--- title: "While you were sleeping: 12 December 2016" description: "Trump threatens one China policy, denies Russian hacking, and methane gas emissions dangerously high." type: "NewsArticle" publisher: "Daily Maverick" site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za" section: "Newsdeck" author: "John Stupart" author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/johnstupart/" canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-12-12-while-you-were-sleeping-12-december-2016/" published: "2016-12-12T06:05:41" updated: "2016-12-12T06:07:12" lang: "en-ZA" word_count: 749 --- # While you were sleeping: 12 December 2016 > Trump threatens one China policy, denies Russian hacking, and methane gas emissions dangerously high. By John Stupart · Published 12 December 2016, 08:05 SAST · Updated 12 December 2016, 08:07 SAST ## Content **Monday, 12th December** *"We are placed here with certain talents and capabilities. It is up to each of us to use those talents and capabilities as best you can. If you do that, I think there is a power greater than any of us that will place the opportunities in our way."* **John Glenn** ![Elections aftermath: Why did the ANC ignore its own research?](https://i1.createsend1.com/ei/d/50/A19/0D2/csimport/849x493q70Greg-Presidency-update-Marikana1.050619.jpg) STORY OF THE DAY [Marikana: More than four years after the massacre that shocked the world, charges against police finally laid](http://email.touchbasepro.com/t/d-l-dkgkjy-l-u/) By GREG NICOLSON Over four years after the Marikana Massacre, the Presidency’s announcement on Sunday that some police officers would be charged and compensation is ready to be paid was welcomed, albeit cautiously, by victims’ representatives, whose fight for justice has repeatedly been delayed. WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING [Trump hints at an end to one China policy...](http://email.touchbasepro.com/t/d-l-dkgkjy-l-o/) During an interview on Sunday, Donald Trump publicly mused over whether the one China policy should be continued if Beijing does not make some US-favourable concessions. Specifically invoking trade as a concern, Trump quipped, "I don't want China dictating to me". Risking outright trade war with China seems to be a very real prospect now. [... and denies Russian electoral meddling](http://email.touchbasepro.com/t/d-l-dkgkjy-l-b/) Hot on the heels of kicking China on its bum, Trump was quick to deny reports of Russian hacking during the recent election. Despite widespread intelligence reports indicating Russian cyber attacks on both parties during the campaign, Trump said he did not believe it. In fact, on intelligence briefings in general, the president-elect noted, "You know, I'm a smart person. I don't have to be told the same thing and the same words every single day for the next eight years." [Surging methane levels a cause for concern](http://email.touchbasepro.com/t/d-l-dkgkjy-l-n/) A new study released on Sunday has indicated an alarming increase in levels of methane gas over the past decade. Ten times more methane, to be precise, compared to the period 1996 to 2000. Coal mining in China and fracking in the US are suspected to be the primary culprits for this worrying contribution to global warming. [Metal fans taste 'freedom' in Myanmar](http://email.touchbasepro.com/t/d-l-dkgkjy-l-p/) A new trend of metal-listening fans has emerged in Myanmar. Shunned under its former military rule, the genre of music is still largely ignored by the conservative Buddhist society. That said, some metalheads are drinking the dark-noted Kool Aid. One such fan said that, "Listening to metal is the f\*cking best feeling. It is like freedom." — IN NUMBERS 21,429 The amount in dollars Arnold Schwarzenegger got paid per word in Terminator 2. FACT OF THE DAY Today in 1963 **Kenya gained independence** from the United Kingdom. A year later Jomo Kenyatta became the country's first president. **Billboards are banned in Hawaii** (and three other US states). 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