The Forgotten War That Paved the Way for Islam in Central Asia

The Muslims defeating China led to Islam being prominent in Central Asia and to paper technology leaving China and changing the world due to captured paper makers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPegSsK3l5o

The Future of Energy Has Arrived — Just Not in the U.S.

As the U.S. backs away from clean energy and limiting global warming on the president’s false belief that climate change is a hoax, China is stepping in as a leader globally, leading on the issue and selling its technologies and products to countries around the world. Despite its leadership and its massive renewable production, it still uses a lot of dirty coal. China’s clean energy partnerships around the world give it influence. The Trump-led U.S. is banking on past fuels and energy, while China is advancing into the future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENJ6UmECe1Q

How Eating Wheat vs Rice Shaped The Vast Cultural Differences Between Northern and Southern China

Societies that primarily grow rice rather than wheat tend to be more collectivist due to rice requiring more of a group effort.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THGJxJcM8IE

Trump’s been played by Xi in China deal | Justin Wolfers

Trump’s deal with China has made things less bad than they were before the meeting, but they are still way worse than they were before Trump engaged in a trade war with China.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr-gB3BNykQ

The Pentagon’s Desperate Bet to Stop China | ‪@visualeconomiken‬

China is dominant in rare earth mining and refining. Catching up on how to refine efficiently may be the hardest part. The U.S. could do this not long ago, we let it slip and are now regretting it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMgmR3dl8P8

Is China Beating Trump?

China’s stranglehold on the supply of rare earths is damaging America’s ability to build military equipment and commercial cars. So far, Trump’s trade war on China is costly with little to no reward.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXd0dTfc2Pk

We’re All Sleeping on a China-Philippines War

China uses military forces to kill the Philippines and other neighbors by a thousand cuts, slowly encroaching on national waters. China is aggressively using military forces to take territory from its neighbors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TszXa5GsIw

Trump Nervous As China Strikes Back | Jostein Hauge | TMR

One reason the U.S. is behind China in rare earth metals is that China can tell companies what to do for the good of the country, while Congress and presidents have allowed companies to chase short-term profits at the expense of the country.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNrMWJiJ3sc