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RFA: 100 Times More Chinese Middle School Students Head for the US
CRN: China’s Central Bank Printed More Currency than the U.S.
Air Quality Deteriorates in Large Areas in China; Public Advised to Stay Inside
Radio Free Asia: Half of World’s Black Dollars Are from China; Capital Flight Is Accelerating
Youth.cn Defends the Party’s Role in Media Control
U.S. Uses Its Hegemonic Position to Gain US$7 Trillion in Dividends in 2011, Nearly Half from China
On January 8, 2013, the National Health Study Group of the Chinese Academy of Sciences issued a "National Health Report." The report declared that the U.S. gained a total of US$7.39609 trillion in dividends in 2011 as a result of its hegemonic position in the world. That amount is 96.8 percent of such dividends for the entire world. China is the biggest loser; it lost a total of US$3.6634 trillion, which is 47.9 percent of the total. The report also calculated that the dividend resulting from the U.S. hegemonic position is as high as 52.38 percent of its GDP, i.e. 52.38 percent of the U.S. GDP was obtained as a result of its hegemony. In the report, hegemonic dividend is defined as the dividend the hegemonic nation gains through directly or indirectly accruing profits through its position as a monopoly and through its established hegemonic system throughout the the world.
The report also asserted that 60 percent of Chinese laborers’ working hours were spent working for free for monopoly capital, thus creating "extra value" for them.
Source: People’s Daily, January 9, 2013
http://finance.people.com.cn/n/2013/0109/c1004-20136081.html
Huanqiu: Japan and U.S. Jointly Deal with China’s Surveillance of the Diaoyu Islands
China’s state media Huanqiu reported that Japan and the U.S. have reached an agreement that they would jointly cope with Chinese ships and airplanes entering the sea around the Diaoyu Islands. Japan released the news unilaterally. The report stated that the agreement was reached when Japan’s Defense Minister called on the U.S. Secretary of Defense. Japan promised that it would completely cooperate with the U.S.’s new Asia Pacific security strategy. It said that Japan views the enhancement of the Japan-U.S. alliance as an important weapon to deal with conflicts with its neighboring countries.
Source: Huanqiu, January 9, 2013 http://world.huanqiu.com/exclusive/2013-01/3463069.html