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via Angelo Giuliano: HUGE China trade surplus. The problem (for the US) ? China is not taking any more US debt anymore, instead China is recycling its US trade surplus into > – Belt and Road initiative – Gold – tangible assets investments We are facing the same critical point that led to the Opium …
The Taliban ban on opium production in Afghanistan, the world’s biggest supplier of the drug, could drive up the use of synthetic opioids in its stead, consequently increasing overdose deaths, the UN drug agency warned on Wednesday. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in its annual drug report that opium production …
In America, TikTok pushes videos to kids that promote self-harm, eating disorders, and suicide. In China, the version of TikTok available there, the app shows young kids science experiments, museum exhibits, and other educational material. pic.twitter.com/221TwerTb0 — Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) March 10, 2024 Related: The fact that ByteDance would shut down TikTok rather than earn …