Over the last month one can open the world news and see yet another country despatching it’s navy to deal with Somalia’s pirates. China was the most recent, and in a way that is bad news for the pirates. [Read more →]
Two months ago the word ‘melamine’ was virtually unknown. Now thanks to China, this English word is as popular as foreclosure, unemployed and recession. With a long list of quality and health problems with products from China, the present thinking is not if something else will be found, but when. [Read more →]
A crucial political card was played on Friday October 10 in Bangkok. That card signaled the next phase of the political trouble in Thailand is about to begin. [Read more →]
The thought no doubt going through many peoples minds is about trusting China. The recent and ongoing issue about tainted baby milk from China is just one in a long line of problems from China that has found it’s way to the rest of the world. [Read more →]
If you have ever seen pictures of China from the 1970’s and 1980’s you would have distinctly noticed tens of thousands of people getting around on two wheeled pedal power. At the same time in the United States you would have seen cars, cars, and more cars. Now today it would seem that is reversing in both countries. [Read more →]
Once the Olympic spotlight is turned off in China, there is every indication that China’s self imposed temporary restraint will end. China did what can only be described as ingesting poison during the Olympic games. In the eyes of China freedom of speech is seen as poison, and there were more than subtle hints in the media China was very uncomfortable swinging to be as open as it was during the last 3 or 4 weeks. Now that time is ending and what can be expected is the pendulum swinging the other way, and that means arrests and more. [Read more →]
You may have noticed a subtle but very real tension about visitors behavior at the 2008 Olympic games in China. At the diplomatic level, countries are silently concerned about potential arrests of their citizens who plan to attend the Olympic games. [Read more →]
A simple four word phrase sums up a lot about China’s position that seems to be the hotspot for several global issues. As China does not want to make the Olympic games political, that position and the path the Olympic torch has taken so far makes that tough to do. [Read more →]
Public transportation in the USA is generally seen as some of the safest in the world. However with the ever increasing costs of energy to fuel that transportation, the amount of money for routine maintenance is becoming razor thin in other countries. [Read more →]
As China makes the move to pass on more of the cost of energy to the Chinese people, there is speculation on what the long term effect will be on the market supply of oil. It has already been seen that the price to tank up a car can change how people act. When it comes down to feeding your car or your stomach, your stomach wins every time. [Read more →]
“Saudi Arabia is the only member of OPEC with the spare capacity to boost supplies quickly and significantly. It could pump around 2 million bpd more than it does.” If that is not a hint that oil production is maxed out, it is unknown what is. [Read more →]
For some reason Burma’s junta seems to think the free press will not call it like it is. While Burma’s junta was busy keeping help out, people continued to needlessly die of secondary reasons. Accusations of fake footage harming Burma’s image, only outline the audacity of this ill bunch. [Read more →]
It started as is has for many years, the Olympic flame is kindled from the sun at the site of the ancient Olympics in Olympia, Greece. Then the flame is carried by runners to the great games. However this year the Olympic torch has lit many fires of protest along the way. Not about the Olympic games, but about the bad human rights reputation of this year’s host country China. Tibet is just the tip of the iceberg as even Korea is getting into the act because of forced North Korean repatriation of defectors that often results in an execution of that defector. There certainly is a lot of discontentment to go around. [Read more →]
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