China crushes mass protest by bank depositors demanding their life savings back

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Hong Kong (CNN) – Chinese authorities on Sunday violently dispersed a peaceful protest by hundreds of depositors, who sought in vain to demand their life savings back from banks that have run into a deepening cash crisis. Since April, four … Read More

Venezuela moves towards setting up a new Parliament

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Caracas, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela is moving today towards setting up a new National Assembly (unicameral Parliament), in a scenario marked by the categorical triumph of the Great Patriotic Pole in the recent legislative elections.   The National Electoral … Read More

China plans to overtake US as the world’s No 1 economy

Source: Pixabay Beijing’s 2035 vision for “basic socialist modernization” includes few specific targets and did not specifically mention the United States. China’s total economic size and per capita income “will climb to a new big level” by 2035, with significant … Read More

Hong Kong Looks Like a Police State

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The legislature rubber stamps rules outlawing disrespect to China’s national anthem, but a pending treason law will have far greater effect. Chinese stocks led losses for a mixed day’s trade in Asia on Wednesday, and Hong Kong looks like a … Read More

Xi vows attempts to split China will ‘end in crushed bodies and shattered bones’

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Hong Kong (CNN)Chinese President Xi Jinping warned adversaries on Sunday that any attempt to split China will “end in crushed bodies and shattered bones” according to state-media, as anti-government protesters in Hong Kong returned to the streets for a 19th consecutive weekend. Though Xi … Read More