310: China's Cold Wars

The Coronavirus fallout has exposed some shocking China developments that are getting very little attention right now, and they have nothing to do with COVID-19. So I bring you up to speed. Plus, the latest economic impact from the Pandemic and the plan to win Joe Biden the election. Live Stream Q&A Form (https://forms.gle/r9RbNyyN1Ux4eTfu8) Links: Documents Reveal: FBI Set Up General Flynn - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_6MT_B96qA) Chinese Ambassador Is Found Dead at Home in Israel - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/17/world/middleeast/israel-china-ambassador-du-wei.html) JPM's Kolanovic Finds Coronavirus Lockdowns "May Have Caused More Deaths Than Covid-19 Itself" | Zero Hedge (https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/jpms-kolanovic-finds-coronavirus-lockdowns-may-have-caused-more-deaths-covid-19-itself) F.D.A. Halts Coronavirus Testing Program Backed by Bill Gates - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/us/coronavirus-testing-seattle-bill-gates.html) Report: Antibody tests reveal coronavirus might have arrived in WA in December (https://mynorthwest.com/1875726/report-antibody-test-coronavirus-washington-december/) Cabot Phillips on Twitter: "Professors around America have been caught selling secret research to the Chinese Communist Regime. The national media won't cover it, so here's a thread of those who have been caught so far:" / Twitter (https://twitter.com/cabot_phillips/status/1262441045197049856?s=12) Apple rejects 'false claims' by Justice Department regarding Pensacola investigation | Appleinsider (https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/05/18/apple-responds-to-justice-department-accusations-about-penascola-investigation) Rantz: Mayor reports business to Gov. Inslee's coronavirus 'snitch list' (https://mynorthwest.com/1868705/rantz-mayor-reports-business-inslee-coronavirus-snitch-list/) Neil Ferguson's Computer Model Is Ripped To Shreds (https://www.technocracy.news/neil-fergusons-computer-model-is-ripped-to-shreds/) Uber Surges After Announcing Another 3,000 Job Cuts, Bringing Total Layoffs To A Quarter Of Its Workforce | Zero Hedge (https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/uber-surges-after-announcing-another-3000-job-cuts-bringing-total-layoffs-quarter-its) President Xi Pledges $2 Billion As US Slams WHO: "You're One Reason Why This Outbreak Spun Out Of Control" | Zero Hedge (https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/xi-supports-who-probe-covid-origins-vows-share-vaccine-world-who-keynote) Lynnwood Times on Twitter: "For those individuals that refuse to cooperate with contact tracers and/or refuse testing, will not be allowed to leave their homes to purchase basic necessities such as groceries and/or prescriptions. https://t.co/Mx30f0MwoQ" / Twitter (https://twitter.com/LynnwoodTimes/status/1260429498966847494?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Stock market today: Dow surges more than 900 points in best day since early April amid hope for coronavirus vaccine (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/17/stock-futures-up-after-powell-says-economy-could-recover-some-this-year.html) Bill de Blasio says anyone who tries to swim at a NYC beach will be ‘taken right out of the water’ and fences may go up – The US Sun (https://www.the-sun.com/news/847367/bill-de-blasio-anyone-swim-nyc-beach-taken-right-out/) Trump vaccine czar forgoes $3M windfall as ex-firm’s stock soars - New York Daily News (https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-moderna-vaccine-trump-slaoui-moncef-elizabeth-warren-20200518-aua4tkcy4vexlcl4fgppqhyfeu-story.html) Colorado amends coronavirus death count - says fewer have died of COVID-19 than previously reported | Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/us/colorado-lowers-coronavirus-death-count) Did the Fed Just Knowingly Trigger a Housing Market Crisis? (https://www.ccn.com/did-the-fed-just-wittingly-trigger-a-housing-market-crash/) Fed chair: "There's no limit" to coronavirus stimulus response - Axios (https://www.axios.com/jerome-powell-coronavirus-stimulus-response-d94cd03a-af34-4f30-a620-e5ccc03c28cf.html) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpkxfnfi-es&feature=share) Powell says a full economic recovery may not happen without a vaccine (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/17/powell-says-a-full-economic-recovery-may-not-happen-without-a-vaccine.html) Democratic governors hit with flurry of legal challenges to coronavirus lockdowns - POLITICO (https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/17/democratic-governors-coronavirus-lockdown-legal-challenges-261428) Biden's Virtual Campaign Is a Disaster - The Atlantic (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/bidens-virtual-campaign-disaster/611698/) Biden: We're In A Pandemic That Has Cost Us More Than 85,000 Jobs, Millions Of People | Video | RealClearPolitics (https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/05/14/biden_were_in_a_pandemic_that_has_cost_us_more_than_85000_jobs_millions_of_people.html) Biden struggles badly during "virtual roundtable" as gaffes continue to pile up | Disrn (https://disrn.com/news/biden-struggles-badly-during-virtual-round-table-as-gaffes-continue-to-pile-up) Apple and Google clash with health officials over virus-tracking apps - The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/05/15/app-apple-google-virus/) Fannie-Freddie Forbearance Rule Sows Fears of Mortgage Hangover (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fannie-freddie-forbearance-rule-sows-100000668.html)