China’s manufacturing economy slumped in April, with the purchasing managers index (PMI) for the sector slipping from 51.9 in March to 49.2 last month.
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SPOTLIGHT: BYE BYE BUCKS – DEATH OF THE DOLLAR
China’s yuan, not the dollar, was the most-used currency in China’s international trade at the end of March, Business Insider reported.
SPOTLIGHT: CHINA
China’s export economy expanded by 14.8 percent last month, overcoming a sluggish world economy by increasing sales of electric vehicles (EVs) and related items, and also by expanding its trade with Russia, the Financial Times reported.
BIG SPENDERS, ESPECIALLY IN CHINA, FLOCK BACK TO LUXURY BOUTIQUES
Luxury conglomerate LVMH Möet Hennessy Louis Vuitton reported a 17-percent spike in first-quarter sales, year over year, as well-heeled Chinese shoppers returned to its stores and consumers in Europe and Japan stocked up on the company’s clothing, handbags, and jewelry.
U.S. RAMPING UP WAR WITH CHINA
Gerald Celente has long said the business of China is business, and the business of the U.S. is war.
THIS WEEK IN SURVEILLANCE
The Restrict Act is being sold as a measure to ban TikTok, for being a “spy app” that benefits the Chinese government.
SPOTLIGHT, TOP TREND: THE RISE OF CHINA
China holds a “stunning lead in high-impact research” over the U.S. in 37 of 44 cutting-edge technologies, according to a new report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
ASML IDENTIFIES CHINA IN IP THEFT OF ADVANCED CHIP FABRICATION TECHNOLOGY
Is China ready to overtake the west in innovating high technology? If “innovating” includes expertly infiltrating and stealing IP, the answer might be, they’re getting close.
ANOTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY NOW BACKS WUHAN COVID VIRUS ORIGIN
COVID came from the Wuhan China biolab. That assessment, from a new classified U.S. Department of Energy report sent to Congress and The President, now joins last year’s FBI conclusion that a leak from that lab unleashed the COVID virus on the world.
THE CHINESE SPY BALLOON HOAX
After the Russiagate Hoax, the Covid hoax, and the Insurrection hoax, We now Have the Chinese Spy Balloon Hoax.