I don't have a chance to talk about it a lot, but I love Chinese culture and I've been practicing traditional Chinese martial arts for over 10 years. I just won silver in a martial arts competition for a stick form, so I thought I'd share the video with you.

I also want to give a shoutout to my friend Byron Jacobs who has done A TON to promote Chinese martial arts and gave me some pointers before the competition. He's got a great YouTube channel which I recommend you check out https://www.youtube.com/@MuShinMartialCulture and an absolutely excellent book on Xing Yi Quan that I also recommend you pick up! https://www.mushinmartialculture.com/

—Chris

Why get a decent job when you can turn to a life of crime?

I actually feel kind of bad for this spy.

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China makes headlines for cuts in interest rates, but disappears a top economist who previously criticized its economic policies in private. The main surprise is the CCP manages to hang on despite locking away those who have helpful advice.

https://www.wsj.com/world/china/top-economist-in-china-vanishes-after-private-wechat-comments-50dac0b1?st=cru13w6hyv5jy0h&reflink=article_copyURL_share

I wasgoing to reply to someone on your latest youtube video an the "This video is private" notice showed up. Just to let you know.