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10 JUL 2026 · China has gone from having virtually no world-class research universities to domination of global scientific output in just a few decades—but why have traditional university rankings not reflected this transformation?
In this episode of the Silk & Steel Podcast, Carl Zha welcomes returning guest Doggie (Han Feizi) to unpack China's extraordinary rise in science, higher education, and technological innovation.
With the use of objective research metrics—to include the Nature Index, publication output, and citation data—they explore how China's universities rapidly climb. Many Western ranking systems continue to favour reputation over measurable performance.
The conversation expands into China's industrial policy, innovation ecosystem, manufacturing advantages, AI competition, and what these trends mean for future global power balance.
In this episode:
• Why traditional university rankings may no longer reflect reality • China's explosive growth in scientific research • How Chinese universities climbed to the world's top tier • Manufacturing, engineering, and innovation advantages • The relationship between higher education and economic development • AI, semiconductors, and the next technological race • Why perceptions of China often lag behind the data
Whether you agree or disagree with the conclusions, this episode is packed with statistics, historical context, and an in-depth discussion of one of the biggest geopolitical shifts of the 21st century.
What do you think?
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10 JUL 2026 · Jerm and Roman Bystrianyk, author of _Dissolving Illusions_, examine the impact of vaccination and historical health perspectives while they advocate for a holistic approach to wellness. The conversation also highlights Roman's process to write historical fiction and the importance to exercise personal choice within the medical system.
https://dissolvingillusions.com
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10 JUL 2026 · Mike Robinson and Basil Valentine present today's UK Column News.
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00:00 Introduction00:35 NATO Summit: With special guest Pelle Neroth Taylor, author and geopolitical analyst15:35 Iran: Special on location report from Patrick Henningsen24:44 Column 20th Anniversary26:48 State Threats: Rushed legislation to suit the state. With special guest Prof. David Miller38:50 World Cup: Scandal and mess48:38 Censorship: Goal posts moved to maintain control52:23 Anne Widdecombe: Former Conservative MP and Brexit MEP has died54:53 In Case You Missed It: Stories spotted by Basil this week
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10 JUL 2026 · Speaking with Patrick Henningsen in Mashhad during the six-day funeral procession for Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, British journalist Bushra Shaikh describes the extraordinary reaction to her presence in Iran: attacks from The Telegraph, The Daily Mail, Iran, and international and prominent online figures, with some calling for her to be labelled a terrorist. She characterises the campaign as a witch hunt driven by a fringe of the online right, suggesting her critics are unsettled that a Muslim woman they once shared platforms with at GB News and TalkTV cannot be deployed as a political weapon.
Shaikh challenges Western coverage of Iranian women, saying she has moved freely without wearing hijab, and describes the role of women as prominent in Iran. On the funeral itself, she describes the crowds which even the likes of The Financial Times put at 13–15 million in Tehran alone, and a public mood of grief mixed with fury at the United States and Israel following the assassination of the Supreme Leader.
She reports that Iranians she has spoken to reject the MOU ceasefire framework outright, distrust Trump and Israel entirely, and demand serious negotiation rather than a cycle of broken ceasefires.
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9 JUL 2026 · Ken McCarthy argues that the hepatitis B vaccine shines light on wider problems—pharma influence, opaque medical training, weak regulation, and historical ties to population control.
He pushes for independent research, informed consent, and parental choice over vaccinations.
https://www.hepbbook.com
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9 JUL 2026 · Rebecca is a passionate, dedicated, and concerned mother who warns against the dangers of explicit sex education given to ever-younger schoolchildren.
The agenda of sexualisation is, for Rebecca and her colleagues, blatant, overt, and simply too much too young.
Since it was formed, 2much2young has gained support from many parents concerned about the sexualisation of their children.
Sex education approved by the government is so explicit and perverted that many kids have suffered emotional harm from the content and style of delivery.
In this frank and adult discussion, Rebecca recounts her background as part of the travelling fairground community and how that led to her having contact with many children.
She also describes how contact from concerned parents — alarmed at what they consider sexual grooming of children by the state — led to the formation of 2much2young to provide a much-needed platform to represent their views.
Rebecca works closely with Public Child Protection Wales (PCPW), and she and members of her team attended the recent PCPW conference.
This is a vital interview for anyone who wishes to understand the risks and harms posed to their children by government-approved child sexual grooming educational content.
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8 JUL 2026 · For years, Silicon Valley convinced investors that bigger budgets, more GPUs, and trillion-dollar valuations were the future of artificial intelligence. That narrative is now challenged.
In this episode of the Silk and Steel Podcast, Carl Zha is again joined by AI researcher TP Huang to examine why it is that China's newest AI models shake the technology industry and global financial markets.
From ZAI (formerly Zhipu AI) and Meituan's surprise breakthrough to the growing impact of DeepSeek, TP explains that Chinese AI companies deliver world-class performance at dramatically lower cost. He discusses what that means for OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Nvidia, and the future of the AI industry.
They also explore whether America currently experiences an AI investment bubble, why China's open-source ecosystem advances so quickly, how hardware restrictions pushed Chinese engineers to become more efficient, and whether the centre of AI innovation begins to shift eastward.
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8 JUL 2026 · Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern argues the CIA killed JFK because he challenged their power and opposed Israel's nuclear programme, and that Zionist influence dragged America into wars for Israel's benefit (Iraq, now Iran). McGovern asserts the US empire collapses as Russia, China, and the Global South rise. The Strait of Hormuz crisis will potentially trigger a global depression.
https://raymcgovern.com
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8 JUL 2026 · Mike Robinson, Basil Valentine, and Vanessa Beeley present today's UK Column News.
00:00 Introduction00:38 Farage: Toys out of the pram13:15 NATO Summit: Gathering of the clan23:43 UK Column 20th Anniversary25:25 Burnham: Waiting for coronation. With special guest Lord Prem Sikka43:09 Macron & Jolani: Syria visit Men in Black parade48:44 Facial Recognition: Police will stop you for doing nothing wrong52:40 ADDW: Your new car will control you (featuring Mike Robinson’s epic UKC 2024 car rant)54:25 ELBit Systems: Genocidal Weaponry59:00 Narrative Control: Further shoring up of news - local now
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7 JUL 2026 · Steve Falconer joins Jerm to discuss Apocalypse Infinity, a film which consolidates 25 years of research. It argues that "it's the Jews" is a managed distraction.
Jews serve as frontmen and scapegoats for deeper papal/Black Nobility bloodlines, Jesuits, and a "Cult of Venus" that traces back to ancient Irish Druidic origins of the Abrahamic religions.
They discuss engineered divide-and-conquer tactics (Israel-Palestine, mass immigration, Agenda 21/2030 city-herding), the fractured state of the "truth community," and how Falconer's esoteric understanding has left him more grounded; he watches his own thoughts like to watch storms pass through the sky.
https://www.youtube.com/@spacebusters3933
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