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Honoring Our Confederate Dead (2022)

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More Americans died fighting one another in “The Recent Unpleasantness (1861-1865)” than all of our other wars put together. Every year honoring the Confederate half of that most terrible war has its unique highlights and nuances. This year the Army is culturally cleansing the names of its forts. So, the unspoken post-war compromise – where Southerners could honor their soldiers’ valor if they ignored the abuses of Federal aggression and stayed silent about Yankee war crimes – is over.

China, Part XIII – More Second Tier Geopolitical and Economic Goals

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Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII, Part IX, Part X, Part XI, and Part XII of this multi-part series discussed the first six increments of the second tier geopolitical and economic goals and objectives of the Chinese Communist Party. This part summarizes an eighth portion of those goals and objectives.

China, Part XI – Still More (Seemingly Endless) Second Tier Geopolitical and Economic Goals

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Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII, Part IX, and Part X of this multi-part series discussed the first five increments of the second tier geopolitical and economic goals and objectives of the Chinese Communist Party. This part summarizes a sixth portion of those goals and objectives. Introduction The Chinese Communists (ChiComs) are pursuing strategic initiatives …

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China, Part X – And Still More Second Tier Geopolitical and Economic Goals

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Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII, and Part IX of this multi-part series discussed the first four increments of the second tier geopolitical and economic goals and objectives of the Chinese Communist Party. This part summarizes a fifth portion of those goals and objectives. Introduction The Chinese Communists (ChiComs) are pursuing strategic initiatives aimed at …

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China, Part VI: Second Tier Geopolitical and Economic Goals

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Part V of this multi-part series discussed the Made in China 2025 initiative whose goal is to modernize the Chinese industrial base – and ultimately the People’s Liberation Army – through the infusion/exploitation/theft/transfer of advanced technologies into the Chinese economy. The ChiComs seek to become a technologically-advanced leading manufacturing power by the centennial celebration of …

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China, Part V: Made in China 2025

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Part IV of this multi-part series on Communist China covered three components of the overarching Belt and Road Initiative, also called the One Belt One Road initiative: 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, Digital Silk Road, and Arctic Silk Road. This part covers a mutually supportive economic initiative: Made in China 2025. The initiative was announced …

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