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[supersnoop]

If you want to know how pathetic this country is, this is what passes for plausible deniability in Canada

I don’t think anyone with enough grams of brain cells to perform any critical thinking skills believed that “random” Canadians would be arrested. There’s thousands of Canadians in China, they just randomly arrest the guy with links to the Soros regime change organization (International Crisis Group) and another guy that hangs out with Kim Jong Un for kicks?

Pretty obvious what’s happening now. Guy wanted more money to keep quiet but the government said no.

 

[TK3600]

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The Peninsula

President Mohamed Muizzu of the Maldives formally requested on Saturday that India withdraw its troops from his archipelago, fulfilling his election pledge on his first day in office.

Politician fulfilling election promise? Madness!

 

[Overbom]

Well, it seems that US embassy call was a success

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Taiwan elections: KMT-TPP joint presidential ticket talks break down over technicality​

• The TPP’s Ko Wen-je says he can’t agree to the KMT’s calculation to decide who will be the top contender
• The KMT says the difference is small and the discussions are not dead

Taiwan’s two main opposition parties have failed to agree on a joint ticket in January’s presidential election, with less than a week to go until the deadline for registering candidates.
The main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and the smaller Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) have until Friday to come up with a joint ticket and their failure to do so in talks on Saturday was a blow to those hoping they will team up to challenge the ruling, independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in January.

The KMT and the TPP agreed three days ago to announce on Saturday who would be their presidential candidate and their running mate.

But the two sides baulked at how to interpret an aggregate of opinion polls they previously agreed to use to decide who would top the ticket.

 

[coolgod]

I am still struggling to understand the purpose of Xi's visit to US. As it turns out, US secured concessions from China (resumption of military communications and fentanyl deal) without giving anything in return. To add to the humiliation, Biden called Xi a "dictator" and now U.S. Defense Secretary announced that US will continue to violate China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. I must call it like I see it. APEC summit was an L for China. I hope that Chinese leadership knows what it's doing when it comes to US and that there is an explanation for their timid approach as of late.

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Does Biden's crew look a like a bunch of guys who just won negotiations with China? Just because China doesn't publicize the US concessions, doesn't mean they don't exist.

 

[Overbom]

Marcos doing a little bit of trolling here.

In any case, he might want to cool things down because with US engaged in 2 fronts, if China smacks Philippines head, all Marcos would get by its Lord US would be some thoughts and prayers

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South China Sea disputes should not define ties, Philippine leader Marcos tells China’s Xi at Apec​

• Ferdinand Marcos Jnr requested Friday’s meeting with Xi Jinping on Apec sidelines to discuss South China Sea issue, Philippine president’s office says
• Run-ins in resource-rich waters have largely marred relations between rival claimants Beijing and Manila, prompting US to renew defence pledge

President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr of the Philippines said he told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that disputes over the South China Sea should not define bilateral ties.
“But nonetheless, the problems remain and it is something that we will need to continue to communicate to find ways to avoid such incidents,” Marcos told reporters following a meeting with Xi on the sidelines of the Apec summit in San Francisco.

The two leaders met on Friday to seek ways to defuse tensions over territorial rights in the busy waterway, where Philippine and Chinese vessels, including coastguard ships, have clashed in recent months.

 

[azn_cyniq]

It seems that Americans and Europeans are waking up from a decades-long slumber

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This is not good for the Chinese diaspora. The same people that despise Jewish people despise us even more. In my opinion, the attempts by the Jewish elite to control the media has led to an unstoppable rise in antisemitism in recent years. I would not be surprised if another Holocaust-scale event happens within my lifetime. People around me of all ethnicities are openly antisemitic now and I am currently attending a prestigious university with a strong Jewish presence in a blue state. It's probably much worse in other parts of the US. I think many Jewish people may not be aware of the recent rise in antisemitism because they only interact with other Jewish people, but it's real.

Chinese people should be prepared because the same people will no longer pretend to just "hate the CCP."

 

[emblem21]

Sometimes I wonder if the Jews are just strike Willy Nilly because they have the weapons to do so and not for any real purpose except to cause human suffering and get away with it by quoting the Torah. Feels more like a cult rather than a nation at times.

 

[TK3600]

Sometimes I wonder if the Jews are just strike Willy Nilly because they have the weapons to do so and not for any real purpose except to cause human suffering and get away with it by quoting the Torah. Feels more like a cult rather than a nation at times.

superstition, cult, religion, their difference is only in how many people follow it.

 

[tamsen_ikard]

I am still struggling to understand the purpose of Xi's visit to US. As it turns out, US secured concessions from China (resumption of military communications and fentanyl deal) without giving anything in return. To add to the humiliation, Biden called Xi a "dictator" and now U.S. Defense Secretary announced that US will continue to violate China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. I must call it like I see it. APEC summit was an L for China. I hope that Chinese leadership knows what it's doing when it comes to US and that there is an explanation for their timid approach as of late.

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This was China deliberately giving up more so that they can reduce the tension and avoid further US sanctions, trade wars, tech war, investment war escalation. China is the one trying to rise up, US has already risen and is in a stronger position. So, for China to achieve fast growth, they need to keep their head down and avoid losing access to the west. This maybe humialiting but its the most beneficial and fastest way for China to achieve economic growth.

But most likely the west will still continue to escalate and continue decoupling, sanctioning and so on. But if China can slow that down just a little bit, if they can buy time for even 5-10 years, that will still give China more wealth and prosperity and better able to withstand the decoupling in the future.

The west is desperate to stop China and will do anything to stop it, even if it harms their own advantages and economy. They are on a war of attrition mode against China. So, China is playing defensive warfare.

 

[Petrolicious88]

Yes and judging from the responses and likes, it seems more people on this forum agrees with my more than you. Laughing at someone’s concerns really just shows your unconscious incompetence. Would you have also advocated for Chinese tech companies to only use US chips in the past because it was easier and it would be ridiculous to sanction their customers?


Yes, I justify with facts and data and common sense, as opposed to … You? Where is your justification? Other than you saying its ridiculous because….. you said so? Facts don’t care about your feeling bud. Try again.


Again as opposed to… you? What, pray tell, are you credentials? Are you saying Chinese secret service shouldn’t even try to prevent any poisoning towards Xi? Seems pretty hypocritical that you criticize me when you have no credentials in either. I wonder do you even read what you write or do you zone out mid way ? Lol.

You say you are not a child, yet you count the number of likes you get per post. I remember once doing that in middle school too.