This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. President Obama outlines withdrawal from Afghanistan Suicide bomber strikes in Kabul Afghanistan after Obama’s speech Tensions grow with Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan in Fergana Valley Russia and China prepare for Fergana valley instability President Obama
By CHARLES HUTZLERAssociated PressBEIJINGThe blind, corn-country activist at the center of a diplomatic tussle between the U.S. and China did not set out to be a dissident. Chen Guangcheng taught himself law to defend the constitutional rights he saw trampled
From the Washington Free Beacon: The office of Vice President Joe Biden overruled State and Justice Department officials in denying the political asylum request of a senior Chinese communist official last February over fears the high-level defection would upset the
Movie fans can opt for wolverine instead of turkey this Thanksgiving. “Red Dawn,” the oft-delayed remake of the 1984 invasion film, will finally hit theaters Nov. 21. The remake’s trip to the big screen has been a traumatic one. First,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. China faces new humiliation in case of dissident Chen Guangcheng Possible Chinese retaliation against internal dissidents Proposed military strike on Iran causes open political war in Israel Osama bin Laden’s widows and children arrive
By ALEXA OLESENAssociated PressBEIJINGU.S. and Chinese officials are ironing out a deal to secure American asylum for a blind Chinese legal activist who fled house arrest, with an agreement likely before Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives this week, a
(AP) Rights group: US asylum likely for China dissidentBy ALEXA OLESENAssociated PressBEIJINGU.S. and Chinese officials are ironing out a deal to secure American asylum for a blind Chinese legal activist who fled house arrest, with an agreement likely before Secretary
(AP) Obama aide mum on whether US protecting activistBy ANNE FLAHERTYAssociated PressWASHINGTON A top White House aide on Sunday said President Barack Obama wants to strike an “appropriate balance” between advancing human rights and maintaining U.S. relations with China, the
(AP) Group: Blind Chinese activist under US protectionBy SCOTT McDONALDAssociated PressBEIJINGA blind legal activist escaped house arrest in his Chinese village for American officials’ protection, activists said Saturday, creating a diplomatic dilemma for the U.S. and Beijing days ahead of
(AP) Blind Chinese activist flees house arrestBy CHARLES HUTZLERAssociated PressBEIJINGA blind legal activist fled house arrest in his rural China village and made it to a secret location in Beijing, setting off a frantic police search for him and those
With an uncertain regulatory and tax system (and the world’s highest corporatetax rate) and a declining economy under President Barack Obama, businesseshave less incentive to operate within the United States. And according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of 35
Chinese oil giants Sinopec and Petrochina said they were hit by heavy refining losses in the first quarter, despite strong energy demand and higher oil prices. Sinopec, Asia’s largest refiner, said net profit tumbled 35 percent year-on-year to 13.41 billion
The Security and Exchange Commission is suspicious of some of the major film studios in the United States. That’s because in February, China’s state-owned China Film Group suddenly agreed to loosen their restrictions on international media playing in China. Before
By KIRUBEL TADESSEAssociated PressADDIS ABABA, EthiopiaThe African Union called on Sudan to stop its aerial bombardment of South Sudan and for both countries to cease hostilities as an uneasy calm settled over the south Wednesday with a lull in violence.
Chinese and Russian naval forces united for maritime drills to improve partnership between the two countries.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Tensions continue to rise in the South China Sea Iceland’s scapegoat former PM Geir Haarde avoids jail Tensions continue to rise in the South China Sea I’ve been writing for several years about China’s
Here’s the picture–Alaska contains a wealth of oil both on land, in ANWR, and off shore in its outer continental shelf. But President Obama and the Democrat party are staunchly opposed to allowing us to avail ourselves of it. And
In the wake of China’s record-breaking box-office opening of TITANIC 3D, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (FOX) and SONY have announced an exclusive, large-scale bundling partnership for the film’s Blu-ray 3D release this fall. Marking the industry’s biggest bundling and
(AP) Wal-Mart faces big fines amid bribery chargesBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIOAP Retail WriterNEW YORKAllegations that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. covered up the findings of an internal probe that proved its Mexican subsidiary bribed officials in that country could have huge implications for
Former GOP White House contender Jon Huntsman on Monday explained the comparison he made between the Republican Party and Communist Party of China the night before as “waxing philosophical” on the state of politics. On Sunday night Huntsman equated being
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Socialist François Hollande wins in first round of France’s presidential elections Marine Le Pen gives ‘victory’ speech after French election Sarkozy gives defiant speech after French election A Hollande victory in France could change
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Hu Jintao vowed on Monday to bolster ties with North Korea and backed its young leader, Kim Jong-un, despite an international outcry over the North’s recent rocket launch and the possibility of a third nuclear
Asian markets slipped lower Monday as slightly improved manufacturing data from China failed to dampen fears of a slowdown in the world’s number two economy, as markets took a bearish view. Tokyo gave up early gains to close down 0.20
PYONGYANG, North KoreaNorth Korea promised Monday to reduce South Korea’s conservative government “to ashes” in less than four minutes, in an unusually specific escalation of recent threats aimed at its southern rival. The statement by North Korea’s military, carried by
BY SLOBODAN LEKICAssociated PressLUXEMBOURGThe European Union on Monday suspended its sanctions against Myanmar for a year following a wave of widely praised political reforms in the country, but will retain an embargo on arms sales, officials said. The EU wants
