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Underestimating China Trade War

Underestimating China

As America was hit by one popped “bubble” after another, we were frequently told that the Chinese bubble would burst any day now. It still hasn’t burst. Then we were told that the trade war would hurt China more than the US. The opposite appears to have been the case:…
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March 22, 2020
Russell Houghten’s ‘Urban Isolation’ Video Imagines Skateboarding During a Pandemic Skateboard

Russell Houghten’s ‘Urban Isolation’ Video Imagines Skateboarding During a Pandemic

In 2014, filmmaker Russell Houghton was given a Red camera as part of The Berrics REDirect video series. In one original edit titled Urban Isolation, Houghton imagined Los Angeles completely devoid of life except for one, free-roaming skateboarder. The eerie, three-minute clip features the lone skater cruising on highways and…
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March 22, 2020
Video: ‘Moderate Rebels’ Bite Hand that Feeds Them. 2 Turkish Soldiers Killed in Idlib Idlib

Video: ‘Moderate Rebels’ Bite Hand that Feeds Them. 2 Turkish Soldiers Killed in Idlib

Syria entered the second half of the week with a new spike of tensions in Greater Idlib. This escalation has been widely expected because militant groups are sabotaging key parts of the Russian-Turkish agreement on de-escalation in the area. Radicals kept their positions along the M4 highway, where a security…
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March 22, 2020
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo Is Urging Trump to Nationalize the Production of Masks and Ventilators Korean War

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo Is Urging Trump to Nationalize the Production of Masks and Ventilators

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here.To cope with the coronavirus outbreak, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo postponed any non-critical surgeries at hospitals and urged the Trump administration to nationalize the production of crucial medical supplies. "I think the federal government should order factories…
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March 22, 2020
The Truth Behind China’s Ineffective Anti-American Coronavirus Propaganda Belt and Road

The Truth Behind China’s Ineffective Anti-American Coronavirus Propaganda

For quite some time, China has been trying to undercut the foundation of American global power. Unlike Moscow’s often coarse, brutish efforts, Beijing has been stealthier than an F-35, using public diplomacy initiatives to subtly buy its way into schools, civil society, and the private sector. Now, however, the mask–and the gloves–are coming…
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March 22, 2020