Topic: Shanghai

During a series of research visits to the Shanghai Mental Health Center, observations were made regarding the disconnect between Western-style psychiatry and traditional Chinese medicine. While professional staff publicly downplayed herbal remedies, many utilized them personally. Observations of the Chinese totalitarian state included pervasive surveillance in Tiananmen Square and the discovery of listening equipment rooms within local hotels.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization was formed in 2001 by Russia and China to counter CIA-backed destabilization in Central Asia. The Fethullah Gulen organization is identified as a CIA front used to infiltrate former Soviet territories through schools and madrasas. Conflicts in Chechnya and Azerbaijan are described as American-led attempts to control oil pipelines and break apart the Russian Federation.