Tag Archives: China

China and Cuba

Posted on September 22, 2026 by odeboyz

The October 2025 UN meeting condemned the USA’s blockade of Cuba. 167 countries voted for the proposition including the UK. Trump’s reaction was to boost the blockade in January. The Chinese broke the blockade in May 2026. There were no … Continue reading →

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Chinese Economic Warfare

Posted on September 16, 2026 by odeboyz

The USA is spending billions of dollars trying to achieve regime change in Iran. The Chinese are fighting a different sort of war. Their war is based on economic domination. The targeted use of aid, soft loans, disaster relief, infrastructure … Continue reading →

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How China rates Trump’s USA

Posted on August 8, 2026 by odeboyz

“[Xi Jinping] saw the United States as a declining power, progressively ungovernable, and dangerous on the way down in terms of Chinese interests.” Source Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan Regime Change (2026) p179

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Living in China

Posted on August 22, 2022 by odeboyz

Me:  I asked my Chinese friend what it’s like living in China Him: I can’t complain

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Hollywood films in China

Posted on November 7, 2017 by odeboyz

Hollywood executives can rattle off the rules for getting a movie approved by Chinese censors: no sex (too unseemly); no ghosts (too spiritual). Among 10 prohibited plot elements are “disrupts the social order” and “jeopardizes social morality.” Time travel is … Continue reading →

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The United Kingdom: a brief history

Posted on July 3, 2014 by odeboyz

The UK was created in 1801 after a 198 years of blood soaked history. In those 198 years there were five civil wars and long periods of civil unrest and vicious repression. Once the UK was established the 19th century … Continue reading →

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