You may wonder: Why did the US provide China with Intel about Russia? Is the US trying to create a wedge between China & Russia? What lesson(s) Taiwan can learn? Could Taiwan experience similar fate as that of Ukraine if it decides to declare independence?
This comes on the heels of a delegation sent by POTUS to Taiwan led by former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Mike Mullen in addition to four other former defense and security officials who are set to meet Taiwan’s president premier. One of the US's top officials is Michele Flournoy who was previously an undersecretary of defense. After stepping down from office, she formed a global strategic advisory firm with now secretary of state Anthony Blinken. Flournoy is seen as a popular candidate for the next US Secretary of defense.
Whatever the case may be, conventional wisdom suggests that the US’s provocation(s) of China could lead to some unattended consequences. The Ukraine/Russia fiasco is a case in point. Will it ever end???
David
Ukraine came out and said Navalny's death wasn't in fact Putin (as Biden and the US Policy makers were so quick to decry)! David & Elizabeth react to the news in this short reaction video!
This class was taught LIVE on November 8, 2023, at 06:00 PM CT (-6GMT)
The Hidden Machinery: America's Foreign & Military Affairs Exposed.
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China's unwanted American oil: From 160,000 bareels a day bought in Feb 2025 to Zero barrel a day buy in August 2025.
(Side note: No worry, why not use the unsold oil to grease more American hands? PMSL.)
12 F-35 fighter jet costing $100m each carshed in last 7 years, latest happened on 30th July 2025:
- 28 Sept 2018 – F‑35B (USMC), first crash near MCAS Beaufort, SC. Attributed to a faulty fuel line
- 9 Apr 2019 – F‑35A (Japan), crashed into the Pacific Ocean. Attributed to pilot error
- 19 May 2020 – F‑35A (USAF), landing accident at Eglin AFB, FL. Attributed to technical faults
- 29 Sept 2020 – F‑35B (USMC), mid-air collision with KC-130 during air-to-air refueling in CA. Attributed to pilot error
- 17 Nov 2021 – F‑35B (RAF), crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. Attributed to a maintenance error
- 24 Jan 2022 – F‑35C (US Navy), ramp strike and loss overboard from USS Carl Vinson. Attributed to pilot error
- 19 Oct 2022 – F‑35A (USAF), crash on approach to Hill AFB, UT. Attributed to a technical error
- 15 Dec 2022 – F‑35B, failed vertical landing at NAS Fort Worth, TX. Attributed to an engine fault
- 17 Sep 2023 ...
In May 2023, Oppo's decision to close Zeku, its chip design arm, was a significant move that effectively ended its in-house MariSilicon chip series chip development program. The MariSilicon chip series refers to Oppo's in-house developed chips, particularly focusing on imaging and artificial intelligence processing
What have Oppo been doing since then?
