Malaysia - Political Economy

Malaysia's politicians brawl while the economy burns
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Malaysia-s-politicians-brawl-while-the-economy-burns 

Stocks versus Bonds

Investors, Don’t Depend on Stocks and Bonds to Hedge Each Other
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-09/investors-don-t-depend-on-stocks-and-bonds-to-hedge-each-other

CCP versus Chinese Tech Firms

China’s Attacks on Tech Are a Losing Strategy in Cold War II
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-07-11/china-s-attacks-on-didi-alibaba-are-losing-strategy-in-cold-war-against-u-s
Forcing DiDi and Alibaba to toe the Communist Party line may help Xi build a police state but will stall the nation’s dynamic industry.

Why China wants to tame its new business dragons

https://www.dw.com/en/platform-economy-why-china-wants-to-tame-its-new-business-dragons/a-58184886 

Beijing's Didi blast shakes $2tn of China stocks in US
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Market-Spotlight/Beijing-s-Didi-blast-shakes-2tn-of-China-stocks-in-US
 
Why Ray Dalio is wrong about China
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Why-Ray-Dalio-is-wrong-about-China 

Chip Shortage - Causes

The Missing Chips
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2021-07-06/missing-chips
 
The Trumpian Roots of the Chip Crisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/08/opinion/trump-trade-chips.html 

Messi and Argentina

Lionel Messi and Argentina Beat Brazil in Copa América Final
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/10/sports/soccer/lionel-messi-argentina-brazil-copa-america.html
 
Lionel Messi happy to swap his golden boots for trophy for Argentina
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jul/10/lionel-messi-happy-to-swap-his-golden-boots-for-trophy-for-argentina

Time Value

Being in Time
How much should we value the past, the present, and the future?
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/being-in-time

Chinese Influence in UK

The sale of the UK’s largest chip plant to China shows how Brexit has left Britain exposed
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2021/07/sale-uk-s-largest-chip-plant-china-shows-how-brexit-has-left-britain-exposed
 
How China bought Cambridge
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-china-bought-cambridge