While on the face of it, this would seem like a good thing — and perhaps it is —Brazil has a rather inconsistent history with independence and defiance of the US. Even the Left wing darling Lula has been looking compromised lately. So, a Chinese-financed semiconductor industry in Brazil could be fairly easily commandeered by the Americans as part of a hemispheric supply chain system. Unfortunately, any Chinese industrial investment in Latin America would be similarly vulnerable.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/lula-seek-chinese-semiconductor-technology-investment-beijing-2023-03-24/
https://www.reuters.com/technology/lula-seek-chinese-semiconductor-technology-investment-beijing-2023-03-24/
Reuters
Lula to seek Chinese semiconductor technology, investment in Beijing
Brazil will seek Chinese technology and investment to develop a semiconductor industry in the South American country despite U.S. attempts to discourage association with China in this area, a senior presidential adviser told Reuters.
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One of the most preposterous things that was said repeatedly during the congressional hearings on the banning of Tiktok was that the alleged threats posed by the app had achieved the otherwise impossibility of uniting the congress.
First of all, they were not united by the threat of Tiktok, they were united by the lobbyists of Meta. Secondly, they are united all the time; the division is theatre. They are united in unconditional support for Israel. They are united in shovelling hundreds of billions of dollars to weapons manufacturers on the pretext of Ukraine. They are united in insulating banks from the consequences of degenerate gambling addiction and negligence. They are united over the right of corporations to price gouge under the pretext of inflation...on and on. The US congress is no less a one party system than the CCP in China.
First of all, they were not united by the threat of Tiktok, they were united by the lobbyists of Meta. Secondly, they are united all the time; the division is theatre. They are united in unconditional support for Israel. They are united in shovelling hundreds of billions of dollars to weapons manufacturers on the pretext of Ukraine. They are united in insulating banks from the consequences of degenerate gambling addiction and negligence. They are united over the right of corporations to price gouge under the pretext of inflation...on and on. The US congress is no less a one party system than the CCP in China.
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Shahid Bolsen Facebook posts regarding Sudan.docx
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Someone in the discussion group asked me about Sudan, so I went through my downloaded Facebook posts (I closed my account 3 years ago), to find what I had written previously. Looking back over it now, I would not change anything I said then.
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Middle Nation
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/concerns-grow-in-malaysia-over-freedom-of-expression-under-anwar-government
It should be noted that Anwar has long said that he would repeal the sedition act and the restrictive laws around media offences...now he is utilising those same laws
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Kenya signs deal with Saudi Arabia and UAE to buy oil with Kenyan shillings instead of US dollars.
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Food theft has skyrocketed across Europe. It is most often done by people who suffer most from the increase in electricity and fuel bills: Pensioners, the disabled, students. In France, food prices rose by 14.5%; Germany, 22%. Baltic countries; by 25-30%. https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2023/03/26/l-inflation-provoque-une-flambee-des-vols-de-nourriture-dans-les-magasins-partout-en-europe_6167008_3234.html
Le Monde.fr
En Europe, l’inflation provoque une flambée des vols de nourriture dans les magasins
De la Grèce au Royaume-Uni, en passant par la France, ces vols ont fait un bond, conséquence de la hausse des prix, mais aussi du développement des caisses automatiques. Face au phénomène, les supermarchés s’équipent.
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🇰🇪 Protests in Kenya amid manifestations ban
Kenyan police on Monday fired teargas and a water cannon at stone-throwing supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga during the second consecutive week of protests against the government and high food prices.
The clashes broke out as Odinga's convoy passed through a neighbourhood in the capital Nairobi. Hundreds of supporters had gathered around the convoy shouting "Ruto must go," in reference to President William Ruto.
Odinga, who lost to Ruto in last August's election, is seeking to channel frustrations about inflation into a durable movement against the president. He has vowed to press ahead with protests every Monday and Thursday, despite police banning the demonstrations.
In separate incidents on Monday, unidentified people vandalised a property belonging to Odinga's family and another owned by former president Uhuru Kenyatta, who supported Odinga in last year's election.
#Kenya
@africaintel
Kenyan police on Monday fired teargas and a water cannon at stone-throwing supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga during the second consecutive week of protests against the government and high food prices.
The clashes broke out as Odinga's convoy passed through a neighbourhood in the capital Nairobi. Hundreds of supporters had gathered around the convoy shouting "Ruto must go," in reference to President William Ruto.
Odinga, who lost to Ruto in last August's election, is seeking to channel frustrations about inflation into a durable movement against the president. He has vowed to press ahead with protests every Monday and Thursday, despite police banning the demonstrations.
In separate incidents on Monday, unidentified people vandalised a property belonging to Odinga's family and another owned by former president Uhuru Kenyatta, who supported Odinga in last year's election.
#Kenya
@africaintel