China’s fear is replicating the fall of the Soviet Union. When its borderlands, Central Asia and Transcaucasus, were lost, the Russian core shattered into three states: Byelorussia, Ukraine, and Russia. Should China loses its borderlands, Tibet and Xinjiang, the Chinese core may similarly shatter.

*Xinjiang*

Trump administration helped GOP donors get Syria oil deal

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

“By continuing to maintain control of the oil fields in Syria, we will deny [Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad] and Iran a monetary windfall,” Graham said in an October 2019 statement. “We can also use some of the revenues from future oil sales to pay for our military commitment in Syria.”

Nothing Delivered: Trump’s ‘Antiwar’ Deception

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Nothing Delivered: Trump’s ‘Antiwar’ Deception

With Trump, the people thought they voted for something different, but what they received was more of the same. Like Obama and Bush II, Trump was lying to his base, despicably pretending to be opposed to unnecessary wars in faraway lands. Trump made snide comments about the military industrial complex, etc. while looting the American people to pay for it all. He carried on with his “antiwar” façade while bombing to smithereens the same far flung countries that Bush and Obama nearly destroyed. At the same time, he was starving some of the poorest people in the world, from Venezuela to North Korea, with “maximum pressure” sanctions. He prioritized satiating the Israel first crowd first, and set the stage for brinksmanship with Beijing, as well as Moscow, while ensuring ever higher military budgets.

British Military Sent On Secret Mission To Protect Saudi Oilfields

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

British Military Sent On Secret Mission To Protect Saudi Oilfields

500 million tons of oil, natural gas found in NW China’s Junggar Basin

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

500 million tons of oil, natural gas found in NW China’s Junggar Basin

The Junggar Basin has great potential for oil and gas resource exploration, and is an important alternative area for the development of crude oil production and China’s petroleum reserves. Oil and gas exploration in the Junggar Basin has been accelerating in recent years. Over 1 billion tons of reserves have been discovered in the Mahu area, with a daily production level of 5,942 tons of crude oil, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

The Chinese Uyghur Dark Legend and Washington’s Campaign to Counter Chinese Economic Rivalry

November 28, 2020November 28, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The Chinese Uyghur Dark Legend and Washington’s Campaign to Counter Chinese Economic Rivalry

Dig below the surface of the allegations that Beijing is abusing its Muslim population, and you won’t find concentration camps and genocide, but a US-led effort to create a Chinese dark legend. The roots of the demonization campaign are to be found in Washington’s desire to counter China’s challenge to US economic supremacy.