No, There Is No US-China ‘Clash of Civilizations’
The world has changed dramatically over the past few decades and is trending today toward greater complexity and diversity. The popular “clash of civilizations” theory proposed by Samuel P. Huntington is somewhat too simple for modern society. However, this thought is now coming back to life, and might even be unilaterally implemented into policy practice in the United States toward China. Kiron Skinner, the U.S. State Department’s policy planning head, has reignited this discussion with her recent observation that China is “not Caucasian” at a recent event. Her broader remarks made clear that the U.S. State Department taking pains to prepare for a “clash of civilizations” with China.
From once a “economic competitor” to now a rival on the level of civilization, what is behind these perceptions in the U.S. bureaucracy toward China?
To understand that, it is first necessary to get a taste of the policymakers in the American government today. These practitioners who cope with China on a day-to-day basis at both the policy and implementation levels see China as more energetic, assertive, and less reserved over the past few years. But they are missing memories of a time when China was weak and poor, mainly due to the process of internal generational replacement.
A high-speed maglev test vehicle with a speed of 600 km/h
A high-speed maglev test vehicle with a speed of 600 km/h, developed by CRCC Qingdao Sifang Co, successfully ran on the maglev test line at Tongji University in Shanghai Sunday morning.
Lalin Railway Tibetan Yarlung Tsangpo River double-line bridge
6-20-20, At the highest altitude, the Lalin Railway Tibetan Yarlung Tsangpo River double-line bridge cast-in-place main girder was successfully completed. The Tibet-Mu-Yarlung Tsangpo River Double-Lane Special Bridge is located in Garcha County, Tibet Autonomous Region, spanning the Yarlung Tsangpo River. Totalling 525.1m, the main arch span of 430m, is the longest span of any concrete-filled steel pipe arch bridges in the world today. At present, the 47 tunnels of Lalin Railway are all connected, and the main structure of 120 bridges have been completed and are expected to be opened to traffic next year.
UK tells telcos to stockpile Huawei gear
UK tells telcos to stockpile Huawei gear in face of U.S. sanctions – letter 6-19-20 Just hang on for 5 more months and things will be OK. https://business.financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/uk-tells-telcos-to-stockpile-huawei-gear-in-face-of-u-s-sanctions-letter Huawei is expected to receive planning permission this week to build a $494.24 million R&D centre in Sawston village for researching and developing chips for use in broadband in UK. https://skugal.org/huawei-to-receive-planning-permission-to-build-us494m-facility-in-uk-report/ https://skugal.org/huawei-to-receive-planning-permission-to-build-us494m-facility-in-uk-report/
China charges two Canadians with spying
The Dandong procuratorate in East China’s Liaoning Province on Friday initiated a public prosecution of Canadian national Michael Spavor for stealing sensitive intelligence from China.
A branch court of People’s Procuratorate of Beijing Municipality has initiated a public prosecution of Michael John Kovrig, former Canadian diplomat, for stealing sensitive information from China.
Trudeau says he’s ‘disappointed’ after China charges two Canadians with spying https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-disappointed-spavor-kovrig-1.5619084 More disappointments coming.
The heads of four organizations overseen by the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) fired
The heads of four organizations overseen by the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) were all dismissed Wednesday night — a move likely to heighten concerns that new Trump-appointed CEO Michael Pack intends to turn the agency into a political arm of the administration. The heads of Middle East Broadcasting, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and the Open Technology Fund were all ousted, Four of the most Anti-China machines.6-18-20 Watch Trump does a Nixon. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/17/media/us-agency-for-global-media-michael-pack/index.html
China Eastern Airlines announced its “fly free weekend”
China Eastern Airlines announced its “fly free weekend” on Thurs, encouraging travel amid the COVID19 pandemic. Passengers can fly China Eastern and Shanghai Airlines for an “unlimited” amount of times to major Chinese cities on any weekend in 2020 with the ticket.The tickets are available on the China Eastern Airlines APP at a special price of 3,322 yuan ($469.61). Each passenger can only purchase a maximum of 10 tickets.
China’s e-commerce giant JD reported sales up 20% y-o-y,
China’s e-commerce giant reported sales of 239.2 billion yuan ($33.8 billion) since its “618” sales kicked off on Jun 1, up 20% y-o-y, despite the impact of COVID19.
JD.com (9618), China’s second-largest e-commerce company, was trading a premium of 6 percent in gray markets last night ahead of its Hong Kong market debut, meaning investors could make a paper gain of around HK$678 per lot.
The Nasdaq-listed company has raised HK$29.77 billion after pricing its secondary listing at HK$226 apiece. The retail portion of the deal was oversubscribed by 178 times, with more than 396,000 investors placing orders. That means retail investors who subscribed 40 board lots of new shares could allot one board lot at average.
India, Ireland, Mexico, Norway elected non-permanent members of Security Council
India, Ireland, Mexico, Norway elected non-permanent members of Security Council 6-18-20 Canada out in first round, don’t need another mouthpiece for US. http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1191995.shtml