11/8/20, China (Belt & Road Initiative (BRI, formerly One Belt One Road). Well that is at the top of President-elect Creepie Joe’s list for 2021.
Unfortunately, the stats are outdated & the impact of COVID-19 on China's zooming loaning/investing can only remain to be seen.
The Communist Party of China (CCP) control’s 2/3rds of the clandestine commercial loans with arbitration clauses through offshore banks.
4/3/1948, The US Marshall Plan (European Recovery Program, ERP) transferred billion’s in economic recovery programs to bail out impoverished Western European countries.
2015, The Chinese government introduced the Digital Silk Road (DSR) to enhance their worldwide competitive IT infrastructure (internet, optic fiber cable; 5-6G telecommunications; eCommerce: electronic payment systems, cryptocurrencies, digital free trade zones).
The US economy is declining in the world's GDP (15 %) compared to China (20+ %).
The US healthcare system (snake oil) is poorly planned out & socially irresponsible.
Do we need to keep reminding America how far behind we are in Science, technology, engineering, & mathematics (STEM).
There are other things that needed to be improved/kept up with: AI, & wind turbines or alternative fuels: biofuels, hydrogen & electricity.
Most people are suffering financially.
We can’t completely blame it on COVID-19.
Currently, the US spends as much on military spending as 10 of the other global countries do.
I saw the 1980 comedy film The Gods Must Be Crazy, but I didn’t understand it until it was explained to me.
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An awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very professionally written political book. It was quite easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a huge description list of unique characters, settings, facts etc. to keep track of. This could also make another great political movie, a classroom PP presentation, or better yet a mini TV series or even a documentary (A & E; History channel; Frontline; PBS). There is no doubt in my mind this is an extremely easy rating of 5 stars.
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Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)