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Chinese communists reportedly 'frustrated' and 'perplexed' at communist Cuba's resistance to free market solutions
An economic collapse in the communist controlled economy of Cuba is straining its relations with communist China resulting in an unexpected report.
Cuba experienced a massive electrical blackout due to deteriorating infrastructure and damaging embargoes from the U.S., but rather than implement free market solutions, the communist government insists on failing with ideological purity.
'The strained relationship is reflected in a precipitous drop of Chinese imports to Cuba, which went from $1.7 billion in 2017 to $1.1 billion.'
According to a report in the Financial Times, Chinese officials are exasperated with their Caribbean island compatriots. They cite economists and diplomats briefed in the situation between China and Cuba.
The sources said that China publicly supported Cuba's vertically planned economy, but in private, Chinese officials have urged the island regime to follow the Chinese economic model with market-oriented elements.
The report said Chinese officials are "perplexed and frustrated" at Cuban leaders overlooking glaring disfunction in order to perpetuate the state-run economy.
The strained relationship is reflected in a precipitous drop of Chinese imports to Cuba, which went from $1.7 billion in 2017 to $1.1 billion only five years later.
Cuba is in its fourth day without power to about 10 million residents. Communist leaders blamed U.S. embargoes for the worsening power situation, but U.S. officials denied the accusations.
"The United States is not to blame for today's blackout on the island, or the overall energy situation in Cuba," said the spokesperson for the White House National Security Council.
Some Cuban residents have protested against the government's failures by banging pots and pans while disrupting traffic.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel responded by warning that the government was "not going to allow acts of vandalism and much less alter the tranquility of our people.”
The situation is expected to deteriorate even more after Hurricane Oscar made landfall on Sunday in Cuba.
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Report: Communist China’s Spying ‘Expanded Rapidly’ Across 20 States Under Biden And Harris
Chinese Communist Party spying 'expanded rapidly' under the Biden-Harris admin, according to a congressional report released Thursday.FBI ARRESTS ANOTHER SPY: Do Democrats have a Chinese spy problem?
Linda Sun is the former deputy chief of staff to New York Governor Kathy Hochul and a former aide to former Governor Andrew Cuomo. Now, she’s facing a federal indictment for allegedly operating as an undisclosed agent of the People’s Republic of China.
Sun was arrested by the FBI at her $3.6 million home in Long Island on charges of being a foreign agent for the CCP.
Federal prosecutors believe that she schemed to advance the interests of the CCP while working in the New York state government in exchange for millions of dollars, and are charging her with failing to register as a foreign agent, visa fraud, and alien smuggling.
Her husband has also been charged in a money laundering conspiracy, which is reported to have afforded the pair their lavish lifestyle, complete with their extravagant Long Island home, a $1.9 million condo in Hawaii, and a 2024 Ferrari.
“Being an agent of the CCP really pays, apparently,” Sara Gonzales of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered” comments.
Sun reportedly blocked Taiwan from accessing Governor Hochul, altered New York State messaging to be more favorable to the CCP, removed any references to Taiwan, and ensured that New York officials did not publicly address the CCP’s persecution of the Uyghurs.
The CCP agent began her political career as chief of staff for New York State Assembly member Grace Meng, who is now a member of Congress. Meng’s father, Jimmy Meng, was the first Asian-American to be elected to the legislature in New York history.
He was later arrested for wire fraud during an FBI sting investigation.
“I’m just saying, if Linda Sun’s mentor was Grace Meng, whose father we already know was arrested for wire fraud,” Gonzales says. “It seems like all of these people are corrupt. Seems like maybe we should look into this woman who is now in Congress.”
Sun was a part of the diversity initiative under Cuomo and made it clear she didn’t believe there were enough Asian-Americans working in the government.
“I’m unsure how you can argue, how you can sit there and argue as an Asian person there isn’t enough representation in the government when you are literally Asian and you got your start working with Asians who were working in the government,” Gonzales comments.
“Make that make sense,” she adds.
Gonzales also notes that this isn’t the only time a Democrat has been outed as a Chinese spy, as Democrat Eric Swalwell was found to have had an affair with a Chinese spy.
“Democrats have kind of a big Chinese spy problem,” Gonzales says.
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Once the political seedbed for neoconservatism and global hawkishness, the GOP has tempered its foreign interventionism in favor of a national security which seeks to defeat America’s enemies before shooting guns or missiles.
Last month, former President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee released a pro-tech platform that aims to drive American innovation in the technology and cryptocurrency sectors and elevate America above its foreign adversaries without fighting more wars.
On "Zero Hour," Richard Jackson, Oklahoma's deputy attorney general for Cybersecurity, Technology, and Digital Assets, sat down with James Poulos to discuss the digital future in America and the importance of unleashing innovation to fight America’s adversaries.
Amidst an increasingly digitized and globalized world, Jackson believes the present, not only the future, is digital. And for Jackson, it’s important to know that “from a regulatory perspective, government tends to be about 20 years behind industry.”
“We're always playing catchup, and so it's necessary at the state level to become intelligent about the things that are shaping the future of not only our state but with the United States and also the world,” Jackson said.
American lawmakers must adapt to these changes in an age of rapid digitalization and globalization. Fighting endless wars in the Middle East didn’t work then, and it won’t work now.
To counter the threat from China, America must catch up and take the lead on technological innovation.
To hear more of what Richard Jackson had to say about technological innovation, cybersecurity, digital rights, China, and more, watch the full episode of "Zero Hour" with James Poulos.
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