Posts Tagged ‘China’
Monday, October 12th, 2009
Kuwaiti women MPs refuse to wear hijab in parliament
In Kuwait, the issue has arisen as part of a campaign by Dr Dashti, one of the country’s leading economists as well as a women’s rights activist and politician, against what she regards as unconstitutional implementation of sharia. As with all four women MPs, she has a doctorate from the United States.
When electoral law was changed in 2005 to allow women in Kuwait to vote and stand for parliament, Islamists inserted a law-minute rider that “women as voters and MPs” would have to follow sharia. It did not specify precisely where or how.
Three Islamist MPs immediately protested when Dr Dashti and a second MP, Aseel Al-Awadhi, turned up at the Assembly without a hijab, the simple head-scarf that covers the hair and is compulsory for women in public in Saudi Arabia and Iran but optional across most Gulf nations.
One MP sought a ruling from the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, whose “fatwa department” last week decreed that hijab was an obligation for Muslim women, without referring directly to the electoral law.
Uighurs sentenced to death over China’s deadliest riots which killed 200
Four Sudanese to hang for murder of U.S. official
“Under Islamic sharia and Sudanese law, all religions, nationalities and ethnicities are considered equal,” the judge said.
Defendant Mohaned Osman shouted: “This sentence is not credible,” and said America had murdered Muslims.
Victim’s parents help with Iran execution: report
“There were a lot of efforts put in to bring about reconciliation in this case, but they proved to be ineffective and Behnoud’s retribution verdict was carried out this morning,” Fars News Agency quoted Jaffarzadeh as saying.
ISNA news agency said, without giving a source or details: “The father and mother of Ehsan Nasrollahi acted themselves in implementing the punishment at Evin prison.”
Iran defiant as three more given death penalty over election protests
Gore upbeat on climate bill
In what organizers said was a rarity, Gore took half a dozen questions from journalists, including one from Phelim McAleer, an Irish filmmaker who asked Gore to address nine errors in his film identified by a British court in 2007.
Gore responded that the court ruling supported the showing of his film in British schools. When McAleer tried to debate further, his microphone was cut off by the moderators.
SILENCE! He keeel you. (thanks to Irish Ho for the link)
Actually, goracle…
A judge was asked to adjudicate between Stewart Dimmock and the Department of Children, Schools and Families. Mr Justice Burton ruled that the film could be sent to schools, but only if it was accompanied by new guidlines to balance the former US vice-president’s “one-sided” views
The judge said some of the errors were made in “the context of alarmism and exaggeration” in order to support Mr Gore’s thesis on global warming
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And of course…
Tags: Al Gore, China, Iran, Kuwait, Sharia (Islamic Law), Sudan, Uighurs
Posted in Links, Open thread | 220 Comments »
Monday, July 6th, 2009
The religion of peace in action…
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URUMQI, China (Reuters) – At least 140 people have been killed in rioting in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region, with the government blaming exiled separatists for the traditionally Muslim area’s worst case of unrest in years.
Hundreds of people have been arrested, the official Xinhua news agency said, after protestors from the Uighur minority took to the streets of the regional capital on Sunday, burning and smashing vehicles and shops, and clashing with anti-riot police.
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Tags: China, Islamists, Muslims, Religion of Peace, Riot
Posted in China, Islamists, Religion, World | 26 Comments »
Friday, May 29th, 2009
The North Koreans who really are backed by China, keep testing Missles. Obviously they are doing this for a reason. They view Obama as weak and China is sending us a message.
YEONPYEONG, South Korea, May 29 (Reuters) – North Korea test-fired another short-range missile off its east coast on Friday and said it would take more “self-defence measures” if the U.N. Security Council punished it for this week’s nuclear test.
South Korea said an increasingly aggressive North may be preparing fresh moves after Chinese fishing boats were spotted leaving a disputed sea border on the west coast.
North Korea can get away with this because they know the Left in America will help them. Also China is tired of lending us money and this could be a way of letting Obama know that China could make things ugly for us.
I blame Clinton for giving the North Koreans money and his giving Chian access to our capital markets. I blame Bush for his defecit spending and borrowing from China to fiance our debt. I blame Obama for making our deficit and debt worst.
This is all related and its a game being done by China, to show us who’s boss.
Tags: China, North Korea, US Debt
Posted in China, Economy, Military, North Korea | 33 Comments »
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
China now is dictating to us economic policy. They actually are correct in this, printing more money is not a good. The only reason the Chinese are concerned is because of their dollar invested in the United States.
China warns Federal Reserve over ‘printing money’
Richard Fisher, president of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, said: “Senior officials of the Chinese government grilled me about whether or not we are going to monetise the actions of our legislature.”
“I must have been asked about that a hundred times in China. I was asked at every single meeting about our purchases of Treasuries. That seemed to be the principal preoccupation of those that were invested with their surpluses mostly in the United States,” he told the Wall Street Journal.
Could the North Korea crisis be China’s way to put pressure on us?
Tags: China, Federal Reserve, North Korea
Posted in China, Economy, North Korea | 9 Comments »
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
This is very interesting development going on. The current President of Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou is forging closer ties with China. Although it is good that tensions in the Taiwan straights maPresident May have died down, this development has strategic consequences.
Will Taiwan Defect to China?
On Wednesday, Ma Ying-jeou marked his first anniversary as president of Taiwan by calling his initial year “fruitful.” And he had just cause for doing so. His most notable accomplishment so far has been a marked improvement in relations between the island republic and China. “In one year, we have transformed the strait from a dangerous flashpoint to a conduit of peace and prosperity,” he told reporters in Taipei.
Last month, Taipei and Beijing, which both claim to govern “China,” entered into historic agreements covering financial cooperation, regularly scheduled flights and judicial and law enforcement ties. That’s on top of deals signed in June 2008. All told, there have been nine pacts inked with Beijing during Ma’s first year.
This could alter the balance of power in Asia. At this rate China can buy Taiwan, thanks to all the money they made off us. We need to keep an eye on the Dragon.
Tags: China, Chinese Empire, President Ma, Taiwan
Posted in China | 10 Comments »
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
China’s reach and influence continues to grow. The recent events in Sri Lanka showed how China backs its allies. The Sri Lankan government crushed the Tamil rebels and the world didn’t say much. This was because China backed them and the media was kept out. China also will make sure that no Sri Lankan officials will be prosecuted for war crimes.
China’s accidental empire is a growing danger
A Victorian historian said that Britain “conquered… half the world in a fit of absence of mind”.
Chinese Communist Party leaders are not normally associated with absentmindedness, but rather with cool, calculated, long-term strategic thinking. Yet China might well now be building a mixture of influence and obligation – the modern version of an empire- in quite a British way, and one that promises to cause increasing tension with its giant neighbour and regional rival, India.
Events in Sri Lanka, as that nation finally brings an end to a quarter-century-long civil war, are the latest example of China’s growing overseas reach. The victory of the Sri Lankan Government was assisted by the supply of arms from China, especially fighter jets, as The Times revealed on May 2, while the Chinese are also building a spanking new port on the southern coast of the country, which the Chinese Navy will be able to use for refuelling and repairs.
As much as many here don’t like China, I must say I respect the. They defend their interests and allies. They don’t care about world opinion and allow their allies to do what they want. I wish America had China’s foreign policies. We back stab our allies to placate our enemies. Its really sad that a Fascist regime like China is a more reliable friend than America.
Tags: Allies, China, Sri Lanka
Posted in China | 16 Comments »
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
This really is not right. We are spending billions and are now part owners of GM (aka Government Motors). This was done in order to save American jobs. As a reward for us bailing them out, GM is planning to import cars made in China!
Chinese imports could bring GM political troubles
DETROIT (AP) – As thousands of General Motors workers await word on more U.S. plant closures, reports that the company plans to import Chinese-made vehicles to the U.S. have created a political problem for the automaker and the White House.
The reports, which GM will neither confirm nor deny, could mean trouble because GM is supported by $15.4 billion in U.S. government loans, largely due to the Obama administration’s desire to preserve the company’s 90,000 U.S. jobs.
The United Auto Workers charged last week that the Detroit automaker intends to almost double over the next five years the number of vehicles it imports to the U.S. from Mexico, South Korea, China and Japan.
Government sponsored outsourcing is wrong. The point of the bailouts was to preserve American jobs, not build up China’s economy. The Corporatists have helped turn China from a backward 3rd world nation, to a Regional Superpower with a modern Military. This has been done at the expense of American jobs. This is a national security issue for me and I feel the Corporations that are outsourcing jobs to a military rival like China are traitors. This is wrong and I hope Congress kills this idea.
If we bail out an American company, the jobs must be kept in America.
Tags: China, Corporatism, GM
Posted in Barack Obama, China, Economy | 22 Comments »
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
The Chinese navy again challenges the US Navy , this time in the Yellow Sea. Obviously Obama’s outreach plans are not working.
Chinese and American ships clash again in Yellow Sea
China demonstrated its growing naval confidence again in the latest standoff between American and Chinese ships.
The fifth such incident in two months occurred on Friday in the Yellow Sea when a US Navy surveillance ship turned its fire hoses on two Chinese fishing vessels.
A spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that the American ship was operating in China’s exclusive economic zone without permission and had violated Chinese and international laws. “We express our concern about this and demand the US side take effective measures to ensure a similar incident does not happen again,” he said.
My take on this is China has no respect for Obama. They view him as weak and know they can push him around. Personally, I think the US shouldn’t even be there and I really could care less about Korea and Taiwan. We should focus on the Islamic threat, not China.
Tags: Barack Obama, China, Navies, USA
Posted in China | 18 Comments »
Monday, May 4th, 2009
Ralph Peters has an excellent article about how the US should stop giving aid to Pakistan. I agree, Pakistan isn’t our friend and supports Islamists. The are a lost cause and our Tax money is better spent on home that that cesspool.
TIME TO DUMP PAKISTAN
A better strategy’s obvious. But Washington has trouble with the obvious. At our pathetic State Department, habit trumps innovation every time. And the Pentagon can’t seem to see beyond the immediate battlefield.
What should we do? Dump Pakistan. Back India.
Washington’s deep thinkers will cry, “But China might move in!”
If China wants Pakistan, let Beijing have it. That would be fun to watch. Take on the Taliban? Given China’s ghastly ineptitude in dealing with its Uighur Muslims, more power to ‘em.
I agree, let China deal with Pakistan. It is better for us to ally with India. They are more similar to us in values and aren’t backstabbers. They also are fighting Islamo-Fascism but it is a no brainer. The problem is that Muslims have too much influence on the American government. This is why the US makes dumb mistakes that later come to haunt us. Pakistan is a waste we should cut them off.
(Hat Tip: Speranza)
Tags: China, India, Islamists, Pakistan, USA
Posted in Islamic Supremacism, Islamists, Leftist-Islamic Alliance, Pakistan | 8 Comments »
Monday, April 27th, 2009
This is an under reported story. China and Russia are conducting Cyber spying on America. This is a serious risk that needs to be discussed.
THE CYBERSPY THREAT
AMERICA needs to pay a heckuva a lot more atten tion to the cyberthreat. Now.
Sure, the Pentagon is refuting a Wall Street Journal report last week that hackers pinched loads of data on the military’s newest, high-tech fighter aircraft from contractors’ computer networks via the Internet.
But even if the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program wasn’t actually penetrated by cyberspies, it’s still a chilling wake-up call for the United States.
However, the Pentagon seems to be finally getting serious.
Government rumblings, such as Defense Secretary Robert Gates‘ creation of a Pentagon cybercommand, may hold some promise in protecting military networks, but the cyberthreat clearly exceeds that.
At least Def. Sec. Robert Gates knows this is a threat. I salute his alertness and wish the Pentagon luck. Securing our information systems structure is vital to our security.
Tags: China, Information Security, Pentagon, Robert Gates, Russia
Posted in China, Russia | 10 Comments »
