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Domestic Demand Wanes in China

China’s GDP advanced by 4.5% in Q4 2025, slightly down from the 4.8% in Q3. Economic output for the year was 5%, in line with the target and aided by a strong...

China’s Trade Surplus Hits $1.2T

What we are seeing with China’s nearly $1.2 trillion trade surplus in 2025 is not merely a statistic to be cited in passing. It confirms the trend that China is...

Why Did Trump Really Take Venezuela? It Wasn’t Just Oil!

  COMMENT: You said these podcasts that Venezuela had the oil but the big question is China. Would like to expand on that now? Socrates showed the dollar...

PRIVATE BLOG – US vs China

PRIVATE BLOG – US vs China Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn more, please...

China is not a Communist Country

The Chinese Communist Party is not “communist.” China permits private ownership and corporations. Consumerism and capitalism are alive and well. Forbes reported...

China’s K-Visa

China declined to make an official statement regarding Donald Trump’s change to the H-1B visa. Around 12% of such holders in the US are Chinese nationals....

The Rare Earth Crisis

QUESTION: If Trump imposes sanctions on China for buying Russian energy, what do you expect China to do? Rob ANSWER:  The deeper you look, the more it becomes...

China Continues to Offload US Treasuries

China has been offloading its US Treasury holdings for years. Once the top holder of US debt, China cut its US Treasury holdings for the third consecutive month...

The Middle East & China Connection

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, we greatly appreciate your courage, and it’s apparent that you have contacts that nobody else has. You said China takes 80% of...

China to Become World Nuclear Energy Super Power

China has discovered a massive 1-million-ton thorium deposit valued at $178 billion that could potentially power the nation for the next 60,000 years. Thorium is a...