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HONG KONG — As he left a state reception at the Kremlin on Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping turned to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin , and said the world was undergoing changes “the likes of which we haven’t seen for 100 years.” “And we are the ones driving these changes together,” he said. “I agree,” Putin replied, shaking hands with the Chinese leader in an exchange that was captured on camera. Xi’s three-day visit , his first since Putin invaded Ukraine last year, was the latest step in Beijing’s bid to promote an alternative international order that is less dominated by the United States. But, experts told NBC News, it highlighted the extent to which Moscow — weakened by a war now grinding into its second year — may have to settle for playing second fiddle. A show of support The trip brought promises of expanded economic cooperation and calls for even closer ties between Beijing and Moscow even as both are on increasingly icy terms with … [Read more...] about Xi leaves Russia with Putin firmly in the back seat of China’s drive for a new global order

EKOK, Cameroon—It was just before 5 a.m. local time when two pickup trucks allegedly carrying mercenaries from the Russian Wagner Group pulled up in front of Zaza and five other men, who were patrolling the areas near the Chimbolo gold mine in the Central African Republic . The vigilantes—who are among hundreds of men drawn from the Chimbolo village to prevent hoodlums and robbers from attacking the buildings and electrical installations in the high-crime area—were on the street leading to the gold mine near the eastern town of Bambari on Sunday. They described the men in the pickup trucks as “white soldiers” who were dressed in the same military regalia often worn by the Russian mercenary group . “One white soldier in one of the vehicles came down from the car and ordered us to leave the area,” Zaza, the leader of the vigilante unit who prefers to be identified by his nickname, told The Daily Beast. “He said he and his colleagues were going to be responsible for securing the … [Read more...] about Witnesses Unravel the Chinese Mass Murder Mystery That Could Ruin Putin

Fox News host Tucker Carlson ripped the media Wednesday for parroting the United Nations’ newest report on climate change, which plays into China’s “coordinated effort” to hobble the United States economically. “Let’s pretend for a second that our country had a news media that was interested in bringing you the news, not in lecturing you about your moral inferiority, you’re so bad, or lying to you in transparently obvious ways. January 6th was an insurrection, guys. Or even forcing you to repeat whatever childish slogan they’ve come up with,” Carlson, a co-founder of the Daily Caller News Foundation, said. “Vladimir Putin is a war criminal. Okay. Trans women are women. All right, say it or else. Let’s imagine we lived somewhere completely different, in a country where the media was obligated to tell you what was actually happening in the world and why it matters. What stories would we be talking about now if we lived in that country?” The United Nations released a 36-page … [Read more...] about ‘Coordinated Effort’: Tucker Carlson Rips Corporate Media For Parroting Chinese ‘Propaganda’ On Climate Change

Canadian Liberal MP Han Dong has resigned from his party after new allegations he recommended the Chinese Communists keep two Canadians imprisoned to help Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s election campaign. The now-former Liberal Party MP has been accused of advising a Chinese diplomat to delay the release of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor , known in Canada as the “Two Michaels,” who were in Chinese custody for over two years in what was seen by many as retribution for the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. According to the new allegations, that broadcaster Global News reported on Wednesday, Mr Dong allegedly told Han Tao, China’s consul general in Toronto, to delay the release of the two Michaels as the release could benefit the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC). Leaked Intelligence Memos Suggest Trudeau Knew of Chinese Election Interference https://t.co/BgCDcbsCtO — Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) March 10, 2023 Dong later rejected the allegations … [Read more...] about Trudeau MP Embroiled in China Scandal Resigns From Liberals

ALL THE KNOWLEDGE IN THE WORLD: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia, by Simon Garfield According to Denis Diderot, perhaps the most famous encyclopedist of the 18th century, the goal of an encyclopedia is “to assemble all the knowledge scattered on the surface of the earth.” More than 270 years later, the size of that task grows still, as new knowledge continues to be created. In “All the Knowledge in the World , ” Simon Garfield offers a delightful curated sampling of what seekers before and after Diderot have tried to actualize. In a nod to the usual organization of its print subject, the book’s content — a playful history of the genre — is arranged in alphabetical order (“Backstory,” “Chalcenterocity,” “Damask Silk,” etc.). From Pliny the Elder’s “Naturalis Historia” in the first century A.D. to Wikipedia in this one, the desire to gather, organize and link human knowledge has, by Garfield’s count, long mirrored a drive for a complete omniscience. For centuries, … [Read more...] about Everything, Everywhere, in One Big Book

No clear path on helping banks U.S. banking regulators gave investors a lot to chew on yesterday. The Federal Reserve went ahead with a quarter-point increase in interest rates, signaling that, for now, it remained more worried about inflation than banking stability. But while Jerome Powell, the central bank’s chair, and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that they were focused on ways to improve regulation of the banking industry, Ms. Yellen appeared to backtrack on the prospect of extending insurance on deposits. That lack of clarity unnerved investors yesterday, sending shares in smaller banks tumbling, as they worried about what’s next. The Fed acknowledged that it may finally stop raising rates — “may” being the operative word, Mr. Powell said. Though officials forecast one more rate increase this year, that’s not set in stone. In some ways, Mr. Powell added, the turmoil hitting lenders now is effectively substituting for additional rate increases . How the … [Read more...] about Markets Struggle to Decide Where Banking Rules Go From Here