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  • TFTC: Borscht vs Jiaozi

    Thoughts from the Chairman.......Although China and Russia certainly have overlapping geostrategic interests, and have proclaimed that they have a friendship without limits, these are not the same countries, and these are not the same political systems.  Each leader has his own unique style and each

  • TFTC: Friendlies before the World Cup

    China has spent the last thirty years laser focused on modernizing the military, with one goal in mind, to catch up to the United States and its allies and partners.  However, the armed wing of the Communist Party, the People’s Liberation Army, hasn’t fought a war since the 1979/1980s border war

  • Thoughts from the Chairman

    Thoughts from the ChairmanSeries IntroductionIntroductionThe “Thoughts from the Chairman” series is intended to be thought provoking and encourage discussions, but is in no way meant to be authoritative.  In some cases, the “Thoughts” will be complete works of fiction, though based on years of