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Record Number of Americans Quitting & China Properties Get Boost, Despite Evergrande
The United States has seen a record number of its workers quit their jobs in August in the midst of an ongoing labor shortage. Professor Richard Wolff joins the program to discuss the figures and the factors driving the surge. And William Shatner has officially become the oldest person to reach space after Blue Origin’s successful Wednesday launch. On Boom Bust, we bring you a…
FULL SHOW: Tech war lost, China defeats US and Taiwan tension rise over drills
On the heels of the loss in Afghanistan, the US is losing another battle, to China, in the AI wars. The Pentagon’s first ever Chief Software Officer Nick Chaillan has recently resigned in protest of the slow pace in which the US is moving with its tech overhaul. Meanwhile, China confirmed it carried out an amphibious landing drill on the beaches of a tiny island…
Report: India detains 200 Chinese as tensions escalate in Himalayas (Full show)
Both China and India have stationed artillery, air support and tens of thousands of troops at the “Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the disputed Ladakh region that lies between the nuclear-armed powers. The 17-month standoff has seen brutal hand-to-hand combat, fatalities, provocations and humiliations on both sides. China’s ambitious Belt and Road initiative has led to closer collaboration with Pakistan, further souring Sino-Indian relations….
Should India be worried about war with China & Pakistan? (Full show)
Suspected rebels shot five soldiers dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir, the deadliest incident since February when Pakistan and India arrived at a ceasefire to prevent open conflict between the mutually antagonistic nuclear-armed powers, who have seethed in enmity for decades. The ceasefire is now falling apart, as the Kashmir attack illustrates. Meanwhile, minor skirmishes broke out in northern India while 200 Chinese soldiers in the disputed…
Was Facebook sabotaged from the inside? (Full show)
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp went down just before noon on Monday, and the reasons remain mysterious. Their parent company has been under extra-harsh scrutiny lately, between its own research discovering the toxic effect of Instagram on the self-esteem of teen girls and new revelations, thanks to whistleblower and former Facebook employee Frances Haugen, that Facebook knowingly stokes public anger for the sake of profit. The…
Projects in science, medicine and Chinese culture create lasting friendships | Connections
Experts from different fields come together and make special contributions to their communities in China. RELATED: https://youtu.be/dfRjTepHs0U 00:00 In the 90s, a pair of surgeons collaborated to build one of today’s most renowned children’s medical centers. 05:22 A renowned neuroscientist from the UK and a young lab technician in China form a special friendship that led them to develop promising methods for treating medical disorders…