USA is infested with drug addicts but its athletes are all free from drugs. Can you believe this?

 For years I have been thinking about the performance of Florence Joyner Griffith's world record in the 100 and 200-meters dash set in 1988, which has never been broken for more than 35 years, not even closely touched by any other women athlete. That was really a performance thought of as impossible, but that it stood for so long tells the whole story of how it was achieved.

Then she died suddenly at age 38 in her sleep. That was a clear indication and the result of her prolonged use of steroids or performance enhancing drugs in her record-breaking feat. The World Wrestling Entertainment is full of wrestlers on steroids that passed away suddenly and most of them at a young age. Just look at her massive thighs indicating steroid use. Her death was officially attributed to a childhood birth defect. Nice try indeed, but unconvincing. They tried to musk her feat with claims that she was tested and there were no indication of any performance enhancing drug use. How did they do it is no mystery.

In the past, not all performance enhancing drugs were considered illegal and many were just added on as banned substances as the years go by. What may be illegal today may have been ignored in past testing regime, and Florence Joyner Griffith may just be fortunate to have taken advantage of the loopholes to leverage on her performance. Or that the USA knew what to avoid in order to clear her path to participate. The USA's exploiting loopholes is an art that it has perfected. Her record will never be broken and will help the USA to hang on to the two records in history forever to gloat upon.

Now, any outstanding performances by any athlete is being accused of doping in the eyes of the USA and the West, especially when it comes to Asian performances. Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle's world record in the 100-meter free style long course event, the only swimming world record at the Paris Olympics thus far, has been under intense scrutiny and thought of as just impossible. Co-incidentally there was also a report of another Caucasian athlete that shaved even more seconds from his or her personal best ever and never been accused of being on drugs.

As China continues to dominate and the USA losing its dominance in swimming and track and field, more unfair measures will be added to thwart Asian performances. When they cannot win by merit, they will resort to using foul means.

On a lighter note, have they started on BYDs dominance of EVs as being on doping too? Or China's dominance in manufacturing as all fueled by doping, LOL. That cannot work, right? So inventing over-capacity was thought to work. The USA and the West are very innovative when it comes to playing the demonizing game. Think of the US$300 million too and what it can do.

Anonymous

Chinese companies unlikely to invest in India except Red Dot

 It is unlikely that after the attitude of India towards Chinese companies, Chinese investments would still want to go to India as most people seem to think, except probably Red Dot that has a particular fondness for India.

I believe companies like Xiaomi, which first invested in India in July 2014, about ten years ago, was at all aware of the difficult situation it would face recently doing business in India, by having issues regarding tax matters, probably under laws legislated retroactively to punish it.

Investors need to have bad experiences and precedents to become aware of the risks involved in investing in India. Now that they know, Chinese investors are not that foolish to continue pouring money into India and taking such risks. Those that were already there, making the most of a bad situation is the only alternative. They can divest in time when opportunities arise. 

Anonymous

China's 'Marshall Plans' ready for execution...thanks to America's destruction plans

 The Americans rose to become the richest developed state after WW2. Thanks to the near total destruction of Europe that gave the Americans a great opportunity, in the name of rebuilding a bombed out Europe with few industries left, to deliver a master plan, the Marshall Plan that led to the rapid industrialisation of America, with abundant jobs and opportunities. The Plan helped to revitalise Europe and simultaneously catalysed the emergence of America as an economic super power.

The Americans did not miss out on the message, that war was good business and spent the next half a century doing nothing else but creating wars to support its war industry, the most profitable industry producing nothing useful but destructive fire power, weapons of war. The corollary of this strategy led to many countries being invaded, bombed to pieces and remained as dysfunctional states. The Americans forgot one thing, that rebuilding countries can also be very profitable and morally very welcomed. They chose to do the easier thing, just continue with endless wars, forever wars, one after another. Selling war machines and weapons are very much more profitable than selling bricks and mortars.

The American's destructive and inventive wars have create a situation similar to Europe after WW2 in many countries. The Middle Eastern states, Arab and Muslim states, the eastern European states, ie former Yugoslavia and now Ukraine, are great places in need of reconstruction and a Marshall Plan. 

China's job has been cut out, thanks to the American warmongers and terrorists, with so many states needing reconstruction. And China has the full capacity, finances, engineering and resources to do just that, a Chinese equivalent of the Marshall Plan to rebuild all these bombed out and destroyed countries. The Americans on the other hand have depleted or diverted all their resources and industries into war making and making war machine. Yes, why earn a few dollars doing all the hard stuff of making bricks and mortars in time consuming construction industries?

China must have all these worked out, with blue prints ready to move into these countries destroyed by the Americans, to give them a helping hand. This is China's Marshall Plan I. China is going to rise phenomenally like the USA after WW2 to become the next economic super power by rebuilding the world destroyed by the Americans.

China could further develop Marshall Plan II, III, IV or more as many countries in different parts of the world would need the expertise and China's willingness to help them rebuild their countries. Marshall Plan II could focus on the African and other developing countries that were looted by the colonial masters and left to rot, forgotten, as 'shit hole' countries to fend for themselves. Without the financial resources and technology, these countries would need a helping hand from China to shore them up, to give them a lift.

Marshall Plan III could be designed to rebuild the neglected states and cities of America and Europe due to centuries of neglect and misplaced priorities. The American continent is a piece of work that needs to be redeveloped, to be refurbished and restored to their former glories. Europe is in the same state of neglect. And China can do the necessary.

Marshall Plan IV could be on the development of smart cities, clean cities, AIs etc etc. China has been experimenting this with great success and have proven records to boot, and the technical knowhow that not many countries are able to claim credit. And China has the finance and resources just for the job. There will be many takers to want to rejuvenate their countries into smart and advanced technology driven city states.

China's work is cut out for the next 100 years! China would be very busy rebuilding the world without the time to want to go to war. Leave the war part to the American terrorists. That is the only expertise they are left with, and nothing else. The Americans can continue to be a warmongering terrorist state engaging in endless wars. China will be fully occupied in endless construction and building of infrastructures for the countries that needed them, hopefully not because they were bombed to Stone Age by the American terrorists. The Chinese would have to keep up with the destructive power and might of the Americans but to build and restore the world into a better world to live in.

China and the USA have different destinies. Never shall the twain meet.

How is India going to scheme to rip off China when no Chinese companies henceforth want to set foot in India?

 India cannot expect companies from every corner of the world to close their eyes and be ripped off blindly. Not even Chinese companies that were late comers to India and not realizing the Indian 'rope trick' around investor's neck. At least it is only a rope and not an 'iron chain' that the USA is placing around the necks of cronies and doggies that cannot be broken. Foreign conglomerates doing business in the past already were silent victims, departing India sheepishly in shame.

How is India going to scheme to rip off China when no Chinese companies henceforth want to set foot in India, just like Chinese investors now avoiding the USA and EU. Chinese companies can set up factories in Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia and even Laos. India can refuse to buy from China and buy from the West, like the EU buying oil from the USA. But India needs Chinese raw materials for its pharmaceutical industry, Chinese supply chains for its smartphone and computer manufacturing needs that the USA and the West cannot provide. China is the only viable source for its tech and pharmaceutical industry.

India will be just like the EU, suffering withdrawal symptoms without Russian cheap energy to power its industries. This is the reality and cannot be avoided. India can try to behave like the EU and try to cut itself away from China. But at what cost and what effect this will have on the Indian economy? Remember that India needs to generate plenty of jobs to cater to millions of Indian graduates joining its workforce. Are these graduates going to become farmers and 'mama store' vendors selling sweets?

India must think beyond its nose, not just trying to please the USA by trying to waste its resources to counter China. The eventual beneficiary will be the USA, not India. India will be the fall guy, the one suffering all the collateral damage in the end.

Anonymous

Javier Milei is not to be trusted

 Argentina's President Javier Milei is like a headless cockroach, not knowing which direction to run to for help today. Needless to say, he is not to be trusted, as he is still clearly following closely the instructions of his handlers, the USA.

Just look at his behavior of opening his big mouth to support the USA's stand of recognizing the opposition leader of Venezuela as the true leader. It is a mystery how he ever became the President of Argentina and that really boggles the mind. Such a fickle- minded person deserves little respect and behaves just like a loyal dog towards the USA. Honestly, does he remind us of one of the three stooges?

Javier Milei must be the only Global South leader bucking the trend of trying to bring Argentina into supporting the US$ hegemony and going against the grain of Global South de-dollarization move.

Being given a chance to join BRICS, he flouted it. He should reach out to the USA for help since he is supporting the dollarization move so blatantly. China must not be misled by his behavior of soliciting Chinese help after denigrating China. After getting Chinese help he will probably run over to the USA and helping the USA to demonize China further.

I agree that China must never ever help Argentina, no matter what.

Anonymous