Iran has no intention of developing nuclear weapons but if it wanted to, the United States could not thwart it, its supreme leader said on Saturday. “We believe nuclear weapons must be abolished and we have no intention of building” such weaponry, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in remarks posted on his website leader.ir and which […]
Economist Nouriel Roubini warned late last month at the World Economic Forum that economic growth in the so-called BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) is at risk: Their past successes were “hyped up,” and the futures of the BRICs are at risk due to rising statism. This rising risk can be seen in the […]
by Daniel Pipes July 3, 2012 Cross-posted from National Review Online: The Corner Two recent developments – Vladimir Putin’s recent trip to the Middle East and the Chinese government’s financing of an Israeli cargo railway – hint at a reshuffling of alliances in the region. The Middle East’s most consequential divide is no longer the […]
A new intelligence assessment has concluded that the United States is the target of a massive, sustained cyber-espionage campaign that is threatening the country’s economic competitiveness, The Washington Post reported, citing unnamed officials. According to the newspaper, the National Intelligence Estimate identifies China as the country most aggressively seeking to penetrate the computer systems of […]
by Daniel Pipes The Washington Times February 6, 2013 N.B.: Washington Times title: “Trading Europe for the Shanghai Five Turkey dissembles over joining the EU” Recent steps taken by the Government of Turkey suggest it may be ready to ditch the NATO club of democracies for a Russian and Chinese gang of authoritarian states. Here […]
BEIJING — Chinese are embracing Christianity in a social revolution that is spreading through town and countryside to the point where Christians already may outnumber members of the Communist Party of China. Visits to villages in backward rural provinces or to urban churches in Beijing, where even on weekdays the young and middle-aged gather to […]
Only in the USA could one view the purchase of property by foreigners a sign of recovery. Chinese citizens buing 10% of every home sold in California, and 1/3 luxury homes in California. As China’s economy rises, a group of China’s new rich with abundant cash funds appeared in Southern California, mostly businessmen, taking advantage […]
The Obama administration on sill on the same old path said China isn’t a currency manipulator and made the claim that under U.S. law they okay, at the same time they claimed the yuan “remains significantly undervalued” and needs to rise further. The Federal Reserve and Obama refuse to acknowledge they ate currency manipulators. Feds said China “has substantially reduced the […]
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney promised to label China as a currency manipulator, and, if elected, would prosecute their practice of limiting their currency as a means to keep their export prices low, during Tuesday night’s debate. President Obama, likewise, bragged about his tough stance against China’s low-cost goods and currency manipulation according to the Wall Street Journal. […]
“Barack Obama has pension investments that include Chinese firms, and “investments through a Caymans trust.” –Mitt Romney, During Tuesdays debate. One of the many tense moments in the second presidential debate turned on a new topic in the race: President Barack Obama’s pension account. Here’s how it came up: Early in the face-off, Obama scoffed at […]
