06-27-2021, 01:21 PM
** 27-Jun-2021 World View: Shanghai clique
So what role does Shanghai play? And why is the "Shanghai clique"
significant in instilling fear in Xi Jinping?
(06-25-2021, 03:43 PM)John J. Xenakis Wrote: > It's well to remember that there are (at least) two Chinas -- the
> Mandarin speaking north, and the Cantonese speaking south, which
> includes Hong Kong. Shanghai serves as a power center at the
> eastern end of the Yangtze River, which separates the north from
> the south.
(06-27-2021, 11:32 AM)Warren Dew Wrote: > I think it would be more accurate to view the north as comprising
> the Yellow River watershed. You could view the Yangtze watershed
> as the south, though that would leave out the southernmost
> portions such as the Pearl River watershed. However, the north
> bank of the Yangtze has more in common with its south bank than
> with the Yellow River watershed.
So what role does Shanghai play? And why is the "Shanghai clique"
significant in instilling fear in Xi Jinping?