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Gang of Two Michael Olson & Nan Su *. CCP conducts its Fourth Plenum *. The fresh-off-the-press news from the Plenum *. What the Fourth Plenum's actions portend for the CCP, China and the World  

Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson *. CCP backs off rare earth ban * World awakens to CCP's threat to supply chains *. UN predicts China will lose 50% ot its population by 2100 

China Now: Friend or Foe? War or Peace Gang of Two Michael Olson & Nan Su * CCP's Green New Deal Goes Bust *  CCP Announces Plan for Fourth Plenum *. Xi wants Trump to Give Up Taiwan's Independence *. CCP's Art of the Deal - Dare to Fight!

Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson with News of the Week *. CCP Plans for the Common Destiny for All * China Invades Mexico: * CCP's Great Firewall Leak

Gang of Two:  Michael Olson & Nan Su   *  CCP Sends Troops to Russia *. Fujian Carrier Launches Stealth Jet and Early Warning Aircraft *  PLA Launches Super-Sized Drone Submarine *. Xi Jinping Calculas For a Taiwan Invastion 

Gang of Two:  Nan Su & Michael Olson *. Harvard's China Spy Resurfaces  * CCP's Rare Earth Monopoly Challenged by American Ingenuity *. CCP Exports Citizen Surveillance to Solomon Islands *. CCP Influencers Go After Charlie Kirk

Week of 25.8.25. "Pins and Needless Week at Zhongnanhai" * Toilet Revolution Back Up on the CCP * 23 year-old Mystery Maiden crashes her Rolls SUV into a Mercedes in Sydney * Escaping Mandatory Social Insurance * Trump invites 600,000 Chinese student to U.S. colleges *. CCP to ship more rare earth magnets to the U.S. * Russian surveillance aircraft invades Alaska ADIZ * CCP saving face after South...

Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson   CHINA NOW: FRIEND OR FOE?  WAR OR PEACE? ·      Taiwan disputes CCP’s “World War II” Victory Parade ·      Xi Jinping makes second-ever visit to Tibet ·      China’s giant ship-building juggernaut ·      China’s extra large submarine drones ·      Bridgewater dumps US listed China companies ·      USA changes posture as CCP cybersabotage escalates  

Michael Olson & Nan Su... China Now:  Friend or Foe?  War or Peace? RUMORS OF THE FALL CCP’s Four Faction Fight for the Future ·      The Maoist Faction: Xi Jinping ·      The Reformers ·      The Party Preservationists: Hu Jintao ·      Military (Zhang Youxia & Liu Yuan) ·      CCP forced into a secret ballot to vote on Xi’s future General Zhang Youxia rumors ·      Accuses Xi of graft, s...

*. Xi Jinping V. General Zhang Youxia for control of the CCP military * Xi Jinping under growing internal pressure *. Is Xi Jinping in the midst of a Silent Coup?

Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson * China V. China shipwreck in the Scarborough Shoas * Modi, Lula & Xi discuss Trump tariffs and Brics strategy * China's global grab momentum slows *. Vanuatu and Australia agree to $500 pact * CCP's gain is USA's gain

Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson ·      CCP imposing restrictions on government travel ·      China’s New Law Legalizes Stealing Foreign IP ·      Chinese University students told to spy on each other ·      China draws red-lines on US chip tracking ·      Generals Attend PLA Anniversary celebration ·      Contracting mental health out to CCP

Gang of Two Michael Olson & Nan Su Who is winning the unrestricted warfare within the CCP?

When I walk the neighborhood in the autumn, I often pass under a mighty oak, and through an ankle-deep blanket of acorns.  All that neglected plant protein leads me to ask:  Why not nuts? The Food Chain Radio Show - Podcast with Michael Olson hosts Elspeth Hay, Author, Feed Us With Trees:  Nuts and the Future of Food, for a conversation about the past, present and future of nuts as food. Topics in...

Nan Su & Michael Olson MO:  Broken by Design: Why CCP always breaks its deals NS: EU's von der Leyen says China ties are at 'inflection point' at tense summit MO:  CCP prevents Wells Fargo exec from leavin NS:  China controls over 80% of battery materials crucial to US defense equipment, MO:   Cleaning out the urban poor

Michael Olson & Nan Su Is China's CCP losing the Mandate of Heaven?

Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson  News of the Week 25.7.17 *  The CCP gets Nvidia’s AI chip *   US expanded its military collaboration with Taiwan *  Taiwan tanks navigate dense urban streets  *  Green China Runs on Black Coal

Gang of Two Michael Olson & Nan Su  News of the Week Trump’s Tariff War with Brazil Russia’s Lavrov meets with CCP’s Xi China Pledges Closer Ties With Russia Rubio condemns China over Hague South China Sea ruling

Hosts Nan Su & MIchael Olson News of the Week Germany Blames China for Laser Attack on Aircraft in the Middle East China Builds up nuke arsenal in direct challenge to US Iran Orders Material From China for Hundreds of Ballistic Missiles Secret Russian Intelligence Document Shows Deep Suspicion of China China will invade Siberia, not Taiwan China threatens US Vietnam Trade Deal

Hosts Michael Olson and Nan Su  "Eat at Mao's" A look at Mao's catastrophic effort to have China make a great leap forward to eating in common canteens.  

Local Government’s arbitrary fines Lithuania’s Defense Chief Praises Philippine To Expose CCP US Delivers blow to CCP in the Congo No Safe Harbor:  The Risks of China’s Port Projects in Latin America  

China Now with Nan Su & Michael Olson Trump signs trade deal with CCP Is Chinese President Xi Jinping on his way out?

China Now: Friend or Foe?  War or Peace?  Hosts Michael Olson and Nan Su *. US Strikes on Iran send message to Beijing * As Tehran loses the war, so does China (opinion)  

Gang of Two Michael Olson & Nan Su  says Covid 19 wave on the rise Closing China’s Kindergartens   Why 2 Chinese aircraft carriers are operating in the Pacific together for the first time US-China Competition in Micronesia heats up

Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson US-China Trade truce leaves military-use rare earth issue unresolved CCP AI firms move data in secret to train banned Nvidia chips China’s Sodium-ion powered scooters CCP entity pushes green energy to advance CCP interests