Blog Band – Fridayeveryday

A hillbilly White House and the wisdom of peasants

In 2016, US Vice President JD Vance published a best-selling memoir entitled “Hillbilly Elegy”. Curiously, he explained on the Fox News network recently that China’s pivotal influence on American consumption was due to the US borrowing “money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture” (YouTube link here). Let's consider the sort…

3 days ago0Comments ByRichard Cullen

Today’s shifting allegiances reminds me a shocking true tale of wartime tragedy

HERE'S A SHOCKING TRUE STORY. Americans torpedo a ship. British victims are drowning. Japanese soldiers fire guns to kill survivors. Chinese fishermen come to the rescue. This unbelievable but true story is a complex real life incident. It took place more than 80 years ago, during World War II, but I was reminded of it…

4 days ago0Comments Bykenneth Li

China news

China just stopped exporting rare earths. The US is worried

CHINA JUST STOPPED exporting its rare earths to the US—in a bizarre reflection of the US halt on stopping exports of high-end chips to China. On April 4, the Chinese leadership placed export restrictions on two categories of rare earth products. One listed six specific heavy rare earth metals, and the other dealt with the…

April 16, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

News Opinion

The dollar will stop being the global reserve currency. Watch everything change

THERE IS A GIANT problem that commentators are ignoring. The United States’ trade deficit is of incredible proportions and is only sustainable because the dollar is the world’s reserve currency – a status it is going to lose. The US trade deficit in 2024 was approximately 1.2 trillion dollars. GDP was approximately 30.1 trillion dollars.…

April 14, 20250Comments ByCraig Murray

China news

The world was shocked by Trump’s tariff attack. But China was ready

CHINA WAS READY. Most nations expressed shock when the United States announced last week that it would impose what it called "reciprocal tariffs" on all trading partners. But China already expected a dramatic escalation of US tariffs—and had taken steps to deal with it. Last month, the Beijing leadership released its annual review, known as…

April 11, 20250Comments ByHerman Hu

China news

Manila pushes Pentagon narrative, but independent voices speak out

A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL in the Philippines sprang into action after academics revealed the truth about the recent spate of conflicts in the South China Seas. Senior Philippines coast guard Jay Tarriela this week rushed to criticize "Filipino bloggers" of making "baseless" allegations and being part of a "disinformation network". He was angered after several people…

April 9, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

Features News Opinion

America unhinged: it has become a danger to the world and itself

MORE THAN 15 MONTHS AGO, I explained how “America, itself, has verified that it is no longer a normal country” (see this link). Since I wrote that article, America’s grave political deformity has been stunningly ratified. NORMAL VS ABNORMAL Some Americans relish the idea of the US not being normal because they view it as…

April 3, 20250Comments ByRichard Cullen

Hong Kong News Opinion

US is sanctioning the Hong Kong people who stood up against violence

How do you react when brave investigators successfully arrest arsonists and bombmakers? Most people would be happy. If you're the US government, you punish Hong Kong police chiefs. If you're a western journalist, you look the other way. Grenville Cross reports. “GREAT POWER INVOLVES great responsibility,” said the former US president Franklin D Roosevelt.…

April 3, 20250Comments ByGrenville Cross

Culture Hong Kong News

China museum craze has bosses queuing for their own shows!

WHEN YINA SONG, the international boss of Chinese tech powerhouse Silkroad Visual Technology, decided to visit one of her firm’s immersive museum exhibits in mainland China, she was in for a shock. “I called the museum to say I wanted to come, the museum director told me I would have to join the two-month…

March 31, 20250Comments ByJames Ockenden

Culture Hong Kong News

Kai Tak sports park opens with art week workshops and bazaar

March is an exciting time as the city celebrates the grand opening of Kai Tak Sports Park, Hong Kong’s vibrant hub for sports and culture, and kick off the very first Kai Tak Art Week, presented by HSBC! Happening from 21 to 27 March 2025, Kai Tak Art Week features a diverse line-up of…

March 20, 20250Comments ByFriday Writers