BREAKING: China Takes Huge Action Against Trump Officials Just Minutes After Biden Is Sworn In

Just minutes after Biden was sworn in, China took swift action against Trump officials in a chilling vision of events to come. As you know, Biden is completely in bed with the Chinese government and that was more evident than ever with a new round of sanctions that are clearly politically motivated.China imposed sanctions on … Continue reading BREAKING: China Takes Huge Action Against Trump Officials Just Minutes After Biden Is Sworn In →

Are they joking? China releases poll claiming Hong Kong is in favour of new security law

Xinhua, China’s state run news agency is reporting that a poll revealed 66 percent of Hong Kong residents were in support of the law which punishes acts of secession, subversion, terrorism and colluding with foreign forces with up to life in prison. However, the law has been severely opposed by Western governments and is seen … Continue reading Are they joking? China releases poll claiming Hong Kong is in favour of new security law →

Hong Kong Sits Above a Super-volcano and Was Formed by a Rare Mega-Eruption

The haphazard history that gave Hong Kong some of the most valuable real estate in the world has just got more random. Geologists say that it sits in the caldera of a supervolcano and is only there thanks to an extraordinary volcanic eruption. It was one of only about 50 supervolcanoes to have erupted since … Continue reading Hong Kong Sits Above a Super-volcano and Was Formed by a Rare Mega-Eruption →

South China Sea shock: Chinese media issues chilling warning of destruction to US ships

CHINESE state media has issued a grave warning to two USS aircraft carriers in the South China Sea that they could be destroyed. China and the US have seen rising tensions over trade, new laws on Hong Kong and the spread of the novel coronavirus. It comes after the US and China have both started ramping … Continue reading South China Sea shock: Chinese media issues chilling warning of destruction to US ships →

China passes national security law in turning point for Hong Kong

China’s parliament passed national security legislation for Hong Kong on Tuesday, setting the stage for the most radical changes to the former British colony’s way of life since it returned to Chinese rule 23 years ago. Details of the law - which comes in response to last year’s often-violent pro-democracy protests in the city and aims … Continue reading China passes national security law in turning point for Hong Kong →

Computer crash causes world’s financial markets to virtually grind to a halt

The world’s financial markets virtually ground to a halt as Bloomberg financial platforms across the globe collapsed – leaving traders locked out of their terminals. For almost three hours traders across London, New York and Hong Kong, among other financial hubs, were unable to use the systems which give real-time information on shares, transactions and data. … Continue reading Computer crash causes world’s financial markets to virtually grind to a halt →

U.S. dollar sinking? France, Germany, and Italy abandon Obama to join China-led bank that will rival IMF

U.S. dollar sinking? France, Germany, and Italy abandon Obama to join China-led bank that will rival IMF -zerohedge.com It appears the sea of de-dollarization has reached the shores of Europe. With Australia and UK having already moved in the direction of joining the China-led AIIB, The FT reports that France, Germany, and Italy have now … Continue reading U.S. dollar sinking? France, Germany, and Italy abandon Obama to join China-led bank that will rival IMF →

26 photos of Hong Kong’s chaotic Kowloon Walled City, once the most crowded place on earth

http://www.businessinsider.com/kowloon-walled-city-photos-2015-2# Just outside Hong Kong there once stood one of the most densely populated places on earth. From the 1950s until 1994, over 33,000 people lived and worked in Kowloon Walled City, a massive complex of 300 interconnected buildings that took up a city block. Caught between China and the British-run Hong Kong government, the city was … Continue reading 26 photos of Hong Kong’s chaotic Kowloon Walled City, once the most crowded place on earth →

Pro-democracy protesters back in Hong Kong, no violence

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/02/01/uk-hongkong-protests- Thousands of pro-democracy protesters returned to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday in the first large-scale rally since demonstrations rocked the global financial hub late last year. Some 2,000 police flanked thousands of protesters who marched on the city's glitzy shopping and financial districts, seeking to avoid a repeat of the so-called Occupy Central … Continue reading Pro-democracy protesters back in Hong Kong, no violence →

China replaces US as top investment destination

http://www.dw.de/china-replaces-us-as-top-investment-destination/a-18225195 China attracted the most direct foreign investments in 2014, while the US is down to third place behind Hong Kong, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) reported on Thursday from Geneva. According to UNCTAD, "fragility of the global economy, policy uncertainty and geopolitical risks" led to an 8-percent global decline in foreign investment … Continue reading China replaces US as top investment destination →