Why the US has little leverage with China
by Sonar 21 [9-17-2025]. Often politicians and the media have preconceived notions of other countries, especially with countries they don’t like, that do not align with reality. Many people noted that China needed the US market to survive, but the reality is when you analyze the the Chinese economy by sector there are few industries…
China’s ‘Artillery’ Is Now More Efficient Than Nuclear Bombs
by Wave Media [9-16-2025]. (RAD: Maybe the US should stop trying to start a war with China that they can’t win? This is just another example of how China’s military is rethinking defense and battlefield approaches to gain an advantage. – RAD) If one’s goal were to bring about a nuclear winter, nuclear weapons would…
China flips nuclear sanctions upside down: now Western regulators are banning Chinese nuke tech
by Inside China Business [9-15-2025]. (RAD: China is now building far more fission nuclear power plants than any other country. Around 10 new reactors have been approved by the Chinese government each year since 2022, putting China on track to overtake the United States and become the world’s largest generator of nuclear power by 2030.…
Tianjin Troika: Western bullies have found their match
by Shastri Ramachandaran [9-15-2025]. Shastri Ramachandaran is a senior journalist and commentator on political and foreign affairs, is author of Beyond Binaries: The World of India and China. Russia, India, and China are showing that a new irrepressible pole is emerging in this multipolar world. The world can no longer ignore Russia, India, and China,…
How the West Got China’s V-Day Parade So Wrong?
by Wave Media [9-12-2025]. (RAD: The US failed to decode messages from China’s V-Day parade & even lacks common sense about historical and contemporary global development trends. China now surpasses the US in key military areas. Kris covers the following main topics. #1: It’s the Karma of the US #2: Goodwill and Disappointment with America…
Isolation, diversity, future: Putin speaks at culture forum
by TASS [9-12-2025]. The president described Russia’s national and cultural diversity as a “priceless gift,” stressing the need to maintain a balance between innovation and timeless values, and declaring that efforts to abolish cultures are unacceptable. ST. PETERSBURG, September 12. /TASS/. National culture can only thrive through interaction with others; any attempt at self-isolation inevitably…
Russia’s slowing economic growth, lower inflation — Central Bank highlights by Elvira Nabiullina
by TASS [9-12-2025]. The current economic situation sets the general direction for reducing the key rate, Elvira Nabiullina said. MOSCOW, September 12. /TASS/. The slowdown of the Russian economy is in line with the Central Bank’s expectations, but closer to their lower boundary, Central Bank chief Elvira Nabiullina said at the press conference after the…
How China Wins the Economic Long Game
by New Rules [9-11-2025]. (RAD: It keeps becoming more & more clear that the Trump administration really doesn’t understand China, which leads to mistakes that are hurting the US economy & living conditions. – RAD) In an era of increasing economic warfare, China has developed a sophisticated and effective system to deter economic coercion from…
BRICS gold revolution crushes dollar hegemony as Trump’s failed sanctions spark global financial revolt
by Finn Heartley [9-9-2025]. Dollar’s Decline Accelerates – Over 80 nations, led by BRICS (China, Russia), are abandoning the dollar for gold-backed alternatives and blockchain settlements, rejecting U.S. sanctions and tariffs as ineffective. Two Catastrophic U.S. Miscalculations – Biden’s seizure of Russian reserves and Trump’s tariff wars backfired, pushing allies toward local currencies and gold,…
Sergey Karaganov: Europe is fading. We must embrace a new elite for a new Russia
by Professor Sergey Karaganov [9-10-2025]. Professor Sergey Karaganov is honorary chairman of Russia’s Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and academic supervisor at the School of International Economics and Foreign Affairs Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow. North-South corridors will anchor Greater Eurasia. The acute phase of Russia’s confrontation with the West in Ukraine…
Pepe Escobar, Mohammad Marandi, Nima Alkhorshid – Iran Warns Ready to CRUSH Any Israel Strike; BRICS Takes on Trump; China SCO
by Dialogue Works [9-9-2025] Pepe Escobar(bio), Mohammad Marandi(bio), Nima R. Alkhorshid(bio). (RAD: This discussion starts by observing that the US can’t be trusted in negotiations. There are many examples. In the 12-Day War, while the US was negotiating with Iran about nuclear issues, they had already given Israel the green light to attack Iran and…
President Xi Jinping’s keynote speech at 25th SCO Council of Heads of State meeting (full text)
by CGTN [9-1-2025]. Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held in northern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Monday 9-1-2025. Here is the full text of his speech. Staying true to SCO founding mission and ushering…