MidnightCall Magazine
In this issue:
- Before the Last Flood — By Norbert Lieth
- Gaza Flotilla: Aggression or Self-Defense? — By Arno Froese
- Far East AsiaTrendsToday – Part III:Geo-prophecy or Geopolitics? — By Wilfred Hahn
News From Israel MagazineIn this issue:
- The Myth of the Al-Aqsa Mosque: Part 1 — By Herbert Novitsky
- ON THE HORIZON:
- Obama Honors Jewish Heritage Month
- Building an Electronic Human Brain
- ‘Iran Critics Must Get Rid of Nukes,’ Says Turkish PM
- Israel Joins Prestigious OECD Club
- Israel Accepted after Unanimous Vote
- Spy Satellite Successfully Launched
The Torch Passes to China
Today more than ever, Beijing seems unstoppable. While the United States is trying to fight a massive economic contraction and to restore its image, China is growing and extending its influence. At the Boao Forum (Beijing’s answer to Davos), Chinese speakers derided Washington for its financial mismanagement, called for the establishment of a new reserve currency and demanded more influence in the global economy. A few days later, Beijing showed off two nuclear subs and vowed that its blue-water force would soon project power into the Pacific and beyond. Journalist Martin Jacques recently wrote in The Guardian that “China has reached a point where it is now clearly prepared—to assume a more active global role.”
Newsweek, 25 May 2009, pg. 13