Trump Policies Punish China and 1,995 Children. Networking, Photography, African Names and Stracciatella

Having single-handedly solved the North Korean problem, rapped the knuckles of his western partners by imposing steel and aluminium tariffs,
President Trump is now tackling the US' intellectual property theft by China, with a 25% tariff on 1300 goods. China has said that it will retaliate.

The claim that the US loses intellectual property to China is not a new one recent studies suggest the value is $50bn.

Preconceptions about China do apparently lag behind reality. a report by "The Diplomat" suggest that China has been tightening is patent protection and IP laws. As a result, foreign firms bringing cases to court in China have a similar success rate (in excess of 70%) to that of Chinese domestic companies. The difficulty, especially for smaller companies , is the cost of providing evidence and paying for the court cases.

Both sides are likely to lose out in a trade war. Is the benefit of this action again a message to the domestic US audience that the president keeps his promises - and please reelect me when the time comes?

President Trumps harder policy on immigration, especially at the border with Mexico, has now lead to 1,995 children being separated from their parents and going into camps/care. This is a direct result of adult immigrants crossing the land border being placed in custody. Children with them are taken into care.

With my bicycle back in action, I set off on my networking day to St Ives, covering half the distance (12 kilometers) to Longstanton Park and Ride and catching the bus onwards from there. I had a fascinating conversation on gender issues in 4 year olds at the A14 meeting. Onwards to the Norris for volunteering work, I was tasked with taking some imaginative pictures of items in the museum shop for use in social media awareness. i made two forays into town with a basket full of goods, trying to photograph a selection of items at different locations. I ended up using the smartphone for taking photos due to the greater depth of field. I ended up with an unexpected free drink at a pub I used as a backdrop.

Unusual fact about African names learnt today from author Nkoli Rowley, Kofi Annan was born on a Friday as that is the meaning of the name Kofi (boy born on a Friday)!

The cycle ride back home was slightly easier as the wind was behind me some of the way. I still arrived hot and therefore had the first portion of the Dr Oetker Stracciatella icecream that I made last night to help cool down.