Chinese leader Xi Jinping said on Saturday reunification with Taiwan must happen and will happen peacefully, despite a ratcheting-up of China’s threats to attack the island. Xi spoke on at an official celebration in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People the focused largely on the need for the ruling Communist Party to continue to lead […]
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‘Democracy is under attack’ says Merkel at German reunification ceremony
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for an ongoing commitment to democracy, on the 31st-anniversary ceremony of the reunification of east and west. In a joint service with Christians, Jews, and Muslims, the outgoing Chancellor said “October 3, 1990, stands for the reunification of our country in peace and freedom.” “This freedom did not just […]
China Vows ‘Reunification’ with Taiwan, Vows to ‘Bash Heads’ of Opponents such as USA, NATO
China’s President Xi Jinping issued a blistering “warning” to the West in a Thursday speech marking the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. The most provocative part of the roughly hour-long address given from Tiananmen Square focused on Taiwan and thwarting foreign forces’ efforts at “meddling” in China’s affairs […]
German Reunification Architect Helmut Kohl Dies at 87
Helmut Kohl, Germany’s ex-chancellor and architect of reunification in 1990, has died at 87. Kohl led Germany for 16 years (from 1982 to 1998). He is credited with bringing East and West Germany together after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Together with his French ally President Francois Mitterrand, he was responsible for the introduction […]
Reunification On The Korean Peninsula: Toward A Peaceful Confederation
Above Photo: Getty Images What would a reunified Korea look like? Where would its capital be? Would it have a single unified military? What would happen to the North’s nuclear weapons? The election of pro-engagement Moon Jae-in ushers in a new era in North-South relations and makes these questions pertinent again. Moon is expected to […]
More PCB contamination: Portland becomes 7th city to sue Monsanto
Portland, Oregon is suing Monsanto over contaminating the city’s waterways with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), a highly toxic group of chemicals that endangers human health and the environment. Portland City Council unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday authorizing city attorney Tracy Reeve to sue the biotech giant. “Portland’s elected officials are committed to holding Monsanto accountable […]
Soros warned off ‘declaring war’ on China’s currency
Soros is a man intimately familiar with currency crises Not long after billionaire George Soros forecast a so-called hard landing for the Chinese economy, Beijing fired back by calling out the high-profile investor, warning him of betting against its currency, according to media reports Tuesday. “Soros’ challenge against the renminbi and Hong Kong dollar […]
Soros warned off ‘declaring war’ on China’s currency
Soros is a man intimately familiar with currency crises Not long after billionaire George Soros forecast a so-called hard landing for the Chinese economy, Beijing fired back by calling out the high-profile investor, warning him of betting against its currency, according to media reports Tuesday. “Soros’ challenge against the renminbi and Hong Kong dollar […]