Prologue Journal – Page 160 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Why does Trump want to torpedo China’s shipbuilding industry?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The US president plans to establish a shipbuilding office to reward domestic producers and chip away at China’s global market dominance. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3301514/why-does-trump-want-torpedo-chinas-shipbuilding-industry?utm_source=rss_feed

To Europe’s shock, Trump is bringing back great power geopolitics

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. As Trump seeks a balance of power with Russia and China, Europe faces the prospect of being a chess piece rather than a player. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3301034/europes-shock-trump-bringing-back-great-power-geopolitics?utm_source=rss_feed

National Palace Museum artifacts to travel to Penghu

Taipei, March 7 (CNA) Select works from the National Palace Museum’s (NPM) collection will cross the sea to be displayed in the outlying Penghu County in May, said NPM Director Hsiao Tsung-huang (蕭宗煌) at a press event Thursday. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202503070027

Taiwanese woman denied bail in Hong Kong over 2019 money-laundering case

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chen Hui-chih, 55, was arrested last month when she entered the city in a tour group that included a Taiwanese legislator and other officials. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3301559/taiwanese-woman-denied-bail-hong-kong-over-2019-money-laundering-case?utm_source=rss_feed

Obama Presidential Center: DEI-linked firm’s racial lawsuit blasted as baseless ‘smears’

Fox News An engineering firm working on the Obama Presidential Center says that claims it racially discriminated against a Black-owned subcontractor on the project are baseless and amount to smears – and that simply criticizing the subcontractors’ work does not amount to racism. Thornton Tomasetti, a New York-City-based structural engineering firm, was responding to an…

World coffee trade paralyzed by sharp price rise — Reuters

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is said that the rise in coffee prices was due to a decline in production in traditional coffee-growing regions, including Brazil https://tass.com/economy/1924047

Extending NATO’s collective defense article to Ukraine unacceptable for Russia — senator

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Konstantin Kosachev elaborated that Ukraine would always depend on NATO support and this dependency would inevitably lead Ukraine to provoke Russia again https://tass.com/politics/1924039

‘If I don’t bring them home, I have failed’, Zamir tells hostage families

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-845132

Rep. Ralph Norman backs Trump’s plan to avoid government shutdown, pushes for Congressional term limits

Fox News As President Donald Trump advocates the idea of passing a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown, Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C. — a member of the House Freedom Caucus who is pushing a Constitutional amendment to term limit federal lawmakers — told Fox News Digital during an interview on Thursday that while he’s…

Bank of Russia extends restrictions on foreign cash withdrawals until September 9

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Bank of Russia introduced restrictions on the withdrawal of foreign currency in cash in 2022 https://tass.com/economy/1924041