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. General Jack Keane is an 82-year-old Retired Four-Star Army General who in retirement continues to serve as – • Chairman of the highly-regarded Institute for the Study of War, and • Chairman of AM General which manufacturers, inter alia, the civilian Hummer and the military Humvee. On Fox News “Li...

. Traditionally, each month’s Suggested Discussion Outline has comprised 2-3 parts – 60 minutes for each of Parts A and B with subtractions to accommodate any Sec. C Public-Policy-Campaign Proposals – A. Comments About Specific Chapters of the Focus Book – going through them chapter-by-chapter. B. F...

. I have a confession -- I will not have read a single page of the second half of “Apple in China” by the end of The Holidays. [Though, of course, they will all have been studied by the time of our January 14 meeting.] THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS WILL BE “TOP OF MIND” FOR ME WHEN READING THE SECOND HALF...

. I have a confession -- I will not have read a single page of the second half of “Apple in China” by the end of The Holidays. [Though, of course, they will all have been studied by the time of our January 14 meeting.] THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS WILL BE “TOP OF MIND” FOR ME WHEN READING THE SECOND HALF...

. ***** PROLOGUE: “INCOMPARABLE” ARROGANCE Question 1 Did Xi Jinping, President of China since 3/14/2013, on the day following his inauguration launch a sustained attack on Apple in the Chinese media??? Answer 1 Yes. Question 2 Following all the 1976-1997 lean years (including near bankruptcy in 199...

. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/time-end-war-ukraine-now?check_logged_in=1 The Time to End the War in Ukraine Is Now -- Trump Can Defy the Skeptics and Seal the Deal By Thomas Graham – identified by Foreign “Affairs as a Distinguished Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and the autho...

. I propose that we read and discuss the 12/10/2025 Foreign Affairs Magazine article by Thomas Graham Jr. It is reproduced in the immediately-following “Reply.” Several things should be noted -- (A) Thomas Graham Jr. (JD - Harvard Law School - 1961) is a former senior U.S. diplomat who was involved ...

. ***** PROLOGUE: “INCOMPARABLE” ARROGANCE 1. Did Xi Jinping, President of China since 3/14/2013, on the day following his inauguration launch a sustained attack on Apple in the Chinese media??? 2. Following all the 1976-1997 lean years (including near bankruptcy in 1996 which brought Steve Jobs bac...

. A worthwhile exercise before opening a book is to ask yourself what you expect it to address so that you think reading it is worthwhile. For example -- *************** Question 1 In 1980 did President Deng Ziaoping designate Shenzhen a “special economic zone” which produced a boomtown – 300 thousa...

. A worthwhile exercise before opening a book is to ask yourself what you expect it to address so that you think reading it is worthwhile. For example -- *************** 1. In 1980 did President Deng Ziaoping designate Shenzhen a “special economic zone” which produced a boomtown – 300 thousand in 19...

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/books/review/apple-in-china-patrick-mcgee.html Apple Used China to Make a Profit. What China Got in Return Is Scarier. In “Apple in China,” Patrick McGee argues that by training an army of manufacturers in a “ruthless authoritarian state,” the company has created a...

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/jensen-huang-is-wrong-about-china-f58c1a5b?mod=Searchresults&pos=3&page=1 Why the China Doves Are Wrong American business leaders cozying up to Beijing refuse to see that the Communist Party wants us to fail. Article by Shyam Sankar - Chief Technology Officer of Palantir ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/05/24/apple-in-china-patrick-mcgee/ How Apple’s lucrative bet on China boosted the country’s tech sector Patrick McGee’s “Apple in China” examines the company’s complex relationship with China and the lasting effects of that alliance. Review by Jacob Silverm...

Originally Posted by johnkarls » Tue Dec 02, 2025 2:57 pm -- 53 views in Sec. 3 (Possible Topics for Future Meetings) before being transplanted here I propose that we read “Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company” by Patrick McGee (Scribner Publishing 5/13/2025 – 384 pages sans n...

. Traditionally, each month’s Suggested Discussion Outline has comprised 2-3 parts – 60 minutes for each of Parts A and B with subtractions to accommodate any Sec. C Public-Policy-Campaign Proposals – A. Comments About Specific Chapters of the Focus Book – going through them chapter-by-chapter. B. F...