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New Law allows Australia to scrap China Belt and Road plans
Australia can now veto plans between foreign governments and its states and territories, stymying China’s BRI hopes.
Under new laws, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's government can block or curtail foreign involvement in a broad range of sectors [File: Mick Tsikas/Third Party via Reuters]
9 Dec 2020
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has new powers to veto or scrap agreements that state governments reach with foreign powers under laws that could stymie China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Australia and further inflame tensions between the trading partners.
The laws passed by Parliament on Tuesday will give the foreign minister the ability to stop new and previously signed agreements between overseas governments and Australia’s eight states and territories, and with bodies such as local authorities and universities.
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Morrison’s government will be able to block or curtail foreign involvement in a broad range of sectors such as infrastructure, trade cooperation, tourism, cultural collaboration, science, health and education, including university research partnerships. An early target is likely to be an agreement the Victoria state government signed in 2018 to join President Xi Jinping’s signature infrastructure-building BRI.
The laws could further worsen ties between Australia and its largest trading partner, which have been in free fall since April, when the prime minister called for an independent probe into the origins of the coronavirus. Beijing has since inflicted a range of trade reprisals, including imposing crippling tariffs on Australian barley and wine while blocking coal shipments.
Relations hit a fresh low last week when a Chinese diplomat tweeted an image purporting to show an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child. After Morrison called for an apology for the “repugnant” post, a senior Chinese Foreign Ministry official dismissed the demand, questioning whether the Australian leader “lacks a sense of right and wrong.”
A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs late Tuesday urged Canberra to take “an objective and logical view on the ‘Belt and Road’ initiative and refrain from creating obstacles that prevent normal communication between China and Australia.”
Mounting Concerns
Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews told reporters last week his government wasn’t considering withdrawing from its BRI agreement due to the worsening ties, the Australian Associated Press reported.
China’s cooperation with Victoria on BRI has brought benefits to both sides, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said in August. “Australia should have an objective view of such cooperation and BRI, and not set up impediments for China-Australia cooperation.”
Beyond the BRI deal signed by Victoria, which aims to increase Chinese participation in new infrastructure projects, the law may allow the federal government to review and overturn memorandums of understanding between Beijing and the governments of Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania in sectors ranging from investment, science cooperation and access to the Antarctic.
The states and territories have at least 130 agreements across 30 nations that could be affected by the new law, according to Morrison. The law will establish a public register to provide transparency to the foreign minister’s decisions and states and territories will be given three months to deliver a stock-take of their existing agreements.
Partnerships between Australian universities and Beijing-sponsored bodies could be scrapped. There is mounting concern in intelligence circles about China’s influence in universities, and a program under which academics sign over intellectual property rights to their work in return for research grants, the Australian newspaper reported in April.
Under the law, Morrison won’t be able to scrap deals between state governments and commercial companies or state-owned enterprises. That means the lease of a strategic port in Darwin, used by the U.S. military, to a Chinese company by the Northern Territory government in 2015 could not be overturned.
It’s the latest move by the government to safeguard national interests. Morrison also plans to toughen foreign investment screening, regardless of the size of the deal, for sectors such as telecommunications, energy and technology.https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/12/9/australia-2
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/12/9/australia-2
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Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell Screamed About Russia for Four Years – But He Was Cozy With a Chinese Spy
BY BRYAN PRESTON DEC 08, 2020 8:45 PM ET
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) spent the entire (first?) Trump term screaming that the president was cozy with, even a puppet of, Russia and Vladimir Putin. Swalwell practically based his entire presidential run on the tale, even after the Mueller report cleared the president of any alleged collusion.
But as my colleague Stacey Lennox reported earlier today, Rep. Swalwell has a compromising Chinese connection.
Accused Chinese spy Christine Fang successfully targeted several Bay Area Democrats including Swalwell for several years. Her connection to him was deeper than most; according to Axios, which broke the story, Fang engaged in fundraising for Swalwell.
The spy case became so serious and widespread — Fang reportedly slept with more than one of her targets — the FBI stepped in to stop her. She fled the country in 2015 and cut off contact with her dupes.
Donald Trump Jr. has been hammering Swalwell for swallowing Fang’s duplicitous help while later blaming Russia — not China, which actually inserted a spy into his campaign operation — of all manner of evil.
Swalwell (D-Calif.), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, has been a fierce critic of Trump’s during the Russia probe and beyond, and Donald Trump Jr. tweeted about the story repeatedly Tuesday.
He even said, without providing evidence, that Swalwell was ‘sleeping’ with the alleged spy.
‘So Rep Swalwell who spent years saying I was an agent of Russia was literally sleeping with a Chinese spy at the time. You can’t make this stuff up. How can this compromised individual/moron continue to sit on an intelligence committee?’ he asked.
The Axios report doesn’t allege that Swalwell actually slept with Fang, and Swalwell, who was single at the time, denies he did. She did allegedly sleep with at least two mayors, according to the report. One elderly mayor claimed he was teaching her English.
The Mueller report doesn’t allege that any of the Trumps colluded with Russia. In fact, Mueller’s findings include the key conclusion that neither Donald Trump nor any other American colluded with any Russians or agents of Russia to manipulate the 2016 election.
That hasn’t stopped Swalwell from accusing Trump of collusion anyway, nor has it slowed him down from casting Russia — but not China — as a dangerous foe.
Swalwell sits on the House Intelligence Committee. He is in a position to know that by intention, by skill level, and by sheer economic might, China is a far more dangerous foe than Russia could even hope to be. He is in a position to know, for instance, about China’s insidious Thousand Talents Plan, which has successfully recruited some 7,000 American and other Western scientists to work in some capacity to advance China’s military technology. Russia has no such program, and could not afford one. China has reportedly spent about $2 trillion on the TTP.
Has Swalwell deliberately deflected attention away from China, and toward Russia, because of his past association with an accused Chinese spy? It’s a serious question that demands a serious investigation to obtain a serious answer.
FLASHBACK: In July 2020, Swalwell Complains Trump Admin Is Warning Americans Of Chinese Interference Threat.
It's all starting to make sense!!! pic.twitter.com/BYTFVnyPee
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) December 8, 2020
It’s the democrat playbook to accuse others of doing all the things you’re actually doing. This should be no surprise anymore. https://t.co/5qrpXzlp8k
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) December 8, 2020
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/bryan-preston/2020/12/08/democrat-rep-eric-swalwell-screamed-about-russia-for-four-years-but-he-was-cozy-with-a-chinese-spy-n1198444
Yeah he was a total twit, now we know why he was pussywhipped. kek
When are the masses going to finally wake up, to what's going on…
Every day I now pray for all of us.
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Texas Drops BOMBSHELL Lawsuit Challenging ELECTION as Congress Rejects Biden as President-Elect!!!
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★★★ A NEW CONSERVATIVE AGE IS RISING ★★★ Texas Drops a BOMBSHELL Lawsuit Challenging the ELECTION Results as a Congressional Committed Rejects Biden as President-Elect! In this video, we’re going to look at the amazing lawsuit filed by the attorney general of Texas, how it plays into Rudy Giuliani’s strategy for President Trump’s reelection, and how a congressional committee failed to pass a resolution acknowledging Sleepy Joe Biden as president-elect; you are NOT going to want to miss this!
https://choiceclips.whatfinger.com/2020/12/09/texas-drops-bombshell-lawsuit-challenging-election-as-congress-rejects-biden-as-president-elect/
Bakes not quiet sure of what this is because Im not doing yootoobe atm but it looks interdasting
Supreme Court rejects Injunctive relief (NOT THE CASE) on voter fraud by Mike Kelly… and the case is still pending in front of the court
🚨IMPORTANT POINT REPORTERS ARE MISSING IN PA SUIT:
The Supreme Court only denied emergency injunctive relief. In the order, it did NOT deny cert.@MikeKellyPA’s suit is still pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.https://t.co/UNMZeuiDVy
— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) December 8, 2020
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BREAKING – U.S. Supreme Court will hear Texas' lawsuit against Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin over potential voter fraud. The case was added to the Supreme Court docket today. pic.twitter.com/BzSsct1Pq9
— Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) December 8, 2020
The Supreme Court rejected a Republican-led attempt to overturn the election results showing a win for @JoeBiden.https://t.co/RcGuoG6wrd
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) December 8, 2020
It’s off to the Supreme Court!
— George Papadopoulos (@GeorgePapa19) December 8, 2020
THE SUPREME COURT HAS ACCEPTED THE CASE FROM TEXAS
PREPARE FOR FOUR MORE YEARS OF TRUMP!!!!
— Christian Walker (@ChristianWalk1r) December 8, 2020
https://generaldispatch.whatfinger.com/supreme-court-rejects-pa-case-on-voter-fraud-case-by-mike-kelly-but-they-will-hear-the-texas-case/
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Snyder was a busy man.
https://twitter.com/CodeMonkeyZ/status/1336624493276479495
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8 visits to China in 8 years! He saved Detroit, saying "China's role is indispensable."
2018-09-24 22:46
While U.S. President Donald Trump is brandishing a tariff stick around the world, the governor of a U.S. state is bucking the trend and seeking cooperation in China at a special time for U.S.-China economic and trade relations in an effort to break through Trump's "tariff taboo." He is Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder.
On September 15, local time, Snyder arrived in China for his eighth and final visit to China. During his eight years as governor, Snyder led Michigan's major economic and trade delegations to China almost every year. First Financial Reporter learned that during the 10-day visit to China, Snyder and his team visited five cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin and Hangzhou.
During Snyder's visit to China, the White House announced that it would increase tariffs by 10 percent on about $200 billion of Chinese exports to the U.S. from September 24 and raise them further to 25 percent from January 1, 2019.
On September 24, China released a white paper on the facts of China-U.S. economic and trade frictions and China's position. The white paper expounds China's eight positions on China-U.S. economic and trade frictions. He also pointed out that for China and the United States, cooperation is the only correct choice, win-win situation can lead to a better future.
Michigan, the "automotive capital of North America", is lying on its own today. As a result, trade frictions between China and the United States have become an inevitable topic of Snyder's trip. Snyder's visit shows Michigan's desire to buck the trend and try to work with China to get out of the cloud of trade friction.
"As governor, I have serious concerns about the U.S.-China trade friction and hope that this is a proper solution in the short term." During his visit to Shanghai, Snyder told First Financial.
"Trade frictions have hearted Michigan."
Michigan has been the first state to suffer recently from rising trade frictions between the U.S. and China. A U.S. think tank analyzed the direct economic impact of trade frictions on U.S. states, comparing their 2017 regional gross domestic product (GDP) and international trade as a share of the state's GDP. The results showed that Michigan was the worst affected.
According to the data, the state's international trade accounted for 38.9% of the state's GDP in 2017. In addition to the foreign-dependent development model, automobiles and agriculture are the backbone of Michigan's economic development and employment. Both are precisely the "victims" of Mr. Trump's trade frictions.
In 2016, the state's agricultural exports were about $3.18 billion ($21.8 billion), mainly to Canada, Japan, China and Mexico, according to data obtained by the Michigan Department of Economic Development (MEDC), the state's investment promotion agency. It's worth noting that the state's agricultural products contribute an average of $101.2 billion a year to the state's economy, and that agriculture solves the employment problem of 22 percent of the state's population.
https://www.sohu.com/a/255888274_114986
Snyder
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/071B7700117_Dominion_555356_7.pdf
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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2016/11/10/snyder-duggan-china/93601178/
NO ONE is buying your brand of bullshit any longer!
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