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Vladimir Lenin famously claimed that “There are decades where nothing happens and there are weeks when decades happen.” Recent events appear to be a powerful confirmation. 14 April 2022 | Lorenzo Kamel | The National Interest In 1989, American sociologist Janet Abu-Lughod predicted that the era of Western hegemony would be superseded by “a return…
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The Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed train will be the fifth line in China to operate at such speed Photo: High-speed train. Photo: VCG 13 May 2022 | Global Times The operation speed of high-speed railway connecting Beijing with Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong Province, will be gearing up to 350 kilometers an hour (km/h) in June, the China…
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The current fleet of about 298 ships “is not sized to handle two simultaneous conflicts,’ said Adm. Mike Gilday. In 2018 Congress passed a law requiring the Navy to reach a 355-ship fleet. Photo: Dreadnought 2050 concept, 12 May 2022 | CAITLIN DOORNBOS | Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — Should Russia and China launch competing…
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The US-backed National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is acting like a “second Central Intelligence Agency” in backing ‘separatist’ groups 12 May 2022 | Tony Cheung, Chris Lau | South China Morning Post via MSN Hong Kong organisations or individuals could risk violating the national security law if they receive support from the US-backed National Endowment…
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Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law, saying the phrase — and now this film’s title out loud is viewed as inciting secession 07 May 2022 | Wing Kuang | ABC News Kiwi Chow’s film cannot be named in Hong Kong. But Revolution of Our Times is empowering the diaspora in Australia As the beating of drums…
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The United States military has been all-volunteer since 1973. But an act of Congress could still reinstate the draft in case of a national emergency. Photo: Paratroopers load aircraft bound for the U.S. Central Command area of operations from Fort Bragg, N.C. on January 4, 2020. (Spc. Hubert Delany III/Army) 02 May 2022 | James…
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Out of 195 countries, only 30 have honored the US sanctions on Russia. That means about 165 countries in the world have refused to join the sanctions. Illustration: Tang Tengfei/Global Times 28 April 2022 | John V. Walsh | Dissident Voices 2014 saw two pivotal events that led to the current conflict in Ukraine. The…
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John Lee Ka-chiu, candidate for Hong Kong’s leadership, had his channel removed to ‘comply with U.S. sanctions’ Photo: Former Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration and Chief Executive election candidate John Lee, leaves at the electoral affairs office after submitted his candidacy, in Hong Kong, China, April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 20 April 2022 |…
He appears to have been banned after Global Times accused him of “smearing China with malicious words and deeds’ in his reports from Ukraine. Photo: Wang Jixian has been living in Odessa (right) for the past four years. Screenshot from YouTube, OLEKSANDR GIMANOV/AFP via Getty Images 07 April 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News…
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In his latest essay, John Pilger describes the changes in the reporting of war crises such as the ‘imminent invasion’ of Ukraine Photo: Britain is arming Ukraine and training its army. Image: Pexels John Richard Pilger is an Australian journalist, writer, scholar, and documentary filmmaker. He has been mainly based in Britain since 1962. He…
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Unlike the recent ‘stories’ about the tennis player and the figure skater, Ms Gu is thankfully in a position to speak out against the West’s quasi-political media obsession with these young, female athletes. Photo: Silver medal winner China’s Eileen Gu celebrates during the venue award ceremony for the women’s slopestyle finals at the 2022 Winter…
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Are these plans included in Climate Change goals? The U.S. plans to produce 480 B61-12s from fiscal 2022-2025 as part of their $634 billion nuclear modernization plan. Photo: An F-35A Lightning II carrying a B61-12 Joint Test Assembly sits on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 21, 2021. Two F-35A Lightning…
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