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Category Archives: China
Chiussia vs. Ruina: How Will it All End?
Putin has gone begging to Beijing once again, and the vassal status of Moscow can no longer be denied. Mr Putin came to China cap in hand, eager for Beijing to continue trading with a heavily sanctioned and isolated Russia. … Continue reading
Posted in China, Putin, Russian Decline, Siberia
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China, Germany, Russia: The Long Decline
The three former industrial titans of Asia, Europe, and Eurasia, are settling in on a long downhill slide of codependent decline. Example: Germany’s fatal dependency on Russian natural gas, before Putin’s decision to invade Europe. When Russia invaded Europe, Germany’s … Continue reading
Uppity Han Women Refuse to Marry; What Would Confucius Say?
In China, girls have been aborted more commonly than boys, resulting in an excess of almost 50 million men of marriageable age, compared to women. But now, even the diminished numbers of women who remain are refusing to marry and … Continue reading
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Roving Death Squads in China; Russia Mobilization Roundup; Global Recession is Real, Includes China
There is no appeal for mercy when these Chinese death squads pull up to your door. They can’t be reasoned with. They do not feel pity, remorse, or fear. And once they have your scent, they will not stop until … Continue reading
Recession in China Drives Illegal Migration to US
Mandarin at the Southern Border Crossing Sometimes at the illegal crossing East of Tijuana, no one speaks Spanish. Only Mandarin or some other Chinese dialect. Economic times in China are tough. Official economic statistics from Beijing do not reflect steep … Continue reading
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China Steals Russian Territory Under Putin’s Nose
…Putin will hope that this story doesn’t get the attention of the Russian population. Moscow may be willing to turn a blind eye to Beijing’s loopy claims, but the Russian people might see this as weakness. And Putin is not … Continue reading
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Ugly Demographic Collapse: What Will Be Left?
The following video on global demographics should be placed alongside similar presentations by Nicholas Eberstadt, Stephen Shaw, Darrell Bricker, Phillip Longman, Peter Zeihan, and other students of demography in order to get a glimmer of the future of human populations … Continue reading
Posted in China, Demographics, Russia
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China’s Long COVID Economy Hunkers Down
The property market is in crisis and youth unemployment has risen to hazardous levels, with one estimate putting it at 50 percent. Private entrepreneurs increasingly live in fear of what the state will do to their businesses and consumers have … Continue reading
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Try That in a Small Town
The swamp creatures who control most of media, academia, government, and popular culture, would like to “cancel” country music singer Jason Aldean and his not-politically-correct and very unwoke song in the video below. But somehow the song has jumped from … Continue reading
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More Bad News for China (and Russia)
Chinese working age populations are shrinking rapidly — and Chinese birthrates have collapsed! Meanwhile the Chinese pension systems are approaching the breaking point. Peter Zeihan provides the graphical documentation to support the sad truth: No matter what the sunk costs … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
Posted in Canada, China, Peter Zeihan, Putin
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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
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
Posted in China, Peter Zeihan, Space Future
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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
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
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
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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