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Which of these tyrants will achieve immortality?
From Harper’s Weekly Review: In Beijing, Russian president Vladimir Putin was caught on a hot mic telling Chinese president Xi Jinping that some people can achieve immortality; and in Washington, D.C., U.S. president Donald Trump denied rumors that he was … Continue reading
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Tagged Harper's, Is Trump dead?, Putin, Trump, Xi Jinping
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Nostalgic for autocracy?
Somewhere in the past few days I saw a brief video of a MAGA woman saying, yes, she’d like Donald Trump to be an autocrat. She’d like that, autocracy. I think she meant as long as the autocrat was her … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life
Tagged Alibaba, Armando Ianucci, Chinese capitalism, Chinese COVID policy, Chinese Warren Buffett, Evan Osnos, Jack Ma, Mao, Party Leader Deng, Party Leader Xi, Politburo, Putin, The Death of Stalin, Uyghur, Xi Jinping
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A new reality TV show: “This is diplomacy around the world!”
From Harper’s Weekly Report: Former national security adviser John Bolton’s new book revealed that last June, Trump asked Chinese president Xi Jinping to help him win reelection by buying more American produce. Dozens of Chinese and Indian soldiers died in … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged China trade, Harper's Weekly Report, Himalayan border, hostage diplomacy, John Bolton, North Korea, South Korea, Xi Jinping
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