The China Thread (Threat)

Nice catch mate, Trump did the same & crippled ZTE briefly. The were back in business courtesy of Xi requesting the supply of chips to ZTE recommence as a condition of assisting in the North Korea talks (remember them)? As the second article points out, this is a continuation of the trade war from 2018.

China Trade War: Trump Export Controls Set To Slam Chip Sector

China, US and the Semiconductor War. All you Need to Know
More on this topic from Thomas Friedman:
Thomas Friedman: We are suddenly taking on China and Russia at the same time
 
Time to buy stock in your local gas company.

China stopped LNG exports to Europe: report

And they were here begging for LNG and Trudeau all but laughed in their faces. We should already have pipelines to all three coasts and more to the US. This is what we get for buying from dictators and ignoring our own capacity.
 
And they were here begging for LNG and Trudeau all but laughed in their faces. We should already have pipelines to all three coasts and more to the US. This is what we get for buying from dictators and ignoring our own capacity.
It’s happening here as well as our east coast has plenty of product but the policy is to leave it in the ground & what is produced is sold OS. Western Australia has a reserve capacity mechanism to look after their local grid so they’re ok, but the eastern states gas goes offshore instead, with no reserve capacity in place. It’s slowly dawning on all & sundry just how expensive renewables will be.
 
The guy who Xi Jinping succeeded as president was unceremoniously kicked out of their politburo shindig. Apparently Hu and his son have been scrubbed from the Chinese version of the internet.

Blurb about Xi, how he has been governing, and why. Think Downfall. Has been mentioned in other Zeihan posts, reference to this is in the energy thread.
 
Allegations that Hunter Biden was worked by Chinese spy to get Joe Biden to run for president:

Hunter Biden’s ‘flirty’ Chinese secretary who urged ‘Uncle Joe’ to run is new GOP focus

American military pilot that taught aviation in China, detained in Australia for undisclosed charges:

Former US pilot who worked in China arrested in Australia
Saw the story about the pilot on The Drive's WarZone. I actually ran across it while reading one about the Chinese study on setting off a 10 megaton nuke in Earth's orbit. Very good article.
Chinese Nuclear Anti-Satellite Study Highlights Problem Of Countering Starlink-Like Constellations
 
Remember when I said New Zealand is trying their very best to get kicked out of "Five Eyes", yes I'm not using the damn acronym. Well quit arguing with me lol! (you know who you be)



Jacinda loves the Chinese coin. Clearly.
🤷‍♂️

Jacinda is a POS, always has been, always will be. Unfortunately NZ is a land of sheep who blindly follow (for the most part) wherever the govt leads them.
 
First COVID, now rockets falling from space. What’s next?

China's falling Long March 5B rocket stage spotted from space (photos)

Well... it's not really a (just) "now" thing. This is the fourth time they've done this - out of four Long March 5B launches starting in 2020 - and clearly don't GAF about knowingly losing control of several tons of equipment moving at whatever terminal velocity it achieves.

May 2020: Bridenstine Criticizes Uncontrolled Long March 5B Stage Reentry – Parabolic Arc
May 2021: Long March 5B falls into Indian Ocean after world follows rocket reentry - SpaceNews
July 2022: China’s Big Long March 5B Rocket Fell Back To Earth While Out Of Control
 
Well... it's not really a (just) "now" thing. This is the fourth time they've done this - out of four Long March 5B launches starting in 2020 - and clearly don't GAF about knowingly losing control of several tons of equipment moving at whatever terminal velocity it achieves.

May 2020: Bridenstine Criticizes Uncontrolled Long March 5B Stage Reentry – Parabolic Arc
May 2021: Long March 5B falls into Indian Ocean after world follows rocket reentry - SpaceNews
July 2022: China’s Big Long March 5B Rocket Fell Back To Earth While Out Of Control
I had totally forgotten about those.
 
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