19 Mar, 2025
Intro LO: This Bloomberg Balance of Power article underlines my earlier Taiwan comments: Taiwan is digging its own political “grave” by investing almost US$ 200 billion in 5 new American factories (eg, Reuters-2025, CNBC-2025). This Bloomberg article might also be an example of my blogs on (business, private) Money versus (national) Politics. Please see my related...
14 Mar, 2025
Het verschil in machtspolitiek tussen Trump’s Amerika en Rusland is enorm: woorden (Trump) versus daden (o.a. oorlog met Georgië (2008) en overname van Zuid-Ossetië en Abchazië, invasies de Krim-2014 en Ukraine-2022). De intenties van Rusland lijken tamelijk duidelijk: de heroprichting van de Sovjet-Unie (1922-1991). De Russische president ziet dat als een...
11 Mar, 2025
Intro LO: The Nikkei Asia article (below) reminds me of one of the seven unresolved prophecies by American clairvoyant Edgar Cayce (1877-1945) about China: On one occasion, Cayce told a group of people that eventually China would become “the cradle of Christianity, as applied in the lives of men.” “Yea, it is far off as man counts time, but only a day in the heart...
5 Mar, 2025
Trump is creating new enemies every single day. Some day, they will realise an ancient proverb: the enemy of my enemy is my friend, “which suggests that two parties can or should work together against a common enemy.” I doubt Trump cares about friendly nations. Retaliatory measures (eg, by Canada) against USA will only “prove” Trump’s point: friendly nations do...
13 Feb, 2025
Intro LO: The most important quote might be in the 5th paragraph below: “He noted that the number of marriages in China last year was less than half of the 13.47 million in 2013.” Note: bold & italic markings by LO. Source: Reuters, 10 February 2025, Marriages in China plunge by a record in 2024, fanning birthrate concerns Hence, China may not have enough...
11 Feb, 2025
Intro LO: I suppose that the economic & financial crisis in China is much worse than we assume. I’m afraid that China is like an inflating balloon that will eventually burst. Donald Trump might become the needle pricking that balloon. Wall Street Journal: China’s Property Sector Retreats Into State Hands Wall Street Journal (WSJ) subtitle: As China’s housing...
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