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title: How climate shapes daily life in China and Malaysia
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<p>China and Malaysia have a long history of cultural exchanges, with natural environmental differences playing a significant role in shaping people's lifestyles.</p>
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<p>A view from above of a pavilion in southern China during spring. /VCG</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">A view from above of a pavilion in southern China during spring. /VCG</p>
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<p>China, with its vast territory, experiences distinct seasons. Spring brings the revival of nature, making it an ideal time for planting. Summer is hot, allowing crops to grow rapidly. Autumn is cool and marks the harvest season, and winter is cold, a time for food storage and rest. This clear seasonal cycle dictates agricultural rhythms and traditional customs. For instance, in northern China, people enjoy hot pot during the frigid winter, while in the humid and hot summers of the south, lighter and refreshing dishes are preferred.</p>
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<p>Autumn crops dry in Linyi, Shandong Province. /VCG</p>
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<p>The seasons also influence China's traditional festivals. The Qingming Festival in spring is not only a time for ancestral remembrance but also an opportunity for outdoor activities. The Mid-Autumn Festival in autumn coincides with the harvest, during which people enjoy mooncakes and admire the full moon. These celebrations are deeply rooted in the natural rhythm of the changing seasons.</p>
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<p>The rainforest of Danum Valley Conservation Area in Malaysia. /VCG</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">The rainforest of Danum Valley Conservation Area in Malaysia. /VCG</p>
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<p>In contrast, Malaysia, located near the equator, has a tropical rainforest climate characterized by consistently high temperatures and abundant rainfall throughout the year. Instead of four distinct seasons, the country experiences only two – a dry season and a rainy season.</p>
<p>Due to this stable climate, agricultural production in Malaysia is not bound by seasonal changes but continues year-round. Economic crops such as rubber and oil palm thrive in the humid environment, and rice cultivation can be adjusted flexibly according to rainfall patterns.</p>
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title: Intangible cultural heritage crafts revived on the runway
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<p>At the China Fashion Week, models from the mountainous area of Guizhou are bringing intangible cultural heritage to life. Meanwhile, designers are reimagining traditional crafts such as Miao batik and Lisu garment-making, seamlessly blending age-old techniques with contemporary aesthetics. </p>
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title: Experience the golden beauty of Yunnan&amp;#039;s rapeseed fields
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<p>Golden rapeseed fields are seen from above in Qujing, Yunnan Province on March 20, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Golden rapeseed fields are seen from above in Qujing, Yunnan Province on March 20, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p>People admire golden rapeseed fields in Qujing, Yunnan Province on March 20, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">People admire golden rapeseed fields in Qujing, Yunnan Province on March 20, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p>Golden rapeseed fields are seen from above in Qujing, Yunnan Province on March 20, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Golden rapeseed fields are seen from above in Qujing, Yunnan Province on March 20, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p>Golden rapeseed fields are seen from above in Qujing, Yunnan Province on March 20, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Golden rapeseed fields are seen from above in Qujing, Yunnan Province on March 20, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p>In mid-to-late March, Qujing in Yunnan Province transforms into a golden paradise as vast fields of rapeseed flowers burst into full bloom. The rolling countryside, painted in shades of gold, creates a breathtaking springtime scene straight out of a painting.</p>
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title: Africa reimagined at Shanghai Fashion Week 2025
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-28/Africa-reimagined-at-Shanghai-Fashion-Week-2025-1C6WFFXjknC/img/3b87a158e49c4dceb3307a2ef14442b4/3b87a158e49c4dceb3307a2ef14442b4-250.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>As Africa cements its place in the global creative economy, a dynamic group of the continent's top fashion designers is making their debut in China's fashion capital, Shanghai.</p>
<p>For the first time, over 20 leading African fashion brands are presenting their work on one of Asia's most influential fashion platforms, the Shanghai Fashion Week.</p>
<p>Under the banner of the "Africa Reimagined Showroom," the showcase spans runway appearances and exclusive showrooms — spotlighting the vibrancy, innovation, and craftsmanship that define contemporary African design.</p>
<p>But this moment goes beyond fashion. It's also about enhancing Africa's cultural diplomacy and deepening business-to-business links across key Asian markets.</p>
<p><strong>From Sourcing to Showcasing: A Full Circle Moment</strong></p>
<p>Mozambican designer Taibo Bacar reflected on returning to China 14 years after her first sourcing trip:</p>
<p>"Back then, we came here looking for materials we couldn't find at home. Today, we're here not just to source — but to offer our product to the Chinese market."</p>
<p>For Bacar, this moment symbolizes how far African fashion has come — both creatively and commercially.</p>
<p>Tanzanian designer Anissa Mpungwe shared a similar sentiment:</p>
<p>"To be in a space where there's no limit to your dreams is something I'm experiencing for the first time. This feels like leveling up creatively."</p>
<p><strong>Design, Identity &amp; Expression</strong></p>
<p>On the runway, the designers are telling stories that blend heritage with innovation. Mpungwe described African design as "unapologetic," shaped by youth, history, and bold expression.</p>
<p>Bacar emphasized that African fashion is not a singular aesthetic — but a rich blend of global influences, tailored cuts, and timeless elegance rooted in identity.</p>
<p>"Fashion is a global language. We use embroidery and storytelling to connect to Africa, but our designs empower women everywhere — beyond geography."</p>
<p><strong>Reimagining Africa, Reimagining Perception</strong></p>
<p>For Hannah Ryder, CEO of Development Reimagined, fashion is about more than garments — it's a gateway to economic transformation, cultural diplomacy, and Africa's brand on the global stage.</p>
<p>"Fashion transforms raw materials into high-value products. It's a powerful entry point to understanding Africa's potential — not just as a creative hub, but as the world's next manufacturing home."</p>
<p>She added that Shanghai Fashion Week was strategically chosen not only for its prestige but because of the growing purchasing power and curiosity of Chinese consumers.</p>
<p><strong>The Opportunity Ahead</strong></p>
<p>Designers like Mpungwe and Bacar see China not only as a market but as a space for collaboration. While they haven't yet partnered with Chinese designers, they're open to exploring shared creativity, manufacturing, and innovation.</p>
<p>Beyond the showcase, Development Reimagined is organizing visits to e-commerce platforms and manufacturers in China — laying the groundwork for long-term cooperation, from retail partnerships to joint investments.</p>
<p><strong>What's Next?</strong></p>
<p>This is just the beginning. Africa Reimagined aims to create sustained pathways between Africa and Asia's fashion ecosystems — driving investment, trade, and cultural exchange.</p>
<p>As Ryder put it:</p>
<p>"We want to double, triple, even quadruple African textile and fashion exports to China. The opportunity is real — and the moment is now."</p>

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title: Africa reimagined at Shanghai Fashion Week 2025
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-28/Africa-reimagined-at-Shanghai-Fashion-Week-2025-1C6WFFXjknC/img/3b87a158e49c4dceb3307a2ef14442b4/3b87a158e49c4dceb3307a2ef14442b4-250.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>As Africa cements its place in the global creative economy, a dynamic group of the continent's top fashion designers is making their debut in China's fashion capital, Shanghai.</p>
<p>For the first time, over 20 leading African fashion brands are presenting their work on one of Asia's most influential fashion platforms, the Shanghai Fashion Week.</p>
<p>Under the banner of the "Africa Reimagined Showroom," the showcase spans runway appearances and exclusive showrooms — spotlighting the vibrancy, innovation, and craftsmanship that define contemporary African design.</p>
<p>But this moment goes beyond fashion. It's also about enhancing Africa's cultural diplomacy and deepening business-to-business links across key Asian markets.</p>
<p><strong>From Sourcing to Showcasing: A Full Circle Moment</strong></p>
<p>Mozambican designer Taibo Bacar reflected on returning to China 14 years after her first sourcing trip:</p>
<p>"Back then, we came here looking for materials we couldn't find at home. Today, we're here not just to source — but to offer our product to the Chinese market."</p>
<p>For Bacar, this moment symbolizes how far African fashion has come — both creatively and commercially.</p>
<p>Tanzanian designer Anissa Mpungwe shared a similar sentiment:</p>
<p>"To be in a space where there's no limit to your dreams is something I'm experiencing for the first time. This feels like leveling up creatively."</p>
<p><strong>Design, Identity &amp; Expression</strong></p>
<p>On the runway, the designers are telling stories that blend heritage with innovation. Mpungwe described African design as "unapologetic," shaped by youth, history, and bold expression.</p>
<p>Bacar emphasized that African fashion is not a singular aesthetic — but a rich blend of global influences, tailored cuts, and timeless elegance rooted in identity.</p>
<p>"Fashion is a global language. We use embroidery and storytelling to connect to Africa, but our designs empower women everywhere — beyond geography."</p>
<p><strong>Reimagining Africa, Reimagining Perception</strong></p>
<p>For Hannah Ryder, CEO of Development Reimagined, fashion is about more than garments — it's a gateway to economic transformation, cultural diplomacy, and Africa's brand on the global stage.</p>
<p>"Fashion transforms raw materials into high-value products. It's a powerful entry point to understanding Africa's potential — not just as a creative hub, but as the world's next manufacturing home."</p>
<p>She added that Shanghai Fashion Week was strategically chosen not only for its prestige but because of the growing purchasing power and curiosity of Chinese consumers.</p>
<p><strong>The Opportunity Ahead</strong></p>
<p>Designers like Mpungwe and Bacar see China not only as a market but as a space for collaboration. While they haven't yet partnered with Chinese designers, they're open to exploring shared creativity, manufacturing, and innovation.</p>
<p>Beyond the showcase, Development Reimagined is organizing visits to e-commerce platforms and manufacturers in China — laying the groundwork for long-term cooperation, from retail partnerships to joint investments.</p>
<p><strong>What's Next?</strong></p>
<p>This is just the beginning. Africa Reimagined aims to create sustained pathways between Africa and Asia's fashion ecosystems — driving investment, trade, and cultural exchange.</p>
<p>As Ryder put it:</p>
<p>"We want to double, triple, even quadruple African textile and fashion exports to China. The opportunity is real — and the moment is now."</p>

link:
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-28/Africa-reimagined-at-Shanghai-Fashion-Week-2025-1C6WFFXjknC/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&amp;UTM_Medium=rss&amp;UTM_Campaign=Culture

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title: Look up! Exquisite ceramic ridges on Foshan Ancestral Temple&amp;#039;s roofs
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Elaborate ceramic tile ridges are seen on Foshan Ancestral Temple's roofs on March 26, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Elaborate ceramic tile ridges are seen on Foshan Ancestral Temple's roofs on March 26, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p>Elaborate ceramic tile ridges are seen on Foshan Ancestral Temple's roofs on March 26, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Elaborate ceramic tile ridges are seen on Foshan Ancestral Temple's roofs on March 26, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p>Elaborate ceramic tile ridges are seen on Foshan Ancestral Temple's roofs on March 26, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Elaborate ceramic tile ridges are seen on Foshan Ancestral Temple's roofs on March 26, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Elaborate ceramic tile ridges are seen on Foshan Ancestral Temple's roofs on March 26, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p>Elaborate ceramic tile ridges are seen on Foshan Ancestral Temple's roofs on March 26, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Elaborate ceramic tile ridges are seen on Foshan Ancestral Temple's roofs on March 26, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p>Elaborate ceramic tile ridges are seen on Foshan Ancestral Temple's roofs on March 26, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Elaborate ceramic tile ridges are seen on Foshan Ancestral Temple's roofs on March 26, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p>Don't forget to look up! The rooftops of Foshan Ancestral Temple feature extremely elaborate ceramic tile ridges.</p>
<p>Foshan Ancestral Temple was built during the Yuanfeng period of the Northern Song Dynasty more than 900 years ago, and has undergone more than 20 reconstructions and expansions.</p>
<p>These ceramic sculptures on the rooftops, rich in detail and vivid in imagery, are not only decorative elements but also a showcase of the remarkable traditional craftsmanship in the Lingnan region.</p>
<p>These masterpieces of traditional craftsmanship tell stories of local culture, legends, and historical events, adding a unique charm to the centuries-old temple.</p>
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title: Film fest to celebrate 130 years of cinema with star-studded tributes
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<p>From the Forbidden City to the silver screen, Beijing sets the stage for an extraordinary celebration of film. This year's festival not only welcomes Switzerland as guest of honor but also brings movie history to life with breathtaking tributes. </p>
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title: Shunde cuisine: A gastronomic delight
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<p>Deep-fried milk with a golden crispy outer skin and a soft milky flavor filling is seen in Foshan, Guangdong Province on March 25, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Deep-fried milk with a golden crispy outer skin and a soft milky flavor filling is seen in Foshan, Guangdong Province on March 25, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p>Roast goose is seen in Foshan, Guangdong Province on March 25, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Roast goose is seen in Foshan, Guangdong Province on March 25, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p>A fish dish is seen in Foshan, Guangdong Province on March 25, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">A fish dish is seen in Foshan, Guangdong Province on March 25, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p>Lunjiao cake is seen in Foshan, Guangdong Province on March 25, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Lunjiao cake is seen in Foshan, Guangdong Province on March 25, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p>A duel-flavored tofu dish is seen in Foshan, Guangdong Province on March 25, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">A duel-flavored tofu dish is seen in Foshan, Guangdong Province on March 25, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p>A seafood stir-fry is seen in Foshan, Guangdong Province on March 25, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">A seafood stir-fry is seen in Foshan, Guangdong Province on March 25, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">A shrimp dish is seen in Foshan, Guangdong Province on March 25, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p>Shunde, a district in Foshan, Guangdong, is renowned as the "cradle of Cantonese cuisine" and a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy. Its cuisine is a harmonious blend of freshness, lightness and exquisite craftsmanship, offering a wide array of dishes that tantalize your taste buds.</p>
<p>One of the must-try delicacies is their deep-fried milk, featuring a golden crispy outer skin and a soft, white filling inside. The crispy exterior with a warm, creamy milk filling is loved by locals and international visitors.</p>
<p>Roast goose is another must-try. The goose is marinated with special seasonings, roasted to a shiny, crispy finish, and served with a savory sauce. Lunjiao cake, made from indica rice flour, has a sweet and slightly sour taste. These dishes showcase Shunde's rich culinary heritage. Whether you have a sweet tooth or prefer savory flavors, Shunde's food scene is sure to give you an unforgettable dining experience.</p>
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title: White paper highlights human rights progress in Xizang
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<p>All-round and historic progress has been made in the human rights cause in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to a white paper released on Friday.</p>
<p>The document, titled "Human Rights in Xizang in the New Era," was released by the State Council Information Office at a press conference held in Lhasa, capital city of the region.</p>
<p>The Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese government have implemented effective measures to develop the economy, improve living standards and people's wellbeing, promote ethnic unity and progress, and protect the basic rights of all the people in the region, it said.</p>
<p>Since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, respecting and protecting human rights has been made an important part of the Party Central Committee's guidelines for the governance of the region, according to the document.</p>
<p>The CPC has maintained a people-centered approach to human rights and a commitment to ensuring human rights through development, and has vigorously promoted whole-process people's democracy, it said.</p>
<p>The Party has strengthened legal protection of human rights, and coordinated efforts to increase people's civil and political rights as well as economic, social and cultural rights, so as to achieve well-rounded development and common prosperity for all people from all ethnic groups, according to the white paper.</p>
<p>Today, Xizang enjoys political stability, ethnic unity, economic development, social harmony and amity among different religions, the document said.</p>
<p>Its environment is sound, and local people are content with their work and daily lives. This progress represents a remarkable achievement in protecting human rights on the snowy plateau, it said.</p>
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<p>Source(s): Xinhua News Agency</p>

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<p>Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to the media after meeting with his cabinet to deal with U.S. auto tariffs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, March 27, 2025. The era of deep economic, security and military ties between Canada and the United States "is over," Carney said, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced the steep auto tariffs.</p>
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<p>Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada's old relationship with the United States "based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over," a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced steep auto tariffs.</p>
<p>"We must fundamentally reimagine our economy," said Carney, in response to Trump's tariffs.</p>
<p>Canada will respond to the U.S. auto tariffs with retaliatory trade actions, and the response will "have maximum impacts in the United States" and minimum impacts in Canada, he said, adding that nothing is off the table to defend Canada and its workers against the U.S. tariffs.</p>
<p>"When President Trump threatens us again, we will fight back ... with everything we have to get the best deal for Canada," said Carney, reiterating calls for Canada to build up its own auto sector to reduce reliance on the United States and to diversify its trade.</p>
<p>"It is clear that the United States is no longer a reliable partner. It is possible that with comprehensive negotiations, we will be able to restore some trust, but there will be no turning back," he said.</p>
<p>The prime minister said that Trump's office reached out to him on Wednesday night to schedule a call. If it takes place, it will be the first between the two leaders.</p>
<p>On Wednesday, Carney announced a "strategic response fund," which is valued at 2 billion Canadian dollars ($1.4 billion), to bolster the country's auto industry.</p>
<p>Trump on Wednesday announced a 25-percent tariff on all imported vehicles. The measure takes effect next week.</p>
<p>(With input from agencies)</p>
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title: Boarding schools vital to children from remote areas in Xizang
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-28/Boarding-schools-vital-to-children-from-remote-areas-in-Xizang-1C6Z9sAhgRO/img/f76b7a75648243e4b4f75962938d3fad/f76b7a75648243e4b4f75962938d3fad-750.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>Boarding schools play a vital role in providing education to children from remote farming and pastoral areas in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, said a white paper released on Friday.</p>
<p>In these areas, accessing schools can be challenging due to high altitude, harsh natural environments, extremely low population density and long distances, said the white paper titled "Human Rights in Xizang in the New Era."</p>
<p>To address this problem, Xizang has followed the same practice as the rest of the country in accordance with the Compulsory Education Law, providing accommodation service and covering all the boarding, lodging, and basic study expenses for the pupils in some schools, said the white paper, which was released by the State Council Information Office.</p>
<p>Students and parents can choose if they wish to board at schools, and students can go home during weekends and holidays, it added.</p>
<p>The measures aim to protect the equal rights of students from all ethnic groups to high-quality education, said the white paper.</p>
<p>Between 2014 and 2024, Xizang invested around 302.3 billion yuan (around $42.1 billion) as government budgetary spending on education, according to the white paper.</p>
<p>In 2012, Xizang led the entire country in providing 15 years of publicly-funded education from kindergarten to senior high school, said the white paper.</p>
<p>By 2024, the gross enrollment rate of preschool education reached 91.33 percent in the region, the completion rate of nine-year compulsory education was 97.86 percent, the gross enrollment rate in senior high schools reached 91.56 percent, and the gross enrollment rate of higher education was 57.81 percent, according to the white paper.</p>
<p>The major educational indicators in Xizang have reached or exceeded the national average, it said.</p>

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title: Boarding schools vital to children from remote areas in Xizang
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-28/Boarding-schools-vital-to-children-from-remote-areas-in-Xizang-1C6Z9sAhgRO/img/f76b7a75648243e4b4f75962938d3fad/f76b7a75648243e4b4f75962938d3fad-750.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>Boarding schools play a vital role in providing education to children from remote farming and pastoral areas in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, said a white paper released on Friday.</p>
<p>In these areas, accessing schools can be challenging due to high altitude, harsh natural environments, extremely low population density and long distances, said the white paper titled "Human Rights in Xizang in the New Era."</p>
<p>To address this problem, Xizang has followed the same practice as the rest of the country in accordance with the Compulsory Education Law, providing accommodation service and covering all the boarding, lodging, and basic study expenses for the pupils in some schools, said the white paper, which was released by the State Council Information Office.</p>
<p>Students and parents can choose if they wish to board at schools, and students can go home during weekends and holidays, it added.</p>
<p>The measures aim to protect the equal rights of students from all ethnic groups to high-quality education, said the white paper.</p>
<p>Between 2014 and 2024, Xizang invested around 302.3 billion yuan (around $42.1 billion) as government budgetary spending on education, according to the white paper.</p>
<p>In 2012, Xizang led the entire country in providing 15 years of publicly-funded education from kindergarten to senior high school, said the white paper.</p>
<p>By 2024, the gross enrollment rate of preschool education reached 91.33 percent in the region, the completion rate of nine-year compulsory education was 97.86 percent, the gross enrollment rate in senior high schools reached 91.56 percent, and the gross enrollment rate of higher education was 57.81 percent, according to the white paper.</p>
<p>The major educational indicators in Xizang have reached or exceeded the national average, it said.</p>

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title: Economic, social rights better protected in Xizang: white paper
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<div readability="8" data-sanitized-class="cmsImage"><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-28/Economic-social-rights-better-protected-in-Xizang-white-paper-1C6YFDp0pYA/img/5cd7cd6ef01c44039281ff96ebb8a38d/5cd7cd6ef01c44039281ff96ebb8a38d.png" alt="A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, February 15, 2025. /VCG" layout="responsive"><div readability="14" data-sanitized-class="imageCaption">
<p>A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, February 15, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, February 15, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p>Xizang Autonomous Region in southwest China has improved the protection of the economic and social rights of local people, said a white paper issued by China's State Council Information Office on Friday.</p>
<p>The rights of people in Xizang to an adequate standard of living, education, work, health and social security are better guaranteed, according to the white paper titled "Human Rights in Xizang in the New Era."</p>
<p>Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012, Xizang has carried out an array of measures to alleviate and eradicate poverty.</p>
<p>The measures include boosting new industries, relocating the poverty-stricken population from uninhabitable areas, recompensing the poor for their loss due to eco-environmental conservation, improving education and securing social assistance to meet people's basic needs, according to the white paper.</p>
<p>By the end of 2019, all 628,000 registered impoverished people in the region had been lifted out of poverty, the white paper said.</p>
<p>Following this achievement, China continued with the rural revitalization strategy to consolidate and expand the achieved outcomes. In 2024, the per capita net income of those lifted out of poverty in Xizang increased by over 12.5 percent.</p>
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<p>Source(s): Xinhua News Agency</p>

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title: Citizens&amp;#039; rights to vote, stand for election protected in Xizang
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<div readability="7.5" data-sanitized-class="cmsImage"><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-28/Citizens-rights-to-vote-stand-for-election-protected-in-Xizang-1C70uClFWPS/img/89cf9bd2833e4a74912cfd993e0e15cd/89cf9bd2833e4a74912cfd993e0e15cd.png" alt="An old street in Shigatse, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 27, 2025. /VCG" layout="responsive"><div readability="12.5" data-sanitized-class="imageCaption">
<p>An old street in Shigatse, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 27, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">An old street in Shigatse, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 27, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p>Citizens' rights to vote and to stand for election are strictly protected in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, said a white paper released on Friday.</p>
<p>The document, titled "Human Rights in Xizang in the New Era," was released by the State Council Information Office at a press conference held in Lhasa, capital city of the region.</p>
<p>Since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, two elections at the county and township levels have been held in Xizang to elect people's congresses, in which more than 90 percent of eligible voters, 100 percent in some places, in the region participated in these direct elections, according to the document.</p>
<p>At present, there are 42,153 deputies to people's congresses at four levels in the region, 89.2 percent of whom are from the Tibetan or other ethnic minority groups, the document said.</p>
<p>The region has implemented a system of community-level self-governance, which includes strict requirements for the organization of villagers' and residents' congresses and election committees, voter registration, recommendation and nomination, decisions on candidates, voting, and other procedures, it said.</p>
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<p>Source(s): Xinhua News Agency</p>

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title: Chinese VP meets Bangladeshi interim government&amp;#039;s chief adviser
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<p>Chinese Vice President Han Zheng (R) shakes hands with Bangladeshi interim government's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in Beijing, China, March 28, 2025. /Xinhua</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Chinese Vice President Han Zheng (R) shakes hands with Bangladeshi interim government's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in Beijing, China, March 28, 2025. /Xinhua</p>
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<p>Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Bangladeshi interim government's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in Beijing on Friday.</p>
<p>Han noted that since the establishment of diplomatic ties 50 years ago, China and Bangladesh have always respected, understood and supported each other.</p>
<p>Noting that China and Bangladesh share broad common interests with similar development concepts and compatible development strategies, Han said China is ready to work with Bangladesh to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, deepen political mutual trust, strengthen practical cooperation in various fields, push for sustained and in-depth development of China-Bangladesh relations, and bring more benefits to the two peoples.</p>
<p>Yunus said that Bangladesh is at a new historical starting point and looks forward to continued strong support and help from China.</p>
<p>Bangladesh is willing to take the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties as an opportunity to work with China to further deepen and consolidate bilateral cooperation in various fields and elevate bilateral relations to a higher level, he said.</p>
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<p>Source(s): Xinhua News Agency</p>

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title: Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2025 concludes in Hainan
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<p>The closing press conference of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2025 held in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 28, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">The closing press conference of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2025 held in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 28, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p>The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2025 concluded Friday in Boao, a coastal town in China's island province of Hainan, with a series of consensus reached.</p>
<p>This year's meeting mainly reached consensus in five aspects, namely, to firmly uphold multilateralism, strengthen regional cooperation and promote regional economic integration, implement the United Nations' sustainable development goals, pursue innovation-driven growth, and advocate dialogue and exchanges to enhance understanding and trust and jointly address challenges, Zhang Jun, BFA secretary general, said at the closing press conference.</p>
<p>Founded in 2001, the BFA is a non-governmental and non-profit international organization committed to promoting regional economic integration and bringing Asian countries closer to their development goals. Running from March 25 to 28, this year's conference is themed "Asia in the Changing World: Towards a Shared Future."</p>
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<p>Source(s): Xinhua News Agency</p>

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<p>From AI volunteers to a calligraphy master, the cutting-edge robots showcased at the 2025 Zhongguancun Forum captivated visitors. Watch them in action in our highlights video!</p>
<p>Themed "New Quality Productive Forces and Global Technology Cooperation," this year's forum runs from March 27 to 31. The annual event features 128 events across five major sections, including meetings, technology trading and frontier competitions.</p>
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title: Book on development of Zhejiang launched in Beijing
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<p>A book titled "China's Development in the New Era – The Zhejiang Experience" was jointly launched by Foreign Languages Press (FLP) and Zhejiang International Communication Center (ZICC) at an event in Beijing on Thursday.</p>
<p>The event commenced with the official release of the book authored by David W. Ferguson, FLP's honorary English chief editor. Through in-depth interviews and observations, the book delves into east China's Zhejiang from perspectives including opening up, the private economy, the digital economy and green productivity. In 60,000 words of storytelling of real events and people's lives, Ferguson shares his ideas about Zhejiang's contribution to China's sustainable development trajectory.</p>
<p>Ferguson engaged in a discussion with people he interviewed for the book, offering behind-the-scenes stories during its creation. Representatives from the public communication departments of Yiwu, Anji, Deqing and Kecheng, and international students from Beijing's universities received copies of the book.</p>
<p>During discussions, guests shared views on the new book and emphasized its significance in promoting a deeper understanding of China’s development and modernization to foreign readers.</p>
<p>During the event FLP and ZICC introduced "Decode China: David Ferguson's Storytelling," a convergence media series based on the book, in an attempt to tell engaging stories of China's modernization to the world by pooling the strengths of central and local media.</p>
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<p>A book titled "China's Development in the New Era – The Zhejiang Experience" was jointly launched by Foreign Languages Press (FLP) and Zhejiang International Communication Center (ZICC) at an event in Beijing on Thursday.</p>
<p>The event commenced with the official release of the book authored by David W. Ferguson, FLP's honorary English chief editor. Through in-depth interviews and observations, the book delves into east China's Zhejiang from perspectives including opening up, the private economy, the digital economy and green productivity. In 60,000 words of storytelling of real events and people's lives, Ferguson shares his ideas about Zhejiang's contribution to China's sustainable development trajectory.</p>
<p>Ferguson engaged in a discussion with people he interviewed for the book, offering behind-the-scenes stories during its creation. Representatives from the public communication departments of Yiwu, Anji, Deqing and Kecheng, and international students from Beijing's universities received copies of the book.</p>
<p>During discussions, guests shared views on the new book and emphasized its significance in promoting a deeper understanding of China’s development and modernization to foreign readers.</p>
<p>During the event FLP and ZICC introduced "Decode China: David Ferguson's Storytelling," a convergence media series based on the book, in an attempt to tell engaging stories of China's modernization to the world by pooling the strengths of central and local media.</p>
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title: China boosts global supply chain via openness, regional connectivity
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-28/China-boosts-global-supply-chain-via-openness-regional-connectivity-1C7dXKYntKw/img/e2797861aed942038966db09504df713/e2797861aed942038966db09504df713-750.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>Through ongoing efforts to enhance regional connectivity and promote opening up, China is increasingly seen as a stabilizing force for the fragile global supply chain, amid threats posed by rising protectionism and unilateralism, experts said.</p>
<p>Attendees at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2025 in south China's Hainan Province, highlighted that with global supply chains at an inflection point in terms of restructuring, the need for stronger connectivity among countries, especially in the Global South, has never been more urgent due to the need to fend off tariff impacts.</p>
<p>Akylbek Zhaparov, former chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, emphasized the importance of supply chain stability amid a volatile global landscape. "In a world filled with uncertainty, maintaining stable supply chains is crucial," he said during a sub-forum at the BFA.</p>
<p>While expounding on the role of infrastructure investment in global supply chains, Zhaparov cited the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project as a prime example. As a flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project, this transport corridor is expected to offer landlocked Central Asian nations access to the sea by connecting to the railway network in China once operational.</p>
<p>"This project will significantly reduce our reliance on traditional trade routes, allowing us to better mitigate potential disruptions in global supply chains," Zhaparov remarked.</p>
<p>In the eyes of Yasiru Bandara Ranaraja, founding director of Belt &amp; Road Initiative Sri Lanka (BRISL), the most glorious time for Asia was the first Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing in 2017, when leaders from dozens of countries came together to discuss building a cohesive regional network for trade.</p>
<p>After years of efforts, countries under the BRI framework have successfully decentralized trade routes coming in and out of Asia and developed several key trade routes linking the most important trade hubs in the region, Ranaraja said.</p>
<p>Data confirm the outcomes of Asia's deepened integration. According to a report released at the BFA, Asia is still at the heart of global value chains, while China continues to be the center of gravity of global manufacturing value chains. In 2023, Asia contributed 41.17 percent to global trade in intermediate goods, which was far more than the 25.5 percent share stemming from the European Union, the report noted.</p>
<p>This achievement is a testament to China's unwavering opening-up commitment. The country has implemented a series of measures to open its door wider – creating substantial opportunities for the rest of the world.</p>
<p>Since last year, China has introduced measures to expand opening up in sectors such as value-added telecommunications and healthcare, completely removed foreign investment access restrictions in manufacturing, and reduced nationwide foreign investment access restrictions from 31 to 29 items.</p>
<p>As of January 2025, China had inked 23 free trade agreements with 30 countries or regions, while continuously expanding and enhancing the content and quality of these agreements.</p>
<p>In addition, China has been working to push forward the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, a mega-trade pact covering about 2.3 billion people. It is now seen as an important anchor for global free trade.</p>
<p>Temir Porras, managing director of Global Sovereign Advisory, said in an interview that China offers the world a free trade promotion framework, one that stands in stark contrast to the stance of certain countries, which are threatening the stability of the global economy by starting trade wars and introducing or raising tariffs.</p>
<p>China is offering the rest of the world a stable framework that allows emerging economies and fragile economies to rely on a solid partnership, and one which does not seek to dictate terms, he said.</p>
<p>These efforts have made China an attractive destination for foreign enterprises, many of which continue to expand their presence in the country.</p>
<p>"It's natural for us to build factories and conduct production in China," said Ueda Toshihiro, executive officer of Japanese material manufacturer AGC Inc.</p>
<p>"With its vast global customer base, China is a key manufacturing hub where our company has seen significant growth and opportunity," Toshihiro added.</p>
<p>Similarly, Marc Horn, executive vice president of Merck and president of Merck China, expressed confidence in China's long-term prospects and vowed to continue engagement with the country. The German tech giant plans to further tap into the country's vast talent pool and explore and leverage local innovation, he noted.</p>
<p>As China solidifies its position in the global supply chain, conference participants also called for further evolution. Denis Depoux, global managing director of Roland Berger, said China should transition from a "Made in China" to a "Designed in China" model.</p>
<p>With Chinese companies gaining international recognition, Depoux suggested they should focus more on investing abroad and cooperating with host countries, thereby establishing themselves as true multinational corporations with global competitiveness.</p>
<p>(With input from Xinhua)</p>

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title: Beijing unveils 6G innovation white paper at Zhongguancun Forum
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-29/Beijing-unveils-6G-innovation-white-paper-at-Zhongguancun-Forum-1C8RLJbXSYE/img/6deb5360640f43cab3c885e81404e619/6deb5360640f43cab3c885e81404e619-750.jpeg" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>A forum focusing on 6G technology development trends was held on Saturday during the 2025 Zhongguancun Forum (ZGC Forum) in Beijing. A white paper on 6G innovation development was released at the forum.</p>
<p>The white paper analyzes global 6G strategies, outlines Beijing's strategic plans and achievements in fundamental 6G theories, technological innovation, test facilities and ecosystem development. It also provides insights into future trends and strategic recommendations, supporting Beijing's goal to become a global hub for 6G technology and a model city for 6G application demonstrations.</p>
<p>The white paper highlights Beijing's wealth of top-tier scientific research resources, with 16 universities offering communications programs, over 200 leading scholars and 14,000 researchers in the field, establishing the city as a global talent hub for 6G.</p>
<p>During the forum, the ZGC Institute of Ubiquitous-X Innovation and Applications (ZGC X-NET), China Mobile, and Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications jointly unveiled an intelligent and simplified 6G prototype system. This system boasts a world-leading transmission speed of 6.6 Gbps, sub-meter precision sensing and multimodal semantic communication capabilities.</p>
<p>Three features have been successfully tested on the prototype system:</p>
<p>1. Dynamic computing power scaling: The system can adjust computing power based on real-time business demands, ensuring efficient resource allocation.</p>
<p>2. Online capability upgrades: The system enables seamless online feature upgrades during network operations, similar to smartphone app updates, enhancing network flexibility without impacting user experience.</p>
<p>3. Computing offloading for applications: By connecting base stations to artificial intelligence (AI) computing pools, devices like drones and smart robots can directly access edge computing power, improving overall resource efficiency.</p>
<p>China's 6G standardization efforts are currently underway, with a particular focus on integrating communications technology with AI.</p>
<p>Huang Yuhong, president of ZGC X-NET and China Mobile Research Institute, emphasized that AI-network integration is a key trend. She noted that AI development relies heavily on data, computing power, and algorithms – all of which are closely linked to networks. The verified 6G prototype system provides a flexible and efficient platform that meets the diverse needs of intelligent applications, facilitating the transition to smarter networks.</p>
<p>Zhang Ping, a Chinese Academy of Engineering academician, highlighted semantic communication as a pivotal technology in merging communications with AI. By intelligently filtering source data before transmission, this method reduces data load and enhances efficiency, overcoming the power consumption and computing challenges faced by 5G.</p>
<p>Zhang added that 6G standardization will begin this July, with industrial verification set for 2028 and commercial deployment expected by 2030.</p>
<p>Themed "New Quality Productive Forces and Global Technology Cooperation," this year's ZGC forum will run until March 31.</p>

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title: Denmark hits back at U.S. &amp;#039;tone&amp;#039; after Vance&amp;#039;s visit to Greenland
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<p>Denmark's foreign minister has hit out at the "tone" of comments made by the U.S. about Greenland, calling for "open-minded discussions" on the matter.</p>
<p>U.S. President Donald Trump has spoken publicly on several occasions regarding the possible annexation of Greenland, the semi-autonomous Danish territory.</p>
<p>On Friday, U.S. Vice President JD Vance, alongside national security advisor Mike Waltz, visited U.S. troops in Greenland.</p>
<p>During comments made to personnel, Vance slammed Denmark for "not doing a good job by the people of Greenland."</p>
<p>"Our message to Denmark is very simple. You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland." Vance said.</p>
<p>"You have underinvested in the people of Greenland, and you have underinvested in the security architecture of this incredible, beautiful landmass filled with incredible people.That has to change. And because it hasn't changed, this is why President Trump's policy in Greenland is what it is."</p>
<p>Vance also pledged respect for Greenland's sovereignty but also suggested the territory would come to see the benefit of partnering the U.S.</p>
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<p>Denmark's foreign minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen hit back at Vance's remarks.</p>
<p>"Much is being said these days. Many accusations and many allegations have been made. And of course, we are open to criticism. But let me be completely honest. We do not appreciate the tone in which it is being delivered," Rasmussen said.</p>
<p>"This is not how you speak to your close allies. And I still consider Denmark and the United States to be close allies. We respect that the United States needs a greater military presence in Greenland, as Vice President Vance mentioned. We, Denmark and Greenland, are very much open to discussing this with you, with an open mind.</p>
<p>"We still have the defense agreement from 1951. It offers ample opportunity for the United States to have a much stronger military presence in Greenland. If that is what you wish, then let us discuss it."</p>
<p>Denmark's foreign minister also pointed out that the U.S. now has less of a presence in Greenland than it did several decades ago.</p>
<p>"In 1945, the United States had 17 bases and military installations in Greenland, with thousands of soldiers. Today, only one American base is left. The one Vice President Vance visited a few hours ago, and something like 200 soldiers. We can do more, much more, within the framework we have today. Let us make use of that. And let us do it together," he added.</p>

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<p>Donald Trump made his latest comments about Greenland on Friday during a media event in the White House's Oval Office.</p>
<p>The U.S. President claimed that he needed Greenland for international security and that it had nothing to do with peace for the United States.</p>
<p>Trump said: "We need Greenland, very importantly for international security. We have to have Greenland. It's not a question of 'do you think we can do without it?'</p>
<p>"We're not talking about peace for the United States, we're talking about world peace. We're talking about international security."</p>
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<p><strong>Does Greenland want to become part of the U.S.?</strong></p>
<p>Polls have shown that nearly all Greenlanders oppose becoming part of the United States.</p>
<p>Anti-American protesters, some wearing "Make America Go Away" caps and holding "Yankees Go Home" banners, have staged some of the largest demonstrations ever seen in Greenland.</p>
<p>On Thursday, residents in the capital Nuuk planted Greenlandic flags in the snow and a cardboard sign in English that said "Our Land. Our Future".</p>
<p>Political analyst and advisor Qarsoq Hoegh of Greenland's Naleraq Party described the current situation as "like a B-movie."</p>
<p>Hoegh told CGTN. "World leaders jumping in, surprise visits, shifting rhetoric... Greenlanders are unified in one thing: we don't want to be Danes, and we don't want to be Americans. We want to be Greenlanders." </p>
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<p>Donald Trump has spoken about Greenland many times in the last few months. /Reuters/Kevin Lamarque</p>
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<p>On the streets of Nuuk, sentiments were even more direct. "I don't want to be bought by Trump - or anyone," one resident said, referencing Trump's infamous 2019 proposal to buy Greenland. "We are not for sale. JD Vance represents a government that joked about buying us. That's not diplomacy. That's colonialism."</p>
<p>Another resident added: "We want to govern ourselves without interference from Denmark or the USA. Tell JD Vance: we don't want you here. Don't come back."</p>
<p>Just hours before Vance's arrival, Greenland's major political parties announced a landmark coalition, uniting 75 percent of the electorate. Analysts suggest the timing was a direct response to the visit, signaling growing political will to demand greater autonomy.</p>
<p>Hoegh remarked: "It would be naive to say the visit had no impact. But what it sparked wasn't goodwill - it was resentment. This new coalition is openly pushing for increased autonomy. The United States, Denmark, the EU - they've all played a role in our story. But Greenland wants to write the next chapter ourselves."</p>
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<p>Americans could soon find their favorite European drinks coming with a much higher price tag. U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening a whopping 200% tariff on European wine and spirits, which are among the EU’s top exports to the U.S. </p>
<p>As CGTN’s Nitza Soledad Perez reports, American sellers and distributors are bracing for the fallout.</p>
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<p>Following visits to El Salvador and Colombia, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem finished her whistlestop Latin American tour in Mexico, meeting with the country’s government on security and migration topics which the Trump administration has highlighted. </p>
<p>CGTN’s Alasdair Baverstock reports from the Mexican capital.</p>
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<p>Soon after the birth of her second child, Cao Minrui decided to check into a private postpartum care center, nestled in a peaceful park surrounded by nature.</p>
<p>There, her newborn was pampered by professional maternity nurses and nannies so that she could get enough rest. She didn't just rest; she ate six carefully crafted meals a day to boost her breast milk, attended psychological counseling, joined reading clubs, did recovery exercises under guidance and even received beauty treatments.</p>
<p>In modern China, the postnatal recovery period, known as zuoyuezi or "sitting the month," has evolved beyond the traditional strict confinement of 30 to 60 days. Today, it incorporates scientifically grounded postpartum care to help mothers restore both their bodies and minds.</p>
<p>"When I had my first child, I was completely a novice. I didn't know what to do when my baby spit up or choked on milk, and I struggled with frequent bleeding from my breasts," Cao recalled. She had her first baby eight years ago and recovered in the same care center, where she learned critical parenting skills like baby bathing, baby massage and how to heal faster.</p>
<p>Today, as China's economy grows and people's consumption concepts upgrade, many are turning to more scientifically grounded postpartum care. In the past, this recovery phase was often managed by the mother-in-law, leading to friction in family dynamics. Now, many new mothers prefer specialized centers or hire a yuesao (postpartum nanny) for personalized care. </p>
<p>A 2022 survey by iiMedia Research showed that 93.5 percent of respondents believed postpartum confinement was necessary, and 65.8 percent of them would opt for professional care centers. </p>
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<p>The growing demand has turned the industry into a thriving market, with the postpartum care industry expanding from 9.3 billion yuan (about $1.3 billion) in 2018 to 22.3 billion yuan in 2022. Even during the pandemic, it grew by 10 percent. The consulting company Frost &amp; Sullivan predicted that the industry would soar to over 100 billion yuan by 2030, with a 24 percent annual growth rate from 2024 to 2030.</p>
<p>However, despite its growth, China's postpartum care industry is still catching up with other East Asian countries like South Korea, where more than half of women use postpartum care centers. In China, the penetration rate is only 7-8 percent in major cities like Beijing and Shanghai, with much lower numbers in smaller cities, indicating significant growth potential.</p>
<p>While new mothers often love the idea of a dedicated recovery center, many opt to hire a yuesao at home, which is not only more affordable but also helps strengthen the mother-baby bond from the start.</p>
<p>Li Shuangyi is a new mother. She hired a yuesao at home. For her, staying in a postpartum care center is financially challenging, and she believes that staying in a familiar environment is better for her recovery, which in turn benefits her child's growth.</p>
<p>"Postpartum care centers in Beijing are generally quite expensive. Before giving birth, I saw some vloggers sharing videos of their stays at these centers, and it felt like it would be difficult for me to afford," Li told CGTN.</p>
<p>The cost of postnatal recovery at such a center can range from 50,000 (about $6,890) to 300,000 yuan, with high-end centers reaching up to 500,000 yuan. Meanwhile, hiring a professional postpartum nanny at home costs between 10,000 and 30,000 yuan, depending on their level of expertise. The nanny Li hired cost her nearly 40,000 yuan for 56 days.</p>
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<p>Li said after hiring the yuesao, she was pleasantly surprised by the level of care she received, from customized meals to expert support for her C-section scar, all within the comfort of her home. "Being at home made it easier to bond with my baby," she said.</p>
<p>With the growing popularity of yuesao services, many new parents are embracing the more flexible and affordable approach to recovery. According to Beijing-based consultancy Zhongjinqixin, the yuesao market grew from 277.6 billion yuan in 2015 to over 1 trillion yuan in 2021, maintaining a strong annual growth rate. Even with a declining birth rate, the demand for professional, well-educated workers in this field is expected to continue to rise, the consultancy analyzed.</p>
<p>Yet, as the industry evolves, experts agree there is an urgent need for standardization and sustainable development. Yue Zhao, founder of Welmom Postpartum Care Center, noted that while the industry has developed for nearly 20 years, it remains unregulated at the national level, allowing room for exploration but necessitating future oversight.</p>
<p>"In the longer term, the industry needs to be regulated. I think we are on our way, and we may have already seen the light at the end of the tunnel," Yue said.</p>
<p>In October 2024, the State Council introduced 13 measures to improve childbirth support and childcare systems. On March 1 this year, new national standards for maternity matrons and nannies took effect to enhance service quality.</p>
<p>During the annual Two Sessions, the government work report emphasized policies to boost birth rates, including childcare subsidies and expanded public childcare services.</p>
<p>Thanks to the national policies, local governments across China have put in place a series of stimulus measures for childbirth, such as subsidies, extended maternity leave, and increased childcare facilities.</p>
<p>Hohhot in Inner Mongolia, as an example, offers 10,000 yuan for the first child, annual payments for the second child until age five, and up to 100,000 yuan for the third child, setting a high benchmark for boosting childbirth compared to other cities.</p>
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<p>Hundreds of demonstrators in Denmark's capital, Copenhagen, and the city of Aarhus voiced strong opposition on Saturday to recent remarks and actions by the U.S. administration regarding Greenland.</p>
<p>The demonstration took place a day after U.S. Vice President JD Vance and an American delegation visited Pituffik Space Base in northwest Greenland, formerly known as Thule Base, where Vance criticized Denmark for not doing enough for security in the Arctic or the well-being of the Greenlandic people.</p>
<p>Prominent Danish political figure Mogens Lykketoft, former foreign minister and former president of the United Nations General Assembly, addressed the crowd in Copenhagen, calling for solidarity.</p>
<p>"We must fight our case at the UN, where it is certain that an overwhelming majority of countries will join in condemning American aggression against Greenland, and then we must appeal directly for support from the 70 percent of Americans who are against conquering Greenland," he said.</p>
<p>"We must never give up," he added. His remarks drew loud applause from the crowd, who responded in Greenlandic and Danish with chants affirming that "Greenland is not for sale."</p>
<p>In Aarhus, Denmark's second-largest city, demonstrators also gathered in the city center to protest U.S. actions and voice support for Greenland's autonomy.</p>
<p>Greenland, once a Danish colony, became an integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark in 1953. It was granted home rule in 1979, expanding its autonomy, though Denmark retains control over foreign affairs and defense.</p>
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title: Most Finns concerned about security amid shifting U.S. policies
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<p>Two-thirds of Finns are concerned about the security of Finland and Europe due to recent changes in U.S. policy, according to a new survey published on Saturday.</p>
<p>The Uutissuomalainen poll, conducted by a consortium of 21 Finnish newspapers between March 11 and 19 with responses from 1,000 people, found that 44 percent were somewhat concerned and 22 percent were very concerned. Only five percent said they were not concerned at all.</p>
<p>Many respondents cited shifts under President Donald Trump – including decreased commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and rising tariffs – as key sources of unease.</p>
<p>Concern was more common among women, with 73 percent expressing at least moderate concern, compared to 59 percent of men. Political affiliation also played a role: just over half of Finns Party supporters were concerned, while three-quarters of Left Alliance backers shared that view.</p>
<p>"NATO membership was expected to enhance Finland's security, but Trump's unpredictability clearly influences public opinion," said Juha Vuori, a political science lecturer at the University of Turku.</p>
<p>Ville Sinkkonen, a senior research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, noted that similar fears are growing across Europe. "A recent YouGov survey showed 49 percent of Britons and 48 percent of Germans see Trump as a very large threat to European security," he said.</p>
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title: Hamas accepts truce deal as Israel launches Rafah ground offensive
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-30/Hamas-accepts-truce-deal-as-Israel-launches-Rafah-ground-offensive-1C9KgGfHyBG/img/20626e8051ef4072bfac35cbd3ff00c4/20626e8051ef4072bfac35cbd3ff00c4-1920.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>Hamas said on Saturday that it had approved a proposal from mediators for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which it had received two days earlier.</p>
<p>"In our commitment to our people and families, we have engaged with all proposals responsibly and positively, aiming to end the war," Khalil Al-Hayya, head of Hamas in Gaza, said in a statement.</p>
<p>"Two days ago, we received a proposal from our mediator brothers. We responded positively and approved it. We hope the occupation does not obstruct it or undermine the mediators' efforts," the statement added.</p>
<p>The statement also reaffirmed Hamas' stance on armed resistance, calling it a "red line" and warning that "the weapon of resistance" will remain in the hands of the people and the state "if the Israeli occupation persists."</p>
<p>"We will never accept humiliation or disgrace for our people. There will be no displacement or deportation," it added.</p>
<p>Hamas further stated that, along with other factions, it had submitted to Egypt a list of independent professionals and experts to help form a committee to manage the enclave.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Israel confirmed on Saturday night that it had received a new Gaza truce proposal and had sent a counteroffer to the mediating countries. Media reports suggested that the major points of dispute include the number of hostages to be released.</p>
<p>The counteroffer was "fully coordinated with the United States," according to a statement from the Israeli Prime Minister's Office.</p>
<p>Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported that under the terms proposed to Israel, Hamas would release a few of the 59 hostages still in its captivity in exchange for a 50-day ceasefire in Gaza.</p>
<p>Despite the intensive mediation efforts for a ceasefire, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that its troops have begun new ground operations in the Al Janina area in Rafah, southern Gaza, aimed at expanding the security zone.</p>
<p>It confirmed that the "Hamas terrorist infrastructures" were dismantled during the operations.</p>
<p>According to the statement, the IDF and Israel's Shin Bet security agency also carried out airstrikes on military targets belonging to Hamas and Islamic Jihad throughout Gaza, "killing dozens of militants," including those "who had launched mortars toward Israeli territory."</p>
<p>Israeli forces resumed strikes in Gaza on March 18, effectively ending a ceasefire agreement with Hamas that had begun on January 19.</p>

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title: Syria&amp;#039;s interim leadership announces new &amp;#039;transitional government&amp;#039;
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<p>Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa announced the formation of a "transitional government" on Saturday in the Syrian capital of Damascus.</p>
<p>The new cabinet retains key figures from the interim leadership. Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, previously interim chief of the foreign affairs authority, was appointed foreign minister. Meanwhile, former intelligence chief Anas Khattab was named interior minister. Marhaf Abu Qusra, who oversaw defense affairs in the interim administration, will serve as defense minister.</p>
<p>The government also introduced several structural changes, including the creation of a ministry of emergency and disasters to address natural and humanitarian crises and a dedicated ministry of youth and sports.</p>
<p>Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government collapsed on December 8, 2024, following a 12-day offensive spearheaded by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied militant groups.</p>
<p>Since Assad's ouster, HTS commander al-Sharaa has led the interim authorities, seeking to establish a new political framework for the country.</p>
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title: Graphics: Improvement in the protection of Xizang&amp;#039;s culture
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<p>All-round and historic progress has been made in the cause of human rights in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to a white paper issued by China's State Council Information Office on Friday.</p>
<p>Rich in culture, Xizang boasts 2,760 representative intangible cultural heritage projects. It is also home to World Heritage sites such as the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka. Since 2012, the central government has invested a total of 4.89 billion yuan in developing public cultural services across the region.</p>
<p>The right to study and use the Tibetan language in public administration is also guaranteed. By the end of 2024, Xizang had 17 periodicals and 11 newspapers in the Tibetan language and had published 46.85 million copies of 8,794 Tibetan-language books.</p>
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title: 13 Chinese nationals injured in quake in Myanmar, Chinese embassy says
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title: Nature survey: About 75% of U.S. scientists are considering leaving
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<p>A recent survey conducted by the prestigious British scientific journal Nature reveals that approximately 75 percent of surveyed U.S. scientists are considering leaving the country as the current U.S. administration has disrupted their future career plans.</p>
<p>According to Nature, the survey, launched earlier this month, was distributed via the journal's website, social media, and email. It asked respondents whether policy changes in the U.S. research sector under the current administration had prompted them to consider relocating abroad.</p>
<p>The results indicate that among the more than 1,600 U.S. scientists who completed the survey, over 1,200, about 75 percent, are considering leaving the U.S. due to disruptions prompted by U.S. President Donald Trump. Europe and Canada were among the top choices for their relocation.</p>
<p>The survey further highlights that this trend is particularly pronounced among early-career researchers. Of the 690 postgraduate researchers who responded, 548 plan to pursue research opportunities outside the U.S. Similarly, 255 out of 340 PhD students expressed the same intent.</p>
<p>According to Nature, the primary reasons cited by these researchers for considering relocation include sweeping budget cuts to research funding and the suspension of numerous federally funded scientific initiatives as part of a cost-reduction strategy spearheaded by Elon Musk.</p>
<p>Tens of thousands of federal employees, including many scientists, have faced layoffs and reinstatements following a court order, with further job cuts looming. Additionally, stringent immigration policies and ongoing debates over academic freedom have created an atmosphere of uncertainty and instability, further disrupting the U.S. research landscape.</p>
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<p>A recent survey conducted by the prestigious British scientific journal Nature reveals that approximately 75 percent of surveyed U.S. scientists are considering leaving the country as the current U.S. administration has disrupted their future career plans.</p>
<p>According to Nature, the survey, launched earlier this month, was distributed via the journal's website, social media, and email. It asked respondents whether policy changes in the U.S. research sector under the current administration had prompted them to consider relocating abroad.</p>
<p>The results indicate that among the more than 1,600 U.S. scientists who completed the survey, over 1,200, about 75 percent, are considering leaving the U.S. due to disruptions prompted by U.S. President Donald Trump. Europe and Canada were among the top choices for their relocation.</p>
<p>The survey further highlights that this trend is particularly pronounced among early-career researchers. Of the 690 postgraduate researchers who responded, 548 plan to pursue research opportunities outside the U.S. Similarly, 255 out of 340 PhD students expressed the same intent.</p>
<p>According to Nature, the primary reasons cited by these researchers for considering relocation include sweeping budget cuts to research funding and the suspension of numerous federally funded scientific initiatives as part of a cost-reduction strategy spearheaded by Elon Musk.</p>
<p>Tens of thousands of federal employees, including many scientists, have faced layoffs and reinstatements following a court order, with further job cuts looming. Additionally, stringent immigration policies and ongoing debates over academic freedom have created an atmosphere of uncertainty and instability, further disrupting the U.S. research landscape.</p>
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title: What do we know about the Myanmar earthquake so far?
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-30/What-do-we-know-about-the-Myanmar-earthquake-so-far--1C9Nr8fDOqQ/img/4e513326cfd74ed8a9943ac29ff7a12c/4e513326cfd74ed8a9943ac29ff7a12c-750.jpeg" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>A powerful magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, causing widespread devastation.</p>
<p>The confirmed death toll from the earthquake has increased to 1,644. The new total is a sharp rise compared to the 1,002 total announced just hours earlier. The number of injured increased to 3,408, while those missing has risen to 139 from Friday's quake.</p>
<p>The epicenter was only about 20 kilometers from Mandalay, the country's second-largest city with a population of 1.5 million. In response, the National Disaster Management Committee declared a state of emergency across the Sagaing Region, Mandalay Region, Magway Region, the northeastern part of Shan State, the capital of Nay Pyi Taw and Bago Region.</p>
<p><strong>Neighboring countries affected</strong></p>
<p>The earthquake is the strongest by magnitude so far this year, according to the United States Geological Survey. Tremors were felt in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and southwest China.</p>
<p>In Thailand, 10 people were killed and 42 others injured, with 78 others remaining missing in the capital of Bangkok, authorities said on Saturday.</p>
<p>Following the quake, Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced a state of emergency in Bangkok. Noticeable tremors were felt in Thailand's northern provinces, including Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son. Some tourist attractions in the Pai District of Mae Hong Son have collapsed.</p>
<p>In Laos, buildings taller than three stories in the capital of Vientiane experienced noticeable shaking, with residents in high-rise buildings feeling intense swaying.</p>
<p>In the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi and the southern hub of Ho Chi Minh City, residents in high-rise buildings also felt the tremor.</p>
<p>Strong tremors were also felt in southwest China's Yunnan Province, which borders Myanmar. In Ruili City, located about 300 km from the epicenter, two people were injured, and nine people trapped in an elevator were rescued. According to the Information Office of the Ruili City government, 847 residences were damaged, affecting 2,840 people.</p>
<p>The earthquake also caused panic in several cities in Bangladesh, including Dhaka and Chattogram. The authorities have advised residents to remain alert and prepare for potential aftershocks.</p>
<p><strong>Global aid efforts are underway</strong></p>
<p>The earthquake compounds an already dire humanitarian situation in Myanmar, where nearly 20 million people need assistance, including more than 3.5 million people displaced from their homes.</p>
<p>The international community has mobilized to assist Myanmar. The United Nations has allocated $5 million for humanitarian efforts. India has sent 15 tonnes of relief materials, including tents, blankets, and medical supplies. Russia, Malaysia, and Singapore have also contributed aid and personnel to support relief operations.</p>
<p>A Chinese national rescue team of 82 members, sent by the Chinese government at the request of the Myanmar government, arrived at the Yangon International Airport on Saturday afternoon with rescue equipment and supplies aboard a chartered Air China flight. They departed from the Beijing Capital International Airport on Saturday morning.</p>
<p>China has also decided to provide Myanmar with 100 million yuan (approximately $13.8 million) in emergency humanitarian aid to support earthquake relief efforts, a spokesperson for the China International Development Cooperation Agency said.</p>
<p>On Saturday morning, 37 people from China's Yunnan Rescue Medical Team arrived in Myanmar. They carried emergency relief supplies, including full-feature life detectors, earthquake early-warning systems, portable satellite telecom devices and drones, and has joined forces with Myanmar's fire and rescue services to undertake disaster relief work in the affected areas of Nay Pyi Taw.</p>
<p>Earlier in the day, Yunnan Province sent an initial batch of 80 tents and 290 blankets by air to Myanmar.</p>
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<p>A devastating magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, resulting in over 1,600 fatalities and more than 3,400 injuries.</p>
<p>The Chinese government quickly responded, dispatching 82 rescuers and over 20 tonnes of emergency supplies. Multiple regional teams from Yunnan Province, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Shenzhen City have mobilized with search-and-rescue equipment, medical kits, and essential supplies. The Chinese Red Cross has also provided tents, blankets, folding beds, and relief kits for affected families.</p>
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<p>Beyond China, global aid has poured in. The United Nations has allocated $5 million for emergency relief. Malaysia has sent a 50-person rescue team, while Singapore has deployed 80 personnel and four rescue dogs for search-and-rescue efforts. New Zealand has pledged $1.14 million for recovery operations.</p>
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<p>Rescuers are desperately searching for survivors in Myanmar after the largest earthquake in more than a century on Friday killed over 1,600 people, injured more than 3,000, and flattened buildings. The U.S. Geological Survey estimated that the death toll could top 10,000.</p>
<p>Following the deadly earthquake, Min Aung Hlaing, leader of the current military government, declared a state of emergency and made a plea for help in an "open invitation to any organizations and nations willing to come and help the people in need within our country."</p>
<p>So far, countries including China, India, Vietnam and Thailand have sent or deployed rescue teams to Myanmar.</p>
<p>The Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) team from China started their assessment work immediately upon their arrival in Mandalay on Sunday.</p>
<p>Another rescue team sent by southwest China's Yunnan Province arrived in Nay Pyi Taw, another badly affected Myanmar city, on Saturday morning. The 37-member rescue and medical team was the first international rescue group to arrive in the country. It's equipped with 112 sets of full-featured life detectors, earthquake early warning systems, portable satellites, drones, and other emergency relief materials.</p>
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<p>Two C-17 aircraft carrying an Indian Army Field Hospital Unit with 118 members and 60 tonnes of relief material have landed in Myanmar, according to Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson of India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday. More ships and flights carrying aid to Myanmar are said to follow.</p>
<p>Vietnam will also deploy a 79-member military task force to assist with earthquake search and rescue operations and post-disaster recovery efforts in Myanmar, Vietnam News Agency reported on Saturday. The team, organized by the Department of Rescue and Relief under the Ministry of Defense, is scheduled to depart for Myanmar on Sunday afternoon, the report said.</p>
<p>In addition, Thailand announced on Sunday that it would send a Thai military rescue team to Myanmar to assist with relief efforts. Meanwhile, Russia has committed to sending planeloads of relief supplies and personnel. In response to the disaster, U.S. President Donald Trump described the earthquake as "terrible" and pledged that his country would assist Myanmar.</p>
<p>Others sending aid include the European Union, which has pledged 2.5 million euros ($2.7 million) in initial emergency aid, South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore.</p>
<p>In Myanmar, wrecked roads and rubble are impeding relief efforts, according to the United Nations, as the race to find survivors continues.</p>
<p>Severe shortages of medical supplies, including trauma kits, blood bags, anesthetics, and assistive devices, have also complicated relief efforts, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Saturday.</p>
<p>According to OCHA, more than 1,200 houses, three school buildings, one hotel and several religious structures have been damaged or destroyed as of Friday. It also noted damage to hospitals, major bridges, universities, and historical and public buildings.</p>
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<p>A powerful magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, causing widespread devastation. The confirmed death toll from the earthquake has risen to 1,644.</p>
<p>Experts from the China Earthquake Networks Center have analyzed the recent seismic activity near Myanmar, identifying the earthquake's location within the Myanmar Arc region. According to their research, intense collisions between the Indian and Eurasian plates since the Cenozoic era have led to significant lithospheric compression, resulting in the formation of the Himalayan orogenic belt.</p>
<p>The Myanmar Arc, situated at the eastern tectonic junction of the Himalayas, is characterized by strong crustal deformation and high seismic activity. This region has developed a series of north-south-trending structural units and faults, making it one of the most earthquake-prone areas along the Himalayan seismic belt.</p>
<p>Historical data indicates that since 1900, ten earthquakes of magnitude 7.0 or higher have occurred within a 300-kilometer radius of the recent epicenter. The most powerful recorded event was an 8.0-magnitude earthquake on May 23, 1912, within Myanmar's borders.</p>
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<p>A powerful magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, causing widespread devastation. The confirmed death toll from the earthquake has risen to 1,644.</p>
<p>Experts from the China Earthquake Networks Center have analyzed the recent seismic activity near Myanmar, identifying the earthquake's location within the Myanmar Arc region. According to their research, intense collisions between the Indian and Eurasian plates since the Cenozoic era have led to significant lithospheric compression, resulting in the formation of the Himalayan orogenic belt.</p>
<p>The Myanmar Arc, situated at the eastern tectonic junction of the Himalayas, is characterized by strong crustal deformation and high seismic activity. This region has developed a series of north-south-trending structural units and faults, making it one of the most earthquake-prone areas along the Himalayan seismic belt.</p>
<p>Historical data indicates that since 1900, ten earthquakes of magnitude 7.0 or higher have occurred within a 300-kilometer radius of the recent epicenter. The most powerful recorded event was an 8.0-magnitude earthquake on May 23, 1912, within Myanmar's borders.</p>
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title: Gao Fu: Science literacy a vaccination against the &amp;#039;inforus&amp;#039;
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<div><img src="https://video.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-30/Gao-Fu-Science-literacy-a-vaccination-against-the-inforus--1C97pSy0T04/video/wu_1inio9nb91j1jt2s1vh1sr91ih010/wu_1inio9nb91j1jt2s1vh1sr91ih010-1280.jpg" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>"Do we still need scientific journals in the 21st century? This question haunted me throughout COVID-19," said Gao Fu, the editor-in-chief of the "Chinese Science Bulletin (in Chinese)" and "Science Bulletin." He made the keynote speech at a parallel panel featuring international scientific journals of the 2025 Zhongguancun Forum held in Beijing.</p>
<p>He recounted a stark example: "When the U.S. CDC suddenly removed avian flu data from public platforms, citing a Trump-administration executive order, it exposed how easily science can be silenced. Meanwhile, preprint platforms flooded with claims like 'SARS-CoV-2 contains HIV-like sequences' just because someone spotted 3-5 similar amino acids."</p>
<p>"This isn't science; it's the infodemic in action," Gao said.</p>
<p>Gao's solution? Strengthen peer-reviewed journals as "truth filters" against what he calls "inforus" – a term he coined for misinformation that behaves like a mutating virus.</p>
<p>As the former director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, he introduced the term in 2022 to conceptualize misinformation as a virus-like agent causing "infodemics," or the mis/disinformation epidemic, emphasizing its infectious spread and societal harm while advocating for structured scientific study and global countermeasures.</p>
<p>"When you are talking about global health, when you are talking about public health, whenever you have this outbreak or any event like the pandemic, you got to remember you are in a position to try to prevent two viruses, biological virus and 'inforus,'" Gao said in an interview with CGTN.</p>
<p>To counter "infodemics" and prevent the spread of "inforus," Gao said the best way is to read science books. "The public understanding of science is a kind of vaccination," he explained. </p>
<p>Toward that end, Gao wrote two to three books each year for the past six years to try to bridge the expert-public gap.</p>
<p>However, Gao noted that humans' evolutionary predisposition to share sensational information makes rumors hard to contain and thus requires global cooperation.</p>
<p>"Let's work together to embrace the real globalization, the real international dependency, to catch up with the real information," he said.</p>
<p><strong>The role of scientific journals</strong></p>
<p>"Scientific journal is not for the public," Gao said. "Scientific journal is for the professionals to share their ideas, their scientific findings, their thoughts or even their hypothesis."</p>
<p>Therefore, Gao emphasized the importance of data sharing and policy collaboration in all aspects of advancing global public health initiatives.</p>
<p>Gao has founded three international journals, "Protein &amp; Cell," "China CDC Weekly," and <em>"</em>hLife." They are seen as symbols of China's shift from a mere contributor to a producer of scientific discourse.</p>
<p>"Now I think we are in the right position. Now, we need our scientific journals. This is why I launched three journals, and Chinese scientific journals are booming," said Gao.</p>
<p>As of 2024, Beijing hosted 292 English-language sci-tech journals, accounting for 54 percent of the national total, according to Yu Yingjie, the secretary of the Education Work Committee under the Beijing Municipal CPC Committee, as he delivered an opening remark to the panel. </p>
<p>According to the "Statistical Report on China's Scientific Papers" released by the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC), China maintained its global leadership in 2024 across the most influential journal papers, high-quality international journal papers, and citations.</p>
<p>"China already publishes more (journals) than the U.S., the country that publishes most of the world," Anders Karlsson, vice president of academic relations of Elsevier in the Asia Pacific.</p>
<p>"We value very much the partnership with China," Karlsson told CGTN.</p>

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<div><img src="https://video.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-30/Gao-Fu-Science-literacy-a-vaccination-against-the-inforus--1C97pSy0T04/video/wu_1inio9nb91j1jt2s1vh1sr91ih010/wu_1inio9nb91j1jt2s1vh1sr91ih010-1280.jpg" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>"Do we still need scientific journals in the 21st century? This question haunted me throughout COVID-19," said Gao Fu, the editor-in-chief of the "Chinese Science Bulletin (in Chinese)" and "Science Bulletin." He made the keynote speech at a parallel panel featuring international scientific journals of the 2025 Zhongguancun Forum held in Beijing.</p>
<p>He recounted a stark example: "When the U.S. CDC suddenly removed avian flu data from public platforms, citing a Trump-administration executive order, it exposed how easily science can be silenced. Meanwhile, preprint platforms flooded with claims like 'SARS-CoV-2 contains HIV-like sequences' just because someone spotted 3-5 similar amino acids."</p>
<p>"This isn't science; it's the infodemic in action," Gao said.</p>
<p>Gao's solution? Strengthen peer-reviewed journals as "truth filters" against what he calls "inforus" – a term he coined for misinformation that behaves like a mutating virus.</p>
<p>As the former director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, he introduced the term in 2022 to conceptualize misinformation as a virus-like agent causing "infodemics," or the mis/disinformation epidemic, emphasizing its infectious spread and societal harm while advocating for structured scientific study and global countermeasures.</p>
<p>"When you are talking about global health, when you are talking about public health, whenever you have this outbreak or any event like the pandemic, you got to remember you are in a position to try to prevent two viruses, biological virus and 'inforus,'" Gao said in an interview with CGTN.</p>
<p>To counter "infodemics" and prevent the spread of "inforus," Gao said the best way is to read science books. "The public understanding of science is a kind of vaccination," he explained. </p>
<p>Toward that end, Gao wrote two to three books each year for the past six years to try to bridge the expert-public gap.</p>
<p>However, Gao noted that humans' evolutionary predisposition to share sensational information makes rumors hard to contain and thus requires global cooperation.</p>
<p>"Let's work together to embrace the real globalization, the real international dependency, to catch up with the real information," he said.</p>
<p><strong>The role of scientific journals</strong></p>
<p>"Scientific journal is not for the public," Gao said. "Scientific journal is for the professionals to share their ideas, their scientific findings, their thoughts or even their hypothesis."</p>
<p>Therefore, Gao emphasized the importance of data sharing and policy collaboration in all aspects of advancing global public health initiatives.</p>
<p>Gao has founded three international journals, "Protein &amp; Cell," "China CDC Weekly," and <em>"</em>hLife." They are seen as symbols of China's shift from a mere contributor to a producer of scientific discourse.</p>
<p>"Now I think we are in the right position. Now, we need our scientific journals. This is why I launched three journals, and Chinese scientific journals are booming," said Gao.</p>
<p>As of 2024, Beijing hosted 292 English-language sci-tech journals, accounting for 54 percent of the national total, according to Yu Yingjie, the secretary of the Education Work Committee under the Beijing Municipal CPC Committee, as he delivered an opening remark to the panel. </p>
<p>According to the "Statistical Report on China's Scientific Papers" released by the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC), China maintained its global leadership in 2024 across the most influential journal papers, high-quality international journal papers, and citations.</p>
<p>"China already publishes more (journals) than the U.S., the country that publishes most of the world," Anders Karlsson, vice president of academic relations of Elsevier in the Asia Pacific.</p>
<p>"We value very much the partnership with China," Karlsson told CGTN.</p>

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<p>A Long March-7A rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site, south China's Hainan Province, March 30, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p>China sent a new communication technology test satellite into the planned orbit from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan early on Sunday.</p>
<p>The satellite was launched by a Long March-7A rocket at 12:05 a.m. It will be used mainly for multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation.</p>
<p>This launch was the 566th mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.</p>
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<p>Source(s): Xinhua News Agency</p>

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title: Trump declines to dismiss officials over signal security breach
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<p>U.S. President Donald Trump has declared he will not dismiss any members of his administration following a security breach involving the Signal messaging app, which exposed plans for an air strike on the Houthis in Yemen. </p>
<p>Trump, in his interview with NBC News' Kristen Welker, dismissed the incident as an outcome of what he termed 'fake news' and defended his national security adviser Mike Waltz and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. </p>
<p>The breach occurred when Waltz mistakenly included Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, in a group discussing the confidential military strategy.</p>
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<p>Cherry blossoms at Yuyuantan Park in Beijing are seen in full bloom on March 29, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p>As Yuyuantan Park in Beijing welcomes crowds of visitors during its breathtaking cherry blossom season, cultural and creative products inspired by the delicate flowers are becoming increasingly popular.</p>
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<p>Introduced in 2016, the park's iconic cherry blossom ice cream bars are now in their 10th generation. Many visitors enjoy buying cherry blossom-shaped ice cream bars while admiring the blooms, and often pose for photos with them.</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">A cherry blossom-themed bracelet is for sale at the Yuyuantan Park gift shop in Beijing on March 27, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p>In addition to the ice cream bars, the park's cherry blossom-themed product line has been expanded to include a variety of items, such as fridge magnets, bracelets, and key rings.</p>
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<p>A cherry blossom-themed fridge magnet is for sale at the Yuyuantan Park gift shop in Beijing on March 27, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">A cherry blossom-themed fridge magnet is for sale at the Yuyuantan Park gift shop in Beijing on March 27, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p>The park's gift shop has become a popular stop, with many visitors browsing the creative products while enjoying the cherry blossoms.</p>
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<p>According to statistics, Yuyuantan Park's range of self-developed cultural products generated over 2 million yuan (around $275,000) in sales in 2024. The strong market response has spurred continuous innovation, and the park's gift shop now offers over 140 products, ranging from food and daily necessities to artistic goods.</p>
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<p>Foshan in southern China is well known for its association with kung fu. However, it's not only martial arts that are thriving here, but also the centuries-old tradition of gambiered Guangdong gauze. Known for its unique texture and rich history, this ancient textile has become a symbol of the region's cultural heritage.</p>
<p>In a world where every thread has its price. What makes gambiered Guangdong gauze so special? How has it evolved from traditional craftsmanship to a modern art form? In this episode, we reveal a story in which heritage, silk and legacy are woven together in a masterpiece of intrigue and devotion.</p>
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title: China&amp;#039;s rescue team saves Myanmar quake victim near epicenter
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<p>A Chinese rescue team works to save people trapped under rubble in Mandalay, the city closest to the epicenter of the magnitude-7.7 quake that struck Myanmar, March 30, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p>A Chinese civilian rescue organization has saved one person trapped under rubble in Mandalay, a major city closest to the epicenter of the magnitude-7.7 quake that struck Myanmar on Friday, CGTN reported on Sunday.</p>
<p>China's Ramunion rescue team later located three more survivors and opened a supply route to the trapped. Operations are paused due to secondary fires and will resume once firefighters contain the blaze.</p>
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title: Sudan&amp;#039;s army chief pledges full victory over paramilitary forces
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<p>Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council and commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), vowed on Saturday to secure a full victory over the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), ruling out any negotiations as the military consolidates recent territorial gains.</p>
<p>"I renew the armed forces' pledge to the people that there will be no retreat from defeating and crushing the militia," Al-Burhan said in a televised address, adding that there will be "no negotiation or compromise with the RSF."</p>
<p>In a significant blow to the RSF, the army announced on March 21 that it had seized the presidential palace and key government buildings in central Khartoum. Five days later, the army claimed control of Khartoum International Airport, which had been under RSF control since April 2023.</p>
<p>Military officials stated this week that the army now controls all of Khartoum locality – one of three administrative divisions in the capital region.</p>
<p>The nearly two-year conflict between the SAF and the RSF has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths, displaced over 15 million people, and pushed Sudan to the brink of famine, according to United Nations reports. With the country's healthcare system collapsing, casualty figures remain difficult to verify.</p>
<p>Efforts to mediate a ceasefire have stalled, with both sides facing accusations of violating human rights and obstructing humanitarian aid.</p>
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<p>Amazon on Friday discontinued a privacy feature for Alexa-enabled devices, requiring all voice interactions to be processed in its cloud starting this week. The company says the move is necessary to support its upcoming Alexa Plus AI upgrade, but digital rights advocates argue it limits consumer choice.</p>
<p>The removed "do not send voice recordings" setting was previously available only on select U.S. devices including the Echo Dot 4th generation, Echo Show 10 and Echo Show 15. Users who had enabled this feature will now automatically switch to "Do not save recordings," which allows cloud processing but deletes data afterward.</p>
<p>Amazon claimed less than 0.03 percent of customers used the discontinued option, though critics point out the setting was buried in menus and not widely publicized.</p>
<p>The change highlights growing tensions between AI development needs and privacy expectations. Supporters argue advanced AI features require large datasets and cloud processing, noting similar trade-offs exist with Google Assistant and Apple's Siri. However, privacy advocates warn removing opt-out options could normalize reduced data control in future tech updates.</p>
<p>China's regulatory approach presents a notable contrast through its Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), which mandates explicit consent for data collection and provides local storage options for sensitive information. Domestic smart assistants like Baidu's Xiaodu and Alibaba's Tmall Genie operate under these requirements.</p>
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<p>The Alexa Plus logo is displayed during an Amazon Devices launch in New York City, New York, U.S., February 26, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p>Amazon on Friday discontinued a privacy feature for Alexa-enabled devices, requiring all voice interactions to be processed in its cloud starting this week. The company says the move is necessary to support its upcoming Alexa Plus AI upgrade, but digital rights advocates argue it limits consumer choice.</p>
<p>The removed "do not send voice recordings" setting was previously available only on select U.S. devices including the Echo Dot 4th generation, Echo Show 10 and Echo Show 15. Users who had enabled this feature will now automatically switch to "Do not save recordings," which allows cloud processing but deletes data afterward.</p>
<p>Amazon claimed less than 0.03 percent of customers used the discontinued option, though critics point out the setting was buried in menus and not widely publicized.</p>
<p>The change highlights growing tensions between AI development needs and privacy expectations. Supporters argue advanced AI features require large datasets and cloud processing, noting similar trade-offs exist with Google Assistant and Apple's Siri. However, privacy advocates warn removing opt-out options could normalize reduced data control in future tech updates.</p>
<p>China's regulatory approach presents a notable contrast through its Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), which mandates explicit consent for data collection and provides local storage options for sensitive information. Domestic smart assistants like Baidu's Xiaodu and Alibaba's Tmall Genie operate under these requirements.</p>
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title: Netanyahu says Hamas leaders in Gaza &amp;#039;will be allowed to leave&amp;#039;
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-30/news-1CalSXpVQw8/img/416982449ab344508d10034560f9f969/416982449ab344508d10034560f9f969-750.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday that Israel is prepared to negotiate an end to the conflict in Gaza, but only if Hamas surrenders its weapons and relinquishes control of the besieged enclave.</p>
<p>Speaking at the start of a weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said Israel is ready to discuss a final resolution under which "Hamas leaders will be allowed to leave, we will ensure general security in the Gaza Strip, and we will enable the implementation of the Trump plan for voluntary immigration."</p>
<p>According to him, military pressure on Hamas was proving effective, weakening the group's military and governance capabilities while creating conditions for the release of Israeli hostages.</p>
<p>Netanyahu said the security cabinet had decided overnight to escalate military pressure, adding that "we are negotiating under fire, and therefore it is effective. We see that there are suddenly cracks."</p>
<p>Denying allegations that the government is not prioritizing the hostages' return, Netanyahu said, "We are working and intend to bring them back. So far, the combination of military and political pressure has been the only factor securing the release of hostages."</p>
<p>Speaking of Lebanon, he said the Israeli military was enforcing the ceasefire "firmly and optimally" and called on Beirut to prevent attacks from its territory.</p>
<p>Netanyahu also expressed support for U.S. military action against Yemen's Houthis, saying, "We have an alliance with the greatest power in the world, and it stands behind us there and in other arenas without reservation."</p>
<p>Israeli forces resumed strikes in Gaza on March 18, effectively ending a ceasefire with Hamas that had been in place since January 19.</p>
<p>On Friday, Israel carried out an air strike on Beirut, its first since signing a ceasefire with Hezbollah in November.</p>
<p>The escalation has raised concerns of wider regional instability, prompting the international community to condemn the violence and call for restraint.</p>

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title: Regional aid mobilized following devastating quake in Myanmar
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<p>Rescuers work at an earthquake-affected area in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 29, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p>As Myanmar's earthquake death toll mounts, China and neighboring countries have swiftly mobilized critical aid and dispatched rescue teams to the worst-hit areas.</p>
<p>The death toll has risen to 1,700 with over 3,400 injured in the powerful earthquake, according to Myanmar's Information Team of the State Administration Council.</p>
<p>The magnitude-7.7 earthquake hit the southeast Asian country on Friday, with Mandalay, Bago, Magway, the northeastern Shan state, Sagaing and Nay Pyi Taw among the hardest-hit regions.</p>
<p>China's first 37-member rescue team from Yunnan Province arrived at Yangon International Airport on Saturday morning, bringing life detectors, earthquake early warning systems and drones. During their rescue operation, an elderly man was found alive early Sunday in the capital Nay Pyi Taw.</p>
<p>Another 82-strong Chinese rescue team also arrived in Yangon on Saturday afternoon to assist their Myanmar counterparts in carrying out relief works.</p>
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<p>The Red Cross Society of China has sent emergency humanitarian aid to Myanmar. Emergency relief supplies, to be distributed through the Myanmar Red Cross Society, include 300 tents, 2,000 blankets, 600 folding beds and relief kits for 2,000 affected households.</p>
<p>China has decided to provide Myanmar with 100 million yuan (approximately $13.9 million) in emergency humanitarian aid to support earthquake relief efforts, a spokesperson for the China International Development Cooperation Agency said.</p>
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<p><a href="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-30/China-s-rescue-team-saves-Myanmar-quake-victim-near-epicenter-1Cag14Oqsak/p.html">China's rescue team saves Myanmar quake victim near epicenter</a></p>
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<p>A Chinese rescue team works to save people trapped under rubble in Mandalay, the city closest to the epicenter of the magnitude-7.7 quake that struck Myanmar, March 30, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">A Chinese rescue team works to save people trapped under rubble in Mandalay, the city closest to the epicenter of the magnitude-7.7 quake that struck Myanmar, March 30, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p>The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said in a foreign ministers' statement that it further recognizes the urgent need for humanitarian assistance and stands ready to support relief and recovery efforts.</p>
<p>"ASEAN affirms its solidarity and will work closely to coordinate humanitarian assistance, support and facilitate relief operations, and ensure timely and effective humanitarian response," the statement read.</p>
<p>Malaysia's national disaster management agency said the country will deploy a 50-member humanitarian assistance and disaster relief team to Yangon on Sunday.</p>
<p>"Malaysia remains steadfast in its commitment to regional cooperation and will continue to contribute meaningfully to humanitarian relief and disaster management efforts across ASEAN," the agency said.</p>
<p>Vietnam will deploy a 79-member military task force to assist with earthquake search and rescue operations and post-disaster recovery efforts in Myanmar, Vietnam News Agency reported.</p>
<p>The team, organized by the Department of Rescue and Relief under the Ministry of Defense, is scheduled to depart for Myanmar on Sunday.</p>
<p>India's defense ministry said in a statement on Saturday that it will deploy a medical task force to earthquake-hit Myanmar.</p>
<p>"A 118-member team from the elite Shatrujeet Brigade Medical Responders is set to take off to Myanmar shortly along with essential medical equipment and supplies," said the statement.</p>
<p>Singapore has deployed an 80-member contingent from its civil defense force to assist in disaster rescue efforts. The contingent, which departed on Saturday, includes specialists in rescue operations, medical support, search and rescue, and hazardous material management. It is also accompanied by four search dogs.</p>
<p>New Zealand said it will donate 2 million New Zealand dollars ($1.14 million) through the International Red Cross to support emergency response in Myanmar.</p>
<p>On Friday, the United Nations allocated $5 million in aid to Myanmar, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN secretary-general. "The UN is mobilizing teams and support."</p>
<p>(With input from Xinhua)</p>
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title: Chang&amp;#039;an: The global hub where East met West on the Silk Road
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<p>Chang'an was a vital hub on the Silk Road during the Tang Dynasty (618–907). Envoys and merchants from around the world gathered here with a dazzling array of goods. The city witnessed frequent exchanges of trade and culture between East and West in the 7th century.</p>
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title: AI for Science: Bridging the gap between tools and systemic innovation
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-30/AI-for-Science-Bridging-the-gap-between-tools-and-systemic-innovation-1Ca8PagyMxi/img/a9fec3162cfa4f9fac41f36e6da4b164/a9fec3162cfa4f9fac41f36e6da4b164-1920.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>At the 2025 Zhongguancun Forum – a global platform attracting over 100 countries and 1,000 speakers to discuss frontier technologies like AI models, embodied intelligence, and quantum computing – experts grappled with a paradox: while AI has reshaped scientific tools, the process of discovery itself remains stubbornly human.</p>
<p>E Weinan, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a dual-appointed professor at Peking University and Princeton University, framed the challenge during his keynote address. </p>
<p>"We still don't have a proper large language model for science," he stated at the packed <em>AI for Science</em> session. "We are entering an era where we must fully leverage the holistic resources, including the integration of data, computing power, and talents," E added.</p>
<p>Notably, the term "AI for Science" lacks a Chinese equivalent, reflecting its emergent status despite China's early strategic plan in this domain as early as 2017, according to E's report.</p>
<p>It is not a new term, and the emerging LLMs are prompting <a href="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-10/Expert-China-s-AI-initiative-to-revolutionize-scientific-research-1BDn9n5xVSw/p.html">experts to argue for a transformative revolution in science</a>, yet it has not come to its "DeepSeek moment."</p>
<p>According to Zhou Bowen, director of Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, existing LLMs have transformed research tools, study subjects, and the research, yet true scientific revolution requires end-to-end enhancement. </p>
<p>However, academicians are working closely with engineers and colleges. At the session, Zhang Linfeng, the founder and chief scientist of DP Technology, introduced a first-of-its-kind platform for automated cross-disciplinary experiments.</p>
<p>Headquartered in Beijing, DP Technology is pioneering the AI for Science revolution, developing cutting-edge platforms like Bohrium Scientific Computing Space Station and the Science Navigator AI platform to bridge fundamental research with industrial applications, accelerating breakthroughs in drug discovery, materials science, and energy technologies through its unique integration of AI, physics modeling, and high-performance computing.</p>
<p>"This wave of AI for Science will revolutionize R&amp;D capabilities through systemic augmentation. Such systematic enhancement will break efficiency bottlenecks across pharmaceutical, materials, chemical, and process engineering domains, enabling large-scale, target-driven production of drugs and advanced materials," Zhang said in an interview.</p>
<p>Another report released at the event is the latest edition (2025 March) of China's AI for Science Innovation Map by China Institute of Science and Technology Information (CISTI)<strong>.</strong> The report highlights China's vast scientific data resources and sustained efforts in data infrastructure development, with 20 national scientific data centers now operational nationwide. However, it notes persistent gaps in AI readiness due to high data acquisition costs, inconsistent formats in engineering fields, and sensitivity constraints in certain scenarios.</p>
<p>The study further reveals that ​China and the U.S. lead globally in co-authored publications and citations within AI for Science, serving as each other's primary collaborator across disciplines. It recommends prioritizing research collaboration in ​life sciences, earth sciences, and materials science – the fields exhibiting the highest global collaborative activity.</p>

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title: Live: Updates on major quake in Myanmar as rescue efforts continue
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<p>The death toll has risen to 1,700 after a powerful magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar, the country's State Administration Council reported on Sunday. On Sunday afternoon, China's Yunnan Province sent another batch of emergency relief supplies to earthquake-stricken Myanmar. CGTN brings you the latest. </p>
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<p>Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ruled out direct negotiations with the administration of US President Donald Trump over the country’s nuclear programme but signalled a willingness for indirect talks, while Trump threatened bombings and secondary tariffs if Tehran does not come to an agreement with Washington.</p>
<p>“We responded to the US president’s letter via Oman and rejected the option of direct talks, but we are open to indirect negotiations,” Pezeshkian said during a cabinet meeting in Tehran on Sunday.</p>

<p>He stressed that while Iran is not against negotiations in principle, Washington must first rectify its past “misconduct” and rebuild trust.</p>
<p>His remarks, reported by the ISNA news agency, come amid <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/19/trumps-threats-reignite-talk-of-nuclear-bombs-in-iran">escalating tensions</a> between the two nations.</p>
<p data-sanitized-class="p1">“If they don’t make a deal, there will be bombing,” Trump said in a telephone interview with NBC on Sunday.</p>
<p data-sanitized-class="p1">“But there’s a chance that if they don’t make a deal, that I will do secondary tariffs on them like I did four years ago.”</p>
<p>Barbara Slavin, a fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington and a lecturer in international affairs at George Washington University, told Al Jazeera that “the Iranians are, right to be distrustful, given Trump’s track record and withdrawing from a previous deal”.</p>
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<p>Trump has even signalled willingness to lift sanctions if nuclear and regional issues are resolved, but his ability to secure a deal is uncertain, said Slavin.</p>
<p>“The Iranians are worried, but mostly about the economic impact of Trump’s sanctions, the resumption and increase in economic sanctions, which we’ve already seen. The Iranian currency has depreciated dramatically. There’s high inflation and unemployment, and I think this frankly worries the Iranians more than a physical attack, which if anything, might unify the country,” she added.</p>
<p>“The US has moved additional bombers to Diego Garcia. It’s got another aircraft carrier apparently coming into the region. So it is well positioned to carry out some sort of military action, possibly in conjunction with the Israelis if there isn’t movement toward a diplomatic settlement,” Slavin said.</p>
<p>Earlier in March, Trump had written to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warning that Tehran must either agree to fresh negotiations or face a military confrontation.</p>
<p>Khamenei dismissed the ultimatum, insisting that Iran would only engage in talks through intermediaries.</p>
<p>In his first term as US president in 2017-2021, Trump withdrew the US from a 2015 deal between Iran and world powers that placed strict limits on Tehran’s disputed nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief.</p>
<p>After Trump pulled out of the deal in 2018 and reimposed sweeping US sanctions, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that Iran had amassed <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/22/iran-says-activating-advanced-centrifuges-after-iaea-censure">enough fissile material for multiple bombs</a> but had made no effort to build one.</p>
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<p>Iran has said its nuclear programme is wholly for civilian energy purposes.</p>
<p>Iran’s economy has been battered by sanctions, with observers suggesting that only a breakthrough in negotiations with Washington could lead to any relief.</p>
<p>Kamal Kharrazi, an adviser to Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei, said that Tehran had “not closed all doors” to negotiations.</p>
<p>“It is ready for indirect negotiations with the United States in order to evaluate the other party, state its own conditions and make the appropriate decision,” <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/27/iran-responds-to-trump-letter-on-restarting-nuclear-talks-state-media">said</a> the adviser, according to state media.</p>
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title: Russian drone attacks on Kharkiv, east Ukraine kill two and injure dozens
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<p data-sanitized-class="article__subhead"><em>Ukrainian officials accuse Russia of war crimes after attacks on Kharkiv city leave many wounded, including children.</em></p>
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<p>Russian drones have struck Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv, killing two people and wounding dozens, the city’s mayor, Ihor Terekhov, said.</p>
<p>“For the second time in a week, the enemy launched a combined attack, launching seven ‘Shaheed’ at residential areas, hospitals, and the city’s infrastructure,” Terekhov <a href="https://t.me/ihor_terekhov/313" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a Telegram message on Sunday, referring to Iranian-made Shahed drones.</p>

<p>The swarm of drones also targeted a military hospital, shopping centre and apartment blocks, he said.</p>
<p>Five of the 35 people wounded in the attack overnight were children. At least 13 have been hospitalised, including a teenage girl who is in serious condition.</p>
<p>“The events of yesterday evening were indeed very, very violent in Kharkiv, seeing really the brunt of this war in many ways throughout the course of the last several months,” said Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi, reporting from Kyiv.</p>
<p>“Ukraine’s military said that servicemen were undergoing treatment in this medical centre at the time of the attack and they’re accusing Russia of carrying out a war crime, of violating norms of international humanitarian law in what they described as a deliberate and targeted shelling of this medical facility,” Basravi said.</p>
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<p>One survivor, who identified himself as Anton, described running to an adjacent room in his apartment when a drone struck and showered him with shrapnel.</p>
<p>“I had already bid farewell to life,” the 22-year-old, whose head and left hand were heavily bandaged, told the Reuters news agency.</p>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3612304" data-sanitized-id="attachment_3612304" data-sanitized-class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-29T215813Z_20872084_RC26NDADNSAL_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-ATTACK-KHARKIV-1743344112.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C548" alt="A view shows the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine March 29, 2025. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy" data-sanitized-class="size-arc-image-770 wp-image-3612304"><figcaption data-sanitized-id="caption-attachment-3612304" data-sanitized-class="wp-caption-text">Ukrainian authorities said residential areas of Kharkiv were hit [Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy/Reuters]</figcaption></figure><p>Kharkiv was not the only city to be targeted overnight. Ukraine’s Air Force said on Sunday that Russia had launched 111 drones and one ballistic missile, also causing damage in the Sumy, Odesa and Donetsk regions. It said air defences shot down 65 drones and jammed another 35.</p>
<p>Russia’s Defence Ministry said in a daily bulletin that its forces had struck 140 districts in Ukraine, including military airfields and ammunition depots. It did not mention the hospital.</p>
<p>The attack comes as Ukraine seeks strong backing from Western allies to pressure Russia into ending its full-scale invasion of its smaller neighbour. Both sides have <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/26/ukraine-russia-trade-accusations-of-violating-us-brokered-truce">accused one another in recent days</a> of violating a US-brokered partial ceasefire, and Russia has continued sending regular swarms of drones over Ukraine.</p>
<p>In a statement on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv expected a response from the United States and other allies to the near-daily attacks, adding that Moscow had fired more than 1,000 drones in the past week.</p>
<p>“Russia is dragging out the war, and we are providing our partners with full information on the strikes the Russian army is carrying out and the actions it is preparing for,” the Ukrainian leader said.</p>
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<p>Zelenskyy has also warned in recent days that Russia is planning a spring offensive in parts of northeastern Ukraine.</p>
<p>A <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/28/ukraines-zelenskyy-cautious-on-new-us-minerals-deal-proposal">peace effort led by US President Donald Trump</a>, whose administration has sought closer ties with Russia, has sparked fears in Kyiv and Europe that Ukraine could be pressured into making far more concessions than Moscow.</p>
<p>During a summit in Paris last week, European leaders pledged to strengthen Kyiv’s army, while France and the United Kingdom tried to expand support for a planned foreign “reassurance force” in the event of a truce with Russia.</p>
<p>Following the Kharkiv attack, French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Russia was flouting a ceasefire that Ukraine was following.</p>
<p>“Ukraine has agreed to the ceasefire proposed by the United States. But Russia continues its war crimes, just yesterday in Kharkiv,” he wrote on X. “Who can still believe that [Russian President] Vladimir Putin wants peace?”</p>

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<p data-start="61" data-end="240">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit Hungary this week, despite an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant issued over alleged war crimes in Gaza.</p>
<p data-start="242" data-end="424">Netanyahu’s trip, announced on Sunday by his office, comes at the invitation of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.</p>

<p data-start="242" data-end="424">The visit, scheduled from Wednesday to Sunday, comes as Orban has dismissed the warrant when it was announced in November.</p>
<p data-start="426" data-end="734">Orban, a right-wing nationalist leader often at odds with the European Union over democratic norms, has made clear that Hungary will not enforce the ICC’s decision.</p>
<p data-start="63" data-end="265">According to <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-orban-to-discuss-trumps-gaza-plan-in-hungary-this-week-source/">The Times of Israel</a>, Netanyahu will use his visit to Hungary this week to push for Hungarian support for Trump’s plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza.</p>
<p>“Netanyahu is trying to build a coalition of as many countries as possible backing Trump’s plan for Gaza,” the source told the paper.</p>

<p data-start="394" data-end="578">Trump unveiled his vision for Gaza in February, to ethnically cleanse the territory of Palestinians and turn it into a Mediterranean resort.</p>
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<p data-start="888" data-end="1047">Hungary has not publicly commented on Trump’s proposal, but Netanyahu’s visit suggests he is seeking to rally international backing for the controversial plan.</p>
<p data-start="426" data-end="734">While Hungary, as an EU member, is obligated to comply with ICC rulings, there has been no official response from Budapest regarding the upcoming visit.</p>
<p data-start="736" data-end="942">This will be Netanyahu’s second foreign trip since the ICC issued warrants for him and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.</p>
<p data-start="736" data-end="942">In February, Netanyahu travelled to Washington to meet United States President Donald Trump.</p>
<p data-start="944" data-end="1106">Israel has rejected the charges against its leaders, calling them “false and absurd”. The ICC has also issued an arrest warrant for Hamas leader Ibrahim Al-Masri.</p>
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United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain said it is “deplorable” that President Trump moved to strip union rights from federal workers. Fain joined CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, just after Trump signed an executive order limiting numerous federal agency employees from unionizing and telling the government it can’t participate in collective bargaining.…

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A month ago, James Carville, the highly influential Democratic strategist, advised his party to “play dead” and allow President Trump and his Republican allies who control Congress to self-destruct under the weight of unpopular policies. House Democrats are rejecting the strategy outright.  Heading into the high-stakes battle over Trump’s sweeping domestic agenda, Democratic leaders are instead…

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Instead of spurring political liberalization, China’s integration into the global economy spawned a more repressive state system.

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<p><strong>Using military force to acquire the island is not “off the table,” the American president has said</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>US President Donald Trump has said he is sure that Washington will take over Greenland and that he has already had <em>“absolutely”</em> real conversations about annexing the Danish autonomous territory.</p>
<p><em>“We’ll get Greenland. Yeah, 100%,”</em> Trump told the US broadcaster NBC in a phone interview on Saturday. There is a <em>“good possibility that we could do it without military force,”</em> he stated, adding that he would not <em>“take anything off the table.”</em></p>
<p>According to the American president, the annexation of Greenland is an issue of <em>“international peace”</em> and <em>“international security and strength.”</em> When asked what message the move would send to the rest of the world, Trump stated: <em>“I don’t really think about that. I don’t really care.”</em></p>

            
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<p>A video shared by Trump earlier this week claimed that the island was threatened by <em>“Russian aggression”</em> and <em>“Chinese expansion.”</em> The clip stated that the partnership between Greenland and the US <em>“is not just history. It is destiny.”</em> Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that <em>“Russia has never threatened anyone in the Arctic.”</em></p>
<p>The interview came just a day after US Vice President J.D. Vance visited the resource-rich Arctic territory. During his stay, he accused Denmark of doing a poor job for the people of Greenland. <em>“I think that you’d be a lot better coming under the United States’ security umbrella than you have been under Denmark’s,”</em> he said while visiting a US base on the island.</p>

            
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<p>Trump initially proposed buying the Danish autonomous territory during his first term in 2019 and has reignited the discussion after returning to office. He has since repeatedly promised to make the island a part of the US, arguing that it is needed for security purposes.</p>
<p>The American president’s statements have drawn an angry reaction from Copenhagen. Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen stated this week that such actions were not appropriate for a close ally and were only <em>“escalating tensions.”</em> He also accused Trump of going <em>“too far.”</em></p>
<p>Danish MP and Defense Committee Chairman Rasmus Jarlov warned in mid-March that the US’ aspirations to annex the island could lead to a war between NATO nations. Greenland’s prime minister, Mute B. Egede, also denounced what he called <em>“aggressive pressure”</em> by the US.</p>

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<p><strong>Up to 300 employees at the Congress-funded think tank’s headquarters have been fired, according to media reports</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>The administration of US President Donald Trump has fired almost all employees at the headquarters of the US Institute of Peace (USIP) as part of its campaign to reduce the size of government, led by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.</p>
<p>The development was reported by several news outlets on Saturday and later confirmed by the White House.</p>
<p>USIP was founded by Congress in the mid-1980s with the declared goal of promoting conflict resolution worldwide. Trump signed an executive order targeting the institute last month, followed by the firing of most of the organization’s board in mid-March.</p>
<p>According to media reports, 200 to 300 people at USIP’s headquarters in Washington received termination letters from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) late Friday.</p>
<p>According to the Washington Post, the affected employees called the sudden firings <em>“the Friday night massacre.”</em></p>

            
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<p>Staff members who spoke to the media on condition of anonymity said they were offered severance pay and one additional month of health insurance in exchange for waiving their rights to sue the administration over their firing. Those who refused were told they would lose all their benefits as of Monday, the sources said.</p>
<p>The move reportedly does not affect the institute’s 600 employees overseas, who remain in their positions for now.</p>
<p>Earlier this month, members of USIP’s board filed a lawsuit against DOGE, Trump, and members of his administration, claiming that the executive branch has no authority to fire the organization’s employees because it was set up by Congress. Hearings in the case are scheduled to take place in late April.</p>

             
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<p>Asked by CNN to comment on the firings at USIP, White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said, <em>“taxpayers do not want to spend $50 million per year on a publicly-funded ‘research institute’ that has failed to deliver peace.”</em></p>
<p><em>“President Trump ended the era of forever wars and established peace in his first term, and he is carrying out his mandate to eliminate bloat and save taxpayer dollars,”</em> she added.</p>

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<p><strong>West Jerusalem will ensure security in the enclave once the militant group goes, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>Israel is ready to negotiate an end to the Gaza conflict if Hamas lays down arms and leaves the enclave, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared.</p>
<p>The Jewish state and militant group initially agreed to a fragile three-stage ceasefire in January, after 15 months of hostilities in Gaza. In mid-March, however, Israel resumed airstrikes and ground operations in the embattled enclave as talks with Hamas over the release of the remaining hostages and implementation of the truce collapsed.</p>
<p>On Saturday, top Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya said the group had accepted a new ceasefire proposal from mediators in Egypt and Qatar. The same day, Israel confirmed that it had received a draft of the proposal, and said it had made a counteroffer, but gave no further details at the time.</p>
<p>Israel is ready to move to the final stages of the ceasefire, which would end the siege of Gaza, if Hamas stops fighting and clears out of the enclave, Netanyahu said in a video statement on Sunday.</p>

            
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<p><em>“The claim that we are not willing to talk about the final [ceasefire] stage is incorrect,”</em> he said. <em>“We are ready. Hamas will lay down its arms. Its leaders will be allowed to leave,”</em> Netanyahu said.</p>
<p>Israel’s cabinet convened on Saturday and decided to further increase pressure on Hamas to push the group toward releasing its remaining hostages, the prime minister said. Israeli <em>“pressure”</em> on the militant group has already been effective, he added.</p>
<p>In the event the ceasefire is successful, Israel will take control of Gaza, Netanyahu said.</p>

            
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<p><em>“We will ensure general security in the Gaza Strip and enable the implementation of Trump’s plan, the voluntary immigration plan,”</em> he said.</p>
<p>Last month, US President Donald Trump suggested the US could take over the enclave and build it into the <em>“Riviera of the Middle East”</em> while the Palestinian population could be moved out at the expense of neighboring states of <em>“great wealth.”</em> Arab nations have since rejected the plan, and have offered an alternative reconstruction plan for Gaza, which Israel and the US have rebuffed.</p>

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title: Watch: Disaster Strikes German Space Rocket
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<p>There is growing unease across the European continent—from the war in Ukraine and the migrant crisis to economic troubles in Germany and even the <strong>continent's lagging space program</strong>.</p>
<p>Without a doubt, what <strong>infuriates the liberals in Brussels</strong> most is that Elon Musk's SpaceX is running circles around the European Space Agency and its institutional partners in terms of space access and securing space-based communications.</p>
<p>The <strong>latest mishap for the ESA</strong> is the German startup Isar Aerospace's first rocket launch attempt to reach low Earth orbit, which ended in a fireball earlier Sudnay.</p>
<p>"What a success! At 12:30 CEST, Isar Aerospace successfully launched its Spectrum launch vehicle from Andøya Spaceport in Norway. <strong>The launch vehicle aborted after approximately 30 seconds in the air, and the vehicle fell straight into the sea</strong>. The launch platform appears to be intact," Isar Aerospace wrote in a statement, quoted by local media outlet <a href="https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/eM4vnO/andoeya-kan-bli-vitne-til-historisk-rakettoppskyting-soendag">VG</a>. </p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">LAUNCH! Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket launches from the Orbital Launch Pad at the Andøya Space Center in Norway.</p><p>Overview:<a href="https://t.co/64HcC1kqIH">https://t.co/64HcC1kqIH</a></p><p>Live Isar/NSF:<a href="https://t.co/aGH02uqNum">https://t.co/aGH02uqNum</a></p><p>And failed early in first stage flight. That's why it's a test flight. <a href="https://t.co/SfolnqhtBu">pic.twitter.com/SfolnqhtBu</a></p>
— NSF - NASASpaceflight.com (@NASASpaceflight) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1906293208868352064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Drone and pad footage from Isar Aerospace's Spectrum launch. You can see it avoided the pad when it came down. <a href="https://t.co/NePozHqYad">pic.twitter.com/NePozHqYad</a></p>
— NSF - NASASpaceflight.com (@NASASpaceflight) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1906340191083581704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p>Meanwhile, on the other side of the Atlantic... </p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">First time humans will be in polar orbit around Earth launches on Monday!<a href="https://twitter.com/framonauts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@framonauts</a> <a href="https://t.co/s0fNKcUxNx">https://t.co/s0fNKcUxNx</a></p>
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1906098459767419195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p>Data from <a href="https://www.brycetech.com/index">Bryce Tech</a> shows that <strong>SpaceX has given the world a master class in rocket launch domination</strong> and quickly scaling the largest satellite constellation network operated by Starlink.</p>
<p><a data-image-external-href data-image-href="/s3/files/inline-images/2025-03-30_09-42-09.png?itok=f3gzn2T6" data-link-option="0" href="https://www.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/2025-03-30_09-42-09.png?itok=f3gzn2T6"><picture><img data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="1ec294d3-c381-4427-8a5e-8f8dc3c6a921" data-responsive-image-style="inline_images" height="275" width="500" src="https://assets.zerohedge.com/s3fs-public/styles/inline_image_mobile/public/inline-images/2025-03-30_09-42-09.png?itok=f3gzn2T6" alt typeof="foaf:Image" data-sanitized-class="inline-images image-style-inline-images"></picture></a></p>

<p>The <strong>US leads</strong> the space race because of Spacex.</p>
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<p>SpaceX is a perfect example of how privatization of the space industry—removing rocket launches from the government—can result in a tremendous innovation wave after decades of stagnating the sector due to bloated government. </p>
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<p><a href="https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/bill-maher-demands-gavin-newsom-explain"><em>Via The Vigilant Fox,</em></a></p>
<p><strong>Bill Maher has been trying to make changes to his roof for ages—but California’s endless red tape keeps getting in the way. Frustrated by the constant bureaucratic hurdles, Maher finally had the chance to confront Governor Gavin Newsom face-to-face and ask why even basic repairs feel impossible in California.</strong></p>
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<p>This isn’t Maher’s first run-in with California’s bureaucratic nightmare. Back in 2018, when he first tried installing solar panels, Maher faced over three years of delays due to endless permits and red tape.</p>

<p>Now, facing another roof debacle after the wildfires, Maher is sick of the unnecessary hurdles.</p>
<p>“Let’s talk about what’s important:<strong> my roof</strong>,” Maher said firmly to Newsom.</p>
<p>“Your roof?” Newsom asked—surprised.</p>
<p>“My roof,” Maher reiterated.</p>
<p>Maher explained that after a wildfire damaged his roof, he opted to repair it exactly as officials recommended. But instead of being able to get the work done quickly, he was hit with unnecessary bureaucratic obstacles instead.</p>
<p>“Two inspections I needed to have—why?” Maher asked. “<strong>It’s my roof. If it falls on my head, that’s my problem</strong>.”</p>

<p>“That’s it? That’s just a statement,” Newsom replied.</p>
<p>“No, that’s my question,” Maher shot back. “<strong>Why do I need two inspections, which I have to pay for?</strong> Yeah, you were here last time we talked about regulations. You said, ‘Oh, it’s a completely new day.’ <strong>That’s a quote from you</strong>. ‘Completely new day.’”</p>
<p>Newsom shifted gears, referencing Ezra Klein’s book, <em>Abundance</em>, suggesting liberal governance was overly fixated on process rather than outcomes—essentially acknowledging that Maher’s roof saga was exactly the kind of bureaucracy Klein warned about. He vaguely promised to eliminate some of these hurdles.</p>
<p><strong>Maher—seeing through Newsom’s political speak— wasn’t satisfied. “How’s that going, though?” he asked.</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Bill Maher has been trying to make changes to his roof for ages—but California’s endless red tape keeps getting in the way. Frustrated by the constant bureaucratic hurdles, Maher finally had the chance to confront Governor Gavin Newsom face-to-face and ask why even basic repairs… <a href="https://t.co/HT3rJKRaIZ">pic.twitter.com/HT3rJKRaIZ</a></p>
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) <a href="https://twitter.com/VigilantFox/status/1905845843694932341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p>Shortly after this exchange, Newsom’s rebranding as a moderate fell apart when Bill Maher called out California’s rule that kept parents in the dark if their child changed their gender identity.</p>
<p>“So what do you say to people who say… ‘Governor, you were the poster boy for a lot of this [woke] stuff?’” Maher asked.</p>

<p>“I see today the Trump administration talked about the fact that California had a rule that schools cannot be required to notify parents if their kids in school have changed their gender, their pronouns. That’s the kind of thing—even though it doesn’t affect a lot of people—that makes a lot of people go, ‘Well, you know what? <strong>That’s the party without common sense</strong>,’” Maher added.</p>
<p>Newsom tried to deflect, framing the issue as protecting students: “I just disagree with that. I mean, the law was you would be fired, a teacher would be fired if a teacher <strong>did not report or snitch on a kid talking about their gender identity</strong>. I just think that was wrong. I think teachers should teach. <strong>I don’t think they should be required to turn in kids</strong>.”</p>
<p>Maher quickly called out the political spin: “<strong>Turning in? We’re talking about their parents. How can you snitch?</strong>”</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Shortly after this exchange, Newsom’s rebranding as a moderate fell apart when Bill Maher called out California’s rule that kept parents in the dark if their child changed their gender identity.</p><p>“So what do you say to people who say… ‘Governor, you were the poster boy for a lot… <a href="https://t.co/OPKnOwHN2v">pic.twitter.com/OPKnOwHN2v</a></p>
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) <a href="https://twitter.com/VigilantFox/status/1905846024574513491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p>As the interview neared its end, Maher demanded Gavin Newsom give it to him straight about his future presidential ambitions, explicitly telling him to cut the bullsh*t and speak clearly.</p>
<p>But, in a moment that should surprise no one, Newsom responded with an intentionally vague answer.</p>
<p>“Given that we are in this dire situation, I feel like we don’t have time anymore for the old bullsht,” Maher challenged. “You know, the old, ‘Are you running for president?’ ‘Well, you know, there’s an exploratory committee, and I’m looking at it. I’m happy with my job as governor.’ I mean, your future is not in California. Your future is in Iowa. Let’s dispense with the bullsht. We need someone who’s gonna be the champion. <strong>Are you gonna do it or not?” </strong>Maher asked.</p>

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<p><strong>“</strong>Just come on, tell us. We don’t have time for the bullsh*t.”</p>
<p>“I can’t stand the bullsh*t as well. And I mean that,” Newsom empathized before ironically giving a vague, bullsh*t answer.</p>
<p>“So, look, this is not my purpose or passion. It’s not my meaning. It’s not everything. The cynicism that’s out there, that every move he [Newsom] is making is some move to some longer-term strategy or short-term strategy.”</p>
<p>Maher kept pressing, “But who could do it? Who could get it done? Who could win?”</p>
<p>Newsom refused to give a straight answer again, “I deeply respect that. I respect the question, but I don’t have any grand plans, as it respects that.”</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">As the interview neared its end, Maher demanded Gavin Newsom give it to him straight about his future presidential ambitions, explicitly telling him to cut the bullsh*t and speak clearly.</p><p>But, in a moment that should surprise no one, Newsom responded with an intentionally vague… <a href="https://t.co/WrMfVyr92Z">pic.twitter.com/WrMfVyr92Z</a></p>
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) <a href="https://twitter.com/VigilantFox/status/1905846227838894223?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p>Whether Newsom is running for president or not isn’t really relevant. He’s clearly on a rebranding tour, launching a new podcast, speaking to conservatives, and trying to draw as many eyeballs as possible.</p>
<p>This is a business move, not some act of goodwill. Remember, this is the same guy who insisted, “Not one person ever in my office has ever used the word Latinx.”</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Whether Newsom is running for president or not isn’t really relevant. He’s clearly on a rebranding tour, launching a new podcast, speaking to conservatives, and trying to draw as many eyeballs as possible.</p><p>This is a business move, not some act of goodwill. Remember, this is the… <a href="https://t.co/ZTMYieOadL">pic.twitter.com/ZTMYieOadL</a></p>
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) <a href="https://twitter.com/VigilantFox/status/1905846415055896668?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p>Yet, his own tweet from 2023 exposed him saying, “The GOP are busy banning the word ‘Latinx’ and AP Black history courses rather than the weapons of war that are killing our kids.”</p>
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<p>Whether it’s repairing a roof or addressing gender identity issues in schools, Newsom’s vague, no-substance responses always leave voters spinning in circles. Until he fixes that and starts speaking plainly, he’ll never be president.</p>
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<p>Friday and the overnight hours saw US warplanes significantly ramp up airstrikes on Yemen, with several dozens of strikes on Friday alone, and more through the night and Saturday.</p>
<p>"United States air strikes have hit <strong>more than 40 locations across Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen</strong>, including in the capital, Sanaa, according to local media affiliated with the rebel group," regional media <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/28/us-hits-multiple-targets-in-yemen-report">details</a>. Some reports have counted <strong>over 70 strikes in the last 24 hours</strong>.</p>
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<p>Some half of these attacks were on the Tahrir and Qiyada districts of the Yemeni capital, which contain residential neighborhoods. The <strong>Sanaa International Airport was also struck for a second night in a row</strong>.</p>

<p>The US-led attacks have become nearly <strong>non-stop</strong>, with dozens killed and many wounded on the ground, after President Trump this week warned that he's ready to bomb Yemen for "a long time" if the Houthis don't halt their drone and missile attacks on Red Sea shipping.</p>
<p>The US President hailed the Yemen operation, which has been ongoing for about two weeks at this point, as "very successful beyond our wildest expectations." However, there's been no signs the Houthis intend to halt their own attacks off Yemen's coast and against Israel.</p>
<p><em>Al Jazeera</em> has noted that "The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM), which now has authority from the White House to strike offensively in Yemen <strong>without pre-approval</strong>."</p>
<p>According to emerging reports of strikes which continued <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-launches-new-strikes-against-houthis-in-yemen-apparently-killing-at-least-1-person">Saturday</a>:</p>
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<p><em>Meanwhile, satellite photos analyzed by the AP <strong>show a mysterious airstrip just off Yemen in a key maritime chokepoint now appears ready to accept flights and B-2 bombers within striking distance</strong> of the country Saturday.</em></p>
<p><em>The strikes into Saturday targeted multiple areas in Yemen under the control of the Iranian-backed Houthis, including the capital, Sanaa, and in the governorates of al-Jawf and Saada, rebel-controlled media reported. The strikes in Saada <strong>killed one person and wounded four others</strong>, the Houthi-run SABA news agency said.</em></p>
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<p>Times of Israel has reported more on the above-mentioned <strong>airstrip</strong> as <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/mysterious-airstrip-in-bab-el-mandeb-strait-off-yemen-appears-ready-satelitte-images-show/">follows</a>:</p>

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<p><em>Satellite images from Planet Labs PBC show an airstrip now appears ready on Mayun Island, a volcanic outcropping in the center of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Yemen.</em></p>
<p><em>The images show the airstrip had been painted with the designation markings “09” and “27” to the airstrip’s east and west respectively.</em></p>
<p><em><strong>A Saudi-led coalition battling the Houthis had acknowledged having “equipment” on Mayun</strong>, also known as Perim. However, air and sea traffic to Mayun has linked the construction to the UAE, which backs a secessionist force in Yemen known as the Southern Transitional Council.</em></p>
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<p>So it appears US warplanes can now utilize a 'local' airspace under Saudi coalition auspices.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Satellite images from Planet Labs PBC show an airstrip now appears ready on Mayun Island, a volcanic outcropping in the center of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Yemen.<a href="https://t.co/3blmJQfJW6">https://t.co/3blmJQfJW6</a></p>
— Jason Brodsky (@JasonMBrodsky) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonMBrodsky/status/1905941231714128103?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p>Instead of the attacks forcing the Houthis to back down, the militant group has continued attacking southern and central Israel with ballistic missiles.</p>
<p>"The missile force targeted Ben Gurion Airport in the occupied Jaffa (Tel Aviv) area with a Zulfiqar ballistic missile and a military target south of occupied Jaffa with a Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile. The operation successfully achieved its goal," Yemen's Houthi military had said Thursday.</p>
<p>Israel has reported no deaths or casualties from these attacks, but there's been limited damage. Most inbound projectiles have been intercepted or fell in the desert before reaching Tel Aviv.</p>
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<p><em><a href="https://robertsyrus.substack.com/p/a-case-for-net-zero-immigration?r=16gk1&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;triedRedirect=true">Authored by Robert Syrus via Robert's Newsletter</a>,</em></p>
<p><strong>Elon Musk fired over 6,000 Twitter employees, which was about 80 percent of the company's workforce, starting in November 2022</strong>. He told Tucker Carlson "<strong>It turns out you don't need all that many people to run Twitte</strong>r". Recently President Trump offered two million federal workers a buyout severance package to leave their jobs. <strong>What if it turns out you don’t need all that many people to run America?</strong></p>
<p>At this historical juncture when America is at last taking action on unlawful migration on the one hand and on the other hand credible sources such as Goldman Sachs are predicting <strong>radical worker displacement by AI and <a href="https://litslink.com/blog/how-many-jobs-will-ai-take-over-the-statistics">robotics</a></strong> it might be an opportune time to examine what labor and immigration policies really will put America, and Americans, first. <strong>A reversal of the deindustrialization processes which have beset the country</strong> over the past fifty years (and became turbo-charged once China was ushered into the <a href="https://money.cnn.com/2016/03/29/news/economy/us-manufacturing-jobs/index.html">WTO in 2001</a>) if it is to be accomplished re-industrialization will look less like Rosie the Riveter and more like Robby the Robot.</p>
<p><strong>There are some, with whom the Donald Trump of the shockingly gold-festooned NYC apartment might instinctively side, who call for bigger because…better, right?</strong> Matthew Yglesias argues this case in <em>One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger</em>. Of course if it only required a mega-sized population to be successful 800 million people in India would not depend upon daily government food <a href="https://news.ucsb.edu/2025/021738/researchers-link-indias-food-program-better-health-and-stronger-incomes">handouts</a> and 1.3 billion Africans would not rely on food imports for 80 percent of their <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/27/business/abdul-samad-rabiu-africa-imports-spc-intl/index.html">groceries</a>. <strong>Even in China, 11 percent of the population (which translates to roughly 153 million people) are unable to afford a <a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403415/china-share-of-people-unable-to-afford-healthy-diet/">healthy diet</a>.</strong> So before inviting another 666 million people to enjoy the blessings of US liberty, policy makers should best examine all the most likely future scenarios.</p>

<p><strong>If America is not completely full, it’s certainly full of foreigners.</strong> A 2018 study by researchers from Yale and MIT utilized mathematical modelling and estimated that <strong>the number of undocumented immigrants could be around 22 million, nearly <a href="https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/yale-study-finds-twice-as-many-undocumented-immigrants-as-previous-estimates">double previous estimates</a></strong>. Common sense and Fox News will tell you that the real total is likely closer to 30 million after the Biden border-free-for-all. Combine that with some <a href="https://www.census.gov/topics/population/foreign-born/about.html">30 million</a> legal foreign born residents/naturalized citizens and you get 60 million newcomers. If you accept the figures of perennial immigration critic Ann Coulter (author of the famously prophetic book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Adios-America-Lefts-Country-Hellhole/dp/162157606X">Adios America</a>) of 50 million illegals you get a staggering 80 million foreign born residents, <strong>fully 24 percent of the aggregate Census Bureau population.</strong></p>
<p>According to most sociological studies, <strong>it typically takes around <a href="https://siepr.stanford.edu/news/what-history-tells-us-about-assimilation-immigrants">three generations</a> for European immigrants to become fully assimilated into American culture</strong>. Therefore isn’t the case for a ten-fold increase of foreign immigrants weaker than the case for Net Zero Immigration?</p>
<p><strong>The populist Swiss People’s Party which leads most polls has campaigned on a promise to cap that tiny country’s population at 10 million.</strong> Larry Fink, head of investment behemoth Blackrock has cited studies which show <strong>countries with stable or declining populations may become the world’s leaders in incorporating <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210916114542.htm">AI and robotics</a>.</strong> Even in sectors where there is no shortage of potential workers such as trucking, (the number-one high paying employment for non-college American men) automation is poised to make a devastating impact. Millions of driving jobs will vanish, permanently. During 2024 autonomous taxi company Waymo successfully completed <a href="https://mishtalk.com/economics/waymo-picked-up-4-million-rides-in-2024-tesla-had-zero/">4 million passenger rides</a>. Human drivers cannot compete with 24/7 operation, no strikes, and lower insurance rates. T<strong>hat being the case does it not make sense to discover which immigration policies most benefit the shrinking and increasingly threatened middle class citizen?</strong></p>
<p>During January 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics figures show that <strong>over one million foreign-born workers found a job but effectively zero net jobs accrued to <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/lost-todays-job-revision-chaos-over-1-million-foreign-born-workers-found-job-and-no">native born Americans</a>.</strong> During a time of great employment transition does it make any sense to give away “golden ticket” jobs to foreigners residing in foreign countries through programs like H1B? The median starting salary for H1B jobs at companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, and Google is about <a href="https://www.myvisajobs.com/reports/h1b/">$150,000</a> but the opportunities for jumpstarting a person’s career and family life are <a href="https://www.rsfjournal.org/content/8/5/67">incalculable</a>. <strong>Here’s a question: what jobs absolutely positively cannot be filled by native born Americans or even any of the 60 million foreign-borns already here but must be filled by someone who currently lives in Mumbai or Shanghai?</strong> Can it be true native-born American’s brains have been permanently stunted from achieving excellence by 1990s TV shows as Vivek Ramaswamy recently, and perhaps unwisely, <a href="https://tribune.com.pk/story/2518551/vivek-ramaswamy-critiques-us-culture-blames-90s-tv-like-saved-by-the-bell-for-challenges">suggested</a>?</p>
<p>China has no immigration program equivalent to H1B. Yet according to <a href="https://itif.org/publications/2024/09/16/china-is-rapidly-becoming-a-leading-innovator-in-advanced-industries/">recent studies</a>, China is currently considered to be ahead of the United States in several key technologies, including electric vehicles and batteries, advanced manufacturing, 5G network infrastructure, facial recognition technology, and certain aspects of artificial intelligence applications. Russia, with a GDP one tenth of America’s cannot compete for international technical talent; however the country ranked fifth in the world in terms of the number of people engaged in research and development and it is known to possess at least three <a href="https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2024/7/24/testing-top-of-mind-as-us-lags-china-in-hypersonics-race">hypersonic weapons</a> systems deployed and used in active warfare with contrasts to the US total of zero.</p>
<p><strong>Let us graciously disagree with Mr. Ramaswamy and consider the alternative case that there is no shortage of qualified or trainable workers in America.</strong> Let us further consider that the most practical course of development of the vast and varied landscape of the country’s economy is a steady state where a fixed number of 350 million citizens preside over an economy whose GDP growth is powered not by randomly adding foreign bodies but by the ever-increasing power and efficiency of automatons.</p>

<p>Will Elon Musk’s off-the-cuff prediction that there would come a point when "<a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/elon-musk-issues-warning-about-humanoid-robots-in-ai-age-of-abundance-713dbbe5">no job is needed</a>" and jobs instead would be just for those who wanted one for "personal satisfaction" come true? Whatever the future holds, the concepts in the brief 2020 tome <em><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Fully-Automated-Luxury-Communism-Manifesto/dp/1786632632">Fully Automated Luxury Communism: A Manifesto</a></em> are as much a dead end as Marxism for a simple reason: reality doesn’t work that way.</p>
<p>However…let’s fast forward to 2035: the country has a sensible skill-points and quota-based immigration plan, keeping the population stable as the nation is given time to assimilate the 60 million foreign born residents dumped into it during the previous 60 years and time to adjust to the Robot Industrial Revolution. These wise policies have not resulted in wage inflation or a labour shortage but has strongly incentivized corporate America to retrain the millions of workers displaced by AI and replace seasonal migrant labour with world-beating robotics which <a href="https://youtu.be/RLPAD5kfM4w">pick apples</a>, cook <a href="https://youtu.be/PSl8Xyp1kYg">French fries</a> and drive 80 percent of truck and taxi trips, terrestrial and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXdN3ij1S-A">aeronautical</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Imagine Alfred Lutz, formerly employed as a Master Diesel Technician, recently retrained as a data scientist working for Walmart.</strong> Alfred makes enough money to support a politely hot stay-at-home wife and 2.6 mildly sassy but generally agreeable children. He works hard but can insist on reasonable leisure time and vacations; he is secure in the knowledge that his employer cannot just outsource his job to 2.5 H1B replacements for the same salary and no benefits. He is part of the resurgent middle class rescued in the mid-2020s by the MAGA movement.</p>
<p>As a flying drone limousine glides over Dallas freeways and lands him on his spacious driveway/helipad, Alfred may well reflect that the new American Dream rests on a foundation of net zero immigration and robot luxury capitalism.</p>
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title: GOP lawmaker says Signal chat information being considered unclassified is ‘surprising’
author: ;Lauren Irwin
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Republican Rep. Mike Turner (Ohio), former chair of the House Intelligence panel, said it’s “surprising” that the Trump administration is considering the information leaked in a Signal group chat about plans to attack the Houthi rebels “not a big deal.” Turner joined ABC News’s “This Week” on Sunday, where he was asked about the messages…

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title: We can’t keep ignoring China’s threat to our supply chains
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Our global supply chains, long built for maximum cost-effectiveness, are now potential liabilities, susceptible to exploitation by adversaries and prone to disruption.

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title: Warner on Trump’s ‘America first’ policy: ‘Quickly becoming America alone’
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Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he believes President Trump’s “America first” policy is making the country “America alone.” Warner joined CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where he was asked if he was glad the Trump administration is taking a more aggressive stance against the Houthi…

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<p><strong>A recent New York Times report shows the US was dangerously close to a direct conflict with Russia, Dmitry Suslov has told RT</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>The administration of former President Joe Biden pushed the US dangerously close to a direct military conflict – and even nuclear war – with Russia through its deep involvement in Ukraine’s military operations, Valdai Club expert Dmitry Suslov has told RT.</p>
<p>In an interview on Sunday, Suslov commented on a recent investigation by the New York Times that claimed the US had provided Ukraine with even more support than earlier thought – which went beyond arms shipments and extended to daily battlefield coordination, intelligence sharing, and joint strategy planning. The report claimed that the nerve center of this cooperation was located in Wiesbaden, Germany.</p>
<p>The findings came as no surprise to Moscow, he noted.</p>
<p><em>“The investigation, of course, does not change the Russian perception of the war, because we have always known that the war in Ukraine was, in essence, a proxy war of the United States against Russia,”</em> Suslov, the deputy director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, said.</p>

            
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<p>”The investigation shows that the Biden administration truly walked the line of direct military confrontation with Russia,” he continued. <em>“It balanced, essentially, on the brink of nuclear war. That’s how deep and direct its involvement was.”</em></p>
<p>According to Suslov, the report clearly shows that Washington wants to take credit for Ukraine’s battlefield successes while distancing itself from the setbacks. He also argued that the investigation was released now because the Biden administration has left office and the conflict is nearing the end.</p>
<p><em>“Now it is possible to talk openly about what it [the US] actually did during Biden’s presidency,”</em> he said. <em>“The war is relatively close to its conclusion. The Trump administration is trying to end it, and so this is, if you will, a form of mistakes review.”</em></p>
<p>The report highlights the contrast between the approaches of Biden and President Donald Trump, he noted: <em>“If the Biden administration was effectively managing the Ukrainian armed forces directly… the Trump administration positions itself as a neutral mediator seeking to end the war.”</em></p>
<p>Suslov described the article as a kind of political assist to Trump, giving him an opportunity to claim he is saving the world from nuclear war.</p>

             
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<p>Any future peace settlement must involve firm guarantees that Ukraine will cut off all military ties with the Western powers, Suslov went on to say. <em>“No intelligence cooperation, no military cooperation, nothing like what was described in this investigation… nothing like the secret center in Wiesbaden,”</em> he added. <em>“If Ukraine is caught violating this obligation, then severe sanctions must be imposed, along with appropriate punitive measures for breaking the peace agreement.”</em></p>

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title: If the Europeans are serious about peace, they should invite Zelensky to fewer meetings
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<p>President Zelensky now attends every major European meeting of Heads. While perhaps understandable, that means the agenda gets hijacked by Ukrainian demands and limits Europe’s ability to play an impartial role in peace talks.</p>
<p>European leaders met again in Paris on 27 March to discuss ideas for a coalition of the willing, specifically, a group of European nations that would be willing to provide security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a future peace process.</p>
<p>That meeting produced no new breakthroughs and the co-hosts, President Macron of France and Prime Minister Starmer of Britain, held separate press conferences at the end. Yet again, it wasn’t possible to reach a consensus on the controversial topic of using frozen Russian assets for reconstruction in Ukraine, given the significant legal and financial risks around this.</p>
<p>No new determination was reached on the controversial notion of deploying western ‘reassurance’ troops to Ukraine in the future. Some European countries including Greece and Italy have made it clear that they see this as an unworkable and dangerous step. Unworkable, because the deployment of, essentially, NATO troops to Ukraine, will almost certainly face resistance from Russia. Dangerous because, even the most optimistic western commentators are talking about a deployed European force of 30,000 troops, which is tiny when set against the 600,000 Russian troops thought to be in Ukraine right now.</p>
<p>But there is a deeper problem as well. Proposals to deploy troops to Ukraine, however unworkable and dangerous, are addressing the wrong question. The United States and, indirectly, the NATO Secretary General, have admitted that Ukraine’s desire to join the military alliance is now off of the table. The Paris summit would have better focussed on the detail of what security guarantees for Ukraine might look like as part of any peace deal. This might be along the lines of an Article 5 type of commitment by willing European states, as recommended by the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni.</p>
<p>Leaders like Macron and Starmer also can’t claim the threat of a military force is merely a tactic to put pressure on Russia to strike for peace, given the proposed force’s limited size and the reality that it would take months, at the current rate of progress, for troops to arrive in Ukraine, if they ever did.</p>
<p>Yet again, this talks to Europe’s inability to fight wars by committee. Big meetings in Paris give European leaders their moment to say the right things, express solidarity and offer every type of support short of assistance. But, and fundamentally, events like the Paris Summit offer no new ideas and inject no new energy or momentum into efforts to bring peace to Ukraine.</p>
<p>In fact, in terms of the substance, these events have become a distraction from and a delaying tactic to, real peace.</p>
<p>A contributing factor, it seems to me, is the inability of Europe’s leaders to hold a meeting without inviting President Zelensky of Ukraine. He appears, in his cargo pants and black sweatshirt, to be treated like royalty. And, of course, it may be understandable that people feel a sense of solidarity with Ukraine at a time of war and feel a personal affinity to Zelensky.</p>
<p>But the question remains, what role does Zelensky play at these talks?</p>
<p>Clearly, he arrives with his own ‘asks’ and a package of narratives to deploy during his many press engagements in Europe. These include the need to impose more sanctions on Russia, that Europe should force Putin to make peace, that only strengthening Ukraine with more weapons will help. You’ve probably heard these lines countless times before because they are aggressively deployed by every Ukrainian official and media outlet.</p>
<p>As Ukraine is fighting Russia on the battlefield, I understand their need to pursue an aggressive public communications posture as part of their wider war effort, including to prop up morale at home. In Zelensky’s shoes, I might pursue a similar tactic. And yet, the lines he advances, on sanctions and applying pressure on Russia all appear, most likely, to extend the war, not end it.</p>
<p>And because Zelensky attends every major European meeting now on the war effort, his narratives dominate the agenda of the day, whether or not the host agrees.</p>
<p>So, during his press conference in Paris, and following Zelensky’s script, Starmer said that the west should impose more sanctions on Russia as part of efforts to force President Putin to make peace. This despite the fact that eleven years after the first sanctions were introduced, Russia’s economy still outperforms those in Europe. (Indeed, this week the UK Office of Budget Responsibility halved its estimate of UK economic growth in 2025 from 2% to 1%.) Or that, with Russia still retaining the upper hand on the battlefield in Ukraine, imposing further sanctions now will merely, and self-evidently, discourage President Putin from agreeing any peace deal.</p>
<p>An extremely small potential package of sanctions relief on the Russian Agricultural Bank hangs in the balance, despite the US agreeing with the Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Saudi this week to unlock the Black Sea deal. President Macron has said that there can be no sanctions relief until there is complete peace. The European Commission Press Spokesperson has said that sanctions can’t be removed until the compete withdrawal of Russia troops in Ukraine, a position that clearly hasn’t been discussed or agreed with other EU Member States.</p>
<p>These British, French and wider European pronouncements might be well-meaning, but they are usually unhelpful. On top of the already challenging bureaucratic straitjacket on Europe making a constructive input into peace talks, the presence of Zelensky at all of their meetings inevitably drags them towards agreeing and promoting his agenda.</p>
<p>And, of course, it also means that Russia does not see Europe as an independent actor in any peace talks, as it has become an extension of Ukraine and unable to adopt an impartial position. Not least as European leaders seldom, if ever, engage directly with President Putin.</p>
<p>That’s why Putin has been open to engaging in peace talks with Trump, because he sees that the US is trying to intermediate in talks, rather than simply taking sides with Ukraine. Zelensky has now ‘insisted’ that Britian and France should be represented at any future peace talks for Ukraine. In truth, if Starmer and Macron want to play a more prominent role in the process, they should invite Zelensky to fewer meetings.</p>
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title: Who will be the next Pope, and why does it matter?
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<p>The Catholic world has been in a state of tension and anticipation in recent weeks due to the convalescent condition of Pope Francis, which seemed to worsen day by day, suggesting the inevitability of an imminent succession. However, his health suddenly improved, temporarily pushing aside the pressing question: Who will be the next Pope?</p>
<p>Still, the Pope is 88 years old, and his health remains fragile, as expected. While the urgency of the papal succession has been delayed, the question still looms on the near horizon of the Catholic world.</p>
<p>Now, one might ask: Why does the election of the Pope even matter? Well, in a dialogue about Poland between Stalin and Churchill, the Soviet leader famously quipped, “How many divisions does the Pope have?”—implying that the Pope was irrelevant in geopolitics. With all due respect, we would disagree. On the contrary, it seems to us that the Pope remains a relevant geopolitical actor.</p>
<p>True, we are far from the medieval era, when the Emperor and the Pope served as the defining pillars of Christian civitas, maintaining a degree of stability and peace over kingdoms and nations. But it would be a mistake to completely dismiss the Vatican’s political potential.</p>
<p>First, the Vatican has a “virtual population” of 1.3 billion people—the entirety of the world’s Catholics—who are influenced by the Pope’s words to varying degrees, from absolute adherence to subtle persuasion. No other religion enjoys the same level of centralization as Catholicism, making the Pope, the Patriarch of Rome, the most powerful religious leader in the world.</p>
<p>This means the Papacy naturally wields influence over elections (something every Ibero-American knows well), public policies, and social services. Of course, this influence is usually subtle, at least in modern times. But it is undeniably present.</p>
<p>This reality grants the Vatican considerable diplomatic power. For instance, John Paul II played a key role in accelerating the collapse of communism in Poland. More recently, the Vatican has pursued its own diplomacy aligned with the multipolar transition, including relations with China, rapprochement with the Russian Orthodox Church, outreach to Cuba, and—most importantly—calls for Europe to reclaim a constructive role in international relations, with the Papacy offering to mediate the Ukrainian conflict.</p>
<p>The relevance of the Vatican’s international role is further evidenced by the abdication of Benedict XVI. While speculation on such matters is delicate, there is substantial literature suggesting that Benedict XVI stepped down under overwhelming pressure from the U.S., exhausted from resisting demands to pivot the Vatican away from Russia. His declarations hinted at a potential Vatican-Moscow alliance to counter the nihilism (as Benedict saw it) promoted by the U.S.</p>
<p>Thus, while the Pope may lack armored divisions or nuclear weapons, the Vatican remains one of the world’s greatest centers of soft power, with significant capacity for unconventional, subtle geopolitical operations.</p>
<p>The question of “Who will succeed the Pope?” therefore remains relevant even now.</p>
<p>With that established, we must now consider who could succeed Pope Francis if he passes away in the coming years.</p>
<p>First, it is important to note that a candidate over 80 is highly unlikely to be elected. Cardinals of that age are ineligible to vote, ruling out nearly all candidates from the last conclave—including Guinean Robert Sarah, a favorite among traditionalists and conservatives.</p>
<p>Additionally, the Vatican is fundamentally divided between conservatives and progressives, with a centrist faction trying to maintain balance.</p>
<p>Following this logic, the cardinals ideologically closest to Pope Francis and eligible for election are Italy’s Matteo Zuppi and the Philippines’ Luis Tagle.</p>
<p>Zuppi was elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope Francis himself and owes all his appointments to him, making him Francis’ likely preferred successor. As president of the Italian Episcopal Conference, Zuppi represents a bloc of cardinals accounting for 20% of the electorate. In practice, he is even more progressive than Francis, strongly advocating for immigration and blessing LGBT couples in the Church. However, his achievements (and thus his reputation among cardinals) are minimal.</p>
<p>Notably, Zuppi is Francis’ special envoy on Ukraine, having visited Volodymyr Zelensky—without extending an equivalent invitation to Vladimir Putin. Despite the Pope’s claims of neutrality, his envoy appears slightly biased toward Ukraine.</p>
<p>Luis Tagle, meanwhile, would be the first Asian Pope and has been called the “Bergoglio of Asia”—a potential advantage, given that Asia (along with Africa) is the future of the Catholic Church. Unlike Zuppi, who lacks major roles, Tagle holds key positions: Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, President of the Interdicasterial Commission for Consecrated Life, and President of the Catholic Biblical Federation.</p>
<p>He is less progressive than Zuppi, taking a firmer stance against abortion and remaining ambiguous on blessing LGBT couples. However, his relative youth (by papal standards) works against him—at the same age as John Paul II when elected, Tagle could have an excessively long papacy, which would frustrate those tired of Francis’ style or seeking a conservative shift.</p>
<p>On the conservative side, the favorites are Germany’s Gerhard Müller and Hungary’s Peter Erdő.</p>
<p>Müller, a Benedict XVI-era figure and former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, has a long Vatican career focused on preserving the Church’s historical continuity. Yet his positions are radically opposed to Francis’—on female deacons, LGBT blessings, climate discourse, communion for the divorced, and the China-Vatican agreement. He is also more pro-Ukraine than even Zuppi.</p>
<p>With such polarizing stances—including accusations of heresy against Francis—his chances of securing enough votes are slim.</p>
<p>Hungary’s Peter Erdő is a more palatable conservative alternative. Once one of the youngest cardinals in centuries, Erdő is a key ally of Viktor Orbán and helped restore Christianity in post-atheist Hungary. He favors dialogue with the Russian Orthodox Church and China while criticizing mass immigration and LGBT openness—yet avoids direct confrontation with Francis.</p>
<p>But the strongest candidate to succeed Pope Francis is neither a progressive nor a conservative, but the pillar of Vatican centrism: Cardinal Pietro Parolin.</p>
<p>As Secretary of State since 2013 (effectively the Vatican’s foreign minister), Parolin has an impressive record. He restored ties with Cuba, mediated U.S.-Cuba talks, visited Moscow in 2017 amid Western demonization of Russia, and engineered the Vatican-China deal on bishop appointments—balancing Catholic mission with China’s security demands. He even engaged the Taliban to encourage moderation.</p>
<p>On Russia, he is more neutral than Zuppi or Müller, continuing Benedict XVI’s “Russophile” geopolitics. Meanwhile, he holds moderately conservative stances on moral issues, avoiding polarization.</p>
<p>With many cardinals wanting neither a full continuation of Francis’ legacy nor an overly polarizing conservative, Parolin emerges as the ideal compromise candidate—well-positioned for the papacy and aligned with the multipolar shift in global geopolitics.</p>
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<p>US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrived in Manila on Thursday evening, his first stop in a brief warmongering tour of Asia.</p>
<p>On Friday, Hegseth visited Malacañang Presidential Palace, where he met with President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and held a press conference at the Camp Aguinaldo military facility alongside his counterpart, Philippine Secretary of Defense Gilberto Teodoro, Jr.</p>
<p>Hegseth’s visit to the Philippines comes in the midst of a critical mid-term election, scheduled to be held on May 12, that is functioning for the elite as a referendum on the geopolitical allegiance of the Philippines. The tariffs, spending freezes, and volatility of the Trump administration have thrown into sharp relief the question of Manila’s loyalty to its former colonial ruler. The Marcos administration, functioning as a proxy of US imperialism, has brought the Philippines to the brink of war with China.</p>
<p>The opposition to Marcos is headed by the Duterte family, which has sought to improve relations with China by distancing Manila from Washington. Over the past month, the Marcos government has overseen the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte and the arrest and extradition to The Hague of her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, on charges of crimes against humanity. The current political situation in the Philippines is deeply unstable.</p>
<p>Hegseth announced that the Trump White House was lifting its funding freeze on $500 million in military funding to the Philippines committed in the final year of the Biden administration. However, hundreds of millions of dollars in USAID grants, for malaria eradication, educational improvement, and HIV/AIDS prevention, remain frozen and are likely to be scrapped. The release of military funding is seen as shoring up the political prospects of the Marcos administration slate.</p>
<p>Clearly supportive of the Marcos administration, Hegseth declared, “There is a very real reason why our first trip and our first visit is here to your great country,” to which Marcos responded, “Your visit to the region, and especially the fact that you have come to the Philippines as your first stop, is a very strong indication and sends a very strong message.”</p>
<p>Hegseth’s visit, however, was far more than a bid to strengthen Manila’s loyalty in an election. It was a dramatic escalation of Washington’s preparations for war with China.</p>
<p>The language of Hegseth’s press conference in Manila is indicative of the openly aggressive face of US imperialism under Trump. Gone was any reference to what had been the political shibboleth of Washington in the Asia Pacific region: the defense of “freedom of navigation.” Hegseth spoke rather of “preparing for war,” using the phrase more than once. Every time Hegseth mentioned China he termed it “Communist China,” and spoke of its “aggression.” Hegseth referred to US Seventh fleet commander Admiral Samuel Paparo “and his war plans. Real war plans.”</p>
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<p>Hegseth and Teodoro both declared that the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between the United States and the Philippines was an ironclad commitment for both parties to go to war in the event of an attack on “either country’s armed forces, aircraft, and public vessels—including those of their coast guards—anywhere in the South China Sea.” The lies surrounding the MDT have grown over the years in keeping with Washington’s growing aggression. The treaty pledges a response to aggression in the Pacific, not the South China Sea, “in accordance with constitutional processes.”</p>
<p>The preparations for war of which Hegseth spoke so openly are ongoing and rapid.</p>
<p>Last year, during the joint Balikatan military exercises, the United States deployed the Typhon medium range missile launcher system to the Philippines, with a range capable of targetting large areas of China, including Beijing. Despite claims that they were only for the war-games, the missile launchers remain in the Philippines. In early March, Colonel Michael Rose, commander of the US Army’s 3rd Multidomain Task Force, told reporters that his unit would establish a second Typhon system in the Pacific region.</p>
<p>China has denounced the US deployment of the Typhon system, more than any other action, as aggression, and has repeatedly called for the system to be removed. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement to coincide with Hegseth’s visit, warning Manila against welcoming a “predator” into the region.</p>
<p>Hegseth announced that the US military was deploying the unit’s recently activated Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS), the Marine Corps land-based, anti-ship weapon. An unmanned vehicle, it has the capacity to target ships up to 100 nautical miles away with Naval Strike missiles. The US, he stated, would also be deploying additional aquatic drones, which have been used in the past year to supervise confrontations with Chinese vessels in the South China Sea.</p>
<p>The NMESIS system will be operated by a new force based in the Philippines under the terms of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) basing deal. The 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment will be based in Western Luzon, facing the South China Sea, and operate NMESIS—“an island-hopping force to harass warships and other threats in the Pacific,” according to USNI News.</p>
<p>The US Marines will monitor the disputed South China Sea using AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar.</p>
<p>Some of these US forces, based in the Philippines under terms of extra-territorial sovereignty, are returning to Subic Naval Base. USNI reported that last month, “the U.S. Marine Corps quietly leased a 57,000-square-foot warehouse at the former Subic Bay Naval Supply Depot.” It was from the Subic and Clark bases, closed down in 1992 and now reopening, that Washington orchestrated its bombardment of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.</p>
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<p>Washington is conducting what are effectively uninterrupted military exercises in the Philippines. It is currently staging Salaknib, involving 5,000 troops. Next month, however, is the largest of all, the annual war games, Balikatan. Every year, Balikatan has been more aggressive, larger, and more open in its targeting of China.</p>
<p>2025 marks the largest yet—16,000 troops from the Philippines, Australia, Japan, and the US will participate in what is termed a “Full Battle Simulation,” under the supervision of Washington. It marks the first year that Japan returns as active military participant to the country it once ravaged.</p>
<p>Among the Balikatan exercises are Special Operations Forces training in the Batanes islands, about 120 miles south of Taiwan. The US and the Philippines will also be launching a “bilateral cyber campaign.”</p>
<p>Hegseth and Teodoro presented a “Joint Vision Statement on US-Philippine Defense Industrial Cooperation,” which outlined a shift in some US defense industrial production to the Philippines, including unmanned systems, ammunition components, critical mineral processing, logistics support, ship maintenance and repair, airspace integration, additive manufacturing, aircraft maintenance and repair, and systems components and spare parts production.</p>
<p>The statement pledged the Philippines to “remove barriers in industrial regulation” to ensure the success of the plans. Foremost among these “barriers” would be the removal of any form of labor protection.</p>
<p>What is envisioned in this joint statement is the transformation of the Philippines into an island platform in the Asia Pacific region for the maintenance and expansion of the US war machine in its intended war with China.</p>
<p>US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit the Philippines next month, likely over the course of the Balikatan exercises. Hegseth departs the Philippines for Japan, where he will continue his war preparations.</p>
<p><em>Original article: </em><strong><a href="https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/03/29/lnwe-m29.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Socialist Web Site</a></strong></p>

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President Trump carried Arizona by 5.5 percent in 2024, but Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego's appeal to the state's commonsense middle helped him win the state's open Senate race against his Trump-aligned opponent, demonstrating the potential for Democrats to connect with voters who support Trump but remain open to Democrats who will listen and speak their language.

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<p><strong><em>Switzerland. ‘Fight to the last cartridge, then use your bayonets!’ Gen. Henri Gulsan</em></strong></p>
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<p>So warned the retired US general Ben Hodges in an interview with the newspaper SonntagsBlick. Hodges was the former US military commander in Europe.</p>
<p>Before frightened Swiss start moving their gold and cows to mountain shelters, they should recall that Hodges was one of the crack US generals who led the US army to win brilliant victories in Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria.</p>
<p>Excuse me if I sound a bit cynical. I was a volunteer in the US regular army during the Vietnam era. I know the politicians handcuffed our generals at every turn. But wars are about political goals, not killing as many people as possible.</p>
<p>Gen. Hodges implied that the Russians could steamroll flimsy Swiss defenses. As a long-time resident of Switzerland, veteran war correspondent, and one of the first – if not the first – non-Swiss to be shown Switzerland’s top secret mountain forts, I advise all would-be invaders to steer clear of the small but fierce Helvetic Republic.</p>
<p>During the Renaissance, the thinker Niccolo Machiavelli said of the Swiss, ‘most heavily armed and most free.’ The Vatican’s Swiss Guards are a dramatic reminder of what was called ‘the Furia Helvetica’ when Swiss pikemen terrorized Europe’s battlefields. Today, Swiss citizen soldiers keep their weapons at home and are renowned as sharpshooters. I have been in the field with the Swiss Army and can attest to their military skills and professionalism. Swiss mountain forts cover most entry points to the country.</p>
<p>I have long suspected that the secretive Swiss have a small number of nuclear weapons hidden in their Alpine redoubt. Swiss engineers make advanced chemicals, tanks and aircraft. Tactical nuclear weapons are just one more advanced degree.</p>
<p>Gen. Hodges warnings about Soviet Russian offensive strategy appear exaggerated but are still to be taken seriously. I was made aware of the Soviet plan in 1990 to launch a huge envelopment campaign against NATO.</p>
<p>The plan called for two or three Soviet mechanized armies to attack west from Czechoslovakia and burst into almost unarmed Austria. Red Guards tank armies would then race into southern Germany south of Munich and then drive north towards the main NATO resupply port at Antwerp. In short, outflanking the bulk of NATO forces facing east and trapping most US ground forces in Europe.</p>
<p>This was, of course, a variation on the famous Schlieffen Plan of World War I in which the Germans tried a vast flanking movement around Paris. It failed because Russian offensives drew off German divisions and led to their defeat on the Marne.</p>
<p>Swiss fortifications were built 1938-1960 to thwart a Soviet attack from Lichtenstein. The Sargans region on Switzerland’s eastern border is one of three major fortress zones in that country along with Gothard and St Maurice. Interestingly, in the 1950’s, the Swiss and French began upgunning their forts to resist a possible attack by the Soviet Union. This included some of the original Maginot Line forts of the 1930’s.</p>
<p>Today’s Russia shows no signs of planning to attack Europe in spite of western-generated war hysteria. Moscow can barely deal with the weak Ukrainian forces. Russia does not need more land. But all the war propaganda in the west might just trigger an east-west conflict.</p>
<p>During WWII, Russia fielded over 200 divisions on the western front alone. Today, Moscow is lucky to deploy 24 and keeps warning it may have to resort to tactical nuclear weapons. But it’s now springtime for western arms makers as the great Red Scare engulfs Europe. I just bought stock of some German arms makers. The tough Swiss will be ready for whatever happens.</p>
<p><em>Original article: </em><strong><a href="https://ericmargolis.com/2025/03/watch-out-switzerland-the-red-army-may-be-coming/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eric Margolis</a></strong></p>


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President Trump said Sunday he’s “not joking” about serving a possible third term, marking the second time in less than three weeks that he’s floated the idea. “I’m hearing — you don’t sound like you’re joking. I’ve heard you joke about this a number of times,” NBC News’s Kristen Welker said during a phone call with the president, discussing a third…

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<p>La llamada telefónica del 18 de marzo entre los presidentes Trump y Putin ha tenido lugar. Fue un éxito, en la medida en que permitió a ambas partes calificar el resultado de <em>“positivo”</em>. Y no condujo a una ruptura (<em>en virtud de la más mínima concesión de Putin: una tregua en la infraestructura energética</em>), algo que podría haber ocurrido fácilmente (<em>es decir, desembocar en un punto muerto, con Trump fustigando a Putin, como ha hecho con Zelensky</em>), dadas las expectativas fantásticas y poco realistas que se han tejido en Occidente de que esta sería la <em>“reunión decisiva”</em> para una división final de Ucrania.</p>
<p>También puede haber sido un éxito, en la medida en que ha sentado las bases para la tarea pendiente, que ahora deben realizar <strong><em>dos equipos de expertos en la mecánica detallada del alto el fuego</em></strong>.</p>
<p>Siempre fue un enigma por qué el equipo estadounidense no había abordado esto antes en Riad (¿falta de experiencia?). Después de todo, debido a que el alto el fuego se trató como una <strong><em>entidad autocreada</em></strong>, en virtud de una firma estadounidense, las expectativas occidentales se dispararon en la <em>creencia de que los detalles no importaban</em>; todo lo que quedaba por hacer, en esta estimación (defectuosa), era <em>“repartir el pastel”.</em></p>
<p>Hasta que se establecieran los mecanismos de un alto el fuego, que deben ser exhaustivos, ya que los altos el fuego casi siempre fracasan, había poco que discutir sobre ese tema el martes.</p>
<p>Como era de esperar, la discusión (según se informa) pareció haber girado hacia otros temas: <strong><em>principalmente económicos y sobre Irán, subrayando una vez más que el proceso de negociación entre EE. UU. y Rusia no se reduce solo a Ucrania.</em></strong></p>
<p>Entonces, ¿cómo pasar a la implementación del alto el fuego? Simple.</p>
<p>Empezar a desenredar la madeja de impedimentos que bloquean las relaciones normalizadas. Putin, arrancando solo un hilo de este problema, observó que:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong><em>Las sanciones [por sí solas] no son medidas temporales ni selectivas. Constituyen [más bien] un mecanismo de presión sistémica y estratégica contra nuestra nación. Nuestros competidores buscan constantemente limitar a Rusia y disminuir su capacidad económica y tecnológica… no dejan de producir estos paquetes.</em></strong></p></blockquote>
<p>Por lo tanto, <strong><em>hay que abordar y corregir muchos escombros geoestratégicos acumulados</em></strong> desde hace muchos años, antes de que pueda comenzar en serio una normalización del panorama general.</p>
<p>Lo que está claro es que, mientras <em>Trump parece tener mucha prisa</em>, <em>Putin, por el contrario, no.</em> <strong>Y no se dejará apresurar.</strong></p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Su propio electorado no tolerará un acuerdo con Estados Unidos apresurado y chapucero que luego implosione entre recriminaciones de engaño, y de que Moscú </strong><a href="https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202212/1281708.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>haya sido engañado</strong></a><strong> de nuevo por Occidente. <em>Hay sangre rusa invertida en este proceso de normalización estratégica. Tiene que funcionar.</em></strong></p></blockquote>
<p><em>¿Qué hay detrás de la evidente prisa de Trump? ¿Es la necesidad de avanzar a una velocidad vertiginosa en el frente interno, antes de que las fuerzas acumuladas de la oposición en EE. UU. (más sus hermanos en Europa) tengan tiempo de reagruparse y torpedear la normalización con Rusia?</em></p>
<p><em>¿O teme Trump que un largo intervalo antes de la aplicación del alto el fuego permita a las fuerzas de la oposición presionar para que se reanuden los suministros de armas y el intercambio de información de inteligencia, mientras la apisonadora militar rusa continúa su avance?</em></p>
<p><em>¿Se teme, como ha advertido Steve Bannon, que, al rearmar a Ucrania, Trump se ‘apropiará’ efectivamente de la guerra y asumirá la culpa de una derrota masiva de Occidente y la OTAN?</em></p>
<p>O, tal vez, Trump prevé que Kiev podría caer inesperadamente en un colapso sistémico (como le ocurrió al gobierno de Karzai en Afganistán).</p>
<p>Trump es muy consciente del desastre político que sufrió Biden por las imágenes de afganos aferrados a los neumáticos de aviones de transporte estadounidenses que partían (al estilo de Vietnam), mientras Estados Unidos evacuaba el país.</p>
<p>Sin embargo, una vez más, podría ser algo diferente.</p>
<p>Aprendí de mi tiempo <a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v29/n13/alastair-crooke/our-second-biggest-mistake-in-the-middle-east" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>facilitando los altos el fuego en Palestina/Israel</em></a> que <strong><em>no es posible hacer un alto el fuego en un lugar (por ejemplo, Belén), mientras que las fuerzas israelíes incendiaban simultáneamente Nablus o Yenín</em></strong>.</p>
<p>El contagio emocional y la ira de un conflicto no pueden limitarse a una localidad; se desbordaría a la otra. Se intentó. Uno contaminó las intenciones sinceras implícitas detrás del otro.</p>
<p><em>¿La razón de la prisa de Trump es principalmente que sospecha que su apoyo sin restricciones a Israel eventualmente lo llevará a abrazar una guerra importante en el Medio Oriente?</em></p>
<p><strong>El mundo de hoy (gracias a Internet) es mucho más pequeño que antes: ¿es posible ser un “<em>pacificador</em>” y un <em>“belicista” simultáneamente</em>, y que el primero sea tomado en serio?</strong></p>
<p>Trump y aquellos <strong><em>políticos estadounidenses ‘propiedad’ del lobby proisraelí</em></strong>, saben que Netanyahu y compañía quieren que EE. UU. ayude a eliminar al rival regional de Israel: Irán.</p>
<p>Trump no puede reducir el papel de EE. UU. como “<em>esfera de influencia</em>” del hemisferio occidental y, al mismo tiempo, seguir haciendo valer el peso de EE. UU. como hegemón mundial, lo que llevaría al gobierno estadounidense a la bancarrota.</p>
<p><em> ¿Podrá Trump reducir con éxito el papel de EE. UU. a <strong>Fortaleza América</strong>, o los enredos extranjeros —es decir, </em><a href="https://conflictsforum.substack.com/p/netanyahu-and-dermer-sabotage-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>un Israel inestable</em></a><em>— conducirán a la guerra y descarrilarán la administración de Trump, ya que todo está entrelazado?</em></p>
<p>¿Cuál es la visión de Trump para Oriente Medio? Sin duda, tiene una, y está arraigada en su inquebrantable lealtad a los intereses israelíes.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkvaukA0438" target="_blank" rel="noopener">El plan</a> es destruir económicamente a Irán o decapitarlo y potenciar un Gran Israel. La <a href="https://strategic-culture.su/news/2025/03/24/il-regno-di-giudea-contro-lo-stato-di-israele/">carta enviada</a> por Trump al líder supremo de Irán, Ali Jamenei, incluía un plazo de dos meses para alcanzar un nuevo acuerdo nuclear.</p>
<p>Un día después de su misiva, Trump <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/19/trump-letter-iran-nuclear-deal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dijo que</a> EE. UU. está “<em>en los momentos finales</em>” con Irán:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong><em>No podemos permitir que tengan un arma nuclear. Algo va a suceder muy pronto. Preferiría tener un acuerdo de paz que la otra opción, pero la otra opción resolverá el problema.</em></strong></p></blockquote>
<p>El periodista estadounidense Ken Klippenstein <a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-is-now-at-war-with-iran">ha señalado</a> que el 28 de febrero, dos bombarderos B-52 que volaban desde Catar lanzaron bombas en un <strong><em>“lugar no revelado”</em></strong>: Irak.</p>
<p>Estos bombarderos con capacidad nuclear llevaban un mensaje cuyo destinatario<em> estaba claro como el agua: la República Islámica de Irán</em>. ¿Por qué B-52 y no F-35, que también pueden transportar bombas? (¿Porque las bombas “<em>antibúnker</em>” son demasiado pesadas para los F-35? Israel tiene F-35, pero no bombarderos pesados B-52).</p>
<p>Luego, el 9 de marzo, escribe Klippenstein, se realizó una segunda demostración: un B-52 voló junto a aviones de combate israelíes en misiones de largo alcance, practicando operaciones de reabastecimiento aéreo.</p>
<p><strong>La prensa israelí </strong><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/in-likely-message-to-iran-israeli-and-us-air-forces-carry-out-joint-drill-with-heavy-bomber/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>informó de</strong></a><strong> manera correcta el verdadero propósito de la operación: “<em>preparar al ejército israelí para un posible ataque conjunto con EE. UU. contra Irán”.</em></strong></p>
<p>Luego, el domingo pasado, el asesor de seguridad nacional Mike Waltz se jactó de que múltiples ataques aéreos angloestadounidenses “<em>eliminaron a</em>” altos funcionarios hutíes, dejando muy claro que todo esto tiene que ver con Irán:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong><em>Esta fue una respuesta contundente que en realidad apuntó a múltiples líderes hutíes y los eliminó. Y la diferencia aquí es, uno, ir tras el liderazgo hutí, y dos, responsabilizar a Irán.</em></strong></p></blockquote>
<p>Marco Rubio <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marco-rubio-secretary-of-state-houthi-airstrikes-face-the-nation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dio más detalles</a> en <em>CBS</em>: <strong>“<em>Estamos haciendo un favor al mundo entero al deshacernos de estos tipos”.</em></strong></p>
<p>Trump continuó con el mismo tema:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong><em>A partir de ahora, cada disparo de los hutíes se considerará un disparo de las armas y el liderazgo de IRÁN, e IRÁN será considerado responsable y sufrirá las consecuencias, ¡y esas consecuencias serán nefastas!</em></strong></p></blockquote>
<p>En otro <a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-iran-war-plan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">artículo</a>, Klippenstein escribe:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong><em>El menú de opciones de Trump para tratar con Teherán incluye ahora una que no tenía en su primer mandato: la guerra a gran escala, con “</em></strong><a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-nuclear-war-plan-for-iran?" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><em>armas nucleares</em></strong></a><strong><em> sobre la mesa” (la opción de bajo rendimiento Trident II). Los documentos contractuales del Pentágono y de la empresa que he obtenido describen un esfuerzo de “planificación conjunta del personal único” en marcha en Washington y en Oriente Medio para perfeccionar la próxima generación de “un gran conflicto regional” con Irán.</em> <em>Los planes son el resultado de una reevaluación de las capacidades militares de Irán, así como de un cambio fundamental en la forma en que Estados Unidos lleva a cabo la guerra.</em></strong></p></blockquote>
<p>Lo nuevo es que el componente ‘<em>multilateral’ </em>incluye a Israel trabajando al unísono con los socios árabes del Golfo por primera vez, ya sea de forma indirecta o directa. El plan también incluye muchas contingencias y niveles de guerra diferentes, según los documentos citados por Klippenstein, desde la ‘<em>acción de crisis’</em> (es decir, la respuesta a eventos y ataques), hasta la planificación ‘<em>deliberada</em>’ (que se refiere a escenarios establecidos que surgen de crisis que se intensifican fuera de control).</p>
<p>Un documento advierte de la<strong> “<em>clara posibilidad</em>” </strong>de que la guerra <strong>“<em>se intensifique fuera de la intención del Gobierno de Estados Unidos”</em></strong>y afecte al resto de la región, lo que exige un enfoque multifacético.</p>
<p>Los preparativos de guerra para Irán están tan restringidos que incluso las empresas contratistas que participan en la planificación de la guerra tienen prohibido mencionar siquiera las partes no clasificadas, señala Klippenstein:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong><em>Aunque a menudo se ofrecen a los presidentes diversas opciones militares en un intento por parte del Pentágono de orientar al presidente hacia la que favorece, Trump ya ha demostrado su tendencia a seleccionar la opción más provocativa.</em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>Del mismo modo, la luz verde de Trump a los ataques aéreos israelíes sobre Gaza, que mataron a cientos de personas el lunes [pasado], pero que aparentemente iban dirigidos a los líderes de Hamás, puede verse como acorde con el patrón de tomar la opción beligerante».</em></strong></p></blockquote>
<p>Tras el exitoso asesinato del principal general iraní Qassim Suleimani en 2020, Trump parece haber aprendido que la acción agresiva es relativamente gratuita, <a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-iran-war-plan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">señala</a> Klippenstein.</p>
<p>Como señaló Waltz en su entrevista de prensa:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong><em>La diferencia es que estos [ataques a Yemen] no fueron pinchazos, de ida y vuelta, lo que al final resultó ser ataques inútiles.</em> <em>Esta fue una respuesta contundente que en realidad apuntó a múltiples líderes hutíes y los eliminó.</em></strong></p></blockquote>
<p>Klippenstein advierte que</p>
<blockquote><p><strong><em>2024 puede haber quedado atrás, pero sus lecciones no lo están. El asesinato por parte de Israel de altos funcionarios de Hezbolá en el Líbano fue percibido en gran medida por Washington como un éxito rotundo con pocas desventajas. Trump probablemente se hizo eco del mismo mensaje, lo que llevó a su ataque contra el liderazgo hutí esta semana.</em></strong></p></blockquote>
<p>Si los observadores occidentales ven todo lo que está sucediendo como una repetición de la política de ojo por ojo de Biden o como ataques limitados de Israel a las defensas aéreas y de alerta temprana de Irán, es posible que estén malinterpretando lo que está sucediendo entre bastidores.</p>
<p>Lo que Trump podría hacer ahora, que está sacado directamente del manual israelí, sería atacar el mando y control de Irán, incluido el liderazgo iraní.</p>
<p>Esto, sin duda, tendría un profundo efecto en las relaciones de Trump con Rusia y China. Destruiría cualquier sensación en Moscú y Pekín de que Trump es capaz de llegar a un acuerdo.</p>
<p>¿Qué precio tendría entonces su reinicio del “<em>panorama general</em>” de “<em>pacificador</em>” si, a raíz de las guerras en el Líbano, Siria y Yemen, iniciara una guerra con Irán? ¿Ve Trump a Irán a través de una óptica perturbada, que, al destruirla, está trayendo la paz a través de la fuerza?</p>
<p><em>Traducción</em><em>: </em><strong><a href="https://observatoriodetrabajad.com/2025/03/27/trump-y-putin-comienzan-a-abordar-los-escombros-geoestrategicos-acumulados-en-medio-del-ultimatum-de-trump-a-iran-alastair-crooke/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Observatorio</u><u> </u><u>de</u><u> </u><u>trabajadores</u><u> </u><u>en</u><u> </u><u>lucha</u></a></strong></p>
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<p>Teve lugar, no dia 11 de março, em Jeddah, na Arábia Saudita, um encontro entre delegações norte-americanas e ucranianas para discutirem a paz na Ucrânia, marcando, assim, o início de um processo diplomático, que se espera conduza à paz. A conclusão mais relevante que saiu desse encontro foi o anúncio de um cessar-fogo temporário, de trinta dias, que passou a dominar as atenções de quem segue o tema.</p>
<p>Convém, antes de mais, sublinhar que os objetivos definidos pelas partes envolvidas no conflito se encontram muito distantes. São, por enquanto, irreconciliáveis. É importante perceber onde residem as dificuldades nesse caminho de aproximação dos litigantes, antes de se discutir a utilidade do cessar-fogo e os problemas que lhe estão associados.</p>
<p><strong>Os objetivos da Rússia e da Ucrânia</strong></p>
<p>O presidente Putin pretende que a Ucrânia: (1) renuncie ao seu objetivo de aderir à NATO, adote uma postura de neutralidade estratégica, e impeça que o seu território possa vir a ser utilizado por potências rivais podendo, assim, constituir uma ameaça ao território russo; (2) renuncie à ambição de possuir armas nucleares; (3) se desmilitarize para incapacitar Kiev de um futuro acerto de contas e se desnazifique; (4) e ceda a totalidade das quatro regiões presentemente ocupadas por Moscovo mais a península da Crimeia. Por seu lado, Zelensky pretende exatamente o oposto. Entre outros objetivos, (1) insiste na adesão à NATO ou noutra forma de garantias de segurança; (2) e fala numa paz justa, uma forma de dizer que a guerra só termina quando a Ucrânia recuperar todos os territórios atualmente na posse da Rússia. Estes são os principais objetivos de um e do outro lado da barricada.</p>
<p>Ambos os litigantes pretendem prolongar a guerra, uma vez não terem ainda atingido os seus objetivos estratégicos. Se Putin não conseguiu ainda infligir às Forças Armadas ucranianas o nível de destruição desejado, Zelensky continua a acreditar ser possível recuperar os territórios perdidos. Apesar do prolongamento da guerra lhe ter sido desfavorável – em 2022, Kiev tinha conseguido manter a integridade territorial do país, mantendo Donetsk e Lugansk na Ucrânia, mas com autonomia política; em 2025, essa integridade territorial corre o sério risco de não se manter devido à amputação das quatro províncias – Zelensky continua a acreditar que vai atingir os seus objetivos, apesar de contar apenas com o apoio dos europeus, que, por sua vez, o incentivam a continuar, no pressuposto de que no futuro, em algum momento, a Rússia irá soçobrar. Não soçobrou nos três anos de guerra (apesar dos sucessivos vaticínios e das certezas dessa inevitabilidade; primeiro era falta de equipamento, agora é a implosão da economia) com o apoio norte-americano, a rondar os 150 mil milhões de dólares, mas agora vai soçobrar apenas com a ajuda europeia.</p>
<p>É importante perceber o motivo que leva ambos os lados a não se encontrarem disponíveis para efetuar os compromissos necessários, e se mantenham empenhados em prolongar os combates. Putin sente que o curso da guerra lhe está a correr de feição. Está confiante que vai conseguir desbaratar as forças ucranianas. Apesar de não conseguir recuperar o terreno perdido, de estar acossado e refém dos grupos ultranacionalistas, Zelensky tem uma margem de manobra muito estreita para fazer cedências, em particular as de natureza territorial.</p>
<blockquote data-sanitized-class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>Trump não percebeu que Zelensky, para além de não querer, não pode ceder. Não compreendeu onde reside a origem do problema, que não está em Zelensky, mas sim nos que mandam em Zelensky e sobre os quais, aparentemente, Washington não tem controlo, nem consegue influenciar.</p></blockquote>
<p>Surgem relatos de que Trump pretende forçar Zelensky a demitir-se recorrendo à pressão política. Para se verem livres de Zelensky, os norte-americanos fizeram uma aproximação aos seus rivais políticos, em particular, Yulia Tymoshenko e Petro Poroshenko. A primeira já veio manifestar “a necessidade de um fim imediato para o conflito na Ucrânia nos termos mais justos possíveis… acredito que a Verkhovna Rada é obrigada a reagir imediatamente. Estamos a dar esse passo. A guerra deve terminar imediatamente nos termos mais justos possíveis.” Tymoshenko deixou de fazer parte do problema e transferiu-se com armas e bagagens para a “solução”.</p>
<p>Este plano não é isento de escolhos. Em primeiro lugar, uma solução temporária, na preparação de uma solução definitiva, terá de ter em conta Valerii Zaluzhnyi, um homem de mão dos ingleses; e, em segundo, qualquer que seja a solução a ensaiar – tentativa de um golpe de estado palaciano ou outra – terá de ter em conta a reação dos grupos ultranacionalistas, fortemente implantadas no aparelho militar ucraniano. O próprio Boris Johnson constatou isso mesmo em 2019. Washington está a dar um tiro ao lado. Para atingir a paz, os norte-americanos têm, antes de mais, de pressionar estes grupos e demovê-los das suas posições mais radicais, antes de consumirem tempo com alternativas políticas que, tal como Zelensky, se encontram condicionadas.</p>
<p><strong>O cessar-fogo</strong></p>
<p>Um cessar-fogo não conduz necessariamente a um processo de paz. Aliás, são poucos os casos em que isso aconteceu. Os cessar-fogo são, frequentemente, uma consequência de processos de paz, e não a sua origem. A probabilidade de sucesso de um cessar-fogo aumenta quando as forças em confronto têm uma capacidade simétrica, enfrentam um impasse doloroso e a mesa de negociações se torna o único caminho. Quando isso acontece, as condições estão amadurecidas (<em>ripe</em>) para se avançar com um processo político e aumenta assim a probabilidade de a mediação ser bem-sucedida. Não é o caso na Ucrânia. Nem as forças em confronto têm uma capacidade simétrica, nem existe um impasse doloroso. À partida, a probabilidade de sucesso de um cessar-fogo é bastante reduzida.</p>
<p>A abordagem americana ao processo de resolução do conflito é oposta à da Rússia. Os americanos preferem iniciar o processo negocial com um cessar-fogo, os russos consideram que um cessar-fogo deve ser uma consequência da negociação. Enquanto os EUA pretendem um cessar-fogo a todo o vapor (seja lá o que isso for), a Rússia coloca condições, fazendo-o depender da retirada das tropas ucranianas do Donbass e da renúncia formal da intenção de aderir à NATO. Quando isso acontecer, a Rússia estará então disponível para um cessar-fogo. Segundo Putin, o seu objetivo é pôr fim ao conflito e não simplesmente congelá-lo.</p>
<p>Para as fações concordarem com o cessar-fogo, Trump recorreu à estratégia “do pau e da cenoura”. Para persuadir Kiev, Washington suspendeu-lhe seletiva e temporariamente o fornecimento de <em>intelligence</em> e de equipamento, com resultados práticos. A pausa no fornecimento foi levantada quando Kiev concordou com o cessar-fogo. Para persuadir Moscovo ameaçou com sanções recusando-se a prolongar as “isenções de Biden” (12 de março de 2025) que permitiam aos bancos russos processarem pagamentos europeus para vender petróleo. Mais recentemente, o secretário de estado norte-americano Marco Rubio pediu ao Ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros da Hungria que não vetasse as novas sanções da União Europeia à Rússia, permitindo assim que o embargo aos ativos russos permanecesse em vigor.</p>
<blockquote data-sanitized-class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>Não será difícil perceber a recusa de Moscovo a uma trégua temporária de 30 dias, sem serem colocadas condições; seria uma oportunidade para a Ucrânia se rearmar e equipar, como tem sido admitido por dignitários seus. Por isso, Kiev manifestou imediatamente e sem hesitações disponibilidade para o cessar-fogo, aproveitando o momento para acusar a Rússia de não querer a paz.</p></blockquote>
<p>A resposta de Moscovo ao cessar-fogo foi cuidadosa. Procurando não estragar a relação de diálogo agora criada com os EUA, apoiou a cessação de hostilidades apresentando um conjunto de condições, inserindo-as num processo político conducente a uma paz duradoura, que elimine as causas do problema. Putin declarou explicitamente que qualquer cessação das hostilidades na Ucrânia deve ser precedida de uma cessação da ajuda militar e <em>intelligence</em> à Ucrânia, assim como uma clarificação dos mecanismos de verificação e controlo das violações, a implementar.</p>
<p>O impacto em Kiev do “pau” norte-americano é substancialmente diferente do impacto em Moscovo. No primeiro caso, traduz-se numa vantagem, é na prática uma “cenoura”, no segundo será uma desvantagem, embora de efeito pífio. Nestes três anos de guerra, a Rússia sobreviveu a 28.595 sanções. É duvidoso que estas sanções adicionais impostas por Washington lhe venham causar grande mossa, ao ponto de a empurrar, contrariada, para a mesa das negociações. O que foi um incentivo para Kiev foi um desincentivo para Moscovo. Um cessar-fogo significa para Moscovo mais armas para o oponente, o que dificilmente se pode interpretar como um incentivo.</p>
<p>O discurso de Trump tem sido oscilante. Tanto diz que a Rússia “tem todas as cartas” como afirma que “não tem cartas.” É difícil perceber como é que Putin vai ser “forçado” a comprometer-se; se de facto tiver todas as cartas. Afinal, até é mais difícil para Trump negociar com a Ucrânia, apesar de “eles [a Ucrânia] não terem cartas”, e “talvez seja mais fácil lidar com a Rússia”. Difícil de interpretar!</p>
<p><strong>A Europa</strong></p>
<p>A Europa tem sido arredada das negociações de paz e continuará a sê-lo. Se havia ainda dúvidas sobre isso, ficou claro quando Trump e Putin concordaram, na segunda conversa telefónica (18 de março), continuar diálogo no Médio Oriente através de grupos de especialistas.</p>
<p>As elites políticas europeias não se conformam com a irrelevância estratégica para que a Europa foi relegada por Washington e Moscovo. Enquanto os EUA estão a tentar acabar com uma guerra por procuração contra a Rússia, criada por eles próprios, e desanuviar as relações com Moscovo, as elites europeias insistem em manter o conflito e prolongar a confrontação com a Rússia, não se sabe até quando.</p>
<p>Fazendo tábua rasa das instituições europeias – provavelmente imitando o comportamento de Washington e Moscovo – Londres e Paris têm andado num frenesim organizando encontros atrás de encontros, tanto ao nível de chefes de Estado e de Governo, como de chefias militares.</p>
<p>Sem dar conta da sua irrelevância, como se a sua voz fosse ouvida por Moscovo, Keir Starmer veio exigir a Putin a aceitação e o cumprimento do cessar-fogo, como se tivesse tido alguma interferência no processo. Entretanto, anunciou uma coligação de vontades (<em>coalition of the willings</em>), reunindo cerca de 30 países, entenda-se uma força combinada e conjunta que conta, na maioria dos casos, com países europeus – Reino Unido e França, à cabeça – para ser empregue na Ucrânia. Sem serem conhecidos os contornos do acordo de paz e como se a opinião da Rússia não contasse, Starmer veio dizer que essa força atingiu a “fase operacional”. Secundando Starmer, o ousado Macron considera que Moscovo não se pode pronunciar sobre a colocação de uma força internacional em território ucraniano.</p>
<p>É difícil descortinar a utilidade desta força. Provavelmente nem Starmer o saberá, uma vez que confunde frequentemente o seu emprego, tanto na monitorização do cessar-fogo como na implementação de um acordo de paz, como se isso não tivesse implicações no desenho e constituição da força a ser empregue num e noutro caso, e nas regras de empenhamento a serem adotadas.</p>
<p>Ironicamente, a Europa estava mais segura durante a Administração do presidente Joe Biden. Independente de ter empurrado os europeus para esta aventura, havia alguma certeza de que certas linhas vermelhas não seriam ultrapassadas. Uma delas, a não colocação de forças norte-americanas em território ucraniano. Parece que Starmer e Macron não percebem as consequências para a segurança europeia desse ato, ainda por cima sem o chapéu de chuva norte-americano. Seria avisado ouvirem a primeira-ministra italiana Giorgia Meloni, que considera a proposta da França e da Grã-Bretanha, de enviar forças de paz para a Ucrânia, complexa, arriscada e ineficaz.</p>
<blockquote data-sanitized-class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>Encontramo-nos, pois, perante um fenómeno contraditório. Os europeus que se subordinaram levianamente ao “Projeto Ucrânia” das Administrações democratas de Obama e de Biden sem o questionarem e servindo o seu propósito hegemónico e de primazia global, vêm agora transportar o archote de uma ideia que deixou de fazer sentido, abandonada que foi pela nova Administração norte-americana, sem darem conta da sua orfandade.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>O nó górdio</strong></p>
<p>Dada a reduzida alavancagem de Washington sobre Moscovo, os efeitos de “castigos” como sanções serão diminutos. Interrogamo-nos se, com a sabotagem do plano norte-americano pelos europeus, os norte-americanos terão uma alavancagem suficiente sobre a liderança em Kiev para a levar a reformular os seus objetivos estratégicos, isto é, renunciar à adesão à NATO e fazer cedências territoriais. Isso só será possível se os EUA conseguirem chegar a quem tem verdadeiramente o poder em Kiev, o que parece não terem ainda incorporado no seu cálculo estratégico. Enquanto isso, Kiev continuará a combater, porque não se encontra ainda num impasse doloroso. A menos que Washington lhe cesse todo o apoio e lembre a Londres e Paris que lhes pode acontecer o mesmo que em 1956, durante a crise do Suez.</p>
<p>Fazendo apenas jus aos comunicados resultantes da segunda conversa telefónica tida entre Putin e Trump, no dia 18 de março, a mais longa na história das conversas telefónicas entre presidentes russos e norte-americanos – cerca de duas horas e meia – verificamos, entre outras questões, que: (1) no seguimento de uma iniciativa de Trump, Putin concordou com uma trégua de 30 dias, mas apenas em relação a ataques a instalações energéticas; (2) a Europa continua e continuará por mais algum tempo arredada das conversações entre americanos e russos, que vão continuar entre os dois países, no Médio Oriente; (3) Putin não fez concessões; (4) aparentemente a paz será estabelecida nos termos combinados entre Moscovo e Washington, e não nos termos pretendidos por Kiev e/ou Bruxelas.</p>
<p>Como não se antecipam alterações nas vontades das fações, ainda convencidas de que conseguirão atingir os seus objetivos maximalistas – encontramo-nos longe de um impasse doloroso – assistiremos à continuação da guerra, embalados pela ilusão de que a Rússia irá ceder. Apesar das pressões de Washington, as condições para se iniciar um processo negocial não se encontram ainda maduras neste momento.</p>
<p><em>Major-general (na reserva)</em></p>
<p><em>Publicado originalmente por </em><a href="https://estatuadesal.com/2025/03/27/os-desencontros-da-paz-na-ucrania/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><span dir="auto">Fundação Cultura Estratégica</span></strong></a></p>

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<p><strong data-sanitized-class="title"><a href="https://www.mondialisation.ca/la-paix-solide-qui-desagrege-leurope/5697328">La “paix solide” qui désagrège l’Europe</a></strong></p>
<p><em data-sanitized-class="date">Par <span data-sanitized-class="author"><a title="Articles par Manlio Dinucci" href="https://www.mondialisation.ca/author/manlio-dinucci">Manlio Dinucci</a></span>, 29 mars 2025</em></p>
<p><i>États-Unis et Russie ont atteint un accord pour garantir la sécurité de la navigation en Mer Noire, afin que Russie et Ukraine puissent exporter </i>…</p>


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<p>Back in 2022, Ukraine’s President <strong>Zelensky</strong> posed for a photo shoot wearing an olive green t-shirt emblazoned with a bizarre design that read, “Come to the dark side … Dominate or Die.” At the time, I wondered who thought it appropriate to even come up with such slogans, let alone have Ukraine’s president wear it on his chest. The photoshoot was arranged by a British PR team. At the time, a short documentary report about this was published in social media (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRm8zVsYkLY">here’s a YouTube clip</a>). </p><div data-sanitized-class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd8509eb-82dd-4775-8ae4-75578acd6e38_540x360.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM" data-sanitized-class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img"><div data-sanitized-class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd8509eb-82dd-4775-8ae4-75578acd6e38_540x360.jpeg" width="540" height="360" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fd8509eb-82dd-4775-8ae4-75578acd6e38_540x360.jpeg","srcNoWatermark":null,"fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":360,"width":540,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":null,"alt":"","title":null,"type":null,"href":null,"belowTheFold":false,"topImage":true,"internalRedirect":null,"isProcessing":false}' alt="" title="" fetchpriority="high" data-sanitized-class="sizing-normal"></picture><div data-sanitized-class="image-link-expand"><div data-sanitized-class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><div data-sanitized-class="pencraft pc-reset icon-container restack-image"><path d="M3 12a9 9 0 0 1 9-9 9.75 9.75 0 0 1 6.74 2.74L21 8"></path><path d="M21 3v5h-5"></path><path d="M21 12a9 9 0 0 1-9 9 9.75 9.75 0 0 1-6.74-2.74L3 16"></path><path d="M8 16H3v5"></path></div><div data-sanitized-class="pencraft pc-reset icon-container view-image"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></div></div></div></div></a><figcaption data-sanitized-class="image-caption">Who thought this up?</figcaption></figure></div><p><strong><a href="https://eir.news/author/dennis-small/">Dennis Small</a>, </strong>an editor at the <a href="https://eir.news/">Executive Intelligence Review</a>, commented as follows: </p><blockquote><p>“Let’s remember, Zelensky is an actor … he’s being given lines to read. The people providing those lines to Mr. Zelensky are two public relations (PR) firms in London who are working with Ukrainians to craft the message coming from Zelensky, which is largely directed to the West.”</p></blockquote><p>The Clarion call, “come to the dark side” was probably passed down to Zelensky through these channels. He obliged and addressed the Western public with that message on his chest. Imagine how the Western media would have reacted had <strong>Vladimir Putin</strong> worn a t-shirt like that. But if Zelensky invites you to the dark side, that’s all perfectly good and wholesome and there’s no need to question that message. I do believe, however, that this was a very significant moment that should not have been overlooked. </p><h2>Disclosure of mission and intent</h2><p>Zelensky’s t-shirt didn’t make itself: <em>someone</em> had to think up its message and they <em>wanted</em> us to see it. They took the trouble to design that t-shirt and made sure that Ukraine’s president wore it while addressing Western audiences. That message was <em>somebody’s </em>brainchild and it wasn’t a random choice, nor was it a joke. It was a disclosure of mission and intent and it should be taken seriously as such. Today we can see that Europe’s leading powers are following the call as they collectively and single-mindedly embrace militarization and earnest preparations for war.</p><h2>Europe’s idiot warhawks</h2><p>European Commission’s president<strong> Ursula von der Leyen </strong>has announced her ReArm Europe plan with up to €800 billion of military spending.  Soon to be German Chancellor <strong><a href="https://voicefromrussia.ch/en/the-fuhrer-of-germany-friedrich-merz-in-a-war-and-spending-frenzy-how-much-is-1-7-trillion/">Friedrich</a></strong><a href="https://voicefromrussia.ch/en/the-fuhrer-of-germany-friedrich-merz-in-a-war-and-spending-frenzy-how-much-is-1-7-trillion/"> </a><strong><a href="https://voicefromrussia.ch/en/the-fuhrer-of-germany-friedrich-merz-in-a-war-and-spending-frenzy-how-much-is-1-7-trillion/">Merz</a></strong><a href="https://voicefromrussia.ch/en/the-fuhrer-of-germany-friedrich-merz-in-a-war-and-spending-frenzy-how-much-is-1-7-trillion/"> is pushing for unlimited borrowing</a> for infrastructure and defence spending. Even before assuming office, he won German parliament’s approval for <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/germanys-merz-secures-breakthrough-on-historic-spending-plan/">a €500 billion fund</a> to finance defence projects. But this is only the start: Merz is pushing through constitutional amendments that would remove fiscal restraints on debt and unleash a massive boost to military spending. Ultimately, the figure could rise up to €1.7 trillion. It would more than double Germany’s debt to GDP, from 62.4% currently, to about 125%. How much money is €1.7 trillion? It’s about €20,400 per man, woman and child in Germany.</p><div data-sanitized-class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec66869a-7dfe-4104-8e97-a6149075321b_1339x754.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM" data-sanitized-class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img"><div data-sanitized-class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec66869a-7dfe-4104-8e97-a6149075321b_1339x754.png" width="1339" height="754" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ec66869a-7dfe-4104-8e97-a6149075321b_1339x754.png","srcNoWatermark":null,"fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":754,"width":1339,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":1911458,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/png","href":null,"belowTheFold":true,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":"https://alexkrainer.substack.com/i/160202944?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec66869a-7dfe-4104-8e97-a6149075321b_1339x754.png","isProcessing":false}' alt="" loading="lazy" data-sanitized-class="sizing-normal"></picture><div data-sanitized-class="image-link-expand"><div data-sanitized-class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><div data-sanitized-class="pencraft pc-reset icon-container restack-image"><path d="M3 12a9 9 0 0 1 9-9 9.75 9.75 0 0 1 6.74 2.74L21 8"></path><path d="M21 3v5h-5"></path><path d="M21 12a9 9 0 0 1-9 9 9.75 9.75 0 0 1-6.74-2.74L3 16"></path><path d="M8 16H3v5"></path></div><div data-sanitized-class="pencraft pc-reset icon-container view-image"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></div></div></div></div></a><figcaption data-sanitized-class="image-caption">We like to party and make war!</figcaption></figure></div><p>Over in France, <strong>Emmanuel Macron</strong> wants to send troops to Ukraine and boost France’s nuclear arsenal. He’s dreaming about hypersonic missiles that could carry nuclear warheads toward Russian targets. Across the channel, <strong>Keir Starmer</strong> is obsessing about military conscription, scotching up a “coalition of the willing” against Russia and providing ever more financial and military aid to Ukraine. He even said that <a href="https://x.com/AlternatNews/status/1901396535642128702">Britain’s deployment of troops to Ukraine is already “operational</a>,” whatever that means. </p><h2>Weakening, exhausting Russia</h2><p>But what is the point of all this busywork? Even European leaders are not so delusional as to think that they can reverse Ukraine’s defeat or vanquish Russia with their weak militaries. Instead, they simply want the war to continue, hoping to weaken and exhaust Russia with the view of toppling <strong>Vladimir Putin</strong>’s government. Well, let’s see how that’s going…</p><p>Russia has been fighting the war in Ukraine for more than three years now. When the war started, the Armed Forces of Ukraine were the largest and most powerful army in Europe. The estimates of its size vary, but in <a href="https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/zelenskyy-reveals-size-of-ukrainian-defense-1706513773.html">an interview with the German TV network ARD</a>, Zelensky said that, "...We have 880,000 [troops]. We have a million-strong army.” In February 2022 that force was fully intact, all trained up and armed to the teeth. They also had full support from the collective West. Together with the United States, they were united behind Ukraine with their arsenals full of weapons and ammunition. Then, as soon as the conflict began, they hit Russia with a nuclear sanctions package, determined to collapse her economy. </p><p>But none of it worked; Russia didn’t weaken: instead, it got much stronger. In a recent <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsKtfLRSo2c">talk at Hillsdale College</a>, former Navy Seal and founder of Blackwater Worldwide, <strong>Eric Prince</strong> ​delivered a sobering message: “First of all, don’t listen to the idiot politicians that say, yeah, we've degraded the Russian army. No,” said Prince, “we have chewed up a lot of material. The Russian army has gotten infinitely smarter.” </p><p data-attrs='{"url":"https://alexkrainer.substack.com/p/europes-idiocracy-goes-to-the-dark?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share","text":"Share","action":null,"class":null}' data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton" data-sanitized-class="button-wrapper"><a href="https://alexkrainer.substack.com/p/europes-idiocracy-goes-to-the-dark?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share" data-sanitized-class="button primary"><span>Share</span></a></p><h2>The Russian army got infinitely smarter</h2><p>For example, "The thing that the Russians are very good at is electronic warfare," which has negated the effectiveness of the most advanced Western systems, such as Javelin missiles, HIMARS and Copperhead guided artillery shells. Such weapons often became ineffective within weeks of their use in the battlefield: “It works for a week or two, and the Russians figure [out] how to jam the navigation or the command link, and the stuff goes blind.” </p><div data-sanitized-class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8202da48-9082-4db2-bff5-4f3165b9d792_1234x652.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM" data-sanitized-class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img"><div data-sanitized-class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8202da48-9082-4db2-bff5-4f3165b9d792_1234x652.png" width="1234" height="652" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8202da48-9082-4db2-bff5-4f3165b9d792_1234x652.png","srcNoWatermark":null,"fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":652,"width":1234,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":150854,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/png","href":null,"belowTheFold":true,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":"https://alexkrainer.substack.com/i/160202944?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8202da48-9082-4db2-bff5-4f3165b9d792_1234x652.png","isProcessing":false}' alt="" loading="lazy" data-sanitized-class="sizing-normal"></picture><div data-sanitized-class="image-link-expand"><div data-sanitized-class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><div data-sanitized-class="pencraft pc-reset icon-container restack-image"><path d="M3 12a9 9 0 0 1 9-9 9.75 9.75 0 0 1 6.74 2.74L21 8"></path><path d="M21 3v5h-5"></path><path d="M21 12a9 9 0 0 1-9 9 9.75 9.75 0 0 1-6.74-2.74L3 16"></path><path d="M8 16H3v5"></path></div><div data-sanitized-class="pencraft pc-reset icon-container view-image"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></div></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Meanwhile, all the bright minds at NATO haven’t been able to figure out how to fight the Russians. A <a href="https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/special-resources/tactical-developments-during-third-year-russo-ukrainian-war">report published by the Royal United Services Institute</a> (RUSI) acknowledged that Russia's evolving tactics are leaving NATO strategists at a loss. In a nutshell, the Russian military is combining infantry operations with drones and gliding bombs in a sort of "offensive triangle" that paralyzes enemy troops behind the front lines. Infantry and artillery action prevent them from maneuvering; drones continuously attack and wear down the trapped forces and the gliding bombs finish them off with precise hits at their fortifications. If the Ukrainian military chooses to hold static positions, they become targets for gliding bomb raids; if they opt for 'flexible,' mobile defense, they expose themselves to attacks with artillery and drones. </p><h2>Always sharpening its sword…</h2><p>Contrary to Western media's trash talk, Russian military has not been degraded. If anything, it has been significantly <em>upgraded</em>. The Russians have been very strategic and methodical in learning from their operations. Battlefield experiences have been systematically fed back up the command chain in order to study the army's weaknesses, and potential improvements to its operations. Eric Prince offered another telling example: </p><blockquote><p>"If you shot at a Russian with artillery in March or April of 2022, it would take them an hour and a half to shoot back accurately. Now, about two minutes, which means if you shoot at them, you better be in your vehicle and hauling ass because they're going to get you otherwise."</p></blockquote><p>I was trained as an artillery marksman in the military; for a well-trained, coordinated team, two minutes is enough to fire off perhaps four or five rounds but with no time to adjust the aim. Hitting a target with the first round can only happen by luck: normally you fire, get feedback if the shot was too long, short, off to the left or right, and then adjust the aim accordingly. Unless you’re shooting smaller calibre mortars, two minutes is only enough time to fire a few rounds, hope for a lucky strike and run. </p><p>If what Eric Prince said is true, the implications are actually quite staggering. It means that the Russian troops have been able to largely neutralize one of the most important and most effective means of modern warfare. And let’s not forget Russia’s logistical operations and unmatched industrial base producing a massive abundance of ammunition. </p><p>Their artillery weapons are designed to be simple, robust and reliable in all battlefield conditions so that they can fire almost 24/7 for days or weeks on end. They also have the world's best air defence systems, electronic warfare capabilities and an array of hypersonic missiles against which Western militaries have no defenses. Then there’s the Russian economy, which not only withstood the impact of all the Western sanctions, it is eclipsing the performance of all its Western rivals, including the United States. </p><h2>Cut losses or double down on failure?</h2><p>Rational policymakers would have to take all this into account, recognize a lost cause and adjust course. This is what the new administration in Washington is doing. But the European ship of fools is resolute, determined to double down on failure, no matter the cost. It must be the definition of idiocracy​,​ as it leads the old continent ​into a ​predictable tragedy. It will give rise to a large and powerful military industrial complex (MIC) - an alliance of big banks, government, military and private, for-profit defense corporations. The danger of this development was underscored by US President Dwight Eisenhower in his January 1961 farewell address. </p><h2>Eisenhower’s warning</h2><p>Today, it is worth pondering his words as they foreshadow the future of Europe:</p><blockquote><p>“… we have been compelled to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions. Added to this, three and a half million men and women are directly engaged in the defense establishment. We annually spend on military security more than the net income of all United States corporations.</p><p>This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence – economic, political, even spiritual – is felt in every city, every statehouse, every office of the Federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society.</p><p>In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.</p><p>We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.”</p></blockquote><p>Of course, Eisenhower’s words fell on deaf ears and the disastrous rise of misplaced power ​h​as indeed displaced the democratic processes and liberties in the ​U​nited States, leading it into one war after another, everywhere around the world, creating misery at home and mayhem abroad. European leaders are now deliberately embarking on that same path.</p><h2>The flock and the (evil) shepherds</h2><p>It is important to recognize that these changes also represent a teachable moment that should help us understand what’s driving them. Europe’s economies are stuck in a slow-motion decline, which has been largely self-inflicted and which may seem unstoppable. Unemployment is rising as small and medium-sized businesses face bankruptcy in their thousands and large corporations are idling productive capacities or moving them to China or the United States. Against that backdrop, government-directed large-scale investment programs will be received as a lifesaving relief.</p><p>Earlier this month, for example,  the CEO of VolksWagen, <strong>Oliver Blume</strong> overtly embraced the opportunity to repurpose some of the company’s productive capacities and become a weapons manufacturer. Defense procurement contracts from the government will boost the company’s performance, so regardless of the nature of those contracts, the VW’s management and shareholders will welcome them. The workers will also benefit: keeping their jobs is certainly better than ending up on the street. </p><p>The cumulative effect of all the planned spending will create a temporary bonanza for the whole economy. If Chancellor Merz’s spending plans materialize in full, they could boost Germany’s economic growth from 1% to 2%. Of course, many politicians will try to hitch a ride on this gravy train and claim credit for the economic revival and all the new jobs. But all these considerations are downstream from where this policy originates. The politicians, businesses and labor are merely responding to the incentives that will cascade down the food chain. But who defined this system of incentives, and where do they originate? Before we get to that, ​l​et's spend a moment talking about black holes.</p><h2>“An element of fear has to come in.”</h2><p>According to the <em>Financial Times</em>, on 28 February 2025, five days after German elections, <strong>Friedrich Merz</strong> had lunch with the acting Finance Minister, <strong>Jörg Kukies</strong>. As FT reported, the future Chancellor “received a sobering briefing on the state of the economy from Mr. Kukies who explained that after two years of stagnation and with more clouds gathering over Europe’s largest economy, Berlin faced a €130 billion budget shortfall over four years and dwindling growth potential, according to people with knowledge of the presentation.” The shock and consternation of this revelation persuaded Merz about the urgency of “one of the sharpest U-turns in recent political history.”</p><p>If the FT reported this, it’s because that’s what they want the public to know. But the story rings vaguely familiar… something about black holes... Oh, right, last year <strong>Keir Starmer</strong> also discovered, just after his own election, that Britain faced a £22 billion budget shortfall - it’s the famous £22 billion black hole. Now, what’s the deal with all these black holes, and how come these politicians and the mainstream media are being so forthright about them? Well, they will ​b​e invoking these black holes to justify​ the savage austerity that the Merz government will impose on the German people, exactly as Starmer is doing in the UK.</p><p>The Financial Times foreshadowed all that with an article titled, "<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/37053b2b-ccda-4ce3-a25d-f1d0f82e7989">Europe must trim its welfare state to build a warfare state</a>." Its author, <strong>Janan Ganesh</strong> spelled out what must be done. Basically, we must rearm and prepare for war. Only, the public is too stupid to realize it, so we must ratchet up the pain dial until the morale improves. Says Mr. Ganesh: "The question is whether the public agrees. .. Chronic discomfort isn't enough. An element of real fear has to come in..." ​T​hat's quite a nice mindset there so let’s check ​who the main protagonists of these events are.</p><div data-sanitized-class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F56c3f0e7-d266-4111-9ae3-1ba37afc49b8_1339x754.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM" data-sanitized-class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img"><div data-sanitized-class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F56c3f0e7-d266-4111-9ae3-1ba37afc49b8_1339x754.png" width="1339" height="754" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/56c3f0e7-d266-4111-9ae3-1ba37afc49b8_1339x754.png","srcNoWatermark":null,"fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":754,"width":1339,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":1024952,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/png","href":null,"belowTheFold":true,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":"https://alexkrainer.substack.com/i/160202944?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F56c3f0e7-d266-4111-9ae3-1ba37afc49b8_1339x754.png","isProcessing":false}' alt="" loading="lazy" data-sanitized-class="sizing-normal"></picture><div data-sanitized-class="image-link-expand"><div data-sanitized-class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><div data-sanitized-class="pencraft pc-reset icon-container restack-image"><path d="M3 12a9 9 0 0 1 9-9 9.75 9.75 0 0 1 6.74 2.74L21 8"></path><path d="M21 3v5h-5"></path><path d="M21 12a9 9 0 0 1-9 9 9.75 9.75 0 0 1-6.74-2.74L3 16"></path><path d="M8 16H3v5"></path></div><div data-sanitized-class="pencraft pc-reset icon-container view-image"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></div></div></div></div></a><figcaption data-sanitized-class="image-caption">How do they find these people?</figcaption></figure></div><h2>Who’s driving the agenda?</h2><p>The very fact that all of a sudden, Britain, France, and Germany, together with the EU, are all on board with this “sharp U-turn,” toward militarization and war preparations, also rings familiar. It’s reminiscent of that pandemic we had back in 2020 when nearly all the governments in the world somehow came to adopt the same unscientific, incoherent and nonsensical countermeasures. </p><p>And then it turned out that they were all incentivized to do so in a similar way: first, their economies were crippled by lockdowns, and then when they turned to the IMF and the World Bank for emergency loans, the loans were conditioned on all governments implementing the same incoherent and nonsensical countermeasures. I wrote an article about that in August 2020, titled “<a href="https://thenakedhedgie.com/2020/08/27/covid-19-the-banking-cartel-is-driving-the-agenda/">Covid 19: the banking cartel is driving the agenda</a>.”</p><p>Back then, the enemy was a virus; today, the enemy is Russia, but the protagonists of the drama all report for work to the same bosses, the people who control the too-big-to-fail financial institutions. Take, for example Germany’s newly elected Chancellor: he used to be the chairman of the board of BlackRock for Germany. BlackRock happens to have very extensive investments in Ukraine. </p><p>The finance astrologist Jörg Kukies, is also a former banker: he spent 17 years of his career at Goldman Sachs and also served on the boards of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Financial Stability Facility and European Stability Mechanism (ESM). Incidentally, the fact that Kukies served at the ESM is very telling: this boring-sounding institution is an utter legal abomination. I dissected the ESM in an article I published last year (see below).</p><div data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;f107bbad-157e-4650-960b-093deae61c4f&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;European Union’s eventual collapse is a certainty - it has been for a very long time. It’s been rigged for demolition through its financial architecture which institutionalizes a system of governance that’s typical of all historical eras where moneylending oligarchies gained control of the political system. The predictable result of all this is that European economies are floundering: their entrepreneurial dynamism and competitiveness are being systematically suffocated and slowly consumed by the parasitic leech hidden behind the EU bureaucratic institutions. For the ordinary people and businesses, this system is driving a steady, inexorable descent into poverty.&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;EU: living in the banksta’s paradise&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:21365744,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Alex Krainer&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Founder, KRAINER ANALYTICS, I-System Trend Following \nAuthor of: \&quot;Alex Krainer's Trend Following Bible,\&quot; \&quot;Mastering Uncertainty,\&quot; \&quot;Grand Deception\&quot; (banned)&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/40d1146f-af85-43a5-b5fb-ba026ec7f307_378x378.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:100}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2024-10-27T11:19:54.949Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff0a91f8a-20e6-46a9-ac17-7972dca441c2_1777x1134.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://alexkrainer.substack.com/p/eu-living-in-the-bankstas-paradise&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:150794558,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:325,&quot;comment_count&quot;:155,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Alex Krainer's Substack&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F698e4ac9-b2a5-49b9-84f1-3c5475bb5366_378x378.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-sanitized-class="digest-post-embed"></div><h2>Banker fingerprints just everywhere</h2><p>In fact, we find that many of these high-level bankers end up crafting policy in Western governments. A complete list could be very long, but let’s just look at another few examples: French President <strong>Emmanuel Macron</strong> is a former Rothschild banker. Former Italian Prime Minister <strong>Mario Draghi</strong>, like<strong> </strong>Jörg Kukies was a Goldman Sachs banker. Draghi’s predecessor, <strong>Mario Monti</strong> was also a Goldman Sachs banker, as was the new Canadian Prime Minister <strong>Mark Carney</strong>. Carney also served as the governor of the Bank of Canada (2008-2013) from where he smoothly transitioned to run the Bank of England (2013-2020). Notice, a touch of Carney, wrecked both the Canadian and British economies (the same could be said about the French economy under Macron and the Italian economy after two Goldman Sachs’ Marios at helm).</p><div data-attrs='{"url":"https://alexkrainer.substack.com/subscribe?","text":"Subscribe","language":"en"}' data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM" data-sanitized-class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor"><div data-sanitized-class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div data-sanitized-class="preamble"><p data-sanitized-class="cta-caption">Alex Krainer's Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><div data-sanitized-class="fake-input-wrapper"><div data-sanitized-class="fake-input"></div><div data-sanitized-class="fake-button"></div></div></div></div><h2>How bankers perform miracles</h2><p>In my 2020 article about the pandemic, I shed some light on the means and ways in which these high-level bankers effect social change. But Mr. Carney revealed the recipe in a way that everyone can digest. In 2019, he brought his rich and varied skill set to the task of saving the planet as United Nations' Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance. In an interview with Bloomberg TV in November 2020, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2020-11-18/un-special-envoy-mark-carney-on-the-future-of-energy-video">Carney explained exactly how he would accomplish the miracle of saving the planet</a>:</p><blockquote><p>"<em>We need a whole economy transition... it's really about looking for, and at the transition plans from all companies and backing those who are part of the solution and taking capital away from those who are part of the problem</em>."</p></blockquote><p>This was in fact, a very illuminating statement. With it, Mr. Carney admitted that the bankers can and do decide who in our economies gets credit and who doesn’t. They clearly make those choices in pursuit of their own chosen agendas, whether it’s pandemics, vaccinations, CBDCs, insect fodder for the masses, saving the planet from global warming or saving the world from the Russians. The whole cascade of incentives that shapes the conduct of our politicians, business leaders and the working people originate from those who employ people like Carney, Macron, Merz and Kukies and give them their marching orders. </p><p>If you ever wondered where the blight of windfarms came from, why you should eat insects, why your children need drag queens to read their stories, or why your sons should go and fight wars, the answer is almost invariably that the moneylending oligarchy willed it so.</p><h2>The monolithic and ruthless conspiracy</h2><p>The same power structures have been involved in every human tragedy for centuries now: they have been the driving force between most, if not all of the forever wars, color revolutions, regime changes, assassinations and social engineering experiments we have experienced over our lifetimes. They effect those changes, as Carney explained, by backing those who are part of the solution and taking capital away from those who are part of the problem. Now they decided that welfare states are the problem and that warfare state is the solution. See how everyone else already fell in line.</p><p>With their dark magic they effect changes in the “very structure of our society,” that Eisenhower warned us about. They comprise the “monolithic and ruthless conspiracy” that <strong>John F. Kennedy</strong> warned us about in his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvuaB906We8">address to the National Association of Newspaper Publishers</a> in 1961. It is they who almost certainly ordered his killing. And what are they about? In “Tragedy and Hope,” <strong>Carroll Quigley</strong> wrote that, </p><blockquote><p>"The powers of financial capitalism had [a] far-reaching aim, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of the world as a whole. … The growth of financial capitalism made possible a centralization of world economic control and use of this power for the direct benefit of financiers and direct injury of all other economic groups."</p></blockquote><p>The Clarion call, “come to the dark side: dominate or die” is their call. Is it any wonder that it’s exactly their minions ​l​ike Merz, Starmer and Macron ​w​ho responded to that call and are now dragging all of Europe to that dark side. Their plan is to prepare us for the fight to dominate, or to die. Of course, they plan to dominate. The dying is for the rest of us.​ </p><h2>How about choosing to love, not dominate</h2><p>It is time for us to be brave and very vigilant. They'll hype up the economic growth they are now stimulating through military spending. They will also ramp up demonization of Vladimir Putin and they'll blame all the ills of our societies on Russia. If necessary, they'll resort to spectacular false flag actions to create another mass formation psychosis and make us consent to their wars and willing to fight in them. But we are not raising our children to kill and die in their wars but to live out their lives in security, prosperity and liberty. We should stay in the light and choose to love, not to dominate.</p><p>P.S. See you in Calgary?</p><p>I’ve been very honored to be invited to the Cornerstone forum event which will be held in Calgary on Saturday, 10 May. All the information is in the infographic below. </p><div data-sanitized-class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4ab73d67-8b01-4a4a-93b6-681886f59c03_1587x2245.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM" data-sanitized-class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img"><div data-sanitized-class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4ab73d67-8b01-4a4a-93b6-681886f59c03_1587x2245.png" width="1456" height="2060" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4ab73d67-8b01-4a4a-93b6-681886f59c03_1587x2245.png","srcNoWatermark":null,"fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":2060,"width":1456,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":3535600,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/png","href":null,"belowTheFold":true,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":"https://alexkrainer.substack.com/i/160202944?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4ab73d67-8b01-4a4a-93b6-681886f59c03_1587x2245.png","isProcessing":false}' alt="" loading="lazy" data-sanitized-class="sizing-normal"></picture><div data-sanitized-class="image-link-expand"><div data-sanitized-class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><div data-sanitized-class="pencraft pc-reset icon-container restack-image"><path d="M3 12a9 9 0 0 1 9-9 9.75 9.75 0 0 1 6.74 2.74L21 8"></path><path d="M21 3v5h-5"></path><path d="M21 12a9 9 0 0 1-9 9 9.75 9.75 0 0 1-6.74-2.74L3 16"></path><path d="M8 16H3v5"></path></div><div data-sanitized-class="pencraft pc-reset icon-container view-image"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></div></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Don’t be square - be there  (if you can)!!  =)</p><p></p><p><strong><a href="http://linkedin.com/in/alex-sasha-krainer-0b74ab1a">Alex Krainer</a> – <a href="https://twitter.com/NakedHedgie">@NakedHedgie</a></strong> is the creator of <strong><a href="https://isystem-tf.com/">I-System Trend Following</a></strong> and publisher of daily <strong><a href="https://isystem-tf.com/trendcompass/">TrendCompass</a></strong> investor reports which cover over 200 financial and commodities markets. One-month test drive is always free of charge, <strong>no jumping through hoops to cancel</strong>. To start your trial subscription, drop us an email at <a href="mailto:TrendCompass@ISystem-TF.com">TrendCompass@ISystem-TF.com</a>, or:</p><blockquote><p>Check out <strong><a href="https://trendcompass.substack.com/">TrendCompass on Substack</a></strong> where our new Key Markets report, covering 18 key global markets is priced at under $1/day!</p></blockquote><p>To learn more about TrendCompass reports please check our main <a href="https://isystem-tf.com/trendcompass/">TrendCompass web page</a>. We encourage you to also have a read through our <a href="https://isystem-tf.com/trendcompass-user-manual/">TrendCompass User Manual</a> page. For<strong> <a href="https://isystem-tf.com/solutions/u-s-investors/">US investors</a></strong>, we propose a trend-driven inflation/recession resilient portfolio covering a basket of 30+ financial and commodities markets. Further information is at <a href="https://isystem-tf.com/solutions/u-s-investors/">link</a>.</p><div data-sanitized-class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F189d21a3-83a0-4d70-a144-4076cfaa5772_1027x553.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM" data-sanitized-class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img"><div data-sanitized-class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F189d21a3-83a0-4d70-a144-4076cfaa5772_1027x553.png" width="1027" height="553" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/189d21a3-83a0-4d70-a144-4076cfaa5772_1027x553.png","srcNoWatermark":null,"fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":553,"width":1027,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":1140235,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/png","href":null,"belowTheFold":true,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":"https://alexkrainer.substack.com/i/160202944?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F189d21a3-83a0-4d70-a144-4076cfaa5772_1027x553.png","isProcessing":false}' alt="" loading="lazy" data-sanitized-class="sizing-normal"></picture><div data-sanitized-class="image-link-expand"><div data-sanitized-class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><div data-sanitized-class="pencraft pc-reset icon-container restack-image"><path d="M3 12a9 9 0 0 1 9-9 9.75 9.75 0 0 1 6.74 2.74L21 8"></path><path d="M21 3v5h-5"></path><path d="M21 12a9 9 0 0 1-9 9 9.75 9.75 0 0 1-6.74-2.74L3 16"></path><path d="M8 16H3v5"></path></div><div data-sanitized-class="pencraft pc-reset icon-container view-image"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></div></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p>

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Turkey's descent into authoritarianism began with judicial independence being dismantled, and now Erdogan has arrested his most formidable political rival, leading to mass protests and a warning to other democracies about the dangers of democratic backsliding.

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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) predicted on Sunday the new acting president of Columbia University “won’t last” after the prestigious institution lost its second leader in recent months to scrutiny of its handling of pro-Palestinian protests and antisemitism on campus. Columbia’s former interim president, Katrina Armstrong, resigned Friday amid a tussle with the Trump administration over…

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Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) said on Sunday that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe “lied repeatedly” about messages in a Signal group chat in which top members of the Trump administration discussed an attack on Yemen. “Intelligence officials told your committee this week that no classified information was shared. Do…

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<p><strong>The American vassals’ nominal show of defiance against the US president’s land-grab plan is pathetic</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>In Frank Herbert’s novel ‘Dune’ – with its blood-soaked canvas of a whole universe of rules-based empire, incessant lying, enthusiastic mass murder, and some <em>very</em> critical raw materials – there’s a famous scene featuring a box.</p>
<p>Herbert – as most bros reading him for life hacks fail to understand – loved irony of the savage type. That’s why the box reveals the truth about you by lying to you: Put your hand in it and you will feel it burning so hot (though it isn’t, not really) that you will scream and shrink away (and, if you are a man, you will be murdered, for your pains as it were, by a very harsh nun-witch headmistress). Because you have been found out to be merely human, which the nun-witch headmistress thinks makes you an animal. It’s complicated.</p>
<p>Or you happen to be a deeply flawed ‘ubermensch’ produced by thousands of years of obsessively controlled human breeding experiments plus – very Herbert that, again – some last-minute coupling mutiny.</p>
<p>In that case, you won’t flinch, the headmistress will let you live (though <em>not</em> your father), and you will move on to become a charismatic, vaguely Islamic-looking rebel leader destroying the space equivalents of a perverse, sadistic Zionist death cult (called Harkonnen) and of the American empire, too (here led by the kind of wily, ruthless emperor US President Donald Trump really would love to be, if with a dash of glitzy real estate tycoon, of course). After that happy ending, however, things will get a little out of hand.</p>

            
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<p>But this is where we leave the Herbert-verse and return to our own small, single-planet but no less blood-soaked world. There, a truth box has materialized – a little like that mysterious obelisk among that tribe of screaming, fighting prehistoric hominins in Stanley Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ (my last science fiction analogy for today, I promise). And it’s called Greenland.</p>
<p>For in the unfortunately real world, whoever nowadays goes to Greenland, touches Greenland, or even talks about Greenland, starts revealing the truth about themselves. And, spoiler alert, it’s never pretty.</p>
<p>Let’s look at the self-revealers in turn. First, as is only right for our little planet’s empire, there is the US. It has revealed with almost laudable frankness what attentive observers have long known. Washington respects neither international law nor even the fuzzy would-be norms of that amorphous rules-based international (dis)order that has, literally, no rule book. Common decency, diplomatic forms, or elementary ethics – forget about those as well, obviously.</p>
<p>Under Trump 2.0, who sees Greenland as a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/opinion/greenland-trump-real-estate.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">really nice piece of property</a> and a geopolitical linchpin as well, the US has escalated an obsession with acquiring the island. Never mind it already belongs to another country that happens to be a very obedient US vassal, Denmark. ‘Escalated’ because it’s an old – if often dormant – project going back to the 19th century, <a href="http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76554" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">as Russian President Vladimir Putin has just noted</a> in a speech at the International Arctic Forum.</p>
<p>Denmark, you may well say, should not be owning Greenland anyhow, in any shape or form, ‘self-government act’ home rule or not. The overwhelming majority of Greenland’s very small population – about <a href="https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/greenland-population/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">55,000 or 0.00068 percent of humanity</a> – are <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/40513368?seq=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Greenlandic Inuit</a>, who have nothing in common with Danes ethnically and have had plenty of bad experiences with them, too. Greenland still being attached to Denmark is simply a late outcome of European colonialism. As such, this status quo is overdue for a swift, unsentimental end.</p>

            
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            <figcaption><a href="https://www.rt.com/news/614927-us-greenland-vance-visit/">Vance delivers Trump’s ‘message’ to US troops in Greenland</a></figcaption>
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<p>But none of the above means that the Greenlanders should end up under the control of the United States. For one thing, historically speaking, America is one of the worst outcomes of that same European colonialism, with the difference that in the US case, the ethnic cleansing and great white replacement of the indigenous inhabitants was almost total.</p>
<p>In more contemporary terms, there simply is no reason why Greenlanders should not be genuinely independent – as far as that is possible in the real world – with a state they fully own and the international political, commercial, and security relationships that would result from a combination of their own decisions and the necessities resulting from their place on the map.</p>
<p>In other words, simply due to proximity, the US is likely to play a large role in Greenland’s future anyhow. Its current ham-fisted, carelessly brutal approach, however, reveals more than its usual overbearing meddling. Even if also motivated by grandstanding for a domestic audience, <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-xl/politics/government/jd-vance-s-ominous-pitch-to-greenland/ar-AA1BU8Sd?ocid=BingNewsSerp" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">silly, provocative performances such as Vice President J.D. Vance’s visit</a> show that Washington has entered a phase of immature I-must-have-it-all-and-I-must-have-it-right-now imperialism.</p>
<p>The other thing this reveals is that the new, no-frills exercise of brute American power is openly contemptuous of Washington’s European vassals. No surprise there, you may well say, but still, let’s note that America’s new rulers are going out of their way to show just how little they respect the European underlings. And to be fair, isn’t this deserved?</p>

            
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            <figcaption><a href="https://www.rt.com/russia/614882-us-greenland-annexation-putin/">US has been plotting to annex Greenland since the 1860s – Putin</a></figcaption>
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<p>Because here is what the Greenland truth box is telling us about the Europeans: Denmark’s foreign minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, has found <em>“<a href="https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/usa-unter-trump/liveblog-usa-unter-trump-daenischer-aussenminister-ueber-vance-so-redet-man-nicht-mit-engen-verbuendeten-faz-19444916.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">drastic</a>”</em> words, so we are informed, for Vance. For Vance’s <em>“tone,”</em> to be precise. Way to start! That’ll teach the ugly American! Do not focus on the substance of what he is threatening you with but on his tone. Really? Tony Soprano walks into your cod liver and whale meat restaurant making a change-of-ownership offer you can’t refuse, and your response is to ask him to say it more nicely?</p>
<p>Anyhow, Rasmussen believes that Vance’s – that is, Washington’s – tone <em>“is not how you speak to close allies.”</em> Oh my God! He is sooo close! Will he ever realize that this is precisely the issue: Denmark is not a <em>“close ally.”</em> It’s not even an ally. The most polite label with any connection to reality would be ‘client’. The most truthful – ‘vassal’.</p>
<p>That’s an exaggeration? A bit harsh in, you know, tone? Not at all. How do we know that? Two words: Nord Stream. Remember that pipeline that the US blew up – who cares whether on its own or with or through other steadfast allies, the Ukrainians, for instance – in a (barely) covert military attack and the largest act of ecoterrorism in European history? And <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-united-states-nord-stream-gas-pipelines-sergey-lavrov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">that Washington is now thinking about acquiring and repairing</a> to add some more injury to an already richly packed insult-injury sandwich?</p>

            
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<p>Because of Nord Stream’s location in the Baltic Sea, Denmark was also directly affected. And like all other Europeans, it just rolled over and showed its belly. Its <em>“investigation”</em> (yes, scare quotes) <em>“found”</em> (ditto) that while the explosions were sabotage, <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/26/denmarks-nord-stream-probe-finds-sabotage-not-enough-grounds-for-case#:~:text=Denmark%20says%20it%20has%20closed%20its%20investigation%20into,were%20not%20enough%20grounds%20for%20a%20criminal%20case." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">there were not enough grounds to go after anyone</a>. In other words, there were plenty, but going after the US and its Ukrainian or other accomplices was too scary. So much for Danes getting tough. Or Western Europeans as a whole.</p>
<p>At the time, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the Danish cop-out <em>“<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/26/denmarks-nord-stream-probe-finds-sabotage-not-enough-grounds-for-case#:~:text=Denmark%20says%20it%20has%20closed%20its%20investigation%20into,were%20not%20enough%20grounds%20for%20a%20criminal%20case." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">close to absurdity</a>.”</em> True, if mildly put. But the absurdity wasn’t the worst part. That was the deliberate abdication of any remaining shred of practical sovereignty and therefore of any hope for respect from other states.</p>
<p>And disrespect has consequences. For this is the most fundamental revelation of the Greenland truth box: In the deeply Hobbesian world of states, cowards damage themselves the most. That is why the Greenlanders are right to tell <a href="https://apnews.com/article/greenland-trump-denmark-58b285e03856f660f5e976565a05d681" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the US to get lost</a>. The way things are, they may not prevail against the biggest bully in the known universe, and they would be wise to settle for what they can if they must. But one thing we know for sure – they won’t get anything from just rolling over European-style. There, too, it’s time for Europe’s colonial legacy to disappear.</p>

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