Category Archives: China and Chinese influences

March 6, 2025 · 7:40 pm

China’s Growth Over the Centuries

Gp Capt Kumar Kirinde (Retd) …. with Memo to his Retiree Colleagues in the Sri Lankan Armed Services

Dear RAFOA member,  As I see, the way strategic matters are taking shape in our beloved Sri Lanka, the Chinese factor has come to stay in relation to the three aspects to be taken care for the progress of a nation-state i.e. political, economic and social development. Therefore, I strongly feel that we all need to have an idea of how China came to be a world power. Accordingly attached is a brief on Imperial China, the first of a series of eDocs compiled on China covering its journey from 221 BC to the present day.

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March 5, 2025 · 12:12 am

Chinese Fleet’s Impact on Sri Lanka in the Early 15th Century 

Charles Schokman’s Discovery of Amazing Facts conveyed in an Email entitled “A Bit of Ceylon History”

Amazing how they sailed with 30,000 sailors on 35 massive ships
In fact some ships were garden ships supplying food to the sailors!
In 2014, I had read that the Chinese had a map of  the East and West coasts of both North and South America dated about 80 years earlier than Columbus’s voyage, owned by Zheng He.

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December 11, 2024 · 2:07 pm

Targetted — By Richard Woolf’s Slashing You-Tube Visuals

ITEMS sent to me by my old Aloysian mate Sarri Junaid in Canada…

Trump’s Failed War on China ….

How long will Trump last

Europe is An Economic Basket-case

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December 4, 2024 · 12:34 pm

The Giant Nations in the World Today in 2024

Desiree Bowie, whose chosen title for this article presented on web on 27 November 2024 is “Most Powerful Countries in the World: 2024 Rankings”

The most powerful countries in the world command the global stage with a unique mix of economic strength, military power, cutting-edge technology and cultural reach. These nations influence international policy and hold significant sway over global affairs, using their resources, strategic positions and diplomatic skills to maintain dominance.

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July 26, 2024 · 2:15 am

China and USA Battle for Popularity on World Stage

Theodore K

An ISEAS report  — Iseas is a semi-government think tank in Singapore — reveals in a recent survey that in Southeast Asia, China is more popular than the US. The report in pdf format can be downloaded at
https://www.iseas.edu.sg/centres/asean-studies-centre/state-of-southeast-asia-survey/the-state-of-southeast-asia-2024-survey-report/

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July 24, 2024 · 10:02 pm

China as Mediator in Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Observer at a Black Sea Port

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has told China’s Foreign Minister that “Ukraine is ready and willing to engage in dialogue and negotiations with Russia” that leads to a permanent settlement. 

Kukeba is in China to secure their help in future negotiations with Russia. Kuleba said the negotiations should be rational and lead to a permanent end to the war.

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July 13, 2024 · 12:40 pm

Trump, Biden + Fei-Yu-Ching sing ”A Spray of Plum Blossoms”

Theodore K

In this duo performance, Donald Trump and Joe Biden come together to sing the Chinese song  一剪梅 (in pinyin it reads, “Yī jiǎn méi”).   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtKSHJKzia4

一(Yī) = One

剪(jiǎn) = to cut

梅(méi) = plum

The title of the song may be rendered as A Spray of Plum Blossoms.

The song was made famous by the popular Taiwanese singer Fei Yu-ching and his rendition can be found at https;//www.youtube.co/watch/v=AjitR7RZEQU

 

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May 28, 2024 · 8:11 pm

Why the US is no longer the indispensable nation …

Theodore K …. with the underlining in red imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi

On 25 May 2024, President Biden gave a speech to new graduates at West Point to prepare them for war. It was a delusional speech in which Biden attempted to assert the right of the US to control the world under the guise of meaningless platitudes such as the US is the “indispensable nation”, “the world’s only superpower”,”and “the leading democracy in the world”. All the evidence of US security, defence and foreign policy over the past 32 years shows these claims are false. Biden fails to recognize the reality of a changing world – a world that has moved on since 1994. US hegemony is declining. We now live in a multipolar world when the emphasis is on international democratization. The US has inflicted terrible damage to the world, especially over the past three decades due to the Neocons.

President Joe Biden delivers the commencement address for the U.S. Military Academy class of 2024, Saturday, May 25, 2024, in West Point, New York.
(Official White House Photo by Erin Scott)

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May 21, 2024 · 10:06 pm

Seismic Shifts in World Power Balance as Xi and Putin Consolidate Ties

Lakshman Gunasekara in Daily News, 21 May 2024, where the title reads thus: “China-Russia summit: pointer to world’s future?” …. with highlighting imposed by The Editor, ThuppahiMo

The sudden death of Iran’s conservative President on Sunday hardly stirred the world community’s focus on Gaza where humanity undergoes a shattering collective experience as never before. Iran’s 63-year-old cleric-President is understood to have died in a sudden, weather-induced helicopter crash while returning from an official programme in Iran’s far western borderlands near Azerbaijan.

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May 13, 2024 · 1:45 am

The UIGHURS: Their Political Backers Revealed ….

Theodore K

Why has the “Uygher genocide” narrative fizzled out? … …………..  AND why is it that  when a real genocide takes place in Gaza, the majority in the West is in denial?  It’s a fair question. These two guys discuss Xinjiang with regard to this line of questioning……………
A good point is made about the small band of Uyghers that are propped up by the US, who have come out in support of Israel: a bit strange, even amazing, given that the Uyghers are supposed to be Muslims.
It enables alternative narratives on what is happening in Gaza to be heard. These narratives undermine the official US government propaganda line on Gaza.

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