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Desativar para: inglês View this email in your browser Is Amazon the next anti-trust target after Alibaba? By David P. Goldman While Chinese regulators prepare anti-monopoly measures against Internet giant Alibaba, the US House Judiciary Committee made nearly-identical accusations against Amazon.com, the dominant US online retailer and the world’s e-commerce pioneer. Turkey pivots to the center of a New Great Game Subscribe to AT+ premium to read Pepe Escobar's article examining how Turkish leader Recep Tsyyip Erdogan is making all the right moves to win from fast-shifting EurAsian alliances and antagonisms. Gwadar port sealed off to protect Chinese firms By FM Shakil Amid growing security concerns in Pakistan’s restive province of Balochistan, authorities plan to fence off the entire 24-square-kilometer area surrounding the Gwadar seaport to secure what they call the “crown jewel” of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. South Korea’s delivery men on the highway to hell By Andrew Salmon If you think you are having a non-merry Christmas this year because of Covid-19, spare a thought for South Korea’s delivery workers. The Chinese Communist Party vs Western liberalism By Scott Foster The story should be familiar to most readers by now: Contrary to the naïve expectations of Western (and particularly American) economists, business leaders and politicians, China has become an economic superpower without liberalizing its political system or abandoning mercantilism. Covert action: China could push Taiwan into nuclear defense By Dave Makichuk Xi Xinping’s mishandling of the Hong Kong situation was prime time viewing in Taiwan and around the world. There it was, for all to see – China’s aggression, its broken promises to the United Kingdom, and its crackdown on human rights and free speech. No surprise that Trump’s 1 for 60 in the courts By Grady Loy There was a while earlier this year when various commentators and news organizations were touting the story that President Trump would never leave the White House and somehow would hold onto the presidency, turning the US from a republic to a dictatorship. Meet the team behind AT+ Premium content   From the archives Migrant cluster breaks Thai Covid winning streak: Kingdom's highest daily number of detected cases threatens an unwarranted backlash against Myanmar migrant workers. Another day, another price scandal in Pakistan: Inquiry finds ‘artificial shortage’ of oil led to price-gouging and rampant smuggling but PM Khan is expected slide through yet another greasy scam. China caught between a moon rock and a hard place: Beijing’s lunar rock diplomacy could break the West’s 'tech Iron Curtain' that excludes China from space program cooperation. What Asia Times staff are reading Pompeo weighs genocide designation for China: The outgoing US secretary of state orders a review to determine if China’s repression of Uighurs constitutes genocide. Tales of a 'CEO monk' obscure the business of faith in China: Shaolin is the cradle of kung-fu and Zen Buddhism. Under its abbot it has opened international branches and made plans to list on the stock market. The unheard voices of Kashmir: While India and Pakistan argue and fight over the fate of Kashmir, is anyone listening to the Kashmiris? Copyright © 2020 Asia Times, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for The Daily Report at https://www.asiatimes.com Our mailing address is: Asia Times Suite 203, Kin Wing Commercial Building  24-30 Kin Wing Street Tuen Mun, NT Hong Kong Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. ResponderEncaminhar