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China’s “Da Mah”
China’s “Da Mah”, or big mothers, are becoming an economic force to be reckoned with. They also descend on Hong Kong and clean up the gold retail shops. They are contrarians in the face of the recent...
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Doublewood: Obama And “Yiourou Guaduan 优柔寡断”
President Obama abruptly changed course by asking lawmakers, who are not due to return to town for more than a week, to give him authorization before he launches a limited military strike against...
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RMB Swap Line
This is the type of new knowledge and information you should keep abreast of, to avoid falling off the curve. As we continue to flaunt our disregard for USD integrity and refuse to exercise discipline...
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PBOC Says No Longer in China’s Interest to Increase Reserves
The People’s Bank of China said the country does not benefit any more from increases in its foreign-currency holdings, adding to signs policy makers will rein in dollar purchases that limit the yuan’s...
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China’s 18 – 3
That stands for the 3rd plenary session of the 18th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (“CCP”) held 2 weeks ago in Beijing. I think it will likely go down in history as one of the most...
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What Japan Has In Store For US – Doublewood
As Japan progressively advances its militarization agenda, one of the biggest steps and end-games would be to “inherit” the many well-developed military bases the US currently maintains on Japanese...
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Abe pays tribute to the war criminals
Emboldened by the enactment of a new Special Secrecy Protection Act (“SSPA”) by Japan’s Diet, Prime Minister Abe brazenly paid homage to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo this week. The shrine is...
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Doublewood: Coming Attractions
Just as the year 2013 drew to a seemingly peaceful conclusion, we have to start looking at the risks lurking in the landscape and/or quavering in the subterranean crevices. To prepare you for a...
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Diaoyu Island – The Truth
This is a very good 40-minute documentary done by a well-known director in the US. There are some disturbing graphic images of war-time atrocities perpetrated by the Japanese. But it is important...
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Doublewood: Cybersecurity
As I have told you before, this is an important breakthrough in the upcoming Xi’s visit to the US. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2015-09/13/content_21848301.htm It is just the beginning, but an...
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Doublewood: US-China Relations
This helps explain the gist of a part of what I have been working on — the continual re-defining of US-China relations in a changing world....
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Doublewood: Some Not-So-Forgotten History
Recently, the Israel Ministry Of Foreign Affairs took time out to prepare a special note of thanks to Shanghai for providing sanctuary to some of the Jewish people during WWII:...
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Doublewood: A Bumper Harvest
As I have mentioned, we are witnessing a bumper harvest of accomplishments and other advancements in relations between the US and China, to coincide with the state visit by President Xi. The following...
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Doublewood: George Osborne
George Osborne, the current British Finance Minister (in Britain he is officially called the Chancellor of the Exchequer), is a name to mark down. Even if he does not become a future Prime Minister, he...
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Doublewood: Global Slowdown and China’s Second Child Policy
With the release of 3rd quarter GDP figures throughout the major economies of the world, we can now confirm a global slow-down. Estimates for 4th quarter and next year have also been downwardly...
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U.S./China Relations: South China Sea
I was asked whether the US warship in the South China Sea will upset the current state of relations between China and the US. My brief response is: “Don’t worry about the US intrusion into the South...
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Doublewood: Red & Gold Diplomacy
Since several months ago, we have been witnessing a series of dramatic episodes in the world’s geopolitical stage. Practically every major country has racheted up their engagement with China. That is...
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Doublewood: Syria And World Order
Fetus Of A Universal War The current global situation is a live context to understanding Kissinger’s new book World Order. The events in the last decade leading to today’s crisis in the Middle East may...
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Doublewood: What’s Up With China? – Part 1
Many are asking similar questions about China’s economic and financial stability. First, I will talk about the current financial market situation. ———————————————— Stock Market — There is still...
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