“Tsinghua’s rapid plant construction threatens to flood the semiconductor market and sink prices, following a pattern set by Chinese makers of liquid crystal displays, solar panels and other commoditized technologies.”
“US, Dutch, British, Danish and German governments have been funding the White Helmets, a non-governmental organization, through proxies for around five years.”
Read more: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-06-14/us-officially-resumes-funding-white-helmets-syria
“The two Democrats want their amendment added to the Senate’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which sets military policy for the next fiscal year.”
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senators-move-block-trump-removing-us-troops-south/story?id=55866351
“So, where are we? We are back to where we were before Trump initiated his series of angry outbursts, insults, and threats against North Korea. North Korea still has its nuclear weapons and is promising to get rid of them sometime into the future.”
Read more: https://www.fff.org/2018/06/15/the-big-obstacle-to-peace-in-korea/
“The three-year-long, U.S.-supported war on Yemen has already been devastating to Yemen’s 28 million residents. Today, it has entered a new phase—one that is described by the United Nations and U.S. lawmakers as ‘catastrophic.'”
Read more: http://inthesetimes.com/article/21212/Yemen-Port-United-States-Saudi-Arabia-starvation-war-Hudaydah
“The German company Adidas may provide shoes for players forced to switch last minute as recent EU law has sought to shield EU companies from American sanctions on Iran.”
“Unfortunately, a very strong faction in Washington doesn’t support any peace agreement and instead seeks to overthrow the DPRK government.”
Read more: https://original.antiwar.com/Reese_Erlich/2018/06/12/a-deal-with-north-korea-dont-blow-it-this-time/
“Despite condemnations from China, the US continues to sell advanced weapons to the island under the Taiwan Relations Act for its self-defense against a much bigger Chinese military.”
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/12/asia/us-taiwan-de-facto-embassy-china-intl/index.html
“Trump approved expanded military operations against al-Shabab in early 2017, leading to an increase in U.S. military personnel to more than 500 and the launch of dozens of drone strikes. ”
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/06/09/1-us-soldier-killed-4-wounded-in-somalia-attack.html
“Trump reportedly invoked the War of 1812 to suggest that Canada might be a national security threat.”
Read more: https://www.vox.com/world/2018/6/7/17435174/trump-trudeau-war-1812-history