China conducted its seventh national population census in November and December. The results are startling. China’s downward human spiral is accelerating, according to the government’s new numbers . This isn’t just a social and economic problem for China. It threatens the country’s geostrategic position in the long term and international security in the short term. U.S. foreign and defense policymakers should pay close attention to how Beijing responds to the news. Chinese mothers bore fewer babies in 2020 than in any year since 1961. Some provinces reported a 30 percent drop. This, on top of nearly a decade of contraction in working-age Chinese citizens is speeding up the pace of population aging. By 2050, a Chinese government think tank announced , there will be only one worker supporting each dependent old person; today there are two workers supporting each elderly person. By comparison, China’s old-age dependency ratio, a key indicator of future economic stability, has … [Read more...] about Biden’s Pentagon can exploit China’s population decline
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Texas Towns Cope with Migrant Wave Not Tested for Coronavirus
President Joe Biden’s deputies are dropping many poor migrants with coronavirus into Americans’ neighborhoods, according to a report in the New York Times . On February 23, the newspaper reported a statement about the drop-offs they say came from Juan “Trey” Mendez, the mayor of Brownsville: “If it’s several hundred overnight, then that’s something that would become overwhelming for us,” said Mr. Mendez. “The administration is very well aware of that — we’ve conveyed that on numerous occasions.” Elsewhere on the border, local officials are decrying the administration’s policy of dumping the poor migrants into Americans’ neighborhoods. CNN reported February 19: … communities along the border in Texas have expressed concern about migrants being released during the pandemic. McAllen requested thousands of Covid-19 tests from state officials last month after learning migrants were not being tested by CBP. “To drop them off at our bus station without testing them … [Read more...] about Texas Towns Cope with Migrant Wave Not Tested for Coronavirus
‘We’ve Been Trying To Reach You:’ Robocalls Soar During Pandemic, How To Avoid Them
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – While much has slowed during the pandemic robocalls have not. If anything, they’ve increased. READ MORE: Driver Entrapped In Dump Truck Rollover Crash In Collier Township The Federal Trade Commission says leading the way is the “extend your car warranty call.” “If you receive a phone call stating that your car warranty is about to expire, if you’re being offered any type of extended warranty, the Better Business Bureau is really urging people to use caution,” said Caitlin Driscoll of the Better Business Bureau. Driscoll says while some of the calls are pure scams. “These car warranties scams, often attempt to trick people into buying unnecessary or sometimes even nonexistent vehicle service contracts,” she explained. “If you pick up the phone and you get a recorded sales pitch. Hang up the phone because the call is illegal.” And you are told to report the number and content to the PA Attorney General’s office and or the Federal Trade Commission. … [Read more...] about ‘We’ve Been Trying To Reach You:’ Robocalls Soar During Pandemic, How To Avoid Them
Wisconsin Study Shows Nearly Zero Coronavirus Transmission in Youth Sports
A large study of youth sports in Wisconsin has found nearly zero transmission of the coronavirus among players, coaches, and support staff in youth sports. The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health recently published a study following the health of 30,704 high school athletes who played a sport this past fall, and the study revealed just how useless a lockout of sports would have been as a preventive measure. After the state Supreme Court shot down the governor’s plans to cancel all sports into the fall, schools restarted their sports programs in September. The students were required to wear masks while competing. Despite the warnings of doom and gloom by Democrats, the predicted super-spreading outbreak never materialized among the kids and their coaching staff. The study revealed that the high school athletes participated in 16,898 practices and 4,378 games during the state’s fall schedule. But the transmission rate was not worrisome in the least. In … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Study Shows Nearly Zero Coronavirus Transmission in Youth Sports