China's industrial profits extend decline as demand, deflation woes take toll
"Profits at China's industrial firms fell 1.5% in July from a year earlier, following a 4.3% slump in June, while a 1.8% profit drop in the first half eased slightly to a 1.7% slide in the January-July period, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data showed on Wednesday."
--- Not that these numbers say too much, but they seem to show that nothing much changes. So: still recession.
"Beijing has ramped up infrastructure spending and consumer subsidies, alongside steady monetary easing, though weak business and consumer confidence has dragged on demand and the broader economy. China's July bank loans unexpectedly contracted for the first time in 20 years."
--- Unexpected is only that the CCP openly admits to the bad numbers.
China Pours Exports Into Africa Faster Than Anywhere Else
"as Chinese companies snapped up contracts to build everything from railways to industrial parks across the continent, the demand for the machinery and materials to complete these projects followed this year."
--- Naive bullshit falling for Chinese propaganda. China is giving loans to African countries for infrastructure projects, where the money flows to Chinese companies which complete these projects with Chinese workers. Win-win-win for China.
"Although the trading relationship shows no sign of becoming less lopsided, with China running a far wider surplus with Africa than last year, Beijing is cracking open its domestic market while seizing on the chance to meet the continent’s infrastructure needs."
--- China cracking open its markets? Must have been a crackhead who wrote this article.
‘They have to give us magnets’: Trump warns of 200% tariff on China if exports are curbed
"They have to give us magnets, if they don’t give us magnets, then we have to charge them 200% tariffs or something"
--- Or something then, I guess.
"Trump’s statement comes at a time when China’s exports of rare-earth magnets have recovered to levels seen before Beijing imposed export curbs in April, according to the latest government data."
--- If you trust Chinese data ... (Should be easy enough to check via US customs data.)
China Says Trump’s Student Welcome Preferable to Harassment
"“We hope the US will act on President Trump’s commitment to welcoming Chinese students to study in the country, stop groundlessly harassing, interrogating or repatriating Chinese students, and earnestly protect their legitimate and lawful rights and interests,” Guo Jiakun said at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Wednesday."
--- Translation: Please stop looking for Chinese spies!
"Trump said this week that the US would allow 600,000 Chinese students into the country"
--- Moron.
Taiwan's denial of communist role in World War II is 'blasphemy', China says
"This is a grave blasphemy against all the loyal martyrs and heroes and a shameless betrayal of the entire Chinese nation"
--- Nice of the CCP to provide more evidence that it is a religious cult.
Japan announces plan to counter China's armed coast guard fleet
China says trilateral nuclear disarmament talks with US, Russia 'unreasonable'
--- China Uncensored: "Anti-Chinese protests in South Korea"
Würde China Friedenstruppen in die Ukraine schicken?
"Auch wenn Chinas Führung dies offiziell zurückweist: Äußerungen, wie die des Ex-Militärs zeigten, dass die Regierung in Peking generell ein Interesse daran habe, an einer UN-Friedensmission beteiligt zu sein, sagt Justyna Szczudlik, China-Analystin beim staatlichen Thinktank Polnisches Institut für Internationale Angelegenheiten in Warschau. Chinas Führung könne sich so als Akteur präsentieren, der Verantwortung übernimmt und Kritik entkräften, dass China Russland unterstützt."
--- Pfff... Wenn die Ukraine chinesischen Friedenstruppen zustimmen würde, wäre die Führung wesentlich inkompetenter als ich glaube.
"Neben den politischen Interessen habe China auch ganz klare wirtschaftliche Interessen, meint Justyna Szczudlik. Friedenstruppen könnten Vorarbeit leisten für ein chinesisches Engagement im Wiederaufbau der Ukraine. China könnte vor Ort sein und dabei herausfinden, was die Ukraine genau brauche - und sich so lukrative Aufträge sichern, so Szczudlik."
--- Sorry, aber wer in der Ukraine würde chinesische Aufbauhilfe wollen?
