World Rethink - Rethinking the World: July 2018

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on Tuesday, July 31, 2018

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#WR: Is President Trump pursuing a summit with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani? The initiative can be good. However, the Iranian President doesn’t have enough power to take crucial international decisions. @WSJ, @Reuters, @washingtonpost

Monday, July 30, 2018

WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on Monday, July 30, 2018

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#WR: What is happening now in relation with the program of the denuclearisation of Korean Peninsula? After the Singapore summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un, the press commented North Korean “facilities tied to its nuclear and missile programs” were expanded. @WSJ,

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#WR: From nuclear plants to potato farms @WSJ posted a story about the Kim Jong Un’s visit to a potato farm. When US Secretary of State arrived to Pyongyang, the North Korean leader was visited farm areas. (“Touring North Korean Farms and Factories, Kim Jong Un Signals a Shift.”)

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#WR: The North Korean propaganda changed after Singapore summit. @WSJ wrote “In an abrupt shift following months of visits to military-related sites, Mr. Kim has made a series of publicized trips to remote factories and farms and other symbols of the daily welfare of his people.”

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Sunday, July 29, 2018

WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on Sunday, July 29, 2018

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#WR: Tentacle of Chinese Dragon in Quintuco, Argentina! @nytimes posted a story titled “From a Space Station in Argentina, China Expands Its Reach in Latin America” by Ernesto Londoño where explains about a 16-story-tall parabolic antenna built by China in the Patagonia region.

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#WR: The giant Chinese antenna that started to operate in March plays “a pivotal role in China’s audacious expedition to the far side of the Moon – an endeavor that Argentine officials say they are elated to support” according to @nytimes. What Washington thinks about this issue?

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#WR: Is the Chinese space station in Argentina also a Chinese military base? @nytimes says that the workers at a housing site in Bajada del Agrio, in Neuquen province, the closest town to the space station see the activities of the station like a military base.” Is true/false?

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#WR: Quintuco’s space station in Argentine territory working together with two other Chinese stations located in China give the possibility of 24 hours spatial activity and maybe other operations because the Argentine station is under the Chinese rules. @nytimes @BBC_Mundo

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#WR: Mystery behind agreement to build Chinese space station. @nytimes and a story of @BBC of 2016 remark the agreement between China and previous Argentine authorities to build a space station in the Patagonia has “secret conditions” that also the current authorities don’t know.

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#WR: While U.S. dreams in "America First", China is building foundation next door. The story of New York Time about the deals of China to build an space station in Argentina is not the first related to the Chinese efforts to spread presence across American continent. @nytimes

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Saturday, July 28, 2018

WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on Saturday, July 28, 2018

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#WR: Europeans are more interested in Donald Trump than the own Americans. During the last two weeks after Helsinki summit, the European media is full of news, comments and opinions about President Trump and his possible future relations with Russians. @FAZ_Politik @SZ_Politik

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#WR: Gloomy days of Facebook. @Reuters wrote “The sudden new pessimism surrounding Facebook has overshot reality. Forecasts of reduced growth and margins wiped nearly 20 percent, or about $120 billion" of its market valuation after it reported second-quarter earnings this week.

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#WR: Summer, hot and dry summer and again wildfire! @Reuters wrote that in Redding, 162 miles north of Sacramento, Northern California, “a monster wildfire” destroyed hundreds of buildings and pushed risk thousand of residents away from their homes. Nine people reported missed.

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#WR: More U.S. farms are suffering the tariffs war. @WSJ wrote “U.S. almond farmers are reeling Chinese tariffs.” According to the news, the China's tariffs add a 50% tax to almond prices they come from California. Chinese buyers are looking for almonds from Australia and Africa.

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