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Jon Hellevig is the best analyst of the Russian economy, who makes his views freely available anyway. This is a comprehensive report. We are into the fifth year of the US initiated trade war on Russia. Cold War 2.0. is an established reality, trade wars are flaring and Trump raves about an arms race. But Russia is strong and stable with outstanding military power and a reindustrialized modern economy, lean and mean, ready to deliver a knockout blow to the US regime in its ghastly arms race...

These are some contributions the United States government has made to China's reform and opening up – one failed attempt at sabotage after another. And it won’t stop until the "America first" policy has become worn out, and China's reform and opening up policy has become unbreakable.... The message to the people of China. Western powers are still trying to humiliate China, now chiefly the US. This is the most powerful adversarial message short of accusing the US of threatening war.The...

China's leaders have long known that the economy has outgrown the world market, and is desperately in need of rebalancing. But, thanks to Donald Trump’s trade war, they are now pursuing that goal with a new sense of urgency, suggesting that US pressure may well end up being a blessing in disguise for China. Project SyndicateHow Trump Is Helping ChinaYu Yongding | formerly president of the China Society of World Economics and director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics at the...

Translation: The US needs to quit playing the victim when it is actually the perp.EcnsThe five fallacies in Pence's China speech Xinhua See also Reuters U.S. draws China FX into trade dispute as IMF calls for resolution Also Zero Hedge The Perfect Storm Bringing China And Russia Together Vanand Meliksetian via Oilprice.com Also Reuters U.S. security adviser Bolton vows tougher approach to China Also Valdai Club Eurasia’s Great Projects: Assets and Liabilities...