by Edd Gent in Singularity Hub: Supporting any future settlement on the moon would require considerable amounts of energy. Russia and China think a nuclear power plant is the best option, and they have plans to build one by the mid-2030s… These ambitious plans face a major challenge though—how to power all this equipment. TheContinue reading “Power Plant on the Moon By Mid-2030s”
Category Archives: China
In China, Clean Energy is NOW the Driver of Economic Growth
Adam Tooze at Chartbook: As data from the IEA confirm, the scale of China’s green energy push in the last couple of years dwarfs the much ballyhooed green energy programs in the West – NextGenEU, IRA etc. Chinese manufacturers are expanding production of solar, wind, batteries and EV at a breakneck rate. Fierce competition isContinue reading “In China, Clean Energy is NOW the Driver of Economic Growth”
As the World Turns: Jan 2023 Report
Punjab, KP governors ‘decline’ to fix election dates…PAK BUSINESS FORUM: Charter of economy crucial for stability…‘Keep politics and economy separate’… Govt considers reviving Pak-Russia gas pipeline project…Contemplates shifting ‘starting point’ from Karachi to Gwadar… Sh. Rashid arrested by capital police in late-night raid… PUTIN MOBILIZING 200,000 MORE TROOPS… Unprecedented tension rises between Pakistan, Afghan Taliban…Violence,Continue reading “As the World Turns: Jan 2023 Report”
China delivers a huge floating dock to Russia (Video)
A100,000-ton floating dock built by order of Russia by China Beihai Shipyard was successfully delivered to in December. It sailed to the Russian Far East Port and was taken over by the Russian Far East Red Star Shipyard. This is the second floating dock built by Beihai Shipyard for the Red Star Shipyard. The deliveryContinue reading “China delivers a huge floating dock to Russia (Video)”
Bangladesh, India Part of Alternative Supply Chain Centers. China Losing its Place as Factory of the World.
China is losing its place as the center of the world’s supply chains. China has been the factory of the world for the past four decades and ushered in an era of globalization and integrated supply chains. COVID-19 is pushing companies to diversify supply chains away from the country. They had already begun moving outContinue reading “Bangladesh, India Part of Alternative Supply Chain Centers. China Losing its Place as Factory of the World.”
Xi Says China Supports Palestine With 1967 Borders
Chinese leader calls for granting Palestine “full membership” in United Nations and says Beijing “supports the two-state solution and the establishment of a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.” FROM TRT WORLD: President Xi Jinping has expressed China’s support for end to Israeli occupation of Palestine’s territories and voicedContinue reading “Xi Says China Supports Palestine With 1967 Borders”
Xi’s Intensive Meetings With World Leaders at G20 Summit in Bali
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with a number of foreign leaders – including some from US allies and major developing economies – on the first day of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Bali, Indonesia. Those Xi interacted with on the sidelines of the G20 include French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister of the Netherlands MarkContinue reading “Xi’s Intensive Meetings With World Leaders at G20 Summit in Bali”
How Killing Sparrows Led to Great Famines in China (VIDEO)
In 1958, Mao Zedong ordered all the sparrows to be killed because they ate too much grain… Read more here. Honorary contributors to DesPardes: Adil Khan, Ajaz Ahmed, Anwar Abbas, Arif Mirza, Aziz Ahmed, Bawar Tawfik, Dr. Razzak Ladha, Dr. Syed M. Ali, G. R. Baloch, Haseeb Warsi, Hasham Saddique, Jamil Usman, Javed Abbasi, JawedContinue reading “How Killing Sparrows Led to Great Famines in China (VIDEO)”
Why Some Parents in U.S. Are Flocking to a Chinese-Immersion School
“All you have to do for your kid to receive the best education in the Bay Area is put them in a classroom where their teachers will not speak English for most of the school day.” That’s what columnist Jay Caspian Kang writes about the Yu Ming Charter School, a free K-8 Mandarin-immersion school inContinue reading “Why Some Parents in U.S. Are Flocking to a Chinese-Immersion School”