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Sanctions against China’s Huawei failed, birthed "Delete America" campaign across China
Sanctions against China’s Huawei failed, birthed "Delete America" campaign across China Kwabena Ofori Osei 51 Views • 2 years ago

Five years following strict technology exports bans aimed at Huawei, a Chinese electronics and telecommunications giant, the company is stronger and more profitable than ever. What's more, Huawei and thousands of other companies across China have embraced a "Delete America" strategy from all their supply chains.

Some officials maintain that the bans on Huawei exports and contracting have been successful, however, and point to laws that require US government contractors, the Pentagon, and allied countries to "rip and replace" Huawei gear from communications networks.

However, almost no real progress there has been made, as only a small percentage of US government contractors have made the switch, the Pentagon has asked for and received waivers each year so they do not have to comply, and our allies have flatly refused to replace Huawei telecommunications equipment.

When surveyed, Americans report historic low levels of confidence in our institutions, with corresponding high levels of distrust. Officials promised that tariffs will not lead to higher prices, that national security concerns necessitate banning affordable Chinese electric cars, and that Huawei represents a grave threat to the country. American citizens seem to reject most of those positions, as they continue to buy Chinese-made products in high volumes, and express to pollsters their hope to buy Chinese vehicles. As to Huawei, even the Pentagon and our biggest contractors are sticking with Huawei gear, given more costly alternatives.

Resources and links:
Wall Street Journal, The U.S. Wanted to Knock Down Huawei. It’s Only Getting Stronger.
https://www.wsj.com/business/t....elecom/huawei-china-

The US is moving very, very slowly away from Huawei
https://www.lightreading.com/s....ecurity/the-us-is-mo

Fortune, Even the Pentagon can’t completely freeze Huawei out of its operations
https://fortune.com/asia/2024/....07/03/pentagon-huawe

Bloomberg, Pentagon Has a Huawei Dilemma Congress Doesn’t Want to Solve
https://www.bloomberg.com/news..../articles/2024-07-03

The Economist, America’s trust in its institutions has collapsed
https://www.economist.com/unit....ed-states/2024/04/17

Gallup, Historically Low Faith in U.S. Institutions Continues
https://news.gallup.com/poll/5....08169/historically-l

One Year Later, Even President Biden Admits the “Inflation Reduction Act” Failed to Lower Costs for Americans
https://energycommerce.house.g....ov/posts/one-year-la

Obamacare Has Doubled the Cost of Individual Health Insurance
https://www.heritage.org/healt....h-care-reform/report

America’s campaign to kill Huawei has failed
https://www.afr.com/companies/....telecommunications/a

Bloomberg, China’s Record Trade Surplus Risks Further Straining Ties
https://www.bloomberg.com/news..../articles/2024-07-12

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Art of Healing Descendant Pain - Trailer
Art of Healing Descendant Pain - Trailer Ọbádélé Kambon 48 Views • 2 years ago

⁣The Art of Healing, a feature documentary that tells the story of transatlantic trade from the Ghanaian perspective, has premiered.
The documentary, which was inspired by the works of Ghanaian sculptor Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, premiered at Silverbird Cinemas in Accra last Sunday, with some attendees from the diaspora and some top personalities gracing the occasion.
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The feature documentary themed: "Finding Freedom from the Descendant Pain of Slavery" is a production of V1 Film Studios with Mr. Amar Deep Singh Hari as the Executive Producer and was directed by Yaw Pare and Darius Matheson.
The documentary captures scenes of Akoto-Bamfo's Nkyinkyim museum, which showcases various artistic monuments, including the 1500 concrete life-size heads and 3000 terracotta miniature sculpted heads.
According to Akoto-Bamfo, these installations at his museum represent captive Africans who were abducted and sold forcibly during the transatlantic slave trade.

"The healing from the trauma of the slave trade has not been fully addressed by us. So on my journey in trying to find myself as an African and Ghanaian, I came across all forms of trauma in people and that is why I saw the need to do this documentary so that Africans can heal and move forward, especially considering our dark history," he told pressmen at the documentary premiere.
He added: "The Nkyinkyim museum is a creative space that seeks to contribute to telling our story, and it has over the years incorporated our understanding of what it means to promote and preserve our intangible cultural heritage."
The documentary details the shock, horror, distress, and anger that occurred during the peak of the transatlantic slave trade and also recalls how the slavery phenomenon started.
Mr Yaw Pare, a co-director of the documentary, was elated with the massive turnout of the premiere and stated the commitment of his outfit to make more of such a series.
"This documentary is the beginning of creating a dialogue between the diaspora and also bridging the communication gap so that we can both understand each other about the real happenings of slavery so that we can move forward," he said.
The feature documentary is expected to be made available on Netflix in the coming weeks.

Prof. James Small, Dr. Leonard Jeffries - High Valued Men in African Culture | 1 July 2021
Prof. James Small, Dr. Leonard Jeffries - High Valued Men in African Culture | 1 July 2021 Ambakisye-Okang Dukuzumurenyi 43 Views • 5 years ago

HAPI Talks with Prof. James Small and Dr. Leonard Jeffries about the notion of the "High Valued Man" in African Culture.

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