CCTV FOLLIES 12.09 (continued)
In Riyadh, China talks, Africa listens.
Here Xi is meeting with head of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan
Kuwait knows the routine:
"China is a great country. Let me congratulate Chairman Xi on winning a new term...
Meanwhile, back in China, Li Keqiang is coming into his own as a spirited leader.
He's casual and friendly throughout, but Chinese factotums are in the habit of scribbling down the leader's words as they do with Xi.
Wang Yang runs a fairly casual meeting, and Han Zheng zooms it in.
Xi need only to look at CCTV to know what all potential rivals are doing in his absence.
Perhaps most formidable in ability, and unassuming in looks is Wang Qishan, who talks to global business leaders such as Richard Li, Pony Ma, Richard Schwarzman...
Tim Cook of Apple and Ho Ching of Temasak Trust.
Covid protocols relaxed. Numbers way down (no one's testing)
Chinese traditional medicine is touted as first choice for mild and asymptomatic cases.
CPI nudges up a bit, but not like this new rocket, successfully launched from a mobile platform at sea
China's homemade passenger jet unveiled
And it bombs away, as Russia zooms across the skies of Ukraine, all footage courtesy of Moscow.
Russia launches more missiles...
Ukraine fights back.
But it's really the Pentagon that is the source of all troubles, for it is adding oil to the flames in Ukraine and wrecking the world economy with sanctions.
Even Japan's economy has taken a serious hit.
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