GhostOnTheHalfShell
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Amid #Trump crackdown on Chinese students, one US university - Purdue in #Indiana - appears to block them altogether
“It appears to be a blanket ban but unwritten policy to block the admission of students from #China and other countries the US has designated as “adversary nations” – including #Russia, #Iran, #Venezuela, #Cuba and North #Korea.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/chinese-university-student-trump-crackdown
The #Constitution gives #Congress the #power to levy #tariffs. But the #Trump administration argued that a 1977 #law allowing the president to regulate importation during “emergencies” also allows him to set tariffs. Other presidents have used the law dozens of times to impose #sanctions, but Trump was the first president to invoke it for #import #taxes.
#law #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #geopolitics #SCOTUS
#Trump set what he called “reciprocal” #tariffs on most countries in April 2025 to address #trade #deficits that he declared a “national emergency”. Those came after he imposed extra #duties on #Canada, #China & #Mexico, ostensibly to address a “drug trafficking” “emergency”.
A series of lawsuits followed, including a case from a dozen largely Democratic-leaning #states & others from small #businesses selling everything from plumbing supplies to educational toys to women’s cycling apparel.
Amid #Trump crackdown on Chinese students, one US university - Purdue in #Indiana - appears to block them altogether
“It appears to be a blanket ban but unwritten policy to block the admission of students from #China and other countries the US has designated as “adversary nations” – including #Russia, #Iran, #Venezuela, #Cuba and North #Korea.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/chinese-university-student-trump-crackdown
Lord Caramac the Clueless, KSC
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[ #TRADESHOW] The 44th #China #International #Ceramic & #Bathroom #Fair, #Foshan ( #CeramBath) will be held from April 18 to April 23, 2026, at China #Ceramics City in Foshan. As #Asia’s largest ceramic and bathroom #industry #exhibition, CeramBath gathers #leading #global #brands to #showcase ceramic #tiles, #sanitary #ware, #innovative #materials, and #design #solutions. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/the-44th-china-international-ceramic-bathroom-fair-foshan-cerambath-2026/
[ #TRADESHOW] The 44th #China #International #Ceramic & #Bathroom #Fair, #Foshan ( #CeramBath) will be held from April 18 to April 23, 2026, at China #Ceramics City in Foshan. As #Asia’s largest ceramic and bathroom #industry #exhibition, CeramBath gathers #leading #global #brands to #showcase ceramic #tiles, #sanitary #ware, #innovative #materials, and #design #solutions. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/the-44th-china-international-ceramic-bathroom-fair-foshan-cerambath-2026/
Beijing moves to contain Mossad’s expanding reach in Iran
https://thecradle.co/articles/beijing-moves-to-contain-mossads-expanding-reach-in-iran
> Israeli intelligence operations inside Iran have alarmed Beijing, which saw them as a new model of intelligence warfare, prompting deeper technological, security, and strategic cooperation with Tehran.
Today in Labor History February 19, 1927: A General Strike occurred in Shanghai. In March, Communist union workers launched an uprising in Shanghai. However, the Kuomintang quashed the rebellion, slaughtering 5,000-10,000 in the Shanghai Massacre. In the 1940s, the Kuomintang were driven out of mainland China by the Communists, retreating to Taiwan, where they maintained a brutal dictatorship until the 1980s. By many accounts, the Kuomintang rule in Taiwan was even more corrupt and brutal than the Japanese dictatorship that preceded it. In 1947, they slaughtered tens of thousands in the February 28 Incident.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #china #taiwan #communist #communism #kuomintang #CivilWar #massacre #CivilianDeaths #union #shanghai #GeneralStrike #uprising #rebellion
Lord Caramac the Clueless, KSC
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RE: https://mastodon.world/@transnationalinstitute/116084969472592161
Too much to quote, read by yourself!
Just maybe:
"there are far-right discourses and ideological currents in China, both among nationalists and dissidents, even though supporters of the regime may consider themselves to be leftists."
And a call for the world:
"I think it’s essential to build global alliances that better integrate Chinese perspectives. The starting point would be listening to and building alliances with grassroots organisations from within China and in the diaspora.
"The Western left space is not particularly used to hearing voices that are critical of both Western imperialism and non-Western authoritarianism, as well as drawing linkages between them. Sometimes, the concern about racism and not wanting to encourage imperialist foreign policies leads to an unwillingness to engage with criticisms of the Chinese state, including those from Chinese nationals and from minoritised groups in China. "
#China #Geopolitics #Maoism #Xiism #ChenchenZhang #TNI #Internationalism
GhostOnTheHalfShell
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"A lie told once is questioned. A lie repeated often enough becomes accepted. And once it becomes 'common sense,' people stop investigating it. That is how deception survives."
~ Malcolm X
#blackhistorymonth2026 #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory @blackvoices #racism #whitesupremacy #propaganda #uspol #media #fakenews #usa #socialmedia #bipoc #blackmastodon #blackwomen #poc #MalcolmX @blackgirlnerds @politics @journalismandcomment @democracy #Palestine #Iran #Venezuela #Cuba #Minnesota #China
"A lie told once is questioned. A lie repeated often enough becomes accepted. And once it becomes 'common sense,' people stop investigating it. That is how deception survives."
~ Malcolm X
#blackhistorymonth2026 #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory @blackvoices #racism #whitesupremacy #propaganda #uspol #media #fakenews #usa #socialmedia #bipoc #blackmastodon #blackwomen #poc #MalcolmX @blackgirlnerds @politics @journalismandcomment @democracy #Palestine #Iran #Venezuela #Cuba #Minnesota #China