These past two weeks, the U.S. ramped up diplomatic efforts with Russia and Ukraine to bring an end to the conflict, while Russian shadow fleet vessels were allegedly struck by Ukrainian drones. In the Middle East, Hamas transferred the remains of a hostage to Israel, while Lebanon confirmed it would conduct deconfliction talks with Israel following pressure from the United States. In the Indo-Pacific, U.S. President Donald Trump halted planned sanctions against China’s Ministry of State Security, and China ramped up its military presence near Japan amid increased tensions over Taiwan.

Read the full Weekly Forecast Monitor here: https://newlinesinstitute.org/forecast/week-20251205/                                    

Marxist Arrow by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Global Hotspots: U.S. Ramps Up Diplomacy on Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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china town on the mix

05-12025 - Flash Point with Muhammad Sheik

In today’s world, anyone serious about anti-imperialism, global development, and monetary sovereignty needs to break through the well-funded US propaganda machine and develop a fact-based, nuanced understanding of China. 

To this end, Steve asked Yan Liang to come back to the podcast to look at China through the MMT lens, analyzing its economic management, global role, and response to Western villainization. They discuss China’s development ethos and describe China as a state that actively uses its monetary and fiscal sovereignty to guide development towards internal goals (poverty alleviation, technological self-reliance, common prosperity) and external partnership (Win-win cooperation, Belt and Road Initiative).  

Illustrating the difference between state steering and the so-called “free market,” the conversation goes into China’s mobilization of real resources through strategic state guidance, like Five-Year Plans and state-owned enterprises in key sectors.  

Yan talks about the use of capital controls and a managed exchange rate. She details lessons from 2015 and the application of MMT principles to insulate domestic policy from volatile external forces. 

Without romanticizing China, Yan also walks through its real challenges. But from an MMT-aware lens, these are seen as problems of policy design and resource use – issues a sovereign, planning-oriented state can address – rather than proof of an impending collapse. 

Yan Liang is Peter C and Bonnie S Kremer Chair Professor of Economics at Willamette University. She is also a Research Associate at the Levy Economics Institute, a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Global Development Policy Center (Boston University), and a Research Scholar of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity. 

Yan specializes in the Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), the Political Economy of China, Economic Development, and International Economics. Yan's current research focuses on China's development finance and industrial transformation, and China's role in the global financial architecture. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/yan-liang-1355b91a2/ 

@YanLian31677392 on X 

Socialism with Chinese Characteristics with Yan Liang

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Never Let Me Go (Feat. Amy)

byyb.radio | Shanghai Community Radio | 21/11/2025
https://youtu.be/kFBa-V1KEtY?si=_MR6j35M7rXPe09e

THE MUFFIN MAN | byyb.radio - Nov 21 / 2025

“I’m Rich” by Mecca Melodies is a hyphy inspired affirmation anthem about abundance, confidence, and elevating your mindset. A high-energy mantra for anyone manifesting greatness.

I'm Rich

I'm Chinese, Bitch

本期播客内容来自《Scrip》杂志，精选内容涵盖截至2025年12月5日当周的生物制药行业的商业动态。本期节目采用人工智能文本转语音及语音仿真技术制作。

本次要闻: 特朗普在英国药品定价谈判中获胜；诺和诺德阐释司美格鲁肽治疗阿尔茨海默病的依据；强生与诺华达成年度最大并购交易；CAR-T疗法成效参差分析；阿克索制药的伊沃尼西马布后续目标。

Story links: https://insights.citeline.com/scrip/podcasts/scrips-five-must-know-things/quick-listen-scrips-five-must-know-things-UZSVLBBSQRAKNJC7GDZWILMAT4/

Playlist: on.soundcloud.com/gnr7PaOwflNKiAO7QX



Scrip 五件必知要闻: 药闻周析 - 全球制药风云聚焦 (Chinese-language podcast)

斯托特街12号 (ragno)

We bespreken hoe China met ingenieurs, plannen en fabrieken de wereld verbouwt en wat dit ons leert over   onze omgang met strategie, regels en onze economie.

Voor deze aflevering lazen we de bestseller 'Breakneck' van Dan Wang en het nieuwe 15e vijfjarenplan van Xi Jinping. We proberen China niet alleen als rivaal, maar vooral als spiegel te gebruiken. We bespreken China als “engineering state” die in duizelingwekkend tempo spoorlijnen, fabrieken en groene industrie uit de grond stampt, gedreven door proceskennis, industriepolitiek en een staat die echt kan uitvoeren. Tegelijk schuurt het: overcapaciteit, vastgoedcrisis, deflatie, sociale experimenten en massasurveillance laten zien wat er misgaat als je een samenleving als optimalisatie probleem behandelt.

Daartegenover staat een Westen – en dan vooral de Verenigde Staten – dat steeds meer lijkt op een “lawyerly society”: stapels procedures, bezwaar, fondsen en strategieën, maar moeite om te kiezen, te bouwen en door te pakken. We vragen ons af: kunnen wij net zo serieus worden over maakindustrie, energie-infrastructuur en strategische autonomie, zonder onze democratische rechtsstaat op te geven? Wat leert ons dit over Europa, of de 'Mausoleum economy'? Wat betekent China’s combinatie van langetermijnplannen, technologische zelfredzaamheid en veiligheidsdenken voor onze eigen keuzes over industriebeleid, migratie en talent, digitale technologie en de verleiding van social engineering met data en AI? En: zijn we in Nederland nu eigenlijk een land van ingenieurs of van juristen – en wat kost ons dat?

Zoals je van Studio Tegengif verwacht proberen we complexe zaken toegankelijk te bespreken. 

Deze aflevering werd gemaakt met ondersteuning van Wim Brons van remotepodcast.nl. Een aanrader voor als je op afstand een podcast wil maken met fantastische geluidskwaliteit.

Wil je ons steunen? Dat kan: je kunt vriend van de show worden: https://vriendvandeshow.nl/studio-tegengif  

***SHOWNOTES***

Dan Wang, Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future (2025)
https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/breakneck/9300000220027510/?cid=1765228195254-6068955890919&bltgh=eb568c96-2031-4c99-bd4b-1a302b288dab.ProductList_Middle.0.ProductImage 

Xi Jinping, Explanation of the Recommendations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China for Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development (2025)
https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202510/28/content_WS6900ad32c6d00ca5f9a07212.html

Full text: Explanation of the Recommendations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China for Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development (2025)
https://english.news.cn/20251028/efbfd0c774fd4b1c8daeb741c0351431/c.html 

#136 China: wat kunnen we leren?

The song is about verbal spousal abuse, often constant belittling, nagging and controlling.  Often related to narcissism, the 'dark triad', ASPD, BPD  or other personality traits.  We'll be looking into similar stories once I return in March 2026 including abuse to women, elders and children.

最终，坟墓里一片寂静 - Finally Quiet in the Grave

Zander Fasulkey dives into the interesting life of first generation American, Thomas Vo. He talks all things small business and his experiences growing up in an environment where hard work was everything. In a similar experience, Georgia Tech student, Ben Du, explains how he has taken advantage of the opportunities his parents afforded him. Together, these two share a powerful story on the heart and soul of the American dream.

The First Generation American Experience

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Second account for uploading sets of other artists I love, which weren't available here. Main Account: https://www.soundcloud.com/rbzn

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So you want to know more about the mysterious (and handsome if I do say so myself) Rainforest Cowboy?, eh,

In school I majored in music for four years playing in an orchestra and a band.  Specifically, I played a western brass instrument called a "Tuba" - it's a bass instrument and like drums carries the beat for a composition.  My instructor was a traditional German composer/conductor .. and they love Tuba's so it was a lot of fun.  I also played early keyboards and organs getting into the nascent MIDI interfaces of the day with an Atari ST.

I attended many orchestras at this time and got into early New Age type music such as Fresh Aiire (which I consider experimental). This really kicked off my interest in traditional instruments around the world, languages (even spoken languages are essentially musical), cultures - why I really enjoy fusion mixes.

My father had cancer during my school days, I worked those years in addition to taking care of my father.  When he passed in my final year I left music as I have to work very hard in order to survive.

I volunteer at various places as time permits, at one I pick up food for elderly women.  Seeing how hard the staff and volunteers worked helping so many I decided to try to create a song for them, my way of saying thank-you and also encouraging them.  Some people had suggested I go public .. in fact the same people suggested I start a Sound Cloud site .. which I knew very little about (just a few weeks ago).

It's been great fun.  Here is the process:

I start with an idea, then research for days to several weeks for accuracy and depth.  

Once researched I create a shot story based upon the original idea/concept.  I love true life stories, emotions, passions and work hard to get that into the lyrics (which is basically poetry).  When younger I was the #1 author in my field, worldwide, so for me writing has been a lifetime passion and poetry (lyrics) is the dessert.

Once I have it all 'fleshed out' I get into my nerdy-tech interests.  I've been involved in PC's since an Apple ][ back in 1977.  I also, as CIO, took a company from 10K in sales to over 2-Billion within 10-years and doing all aspects of IT and robotics was so so much fun.  This is why I love the AI side .. I'm getting into the LLM and really merging it with music.  For example, I'll specify (say) G Minor, the tempo (timing, beats), vocals, languages, instruments and so forth ... it's almost like C++ programming.  From there I take the lyrics and clothe it in song.  So I'm basically merging musical theory and tech.  Again, the story/lyrics are the most important aspect but the tech side sure is fun.

Finally, as I was an artist as well, I spend a lot of time doing the various track covers(which are all custom made my me, only, I tend to do them at 4K or 8K.  Then there's last but not least, organization and all the background work to keep it organized.

I'll get an email address up - if you have a story to tell let the ole Rainforest Cowboy know.  I love to write about peoples' experiences, their cities and nations, hobbies, hopes and fears.  Maybe you're in love, promoting a charity, or missing a lost one - if you would like to share, I'll make a song about it.

New Lines Institute focuses on issues at the intersection of U.S. foreign policy and global geopolitics.

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De podcast waarin Randy Martens, Wimar Bolhuis en Wouter Welling politiek, economie en maatschappij bespreken om zo een onafhankelijke en geïnformeerde dosis Tegengif tegen alle gekte in het Nederlandse debat te geven.

Onze podcast is volledig onafhankelijk en niemand anders bepaalt wat we zeggen. Het kost wel geld. Wil je ons steunen, dan kan dat via: 
https://vriendvandeshow.nl/studio-tegengif

Macroeconomics has never been so ... delish!  Macro and Cheese explores the progressive movement through the lens of Modern Monetary Theory, with hot and irreverent political takes, spotlights in activism, and the razor sharp musings of Real Progressives Founder and host Steve Grumbine.  The cheese will flow as experts come in for a full, four course deep dive into the hot queso. 

Comfort Food for Thought!

New tracks tagged #China