Russians are much admired and Putin is loved by the Chinese, for good reasons. China Rising Radio Sinoland 180618

By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: Looking back at the rocky, mutually suspecting and disrespecting relations between Russia’s and China’s leaders, 1917-2000, this photo speaks volumes about the depth of Putin’s and Xi’s mutual friendship and the importance of Sino-Russian cooperation on the world stage, highlighted at last week’s SCO summit in Qingdao. They are…

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In just 7 weeks, China’s petroyuan has captured 12% of the world’s market. China Rising Radio Sinoland 180515

By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: Give me a pink Mao any day, over a green Benjamin. Downloadable SoundCloud podcast (also at the bottom of this page), as well as being syndicated on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (links below), [dropcap] A [/dropcap]mazing. On March 26th, only seven weeks ago, Baba Beijing (China’s leadership) launched its…

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