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TexasTowelie

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Thu Dec 5, 2024, 09:48 PM Dec 2024

$100 Trillion Destroyed: The Cover-up of the Century; Chinese Economy & Trade; South China Sea - China Update



00:00 Introduction
00:12 Chinese Economy: Trade Frictions
04:51 South China Sea: Renewed Tensions
07:15 Scandal & Cover-up
09:48 House Committee Report: A Bigger Cover-up
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$100 Trillion Destroyed: The Cover-up of the Century; Chinese Economy & Trade; South China Sea - China Update (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2024 OP
Yes, and I think heads will roll in China, being that a lot of high-level govt reps, those in the top 1% of earners in SWBTATTReg Dec 2024 #1

SWBTATTReg

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1. Yes, and I think heads will roll in China, being that a lot of high-level govt reps, those in the top 1% of earners in
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 10:35 PM
Dec 2024

China, pumped the economy for as much as they could go, before things got too unmanageable, and the numbers coming out didn't match the often times rosy predictions. Every large economy has its share of those who 'play' the game, and try to get the numbers as high as they can, so they can benefit. In the sale of real estate, etc., everything.

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