The Crushing of Light

December 31, 1991 excerpts from the "Los Angeles Times" re the fall of the USSR, the PRC in the afternath December 31, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3161762/china-says-it-has-hypersonic-missiles-heat-seeking-tech-years?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

December 30, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from "The Oshkosh Northwestern" (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) Two articles re the PRC from this paper - one about China - the PRC - agreeing to sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty - the other about a peasant family having enough TNT to cause an explosion which topped 96 buildings -  December 30, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3161596/chinese-internet-users-pay-tribute-wuhan-doctor-li-wenliang?module=storypackage&pgtype=homepage

December 29, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Kansas City Star" (Kansas City, Missouri) December 28, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Why China reacted so strongly to its Tiangong space station’s near-misses with Elon Musk’s satellites | South China Morning Post (scmp.com)

December 28, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from "The Sydney Morning Herald" (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) December 28, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3161330/china-asks-us-stop-elon-musks-satellites-approaching-its-space?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

December 27, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Miami Herald" (Miami, Florida) December 27, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com).  Thanks, George. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3161178/nimble-chinese-satellite-grabs-hi-res-images-us-city-seconds?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

December 26, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Star Phoenix" (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) December 26, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3161085/revamped-turkic-states-group-adds-extreme-uncertainty-chinas?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

December 25, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The News & Observer" (Raleigh, North Carolina) A "Chinese intellectual" - unnamed - is "quoted" - touting the superior child care advantages for workers in the PRC - so, another good reason to move our nation's manufacturing to China, their citizens already have day care, making them far more efficient workers, able to focus on making all those wonderful products, no longer to made in the USA.  Thanks, George. December 25, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3161052/chinas-well-oiled-military-machine-launches-three-warships-one?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

December 24, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from "The Salt Lake Tribune" (Christmas at the Great Wall and Bush Administration favoring Rene Theodore, Communist Party member to lead Haiti as Prime Minister), plus obituary in 2003 for in "The Guardian") December 24, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3160996/china-africa-us-talk-show-host-trevor-noah-draws-fire?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

December 23, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Evening Sun" (Hanover, Pennsylvania) December 23, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Thanks, George. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3160869/us-satellite-could-detect-chinese-hypersonic-missiles-could-it?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

December 22, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Boston Globe" (Boston, Massachusetts) December 22, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Hong Kong must wake up from ‘myth of American-style democracy’, says top Beijing diplomat | South China Morning Post (scmp.com)

December 21, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Sydney Morning Herald" (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) December 21, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3160590/new-covid-19-high-chinese-terracotta-warriors-city-battling?module=storypackage&pgtype=homepage

December 20, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Palm Beach Post" (West Palm Beach, Florida) December 20, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3160408/coronavirus-chinese-city-suspends-school-amid-covid-19-outbreak?module=storypackage&pgtype=homepage

December 19, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Fort Worth Star-Telegram" (Fort Worth, Texas) December 19, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) China’s future spaceplane may be able to take off and land at airports | South China Morning Post (scmp.com)

December 18, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Independent-Record" (Helena, Montana) December 18, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) ‘Hit back when criticised on human rights’: Xi to officials | South China Morning Post (scmp.com)

December 17, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" December 17, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3160141/how-mi6-and-bbc-spread-chinas-debt-trap-myth?module=opinion&pgtype=homepage

December 16, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Asbury Park Press" (Asbury Park, New Jersey) December 16, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) US imposes sanctions against China over abuse of Uygurs | South China Morning Post (scmp.com)

December 15, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "South Florida Sun Sentinel" (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) December 15, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3159858/chinese-president-xi-jinping-pledges-support-russia-pressure?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage e

December 14, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Item" (Sumter, South Carolina) December 14, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3159535/us-failure-learn-cold-war-lessons-will-be-chinas-benefit?module=opinion&pgtype=homepage

December 13, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Whitehorse Star" (Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada) December 13, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3159558/how-five-democracies-conspired-entrap-julian-assange?module=opinion&pgtype=homepage

December 12, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "Kenosha News" (Kenosha, Wisconsin) and "The Herald Statesman" (Yonkers, New York) December 12, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3159387/china-marks-20-years-accession-wto-what-trade-bodys-vitality-and?module=opinion&pgtype=homepage

December 11, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Alabama Journal" (Montgomery, Alabama) December 11, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3159216/how-chinas-leaders-stay-touch-reality-behind-great-wall-secrecy?module=opinion&pgtype=homepage

December 10, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Daily Oklahoman" (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) December 10, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3159287/chinese-activists-blocked-leaving-homes-human-rights-day?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

December 9, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" December 9, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3159079/china-population-article-demanding-communist-party-members

December 8, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Edmonton Journal" (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) December 8, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3158979/canada-joins-diplomatic-boycott-beijing-winter-olympics-citing?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

December 7, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from "The Arizona Republic" (Phoenix, Arizona) December 7, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3158789/ahead-chinas-key-economic-meeting-risk-potential?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

December 6, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Honolulu Star-Bulletin" (Honolulu, Hawaii) December 6, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3158601/how-peng-shuais-fate-underscores-chinas-global-legitimacy-challenge?module=opinion&pgtype=homepage

December 5, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Sydney Morning Herald" (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) December 5, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3158522/chinese-researchers-turn-artificial-intelligence-build?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

December 4, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Index-Journal" (Greenwood, South Carolina) excerpt from "The Edmonton Journal" (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) December 4, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3158410/why-rising-ultra-left-nationalism-biggest-danger-chinas?module=opinion&pgtype=homepage

December 3, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Sydney Morning Herald" (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) December 3, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3158401/taiwan-role-expected-chinas-second-type-075-landing-helicopter?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

December 2, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from "The Guardian" (London, England) December 2, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3158176/us-spy-planes-made-record-number-sorties-near-china-last-month?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

December 1, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "Quesnel Cariboo Observer" (Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada) December 1, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3158073/lithuania-us-proxy-against-china?module=opinion&pgtype=homepage