David P. Goldman , Deputy Editor of Asia Times, Washington Fellow of the Claremont Institute According to the World Bank, China’s real per capita GDP rose from $404 in 1979—the year Deng Xiaoping opened the economy to private enterprise—to $11,560 in 2022 in constant 2015 U.S. dollars. It jumped five-fold since 2001. By contrast, India’s […]
Turkey-Syria Earthquake – As death toll exceeds 21000, rescue teams work miracles – Hope against Despair
As of late 9 February 2023, the death toll in the Turkey-Syria earthquakes has exceeded 21000. While the body count mounted swiftly in the span of just 72 hours, the rescue teams have been racing against time to save as many survivors from the wreckage as humanly possible. Thousands of professional and volunteer rescue workers, […]