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[GulfLander]

"Ford’s planned job cuts in Germany provoked anger and tears at a staff meeting in Cologne on Wednesday (November 27), according to employees and the head of the automaker’s works council.

The U.S. carmaker plans 4,000 job cuts in Europe, including about 2,900 in Germany, 800 in Britain and 300 in other European Union countries.

The news of the Ford cuts comes just weeks after Volkswagen said it would trim employee pay by 10%. The German automaker plans to close at least three factories in its home country and lay off tens of thousands of staff.

Ford sales fell 15.3% in the first nine months of the year compared to the same period last year."

 

[ismellcopium]

if the USA ends up losing a lot of personnel as a result, also a net benefit to humanity

The ARP can't afford to look weak; you know how it is with these strongman, authoritarian, dictatorial regimes. If that happens they'll have no choice but to double down (or risk losing mandate of burger).

 

[GulfLander]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1862343564681969831

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1862320989432160459

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1862307947122237490

Just a curious observation. They like to put "China's" on CN brands or companies, but not on the likes of Qualcomm, Samsung, like in this twit..

 

[GulfLander]

"Israel and Hezbollah trade accusations of ceasefire violations"

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[Temstar]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1862028656236761586

As of today, Taklamakan Desert has been completely surrounded by man-made green belt to halt any further desertification. The green belt is 3,046km long and was built over 40 years.

 

[GulfLander]

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"China declares modest new baselines around contested Scarborough Shoal, enclosing a much smaller strategic area than previously feared" by

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What you think? Was there a change from before?
The writers seem to be affiliated w Aus university?

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1862055583148286202

 

[Temstar]

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"China declares modest new baselines around contested Scarborough Shoal, enclosing a much smaller strategic area than previously feared"

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What you think? Was there a change from before?

Previously it was not made explicit weather 黄岩岛 is an island (per Chinese name) and therefore had 12nm territorial water around it or a shoal (per English name), which did not.

By explicitly announcing 黄岩岛 has a territorial baseline means this is also a declaration that the area within 12nm of the baseline is Chinese territorial waters and entering without permission or under innocent passage is a violation of Chinese sovereignty, with all the consequences that implies.

Neither 9 dash line nor Taiwan Strait are territorial waters (outside of actual territorial waters within 12nm of landmass in those zones), instead they are Chinese EEZ and innocent transit rule doesn't apply.

 

[GulfLander]

Previously it was not made explicit weather 黄岩岛 is an island (per Chinese name) and therefore had 12nm territorial water around it or a shoal (per English name), which did not.

By explicitly announcing 黄岩岛 has a territorial baseline means this is also a declaration that the area within 12nm of the baseline is Chinese territorial waters and entering without permission or under innocent passage is a violation of Chinese sovereignty, with all the consequences that implies.

Neither 9 dash line nor Taiwan Strait are territorial waters (outside of actual territorial waters within 12nm of landmass in those zones), instead they are Chinese EEZ and innocent transit rule doesn't apply.

Question, i read this unclos section recently:

"Article38
Right of transit passage​

1. In straits referred to in article 37, all ships and aircraft enjoy the right of transit passage, which shall not be impeded; except that, if the strait is formed by an island of a State bordering the strait and its mainland, transit passage shall not apply if there exists seaward of the island a route through the high seas or through an exclusive economic zone of similar convenience with respect to navigational and hydrographical characteristics. "
It still follow the baseline?
Thanks.

 

[Temstar]

Question, i read this unclos section recently:

"Article38
Right of transit passage​

1. In straits referred to in article 37, all ships and aircraft enjoy the right of transit passage, which shall not be impeded; except that, if the strait is formed by an island of a State bordering the strait and its mainland, transit passage shall not apply if there exists seaward of the island a route through the high seas or through an exclusive economic zone of similar convenience with respect to navigational and hydrographical characteristics. "
It still follow the baseline?
Thanks.

I'm pretty sure in Taiwan Straits case, even post reunification the parts of the strait that's more than 12nm away from land is still EEZ and allows innocent passage, despite what the article says. Shipping people can always argue "going around Taiwan is not 'similar convenience'".

Japan famously made their territorial waters extend only 3nm into the water around Tsugaru Strait so that they have an EEZ in the middle of the strait which allows US nuclear power ships to transit under innocent passage without entering Japanese territorial waters. And Tsugaru Strait is much more "enclosed" than Taiwan Strait.

 

[jiajia99]

Someone watched Sicario.

Seriously, even in that movie that system of cartels remain undefeated, given how they replaced one leader with another. What makes the USA think they can actually win, Hollywood, with the whole rainbow ideal backing them, with sparkles and shit?