Global airline industry crashing after just one week of war on Iran
by Inside China Business [3-11-2026]. The cost of jet fuel is skyrocketing, and the prices paid to refineries to process crude into fuel is higher than the cost of oil itself. Tens of thousands of flights across the Middle East have been canceled, and air traffic re-routed to avoid Persian Gulf airspace. Air travel to…
Iranian drones are shooting down interceptors, Not the other way around.
by Inside China Business [3-10-2026]. Iranian Shahed drones cost between $20,000 and $50,000 to build and launch at targets. To engage and destroy the drones, American and allied forces in the Persian Gulf use multimillion-dollar interceptor missiles. In an unusual instance, an RAF pilot in an F-35 shot down two Iranian drones over Jordan. But…
China has just announced their GDP “targets” for 2026. Ignore them.
by Inside China Business [3-9-2026]. China’s economy is the world’s largest by PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) and productive GDP measures. National policymakers announced GDP growth for 2026 will be 4.5% – 5.0%, which is twice as fast as economic growth forecasts for the United States, and three times that of Europe. China’s annual GDP targets…
Iran DOWNS $600 Million Drone, Trump’s Hormuz Blockade COLLAPSES; Global Impact | Col. Larry Wilkerson, Danny Haiphong
by Danny Haiphong [4-15-2026] Lawrence Wilkerson(bio). (RAD: Col. Larry Wilkerson has a solid military & geopolitical background & connections to properly analyze what is happening with the Iranian conflict and repurcussions around the world. He claims that Trump desperately wants out of this conflict, yet there are major forces not wanting this to happen, like…
Much more important than it sounds: Large-frame aluminum casting will transform manufacturing
by Inside China Business [3-4-2026]. Large frames, such as those used to build passenger cars, trucks, and buses, are typically made up of several pieces, which are welded or riveted together. The result is a frame that is costly and time-consuming to manufacture, with weak points at the seams and joints. A Chinese company, Hantek,…
China’s newest battery runs on salt, and powers vehicles in extreme cold climates
by Inside China Business [2-27-2026]. (RAD: It is also important to realize that electricity is abunant & low cost in China, whereas in America the electric grids are maxed out & the cost is high when compared to China. The residential cost of electricity in Chaina is about 7.6 cents/kWh, whereas it is about 19…
China’s CATL is building a trillion-dollar industry of electric ships
by Inside China Business [2-25-2026]. The average cargo vessel spends $4 million per year on bunker fuel. Larger ships, or those cruising at higher speeds, spend far over $100,000 per day on fuel alone. CATL already builds electric ships for inland cargo, tugboat operations, and ferries. But CATL sees massive new markets for transoceanic cargo…
The aviation industry is shifting to Asia-Pacific. China is already building the repair hubs.
by Inside China Business [2-24-2026]. In the next twenty years, over half the world’s market for aviation will be in China and South Asia. Demand forecasts from Airbus and Boeing call for thousands of new planes, with hundreds of thousands of jobs to maintain and repair them. Hainan Island has already built a premier maintenance…
Larry Johnson – Professor Mohammad Marandi: The US Walked Away in Islamabad
by Larry Johnson [4-14-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio), Seyed Mohammad Marandi(bio), Nima Rostami Alkhorshid(bio). Nima conducted an excellent interview of Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi (University of Tehran), a prominent Iranian analyst and a personal friend of mine, who was part of the Iranian delegation in Islamabad. The good professor – in the video posted below –…
Paula White: President Trump’s Puppeteer
by Amarynth [4-13-2026]. (RAD: I know enough about NLP & sales techniques to know that what is described here about Pula White is very dangerous for America & the world. Adding Bibi Netanyahu to the mix makes this even more dangerous! Pay close attention & you will also better understand political rallies & many sales…
No Iran-US deal in Islamabad Negotiations due to US extortion
by Tehran Times [4-12-2026]. (RAD: Since the US has NOT achieved any of its original objectives on the battlfield,, it tried to achieve them during negotiations in Pakistan. That also failed. The US & much of the legacy media is trying to spin the failed negotiations to the advantage of the US in ways that…
China’s newest air force jets have next-generation radars. New USAF F-35’s have no radars at all.
by Inside China Business [2-23-2026]. (RAD: This is another example of why Trump’s policies of sanctioning & tariffing China is backfiring big time. It also shows how important it is to maintain good relations with external suppliers of critical elements needed in military & other technological processes. When there is a critical need for these…