The Crushing of Light

October 23, 1990 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "Pottsville Republican" (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) October 23, 2020 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Potentially fatal superbug in Hong Kong public hospitals – and it’s not Covid-19 Hospital Authority says there have been 136 cases of fungal infection Candida auris so far this year, compared to 20 in whole of 2019 Patients have between 30 and 60 per cent chance of dying if infected by bug, which targets oral cavity, digestive tract, skin, and vagina Opinion |  The danger of US testing China’s red lines in the South China Sea Mark J. Valencia 55 minutes ago   My Take |  Invade Taiwan? You must be joking While Washington keeps repeating the same historic mistakes in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, Beijing has surely learned from the Americans. SCMP Columnist Alex Lo 2 hours ago   Xi ups rhetorical ante as Trump and Bide...

October 22, 1990 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Edmonton Journal" (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) October 22, 2020 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) How does Taiwan plan to deal with its shrinking population? Births in Taiwan this year are expected to plunge to 166,351, the lowest level since records began in 1980, the island’s government says To offset its shrinking workforce, Taipei is retraining older workers, courting overseas talent and increasing financial incentives for parents 3 minutes ago   Is 6.66 a new sweet spot for the yuan exchange rate against the US dollar? China’s yuan has gained about 7 per cent against the US currency in the past six months, but some economists think the current exchange rate of 6.66 is a balanced level. 5 hours ago 9 Taiwan’s new US arms can reach mainland China: ‘a first but just a deterrent’ US$1.8 billion package includes the fi...

October 21, 1990 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from "The San Francisco Examiner" (San Francisco, California) October 21, 2020 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) US to expand arms sales to ‘like-minded nations’ to counter China, Russia Defence chief Mark Esper says United States needs to help build capabilities of friendly militaries and boost ties with them. 2 hours ago   28 China to overhaul military education to modernise troops 2 hours ago  

October 20, 1990 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Reporter-Times" (Martinsville, Indiana) October 20, 2020 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "Bangkok Post" and the "South China Morning Post" "Bangkok Post" regarding assault at "Taiwan Day" event in Fiji: https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2004559/taiwan-says-chinese-diplomats-assaulted-official-in-fiji "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) In banning Huawei and ZTE, Sweden calls China a national security threat Prohibition has already drawn a response from Beijing, but stark description may lead to retaliation against Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson in China. 3 minutes ago   Exclusive |  Cathay Pacific ‘to axe 6,000 staff and Dragon brand’ in bid to stay afloat Reductions, which sources say will be announced on Wednesday, are a quarter less than expected and smaller than industry average. About 5,000 employees in Ho...