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China press response to trade truce: “Mexico, China can be partners against US pressure”

  
  Analysis
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A weekend report in the outspoken Global Times – never shy about saying what they think.

This was in a report on Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard’s official visit to China, which continues this week.
  • Although Trump said on Saturday that US companies could sell equipment to Huawei, security concerns raised by the US have not been completely settled
  • It will be a fierce game whose results will decide whether Huawei can develop 5G networks in Latin America.
  • Mexico is the target of pressure from the US, and that pressure is likely to continue. 
  • The US has too much influence over Mexico
  • China and Mexico can see each other as partners in development and in resisting US pressure and unilateralism
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While the ‘truce ‘ is a positive the underlying issues remain unresolved, and given the two country’s divergent goals, unresolvable.

Focus On Obstacles

  
  Education
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Often we’re discouraged because of some tough challenge or obstacle in our way. But a shift in mindset from a Zen proverb can change everything: “The obstacle is the path.”

The obstacle isn’t something standing in our way. It’s the way itself.

That might seem strange, so let’s look at a few examples:

  • You are struggling with writing, and procrastinate. Procrastination is the symptom, but it also illuminates the path you should take: you are dreading something about the writing, you are shying away from discomfort, you are afraid of the writing or what will happen when you publish the writing. So work with that dread, the discomfort, and the fear. You’ll be stronger for having done that.
  • You are shy and can’t meet people. This can be seen as an obstacle to social happiness, or as a path for something to work with. Many people will avoid this obstacle of shyness, and instead stay home and not socialize. Instead, go towards this shyness, explore it, find out what you’re afraid of, work with that fear. You’ll get better at handling the fear, even let go of it, and it will no longer stand in your way.
  • You are stressed out and overwhelmed at work. You can complain about this problem (and it will then continue for the rest of your life), or you can immerse yourself in it, let it lead you to self-exploration, and deal with the source of that stress and overwhelm. You’ll learn that you have unrealistic expectations and ideals, learn to let go of them, and the stress will go away. You’ll now have a tool for dealing with stress for the rest of your life. (more…)
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