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Chinese Gold Imports Soar To Monthly Record On Insatiable Demand

In what must be an inexplicable move to momentum-chasers everywhere, as gold continued to decline in price in March, and long before its targeted smash in April, China was not backing off its gold purchases of the yellow product. Quite … Continue reading

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US to arm Syrian rebels: Putin’s rebuke, Chinese “peace plan” mar Netanyahu’s Chinese trip

Negative diplomatic ricochets are pursuing Israel in the aftermath of its air force attacks on Syria. In the first place, they are seen to have had no effect on Hizballah’s successful military intervention on the side of the Assad regime … Continue reading

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China expanding submarine, missile forces with advanced systems

China is building two new classes of missile submarines in addition to the eight nuclear missile submarines and six attack submarines being deployed as part of an arms buildup that analysts say appears to put Beijing on a war footing. … Continue reading

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Yuan World Order

The pieces are falling into place quickly. There are three ways to take down the United States: 1. Replace the US Dollar as the world’s reserve currency. This stops the Federal Reserve’s control of the Treasury’s printing presses. 2. Overthrow … Continue reading

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US raises nuclear alert to DEFCON 3. China mobilizes, masses troops on North Korean border

Friday, April 12, the US raised its nuclear alert status to DEFCON 3, Condition Yellow (out of 5 levels), stating “There are currently no imminent nuclear threats against the United States at this time, however the situation is considered fluid … Continue reading

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China confirms military exercises near N. Korean border

By Bill Gertz China’s military and defense ministry on Sunday confirmed that military forces in a border region near North Korea conducted live-fire drills amid tensions between North Korea and the United States. The Pentagon, meanwhile, canceled a planned test … Continue reading

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Time to Convert Fiat Currencies to Gold – Part 1

Japanese Retirees Will Lose Up To Half Of Their Life Savings While Kyle Bass notably remarks that pinpointing the end of a 70-year debt super-cycle is naive, the combination of the resurgence of nationalism (impacting trade with China) and the … Continue reading

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China’s anger at North Korea overcomes worry over U.S. stealth flights

A show of force by U.S. stealth jets over the Korean Peninsula after talk of war by Pyongyang has caused only minor concern in China, a measure of Beijing’s belief that the North is to blame for the tensions and … Continue reading

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BILL GERTZ: CHINA MOBILIZING TROOPS, JETS NEAR KOREA

China has placed military forces on heightened alert in the northeastern part of the country as tensions mount on the Korean peninsula following recent threats by Pyongyang to attack, U.S. officials said. Reports from the region reveal the Chinese People’s … Continue reading

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Game of Drones

China’s military is expanding its unmanned aerial vehicle forces with a new Predator-like armed drone and a new unmanned combat aircraft amid growing tensions with neighbors in Asia, according to U.S. intelligence officials. New unarmed drone deployments include the recent … Continue reading

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Two South Korean Banks Hacked – ATMs Down

What would be the best way to instill fear into a society without firing a shot? Steal their money through a new “tax” as in Cyprus? Shut down ATMs due to “computer problems” or hacker attacks? The recent series of … Continue reading

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What Happens to A Stock Exchange Without Federal Reserve POMO Manipulation?

The Federal Reserve’s POMO policy has been artificially driving up the US stock exchanges for years. The NYSE is reaching new highs daily (not adjusted for inflation) without any supporting financial data. The volume of stocks sold (normally known as … Continue reading

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D.C. to Beijing: Stand Down on Cyber – Bill Gertz

Under pressure from American industry to curb Chinese cyber attacks, White House national security adviser Thomas Donilon warned China on Monday that the United States will defend its computer networks from the attacks. Donilon said U.S. businesses share serious concerns “about sophisticated, … Continue reading

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America: Bought and Sold to China

As the government continues to redistribute the middle class into a new world order, this does not mean that the looters in charge are not going to rape the country’s resources prior to the impending economic collapse. This “China Deal” … Continue reading

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PLA ‘sinks’ US Carrier in DF-21D Missile Test in Gobi Desert

The People’s Liberation Army has successfully sunk a US aircraft carrier, according to a satellite photo provided by Google Earth, reports our sister paper Want Daily — though the strike was a war game, the carrier a mock-up platform and … Continue reading

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Beijing War Preparations

United States intelligence agencies recently detected China’s military shifting road-mobile ballistic missiles closer to its southern coast near the disputed Senkaku Islands amid growing tensions between Beijing and Japan over the islands dispute. U.S. defense officials said the movements are … Continue reading

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ERIC SPROTT: THE US GOVERNMENT MAY BE EXPORTING GERMAN GOLD TO CHINA!

Eric [Sprott] pointed out that the US government exported 30% of US annual gold production to Hong Kong in December alone, and stated that as there is no excess gold available in the US, all of his analysis suggests that the US … Continue reading

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The Economic Impact of a War Between Japan & China

From YouTube: A major conflict between the region’s two largest economies would not only impose a harsh dilemma on U.S. diplomats, but also have a significant impact on the entire global economy. It is in every nation’s best interest that … Continue reading

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Is China Mobilizing For A War With Japan?

  We don’t know if it merely a coincidence that a story has emerged discussing a Chinese mobilization in response to the ongoing territorial feud with Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands (and the proximal massive gas field) the very week that … Continue reading

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Russian Flyover Prompts Japanese Fighter Jet Scramble As Abe Opens Second “Disputed Island” Front

While the collapse in China-Japan foreign relations (and subsequently, and much more importantly, trade) over a handful of islands in the East China Sea and strategically located near potentially vast maritime oil and gas reserves is by now well-known to … Continue reading

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China Imports Record Amount Of Gold In December On Price Drop

Back in December, as always happens every year for the past 3, a margin call driven liquidation wave pushed the price of the gold to multi-month lows, providing merely yet another lowball buying opportunity (for which let’s all thank John … Continue reading

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Japan Warns It May Fire On Chinese Aircraft Over Disputed Islands; China Retorts: “There Will Be No Second Shot”

A week ago we reported that following what China said was a response to counter “Japanese military aircraft disrupting the routine patrols of Chinese administrative aircraft” over the East China Sea, the world’s most populous country (and one which has the largest, 2.25 … Continue reading

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The War Clock Is Ticking

Bill Gertz has outlined preparations for war  below by China and Russia. What is the United States’ response? The Obama administration instead is seeking deep cuts in U.S. nuclear forces as part of President Barack Obama’s policy of seeking the … Continue reading

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Japan and China step up drone race as tension builds over disputed islands

Drones have taken centre stage in an escalating arms race between China and Japan as they struggle to assert their dominance over disputed islands in the East China Sea. China is rapidly expanding its nascent drone programme, while Japan has begun preparations to purchase an … Continue reading

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Powering China’s Military with US Tax Dollars

China’s purchase of a United States high-technology battery maker will boost Beijing’s military forces and satellites and threaten the security of U.S. electrical power and communications grids, according former national security officials. The Obama administration is currently reviewing the sale … Continue reading

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Chinese ASAT Missile Test Looms – Bill Gertz

China’s military is set to conduct a strategic anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test sometime this month, according to a report reaching the United States from China. Gregory Kulacki, a researcher at the Union of Concerned Scientists, stated in a blog postFriday that … Continue reading

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Chinese Cyberattack Continues

The Department of Homeland Security warned Internet Explorer users this week about a new software flaw used in remote cyber attacks as Microsoft issued an advisory on the embattled browser’s software hole. The response followed reports in the Free Beacon revealing that hackers linked to … Continue reading

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China: No. 1 Cyber Threat – Bill Gertz

China’s government carried out numerous cyber attacks against United States government and private sector computers this year and has emerged as the most significant threat in cyberspace, according to a congressional commission report made public Wednesday. “In 2012, Chinese state-sponsored … Continue reading

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China Gold Reserves “Too Small” – Ensure “National Economic and Financial Safety”

From GoldCore Gold Bullion China Gold Reserves “Too Small” – Ensure “National Economic and Financial Safety” Today’s AM fix was USD 1,724.50, EUR 1,353.08, and GBP 1,085.21 per ounce. Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,724.75, EUR 1,360.86, and GBP 1,091.39 per … Continue reading

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Congressional Report: Chinese government-controlled enterprises threaten U.S., world economy

BY: Bill Gertz China’s government-controlled enterprises are targeting the U.S. market and pose a threat to U.S. companies, free markets, and fair trade, according to a forthcoming report by a congressional Chinese commission. “The Chinese system of state capitalism or ‘capitalism … Continue reading

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SILVER DEMAND IN CHINA FOR WEALTH PROTECTION TO CLIMB TO RECORD 7,700 TONS

Bloomberg reports that Chinese silver demand is set to climb nearly 10% next year as investors look to preserve their wealth. Although China as the 2nd largest world economy may be in an economic slump, investors are seeking out silver as … Continue reading

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Jim Rickards – Currency Wars Simulation

As we all sit in angst, watching the metals trade tick-by-tick, I have something rather timely for you. I want to thank Dr. Dave Janda for making me aware of this video. It was posted to YouTube on Saturday but … Continue reading

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China, China, Everywhere; But Not A Drop Of QE To Drink

With this evening’s news that Japan and the USA are ‘backing down’ from a planned ‘joint security drill’ to recapture a remote ‘uninhabited’ island in Okinawa province (apparently amid concerns of backlash from Beijing); and chatter of the PBoC gauging demand for reverse repos (instead of … Continue reading

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AUSTRALIAN GOLD SALES TO CHINA SOAR 900%

GOLD has soared past coal as Australia’s second most valuable physical export to China, with sales up a whopping 900 per cent for the first eight months of the year, bringing in $4.1 billion. Chinese buyers are hoarding the precious … Continue reading

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Analysis: China’s currency foray augurs geopolitical strains

“It’s our currency and your problem,” U.S. Treasury Secretary John Connally famously said of the dollar in 1971. More than 40 years later, China is doing something about it. Fed up with what it sees as Washington’s malign neglect of the dollar, … Continue reading

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Chinese Black Swan: PAY BACK THE MONEY!

Score 1 For Japan As Chinese Protest At US Embassy In Beijing Between the anti-Japanese tensions and the converging dominance of the Japanese with the Chinese to our fiscal status quo, it seems the Chinese are increasingly pushing the US hand to supporting the … Continue reading

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Name The New Reserve Currency: China Imports More Gold In 2012 Than All ECB Holdings

The last time we looked at monthly Chinese imports of gold from Hong Kong in 2012, the comparable country in question was Portugal (whose citizens, if not central bank, incidentally have run out of gold to sell), because that is whose total gold … Continue reading

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From Hard Landing To Train Crash, All Chinese Indicators Have Slammed On The Brakes

As Robin might say “Riddle me this Batman”: how can a country, supposedly growing its economy at over 7%, with factory output up over 9%, manage all of this superlative production while rail traffic is shrinking at almost 5.4% annually? More…

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China Stocks Drop To Fresh Post-2009 Lows Following Plunge In Industrial Company Profits

Today the Chinese stock market did something unthinkable: it plunged to fresh post 2009 lows on news so bad they would have been enough to send the stock markets of such “developed” bizarro economies as the US and Europe limit … Continue reading

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Hong Kong shares slide to two-week closing low, China weak

The Hang Seng Index shed 0.5 percent to 19,963, closing below the 20,000 mark for the first time since Aug. 6. “It’s a given that earnings for Chinese companies are going to be bad, but the prospects for recovery are … Continue reading

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