290: Dry Beds Equals No Egg Rolls

1806 HRS, Additional Show Notes Pending. China, China, China - Let's peel back a few of the current trials and tribulations that grips China. Link - China committed genocide against Uyghurs, independent tribunal rulesLink - Uyghur Genocide in China: What We Know About the Republic’s Concentration CampsLink - “To Make Us Slowly Disappear”: The Chinese Government’s Assault on the UyghursLink - “Break Their Lineage, Break Their Roots”China’s Crimes against Humanity Targeting Uyghurs and Other Turkic MuslimsLink - China’s Record Drought Is Drying Rivers and Feeding Its Coal HabitLink - China drought causes Yangtze to dry up, sparking shortage of hydropowerLink - China's summer recordsLink - China water scarcityLink - 34 Unforgettable Photos Of China’s Massive, Uninhabited Ghost CitiesLink - Under-occupied developments in ChinaLink - The Story of China's Ghost Cities and Its 65 Million Empty HomesLink - Why China's infamous 'ghost cities' face a new futureLink - Cities Lost In Limbo: Are China’s Ghost Cities Here To Stay?Link - The legacy of Enron in California’s power challenges todayLink - Tapes reveal Enron's secret role in California's power blackoutsLink - Genesis of recall rooted in California energy crisisLink - Arnold’s Enron ConnectionLink - Receding water levels of China's Yangtze reveal ancient Buddhist statuesLink - Plunging Waters in China’s Yangtze River Reveal Trio of Buddhist StatuesLink - River in China Dries Up, Revealing 600-Year-Old Buddhist StatuesLink - Taiwan in Time: Cultural counterattackLink - TAIWAN'S RESPONSE TO THE CULTURAL REVOLUTIONLink - Keeping traditional Chinese culture aliveLink - To what extent has Taiwan preserved Chinese culture better than China?Link - China growing its influence in US using media ecosystemLink - Limiting Chinese Influence OperationsLink - CCP buys media influence by paying millions to US dailies, m ..Link - Beijing's Global MegaphoneLink - Mandate of HeavenLink - State atheism - NOTE: Do not believe the overwhelming number of search results that spew the inaccurate fact that Putin allows religious services to flourish.  Link - Tsundoku: The art of buying books and never reading themLink - If you collect books but never get around to reading them, there's a word for thatLink - Another Dictator Is Having a Bad YearLink - President Xi Jinping is set to extend his 10-year rule in 2022. This is how China has transformed under his reignLink - Justin Trudeau said he admired China’s dictatorship. Canadians should have believed himLink - China in Xi’s “New Era”: The Return to Personalistic RuleLink - Gazprom & SlumsLink - China’s Overextended Real Estate Sector Is a Systemic ProblemLink - Here’s where China’s real estate troubles could spill overLink - Analysis: Wealth shock - property bust in small Chinese cities rattles householdsLink - Why China's crumbling real estate sector has the world on edgeLink - Lies, damn lies, and Chinese statisticsLink - SEC Charges Chinese Company and Executives with Lying About Asset Values and Use of IPO ProceedsLink - Stay on Guard When Investing in China, Expert Says. ‘Expect to Be Blindsided Again.’