Hong Kong protesters are prepared to confront the police--to endure injury, to suffer tear gas--to press their case. Perhaps not as eloquent as Thomas Jefferson, but no less as powerful a declaration of liberty, if not outright independence. #China has no power over these people--which may mean #Beijing has already lost Hong Kong. Independence may be an inevitability. https://www.oann.com/frontline-view-making-the-case-for-violence-in-hong-kong-protests/ #news #HongKong #protests

#Italy's Democratic Party (PD) is looking to outflank Matteo Salvini by forming a new governing coalition with the ruling 5-Star Movement for the remaining 3 years before the next regular elections. The driving force behind this is the fragile state of the Italian economy and...See more

The game is #economy chicken. #China is allowing its export sector to weaken to frustrate President Trump's tariff pressures, despite not having success stimulating consumer demand internally. China is gambling on a recession preventing Trump's re-election. In the meantime...See more