China recently took a decisive step that undermined the global dominance of the dollar by introducing its digital sovereign currency. Coronavirus catalyst In April 2020, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) stepped up the development of an electronic yuan, slated to become one of the first digital currencies created and managed by the government rather than a private corporation. China ...
The US launched a major economic attack against China threatening to collapse the world’s financial system. The likelihood of a slide into a hot war is growing. American pressure The blame game between the US and China on the origin of the coronavirus continues. Citing its sources, American President Donald Trump’s favorite TV channel Fox News reported that the “zero ...
By Zhiqiang Zou As the novel coronavirus pandemic has run rampant globally, confirmed cases of COVID-19 have exceeded 2 million worldwide, with the death toll reaching nearly 166,000. Since the first case was reported in Turkey on March 11, the number of confirmed cases has grown rapidly. As of April 16, 74,193 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Turkey, and ...
China has managed to draw the world’s attention throughout the course of modern history, beginning with Mao Zedong’s “Long March” in 1934. Even in the West, predictions for a future that exclude China’s leadership are increasingly scarce, as China’s economic, social and political rise has had a tremendous impact on the masses, particularly in light of the coronavirus pandemic, something ...
April 4, 2020 is China’s ‘Tomb-sweeping Day’. On this day, in order to express the deep condolences of the martyrs and deceased compatriots who sacrificed their lives to fight against the COVID-19 epidemic, the Chinese State Council decided to hold a national mourning event. During this period, flags were flying at half-mast across the country and overseas Embassies and Consulates, ...
By Yuwen li Isaiah Berlin, a British political philosopher, once outlined a phenomena he called bent twig theory, which suggests that a twig can easily be bent when pulled downwards strongly, but it will always rebound as quickly and violently as it was pushed as a result. He compared the bent twig to the social mindset or spirit of the ...
While the US and Europe are destroyed by the Covid-19 outbreak, the question ”How did China stop the outbreak and turned back to normal life?” has become a frequent topic of discussion. Atlanticists’ answers are cursory: ”They’ve hidden the data.’’ The Western media, which has the most to lose from the end of the ”American Dream”, has started to act ...
Many states are desperate in the face of the coronavirus pandemic: governments are panicking and the economy has already collapsed. This crisis is expected to deepen, all of which assures that humanity will likely be seeking a new path. Everyone seems to be asking: “What has the pandemic changed/ will change socially and politically?” a particularly pertinent question for those ...
Have you ever seen a virus with a passport? United States (US) President Donald Trump seems like he must have, since he continues to insist on calling the coronavirus the “China virus.” However, according to the World Health Organization’s decision in 2015, outbreaks cannot be associated with a particular ethnic group based on where breakout, which is why Ebola or ...
BY BEYHAN YILDIRIM / BERLIN Chinese tech companies like Huawei, the inventor of 5G technology which has distinguished itself by outcompeting Western companies, have helped the government to take advantage of smartphones, user databases and GPS systems in the fight against the coronavirus. Now, Germany is looking at the technology that China used in its fight against the virus to ...