Natural Resources & Weapon Inventory Are Still Factors In Geopolitics
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"China Has Second-Strike Capability"
As in, "They can survive a pre-emptive strike and fight back." :
MOU Madness
First, Transition Protocol has new information about the venue change for the signing...and a warning to those who would try to sabotage the process: Dialogue Works goes over the 14-Points illustrated in the now infamous MOU: Carl Zha has Warwick Powell on Silk & Steel to talk about the economic/financial impact: Finally, Due Dissidence on how Israel has reacted:
Meanwhile, China...(Or "The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men Often Go Awry")
In two separate videos, Danny Haiphong and Carl Zha explain why China's in a better position than most pundits think:
The United States Military Is Overhyping The Significance of Sinking One Iranian Vessel.
Key Points/Highlights: The Iranian vessel was not part of the conflict; it was returning to Iran from a training exercise being conducted in India (before the US and Israel attacked Iran). India is in a energy boondoggle much like Europe: In India's case, they put all of their "chips" in oil resources from West Asian vassal states that (because they house US military bases) are being bombed by Iran and prohibited from sending anything through the Strait of Hormuz . China is sending materials (and parts) to Iran so they can continue to make weapons...and they are using routes that the United States cannot disrupt easily. As Brian Berletic put it : "It remains to be seen how effective Iran's strategy is - b ut sinking Iranian warships at dock or in non-combat transit is symbolic, not symptomatic ."
China Trumps The United States
Highlights: China's weapons (specifically their aircraft) was on full display in the recent Pakistan-India conflict, and is clearly light years ahead of what the West is offering. America's addiction to the Military Industrial Complex has cost it the ability to keep up in military production (China's already testing 6th generation planes while the US equivalent is still on the drawing board). The Trump White House has no true North Star in dealing with the global economy (when China visited the US recently, the administration had not real "ask"). China has won/is winning the Trade War (US tariffs on China to drop from 145% to 30%, China lowers their tariffs to 10%, resetting the tariffs to pre-"liberation day" numbers).
Trade Wars: Has Trump "Chickened Out?"
As we close on on Day 15 of the 90-Day Tariff Pause ( with no deals at the moment ), let's focus a bit on the two big players: China and the United States. China says that, " Any claims about the progress of US-China trade negotiations are groundless as trying to catch the wind and have no factual basis " and that the US " should cancel all unilateral measures on China " (read: tariffs) if they want to proceed. President Trump's tone regarding China and their tariffs has seemed to change , and everyone's taken notice. Seeing as we're entering a slightly new phase in these Trade Wars, here's recent posts/videos related to the matter... First we have CNN talking about whether Trump "chickened out" to China (keep in mind that the guests on here agree with Trump on principal more than execution): Danny Haiphong hosts a segment with Dr. Warwick Powell, Carl Zha, and KJ Noh that highlights when and how China took the advantage: On his own ch...