Taiwan has a general election on Saturday. The international media has highlighted the election as an important geopolitical pivot – namely, if the current incumbent government party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), wins the presidency and legislature and continues its call for formal (not just de facto) independence from mainland China, that will mean intensified attacks on Taiwan by Beijing, perhaps leading to military conflict.
Taiwan: the technology trade turn
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US Merchant Marine Sailors Were Target Of Houthi Attack + World War II Combat Tactics Return To The Red Sea
BREAKING Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the Iranian-backed militants fired a large number of ballistic and naval missiles and drones at a U.S. flagged ship manned by US Merchant Marine sailors who were “providing support” to Israel. No update yet from the head of the US Merchant Marine, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
US Merchant Marine Sailors Were Target Of Houthi Attack
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What is clear is that the US military has repeatedly warned ship owners and officers against sharing information with journalists, Wall Street analysts, and supply chain experts. While journalists and supply chains may be under-reporting the issue, ship owners are sharing more alarming stories among themselves. This information asymmetry could lead to more ships avoiding the region, while freight forwarders, cargo brokers, and other professionals further down the supply chain may be unprepared for the full extent of the delays.
The enduring legacy of the East King of Sulu in Chinese-Filipino diplomacy
ON December 3 last year (2023), I embarked on a meaningful and soul-stirring journey to pay special and heartfelt tribute at the tomb of Sultan Paduka Batara, known as “Pahala,” at his sacred resting place in Dezhou, a captivating city in China’s Shandong province. It was indeed a momentous experience for me. It was also an educational and inspiring half-day trip.
The enduring legacy of the East King of Sulu in Chinese-Filipino diplomacy
Operation Prosperity Guardian: Whose Prosperity is Being Guarded?
Operation Prosperity Guardian: Whose Prosperity is Being Guarded?
In the weeks to come, we will see the situation between the Houthi, international shipping, and the world’s navies further develop. The goal of Operation Prosperity Guardian is to ensure the prosperity of the world by ensuring the free flow of goods and ships through the international waterways off the coast of Yemen. If the main beneficiary of the operation is one of the largest shipping corporations in the world, then there is a question of whose prosperity is Operation Prosperity Guardian truly guarding?
Operation Prosperity Guardian: Whose Prosperity is Being Guarded?
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Pentagon’s acquisition deputy Plumb talks stockpiles, industrial base
Pentagon’s acquisition deputy Plumb talks stockpiles, industrial base
The place America is in manufacturing didn’t happen overnight, and we’re not going to get out of it overnight. Part of getting us into a resilient and robust manufacturing state of play involves making sure we can build those communities and those local investments so that you have the workforce, you have the people and you have the capital infrastructure.
On the strategic relationship between Venezuela and China
During a state visit to the People’s Republic of China in September 2023, Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro met president Xi Jinping and both agreed to strengthen the relationship of their countries by establishing seven sub commissions to elevate it to the level of ‘all-weather strategic partnership’. This is the culmination of a relationship that began with president Hugo Chavez’s first visit to Beijing in 1999, the very first year of his presidency.
On the strategic relationship between Venezuela and China
Russia appoints new transportation advisor for Ukraine
J/K! I meant USG, not Russia! 😉
Nov. 8 (UPI) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Wednesday to meet with Ukrainian officials to talk about the country’s economic recovery and infrastructure challenges with the ongoing war with Russia.
Buttigieg makes surprise visit to Kyiv to announce new Ukraine transportation adviser
Master Lock closes its plant in Milwaukee after 100 years
US tightens rules on AI chip sales to China in blow to Nvidia
US tightens rules on AI chip sales to China in blow to Nvidia
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang told the Financial Times earlier this year that the 2022 controls had left the Silicon Valley company with its “hands tied behind our back” by barring sales of its most advanced chips to China. He has said further restrictions could seriously harm US chipmakers by eating into their ability to finance investment.
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German economic slump will be worse than feared, warn economists
Country’s GDP set to fall as it struggles with the energy crisis supply chain disruption
German economic slump will be worse than feared, warn economists
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