): She met with the finance people, and I think she met with Wang Lee, the foreign minister. Jon Jeter (11:39): Yes. And so her message was, you're overproducing and it's hurting us, which is foolish. And I'm being generous by saying that it's fool. That's a foolish message. It's almost like Rip Van Winkle waking up after 50 years saying, you're over producing too much. It's hurting us. What did you think was going to happen? Do you not understand how this capital system works? So you compare Wilmer Leon (12:05): That minute. And also I thought that the United States was all about free markets. Jon Jeter (12:12): Right, exactly. Wilmer Leon (12:16): I thought the market was supposed to determine what succeeds and what fails. The invisible hand and all Jon Jeter (12:25): This. Yeah. Jack Young's a socialist who knew, right? I think that's amazing though that we see this desperation. Wilmer Leon (12:35): She was begging Jon Jeter (12:37): Yes and no. I said this before, but I keep returning to it. It's amazing how this self adoration and self worship by the United States doesn't lead to self-awareness, right. This idea how this looks like to the rest of the world. The other thing too, I think this is a perfect segue. It is what the rest of the world is starting to see. And you might argue that it's late even for that to happen for them to see what's happening, but at least they are starting now to see that this world that was defined by the United States with neoliberalism, beginning with Ronald Reagan, really pushed by Bill Clinton, this whole neoliberal idea has failed, has failed. The idea was that if you do these things to open up your markets to us, you'll look like the United States one day. You will be as rich and prosperous as we are. (13:36) That hasn't happened anywhere, not even in the United States. It has not happened anywhere. No one looks like the United States in some ways. That's very good. And so the world is seeing that this was a snake oil, right, being sold by the snake oil salesman. And so we're at this pivotal point, and this is very much like what did Mike Tyson used to say? Everybody has a plan. You get smack in the nose, you get punched. Yeah. The United States has been smacking nose in Ukraine, and let me end with this. And the other thing in terms of it not working, and everyone else sees this, everyone else in the world, especially China and Russia, the United States, we have stolen money. We've stolen oil from in Syria. We are in Iraq, and they have problem, I think is at least two times, told the United States, one of the United States to leave Iraq. (14:33) And we're still there, like the guests from Hurricane Katrina who never want to leave. That's what the United States is there in Iraq. And now we've stolen money from Afghanistan, stolen money, we've stolen money from Venezuela, and now we're about to steal money. The international reserves from Russia. And so this is going to destroy the United States as a reliable or trusted partner in any kind of commercial transaction. If they're just going to steal money, no one's going to trust them. So they're really in a very difficult spot. The rest of the world sees what's happening. The United States has no idea, or at least the American people don't. I think our leadership knows, but they have no way out. Wilmer Leon (15:20): To your point about stealing money, for those that may not understand what you're referring to, many people remember the United States froze Iranian assets and was slowly returning some of those assets to Iran. Then the United States, when Juan Waid do became, was forced on the Venezuelan people in the world. Then the United States froze Venezuelan assets that I think were held in British banks, and now the United States is talking about freezing some of the Russian sovereign wealth fund that is being held in banks around the world. But the interesting thing is, a lot of those banks are telling the United States, that's not a good idea. Don't drag us into this because we don't want to have to deal with the repercussions of what Russia will do to us if we steal their money. And I think some of that perspective is coming from the reality that the United States is not the only game in town anymore. That's right. And Debo, if we go back to the movie Fridays, Deebo got hit with a brick, Jon Jeter (16:46): Right? That's right. He got knocked the F out, Wilmer Leon (16:51): Laying out on Craig's front lawns. So this is, man, this thing is unraveling. It is unraveling quickly, and folks really need to pay attention. President Xi said, he said, China and Russia have embarked upon a new path of harmonious coexistence and win-win cooperation between major countries and neighbors, which has benefited the two countries and their peoples and contributed wisdom and strength to international fairness and justice. A couple of things in that statement. One, win-win cooperation. A lot of people need to understand that win-win is not just some euphemism that is thrown around carelessly win-win is an actual international cooperation strategy that Russia tries to reach with the countries it does business with. They don't go in and overthrow your government. They don't come in and tell you how to run your country. You have resources, they have money. They want to buy your resources at relatively fair market value, and they want you to be happy and they'll be happy. And that's how they do business. And they contribute wisdom and strength to international fairness and justice. That's not just rhetoric that they hide behind as some kind of excuse for overthrowing your government. That's right. (18:48) People need to listen to Xi. People need to listen to Putin because you listen to what they say, and then you look at what they do. And those things seem to be simpatico, John. Jon Jeter (19:01): Yeah, there's no doubt. I just think as someone who considers himself a Pan-Africanist, I think this is a very exciting time. It's not written in stone yet, but there's a very real opportunity, I think for, we see things happening in Africa now, some bad things with the militarization of Africa by Africa in the United States, but we also see in some ways that has backfired. So we see this militarization as a result of, in these cos by soldiers who have been trained by the United States, but who are representative of their people, particularly in Burkina Faso with this young man. And these, we see Africa turning more towards Russia, which is actually where it was during the Cold War. But we see it turning back towards Russia finding these Wilmer Leon (19:52): Ties. Where is Patrice Lumumba University? Jon Jeter (19:56): It's Wilmer Leon (19:56): In Moscow. That's Jon Jeter (19:58): Right. That's right. And the Chinese, I don't think it's a thing where African countries can sort of just lay back and be passive and say, oh, China's going to save us. And I think they know this. I think China has cut a better deal than the United States, but one that's so far has not necessarily been favorable and has led to economic development, which is what Africa most needs is economic development. Their own industrial sector at this point, one that is more environmentally sustainable, but they need their own industrial sector. They, they grow coffee, but they don't actually roast the coffee. Things like this. This is what they need. But I do think this, Wilmer Leon (20:36): They need to wait a minute to that point, because that's a brilliant point. People need to understand that we all know that the continent of Africa is the repository of minerals, but in most instances, they don't process the minerals from raw form, raw ore, for example, into a marketable commodity Jon Jeter (21:10): Value added. Wilmer Leon (21:11): In fact, I think it was either Ghana or Guyana that makes cocoa, cocoa Jon Jeter (21:19): Beans, Ghana, I believe it's Ghana. Wilmer Leon (21:20): Okay. So Ghana had been selling the unprocessed cocoa beans to Switzerland, and Ghana decided we're going to start processing our own cocoa bean into cocoa powder domestically. Switzerland said, well, then we won't buy your product. China said, we'll buy it. You processed it, buy it. Jon Jeter (21:51): That's what I'm talking about. Yes, yes. That's a very different relationship. That's one where there's an opportunity to grow to, because these value added industries are where the money is, right? Correct. They raise wages for people. I'll tell a very quick story about my time in South Africa about 25 years ago when I was a young man, and I had a girlfriend at the time, and I was famously cheap. I'm still famously cheap, although I'm also broke, but I thought, I'm going to South Africa, so I'll buy some gold. And they have diamonds here, so I'll buy her a nice tennis bracelet. I thought thinking it would be cheaper there actually turned out it costs more there because while they mine the gold and the diamonds in South Africa, they have to send it all the way to Antwerp to get it cut, then send it back to South Africa. (22:33) That's where the money is. So this is what I think can happen if Africa, they have to be strategic, they have to cut better deals with China. But China, there's some daylight with China that did not exist with the United States or the West, where China is a better grade of capitalism, and they get very much like what China did with the United States, beginning with the Nixon administration, where China basically cut these deals. They knew what they were doing, and I don't think they knew that they were playing into the United States racism. And I'm not saying that China is racist like the United States, but they cut this deal knowing that eventually it would lead to this industrialized economy, right? Africa can do the same thing with China's investments. If they're strategic, I don't think that China's going to offer it just off the top of their head, but they can negotiate these things. I think China is willing a willing partner in this enterprise. So we're on the cusp of something I think that is transformative, not just for the United States, but for the world. And so it's exciting at the same time, of course, it's sort of traumatizing to see what's going on in the world, but it's just, what did KY say? This is the interregnum, the oldest dying and the new Wilmer Leon (23:46): Cannot be born, has yet been born or cannot be born. Cannot Jon Jeter (23:51): Be born, right? Yet Wilmer Leon (23:54): Two things, and we'll move on to talking about what's happening in Haiti. And that is, I was listening to Lloyd Austin, secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, and his testimony before the Senate, and I don't remember the senator, but one of them asked him, can you tell us that you'll support our move to break the ties, the supply chain with China? Because the Department of Defense, all of this rhetoric about China is our enemy, and we hate China. The Department of Defense buys critical components from China for defense equipment, for drones. And it's not just as easy anymore as saying, we're not going to get this stuff from China because some of these things, China is the only place you can get them. That's right. So on the one hand, we're standing here beating our chests about screaming at China, and at the same time, we're getting key military components from them. And by the way, Janet Yellen is there meeting with them about trade and finance. Why? Because they hold so much of our debt. That's right. That's right. And so those are elements, that's why I say, folks, you've got to connect these dots and things don't happen in a vacuum. There's a much broader historical context in which these things are operating, but CNN and M-S-N-B-C-I-A and the Washington Post, they won't give you the context. That's one of the things that is so invaluable, I believe about this show. And guests like my good brother John Jeter. (25:59) Oh, before we get to Haiti, one final point on this too, and that is there was a piece in the South China Morning post, the United States leaves a mess in Ukraine and moves on to China as the State Department, I'm sorry, at the State Department, the Ukraine girl is out, and the China guy is in. From Washington's perspective, it was a right assessment, whether that's good for Asia and world peace is a different matter. So basically what they're talking about is the United States has decided that Ukraine basically is lost, and they're now trying to pivot, going back to Barack Obama and the pivot towards Asia. They're trying to pivot away from Ukraine the same way they did in Afghanistan. 25 years of getting your hin parts whooped in Afghanistan, then you cut and run. And was it ironic that you then start the fight of Ukraine? And in fact, in listening to Lloyd Austin, they said since 2014, the United States has spent 300 billion in Ukraine. And I know that's a low estimate, but it's the number they quoted during the hearings, 300 billion. Jon Jeter (27:33): What did Tupac say? You got money for wars, but can't feed the poor. There you Wilmer Leon (27:37): Go. And what did Dr. King say? War is the enemy of the poor. Jon Jeter (27:43): That's right. John Jeter. Yeah, no, that's exactly right. I was listening to Jeffrey Sacks the other day. I spent half my time just listening to these podcasts with people like Jeffrey Sacks. But he was saying he was answering, he was on that show Rising, I think, and he was answering a question about his critics who said that he was a Putin apologist. And the anchor asked him, what do you say to your critics? He said, I told you so. (28:08) That's how I answered. I told you so. Right. Ukraine is wrecked, and the money they're trying to send over there now, it's not going to make any difference on the battlefield. This is war profit change. This is how the United States makes its money now. And this is all, it's very seamless too. You won't hear it in the press, but it's very seamless. We began to ship our manufacturing sector overseas, beginning with China in the seventies under Richard Nixon, in part to punish the radical black political movement that was kryptonite to capital, very much like Kryptonite. What kryptonite is the Superman, the radical black political movement was to our oligarchs. And so we started sending this. Wilmer Leon (28:56): How so explain that for the audience, Jon Jeter (28:58): Because what you'll see, and you'll see this actually cyclically going back to even radical reconstruction, where this radical black political tradition, what it's allowed to express itself freely as a way of galvanizing the people, or if you are Marxist or Marxist friendly, the working class, that's just what it is. And so I've interviewed people like Bernadine Dorn who was with the Weather Underground. She says she spent her first year as the head of students for a Democratic society going around to these white college campuses telling them the first thing you need to do is get in touch with the black college, the historically black college down the street. You need to get in touch with them, see what they're talking about. So this is, that's Wilmer Leon (29:48): Part of what Bois was writing about in reconstruction in America. Jon Jeter (29:53): That's exactly right. That's exactly, it goes back to that reconstruction. If you look at that era, right? A lot of things happened, but there was Confederacy in the former Confederate states. There was a interracial political party of some type in every Confederate state in the union after the Civil War. And they all had varying degrees of success, but they all redistributed wealth from the top to the working class. They have some success in doing that. And so it is that black political voice that really has shaped and modernized this country, especially when you look at the New Deal. We look at the blacks who are allowed finally to join the labor unions. And together we fought. And of course, I mean, honestly, whites just went back to being white after that battle was won or after we were winning the battle, they started going back to being white in the seventies. That's what Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan were about. Really fast, Wilmer Leon (30:46): But minute, minute. Wait a minute. Just take a step back there, because I think it's important for people to realize that post the abolition of enslavement, you had newly freed Africans that were actually joining forces with poor whites. Oh, no question. And the industrialists realized that's a force that we cannot allow to grow in this country. And they then started injecting the whole construct of race into that relationship to draw a wedge between the two. So when you say that in the seventies, whites went back to being white, I wanted to be sure that people understood where that mentality came from. Jon Jeter (31:36): And just to be clear, if you understand, people who are of a certain age will remember in the seventies when we started to see these movies, I love Paul Newman, but he was in that movie, what was it? Ford, Apache, the Bronx, these movies and these television shows, which starts to show basically, blacks is unfit for public office or blacks is unfit for public to participate in public affairs. That's what it was, right? So we're criminals, we're drug dealers, we're unpatriotic. Just as one example, if you remember the movie Alien from 1980, the most dangerous thing, that movie, other than the monster that had crept on board was Koda, who didn't want, who was just concerned about his pay, right? So this image is what has shaped modern politics. The black as unpatriotic, as unfit to lead is unfit to participate. And so this is what we're really dealing with at bottom. This is why there's never been a socialist movement or working class movement in the United States the way there's been, even in Europe. Wilmer Leon (32:38): And Point could take us into a eugenics conversation. Yes, Dr. Chantel Sherman, I'm going to give you your props here and now, in fact, I got to get Dr. Chantel Sherman on, because you're talking about the way that we were misrepresented in the films. That's also been a history of eugenics supporting the whole argument that scientifically, that biologically, we are incapable of managing and blah, blah, blah, because our brains are too small, our heads are too big and all that. So anyway, again, connecting the dots, folks, this is why you watch this show. I'm sorry, go ahead, John, you. Jon Jeter (33:28): No, no. Yeah. So I was just saying, I think the understanding these connections are what really helps us find a way forward. I don't know, honestly, if black and white can unite and fight the United States at this point, but I do believe that as Fred Hampton said, we can achieve black power for black people, white power for white people, yellow power for yellow people, and X power for all the people we left out. I do think that's possible if we can start to eradicate this tribalism, or at least put it aside long enough to work together and understand that we're at war Ukraine, not because Putin is trying to Wilmer Leon (34:07): Take Jon Jeter (34:07): Over Europe. Yeah, he's not trying to. There's no history of that, right? Either the Soviet Union or for Putin, this is about the Wall Street profiteering. They don't have any way to make money. They shipped all the jobs overseas. They killed the goose, delayed the golden egg, and now they're trying to make money. That's what I'm just looking at at a television ad. I was watching the NBA game. They had an ad about gambling, and the gambling is illegal everywhere. Now why is that? Where Cuba is, like Cuba was in 1958, right? It's because they can't make money any other way or through gambling through these Uber, which is basically just rent seeking what the French call rent seeking, looking to profit off something that already exists. This is how they make money, and war is part of that. So you really do have to connect the dots. Your show is aptly named. You really do have to connect the dots historically and contemporaneously to understand what's going on, because that's the only way you can actually work your way out of this. As my father would say, my late father would've said this trick bag that we find ourselves in, Wilmer Leon (35:09): And the new Deputy Secretary of State, Kurt Campbell, to your point about profiteering quote, I would argue that working closely with other nations, not just diplomatically, but in defense avenues, has the consequence of strengthening peace and stability more generally. So what he's saying is dumping more military hardware into already very tense situations and making them more volatile somehow is going to strengthen peace and stability. Or as Orwell said, in terms of doublespeak war is peace. Jon Jeter (35:54): Right? I think Obama said the same thing. Did he not? Wilmer Leon (35:57): Yes, he did, Jon Jeter (35:59): Basically, which tells you a lot about Obama and why he was put in that place, why he was installed. It says a lot about Obama and this country. Wilmer Leon (36:08): So let's quickly move to Haiti because there's been a lot happening over the last, a lot of negative things happening for Haitians in Haiti. The Washington Post of all places had a piece. When Haiti's gangs shop for guns, the United States is their store. Now, there's a lot of crap and a lot of garbage in this piece because again, it is the Washington Post. But Jon Jeter (36:38): My former employer, I should, I should. Wilmer Leon (36:40): There you go. So am I wrong? Jon Jeter (36:43): Not at all. Wilmer Leon (36:44): Okay. Not Jon Jeter (36:44): At all. Wilmer Leon (36:46): So heavily. This is the Washington Post. Heavily armed gangs controlled 80% of Port-au-Prince, according to a un estimate where they rape, kidnap, and kill with impunity. Haiti doesn't manufacture firearms, and the un prohibits importing them. But that's no problem for the criminals when they go shopping, the US is their gun store. And what there is so much context and so much reality that is omitted from this piece. For example, Haiti doesn't manufacture weapons, but that's no problem for the criminals because the elite in Haiti that control the ports A, allow the weapons into the country. John Jeter. Jon Jeter (37:34): Yeah. And I even take issue with that phrasing, the criminals who exactly are the criminals. Wilmer Leon (37:38): That's my point. That's why I mentioned the elite. Jon Jeter (37:41): Yeah, yeah, exactly. I mean, the problem with Haiti, people think it's just these sort of animalistic Haitians who are always fighting. And this guy named Barbecue was just this crazy maniacal cannibal Haitian. Yeah, cannibal. Right, right, right. They Wilmer Leon (38:03): Were talking about him eating people last week. Jon Jeter (38:06): Yeah. Well, but if you ask the Haitian people, right? I mean, really the Haitian people, right? Not the elites, but they'll tell you if you really, everybody of course knows what happened with Haiti and Napoleon and then the debts and the United States going in in 1915. But they'll tell you, people in Haiti will tell you, well, you can trace this back to when they got rid of John Tron Air, Steve Credit elected president, who is I think still Wilmer Leon (38:34): You said they, who was the they? Jon Jeter (38:36): Oh, the United States. Thank you. Who at gunpoint. At gunpoint went in. They Wilmer Leon (38:41): Kidnapped him, Jon Jeter (38:43): Kidnapped him, and then would not, Obama did this first black president, my president is black, would that allow him back in the country to run for president? But when let baby doc back in to run for president? And then part of the reason was, and they've got all these arrangements sweatshops there. They're taking land that can be used for agriculture. Your Wilmer Leon (39:05): Levi jeans are probably made in Jon Jeter (39:07): Haiti, baseballs are made, Wilmer Leon (39:09): Baseball are made in Haiti. Jon Jeter (39:11): And this is a company apparently that Hillary Clinton fought to keep the wages low to make these baseball. I can't even watch baseball anymore knowing that. Right. And so we always, Wilmer Leon (39:22): Hang on a second, because you talk about the wages. So let me make this point so I don't forget it. So they talk about the arms that are trafficked, however you say it to Haiti, are purchased by straw purchasers in states such as Florida, a 50 caliber sniper rifle that sells for $10,000 in the US can get as much as $80,000. In Haiti, a 50 caliber sniper rifle that sells for $10,000 in the US can fetch $80,000 in Haiti. What is the average annual gross income per capita income for a Haitian, Jon Jeter (40:21): I don't think it's $8,000. I don't think it's one 10th of that. It's Wilmer Leon (40:25): 1000 as of 2022, which is the last time the data was collected, $1,247 and 89 cents, which averages $3 and 42 cents per day. So how is somebody who makes on average $3 and 42 cents per day going to buy an $80,000 50 caliber sniper rifle? Jon Jeter (41:07): Right? Right. Who's buying these weapons? Wilmer Leon (41:09): Thank you, John G. Who's Jon Jeter (41:11): Buying these weapons? The job of the media today is to, and it's always been this way, but now it's worse than ever. The job is to decontextualize the news is to disconnect it from the history. And that's why you get this sort of constant barrage of, well, the economy's doing great. I don't know why people are so upset because they're broke, fool. That's why people saying Wilmer Leon (41:34): To the position of decontextualization. So you see these pictures, or you see this footage of these Haitian young men roaming the streets with AR fifteens, AK 40 sevens. 40 caliber Berettas, which will run you close to a 40 caliber Beretta, depending on a model will run, you say between $700 and a grand. And nobody asks the question, where'd that kid get their pistol from? That's Jon Jeter (42:10): Right. That's right. That's right. Wilmer Leon (42:12): He's making $3 and 42 cents a day, $1,200 a year, and he's walking around with, and we aren't even talking about putting bullets in the thing. Nobody's asking that question. Jon Jeter (42:29): Right? Right, right. Jon Jeter (42:31): Yeah. Well, we are right. But the media doesn't want to ask because the answer is very uncomfortable. The answer is very discomforting. It's the Wilmer Leon (42:38): Core group. They're called the core Jon Jeter (42:40): Group. That's right. That's right. They're Wilmer Leon (42:42): Called Montana Group. Jon Jeter (42:44): Was it six families that run Haiti basically? Right. None of them black, by the way. None of them black. I think they're Lebanese and something Wilmer Leon (42:52): Else like that, that I'm not sure of. I think, Jon Jeter (42:55): But they're not black. Maybe some of them are, but most of them are not. Wilmer Leon (43:01): Most of 'em are not. Okay. So folks, you've got to understand the context here. And now, I can't remember the guy's name, but the United States has just appointed a new ambassador to Haiti. But here's the trick bag. If I can quote the late Mr. Jeter, in order for an ambassador to be recognized, he or she has to present his or her credentials to the president of the country that he's going to. Jon Jeter (43:43): There's Wilmer Leon (43:44): No Jon Jeter (43:44): President. There's no president. How does that work? So Wilmer Leon (43:48): How does an American ambassador land on the ground in Port-au-Prince? Who does he turn to? Jimmy Rizzi. Jon Jeter (43:59): Right? Barbecue. Right. Who Wilmer Leon (44:01): Does he turn to? There's nobody home. But again, I didn't hear Rachel Maddow asking that question. I didn't hear Joy Reed asking that question. And folks, look, you can look in the US Constitution article under Article two where they described the responsibilities of the president, one of the responsibilities of American president is to what? Recognize ambassadors from other countries. That's how the international diplomatic game is played. The American Ambassador to China presents his or her credentials to Xi Jinping and Xi Jinping goes, okay. Or Get out of my country. Jon Jeter (44:55): I don't think so. Right, right, right. Wilmer Leon (44:57): Don't play that. Jon Jeter (44:58): Right. And on another note, I related, but not quite at the point, but I just think this is so interesting. I was reading a recent piece, I cannot remember where, but they were talking about the origins of Hades gangs, and if you read it, they didn't mention this, but I know the history. It's the same as the gangs in Chicago, Los Angeles. They were formed to protect the community from the police, right? From harassment. The Black Wilmer Leon (45:23): Panthers. Jon Jeter (45:24): Exactly. Wilmer Leon (45:25): The Black Panther party for self-defense, for Jon Jeter (45:28): Self-defense. That's exactly right. And Huey Newton and Bobby Seale got their start getting a traffic signal on a particularly dangerous stop in Oakland. So this was, now, I'm not saying that they're still necessarily representing the people, but that's how they got their start. They filled this void that was left by the state because the state was just serving the interest of rich people and the United States and the West Canada and France and all that. So I just wish people was such a dumb down nation. I don't mean that to be judgmental, but it's just the case. Wilmer Leon (46:00): What was one of the major actions that the Panthers in Oakland performed every day on the street? They were policing the police. Jon Jeter (46:12): That's right. That's right. That's Wilmer Leon (46:13): Right. So when they came across cops in a traffic stop, they would pull over, locked and loaded. Right? Right. No, you couldn't have a round in the chamber, but they were armed, and they would stop and be sure that the traffic stop was proper and that the person being pulled over, usually the African-American driver of the car was not going to be. In fact, folks need to understand what was the Mulford Act in California? The Mulford Act was the law that was passed in California, I want to say 71, 72, when the Panthers went into the California State House, state House armed, legally armed, so long as you didn't have one in the chamber, legally armed. And the folks in California said, oh, no, we can't have this anymore. Jon Jeter (47:20): Gun control. Wilmer Leon (47:21): Gun control. That's why I've been saying for years, if you want gun control in the United States, let the government see law abiding black people legally buying and legally training with firearms. You'll find gun control, as they would say, liquidity split. Jon Jeter (47:45): It is gun control in the United States is very similar to our edict that Iran can't possess nuclear weapons. Why can't they? They're a sovereign country, right? Because we know we don't want them to defend themselves. That's why, just like we don't want black people to defend themselves. We've got this plague of black people being shot by the police, and we don't want black people to be able to shoot back. Wilmer Leon (48:06): And quite as it kept, Ron is a signatory to the nuclear nonproliferation Jon Jeter (48:11): Degree, read the Israel Is Right, Israel, and they got, I think something like 300, 400 nuclear warheads. Iran don't even want nuclear weapons. They want nuclear energy. They've said that they banned, they had a fat wall that banned or needed from the, I told it banned nuclear. But on the news here, including one of my former colleagues of the Washington Post Gene, I can't remember his name now, but he says, well, of course I ran once nuclear weapons. Really? So you know something that the intelligence agencies of the United States don't know because they say that there's no such nuclear weapons programmed by Iran. Wilmer Leon (48:48): There isn't, and they don't need one because of the missile technology, the hypersonic missile technology that they have developed. And also they don't want a nuclear weapon because they understand the attention that brings to them, and it's negative. They don't want none of that smoke because also their military perspective is defensive, not offensive. Right, Jon Jeter (49:23): Right, right. Very protect the Soviet Union. Very protect the Soviet Union. Wilmer Leon (49:28): That's why Ukraine is being turned into rubble. Jon Jeter (49:30): Right? That's exactly Wilmer Leon (49:31): Right. Is because Russia has been planning for 25 years for this very type of ground ballistic missile ground or artillery driven ground war, war of attrition. I will just send missiles into your bathroom all day, every day for the next 10 years, and eventually you'll call and ask me, will you please stop sending missiles into my bathroom? I do Jon Jeter (50:03): Appreciate it. I don't know much about militarism and war strategy and things like that, but I've been reading up a little bit on Russia, and what I've concluded is you don't want nothing to do with Russia. You don't want no smoke for Russia. Look, Wilmer Leon (50:20): When the United States sent, I think it was the Eisenhower, I think it was USS Eisenhower into the Mediterranean about three or four months ago. No, it was in October in response to October 7th. Oh, right, Jon Jeter (50:37): Right. That's right. I Wilmer Leon (50:38): Remember that. The Biden sent, I think it was the Eisenhower Aircraft carrier group into the Mediterranean, and Putin called Biden and said, Joe, why did you send that aircraft carrier group into the Mediterranean? He says, you're not scaring anybody. Because he said, these people don't scare. And oh, by the way, I can sink your aircraft carrier from here with our SU 35 fighter jets with hypersonic Ken Jaw missiles. I can sink the thing before you even know the missile has been fired, Jon Jeter (51:24): Joe. Whatcha doing? Wilmer Leon (51:25): Yeah. Jon Jeter (51:26): We started by talking about Mike Tyson's theory about everybody's got a plan. I think it's appropriate to mention, just like Mike Tyson, he beat all these people, all these other boxes because they were afraid of him until he met Buster Douglas. Wilmer Leon (51:40): Buster Douglas. Jon Jeter (51:41): Buster Douglas was not afraid. He did not back up. He kept coming. And I don't want no smoke from Mike Tyson, but Buster Douglas was ready for him. And so yeah, this is the United States. Now we're Mike Tyson, but we're in the ring now with Buster Douglas. Putin is not afraid. Right. Wilmer Leon (51:57): And to your Mike Tyson analogy, the thing that Mike Tyson was always susceptible to was a jab. The problem was he didn't come across an opponent that was big enough in stature that had the jab until he fought Buster Douglas. That's Jon Jeter (52:20): Right. Wilmer Leon (52:21): What's his name from Easton, Pennsylvania, the heavyweight he was in. Jon Jeter (52:31): Larry Holmes. Wilmer Leon (52:32): Larry Holmes. Larry Holmes. Larry Holmes would've wiped the floor. Oh, is that right? Hands down. Yeah. Man, Larry Holmes had a jab. Jon Jeter (52:44): Oh, I remember Larry Holmes. Yeah, I know. He was a bad man. Wilmer Leon (52:50): I didn't mean to turn this into a boxing conversation, but just for the point. Larry Holmes' problem was he came in the shadow of Ali. Of Ali. Right. But you go back and look at footage of Larry Holmes in his day, man, that brother, he would've wiped the floor because that's, and I go through all of that here. I'm going to connect the dots, is you have to understand the weakness of your opponent and exploit that weakness. And that's what Russia does. That's what Iran does. That's why President Raisi of Iran, in response to the Syrian bombing of the embassy in Syria, he said, we will respond when we are ready. The United States Intelligence Services told us last week, expect a response within 48 hours from Iran. I said, no, we'll get to it when we're ready. And what has Israel already done? Closed 30 embassies around the world. So in Iran's mind, we've already won. You've closed 30 embassies. We didn't have to strike one of them. We skewed you into action. Jon Jeter (54:20): And from what I understand, again, I'm new to this sort of military strategy, but from what I've understood that the weakness of the United States is this overconfidence, it's arrogance that beginning, I think with, what was it? North Korea and China, when they lured them into the United States, lured them in and basically just, they just trapped. They knew they would come because they're so arrogant. They knew they would take the bait. And that's the Achilles tea of the United States is their overconfidence. Wilmer Leon (54:49): Look, that's what Iran isn't doing. They're not taking the bait. Russia did not take the bait as they went into Ukraine, but they went into Ukraine, not in the manner in which the United States thought they would. They didn't take the bait. China as it relates to Taiwan. They're not taking the bait. They hence the adage, you have the watches, but we have the time. Jon Jeter (55:20): We got the time. That's right. Wilmer Leon (55:22): We'll handle this our way when we are ready. Look at what's going on right now in Gaza. You've got Hamas, right? Hezbollah hasn't really jumped in like everybody thought they would. Right? You've got the Houthis or Ansar, Allah in Yemen. They're handling the Red Sea, but they aren't really in it. Not everybody's in the pool yet. And see, this is something that folks really need to understand is they are biding their time. All of those entities are sitting back watching the show, and there's a reason that Hezbollah hasn't jumped in because Hamas is winning. Jon Jeter (56:08): Yeah. I'm a big fan of all the podcasts. The one that I watched the most is Ali Abu Ma with the electronic ada. And from everything I'm getting from there, and they seem to really know what they're talking about. Hamas is handling this business. Wilmer Leon (56:21): And when I say Hamas winning, folks could look at this and scratch their head and say, Wilmer, have you seen Gaza lately? Yeah. Here's the thing. Hamas wins by not losing. When they live to fight another day, they win. Israel comes into Gaza. What is Israel saying? Now? We're getting out of Gaza. They come in, they get thumped, they get out. When the dust settles, Hamas will still be in existence. And by being in existence, they will have one. Jon Jeter (56:58): That's right. And I think this was all very calculated by Hamas. I'm not sure if they even understood this kind of blowback, but again, they were trying to pull Israel under this war because they realized they Wilmer Leon (57:08): Knew what Israel would do. I'm glad you brought this up because when you talk about that, I was trying to get that together in my head, and that was a point that I was trying to make, was that Hamas lured the IDF into strategy. They knew what their response would be because of their arrogance, and they are thumping them, Jon Jeter (57:36): And there's no way out. I can't repeat the lyric. I want to, I think it was Ice Cube said, I don't want to hear that. I ain't mean it. Right. That's what Hama is saying to Israel right now. I don't hear none of that. I ain't mean it. Right. I don't. Don't gloat for anyone's death. And what's happening there is horrific, and I'm not sure if it's worth the cause. It's a period victory if it is one for Hamas, but this is the way it's going to end. Israel is not going to exist as we have long known it. If I can quite a phrase from Bill Clinton, Wilmer Leon (58:13): Let's wrap up with this. The Nation magazine reports more than half a million Democratic voters have told Biden Save Gaza, the campaign to use uncommitted primary votes to send a message to Biden has won two dozen delegates. More than 500,000 Americans in states across this country have cast Democratic primary votes for either uncommitted, unconstructed or no preference. Jon Jeter (58:48): That's right. That's Wilmer Leon (58:48): Right. I think the Democrats are shaking in their diapers. Jon Jeter (58:55): It's a wrap for the Democrats, certainly for the Biden administration. And of those 500,000 votes, I believe a hundred thousand are in Michigan. Joe Biden can't win Michigan. Joe Biden does not win reelection. Wilmer Leon (59:07): And Joe Biden only won Michigan by about 130,000 votes. Jon Jeter (59:11): That's right. Yeah. If the vote was today, he would not win Michigan. Not because everybody would vote for Trump, but because a whole Wilmer Leon (59:18): Lot of people, a lot people stay home Jon Jeter (59:20): And Michigan, lemme just say this very quickly, Michigan and the Arab community and the board, I lived in Detroit for a couple of years in the early nineties. They are really impressed in terms of their organization, and they're showing us a roadmap for how we can fight back as a people. Wilmer Leon (59:34): Exactly. Jon Jeter (59:36): Organized, Wilmer Leon (59:37): Organized. And I've listened to a number of interviews from Arab Americans in Michigan, and the reporters will say, well, don't you realize that your uncommitted movement could wind up resulting in the election, the reelection of Donald Trump? And they look in the camera and say, we know. And we don't care about that. We have a bigger point than Donald Trump that we are conveying. And plus they realize, is it a blue car or a green car? It's still a car. You're going to wind up basically. And for the most part, in the same circumstance, because to a great degree, and you are much more adept at this than I am to a great degree. It's not Trump policy. It's not Biden policy. It's American foreign policy. Jon Jeter (01:00:37): That's right. That's right. Wilmer Leon (01:00:38): Irrespective of who the president is, John G. Yeah. Jon Jeter (01:00:42): No, and I just don't think they understand. What part of genocide. Don't you understand? I'm not voting for a genocide. Wilmer Leon (01:00:48): Well, if you ask Lloyd Austin, he doesn't understand it at all. He said during the Senate hearings, there's no genocide in Gaza. Jon Jeter (01:00:56): If it looks like a duck and it quacks like a duck Wilmer Leon (01:01:00): And it dies like a duck, it's genocide. Jon Jeter (01:01:03): Right. That's the genocide, man. It just is. You're a lawyer. So what is it low? Wilmer Leon (01:01:09): I went, I went to law school. I went to law school. I'm not Jon Jeter (01:01:11): A lawyer. Okay, okay. I mean, I didn't mean to defame you like that, Wilmer Leon (01:01:16): But I did stay at Holiday Inn Express last night. So what you got, Jon Jeter (01:01:20): So what is it, low ipso Ur, is it? The B is as it appears? It is as it looks. No, Wilmer Leon (01:01:29): You just combine two phrases, rest ips, aquir. Jon Jeter (01:01:33): Okay. Thank you. Sorry, I didn't even go to law school and I didn't understand the Holiday Inn Express Wilmer Leon (01:01:39): Rest ips. Aquir, I think is what is the Latin you were going for? Jon Jeter (01:01:42): Yes. The thing is, as it appears, right, it is as it looks, yeah, that's the genocide. But it's most horrific thing I've seen in my lifetime, and it's just nothing else to say. I don't know how anyone's going to pull the lever for Joe Biden seeing the horror that's happening in Gaza. It's traumatized. It's traumatized. So I don't think there's a path victory. I didn't think there was a path of victory to victory for Joe Biden before October 7th. I certainly don't think there's one now. And I still think people laugh at this. I know Joe Rogan said, and I don't know that I believe very much in Joe Rogan's political acumen, but he said that he thinks that Democrats are going to replace Biden in May. I don't know if they're going to do it. I don't know if they're going to do it in May, but I still, Wilmer Leon (01:02:24): I've been saying that for a year and a half. Jon Jeter (01:02:26): Yeah, I think they might. I think they're looking to, I'll say that I think there's a fact of the Democratic party that's looking to, I think a year and a half ago, they were actively looking at Michelle Obama. I know that, as a matter of fact, I don't think she's going to do it. I'm not sure if that's still a movement, but I think because they know he can't win and it's too important, it's money that they will lose if he's not president. Because Trump, for all his flaws, is not the war profiteer that Obama was. And the Bidens, Wilmer Leon (01:02:55): I've been saying for almost a year and a half that I don't think that when you come out of the Democratic convention in August, I think right now it's the 19th, but we just found out that Ohio has told the Democratic Party that if it's held on the 19th, Joe Biden can't be on the Ohio. Oh, Jon Jeter (01:03:18): I heard that. Wilmer Leon (01:03:19): Yeah, because it has, you have to be the nominee 90 days before the election to be on the ticket in Ohio. And so Ohio has told them. But anyway, no, I've been saying that, I said almost a year and a half ago that when you come out of the convention, it's not going to be Biden. It's most likely going to be Gavin Newsom and what's her name from Michigan, Gretchen. And I said, the top of that ticket could go either way. Jon Jeter (01:04:01): That would be the best foot they could put forward. If they can't get Michelle Obama, that would be, and I don't think they can beat Trump, I'll be honest. But Wilmer Leon (01:04:07): No, I'm not saying that's going to win. I'm not saying that's going to win. But when you look at the numbers, and since I said this, Biden's numbers have only gotten worse. And Gretchen Whitmer most likely brings the Democrats, Michigan, the governor of Michigan. And because they're also, when you get rid of Biden, you got to get rid of Kamala Harris as well. Oh, yeah. So then you're going to wind up with a bunch of angry women, and you're going to wind up with a bunch of angrily black women. Jon Jeter (01:04:40): Oh, that's good. Yeah, that's good. So Wilmer Leon (01:04:42): Gretchen Whitmer brings the women back into the game. And I think, and I'll probably get bricks thrown at me for saying this, but I think a majority of black women will fall in line with the Democratic party. I seriously doubt that they would get so angry that they would abandon the party. I think they would be convinced to fall, because Kamala will be convinced to go away quietly and be a team. They'll offer her, Jon Jeter (01:05:20): Oh yeah, like they did with Al Gore. They'll offer her a bunch of money Wilmer Leon (01:05:24): Or something, or tell her, this is not your time, Jon Jeter (01:05:28): Dean of some university where she can go and Oh, Wilmer Leon (01:05:32): They might make her secretary of, I mean, ambassador to, I don't know, Botswana or, Jon Jeter (01:05:38): Right, yeah. I can play the Botswana might run her outfit into the seat though. Wilmer Leon (01:05:44): That's why they'll send her there. So anyway, so Gavin Newsom, young white cat, governor of California looks good in a suit, is articulate, can raise money, can raise his own money. And so I'm not advocating this. I'm looking at the landscape and saying they have no arms in the bullpen. I Jon Jeter (01:06:07): Wouldn't bet against that. I would not be. Wilmer Leon (01:06:08): This is baseball season. They have no arms in the bullpen, but Biden is behind in seven of the nine battleground states. Jon Jeter (01:06:20): Yeah. He can't, I think Pennsylvania's tied, but even that is trending Wilmer Leon (01:06:24): And trending in the wrong direction Jon Jeter (01:06:28): Because Wilmer Leon (01:06:29): In a lot of these states, in a lot of these states, Donald Trump is now ahead outside the margin of error of the Jon Jeter (01:06:39): Polling Wilmer Leon (01:06:40): And growing. So no, I've been saying that Joe Rogan, and I agree on that, and I've been, I'm on record for a year and a half saying Joe Biden is, and I don't think they can do it in May because the voters will cry foul at then. Why did we have primaries? You haven't had any debates. So I think they have to make the switch at the convention. I think the vote has to go down to the floor and it'll be the way it used to be when we were kids watching the conventions on television where there was all of this tension and all of this anxiety over how were the votes going to go as they did the roll call for the states from the floor. I think it's got to go that way. I don't know how they make the switch now before the convention. Jon Jeter (01:07:39): Yeah, I don't either. I don't know this though. What they don't want, their worst nightmare is for Joe Biden to appear on a debate stage with Donald Trump. They not, can't have that. They don't want that. That's just Wilmer Leon (01:07:53): No. Yeah, Jon Jeter (01:07:55): That can't happen. No, can't happen. Wilmer Leon (01:07:58): You don't even want to see, and I mean this very seriously. You don't even want to see Joe Biden, walk to the podium versus Donald Trump. Just the appearance of that. Stiff. Jon Jeter (01:08:13): Yeah. Oh, I, Wilmer Leon (01:08:15): No, no. You think Jon Jeter (01:08:16): About that. Yeah. Donald Trump is a dinosaur, but he still looks better than, he still is. More commanding than Joe Biden. Mr. That's, Wilmer Leon (01:08:28): Do you want pterodactyl or do you want, anyway, so I want to thank my guests and my dear brother John Jeter for joining me today. And John, when I say that you say, Jon Jeter (01:08:40): Thank you, brother. It was wonderful to be here. Wonderful. Wilmer Leon (01:08:44): And folks, thank you all so much for listening to the Connecting the Dots podcast with me, Dr. Wimer Leon. Stay tuned for new episodes every week. 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Carlos Martinez (@agent_of_change) joins the show to talk about his excellent book "The East Is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century". In this final part of a three part discussion we'll be discussing the propaganda war against China and the socialist developments all leftists should be following.  Carlos Martinez is an author and political activist from London, Britain. His first book, The End of the Beginning: Lessons of the Soviet Collapse, was published in 2019 by LeftWord Books. He is a co-editor of Friends of Socialist China, a co-founder of No Cold War, and a coordinating committee member of the International Manifesto Group. He writes regularly in the Morning Star, Global Times, China Daily and CGTN. Carlos' website: https://invent-the-future.org/ Carlos' youtube: https://www.youtube.com/inventthefuture Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/aesthepodcast Podcast twitter @aesthepodcast Intro/Outro Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUPx2jKjkwE    

Carlos Martinez (@agent_of_change) joins the show to talk about his excellent book "The East Is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century". In this second part of a three part discussion we'll be delving into how China operates as a socialist democracy. We'll be answering what that means, talk about some accomplishments as well how it differs from Western liberal democracies.  Carlos Martinez is an author and political activist from London, Britain. His first book, The End of the Beginning: Lessons of the Soviet Collapse, was published in 2019 by LeftWord Books. He is a co-editor of Friends of Socialist China, a co-founder of No Cold War, and a coordinating committee member of the International Manifesto Group. He writes regularly in the Morning Star, Global Times, China Daily and CGTN. Carlos' website: https://invent-the-future.org/ Carlos' youtube: https://www.youtube.com/inventthefuture Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/aesthepodcast Podcast twitter @aesthepodcast Intro/Outro Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbBBnNW6EMA  

Researcher and cofounder of the Rising Tide Foundation, Matthew Ehret, joins the program to discuss his work researching the hidden hand behind UFOs and other conspiracy theories. Him and his team have been creating documentaries focusing on topics from UFOs to the origins of America's secret police and so much more. You can learn more about Matthew Ehret and their work at https://canadianpatriot.org/     Links mentioned in the show: Learn more how you can convert your IRA or buy precious metals by emailing info@MilesFranklin.com - tell them ‘Sarah sent me” and get the best service and prices in the country. Learn more about Leela's Quantum Tech at https://bit.ly/3iVOMsZ or at https://SarahWestall.com/shop Consider subscribing: Follow on Twitter @Sarah_Westall Follow on my Substack at SarahWestall.Substack.com See Important Proven Solutions to Keep Your from getting sick even if you had the mRNA Shot - Dr. Nieusma MUSIC CREDITS: “In Epic World” by Valentina Gribanova, licensed for broad internet media use, including video and audio     See on Bastyon | Bitchute | Odysee | Rumble | Youtube | Freedom.Social     Matthew J.L. Ehret is a Senior Fellow at American University in Moscow, Founder of Canadian Patriot Review, Rising Tide Foundation and author of Untold History of Canada series Ehret is an author with Strategic Culture, The Duran, Fort Russ, LA Review of Books- China Channel, and has also been published on Asia Times, Global Times, Oriental Review, Sott, and Zero Hedge. He has authored three volumes of the book series "Untold History of Canada" (available on untoldhistory.canadianpatriot.org). Learn more about him and his work at www.canadianpatriot.org      

Carlos Martinez (@agent_of_change) joins the show to talk about his excellent book "The East Is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century". In this first part of this three part discussion on China we'll be delving into why socialist China remains but the USSR doesnt. We'll be tackling this question through the lens of how these two communist juggernauts approached the necessity of controversial political and economic reforms in the 1970s in China under Deng Xiaoping and in the USSR under Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s. Next episodes in this series will look at Chinese socialist democracy, and the propaganda war against it!  Carlos Martinez is an author and political activist from London, Britain. His first book, The End of the Beginning: Lessons of the Soviet Collapse, was published in 2019 by LeftWord Books. He is a co-editor of Friends of Socialist China, a co-founder of No Cold War, and a coordinating committee member of the International Manifesto Group. He writes regularly in the Morning Star, Global Times, China Daily and CGTN. Carlos' website: https://invent-the-future.org/ Carlos' youtube: https://www.youtube.com/inventthefuture Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/aesthepodcast Podcast twitter @aesthepodcast Intro/Outro Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jP5r2b7hew          

A massive diplomatic uproar erupted in 2018 when Canada detained Huawei's chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who is also the daughter of the Chinese tech giant's founder, over an American warrant alleging fraud. The crisis intensified further as China, within days, arrested two Canadians — Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig — on spying charges. The Western world rallied behind Canada as it alleged the arrests of the two Michaels were nothing but Chinese retaliation. However, a report in Canada's ‘Globe and Mail' has now quoted two sources to claim Spavor is seeking a multi-million dollar settlement from Ottawa over allegations he was “unwittingly” made an espionage agent. In Ep 1356 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses key takeaways, including in light of Canadian allegations about India's role in Sikh radical Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing.    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanjay Kumar Verma's Video Interview- CTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIID5QLahqY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cut The Clutter (Episode 810, Published on August 11, 2021) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEQDQI48gd4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- China decries Canada's ‘hypocrisy' after Spavor blames Kovrig for their detention: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-michael-kovrig-spavor-canada-china-spying-intelligence/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canada owes an apology to China and others deceived: Global Times editorial: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202311/1302196.shtml --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooperating with US, but no ‘actionable info' received from Canada on Nijjar probe, says Indian envoy: https://theprint.in/diplomacy/cooperating-with-us-but-no-actionable-info-received-from-canada-on-nijjar-probe-says-indian-envoy/1862124/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The spring series concludes — or does it? — with special guest Yun Jiang, the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) Inaugural China Matters Fellow. Guess what we're talking about! (It's not all about lobsters.)We talk about Anthony Albanese's recent visit to China, the first since by an Australian prime minister since 2016. We also cover ASIO versus the spies, media beat-ups, trade, Australia's "fear of abandonment" and China's "deeply entrenched sense of victimhood", climate change, China's app-based internet, why Australia needs a China equivalent to the United States Study Centre, and why you shouldn't read Global Times. And lobsters. So many lobsters.Full podcast details and credits at:https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00205/Please support this podcast by pledging your support to The 9pm Summer Series 2023 by 30 November.https://the9pmedict.com/summer2023If you miss that deadline, you can always throw a few dollars into the tip jar at:https://the9pmedict.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

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L'heure est à l'apaisement entre la Chine et les Etats-Unis. C'est le message que vont essayer de faire passer Xi Jinping et Joe Biden, lors de leur rencontre prévue dans la matinée de mercredi à San Francisco, en marge du sommet de l'APEC. Un soulagement pour les économies des deux premières puissances mondiales. Elles ont plus que jamais besoin l'une de l'autre. Malgré les rivalités géopolitiques et les tensions sécuritaires, malgré la guerre commerciale entamée par Donald Trump et poursuivie par Joe Biden, le découplage des deux économies n'est plus du tout d'actualité assurent en chœur Américains et Chinois. Jack Sullivan, le conseiller à la Sécurité de la Maison Blanche l'écrit en toutes lettres « les États-Unis et la Chine ont des économies interdépendantes ». Janet Yellen, la secrétaire au Trésor, prévient qu'« une rupture totale aurait des répercussions négatives significatives sur l'économie ». À Pékin, un porte-parole du ministère des Affaires étrangères surenchérit : « Nous nous opposons à une définition des relations sino-américaines en termes de concurrence ». Le très nationaliste quotidien chinois Global Times explique que le grand sujet de San Francisco, c'est la stabilisation des relations économiques entre les deux pays pour relancer la croissance mondiale.Qu'est-ce qui motive ce changement de ton ?Les deux dirigeants traversent une phase délicate sur le plan intérieur et ils ont plus que jamais besoin de bons résultats économiques chez eux. Aux États-Unis, à un an des élections, les sondages indiquent que les Américains ne sont pas convaincus par les Bidenomics. Pour préserver l'étonnante croissance que connaissent les États-Unis, il faut absolument apaiser des tensions qui pourraient nuire à l'économie américaine. À Pékin, Xi Jinping se rend à l'évidence : son pays ne supplantera pas la première puissance mondiale aussi vite que prévu. Maintenant que la croissance s'essouffle, que le chômage gonfle, notamment parmi les jeunes, ce n'est pas le moment de guerroyer avec un précieux partenaire commercial aussi précieux : le marché américain est un débouché vital pour faire tourner les usines et relancer l'activité sinistrée par la crise immobilière.Est-ce qu'il y aura des retombées concrètes et immédiates à ce réchauffement sino-américain ?Pékin a déjà fait un geste de bonne volonté en important, il y a quelques jours, une grosse quantité de soja, trois millions de tonnes, un oléagineux que la Chine a coutume d'acheter au Brésil où il est moins cher. Il est aussi question d'une commande chinoise à Boeing, le constructeur aéronautique aujourd'hui snobé par les compagnies chinoises. En échange, Pékin rêve d'une levée des restrictions sur les exportations de semi-conducteur. Mais sans doute en vain, Joe Biden vient de les reconduire. En revanche, un apaisement des tensions pourrait ramener les entreprises américaines sur le marché chinois. Une brochette de grands patrons très impliqués sur le plus grand marché du monde comme Elon Musk avec Tesla participeront au dîner organisé en l'honneur de Xi Jinping. Leurs investissements, leurs achats sont plus que jamais les bienvenus pour soutenir la croissance chinoise

On this episode of the China Global podcast, the relationship between the Philippines and China, and some of the flashpoints therein (especially in the maritime realm), will be discussed. Since taking office in June 2022, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has pursued a strategy of “being a friend to all and an enemy to none.” He has tried to maintain close economic ties with China, signing 14 cooperation agreements when he visited Beijing last January, including an updated Belt and Road Initiative memorandum. He secured over $22 billion in investment and trade deals. But the maritime disputes between the Philippines and China are becoming more contentious, and Manila is pushing back against Chinese pressure in new ways.  Host Bonnie Glaser is joined by Richard Heydarian to analyze the bilateral relationship and especially the maritime flashpoints. Heydarian is a columnist at the Philippine Daily Inquirer, a Senior Lecturer at the University of the Philippines, and a policy adviser. His most recent book is The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China, and the New Global Struggle for Mastery. Timestamps[01:36] Changes in Sino-Phillipine Relations[09:05] Tensions Between the Chinese Coast Guard and Philippine Ships[14:23] Pushing Back Against China[20:55] China, the Philippines, and the Warship[25:05] Future Relations with China[29:30] The Philippines and a Taiwan Strait Conflict  

Since it was established by the British Parliament in 1753 to house the collection of 71,000 artifacts bequeathed to the nation by physician Hans Sloane, London's British Museum has welcomed millions of visitors, including some of the most famous names in history, through its doors to marvel at its wonders.自1753年英国议会为收藏医生汉斯-斯隆遗赠给国家的71,000件文物而建立以来，伦敦大英博物馆已接待了数百万参观者，其中包括一些历史上最著名的人物，他们都曾走进博物馆的大门，惊叹于博物馆的奇迹。In 1765, the 9-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote a piece of music dedicated to the museum on Great Russell Street after a visit. Years later, Karl Marx, Bram Stoker and Arthur Conan Doyle became regular users of its famous reading room.1765年，9岁的沃尔夫冈·阿玛迪斯·莫扎特在参观大罗素街的博物馆后，写下了一首献给博物馆的乐曲。多年后，卡尔·马克思、布拉姆·斯托克和阿瑟·柯南·道尔也成了博物馆著名阅览室的常客。In 1972, the visit of the relics of Tutankhamen drew a record 1.8 million visitors to the museum. Then in 1980, it hosted a Viking exhibition. Currently, China's Hidden Century exhibition is being held at the museum to great acclaim.1972年，参观图坦卡门遗物的游客达到创纪录的180万人次。1980年，博物馆举办了维京海盗展。目前，该博物馆正在举办的“中国隐秘世纪”展览广受好评。But this summer, it is not who has been coming through the museum's doors that is being talked about, but it is what has been taken out of them, as a scandal over missing items has made hugely damaging international headlines.但今年夏天，人们谈论的不是谁走进了博物馆的大门，而是什么从博物馆里被拿走了，因为一桩关于藏品丢失的丑闻成为了极具破坏性的国际头条新闻。When the story first broke in mid-August, the BBC reported that a staff member had been sacked and there was a police investigation over items that were "missing, stolen or damaged", with museum director Hartwig Fischer calling it "a highly unusual incident".英国广播公司（BBC）在8月中旬首次报道了这一事件，称一名工作人员已被解雇，警方正在对“丢失、被盗或损坏”的物品进行调查，博物馆馆长哈特维格·菲舍尔称这是“一起极不寻常的事件”。But less than two weeks later, it was Fischer who was on his way out, with his deputy Jonathan Williams stepping back from duties, as the scandal and reputational damage to one of the world's most highly regarded historical institutions grew, with the revelation that there had been unheeded warnings over suspected thefts two years earlier.但不到两周后，菲舍尔就辞职了，他的副手乔纳森·威廉姆斯也退居二线，因为这起丑闻和对这个世界上最受推崇的历史机构之一的声誉造成的损害越来越大。About 2,000 treasures are thought to have been stolen, but recovery has begun for some of them, BBC cited British Museum chairman George Osborne as saying on Aug 26.英国广播公司8月26日援引大英博物馆主席乔治·奥斯本的话说，大约2000件珍宝被认为失窃，但其中一些已经开始追回。Alert ignored警告被忽视The items involved are dated from 15th century BC to 19th century AD, and had been kept primarily for academic and research purposes.这些物品的年代从公元前15世纪到公元19世纪，主要用于学术和研究目的。Osborne told BBC Radio 4's Today program that not all of the items were "properly cataloged and registered".奥斯本告诉英国广播公司四台的“今日”节目，并非所有物品都“进行了适当的编目和登记”。The BBC reported that art dealer Ittai Gradel alerted the museum in February 2021 when he saw items that belonged to it for sale online, but he received a reply from Williams in July that year, saying "there was no suggestion of any wrongdoing".英国广播公司报道称，艺术品经销商伊泰·格拉德尔在2021年2月看到属于博物馆的物品在网上出售时向博物馆发出了警告，但他在当年7月收到了威廉姆斯的回复，称“没有任何不当行为的迹象”。Senior figures dismissed suggestions of theft as "wholly unfounded", and emails sent to Osborne said "all items are accounted for". But the truth was very different.高层人士驳斥盗窃的说法“毫无根据”，发给奥斯本的电子邮件也称“所有物品都已清点”。但事实却大相径庭。"It is evident that the British Museum did not respond as comprehensively as it should have in response to the warnings in 2021, and to the problem that has now fully emerged … the responsibility for that failure must ultimately rest with the director," Fischer's resignation letter said.费舍尔在辞职信中说：“很明显，大英博物馆没有对2021年的警告和现在已经完全显现的问题做出应有的全面回应......最终责任必须由馆长承担。”Though it is called the British Museum, the most frequently searched term on its website is "Egypt". Despite the location, many of its most famous pieces are from much further afield.虽然名为大英博物馆，但其网站上最常被搜索的词却是“埃及”。尽管大英博物馆位于英国，但许多最著名的藏品却来自其他国家和地区。For many years, questions have been asked — and not always satisfactorily answered — about how some of them ended up in British hands.多年来，人们一直在追问其中一些藏品是如何落入英国人手中的，但答案并不总是令人满意。Sloane, whose life's collection started the museum, was a highly respected medic, promoting inoculation against smallpox, and becoming president of both the College of Physicians and the Royal Society. But the museum's own biography of him acknowledges that he worked on slave plantations, and that his wife's family fortune, which helped fund his collection, also had links to slavery.斯隆一生的收藏是博物馆的起点，他是一位备受尊敬的医生，提倡接种天花疫苗，并成为内科学院和皇家学会的主席。但博物馆自己为他撰写的传记承认，他曾在奴隶种植园工作过，他妻子的家族财富也与奴隶制有关，而这笔财富也为他的收藏提供了资金。In addition to the contentious provenance of many of its exhibits, the security lapses exposed by the scandal have demolished the suggestion that the British Museum is a safer repository for priceless items of international cultural significance than their places of origin.除了许多展品的来源备受争议之外，丑闻暴露出的安全漏洞也使人们不再认为大英博物馆是比其原产地更安全的具有国际文化意义的无价之宝的存放处。One of the most high-profile examples of this is the long-running dispute with Greece over the marble friezes from the Parthenon in Athens, acquired by Thomas Elgin in the early part of the 1800s and subsequently sold to the museum. The other is the Benin bronzes, brought back by British soldiers from what is now southern Nigeria, in the late 19th century.其中最著名的例子之一就是与希腊就雅典帕台农神庙大理石楣板的长期争端，托马斯·埃尔金在19世纪早期收购了这些大理石楣板，随后卖给了大英博物馆。另一件是19世纪末英国士兵从现在的尼日利亚南部带回的贝宁青铜器。Member of Parliament Bell Ribeiro-Addy, chair of the all-party parliamentary group on Afrikan reparations, told The Guardian that the recent scandal, and the fact that there is a specific law — the 1963 British Museum Act preventing the return of such objects — highlighted the "insulting ridiculousness" of the situation.非洲裔人赔偿问题跨党派议会小组主席、议员贝尔·里贝罗·阿迪告诉《卫报》，最近的丑闻，以及有专门法律（1963年《大英博物馆法》）阻止归还此类文物的事实，表明这种情况“荒唐透顶”。Unfolding scandal不断发展的丑闻"One of the most insulting reasons that they've given is that the other countries that these items belong to would either not be able to take care of them or they are likely to be stolen," she said. "But you've got people in this country putting them on eBay."她表示：“他们给出的一个最侮辱人的理由是，这些物品所属的其他国家要么没有能力处理这些物品，要么这些物品很可能被盗。”她说：“但这个国家的人却把它们放到了eBay上。”Unsurprisingly, the Greek government has been watching the unfolding of the scandal closely, saying that it "reinforces the permanent and just demand of our country for the definitive return" of the marbles.不出所料，希腊政府一直在密切关注着这起丑闻的发展，并表示这“坚定了我国对最终归还大理石的永久而公正的要求。”In an interview with newspaper To Vima, Greek Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni said the scandal brought into question the fundamental credibility of the British Museum.希腊文化部长莉娜·门多尼在接受《To Vima》报采访时说，丑闻使大英博物馆的基本信誉受到质疑。"The loss, theft, deterioration of objects from a museum's collections is an extremely serious and particularly sad event," she said. "In fact, when this happens from within, beyond any moral and criminal responsibility, a major question arises regarding the credibility of the museum organization itself … the Ministry of Culture is following the development of the issue with great attention."她表示：“博物馆藏品的丢失、失窃和变质是一件极其严重和特别令人痛心的事情。事实上，当这种情况从内部发生时，除了任何道德和刑事责任之外，博物馆组织本身的信誉也会出现重大问题......我国文化部正在密切关注此事的发展。”An unnamed Greek government official was quoted by the Financial Times as saying that the government "like others in the cultural community, are shocked by the scale of the theft … these issues have no direct bearing on our campaign for our legal right for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece, which continues unabated".《金融时报》援引一位不愿透露姓名的希腊政府官员的话说，希腊政府“与文化界其他人士一样，对盗窃案的规模感到震惊......这些问题与我们争取帕特农神庙浮雕回归希腊的合法权利的活动没有直接关系，我们的活动仍在继续。”In addition to the current temporary exhibition, which ends in October, there are around 23,000 pieces from China among the British Museum's estimated 8 million items, with some there since its foundation.目前的临时展览将于10月结束，除此之外，在大英博物馆约800万件藏品中，约有2.3万件来自中国，其中一些藏品自建馆以来就一直在那里。Given the importance that has recently been placed on repatriating Chinese cultural artifacts that have ended up overseas, the saga has been followed with interest in Beijing. There has been no formal comment from the authorities yet, but there was a strongly worded editorial piece about the issue in the Global Times on Aug 28.鉴于近来对流失海外的中国文物回国的重视，中方一直在关注这一事件。中国政府尚未对此发表正式评论，但8月28日《环球时报》发表了一篇措辞强烈的社论。Emiline Smith, a fellow of the Centre for Criminology at the University of Hong Kong and a lecturer at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, told China Daily that although the initial story had taken her by surprise, given the museum's status as being the epitome of safe guardianship, it was less of a shock when more details emerged.香港大学犯罪学中心研究员、苏格兰格拉斯哥大学讲师埃米琳·史密斯告诉《中国日报》，虽然最初的报道让她大吃一惊，但考虑到博物馆是安全监护的缩影，当更多细节出现时，她就不那么震惊了。"It was clear that there was total lack of oversight and action contributing to an epic failure," she explained. "This isn't the first theft from a museum, and it's not the first insider theft either — anyone who's been in museum storage would know that things do go walkabout, and in this case, it was very clear that there is far too much in the collection for anyone to be able to control it effectively.她解释说：“很明显，完全缺乏监督和行动导致了史无前例的失败。”她解释说：“这不是博物馆第一次失窃，也不是第一次内部失窃--任何在博物馆仓库里呆过的人都会知道，东西确实会不翼而飞，而在这起案件中，很明显藏品太多，任何人都无法对其进行有效控制。”"It's a problem of documentation, but also a problem of funding in relation to the kind of oversight needed to avoid these things happening. In recent years, the former government's policy of austerity has clearly had a negative impact in terms of the loss of expertise and a weakening of the systems that could have prevented this happening, so it's quite ironic that the former chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne, one of the political architects of that policy, is now chairman of the museum, when this has emerged."“这是一个归档的问题，也是一个资金的问题，涉及到避免这些事情发生所需的监督。近年来，前政府的紧缩政策显然产生了负面影响，导致专业人才的流失，削弱了本可以防止此类事件发生的系统，因此，前财政大臣乔治·奥斯本作为该政策的政治设计师之一，如今却成为博物馆的主席，而这一事件却出现了，真是颇具讽刺意味。”Although the British Museum had the misfortune to be caught out, other museums around the world, particularly ones with roots in colonialism, could face many of the same difficult questions.虽然大英博物馆不幸中招，但世界各地的其他博物馆，尤其是那些与殖民主义有渊源的博物馆，也可能面临许多同样棘手的问题。In recent years, momentum has been building behind a wider global movement to repatriate items, and Smith said the publicity this incident has received had given that campaign renewed energy.近年来，全球范围内掀起了一场遣返文物的运动，史密斯说，这次事件的曝光为这场运动注入了新的活力。"It seems that for too long, the British Museum has been run by people who have regarded it as a private collection and think no one will ask any questions," she said. "It seems to have been operating on a too-big-to-fail mentality. This has been proven very wrong."她说：”似乎长期以来，大英博物馆都是由一些人在管理，他们把大英博物馆视为私人收藏，认为没有人会提出任何问题。”她说，“大英博物馆似乎一直抱着‘大而不能倒'的心态在运营。事实证明这是大错特错的。”China is one of many countries that will be keeping a close eye on how the story continues to develop, given the amount of items of its own heritage that are in different hands and distant lands. But as Smith pointed out, its approach to repatriation so far has been distinctive.中国是密切关注此事后续发展的众多国家之一，因为中国有大量的文物掌握在不同的人和遥远的国度手中。但正如史密斯所指出的，迄今为止，中国对文物回归的态度是与众不同的。"China has positioned itself slightly differently from other countries, as it's bought back items — normally countries of origin make a legal claim, involving law enforcement and suing, or go down the ethical route, making a public claim," Smith explained.史密斯解释说：“中国的定位与其他国家略有不同，因为它买回了文物--通常情况下，文物来源国会提出法律要求，包括执法和起诉，或者走道德路线，提出公开要求。”"Instead, China … has asked private donors to buy back objects, which are then reinstated through private museums, which has been effective — if Chinese items ever come up at auction, the room is sure to be full of Chinese buyers."“相反，中国......要求私人捐赠者回购文物，然后通过私人博物馆恢复原状，这种做法很有效。如果中国的物品出现在拍卖会上，拍卖场上肯定会挤满中国买家。”Wider shock waves更广泛的冲击Although official voices have not been heard from China on the issue, the Global Times made it clear where the authorities stand over the matter.尽管中国官方尚未就此事发出声音，但《环球时报》清楚地表明了当局对此事的立场。"The Global Times statement showed a desire to go down the ethical route and hold countries accountable for the harms they have done through history," she explained.她解释说：“《环球时报》的声明表明，中国希望走道德路线，让各国为其在历史上造成的伤害负责。”The wider shock waves caused by the museum's very public crash and burn are likely to embolden efforts from communities of origin around the world to reclaim their heritage, a path of action cleared by the most unlikely of helpers — COVID-19.博物馆的公开坍塌和焚毁所引发的更大范围的冲击很可能会使世界各地的原住民社区更有勇气重新找回他们的遗产，而最不可能的帮助者——新冠疫情——则为这一行动开辟了道路。"The pandemic meant museums had to put their collections online, to maintain visitor interest, and that made it easier to discover where things are," she explained.她解释说：“新冠疫情意味着博物馆必须将其藏品放到网上，吸引游客的兴趣，这使得人们更容易发现藏品的下落。”"Now people in even the remotest areas can get hold of a smartphone and follow the story and track things down, so you're getting countries and communities that haven't necessarily spoken up before saying that they want their heritage back. Politically, it's extremely interesting."她解释道：“现在，即使是最偏远地区的人们也可以通过智能手机了解相关故事，追踪相关物品，因此，以前不一定会说出来的国家和社区现在也会说，他们想要回自己的遗产。从政治层面来看，这非常有趣。”As the museum looks to rebuild its credibility, Carl Heron, its director of scientific research, has been appointed as acting deputy director. But the museum's journey back to its former status will be a long one, with difficult decisions to be made along the way.由于博物馆希望重建其信誉，其科学研究主管卡尔·赫伦已被任命为代理副馆长。但是，博物馆恢复其昔日地位的道路将是漫长的，一路上需要做出艰难的决定。What was initially described as a "highly unusual incident" has brought voices and spirits from the past into the spotlight of the present, and the final irony is that these items, long buried in dark archives, could end up shaping the future of the museum world.最初被描述为“极不寻常的事件”将过去的声音和精神带到了现在的聚光灯下，而最后的讽刺是，这些长期埋藏在黑暗档案中的物品最终可能会塑造博物馆世界的未来。"For years, momentum has been dictated by European and North American forces, but it's high time someone else took over at the wheel as what they have been doing has been shown to have failed," Smith said.史密斯说：“多年来，欧洲和北美的力量一直在主导着博物馆的发展势头，但现在是时候让其他人来掌舵了，因为他们一直在做的事情已经被证明是失败的。”"The world is ready for the British Museum to be reinvented, so it needs to take stock of what it has, and come up with an authentic and equitable safeguarding plan that is practical, as opposed to the outdated approach of the gentleman curator. If it changes those values, then there's hope it can reinvent and rebuild itself."“世界已经准备好让大英博物馆重塑形象，因此它需要对自己所拥有的一切进行评估，并提出一个真实、公平、切实可行的保护计划，而不是像绅士馆长那样采用过时的方法。如果它能改变这些价值观，那么它就有希望重塑和重建自己。”Artifact英/ˈɑːtɪfækt/ 美/ˈɑːrtɪfækt/n.（尤指有文化价值或历史价值的）人工制品，历史文物Scandal英/ˈskænd(ə)l/ 美/ˈskænd(ə)l/n.丑行，丑闻

PS: 開頭的日期講錯了...應該是 August 9

Matthew Ehret is a journalist, lecturer and founder of the Canadian Patriot Review. His works have been published in Executive Intelligence Review, Global Times, Asia Times, 21st Century Science and Technology, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Duran, Zero Hedge, Fort-Russ and Sott. He has published "The Time has Come for Canada to Join the New Silk Road" and is the author of three volumes of the Untold History of Canada.  Matt joins us to talk about his four volume series entitled, The Clash of the Two Americas.   ++HTKASC LINKS++ WEBSITE | ROKFIN |  YOUTUBE | APPLE PODCASTS | INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK | TWITTER | BITCHUTE | SPOTIFY | ODYSEE        

On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with the latest on Secretary Blinken's visit to Beijing before turning to a recap of several reports on PRC surveillance activities in Cuba and the evolving responses they've elicited from the Biden Administration. From there: What Xi might be signaling with his calls to prepare for “extreme” circumstances and scenarios, more rumors of a stimulus package, and an uptick in administrative fines amid the local debt crisis. At the end: The US says South Korean chip firms can maintain and continue their existing chip fab operations in the PRC, a word about the Global Times, and a few thoughts on the transformation of Beijing in the last 10 years.

China's urbanisation is often described as a unique process, but how different is it from the urban development of other countries? How close is China to becoming a 'modern urban nation'? What factors play a major role in the way China's cities have formed? How has the hukou and Special Economic Zones contributed to China's urban-rural divide? And what problems are we starting to see in the formation of Chinese cities?-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------00:00 Intro01:47 Background to Urbanisation in China03:45 Urbanisation under Mao16:35 Post-Mao Urbanisation19:30 The development of Special Economic Zones25:00 Chinese city tiers33:56 The Hukou42:44 Ghost cities-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------China urbanizes, Consequences, strategies and policies, Yusuf and Saich eds.China's 'Ghost Cities', Yu HongDenationalization of urban physical development, Jieming ZhuEvaluating cities' vitality and identifying ghost cities in China Jin et al 2017Is Chinese Urbanisation unique? Hamnett, 2020What attracts young talents? Understanding the migration intention ofuniversity students to first-tier cities in China, Jin et alUrban planning in socialist China, Yichun Xie and Frank J. CostaUrbanisation in China, Zhang Xing Quan 1991China's City-Tier Classification: How Does it Work?, China Briefing https://www.china-briefing.com/news/chinas-city-tier-classification-defined/China's tiered city system explained, SCMP https://multimedia.scmp.com/2016/cities/Reforms to China's hukou system will not help migrants much, The Economist https://www.economist.com/china/2022/09/22/reforms-to-chinas-hukou-system-will-not-help-migrants-muchChina's 'ghost towns' come to life thanks to urbanization and policies, Global Times https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1211265.shtmlSupport the showSign up for Buzzsprout to launch your podcasting journey: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=162442Subscribe to the Sinobabble Newsletter: https://sinobabble.substack.com/Support Sinobabble on Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Sinobabblepod

LES EXPERTS : - Antoine BONDAZ - Chercheur spécialiste de la Chine, Fondation pour la recherche stratégique - Ursula GAUTHIER - Cheffe du service politique internationale - L'Obs, ancienne correspondante en Chine - Agnès GAUDU - Cheffe du service Asie - Courrier International - Frédéric ENCEL - Maître de conférences - Sciences Po Paris et Paris school of business, auteur de Petites leçons de diplomatie. Xi Jinping et Volodymyr Zelensky se sont entretenus par téléphone, hier, pour la première fois depuis le début de l'invasion de la Russie. "Je crois que cet appel, ainsi que la nomination de l'ambassadeur d'Ukraine en Chine, donneront une impulsion puissante au développement de nos relations bilatérales", a commenté le président ukrainien. Pour lui, cet entretien est une petite victoire, alors qu'il cherchait depuis des mois à discuter avec le leader chinois, notamment après sa visite à Moscou en mars. De son côté, la Russie a accusé l'Ukraine de "saper les initiatives de paix" en refusant le dialogue avec Moscou. Comment faut-il interpréter le dialogue établi entre Xi Jinping et Volodymyr Zelensky ? Quelle est la stratégie de la Chine ? En février dernier, Pékin a publié un plan de paix en douze points pour l'Ukraine. Accueilli avec scepticisme par l'Occident, et prudence par Kiev, ce document pas vraiment formel sur le sujet faisait penser à beaucoup de spécialistes que la Chine ne souhaitait pas réellement jouer les médiateurs dans le conflit mais avancer ses propres cartes notamment dans le dossier de Taïwan. Pour autant, cette fois, le très officiel Global Times, à Pékin, parle désormais d'une "médiation chinoise". L'empire du Milieu semble vouloir apparaître comme un faiseur de paix face aux Occidentaux qui ne sont pas parvenus à régler le conflit ukrainien. Et la presse chinoise met en avant le potentiel de la Chine dans ce domaine, après un premier succès diplomatique obtenu en mars dernier : la réconciliation entre l'Iran et l'Arabie saoudite. Mais cette médiation pose question. Il y a quelques jours encore, le ministre chinois de la Défense, en visite à Moscou, se disait déterminé à renforcer la coopération avec l'armée russe. Et que penser des propos détonants de l'ambassadeur de Chine en France qui ont suscité une tempête de réactions depuis le week-end dernier. Interrogé sur LCI sur la province ukrainienne de Crimée annexée depuis 2014 par Moscou, le diplomate chinois avait nié vendredi soir la souveraineté d'ex-républiques soviétiques pourtant reconnues par l'ONU. Les pays de l'ex-URSS "n'ont pas le statut effectif dans le droit international parce qu'il n'y a pas d'accord international pour concrétiser leur statut de pays souverain", avait-il affirmé. Autrement dit : les trois pays Baltes, l'Arménie, la Géorgie, la Moldavie, l'Ukraine, les pays d'Asie Centrale peuvent voir leur existence questionnée. Le tollé a été immédiat. La France s'est dit consternée, l'Union européenne a parlé de "remarques inacceptables". Pékin, de son côté, a pris ses distances avec les propos de son ambassadeur, affirmant qu'ils "n'étaient pas une déclaration de la politique, mais une expression de points de vue personnels au cours d'un débat télévisé". Un recadrage mais pas de rappel de son ambassadeur à Pékin. Pour autant ce n'est pas la première fois que Lu Shaye, en poste à Paris depuis août 2019, tient des propos qui lui ont valu des convocations au Quai d'Orsay. Sur des sujets aussi sensibles diplomatiquement que la guerre en Ukraine, le Covid-19 ou encore Taïwan, l'ambassadeur, parfaitement francophone, a défendu à plusieurs reprises Pékin en s'éloignant de la vérité, s'inscrivant ainsi pleinement dans la stratégie des "loups combattants", la nouvelle garde de la diplomatie chinoise. Lancés à l'assaut idéologique du monde, ils n'hésitent plus à provoquer, à manier les thèses complotistes ou même insulter leurs rivaux. Avec une cible principale : le grand ennemi américain. Mais aussi leurs voisins, comme l'Inde, le Japon, ou l'Occident en général, perçu comme systématiquement hostile à Pékin. Aux Etats-Unis, la classe politique américaine rivalise également de déclarations contre la menace chinoise. Un sujet qui devrait être au cœur de la prochaine campagne présidentielle qui vient de connaître une accélération avec l'officialisation de la candidature de Joe Biden pour 2024. Alors la Chine peut-elle jouer le rôle de médiateur dans la guerre en Ukraine ? Pourquoi Les "loups combattants" chinois reprennent-ils du service en France ? Enfin se dirige-t-on vers un nouveau duel Trump-Biden en 2024 pour la présidentielle américaine ? DIFFUSION : du lundi au samedi à 17h45 FORMAT : 65 minutes PRÉSENTATION : Caroline Roux - Axel de Tarlé REDIFFUSION : du lundi au vendredi vers 23h40 RÉALISATION : Nicolas Ferraro, Bruno Piney, Franck Broqua, Alexandre Langeard, Corentin Son, Benoît Lemoine PRODUCTION : France Télévisions / Maximal Productions Retrouvez C DANS L'AIR sur internet & les réseaux : INTERNET : francetv.fr FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/Cdanslairf5 TWITTER : https://twitter.com/cdanslair INSTAGRAM : https://www.instagram.com/cdanslair/

Do not believe the so-called "official" story about CVD-19's beginnings, which has undergone a recent change. Christopher Wray, the director of the FBI, is now asserting that the medical crisis originated in a Chinese laboratory, but there is no evidence whatsoever to support this claim. The Chinese government's mouthpiece, the Global Times, is currently attacking Tesla CEO Elon Musk for expressing a different opinion. More and more evidence points to the fact that the world's elites are manipulating political puppets in the West in order to inflame tensions with China and destabilize international relations. Yet why? What benefit could they possibly derive from this? Any claims made by these influential and enigmatic individuals should be viewed with extreme skepticism. Thanks for joining us for the Hangout chat on the latest news stories & more. Subscribe & click the

EPISODE 144: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:42) SPECIAL COMMENT: Good news everyone! We don't have to worry about Kevin McCarthy turning over 44,000 hours of January 6 Video to Tucker Carlson. Because Tucker has promised Kevin that he won't use any of the sensitive stuff that could get congressmen or senators or Vice Presidents killed next time. And we know how we can trust Tucker Carlson! Just look at all those Carlson texts from the Dominion defamation suit! His word is the coin of the realm. Provided the realm in question is Russia. Perhaps never before in American history has their been such a pairing of Political Scum with Media Scum as McCarthy and Carlson. And McCarthy's response to the criticism of his unprecedented and indefensible act: "It almost seems like the press is jealous...He'll have an exclusive. Then I'll give it out to the entire country." And McCarthy's henchman in this sleazy nightmare turns out to be Barry Loudermilk, the Georgia Congressman caught ON the January 5-6 video giving at least one January 6th defendant a tour of security checkpoints. There are still steps the Biden Administration and the Democrats can do to stop this farce. It stops with ending access to all representatives of all NewsCorp employees, for the simple reason that Fox News and its cousins are NOT news organizations. I'm not holding my breath. B-Block (21:03) POSTSCRIPTS TO THE NEWS: The Fools on the Hill: Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene humiliate themselves during congressional hearings, while trying to play "gotcha" with people smarter than they are. (26:02) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Chris Licht again, this time for putting on an ex-Norfolk Southern lobbyist to comment on the Norfolk Southern disaster; How could you possibly misspell Jackie Robinson's name? And help us: NYC has elected a messianic theocrat as mayor. Eric Adams goes nuts - again. C-Block (31:00) EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY: Dora and Lee, starved puppies in Arkansas (32:00) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: The Fox News/NewsCorp perfidy is not limited to television. When the tv arm of the octopus is criticized and threatened, the Murdoch monster uses the print arms to try to strangle the opponent. When a right wing would-be terrorist sent fake anthrax to me and a dozen other liberals, the FBI asked me - and all news organizations - to keep it quiet just for a day. Murdoch's New York Post not only refused, but wrote the story concluding that the person to blame here was...me.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In an editorial printed on Monday morning, Chinese state media outlet Global Times mocked the US and Canadian government's decision to shoot down an aerial object flying over the Yukon territory over the weekend. Plus, a majority of Canadians oppose the federal Liberal government's previous attempts to expand access to medical assistance in dying for those with mental illness. And the Durham District School Board recently censured and barred trustee Linda Stone from all committee assignments after several tweets the trustee posted that questioned gender identity and the potential risk of puberty blockers. Tune into The Daily Brief with Anthony Furey and Rachel Emmanuel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heidi Dugan is an incredible example of female empowerment. She is the Founder and Director of Arete Group Limited, a consulting and social media company that creates tailored strategies for international brands to enter the China market. She is the first foreign TV Host to have her own TV show in China and has become known as a leader in business and market entry, working with Chinese media and connecting with the Chinese consumer. With Heidi's following of over 6 million fans, she is the “Go-To” health and wellness, food and beverage, influencer and celebrity in China. Her successes include selling over $2 million worth of products in just 90 minutes on the Oriental Shopping Channel and being the only foreign host to obtain a license to live-broadcast on Chinese National TV. Her influence across China has been recognized through media coverage in Harper's Bazaar, Channel 9 News, Ausbiz TV, Australian Financial Review, China Daily, and Global Times to name a few. Heidi has been recognized and awarded as Leading International Woman in Business, Best Foreign TV Host, and International Alumnus of The Year. What you will learn What led Heidi to start a career in TV in China How Heidi became a social media personality Discover the Chinese social media platforms you probably don't know about Find out how you can break into the lucrative Chinese market Learn how Heidi helps brands and companies develop a strategy to break into the Chinese market Discover how Heidi sold $2 million worth of products in 90 minutes Find out why China is evolving so rapidly Heidi shares her best tips for companies who want to sell to the Chinese market

What lights you up? Are you making decisions based on what you want to do or what you think you should do? Heidi Dugan lives her life as the antithesis of “shoulds” and solely listens to what excites her. Because of that guiding principle, she lives a passionate and joy-filled life surrounded by the people she loves most. And where did following her heart instead of the intrusive “shoulds” lead her? Heidi is the first foreign TV host in Shanghai! She now uses her personal experience and teachings from living and working in China for two decades to help international companies understand the Chinese consumer market. Whether you are happy in your successes or are finding yourself in a rut, there is something in this episode for everyone to take away and apply to their lives.    Key Points Even though Heidi is well-known in China and is currently living in Shanghai, she grew up in Australia, traveling all over the country with her family. [03:02] Heidi didn't love moving around a lot as a child, but it helped her develop some incredible skills that she has been able to apply throughout her life. [08:53] Parents push when the kids are not able to push. [11:13] Heidi went to Wuhan, China, to study international trade with the intention of using various life experiences to help her become a better actor. [13:12] Tracy tells the story of her fellowship abroad, and how she ended up in Spain at the last minute instead of going to Beijing. [16:54] Follow your heart and the “breadcrumbs.” [19:53] You'll always make better decisions when you do what you want to do instead of what you should do. [24:11] How learning about what you don't want can push you to take leaps of faith to achieve what you do want. [28:59] Changing your mind is not an indication of failure; it just means the goal or circumstances may have changed. [32:52] Heidi's experience becoming an international host on TV in Shanghai [34:17] How Heidi met her husband [42:06] Learning to speak Mandarin well into your 20s [43:32] The Arete Group - founded by Heidi Dugan [48:48]   Memorable Quotes “I realized that there were many paths that could actually achieve the things that I wanted to do.”   “It's been done before, it must be something that I can do.”   “It's not always the fantastic things that push us into what we want to do. Sometimes it's the things that we don't want.”   “I love everything I do. And it's because I chose the things that I wanted to do.”   Guest Links LinkedIn Instagram Heididugan.com   Guest Bio Heidi Dugan is the Director of Arete Group. She has consulted internationally with governments and companies in Australia, the UK and the United States to provide advice on entering and succeeding in the Chinese market. With Heidi's following of more than 6 million fans, success in selling $2 million worth of products in just 1 ½ hours on Oriental Shopping Channel, and the only foreign host to obtain a license to live broadcast on Chinese National TV, she is the “Go-To” health and wellness, food and beverage Influencer and Celebrity. Her influence across China has been recognized through media coverage on Channel 9 News,  Auzbiz TV Australian Financial Review, Harper's Bazaar, China Daily, and Global Times, to name a few. She is recognized and awarded Leading International Woman in Business, Best Foreign TV Host, and International Alumnus of The Year. Heidi currently is Founder & Director of Arete Group, Chair for AustCham Shanghai, and Council Member of University of Southern Queensland. 

China's Global Times reported that the PLA's Eastern Theater Command carried out combat join exercises that focused on joint anti-submarine warfare and sea assault operations. The PLA's stepped up aggressive military maneuvers around Taiwan are part of the new normal that China established in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's high profile trip to the island. Rick Wiles, Doc Burkhart. Airdate 8/8/22.It's the Final Day! The day when Jesus Christ bursts into our dimension of time, space, and matter. You can order the second edition of Rick's book, Final Day!  https://rickwiles.com/final-day

In this episode The Freedom International panel has a conversation with Matt Ehret. Mathew J.L. Ehre is an author, journalist and lecturer. He goes deep into the history of how humanity has been slotted by the elite as useless eaters...when in reality we are meant to be ultimate creators. Is there an agenda to keep our magnificence hidden from us? Matthew J.L. Ehret is a journalist, lecturer and founder of the Canadian Patriot Review (www.canadianpatriot.org) and the Rising Tide Foundation. He is an author with Strategic Culture, The Duran, Fort Russ, LA Review of Books- China Channel, and has also been published on Asia Times, Global Times, Oriental Review, Sott, and Zero Hedge. He has authored three volumes of the book series "Untold History of Canada" (available on untoldhistory.canadianpatriot.org). Join us and spiral up! #JayneMarquis #Empowerment # #MindBody #MindBodySoul #Thrivevolution For more INpowering episodes, linktree connects to my website, and many platforms where Inpowered is published - INpowered Mind INpowered Health - My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/INpoweredhealth https://inpoweredhealth.com/ Jayne is part of the ThrivEvolution solution and is luminary leader of Health Tribe - Mind Body Soul Join The Thrive Tribe ThrivEvolution at https://thrivetribehub.com https://www.facebook.com/healthtribe.thrivevolution This podcast is for information purposes only and represents the views and opinions of the speakers. The information presented is not meant to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease. We recommend you seek the advice of a licensed healthcare practitioner before beginning any natural, complimentary, or conventional treatment.

Today we are joined by journalist, lecturer, historian & founder of the Canadian Patriot Review - Matthew Ehret.I first saw him during the https://grand-jury.net/ trials. I loved his insights & how well researched he was. It's like he speaks in citations.In 2019 he authored the 3 volume "Untold History of Canada" series. I've asked him to join us here today.To help us understand the truth about systems of power & money.The historical background of the times we find ourselves in.. and hopefully see how, we as business owners, can help direct where this world is going.Bring the power back to the people.Matthew's work has been featured in Global Times, RT, Strategic Culture Foundation, Asia Times, 21st Century Science and Technology, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Duran, Zero Hedge, Off-Guardian, Ron Paul Institute, EIR, plus many more. He recently co-founded the Montreal-based non-profit Rising Tide Foundation. Its focus is to promote humanist education and intercultural dialogue.90 Days To 8 Better Business Habits New Business Coach & Accountability Program For Business, Fitness & Mindset. All In One.Support the show (https://paypal.me/skillsforsuccess)

This is Toby Sumpter with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, June 3, 2021. Fourth of July Club Member Liberty Bash Join us at our first annual 4th of July Club Member Liberty Bash! We are so grateful to our club members, and can't think of a better way to celebrate America, than a joyous, raucous, party with our club members at Waterboy's farm. Unfortunately, space is limited, so sign up ASAP. Ok pay attention, here is how you register: Go to www.FightLaughFeast.com and login into the club portal and you will find the 4th of July event. Click on it and follow the registration steps from there. If you have forgotten your password, just go through the fast and easy password reset process. If you get stuck, email us at contact@FightLauhgFeast.com. The event is free, though we would gladly accept donations to cover some costs. Our software is a little funny, so just note that you have to put in a 0 (zero) into the price box at checkout to move forward. Dr. Fauci is in Hot Water Let's begin with an exchange between Sen. Rand Paul and Dr. Fauci from around May 11.  Just so you know what's going on, “gain of function” according to the National Institute of Health is “experimentation that aims or is expected to (and/or, perhaps, actually does) increase the transmissibility and/or virulence of pathogens. Such research, when conducted by responsible scientists, usually aims to improve understanding of disease causing agents, their interaction with human hosts, and/or their potential to cause pandemics. So here's Rand Paul sparring with Dr. Fauci last month: Play Audio: 0:00- 1:18 And now… As part of a FOIA request from BuzzFeed, more than 3,000 emails from Dr. Anthony Fauci's inbox were published online late Tuesday night. These emails bring many interesting revelations to light. For example, zoologist Peter Daszak once thanked Fauci for pushing back on the theory that the coronavirus leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV). At the time, Daszak was especially interested in killing the story since his non-profit had previously steered U.S. funding to the WIV. “I just wanted to say a personal thank you on behalf of our staff and collaborators, for publicly standing up and stating that the scientific evidence supports a natural origin for COVID-19 from a bat-to-human spillover, not a lab release from the Wuhan Institute of Virology,” Daszak wrote to Fauci on April 19, 2020. “From my perspective, your comments are brave, and coming from your trusted voice, will help dispel the myths being spun around the virus's origins,” Daszak goes on. Daszak was correct in that Fauci's public rejection of the lab-leak theory did dispel the conversation. Once Fauci and like-minded politicians called the theory a conspiracy promulgated by then-president Donald Trump, the story was banned from social media and anyone who dared to bring it up was dismissed as a dangerous conspirator who probably supports QAnon. However, Daszak was also wrong because the idea that the SARS-CoV-2 originated from the WIV is not a myth. Mounting evidence suggests the virus did not originate from a Chinese wet market, the story we were told to believe for over a year. Between 2014 and 2019, EcoHealth Alliance, Daszak's organization, funneled $3.4 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to the WIV to study coronaviruses in bats. The five-year grant was renewed for a total of $3.7 million in 2019, but then canceled in April 2020 when Donald Trump said the research didn't align with the NIH's “program goals and agency priorities.” What was that money actually used for? Fauci says that funding did not go to what is known as “gain of function” research, which takes a virus that could infect humans and makes it more transmissible and/or pathogenic for humans. Last week, the WSJ revealed that three researchers from the WIV were hospitalized in November 2019 with symptoms mirroring COVID-19. Remember: Beijing says the first confirmed case of COVID-19 came less than a month later, on Dec. 8, 2019. Fauci's emails also show NIH scientists stating that the SARS-CoV-2 genome likely did not evolve naturally. These emails are dated February 2020. On April 17, 2020, Fauci told a reporter who asked him to address concerns that the coronavirus could have leaked from a lab: “There was a study recently…where a group of highly qualified evolutionary virologists looked at the sequences there and the sequences in bats as they evolve,” Fauci said. “The mutations that it took to get to the point where it is now is totally consistent with a jump of a species from an animal to a human.” Here's what was privately said two months before: Clay Travis @ClayTravis Wow, NIH scientists were emailing back in February of 2020, February!, that the covid virus genome didn't look like it could have arisen naturally. Yet Fauci said the opposite publicly. Of course. It's way past time for Fauci to be gone and he needs to be investigated himself. Quote Tweet Alex Berenson @AlexBerenson  · 18h This, friends, is what you call a smoking gun. Not so much for Saint Fauci - just the entire community of virologists and scientists who insisted for a year that the China-GOF-2019 virus couldn't possibly have come out of a lab, nosiree Bob. Then last month, Fauci finally admitted he was “not convinced” that the coronavirus developed naturally. That was a major shift from his year-long insistence that it's “highly likely” that the origin was natural… If the lab-leak theory is proven correct — which would be difficult to do without China's cooperation — the probability is high that China knew, covered it up, refused to allow its doctors to notify the rest of the world, and undercounted deaths to save face. Meaning, China would be responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people across the world. Within a week after China released the genomic sequencing, the mRNA sequencing for the COVID vaccine was completed. Had China been honest from the start, in November 2019, the vaccine would've been released sooner. Ben Shapiro predicts the vaccine could've then been accessible in August, which would have saved many of the lives impacted by the virus US last fall. https://nypost.com/2021/06/02/chinese-media-says-beijing-expanding-its-nuclear-arsenal/ The threat from the editor of the Global Times comes as President Biden​ ordered the US intelligence community to take another look at whether the coronavirus leaked from a Chinese lab.  The media mouthpiece for the Chinese Communist government touted the country's “urgent” goal to expand its arsenal of long-range nuclear missiles in anticipation of an “intense showdown” with the US. But that's not all: Tucker Carlson had David Daliedon on his show a couple of days ago, and the rot goes all the way down: Play Audio: 0:00-0:48 We've said before that people who can't tell the difference between babies and clumps of tissue cannot be trusted for much. And here's a case and point. Gross moral blindness cannot be kept in a water-tight compartment. And this is why it matters whether your elders/pastors are biblically qualified.  Huge thanks to everyone who attended and watched the Fight Laugh Feast Rally in Rapid City, South Dakota: all the talks were archived for Fight Laugh Feast Club Members in the club portal. Become a club member today so you don't miss any of them. And if you see some of the clips from the talks floating around on social media, don't forget to share them. That's a great way to share the love and encourage other folks to join.  We're already gearing up for the next conference back in Nashville: Sep. 9-11: the Politics of Sex. I hope many of you are planning to come. Registration will be opening soon.  MLB Hit with $100 Million Lawsuit for Moving All-Star Game out of Atlanta https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2021/06/02/mlb-slapped-with-100m-lawsuit-over-pulling-allstar-game-from-atlanta-n2590344?fbclid=IwAR0NwSIYGIF4fpCr8Sb-fBLF3Rfn1og-rRl09CXWO6kj1yRKfv3O8Dk0KT4 The MLB announced in April that it was moving the all-star game out of Atlanta in protest over the state's election law. One tourism official said the “estimated lost economic impact” from the relocation will have a more than $100 million impact on the state. And the Jobs Creators Network doesn't want to let the organization get away with it.  A small business advocacy organization filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Major League Baseball, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, the Major League Baseball Players Association and executive director Tony Clark. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by the Job Creators Network. The suit demands the Major League Baseball All-Star Game return to Atlanta immediately or the "defendants pay $100 million in damages to local and state small businesses." (ABC 6) “MLB robbed the small businesses of Atlanta – many of them minority-owned – of $100 million, we want the game back where it belongs,” said Alfredo Ortiz, president and CEO of the Job Creators Network. “This was a knee-jerk, hypocritical and illegal reaction to misinformation about Georgia's new voting law which includes Voter-ID. Major League Baseball itself requests ID at will-call ticket windows at Yankee Stadium in New York, Busch Stadium in St. Louis and at ballparks all across the country.” As a result of the relocation, JCN gave the following figures: • More than 8000 hotel reservations were canceled. • Revenues from ticket sales, concessions and events at Truist Park – including the Futures Game and Home Run Derby Contest – by the more than 41,000 fans expected, were lost. • According to Cobb County Chief Financial Officer William Volckmann, the county would receive a “robust return” on its roughly $2 million investment to host the events. Previous MLB All-Star events have generated between $37 million and $190 million for their host communities. • Atlanta is 51% African-American, Denver is 9% African-American. U.S. Census data indicates there are roughly 7.5 times more African-American-owned businesses in Georgia than Colorado. “Small businesses in this community had valid contracts relating to the All-Star Game and other events, the result of two years of planning and all that was ripped away by fear and misinformation spewed by political activists," Ortiz said. Many states, including Colorado where the game has been moved to, have similar or more restrictive election laws. This move essentially tells fans of teams in many other cities that they can never again host the All-Star Game; it's hypocritical, illegal and we won't stand for it.” This is a good move for Major League Baseball and the people of Atlanta. Our Republic depends upon freedom-loving people taking full advantage of the system of checks and balances we have been given, and this includes taking businesses and politicians to court. Psalm of the Day: Africa “Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. Is. 49:16 Behold, oI have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.” Play Audio: 1:02-end This is Toby Sumpter with Crosspolitic News. You can find this and all of our shows at Crosspolitic.com or on our app, which you can download at your favorite app store, just search “Fight Laugh Feast”. Support Rowdy Christian media, and share this show or become a Fight Laugh Feast Club Member. You always get a free Fight Laugh Feast t-shirt with a membership and remember if you didn't make it to the Fight Laugh Feast Conference or Rally, club members have access to all the talks and lots more. Join today and have a great day.