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🌐 The Age of Interplanetary Exceptionalism
Only the U.S. can rebrand a genocide into a great real estate opportunity in a “phenomenal location”. Let’s start with the key take away: Manifest Destiny reaching the stars. Literally. Trump 2.0 – th... Read more→
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Trump’s Balance-of-Payments War on Mexico, and the Whole World
The Road to Chaos


The 1940s saw a series of movies with Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, starting with the Road to Singapore in 1940. The plot was always similar. Bing and Bob, two fast-talking con men or song-and-dance partners, would find themselves in a scrape in some country, and Bing would get out of it by selling Bob as a slave (Morocco in 1942, where Bing promises to buy him back) or committing him to be sacrificed in some pagan ceremony, and so forth. Bob...  Read more »
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Chinese regions are focusing on deeper cooperation in transportation, logistics, trade, energy, and cultural exchanges, with countries and regions participating in the Belt&Road Initiative (BRI). So far, China has established BRI partnerships with over 150 countries, and backed more than 1,100 projects with about $20 billion in development funding. ▪️Southwest China's Chongqing and Guizhou plan to accelerate the development of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, while ensuring the consistent operation of "China-Laos-Thailand" train services. This Corridor is a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets. So far, it has expanded its reach to 555 ports in 127 countries and regions. ▪️South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is building the Pinglu Canal, a flagship project under the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. After completion, it will facilitate the direct shipment of goods from Guangxi and Southwest China's Yunnan and Guizhou to sea ports through river systems, becoming a convenient and cost-effective passage to ASEAN members. ▪️Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, plans to upgrade the Kashgar Economic Development Zone and the Horgos Port, and build an international aviation hub serving Central and West Asia. ▪️The city of Hunchun, in Jilin province, bordering Russia and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is witnessing an increase in freight volume at the border rail port.
▪️East China's Fujian Province will focus on promoting the construction of the core area of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, improving maritime shipping capacity, and strengthening economic and trade exchanges with ASEAN members.
▪️East China's Zhejiang Province will develop a commodity resource allocation hub, and attract maritime law agencies and classification societies, according to its government work report.
▪️Shanghai intends to expedite the development of the Silk Road E-commerce Cooperation Pilot Zone, introduce a global science and technology partnership initiative and establish additional Belt and Road joint laboratories. @LauraRuHK https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202501/1327467.shtml
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🇺🇸🇧🇾 The US State Department has removed Blinken's statement on non-recognition of the presidential elections in Belarus from its official website

The page where the statement was previously published now displays the inscription: "We apologize for the inconvenience." The text itself condemning the elections in Belarus has been removed.

➡️ Can it be that Trump’s America stops interfering everywhere? WOW, taut would make me a big(ger) fan of Trump.

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Indonesia, India ink wide range of deals, including on health and security
President Prabowo Subianto thanked India for its support of Indonesia through the process of becoming a BRICS member. (EPA Images pic)
JAKARTA: Indonesia and India signed a wide range of agreements today covering culture, health, maritime, security and digital sectors.

The signing ceremony was witnessed by Indonesia’s president Prabowo Subianto and India’s prime minister Narendra Modi ahead of India’s Republic Day celebrations tomorrow.

President Prabowo said his government will accelerate its...  Read more »