Dangerous software glitch...and 737 Max still flying, not grounded

 Boeing flags 737 MAX software glitch affecting landing navigation feature: Report

A Boeing 737 MAX software glitch could knock out automated flight guidance during landing after a missed approach, adding fresh scrutiny to the jetmaker.


WASHINGTON: Boeing has identified a previously undisclosed 737 MAX software glitch that could cause an automated navigation feature to fail during landing, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday (Sep 26), citing company documents.

The issue emerged from a cockpit software update and can occur when flight crews alter their planned flight path after a missed approach, the report said.

When reached for comment, Boeing said it informed all 737 operators last month about the software issue under which pilots may not have access to automated flight guidance during a specific landing scenario.

"We shared information with operators that reinforced existing pilot procedures for safely handling such cases. Our engineers are working on a software update to permanently address the issue," Boeing said in an emailed statement to Reuters.  CNA

Boeing's action or non action is highly irresponsible and could lead to loss of lives. This is unacceptable. All the 737 Max must be grounded and the glitch rectified before allowing to fly again. Passenger safety cannot be compromised and the aircraft must be 100% safe before flying. The glitch is waiting to happen any moment and crash the aircraft and killing its passengers.

Time for China to call another grounding of all 737 Max aircraft for the world, or at least in China.

America's brute President threatening to annihilate Iran in the UN, in front of world leaders

 UNITED NATIONS: US President Donald Trump used his UN General Assembly speech on Tuesday (Sep 22) to make the case for his war on Iran, arguing he has prevented Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and warning that he could "annihilate the Islamic Republic" if no deal is reached to end the conflict.

While predicting his administration would strike a peace deal with Iran following the Nov 3 US midterm elections, Trump called on other nations to join America in isolating Iran economically to force it to the negotiating table. 

"I have a big decision to make. Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before?" Trump said. "Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again?"

 CNA

Did the world leaders give this primitive brute a standing ovation for threatening to wipe out a civilisation in the UN?  Trump proudly told the world leaders in the UN that he would wipe out Iran if he did not get his peace deal with Iran. What is the meaning of peace to this mass murderer and war criminal? Trump demands Iran to surrender to his terms and be dictated by the American terrorists to live according to what the American terrorists decide for them. This is his version of making peace, like taking over Venezuela and Greenland.

And as usual, the balless and brain dead leaders in the UN just keep mum, and let this brute to threaten them about how he would annihilate Iran or any country that did not do his bidding. No one there thinks it right to protest and denounce this mass murderer for wanting to annihilate the Iranian people like squashing cockroaches. To brute Trump and his American terrorists, killing Iranians, Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims is normal, just something to be done and no one will be there to object or oppose them. Trump acts like he is the emperor of the world and can do what he likes. 

The American terrorists are the most peace loving people, all kindness and caring to their lackeys and cronies, but not to their victims. The American terrorists' behaviour is the best behaviour in the world. Killing, lying, threatening to wipe out civilisations are second nature to the very nice and admirable American terrorists. Surrender to their demands or perish like the Iranians and Palestinians. This is how they make peace in their fake free world of fake democracy and human rights.

America is like the biblical Garden of Eden, where man still did not know what is good and evil, nor what is shame walking around naked. Trump is walking around naked and threatening to kill whenever he wants, no good, no evil. The American hillbillies and rednecks too did not know what is good and evil. They will go along with their naked President, kill, kill, kill. Nothing wrong with that.

Did the foolish leaders give Trump a standing ovation? Which foolish leaders are going to obey Trump to isolate Iran and sanction Iran? The UN has been turned into a stage for mass murderers, war criminals, savages etc etc to threaten to kill people. The rest of the world leaders are just props, talking rubbish like school children while the savages and beasts talk about annihilation, about genocide.

Xi's visit, so much fanfare all for nothing

Xi will be happy going home empty handed. I do not think Trump will likewise be happy. Xi is just following diplomacy by taking up the invitation to visit and take that as a fully paid holiday. Trump wants a visit and gets it, probably to boost his November mid-term. It probably backfired. That is the truth that is difficult for Trump's base to digest.

There is no such thing as the USA bargaining in a position of strength anymore going forward. That is water under the bridge. The USA has never been in a position that it cannot dictate. We are entering an era of a multipolar world, and the USA should realize it and live with it. I know the truth hurts, and it is only a question of whether the USA can handle the truth.

Whatever happens, China will continue to move ahead regardless of whether the USA likes it or not. China has been working for decades to become what it is today knowing that the USA will go all out to prevent China from rising. That is the USA playbook that China has known for more than 250 years.

How many Empires have wanted to remain at its pinnacle over the centuries but failed? The USA thought that with its US$ hegemony, its military might, protected by more than 800 military bases around the world is enough to control any country trying to pose a threat. It worked against Iraq, Libya, Syria, Venezuela and trying its luck with Iran to set another example.

The world is not as simple as forcing countries to comply, like preventing Germany and Japan from overtaking the USA. They depended on the USA market in those days and have no cards to play. Now, the Global South is rising with developments initiated by China and will be a big enough market for Global South countries themselves to survive.

As I always say, the USA can deny its market to other countries like China. But the reality is that what China cannot sell to the USA, it can still sell to the Global South countries. China can sell its manufactured products to the Global South at the same price as it is selling to the USA right now, without tariffs, makes the same margin of profit, keeps its factories busy as usual, selling even quality products that it used to make for the West at bigger profits and is none the worse doing that. So, what exactly is the problem?


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Xi's message to Trump, we can do without trade with America

 Xi’s CEO-free delegation at Trump state dinner spotlights strains in US-China business ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping brought China’s top economic officials to Washington but left its business leaders at home, even as corporate America turned out in force for US President Donald Trump’s state dinner.

SHANGHAI: Chinese CEOs were conspicuously missing from United States President Donald Trump’s state dinner for Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday (Sep 24), even as more than 30 American business leaders filled the room.

Their absence changes little at the negotiating table, where Beijing’s senior economic officials - who were present - remain the key decision-makers, analysts say....

Corporate America was represented in force at the White House state dinner on Thursday.  CNA

All the hype, pomp and pageantry, Xi arrived and was greeted in person by Trump at the aircraft, with red carpet, an honour rarely offered to any head of state. The Emperor does not greet any leader at the aircraft. He normally stays back in the comfort of his palace, the White House. In a way, Trump finally returned the favour Xi offered to him in Beijing in his previous visits and accepted Xi as an equal in big power politics.

To Xi, this is a reciprocity to Trump's visit earlier in the year, nothing more. There were a lot of high expectations that relations would be better, with more trades and less sanctions. But everyone knows that this is fiction, fantasy. Trump and his rogues have never let a day passed without imposing more sanctions, bans and restrictions on China. Xi noted without saying a word. The whole rigmarole set up by clown Trump was just that. China has seen this happened over and over again and no longer pay any hope in the American thugs and their hypocritical behaviour. The American gangsters will punch you in the face and smile and say we are very good friends. Xi will not have any of that anymore, but will play along with the Americans using their same playbook.

Trump and his clowns are all set to not only decouple from China but to bring down China, to stop China's growth and development in every way possible. Have no doubt about that. All the smiles and niceties coming out from Trump's filthy mouth are filths, not be be taken seriously.

While Trump gathered all the top business honchos to his White House dinner, giving the impression that he wanted more business, Xi did not believe a wee bit in this gesture. Xi's delegation did not have a single business CEO in them. What does this say of the visit? A courtesy call at best.

Xi is telling Trump and his clowns through his actions. No trade. China can do without trade with the Americans, and no pretense. This is just diplomacy and a show, relations with America is just a farce. Xi's only message to Trump is very simple. Both can play the same game. Set the relations right before trade can proceed. You want to fool around, mess around, to pretend to be smiling but holding a dagger behind your back, China can do the same. Until Trump and the Americans are serious in what they say and want good relations with China, relations with America will be superficial. 

Trump and his rogues can keep on bashing China, blocking China, attacking China, attacking China's assets and investments around the world, China will take note and quietly take steps to decouple completely from the Americans. All the strategies and plans have been put into action for China to be independent and self sufficient and to do away with America. The world is big enough for China and the rest of the world to live and prosper without the American terrorists. 

China no longer needs America. Xi does not need Trump but will just play along with him for as long as the clown thinks he can go on clowning without consequences, and keep on believing that Xi is a fool at his finger tips. China's relations with America is theatric, political, NOT economic and trade. Clown Trump got to get use to a China that no longer trust a single word coming out from him. You want a show, China will reciprocate. China has developed all the technologies it needed and will surpass the Americans in a few years in everything. What is Nvidia, what are AI models and data centres?  China is surging ahead in and leaving the American clowns behind.

Let's toast to MAGA and the great America and Trump's circus in Washington. Xi has no delusion about this trip. Xi will go home empty handed for sure and be very happy with it. Trump and his CEOs will also be empty handed and be very happy about it without knowing why. What a great relationship between Trump and Xi, between America and China.

Empire of Lies still spreading lies that China is still their IP when they did not even have the tech

The anti-China faction lies so unconvincingly that I sometimes cannot imagine where they got such frivolous ideas.

For example, when China showcased its robots performing with humans, they claimed that those robots were under remote control. That was not a single robot, but dozens of them doing the same stuff in perfect unison with the human performers. How could such precise control over their jumping, somersaulting and doing wushu be under remote control?

Suffice to say, just because they are unable to do the same, they demonized. The same thing they always do without fail. It is just sour grapes. Just like the fox unable to get at the grapes and yet tells everyone that they are sour. Not tasing it yet the fox knows it is sour.

But going a step further, they may claim that what the robots are doing is just copying from them. While Elon Musk is making robots to do housework like watering plants and serving tea, China is using robots in an industrial landscape. Compare the productivity of the two and you can gauge who is really thinking out of the box.


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