ASIA: China’s Parliament has backed security legislation for Hong Kong, which would make it a crime to undermine Beijing’s authority in the territory. Clashes broke out on Wednesday as Hong Kong’s Parliament debated a different proposed law, which would make it a crime to disrespect the Chinese national anthem. Hundreds of people were arrested in […]

ASIA: Tensions between China and India over their Himalayan border have escalated, with China accused of moving thousands of troops into disputed territory and expanding a military airbase in the region. An online news agency reported that thousands of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops have moved into sensitive areas along the eastern Ladakh border. […]

The free state of Thuringia in Germany, which has 2.15 million inhabitants, has declared that it will abolish all national corona protection regulations as of June 6. This means that the previous rules on minimum social distances, wearing masks, and contact restrictions will no longer apply. The socialists in the SPD have criticized the planned […]

ASIA: An internal Chinese report warns that China is facing a rising wake of hostility in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that could tip relations with United States into a confrontation, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. State media reports say that Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday directed China’s armed forces to […]

  We must understand one thing. This is an absolutely all-out major assault upon capitalism being led by the Socialists in union with the Climate Change and the Gates Foundation which has also been pushing the democratization of paper money. This means they are no about to allow any alternative to their agenda. This goes […]

Due to the US bank holiday on Monday, “Market Talk” will resume on Tuesday, May 26. ASIA: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday on the 20th anniversary of Macao’s return to China that the “One Country, Two Systems” principle is totally feasible and enjoys broad public support with characteristics of Macao. Xi made the […]

QUESTION: Hi Marty, What is your prediction for the 2020 election now this bug “crisis” has stirred everything up? Do you think they will try and run with Biden, incompetent as he is, and just unleash a media assault on Trump, blaming him for everything and hope that wins the day? Or do you still […]

ASIA: China’s parliament has announced that a new national security law in Hong Kong, a move likely to fuel further anger and protests in the semi-autonomous city. The law, which is expected to ban sedition, secession, and subversion of the central government in Beijing, will be introduced through a rarely used constitutional method that could […]

ASIA: China’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday spoke highly of World Health Organization (WHO) member states’ adherence to the one-China principle, saying that this proved “Taiwan independence” will lead nowhere. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks after the World Health Assembly (WHA) decided not to discuss a proposal made by Taiwan authorities and a […]

ASIA: Chinese President Xi Jinping said when addressing the World Health Assembly that he supports calls for an investigation into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, but insisted that any inquiry should wait until the virus is contained. More than 100 countries have called for an independent inquiry into the pandemic, which has so far […]