Democracy is an illusion! It’s become a political system fostered by the élite, for the élite, in order to fool the people that they have a stake in the system. In actual fact, they have virtually none. The whole political system in the modern era, despite having noble beginnings, is now used to benefit the few at the expense of the many. – Mark Alexander, June 29, 2018
Sunday 1 July 2018
China Cuts Tariffs, Opens Markets While US Threatens Trade War | Al Jazeera English
China will cut tariffs on a range of imported consumer goods on Sunday, in a bid to show it's taking steps to increase imports. It says the cuts on goods from food to medicine are further evidence that its domestic market is opening up. The reductions come as the US continues to threaten tariff increases on billions of dollars worth of Chinese exports. Al Jazeera's Rob McBride reports from Beijing.
