Germany’s failing auto sector may prove to be an integral power play for China, as Chinese OEMs are eyeing soon-to-be vacant Volkswagen (VW) factories. Volkswagen plans to close at least three factories by 2027 due to declining sales amid the country’s exigency to eliminate fossil fuels. Germany once looked to China to offload vehicles, but […]
QUESTION: Thank you so much for your world forecasts. It is very helpful to be able to read you here in China. You said that deflation is in motion into 2028. People are cutting back on spending and your model has been correct here in China. Could you provide a quick overview for 2025? DZ […]
CEO of Lucid Motors and a former VP of engineering at Tesla Peter Rawlinson says his company is stuck in the EV “valley of death” as EVs in America “frankly suck.” Rawlinson admitted that China has an advantage in technology, but more over, they have the ability to produce affordable EVs. “I think the Chinese […]
North Korea has threatened to use nuclear weapons if the US threatens its sovereignty. South Korea does not possess nuclear weapons but is protected by the United States, with thousands of troops stationed in the country since the end of the Korean War in 1953. Our model on Korea shows that the 72-year Revolutionary Cycyle […]
They say we live in a Democracy. That is the biggest lie and the first told to us by our Republican forms of government. Even the Pledge of Allegiance says, “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands…” There is no mention of […]
German warships have not passed through the Taiwan Strait in over two decades, but reports are circulating that Berlin plans to defy Bejing by permitting warships to pass through the Strait later this month. Germany is showing solidarity with NATO nations like Canada and the United States who have recently provoked tensions by making […]
New York state government officials permitted a Chinese spy to infiltrate their offices for 15 years. Linda Sun, a former NY state government employee under both Governor Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo, has been accused of working with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to alter state policy and compile secrets. Was it not suspicious when […]
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Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Guangzhou met to discuss China’s position on the Russia-Ukraine war. China stated it is “willing to play a constructive role” in peace negotiations, but Ukraine knows that peace has never been an option. This open discussion was a diplomatic move to remind the world […]
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has vowed to support Taiwan in securing impudence from China if re-elected. “The Indo-Pacific has become a decisive region for the world’s future,” she noted, stating that Europe will work with South Korea, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand to protect Taiwan. “This includes our collective efforts to deploy […]
