Category Archives: China

It Will Take 200 Years for the Chinese Yuan to Replace the US Dollar — By Then, China May Not Exist

By the year 2300, the population of China has been projected to be around 40 million people. But 40 million is not a large enough population to support a global empire. China will be overrun by Tibetans, Mongols, Uyghurs, Manchu, … Continue reading

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Why Are These Sexy Chinese Girls Crying?

The girls are pretty but the thing that has driven them to tears is not. Real Estate in China is the bellwether of economic health for the bloated, corrupt, contrived hybrid economy of the middle kingdom. And the bellwether is … Continue reading

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Putin: With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies?

In the video above, Peter Zeihan takes a realistic look at the “strategic partnership” between Russia and China. Putin is desperate for allies, and he can not afford to be discriminating in his choices. India and China hold Putin over … Continue reading

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Putin Turning Ukrainians into Sardaukar/Fremen Hybrid

The Coming Warriors of Ukraine Science fiction fans of Frank Herbert’s Dune will remember the renowned warriors from Salusa Secundus, the feared Sardaukar. In all the known universe only the Fremen on Arrakis possessed the skills and mindset to defeat … Continue reading

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China’s Population Cut in Half: By 2050? By 2068? By 2100? China Aging Rapidly… What Does it Mean?

Predicting anything can be risky, but especially predicting the future. Falling census numbers and subsequent research have demographers predicting rapid drops in China’s population. Based on that data and an overall reluctance to have more kids, the country’s population could … Continue reading

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The Dark Side of Renewable Energy: Adam Rozencwajg

In the video above, natural resource investor Adam Rozencwajg discusses the many reasons why renewable energy is a flat out loser and always will be. Rozencwajg has made a long study of energy resources and energy economics. He favors nuclear … Continue reading

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Does Global Control of Lithium and Cobalt Supplies Give China a Stranglehold Over Elon Musk and the Human Future?

Australia is the largest mining producer of lithium, but China buys 90% of Australia’s production. China turns most of its bulk lithium imports into lithium batteries for EVs and other uses such as electronics. Lithium mining and refining is a … Continue reading

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Will Canada Disintegrate? Peter Zeihan Weighs In

In the video above, Peter Zeihan is interviewed by a Vancouver-based investor who is especially curious about the future of Canada. Peter takes 15 minutes to lay the demographic groundwork for his free-ranging geopolitical discussion — which just happens to … Continue reading

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Russian Navy Flagship Admiral Kuznetsov and Its Chinese Clone the Liaoning; Plus Wargaming the Taiwan Invasion

The flagship of the Russian Navy, the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, should be considered a parable for the condition of the Russian Federation as a whole. Workers are struggling with the ship at the Zvyozdochka shipyard in the Barents Sea … Continue reading

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Peter Zeihan on Joe Rogan; Brian Wang Responds

The business world’s turn away from China is gathering momentum. Even Apple is now preparing to shift its manufacturing away from China, bringing with it the firm’s enormous productive and engineering power. The ‘China Dream’ is rapidly fading as the … Continue reading

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China Gears Up to Take Advantage of Russia’s Dire Predicament: The Other Side of the Country

While Putin was busy with a futile attack on its western neighbour, the Russian Far East has continued to fall under China’s heavy thumb. And there is nothing that Russia can do about it! Neither Russia nor China are in … Continue reading

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Inventing Superpowers: The Farcical Age

The Invention of China by Bill Hayton … Yale Press Premier Asia journalist Bill Hayton of BBC fame, has written books on China, the South China Sea, and Vietnam, as well as scores of articles on Asian topics. His most … Continue reading

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No Animals Were Hurt in the Filming of This Video

But the adorable cat died two days later of complications from a traffic accident Source The video above documents evidence that China’s economy is only 40% as large as you have been told. If that is true then China has … Continue reading

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China’s Dizzy Decline Will Lead to War

China is heading for economic decline as its working age population crashes before the nation can find the innovation and worker productivity it desperately needs. China has been trying to make up for its ongoing decline by the accumulation of … Continue reading

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Fossil Fuels are the Near to Intermediate Future; Nuclear is the Long-Term Future

The Energy Crisis is Artificial, Brought to You by Greens Germany is on the cusp of a catastrophic fuel shortage leading to an economic collapse and civil unrest, thanks to the influence of Green politicians and government officials and the … Continue reading

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The Rise of India; Fall of China and Russia

India is entering a high growth period which China is leaving forever. Russia is squandering its future possibilities on a wasteful and ultimately humiliating war in Ukraine. India’s growth in wealth and power is likely to have a seriously adverse … Continue reading

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Is China Ready for Its Own “Ukraine?”

China’s Taiwan Problem Just by its existence, a prosperous and technologically advanced Taiwan acts as a constraint on China’s potential domination of the Pacific region. The US alliance with Taiwan is an irritating thorn in China’s side. China is warning … Continue reading

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Coming Insurgencies in Germany, China, Russia

In Germany, no one is sure how buildings will be heated this winter. The German Greens have gone all-in for unreliable intermittent energy sources such as wind and solar. That is the quickest way to destroy Germany’s industrial economic foundations. … Continue reading

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All of Russia is Now a Fair Target for Ukraine

Explosions and Fires Emerge Across Russia: Oil depots, ammunition dumps, top-secret research labs, and other sensitive Russian targets have suffered mysterious fires and explosions recently. The mysterious blazes in Russia have led to intense speculation that Ukraine has struck back … Continue reading

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The Insane Future of War: Drones as Force Multipliers

Advanced technology built into the pilot helmets of US military aircraft such as the F-35 and F-22 (and now the F-15 and F-16 Block 70/72) will allow a single pilot to control dozens or hundreds of deadly drone aircraft flying … Continue reading

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Putin Cries to China for Help in Ukraine

Russia has reportedly reached out to China to ask for military equipment and economic assistance to aid its Ukraine invasion — a development that comes as the White House national security adviser is meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Rome to discuss … Continue reading

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The Flexible Optimist vs. Naive Optimism

In the long run, a person with a generally optimistic outlook will experience more opportunities in life for careers, friendships, and positive life experiences, than the chronic pessimist. But pessimism does have its uses for the flexible optimist. The wise … Continue reading

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All Your Brains Am Belonging to Us

China is developing terrifying brain control weapons which could be used to paralyze and control its enemies and its own people, a report says. NYPost China is rushing to seize the military high ground in the various fields of brain … Continue reading

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The Tragedy of China

China will keep funneling underpriced credit to unproductive firms that can’t repay their loans, continuing the country’s decline in productivity and rise in debt. These trends mean a greater likelihood of a major financial crisis and longer-term economic stagnation. China … Continue reading

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Peter Zeihan: Prepare for All Hell Breaking Loose

Podcast Interview of Peter Zeihan by antiwar.com’s Scott Horton: An interesting dialogue between geopolitical analyst Peter Zeihan and Scott Horton of antiwar.com fame. Zeihan continues his argument laid out in his books, Accidental Superpower, Absent Superpower, and Disunited Nations, that … Continue reading

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