Inflection EP07: China’s Rise: From Humiliated Colony, to Global Power

Inflection is a weekly show featuring Angelo Giuliano and Brian Berletic, discussing recent headlines and in-depth discussion of topics shaping the shift from West to East and unipolarism to multipolarism.

In this episode we take a look at celebrations in China over 100 years of the Communist Party and the accomplishments of China in general over the past century – from an oppressed, humiliated colony of the West, to a global power reversing and constructively building over Western imperialism at home and abroad.

We also take a look at ongoing terrorism and atrocities carried out by the US-backed opposition in Myanmar as well as US airstrikes along the Iraqi-Syrian border.

News:

United Nations in Myanmar – UN in Myanmar Alarmed at Sharp Deterioration of Human Rights Environment:
https://myanmar.un.org/en/131929-un-m…

Reuters – Boycott and bombings mar Myanmar’s new school year:
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pa…

Myanmar Now – As spate of killings continues, anti-junta forces warn of more to come:
https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/news/a…

Myanmar Now – Snack vendor accused of acting as military informant shot dead in Insein Township:
https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/news/s…

US Department of Defense – Statement by the Department of Defense, June 27, 2021 US airstrikes on Syrian-Iraqi border:
https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Rele…

NYT – Iraq Is Caught in the Middle as U.S. and Iran Spar on Its Soil:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/wo…

Guardian – Iraq war was illegal and breached UN charter, says Annan:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/200…

Yahoo News – In leaked email, Clinton claims Saudi and Qatari governments fund ISIS:
https://news.yahoo.com/in-leaked-emai…

NYT – Behind the Sudden Death of a $1 Billion Secret C.I.A. War in Syria: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/wo…

New Yorker – The Redirection:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/20…

Main Topic:

BBC – CCP 100: Xi warns China will not be ‘oppressed’ in anniversary speech:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-c…

White House – Remarks by President Biden on America’s Place in the World:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-r…

CNN – Tibet’s first bullet train line enters service:
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/articl…

CNN – China’s latest mega-airport is officially open:
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/articl…

Aviation Voice – TOP 5 World’s Largest Aviation Markets:
https://aviationvoice.com/top-5-world…

Reuters – Exclusive: Trump administration adds China’s Comac, Xiaomi to Chinese military blacklist:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-us…

NEO – Russian-Chinese Civilian Aviation Challenges Western Duopoly:
https://journal-neo.org/2020/12/29/ru…

Space.com – China’s president calls Shenzhou 12 astronauts on space station:
https://www.space.com/china-president…

Dongfang Hour – Massive design changes for China’s super heavy rocket the Long March 9 announced by Long Lehao:
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/dongf…

ABC – A mega dam on the Great Bend of China:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-2…

TechStartUp – China wants to build a $200 billion, 8,000-mile high-speed underwater train network that connects Mainland China to the U.S.:
https://techstartups.com/2021/04/18/c…

Also check out Eric X. Li’s discussion with FCC Hong Kong: Can the Chinese Communist Party Rule for Another 100 Years?:
https://youtu.be/Jr75blwvIHo