Tagged: Hong Kong Protests

China’s Soft Underbelly – Hong Kong

Since the very early days of the Empire, Hong Kong was curved out to serve as the eastern hub of the drug empire. It was the center for opium trade settlements, and, later on, a shipping hub and the banking center for the region. The drug money infused relative prosperity of its inhabitants also served as the billboard displaying the success of the capitalist system…

Hong Kong – The Battleground for the Hegemony of Dollar

Whatever is going on in the world, and in particular in Hong Kong, must be seen in contest of the US dollar, and its hegemony in the global economy. Since China is posing a mortal threat to the supremacy of dollar, it should be ready for more, a lot more — Challenges to dollar have never gone unanswered….