Planning war with China – part 6

GuangDong province, south east China.

With Qog Bazar ... XinJiang, officially the XinJiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is a provincial-level autonomous region of China in the northwest of the country. Whether the magnificent natural scenes or the hospitable people, it's a priceless treasure to see and feel. [videogallery id=UCcDC6XZ5wmZ8NYG3zNSyclQ num=6]

With Rangan Chatterjee ... With Alan Watts ...

ZhangJiaJie is one part of WuLingYuan National Forest Park in HuNan province, south China, and is a wonderland of strange peaks, stunning valleys, ancient trees, caves and waterfalls. There are over 500 scenic spots in this area of outstanding natural beauty; it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. In all, it covers around 700 square kilometers (270 square miles).

Not the rise of, just the return. A talk by Australian Malcolm Turnbull ... A comment re defense spending - per capita (person), China is not even in the top 15 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditure_per_capita Defense spending is in fact very small considering the size of the country.

Small office, home office (SOHO); but with friends and colleagues. GuangZhou, GuangDong province ... BeiJing hutongs ...

Visiting a few sections of the Great Wall of China near BeiJing, including 'Wild Wall' ...

"There's a century-old walnut tree growing in JiuFang, YunNan province, which can yield more than 1,500 kilograms of walnuts a year. Each year during the harvest season, I would go and get some walnuts for later use. Compared to newly grown trees, its walnuts are more fragrant and tasty. They are the perfect ingredients for making porridge or cold salad dish."

West Lake, HangZhou

One missile - 16 people died, to silence truth. Michael Hudson on how human rights have been privatized / commercialized (monetized) in the US ...