The United States has been making effort to refocus its military, trade and
economic ties with the part of the world that is actually still growing -
Southeast Asia. But as ever it is not as simple as that because Barack
Obama, the US president, has been touring Southeast Asian nations, trying to
persuade them to join a trade-free agreement called the Trans-Pacific
Partnership. The catch is that the agreement excludes China.
Who's
Comments= Radicals Islamist, Chinese, and Russian fascists are enemies of
freedom, prosperity, and humanity. They must go. Western civilization is
going global. Our empire exists in the hearts and mind of every ambitious,
freedom loving/seeking person, and doesn't need. Thailand needs to pick a
side and a future. Do they want to be a Chinese prison state, or a free,
western-backed commonwealth. Smart investors will flee Hong Kong long before
2050. Truly wise investors are already safely in Singapore.
Hong Kong downturn hits luxury stores
China has announced its opening up its economy to more
private investment. The country's economic growth has been at its slowest
for three years, and the effect is being felt in its wealthy territory of
Hong Kong.
