China’s economy is facing unprecedented challenges with the lowest reported GDP in 27 years. And it’s having global repercussions. Is this the result of US President Donald Trump’s US-China Trade War? And is this the start of a global recession? Economist and China expert Christopher Balding joins us.
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During the French Revolution, authorities in Paris turned to “a series of ventures in price-fixing and food control” to ensure people did not go hungry. It didn’t work as planned.
Communist China is playing the long game. It is past time we started playing ours – and playing to win.
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Unfortunately, incentives without accountability are a poor basis for health governance. It matters because funds to finance the pharmaceutical corporations, research institutions, and bureaucrats who stand to benefit from the pandemic agenda will have to be diverted from programs that work.
It’s not all about politics – Hollywood has its hand in shaping the public view.
