The Pentagon wants to improve bases in Guam and Australia to counter China following a review of U.S. military resources around the globe. The Global Posture Review (GPR), of which an unclassified version is set to be released later on Monday, “directs additional cooperation with allies and partners who advance initiatives that contribute to regional […]
China faces a very serious and very real boycott at the Olympic Games. The Olympic Committee awarded China as the host country and claims that politics isn’t its business; other governments need to handle that. Boycotts are under serious consideration in the United States, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, and the European Union via Lithuania. If […]
China’s internet regulator has ordered the operators of a major ride-hailing app, Didi Chuxing, to delist from the New York Stock Exchange, in an ongoing government crackdown on the country’s technology sector, international media reports said on Friday. The Cyberspace Administration has ordered Didi Global Inc to devise a plan to delist, out of concerns the […]
The U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) sailed through the Taiwan Strait in a routine operation on Tuesday. The transit sparked anger from the Communist Chinese government, which considers Taiwan its territory, and it characterized the U.S. warship’s actions as a provocative act. The U.S. 7th Fleet announced the USS Milius’ […]
As Congress advances a set of bills to protect against Beijing’s efforts to subvert American democracy, China is using our system of government to block and tackle. On November 12, Reuters reported that Chinese officials have been pressuring American companies, executives, and trade groups to lobby against the legislation, threatening to reduce their share of […]
As soon as the People’s Republic of China was established in 1949, China and the Middle East faced a series of challenges. In recent years, China’s influence in the region has expanded due to its economic interests in energy, trade, infrastructure construction, and diplomatic contacts with the region’s countries. This is linked to President Xi […]
A rising chorus of analysts now describe China as a “peaking power”—one that might take greater risks to revise the international order before its strategic window of opportunity closes. They cite the country’s aging population , slowing economy , and hostile external environment as evidence that time is no longer on China’s side. The “fear of decline,” they […]
Hundreds of Chinese maritime militia vessels are operating in contested areas of the South China Sea on a consistent basis, according to a new U.S. think tank report that says this poses a significant challenge to “maritime order rooted in international law.” The Washington, D.C.,-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), says that for […]
The world is not responding well to the so-called “plandemic”. The important thing is not whether the global disease, as said by Judy Mikovits to have been developed under the supervision of Fauci, was actually intended to do all this. The public thinks it was because governments haven’t work carefully to earn public trust. Even […]
“China has won the artificial intelligence battle with the United States and is heading towards global dominance because of its technological advances”. When the Pentagon’s former software chief Nick Chaillan made this claim, it felt as if the whole world had come crashing down. The whole episode gave rise to the debate about who’s ahead […]
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Hi Craig, I have really missed your daily shot of history fun facts, and was hoping you might start up again, at least once in a while.
Posted by Naomi Baltuck | May 21, 2012, 11:24Sorry for the delay, and glad you enjoyed this one. I also did one for May 7th today, and will do one extra each day until I catch up the missing days.
Posted by Craig Hill | May 21, 2012, 22:37Hurray!
Posted by Naomi Baltuck | May 22, 2012, 17:04I echo the comment above – been missing the history! This photo of Amelia looks a little like Zara Phillips to me.
Posted by tripwheels | May 21, 2012, 19:05I can always count on Craig for a dose of history!
Posted by Aj b33m3R | May 21, 2012, 22:56So happy to see another history post, it’s been awhile. Incidentally, I found your post on the ginger very informative.
Wonder where Earhart went down at? I thought that not long ago they found a plane in a jungle and were investigating as to whether or not it was Earhart’s. Guess it wasn’t, because I never heard anymore about it. Enjoyed the post!
Posted by J. G. Burdette | May 22, 2012, 00:52now that’s a woman i would have liked to have a pint (or more) with. courage.
Posted by pdlyons | May 22, 2012, 02:43Wonderful … to be free from all that China – it’s interesting to some degree … articles like this is what you’re so good on .. and I have missed them too. This was a remarkable woman – and there is plenty more of us … only that they aren’t getting notices.
Posted by viveka | May 22, 2012, 04:19I now have to divide my time between history and China… and my favourite Swedish reader 🙂
Posted by Craig Hill | May 22, 2012, 14:39Thank you so much …. I’m not the only one that has been missing the “old” you!
Posted by viveka | May 22, 2012, 18:00