Category: China

Beijing just did the unthinkable — it quietly hiked taxes on gold. Overnight, every gram of gold in China just got more expensive, and millions of ordinary savers are paying the price. This isn’t a policy tweak — it’s a panic move from a government running out of cash, ideas, and credibility. In this video, I break down how China’s new gold tax works, why it’s really a desperate grab for money, and what it says about the crumbling state of China’s economy.

By drawing parallels to the French Revolution, this narrative illuminates China’s century-long quest for modernization as an unfinished great revolution. The 1911 Xinhai Revolution toppled imperial rule like Louis XVI’s execution, yet failed to forge a stable republic. Mao’s 1949 ascent mirrored the Jacobins’ radical terror, morphing Marxism into a secular faith that bred submissive subjects through coercion and fervor. Deng’s 1978 pragmatism echoed Napoleon’s order, prioritizing economic stability and market reforms over democratic ideals, yielding prosperity but entrenched crony capitalism and inequality.Xi’s 2012 rise signals a Napoleonic restoration: personal dictatorship, ideological revival, and digital surveillance reimpose autocracy, freezing the shift from subjects to citizens. True republican transformation—from autocracy to democracy—remains elusive, a protracted struggle measured in centuries, with cycles of idealism, reversal, and deferred promise.

Over the past 30 years, China’s rapid rise has been driven by an export-oriented foreign investment model. Foreign direct investment, infrastructure investment, state-owned enterprise fixed asset investment, and real estate investment—these four forces once jointly constructed the miracle of China’s economic rise. Today, as these four pillars have almost completely collapsed, China’s economy is facing four ticking time bombs: the economic momentum loss from the sharp reduction in foreign investment, the local government debt risks accumulated from infrastructure investment, excessive subsidies and liabilities in state-owned enterprises’ capacity reduction, and the complete collapse of the real estate investment bubble.

In this powerful talk, Jack Ma reveals China’s hidden strategy that’s quietly reshaping the global balance of power — and why America should pay attention. 🇨🇳🇺🇸Jack Ma breaks down the five pillars behind China’s unstoppable rise:Long-term vision that outlasts short-term trendsEducation and adaptability as engines of growthGrassroots entrepreneurship driving innovationAlignment between government and businessThe power of resilience and collective spiritThis 20-minute educational breakdown shows how China’s mindset of patience, unity, and continuous learning has transformed it into a superpower. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, student, or global thinker, this speech will challenge how you view success, strategy, and the future of competition.🕒 Timestamps:00:00 – 🚀 Introduction: The unseen strategy behind China’s rise02:41 – 🧠 Long-term thinking vs short-term wins06:18 – 📚 Education and adaptability as national power09:55 – 💡 Entrepreneurship from the ground up13:22 – ⚙️ Government-business unity in growth16:44 – 💪 Resilience and collective progress19:3

By drawing parallels to the French Revolution, this narrative illuminates China’s century-long quest for modernization as an unfinished great revolution. The 1911 Xinhai Revolution toppled imperial rule like Louis XVI’s execution, yet failed to forge a stable republic. Mao’s 1949 ascent mirrored the Jacobins’ radical terror, morphing Marxism into a secular faith that bred submissive subjects through coercion and fervor. Deng’s 1978 pragmatism echoed Napoleon’s order, prioritizing economic stability and market reforms over democratic ideals, yielding prosperity but entrenched crony capitalism and inequality.Xi’s 2012 rise signals a Napoleonic restoration: personal dictatorship, ideological revival, and digital surveillance reimpose autocracy, freezing the shift from subjects to citizens. True republican transformation—from autocracy to democracy—remains elusive, a protracted struggle measured in centuries, with cycles of idealism, reversal, and deferred promise.

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to discuss America’s energy dominance push, A.I.-driven power demand and President Donald Trump’s strategy to counter China’s rare earth mineral control.

A second J-36 prototype has broken cover to begin flight testing, and it comes with some pretty significant changes from the original design.

The CCP learned early on that the best way to seize power is to make friends—and then betray them. Michael Sobolik walks us through the fascinating history of the CCP’s United Front, when the CCP used alliances with the KMT to grow stronger, then turned on them. Probably should be a lesson for people today. But why learn from history when you can ignore it?