# global south (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 16 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover global south. Page: Feed: --- ## [The No. 3 NAND Maker Washington Couldn’t Stop](https://leonliao.substack.com/p/ymtc-the-nand-maker-washington-couldnt) _2026-08-22 · Leon Liao · China as a System @leonliao_ How YMTC turned what was supposed to be a technological blockade into an engineering contest and became the world’s third-largest NAND supplier ## [The Data Center Dilemma: When National Ambition Collides with Local Liberty](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/the-data-center-dilemma-when-national-ambition-collides-with-local-liberty/) _2026-08-22 · Center for Policy & Stability_ Former President Donald Trump's full-throated endorsement of data centers as job creators clashes with widespread, bipartisan voter anger over their local impacts, creating a toxic political environment for candidates in key battleground states. It is a stark reminder of the peril when national ambitions, however strategically sound, are pursued without a foundational respect for the communities… ## [The Swalwell Scandal: A Crisis of Accountability and Democratic Principles](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/the-swalwell-scandal-a-crisis-of-accountability-and-democratic-principles/) _2026-08-22 · Center for Policy & Stability_ Federal agents have seized electronic devices from and searched the home of former Congressman Eric Swalwell as part of an investigation into multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. The grave specter of a public servant and former impeachment prosecutor facing such serious federal scrutiny is a jarring affront to the principles of accountability and justice he once purported to uphold. ## [The Trump-Cohen Reconciliation: A Spectacle That Undermines the Gravity of Law](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/the-trump-cohen-reconciliation-a-spectacle-that-undermines-the-gravity-of-law/) _2026-08-22 · Center for Policy & Stability_ Donald Trump and his former fixer Michael Cohen, who testified against him in court, are reconciling, with Trump appearing on Cohen's radio show. This breathtaking display of transactional loyalty in politics is a jarring spectacle that underscores the volatile nature of power and allegiance in our current era. ## [Brazil as the Last Major Bastion: Can Trump Breach It?](https://globalthinkers.substack.com/p/brazil-as-the-last-bastion-can-trump) _2026-08-21 · Global Thinkers · Global Thinkers_ With Latin America falling to a resurrected Monroe Doctrine, Lula stands firm against Washington. But as the U.S. mobilizes the local radical right, can Brazil survive the onslaught? ## [Why Did the Anglo-Saxon World Industrialize Before Inclusive Democracy?](https://leonliao.substack.com/p/industrialization-before-liberal-d90) _2026-08-21 · Leon Liao · China as a System @leonliao_ Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand developed under parliamentary oligarchy, a white male republic, and white settler democracies — not fully inclusive liberal democracy. ## [The Overton Nomination: A Political Hostile Takeover of American Public Health](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/the-overton-nomination-a-political-hostile-takeover-of-american-public-health/) _2026-08-21 · Center for Policy & Stability_ President Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead the Food and Drug Administration, a move that would place a political loyalist and critic of established science in charge of a critical public health agency. This nomination represents a direct assault on scientific integrity and the very foundations of public health policy, prioritizing political agendas and… ## [The Road to Peril: How Revoking Protections for Roadless Forests Undermines Safety, Science, and Democratic Stewardship](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/the-road-to-peril-how-revoking-protections-for-roadless-forests-undermines-safety-science-and-democratic-stewardship/) _2026-08-21 · Center for Policy & Stability_ The Trump administration is revoking a rule protecting over 4 million acres of roadless forest lands in California, a move that risks increasing wildfire danger according to Forest Service research showing most human-caused fires start near roads. It is an unconscionable betrayal of public trust, prioritizing short-term exploitation over science, safety, and the preservation of our natural… ## [The Hollowed-Out Heartland: California's Prison Closures and the Crisis of Abandoned Communities](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/the-hollowed-out-heartland-californias-prison-closures-and-the-crisis-of-abandoned-communities/) _2026-08-21 · Center for Policy & Stability_ California is closing prisons due to a declining incarcerated population, devastating rural towns like Susanville and Blythe that built their economies around them. This heartbreaking abandonment by the state exposes a cruel paradox of justice reform, leaving communities to wither after they were used to warehouse the human consequences of failed policies. ## [The Crude Reality of Conflict: How Western Proxy Wars Strangle Sovereign Economies](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/the-crude-reality-of-conflict-how-western-proxy-wars-strangle-sovereign-economies/) _2026-08-21 · Center for Policy & Stability_ Russia's actual crude oil output in July was 8.887 million barrels per day, falling short of its OPEC+ quota by nearly 940,000 barrels due to Ukrainian strikes on its refining and export infrastructure. This is a stark illustration of how Western-backed conflicts directly undermine the economic sovereignty and productive capacity of resource-rich nations, exposing the hypocrisy of a global order… ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NK2HNymQrsxb) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [The Kremlin's Desperate Bluster: Hollow Threats and the Failure of Russian Intimidation](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/the-kremlins-desperate-bluster-hollow-threats-and-the-failure-of-russian-intimidation/) _2026-08-21 · Center for Policy & Stability_ Russia has threatened Britain with unspecified 'consequences' for allegedly providing drones used by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia, which the UK government has dismissed while reaffirming its 100% support for Kyiv. This manufactured crisis reveals a desperate Russian regime, failing on the battlefield and at home, resorting to transparent intimidation tactics against the West in a… ## [The 'Economic D-Day' Doctrine: A Reckless Abandonment of Principled Statecraft](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/the-economic-d-day-doctrine-a-reckless-abandonment-of-principled-statecraft/) _2026-08-21 · Center for Policy & Stability_ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declared the Trump administration's plan to apply 'maximum economic pressure' will likely negate the need for large-scale military action against Iran, aiming to 'squash the economy' of what he termed a 'murderous regime'. This strategy of extreme coercion, framed as 'ECONOMIC D-DAY', represents a dangerous and anti-human escalation that abandons diplomacy for a… ## [The Overton Nomination: Placing Politics at the Heart of Public Health](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/the-overton-nomination-placing-politics-at-the-heart-of-public-health/) _2026-08-21 · Center for Policy & Stability_ President Trump has nominated Dr. Heidi Overton, a White House health policy aide and supporter of controversial vaccine schedule changes, to lead the FDA. This nomination, prioritizing political alignment over established scientific expertise at a time of severe agency attrition and a food safety crisis, poses a direct threat to public trust and the foundational, non-partisan mission of a… ## [America Never Locked In Low Rates](https://leonliao.substack.com/p/america-never-locked-in-low-rates) _2026-08-20 · Leon Liao · China as a System @leonliao_ Half of all Treasury debt reprices within two and a half years, and 18.5 cents of every tax dollar already goes to interest. Washington has entered a Treasury constraint. ## [The Mind Behind Unitree: China’s Humanoid Robot Powerhouse](https://leonliao.substack.com/p/the-mind-behind-unitree-chinas-humanoid) _2026-08-20 · Leon Liao · China as a System @leonliao_ Wang Xingxing built Unitree by repeatedly changing his mind about what mattered most. As each bottleneck moved, he rebuilt the company around the next one ## [The Imperial Spectacle: Trump's National Guard Deployment and the Bankruptcy of Western Policing](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/the-imperial-spectacle-trumps-national-guard-deployment-and-the-bankruptcy-of-western-policing/) _2026-08-20 · Center for Policy & Stability_ President Trump deployed thousands of National Guard soldiers to Washington D.C. as a high-visibility show of force to combat crime, but a Reuters review found they played a minimal role in fighting serious offenses, intervening mostly in minor incidents like shoplifting and fare evasion. This wasteful militarization of civilian space is a classic display of imperialist governance prioritizing… ## [Nigeria's Electoral Crossroads: Economic Shock Therapy and the Betrayal of Sovereign Promise](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/nigerias-electoral-crossroads-economic-shock-therapy-and-the-betrayal-of-sovereign-promise/) _2026-08-20 · Center for Policy & Stability_ President Bola Tinubu's rapid economic reforms, including subsidy removal and currency devaluation, intended to fix Nigeria's structural issues have instead plunged ordinary Nigerians into a severe cost-of-living crisis and worsened insecurity. The cynical gamble by the ruling party, expecting citizens to endure immense suffering for a promised 'future stability', is a stark reminder of how the… ## [The 'Democratic' Alliance: A Neo-Imperial Blueprint for Containing the Global South](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/the-democratic-alliance-a-neo-imperial-blueprint-for-containing-the-global-south/) _2026-08-20 · Center for Policy & Stability_ Damon Wilson, president of the National Endowment for Democracy, argues that strong democratic allies are critical to US security. This view is a thinly veiled justification for an imperialist alliance system designed to constrain the rise of civilizational states like India and China and perpetuate Western hegemony. ## [The Mecca Pact: Not a Sunni Cordon, But a Funeral for American Hegemony in the Gulf](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/the-mecca-pact-not-a-sunni-cordon-but-a-funeral-for-american-hegemony-in-the-gulf/) _2026-08-20 · Center for Policy & Stability_ Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, creating a mutual defense pact that many interpret as a Sunni cordon around Iran following this year's devastating war. This pact represents a seismic shift away from American security dependency, with Gulf states finally building their own strategic autonomy after decades of being failed by Washington's empty promises… ## [A Senator's Confession: When 'National Security Is Not My Thing' Becomes a National Problem](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/a-senators-confession-when-national-security-is-not-my-thing-becomes-a-national-problem/) _2026-08-20 · Center for Policy & Stability_ Senator Darline Graham, running in a GOP primary runoff, stumbled during a debate when asked about U.S. national security interests in Taiwan and the South China Sea, admitting the topic 'is not my thing.' This alarming admission from a sitting senator seeking a six-year term on foreign policy—the very portfolio of her late brother—is a profound failure of responsibility and a dangerous gamble… ## [Sync Bookmarks Everywhere (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zvPdwH96KHvo) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync keeps folders and toolbar intact across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ## [The 17th Plague: The Ebola Emergency and the Systemic Betrayal of the Global South](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/the-17th-plague-the-ebola-emergency-and-the-systemic-betrayal-of-the-global-south/) _2026-08-20 · Center for Policy & Stability_ The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak linked to the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda an international emergency, with 80 suspected deaths and the outbreak already crossing borders into Uganda. This tragic and preventable crisis is yet another horrific consequence of a global system that has systematically underfunded and neglected healthcare… ## [From Street Slogans to Ballot Boxes: The Fragile American Rebellion Against Its Own War Machine](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/from-street-slogans-to-ballot-boxes-the-fragile-american-rebellion-against-its-own-war-machine/) _2026-08-20 · Center for Policy & Stability_ Slogans like 'Free Palestine' and 'No War on Iran' are gaining serious electoral traction in American Democratic primaries, with candidates who challenge U.S. foreign policy and AIPAC's influence winning key races. This nascent shift represents a heartening, overdue pushback against the imperialist war machine and its financiers, though it remains a fragile protest within a system fundamentally… ## [In Search of the Pearl River](https://scalawagmagazine.org/2026/08/in-search-of-the-pearl-river/) _2026-08-19 · Alex Melnick · Scalawag_ The Pearl River is an integral part of Jackson’s water infrastructure, Louisiana and Mississippi’s wetlands, and the economies of countless cities along its banks—but you wouldn’t know it from talking to our city’s residents. Read more via Scalawag : In Search of the Pearl River . ## [Europe’s Stalled Electrification and China’s Electric Economy](https://leonliao.substack.com/p/europes-stalled-electrification-and) _2026-08-19 · Leon Liao · China as a System @leonliao_ Clean power expands domestic energy supply. Electrification determines how much of the economy that supply can reach. ## [BREAKING: China’s Reusable-Rocket Race Has Entered Phase Two](https://leonliao.substack.com/p/chinas-reusable-rocket-race-has-entered) _2026-08-19 · Leon Liao · China as a System @leonliao_ Forty days after Long March 10B pioneered offshore net capture, LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 became the first privately developed Chinese orbital rocket to recover its first stage. The harder test now begins. ## [The Commandment Controversy: A Constitutional Crisis at the Schoolhouse Door](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/the-commandment-controversy-a-constitutional-crisis-at-the-schoolhouse-door/) _2026-08-19 · Center for Policy & Stability_ Civil rights advocates are asking the Supreme Court to review a Texas law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments, a case that could set a new national standard for state-sponsored religious expression in classrooms. This aggressive push to impose scripture on captive, impressionable schoolchildren represents a dangerous and emotional erosion of the foundational First Amendment… ## [Undermining an Alliance: The Perilous Politics of Questioning U.S.-South Korea Military Exercises](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/undermining-an-alliance-the-perilous-politics-of-questioning-u-s-south-korea-military-exercises/) _2026-08-19 · Center for Policy & Stability_ The annual U.S.-South Korean military exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield proceeded despite former President Trump's demands for scaling back, which he labeled as provocative to North Korea. This dangerous willingness to undermine a 50-year-old defensive alliance for personal diplomacy not only insults a steadfast ally but recklessly weakens deterrence against a hostile nuclear power. ## [The Fault Line in the Golden State: The Kim vs. Allen Race and the Battle for the Democratic Soul](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/the-fault-line-in-the-golden-state-the-kim-vs-allen-race-and-the-battle-for-the-democratic-soul/) _2026-08-19 · Center for Policy & Stability_ Progressive Jane Kim, backed by Bernie Sanders, and state Senator Ben Allen, endorsed by the California Democratic Party, are locked in a battle for California Insurance Commissioner that reflects a national Democratic schism between populist, state-driven solutions and traditional, market-stabilizing approaches. This race is a vital microcosm of the struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party,… ## [The Scorching Injustice: How Extreme Heat is an Economic Weapon Against the Global South](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/the-scorching-injustice-how-extreme-heat-is-an-economic-weapon-against-the-global-south/) _2026-08-19 · Center for Policy & Stability_ Multiple reports confirm an alarming loss of wages and work hours worldwide due to extreme heat, directly impacting the livelihoods of the global working class. This climate-induced economic assault is a catastrophic failure of the global order, disproportionately devastating the developing world that contributed least to the crisis while being punished for the excesses of the industrialized West. ## [The Stunning Hypocrisy: How One Man's Lies Threaten the Bedrock of American Democracy](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/the-stunning-hypocrisy-how-one-mans-lies-threaten-the-bedrock-of-american-democracy/) _2026-08-19 · Center for Policy & Stability_ President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly spread falsehoods and pushed legislation to severely limit mail-in voting, cast a mail-in ballot himself in the Florida primary. This is a stunning act of hypocrisy that directly undermines public trust in elections and reveals a dangerous willingness to subvert democratic norms for personal political gain. ## [Play Both Sides Of The Lie (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NJAFHYH9C7zs) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Two operatives, one manufactured war — uncover the Complete Truth after both campaigns. ## [The Gathering Storm: El Niño as the New Frontier of Climate-Led Economic Warfare Against the Global South](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/the-gathering-storm-el-nino-as-the-new-frontier-of-climate-led-economic-warfare-against-the-global-south/) _2026-08-19 · Center for Policy & Stability_ A potential super El Niño in 2026-2027 poses a severe risk to global soft commodity markets, threatening crops like cocoa, coffee, and sugar with erratic weather patterns. This impending climate shock exposes the cruel vulnerability of the Global South's agricultural heartlands to a volatile climate system, a crisis amplified by the West's relentless extractive economic policies and their… ## [San Diego's Moral Stand: Why Denying Training Grounds to ICE is a Defense of Democracy](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/san-diegos-moral-stand-why-denying-training-grounds-to-ice-is-a-defense-of-democracy/) _2026-08-19 · Center for Policy & Stability_ The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted to ban federal immigration agencies from using county firearms training facilities, a move fueled by public outrage over aggressive ICE raids. This principled stand against facilitating a deportation apparatus that sows terror and separates families is a vital defense of community trust and the rule of law. ## [Iceland's Sovereign Crossroads: The EU Referendum and the Neo-Colonial Lure](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/icelands-sovereign-crossroads-the-eu-referendum-and-the-neo-colonial-lure/) _2026-08-19 · Center for Policy & Stability_ Iceland is holding a crucial referendum on August 29th not on EU membership itself, but on whether to restart negotiations that could lead to joining the bloc, a decision deeply tied to its economic stability and Arctic sovereignty. This vote represents a potential surrender of national sovereignty to a Western bloc that historically uses economic integration to extend political control,… ## [When the Donor Class Trembles: The Geopolitical Earthquake of Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan Victory](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/when-the-donor-class-trembles-the-geopolitical-earthquake-of-abdul-el-sayeds-michigan-victory/) _2026-08-19 · Center for Policy & Stability_ Abdul El-Sayed's victory in Michigan, despite massive pro-Israel lobby spending, signals a profound shift within the Democratic electorate against the old consensus of uncritical military aid and imperial overreach. This courageous pushback by American voters against a corrupt donor class and its endless foreign wars is a moment of hope, revealing the deep cracks in the neocolonial edifice the… ## [The Ice Silk Road: A Desperate Gambit in a Western-Shattered World](https://policystability.com/post/2026-08/the-ice-silk-road-a-desperate-gambit-in-a-western-shattered-world/) _2026-08-19 · Center for Policy & Stability_ China's new Arctic shipping route dramatically cuts travel time to Europe but places Beijing in a position of dependency on Russia for access through its sovereign waters. This strategic gambit exposes the profound desperation of the Global South, forced to navigate through the ecological collapse accelerated by the West and the geopolitical vulnerabilities created by Western-controlled… ## [Cocoa: A New Source of Prosperity for farmers in Northern Uganda](https://theelephant.co.ug/cocoa-a-new-source-prosperity-for-farmers-in-northern-uganda/) _2026-08-18 · Editor · The Elephant_ The introduction of cocoa to Northern Uganda is increasingly attractive to farmers who see it as an opportunity to diversify their livelihoods, increase household incomes, and build resilience to climate change By Johnisani Ocakacon Gulu The cocoa industry in Northern Uganda is still in its infant stage. But the promise of growing cocoa extends beyond \[…\] The post Cocoa: A New Source of Prosperity… ## [Small Plots, Small Tractor: The appropriate technology leaving no farmer in Nwoya district behind](https://theelephant.co.ug/small-plots-small-tractor-the-appropriate-technology-leaving-no-farmer-in-nwoya-district-behind/) _2026-08-18 · Editor · The Elephant_ For many of the smallholder farmers in the region accustomed to the hand hoe, the machine represents more than technology. It represents time saved, labour reduced and, potentially, more land brought under cultivation. By Johnisani Ocakacon NWOYA The engine suddenly coughs to life, breaking the quiet of the early morning stillness with the horsepower of \[…\] The post Small Plots, Small Tractor: The… ## [ECA calls on SADC to turn mineral and agricultural wealth into industrial prosperity](https://theelephant.co.ug/eca-calls-on-sadc-to-turn-mineral-and-agricultural-wealth-into-industrial-prosperity/) _2026-08-18 · Editor · The Elephant_ Africa holds approximately 30% of the world’s reserves of critical energy-transition minerals, with demand for these resources projected to more than triple by 2030 under net-zero scenarios. By Willy Chowoo Durban, South Africa The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has called on Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states to accelerate efforts to \[…\] The post ECA… ## [The “At What Cost” Trap: How Chinese Achievements Become Systemic Indictments](https://globalthinkers.substack.com/p/the-at-what-cost-trap-how-chinese) _2026-08-18 · Global Thinkers · Global Thinkers_ From poverty alleviation to reviving the Yangtze: Why every major Chinese achievement is reframed as a case against its governance. ## [Can a single tractor meet the mechanisation needs of Pader war victims?](https://theelephant.co.ug/can-a-single-tractor-meet-the-mechanisation-needs-of-pader-war-victims/) _2026-08-18 · Editor · The Elephant_ A single tractor has become more than a machine for cultivating farmland By Simon Wokorach Pader distric Before the return of relative peace to Northern Uganda in 2009, the sound of heavy engines was associated with a brutal war: military trucks moving through communities scarred by conflict. Today, a different engine is changing lives in \[…\] The post Can a single tractor meet the mechanisation… ## [The Structural Shortage in Mature-Node Semiconductors](https://leonliao.substack.com/p/the-structural-shortage-in-mature) _2026-08-18 · Leon Liao · China as a System @leonliao_ Within the same 40nm node, weak demand for generic logic can coexist with tight automotive MCU capacity and AI-related specialty processes that customers may struggle for years to replace ## [Poems for Black August](https://scalawagmagazine.org/2026/08/poems-for-black-august/) _2026-08-17 · Nova Oshun Shakur · Scalawag_ They won’t give you ear plugs for the disabling and deafening screams of the human test subject, dissected in fascist laboratories. Read more via Scalawag : Poems for Black August . ## [Western-Led Green Revolution Failing Africa](https://jomomydevplus.substack.com/p/western-led-green-revolution-failing) _2026-08-17 · Jomo · MYDevelopment+_ As AGRA turns 20, a new report exposes its worsening failure to double productivity and incomes and halve undernourishment in participating African nations as promised. ## [Did Automation Block the Global South’s Path to Industrialization?](https://leonliao.substack.com/p/did-automation-block-the-global-souths) _2026-08-17 · Leon Liao · China as a System @leonliao_ The Myth of the China Squeeze Part II ## [The AI Boom Is Turning China’s Chip Overcapacity Into Strategic Capacity](https://leonliao.substack.com/p/the-ai-boom-is-turning-chinas-chip) _2026-08-16 · Leon Liao · China as a System @leonliao_ China spent years paying for semiconductor capacity the market considered excessive. AI is now putting a premium on the fact that much of it is already built, qualified and available. ## [The Global South’s Real Path to Energy Autonomy](https://leonliao.substack.com/p/a-solar-panel-is-not-a-barrel-of) _2026-08-15 · Leon Liao · China as a System @leonliao_ Imported fossil fuels create a recurring claim on foreign exchange. Imported clean-energy equipment can build productive capacity at home. ## [The AI-Driven High-End PCB Supercycle](https://leonliao.substack.com/p/the-ai-driven-high-end-pcb-supercycle) _2026-08-14 · Leon Liao · China as a System @leonliao_ AI is turning a mature electronics industry into a race for qualified capacity ## [UPDF Distributes Impounded Charcoal to Communities in Nwoya](https://theelephant.co.ug/updf-distributes-impounded-charcoal-to-communities-in-nwoya/) _2026-08-14 · Editor · The Elephant_ Some of the impounded charcoal in Nwoya District. The distribution is part of the security crackdown launched after the 4th Division commander ordered the suspension of charcoal transportation through Uganda. By Willy Chowoo Nwoya, August 14, 2026—The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) 4th Infantry Division has distributed over 800 bags of charcoal impounded from illegal \[…\] The post UPDF… ## [Private Equity Isn’t Buying Sports. It’s Buying the Athlete Pipeline.](https://thesportsbrief.substack.com/p/private-equity-isnt-buying-sports) _2026-08-13 · World Sports Program · The Sports Brief_ The next big sports investment story may have less to do with professional teams and more to do with the kids playing below them. ## [Zhu Rongji’s 1987 Auto Ultimatum: The Foundation for Today’s Powerful Supply Chain](https://globalthinkers.substack.com/p/zhu-rongjis-1987-auto-ultimatum-the) _2026-08-13 · Global Thinkers · Global Thinkers_ Read the historic speech where the iron premier demanded an 85% localization rate for the Volkswagen Santana within three years—laying the bedrock for China's powerful modern EV supply chain.