Category Archives: China

U.S. Sanctions on China’s Oil Firms Are Just the Beginning Under Trump

A discussion of some moves Trump is expected to take to try to contain China, starting with energy and avoiding use of the dollar.

Wanting More for BRICS Than BRICS Wants for Itself

More realistic takes on BRICS, including by Michael Hudson.

China’s Government Bond Market Sounding Loud Deflationary Alarm. Is the Japanification China Has Warded Off Finally Arriving?

China’s investors are in freakout mode about deflation risks. Can its government turn the fundamentals around?

Will Russia’s Alleged Downing of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight Overturn the Great Game Board in the Caucasus?

Azerbaijan president’s out of character condemnation of Moscow before facts are in points to changes on the horizon.

What Should Tesla’s Stock Be Worth? Automaker, Stagnating Vehicle Sales like GM & Ford, Getting Overtaken by Competitors, Losing Share in the Booming EV Market?

Tesla is now just ar mid-size automaker amid EV competition that is eating its lunch. What might realistic valuations mean for Musk’s clout?

Elon Musk, Taylor Swift, Antony Blinken, China, and the Idiocy of Tom Friedman

The unduly respected New York Times columnist Tom Friedman again plays ignorant American, here despite a visit to China.

Trump’s Push To Shut Down the Axis of Upheaval Starts With LNG

A new neocon scheme, reportedly with backing among incoming Trump officials, to bring Russia to its knees with improved energy sanctions.

Post Cold War Geopolitics Worse for Global South

How the US mismanaged its unipolar moment to the detriment of the Global South.

China’s Push for 7% Growth Faces Big Challenges

China plans to return to a higher level of growth. Are its targets attainable?

The US Is Left Out in the Cold as China and Russia Develop Arctic

RAND proposes familiar blunders to deal with rival powers’ partnership — one that Washington helped instigate.

“Anti-Western or Non-Western? The Nuanced Geopolitics of BRICS”

More on how much and what kind of influence BRICS might wield when it grows up.

The Collapse of Syria, BRICS, and Wishful Thinking

How the sudden collapse of the Syrian government exposes fundamental weaknesses in the BRICS initiative.

Did Türkiye Win the Battle, But Lose the War?

Ankara burns bridges with Beijing and Moscow and is now stuck with Syrian albatross around the neck as emboldened Turkish imperialists eye future conquests.

Could Chinese Control Over Strategic Minerals Coupled with US Corruption Cripple the Sputtering US War Machine?

China tightens its grip on materials necessary for US military and its proxies as Washington turns to those who squandered American advantages to fix the problem — or profit from it.

Erdogan Backstabs His Way Into Center of Middle East Conflict

Ankara’s ongoing support for extremist paramilitary groups in Syria threatens ties with Russia and China, and by aiding Israel he insults the Turkish people who overwhelmingly oppose US-Israel actions in the region.