Posted by China’s economy in trouble Source: GZEROWORLD WITH IAN BREMMER “No trust, little communication”…Is China making a shift towards socialism causing exodus of those who have benefitted over the last 20 to 30 years via a private sector.
August 14, 2023
China’s economy has averaged about 10% annual growth year over year for the past four decades. It’s undoubtedly the biggest economic success story of our lifetime, but how long can that last?
Shaun Rein, founder and managing director of the Shanghai-based China Market Research Group, sits down with Ian Bremmer on GZERO World to talk China’s post-COVID recovery, Xi’s crackdown on the private sector, and why the last year has turned him from a bull to a bear on China’s economic outlook.
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“During the Cold War, the stability and sovereignty of many African countries was undermined because of their alignment with major powers. This experience has convinced us of the need to seek strategic partnerships with other countries rather than be dominated by any other country.”
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60,943 views Aug 21, 2023 #russiaukrainewar #ireland #ukrainianrefugees
The Ireland Government has threatened to evict a few Ukrainian refugees if they refuse to pay their own meals. The Ukrainian refugees living at hotels in County Mayo have been directed to start paying for food, laundry and maintenance of their pets. The government directive hasn’t gone down well with the refugees, who have now opposed it calling it “discrimination.” Watch for more details.
Fred comments: Austria only make available accommodation for refugees if they have made full provision of housing for Austrian people.
Ireland must stand ashamed. Every year the numbers are rising. There are nearly 13,000 people homeless, more living in hostel accommodation. This does not take account of parents having to provide homes for their adult children and grandchildren. Ireland has a housing crisis. The Ukraine war created provisions in our country but as the months go by … people and their patience slackens especially when we have a crisis of our own; we have over 3,500 of our own children in hotels/hostels. We also have a child mental health crisis which needs urgent funding.
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15,409 views Aug 21, 2023 #africanews #brics #brics2023
The five Brics countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are holding their 15th annual summit in Johannesburg. However one of the nations leaders, Vladimir Putin, will not be there. The G7 nations have been very critical of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the Brics nations, including South Africa, less so. The BBC’s Kim Chakanetsa takes a look at why that is. Produced and edited by Mark Sedgwick
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“BRICS 40% of World’s population”
Ukraine watch on; they seek backing from BRICS.
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Erik Prince, founder of the private security firm Blackwater, filed a defamation lawsuit against The Intercept last month over an article published in 2020 that examined his efforts to sell military services to a sanctioned Russian mercenary company.
“Peddler of military services” … global markets including to Wagner
“The appetite amongst African nations to potentially join #BRICS is squarely on the table.” FRANCE 24 Correspondent
is at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg where the bloc is considering expansion.
22nd August 2023
It is unfortunate that Putin isn’t attending this week’s BRICS summit in South Africa. I would have liked to see him arrested and sent to The Hague to address his International Criminal Court war-crime charges.
apnews.com Putin was meant to be at a summit in South Africa this week. Why was he asked to stay away? Vladimir Putin will be the odd one out when leaders from the BRICS economic bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa meet in
22nd August 2023
Feature – Amid the transition in world order, BRICS has been keen on expansion with at least 40 countries expressing interest to join the bloc. Iran’s inclusion, experts believe, can be a game-changer. By Ivan Kesic
presstv.ir BRICS summit: As bloc spreads wings, Iran’s entry can be a game-changer Amid the transition in world order, BRICS has been keen on expansion with at least 40 countries expressing interest to join the bloc. Iran’s
22nd August 2023
BRICS countries represent 40% of the world’s population and a quarter of the world’s economy. Could the group create an alternative U.S. and West domination of world affairs? “They don’t want to do what the West tells them. They’re driving their own agenda,” says
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Back to Ukraine war … invasion by Russian Federation 24th February 2022.
I used to be Putin’s No. 1 enemy until Zelensky and Navalny took my place. But now, after calling for Magnitsky sanctions against the Swiss officials who are returning millions to Russians in the Magnitsky case, I’m “enemy number 1” in Switzerland according to Blick Magazine
22nd August 2023
What a sober man has on his mind, a drunk has on the tip of his tongue. Medvedev’s job, as the literal and metaphorical protagonist of that saying, is to say aloud what the regime wants to do. Genocide against Ukraine, in words and deeds.
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Russian ex-president Medvedev: “We must not stop until the current, inherently terrorist Ukrainian state is completely dismantled. It must be destroyed to the ground. Or rather, so that even the ashes from it do not remain”. Sounds like Hitler, isn’t it? https://m.gazeta.ru/amp/politics/n
Navalny calls his supporters to actively participate in “elections in 40 regions of Russia” this September. Needless to say, ‘elections’ will take place in 36 regions, other four are Ukrainian regions Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhya. But this is not all. /1
Since last fall, the U.S., UK, Canada & the EU have all implemented #MagnitskySanctions against the persecutors of Russian activist
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22nd August 2023
Does Trump threatening us with a good time violate his parole conditions?
21st August 2023
Today , August 21st 1968, 55 years ago, the Warsaw pact army, at the behest of Soviet Union, invaded then Czechoslovakia. I will never forget that day when hope was crushed. Which is why I will keep fighting for fairness and democracy and hope wherever I happen to be….
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22nd August 2023
22nd August 2023
ROBOTYNE HAS BEEN LIBERATED “Officially! The 47th brigade entered Robotyne with a fight.” – Deputy Minister of Defense
22nd August 2023
As international organization investigate sexual violence against women in Ukraine by Russian soldiers, NGOs and two artists in Russia are trying to bring it into the open. Some language and images may be disturbing.
themoscowtimes.com Sexual Violence in Russia and in War: Offering Healing Through Therapy and Art In a series of photographs, a man in a military uniform rapes a young woman.
22nd August 2023
The American pharmaceutical company MSD (known in the U.S. as Merck) will stop supplying Russia with Zepatier, one of the most popular drugs to treat hepatitis C. In 2022, the drug constituted 19% of treatment regimens paid for by the Russian government.
Domino’s Pizza will close all its outlets in Russia, becoming one of the first major Western fast-food chains to exit the country since McDonald’s and Starbucks left more than a year ago. https://cnn.it/3P6l7jO
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22nd August 2023
“Russia still has this big imperial vision that Putin has grown to believe in over his tenure,”
said. “Ukraine’s goals have not changed. The question is: What’s the Western strategic vision?”
Why Russia’s War in Ukraine Could Run for Years
From Moscow to Washington, a lack of clear and achievable strategic goals points to a long conflict.
22nd August 2023
EU Was Called to Swiftly Extend Temporary Protection for Ukrainian Refugees
eurointegration.com.ua EU Calls for Swift Extension of Protection for Ukrainian Refugees The human rights organisation Pro Asyl, which supports asylum seekers in Germany, has urged the European Union to extend the
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22nd August 2023
How Ukraine Can Benefit from Frozen Russian Assets
Frozen Russian assets can work for Ukraine right now. How can it be done?
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BRICS Ascending
Choice of song – South Africa Host to BRICS: https://youtu.be/HmvJGVuYIMM
Who Watches the Watchers? 