Xi Jinping’s Axis of Losers

Xi Jinping’s Axis of Losers

The United States is contending with the most challenging international environment it has faced since at least the Cold War and perhaps since World War II. One of the most disconcerting features of this environment is the burgeoning cooperation among China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. Some policymakers and commentators see in this cooperation the…

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Is US Soft Power Weakening in China?

Is US Soft Power Weakening in China?

Ahead of the US presidential election, there are signs Chinese people are growing increasingly disillusioned with Washington, viewing it as no better or worse than other countries. That’s among the insights gathered from Bloomberg’s conversations with more than two dozen people in Shanghai, China’s most outward-looking city. (Source: Bloomberg) Source link

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Australia’s Macquarie misses first-half profit forecasts on subdued energy trade; shares slide

By Rishav Chatterjee and Byron Kaye (Reuters) – Macquarie Group, Australia’s biggest investment bank by assets, posted first-half profit on Friday that fell short of analyst estimates as stabilising energy markets squeezed the commodities trading unit, its main earner, sending its share price sharply lower.  Profit for the six months through September jumped 14% to…

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White House press officials altered transcript of Joe Biden ‘garbage remark’ call: report | US politics

White House press officials altered transcript of Joe Biden ‘garbage remark’ call: report | US politics

White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Joe Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump, drawing objections from the federal workers who document such remarks for posterity, according to two US government officials and an internal email obtained on Thursday by the Associated Press….

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