News item 1. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has touched down in Canberra for a five-day visit focussed on strengthening China’s economic relationship with Australia and positioning his country as a bulwark against rising protectionism. China analyst Peter Cai from the Lowy Institute said the visit would be framed by the isolationist rhetoric emanating from the White…
Chinese officials have confirmed that the country is currently building a second aircraft carrier, according to a number of Chinese and Taiwanese media sources. The former political commissar of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Liu Xioajiang told the Hong Kong Commercial Daily that that Beijing’s second carrier, which would be China’s first indigenously produced…
To be honest, I was a little surprised to read that Marxism was important in China. I’m no expert at all but I’d always believed that Chinese communism was different to the Western variety due to its Maoist influence. I thought it was Maoism rather than Marxism. However the Economist reports that Chinese officials are…
The Army currently has 510,000 active duty members, but the Obama administration is working with Army leaders to shrink that number to somewhere between 420,000-450,000 by deactivating brigades and firing mid-level officers. Stars and Strips reported that over 500 Army majors will be forced out of the military by next spring; almost 1,200 captains have…
According to CNN, Red China has again increased its annual military budget by around 10% even as its economy slows. The budget now totals $US144.2 billion. Premier Li Keqiang told the National People’s Congress held in the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square “Building a solid national defense and strong armed forces is…
I am frequently appalled at the simplistic approach of those who label criticism of foreign purchase of farm lands as “xenophobic”. They don’t seem to grasp that we’re talking about something much bigger than the Marxist generated idea of “racism”. In Australia today, the CEO of the biggest grain co-operative CBH Group has called for…
A couple of days ago the Australian government acted in response to rising public concern with the huge number of cashed up foreign buyers in the housing market. They proposed fees of at least $5000 for foreign buyers of homes and businesses and million dollar penalties for anyone caught trying to work around the regs.…
This is a program from Channel 9 Australia on the effects of Communist Chinese participation in the Australian housing market. Its makes a number of assertions, such as The Chinese are dominating the markets They are able to spend much more than Australian buyers Auctions are being held in Mandarin The prices are being driven…
Education Minister Hekia Parata today welcomed 38 Mandarin Language Assistants from China to New Zealand at Parliament. “This is a rich resource given that China is our number one export destination and it is important that we prepare our young people to play a part in New Zealand’s economic future,” says Ms Parata. Suddenly I…
