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How the socialist Soviet Union was taken down:

Step 1: Privatisation (of state enterprises)
Step 2: Domination (by a few big private businesses)
Step 3: Inflation
Step 4: Liquidation (of national assets)
Step 5: Transformation (of the nation's wealth overseas)
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Jia Yuchun - a high-ranking government official.

Jia Yuchun, a character from the classic Chinese novel Dream in the Red Chamber, was a master of politics, and experienced promotions and demotions several times but never gave up until death called on him.

After the monk expelled the Monkey from his journey system, he and his team were captured by the White Bone Demon and about to be barbecued alive.

Monkey King and White Bone Demon (Journey to the West)

The White Bone Demon played victim after her repeated attempts to eat the monk was crushed.

Despite the foolish monk imposing sanctions against the monkey, the monkey only stroke the demon harder.

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Zhou had only 40,000 men compared to Shang's 700,000 well-equipped troops. Yet Zhou's shock & awe tactics took Shang force by surprise. Further, many Shang soldiers admired King Zhou & quickly switched sides.

The battle on Muye plain marks the start of Shang's final collapse.

The best option: To drive the war to the enemies' own territory and BEYOND to resolve the problem once & for all.

Pity, the Ming failed to choose the best option so peace didn't last long.

Now it's the lesson: DRIVE THE WAR TO THE WARMONGERS' OWN LAND no matter how far it is.

A cap decorated with a tiger image is traditionally worn by Chinese babies. People believe a tiger cap can help the little people at their most vulnerable stage to scare undesirable spirits away.

Welcome to Year of Marine Tiger (壬寅)

Chinese Ink painting by Gong Dachuan: A hungry & angry tiger dashing down from the top of the hill

Attributes of Tiger in Fengshui
Five Agents: Wood in Jungle
Colour: White
Location: West

A Brief Introduction to Ancient Chinese Cosmology

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Lu Zhishen was a hero in Water Margin. One day when hosting a party, he found a giant willow tree housing nasty crows.

“Watch me!” He told his audience & held the tree with his arms then strengthened his back. The tree was uprooted & fell to the ground.

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