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    Detention of (Australian) CGTN anchor shows that in Xi Jinping's China, not even the propagandists are safe


    https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/01/m...hnk/index.html

    "Speaking to Sydney radio station 2GB Tuesday, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne could not say
    why Cheng has been detained since August 14, but described the idea that Cheng could be used by
    China as a pawn in the deteriorating relationship between the two countries as "speculative at best.""
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    Donald Trump could win the US election for the same reason he won last time

    https://www.smh.com.au/national/dona...01-p55r6r.html

    "The great outsourcing of America was backed by Republicans and Democrats, so both became the enemy. When Trump emerged, devotees saw him as a revolutionary vandal. They did not want him to go to Washington and fix it; they wanted him to burn it down. They wanted to inflict a measure of the pain they felt and the louder the mainstream media complained the more convinced they became that he was their man."
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    I see that China and India are once again inching closer to another standoff in Ladakh

    https://www.telegraphindia.com/india...uo/cid/1790637

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    Following on from the evening news...

    Novichok poisoning of Navalny will heighten tensions between Russia and west




    https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-west-analysis
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    Using novichok against Navalny is a Russian message of menace


    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/02/using-novichok-against-navalny-is-a-russian-message-of-menace

    'One theory is that Putin has been spooked by recent protests, both in neighbouring Belarus and in Russia’s far east, where locals have been protesting for weeks in the city of Khabarovsk against the dismissal of a popular mayor. Putin is determined to avoid the mass demonstrations seen in Minsk against his neighbour Alexander Lukashenko. By removing the country’s foremost opposition leader, this scenario becomes less likely.'






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    Where things stand, uneasily...

    China's rise takes the world into uncharted waters


    https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/20...power-feature/
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    Germany wades into the Indo-Pacific fray

    “[W]e wish that the sea trade routes stay free and safe, because they are important for all,” said the German leader. At the time, Merkel also emphasized the importance of “multinational courts” and international arbitration as “an option for a solution” of maritime disputes.

    This was seen as implicit support for the Philippines’ arbitral complaint filed against China at The Hague, which Manila eventually won in July 2016.

    On the occasion, Merkel gave an early 18th century map of China that graphically questioned Beijing’s “historic” claims to both Taiwan and the bulk of South China Sea.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Davexl View Post
    Using novichok against Navalny is a Russian message of menace


    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/02/using-novichok-against-navalny-is-a-russian-message-of-menace

    'One theory is that Putin has been spooked by recent protests, both in neighbouring Belarus and in Russia’s far east, where locals have been protesting for weeks in the city of Khabarovsk against the dismissal of a popular mayor. Putin is determined to avoid the mass demonstrations seen in Minsk against his neighbour Alexander Lukashenko. By removing the country’s foremost opposition leader, this scenario becomes less likely.'





    You may also consider that ". . . removing the country's foremost opposition leader. . . " creates the focal point of a martyr. And as the Christian churches so amply demonstrate, movements thrive on martyrs.


    As for Belarus, I'm not sure that you have to look much further than Ukraine or Georgia for a glimpse of Belarus' likely future.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davexl View Post
    Using novichok against Navalny is a Russian message of menace


    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/02/using-novichok-against-navalny-is-a-russian-message-of-menace

    'One theory is that Putin has been spooked by recent protests, both in neighbouring Belarus and in Russia’s far east, where locals have been protesting for weeks in the city of Khabarovsk against the dismissal of a popular mayor. Putin is determined to avoid the mass demonstrations seen in Minsk against his neighbour Alexander Lukashenko. By removing the country’s foremost opposition leader, this scenario becomes less likely.'
    What's the real story?

    https://off-guardian.org/2020/06/19/5-facts-bbcs-the-salisbury-poisonings-forgot-to-mention/


    Also, just another 'fact'........

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porton_Down

    "Porton Down is located just northeast of the village of Porton near Salisbury, in Wiltshire, England. To the northwest lies the MoD Boscombe Down airfield operated by QinetiQ. On some maps, the land surrounding the complex is identified as a "Danger Area".[3]"
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    Germany signalled it is prepared to reconsider its Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project with Russia in light of the poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who was roused from an induced coma on Monday.
    For clarity, nothing I say is advice....

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