WIRED, 12/5/2021
South Korea Wants to Declare Peace—Without Peace
November 29 | Posted by mrossol | Biden, China, N KoreaWSJ 11/29/2021 South Korea’s “Sunshiners” in President Moon Jae-in’s administration have nothing to show for years of solicitousness to Kim Jong Un, and Mr. Moon’s presidency is nearing its end. So they are doubling down, trying to stage a unilateral “end of war“ declaration—a bit of diplomatic theater asserting the Korean War is formally over, no matter that the North says.... Read more
No More China Tech: 57 Million Credit Card Machines Likely Compromised
November 10 | Posted by mrossol | Big Tech, China, Technology11/10/2021 The Epoch Times, by Anders Corr
Beijing Unleashes Sweeping Bid to Remold Society
September 22 | Posted by mrossol | China, Communism, Losing FreedomThe Epoch Times 9/22/21 by Eva Fu China’s tech behemoths are handing months of profits to the regime in Beijing to demonstrate loyalty to the Communist Party. Popular actors have been erased from internet history with their devoted online fan groups disbanded. Young gamers now are allowed no more than three hours of playtime per week. Across Chinese classrooms, 147,000 newly minted... Read more
‘Can we ever return?’ Tears and heartbreak as Hongkongers leave for a new life in the UK | Hong Kong | The Guardian
August 15 | Posted by mrossol | 1st Amendment, China, Communism, Losing Freedom, Western CivilizationComing: to a country near/around you! (Only there may not be an other country to which you can flee.) mrossol Aug 13, 2021 by Guardian Reporter
CCP at 100 Years: A Century of Killing and Deceit
June 30 | Posted by mrossol | China, Communism, TotalitarianismIf you never studied the history of the CCP, this is a very good summary. Unbelievable. mrossol