China in focus. Below is a link to de 3o minute video of the program. For purposes of being generally informed, it is beneficial to take note.  

Especially the defection of the chinese scientist to the US is interesting, and the silence or rather, the absence of Xi Jing Ping. 

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Southern China is still suffering from massive flooding, but Chinese media is pushing propaganda.

The Trump administration is reportedly discussing a travel ban against all Chinese communist party members. An analyst says the US is in for a cold war that might be harder than the one with the Soviet Union.

‘The Ten Prohibitions of Communist Party Members' Beliefs’, this document stipulates what is and isn't acceptable for party members—including details of their personal lives.

The US Attorney General says 80% of US economic espionage cases link back to China. He asks Americans to stand together and resist the CCP’s attempts at further influence.

And, an investigation is underway into the risk posed by two Chinese social media companies. Both of them hold vast amounts of personal data from Americans but are obliged to hand over their user data at the request of the Chinese regime.


Here is the link: 
https://invidio.us/watch?v=fKUpBw9hZRE&local=true&quality=dash&dark_mode=true&autoplay=1

Why is this important ....

For one, a dam thing. As you will be aware, it is monsoon season, and this means torrential rains for a long period of time. usually between june and september. We are no only in July, meaning just the second month. A quick reconnaissance will show you a massive area of flooding all over in southern China. 

Take a glance at a map. https://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/geo/1xarriv2.jpg
Draw a line below the yellow River, and take a look at the area South of it.  
Compare it to this map: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Chinese_provinces_GDP_PPP_compared_to_US_states_(2017).jpg

A quick and dirty I know, but gives you some reference. Consider now the GDP impact, and also the supply chain disruption flooding represents. Consider what this means for agriculture and feeding of the people ....

Going back to the first map, notice how around Wuhan there is a two way escape for flooding, plus downstream effects ....

However, we are only considering the torrential rains and flooding in a locality. However, the ground is saturated, easily displaced. Most Chinese cities do not have a drainage system. 

When we go upstream from Wuhan, tot he Tibetan plateau, one major issue was the erosion of soil, due to excessive water taking this downstream, saturating hillsides, causing hillside slides, and moving more soil downstream.  

https://www.yangtze-river-cruises.com/assets/images/china-rivers/maps/china-river-map-570.jpg

This massive wall of water has some obstructions, not the least the 3 Georges Dam. The water level behind this dam is currently thought to be 170 meters. At 175 it is red alert. At 185 the waters simply will run over the dam to the valley below. Consider the power behind it. 

Chances are simply opening the valves won' t work. The slit will settle behind the dam. Causing further upstream havoc, but most importantly, the already saturated hillside might become unstable. 

Also the fault line might be under so much pressure, it will start to react, causing displacement and earthquakes. Maybe even further damaging the Dam foundations. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Gorges_Dam
This entry especially the landslide and fault line info is troubling given the context. 

The french entry is also interesting: 
La capacité de décharge est de 116 000 m3/s

Some reports say we are now at 90.000 m3/s with all locks open. And with more rain to come. 

And we have 2 months to go. ..... Either they get it under control, or things get out of hand. 

Keep an eye on Dutchsense: https://invidio.us/watch?v=QRV-YBTbPmg
note 4.7 in China in that area .....

Sometimes shit happens in a cascading series of events ......

The risk of a disaster of a size unthinkable, I think, are in the making. And it is not the first time a dam broke. 

At any rate, taking this in, with potential consequences economically for those companies who have invested heavily into their production facilities, especially pharmaceuticals (Wuhan), couple this then with the Xi silence. The moves to buy excessive amounts of food.