Jeff Danziger for January 17, 2023

In the same way the US and Germany joined all the rest of western Europe in opposing Russian aggression in Ukraine.

Its all about the consumables.

If I were North Korean or Chinese – I might be a little bit concerned. It was only 78 years ago that the Imperial Army left those two countries – not long in Far East history.

The Chinese own Joe. There will be no resistance.

What would our grandparents and great grandparents on both sides in WW II think of this possibility being executed for real?

Feeling would be much more intense than what I feel when I see the Made In Vietnam shirts on American store shelves today.

Somebody has to.

How Many Us Corporations Are Owned By China? There were 217 companies, with a combined market capitalization of $2, when this table was last updated on October 2, 2020. A trillion dollars. China ranks as the third largest country by the number of state-owned enterprises (SOEs). The US stock market. Indexes on exchanges. (I looked it up and copied/pasted this)

Stunning encapsulation of history. Thanks.

Devil’s Advocate: China likely remembers all too well Japan’s Unit 731.

Politics can be devious. In WWII, Japan and Germany were our arch enemies but now are two of our staunchest allies while Russia and China were our allies but now are our de facto enemies.

“Politics makes strange bedfellows” — and so does business.

Who knows, by 2100 maybe the North & South could forgive each other for Civil War 2.0.

The Japanese remember Nanjing…does anyone else?

Er… Flags should be flown side by side even if on the same staff.