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Recall we've talked about "drones" doing stuff on line here in CONUS.... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-fakes-nearly-450-million-social-media-posts-research-shows/ar-BBtLmvc?ocid=spartanntp China Fakes Nearly 450 Million...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2016/05/31/elections_and_the_fear_of_global_change_111880.html Elections and the Fear of Global Change By Edward Goldberg May 31, 2016 Who would have thought that an issue too hard to explain in...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/23/politics/obama-vietnam-trip/ Obama lifts U.S. arms ban on Vietnam By Tiffany Ap, Jennifer Rizzo and Kevin Liptak, CNN Updated 4:48 AM ET, Mon May 23, 2016 Hanoi, Vietnam (CNN) — President Obama has...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.npr.org/2016/05/05/476873854/newly-released-documents-detail-traumas-of-chinas-cultural-revolution?ft=nprml&f=476873854 Author Interviews Newly Released Documents Detail Traumas Of China's Cultural Revolution 36:07...

Hummm..... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://geopoliticalfutures.com/china-admits-its-statistics-are-wrong/ China Admits Its Statistics Are Wrong April 29, 2016 The national anti-corruption agency has reported that hundreds of statistics bureau employees...

http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-silk-road-20160501-story.html For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... China's bold gambit to cement trade with Europe--along the ancient Silk Road By Julie Makinen and Violet Law•Contact Reporter May 1, 2016, 4:00 AM |reporting...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.businessinsider.com/china-1-trillion-in-bad-debt-2016-5 China is carrying $1 trillion in bad debt and 'unless this vicious cycle is broken, financial crisis or at least a sharp slowdown is an inevitable ultimate outcome' Jim...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://nextbigfuture.com/2016/04/hypersonic-boost-glide-weapon-analysis.html April 30, 2016 Hypersonic boost glide weapon analysis, flight profiles, detection and early warning Comments 2 From a purely technical perspective...

Recall that the Japanese wanted the same deal with the F-22 that they've had with the F-104, F-4, F-15 and F-16..... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://www.yahoo.com/news/japan-succeeds-test-flight-first-stealth-fighter-jet-060235740.html?nhp=1 Japan succeeds in...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.forbes.com/sites/douglasbulloch/2016/04/18/how-china-will-bring-all-the-brics-tumbling-down/#1b2f55965e75 Apr 18, 2016 @ 06:58 AM How China Will Bring All The BRICS Tumbling Down Douglas Bulloch, Contributor The concept of...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/chinese-investment_hurdles-to-merging--swiss-made--with--made-in-china-/42031916 Chinese investment Hurdles to merging ¡¥Swiss Made¡¦ with ¡¥Made in China¡¦ By Ying Zhang Mar 21, 2016 - 11:00 Comments 3...

:popcorn1::dvl1::shk: And the FUBAR from central planning continues..... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-11/china-plans-to-tear-down-walls-of-gated-condos-and-let-public-in China Plans to Tear Down Walls of Gated Condos...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/04/07/gag-order-issued-on-south-china-sea-pentagon-and-top-admiral-say-no-way/ Checkpoint Gag order issued on South China Sea? Pentagon and top admiral say no way. By Dan Lamothe...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2016/04/07/there_are_going_to_be_more_cold_wars_109234.html April 7, 2016 There Are Going to Be More Cold Wars By Christine M. Leah Russia's prime minister recently accused NATO of restarting...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.pnj.com/story/news/military/2016/03/19/us-faces-heightened-challenges-pivots-west/80250684/ U.S. faces heightened challenges as it pivots to the west Kirk Spitzer, Special for USA Today 6:58 p.m. CDT March 19, 2016 New...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.nationalinterest.org/blog/chinas-greatest-fear-dead-buried-the-soviet-union-15477 The Buzz China's Greatest Fear: Dead and Buried Like the Soviet Union Harry J. Kazianis March 11, 2016 Comments 63 Twenty-five years ago...

Hummm.... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://atimes.com/2016/02/on-texas-secession-syrian-partition-and-imploding-nation-states/ On Texas secession, Syrian partition and imploding nation-states By Christina Lin on February 29, 2016 The house of international...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-banks-npls-exclusive-idUSKCN0WC0MD Markets | Thu Mar 10, 2016 2:38am EST Related: China Exclusive: China to allow commercial banks to swap bad debt for equity stakes in firms - sources...

http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/international-community-turning-up-the-heat-on-north-korea-1.396166 STARS AND STRIPES International community turning up the heat on North Korea Tensions on the Korean Peninsula could be stoked even higher with the U.N. Security Council finalizing new...

I've never heard of this site, but this story was pretty sharp. Seems as if the Donald is rattling China's cage a bit :lol: http://freebeacon.com/politics/china-warns-u-s-after-trump-wins-nevada-caucus/ This is just part of the story, the rest is at the link; Continued at link

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://thediplomat.com/2016/02/declassified-us-attempts-to-rein-in-chiang-ching-kuos-nuclear-ambitions/ Declassified: US Attempts to Rein in Chiang Ching-kuo's Nuclear Ambitions The Carter administration had to make sure Taiwan didn’t...

Iran and China have created a rail link called the "New Silk Road," to carry freight on trains from Eastern China to Iran. China has also allocated $62 Billion dollars for infrastructure projects in both the Middle East and Southeast Asia. When combined with the massive Chinese development...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://thediplomat.com/2016/02/how-chinas-belt-and-road-compares-to-the-marshall-plan/ How China's 'Belt and Road' Compares to the Marshall Plan Should we think of “One Belt, One Road” as China’s Marshall Plan? By Simon Shen February...

Hummm..... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://nationalinterest.org/feature/the-sky-not-falling-china-15020 The Sky Is Not Falling in China Much in China’s economic slowdown looks reasonable, even favorable. Milton Ezrati January 26, 2016 Comments 94 With the...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://thediplomat.com/2016/01/meet-chengdus-ace-fighter-designer/ Meet Chengdu's Ace Fighter Designer Yang Wei might be an unfamiliar name to most observers, but his aircraft, and his underlying philosophy towards designing them...

Found this and thought it would be of some interest..... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://thediplomat.com/2016/01/the-battle-that-kept-the-chinese-out-of-central-asia/?utm_content=buffer1eecb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://news.sky.com/story/1615880/china-accused-as-men-linked-to-xi-book-vanish China Accused As Men Linked To Xi Book Vanish Mystery surrounds the disappearance of workers at a firm producing a book about an ex-girlfriend of the...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/12/war-2015-china-russia-isis/422085/ Brave New War A new form of conflict emerged in 2015—from the Islamic State to the South China Sea. Peter Pomerantsev | Dec 29, 2015 Comments...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://nationalinterest.org/feature/will-2016-bring-the-collapse-chinas-economy-14753?page=show Will 2016 Bring the Collapse of China’s Economy? China's global dominance, something analysts say is inevitable, will have to wait. Gordon...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/why-post-wwii-reconciliation-failed-in-east-asia/ Why Post-WWII Reconciliation Failed in East Asia The legacy of the war endures, impacting modern regional relations. By Robert Farley December 19, 2015...

Hummm.......That this was in the NY Times as well forces consideration as to secondary political motives ......... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/09/business/economy/walmart-china-imports-job-losses.html Economy Walmart’s Imports...

Begs the question of "why" the Feds bailed out GM and everything that came with that doesn't it...... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.bidnessetc.com/gm-motors-imports-chinamade-buick-envision-for-detroit-auto-show/ Autos General Motors Company Imports...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/economics/manufacturing-data-underline-china-weakness/story-e6frg926-1227629640257 Manufacturing data underline China weakness Grace Zhu||Dow Jones|December 1, 2015 2:43PM An official gauge of...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://thediplomat.com/2015/11/china-and-the-magna-carta-moment/ China and the "Magna Carta Moment" The work of civil courts may be gradually creating a robust foundation for individual rights. By Gabriel Collins November 05, 2015...

Hummm....Considering the literal tsunami such arms transfers to Iran and Pakistan would generate, the level of involvement in events the PRC would be buying into and that any other potential customer would be hard pressed to independently maintain even the earlier generation aircraft the PRC...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://apnews.myway.com/article/20151102/as--china-new_jetliner-ef04d9eabf.html China unveils jetliner in bid to compete with Boeing, Airbus Nov 2, 1:56 AM (ET) By PAUL TRAYNOR...

:dot5::dot5::dot5: For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://apnews.myway.com/article/20151021/eu--britain-china-258383bb24.html Xi inks nuclear power deal as UK seeks Chinese investment Oct 21, 12:55 PM (ET) By JILL LAWLESS (AP) China's President Xi Jinping, left...

Goes to show how brittle things are over in the PRC......... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use...

Hummm..... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://warontherocks.com/2015/09/the-pro-carrier-argument-the-navy-cannot-make/ The Pro-Carrier Argument the Navy Cannot Make Bryan McGrath September 28, 2015 The U.S. Navy is deterred from making a more robust argument...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.realclearworld.com/blog/2015/09/why_oil_price_could_spike_again_111408.html Why Oil Price Could Spike Again Posted by Andy Langenkamp on September 8, 2015 With financial markets unnerved by an unpredictable Chinese...