...effectively "blocking [the consulates] from establishing connections with key [Chinese] political figures, prominent lawyers, 'public intellectuals', 'rights defenders', and special interest groups...”
...a proliferation of parasitic elites, a weakening of state finances and a decline in the purchasing power of wages/labor... All three are playing out globally in the present.
In a world of endless lies and constant hypocrisy, hearing at least one financial official admit the truth that it is "awesome" to see one's currency collapse, is delightfully refreshing.
...the Democrats clearly chose not to focus on the nominee but the election. When they did attack the nominee, they fired wildly and missed completely in three areas...