The Pentagon gets its way.... Donald Trump does NOT get his.... Over the past eight months, the United States has poured more than 20,000 additional troops into the Middle East to counter the escalating threat from Iran that peaked with the recent missile attack on American … [Read more...] about The US keeps sending More troops back to the Middle East…
China
China wants tariffs removed FIRST for any Trump Trade deal….
Well folks? This seems to mean that China IS playing hardball with Donald Trump and America... Why Not? The American President after three years in office has NOT gotten one single 'trade deal' done.... And the world is still in one piece.... Gone is the worry from … [Read more...] about China wants tariffs removed FIRST for any Trump Trade deal….
Plague Is Diagnosed in China, Prompting Fears of an Outbreak
...from the NY Times.... Two people in China were diagnosed with plague, setting off a panic on Tuesday about the potential spread of the highly infectious and fatal disease and prompting China’s government to warn citizens to take precautions to protect themselves. Beijing … [Read more...] about Plague Is Diagnosed in China, Prompting Fears of an Outbreak
Forget the Chinese tariff rollback news….
Seems Trump's people are not happy with the announcement .... The stock market has dropped on the pullback news.... An agreement between the United States and China to roll back existing tariffs as part of a “phase one” trade deal faces fierce internal opposition in the … [Read more...] about Forget the Chinese tariff rollback news….
China and US Trade talks hang on Trade Tariff’s being cancelled….
Donald Trump has used the tariffs/import taxes as his main hammer to try too work a deal on trade with China... It appears that the Chinese will have Trump back down from using that to make any progress... The ending of the Trade War with China WILL help America's and other … [Read more...] about China and US Trade talks hang on Trade Tariff’s being cancelled….
China, NBA Standoff Deepens Over Basketball Executive’s Tweet
James Harden of the Houston Rockets, center, plays between New Orleans Pelicans Omer Asik, left, and E’Twaun Moore in Beijing in 2016. PHOTO: THOMAS PETER/REUTERS By James T. Areddy in Shanghai and Alastair Galein Saitama, Japan Updated Oct. 8, 2019 10:36 am … [Read more...] about China, NBA Standoff Deepens Over Basketball Executive’s Tweet
WTF would other countries help Trump get rid of Joe Biden?…
Donald Trump spent his first years inn office attacking internationalism... He boasted about America 'FIRST'.... He crowed about about how he was gonna extract Billions from everyone else... Yea? He hasn't done ANY of that... Now he's so worried about Joe Biden … [Read more...] about WTF would other countries help Trump get rid of Joe Biden?…
World Trade slows as America’s Trade War and Brexit worries linger….
There is NO doubt that we are sliding into a world wide recession... A weakening world economy, President Trump’s trade war with China and fears of a potentially tumultuous Brexit have combined to produce a dramatic slowdown in global commerce, the World Trade Organization … [Read more...] about World Trade slows as America’s Trade War and Brexit worries linger….