I wonder how prevalent it is in the US government for someone to lack the IQ to realize spy drones don't install RGB lights.
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Australia and Nauru have signed a landmark new treaty which will see the federal government provide $140 million in budget and security support to the Pacific Island country in return for gaining effective veto powers over many of its national security decisions.
The government says Commonwealth Bank has also agreed to set up branch in Nauru to ensure the nation isn't left without a bank when Bendigo exits next year.
In return, the government of Nauru has agreed with Australia that the country's critical infrastructure "shall not be used by any third party for security purposes".
Australia will also be able to veto any engagements by third countries in Nauru's "security and key critical infrastructure sectors".
The agreement is similar in some ways to the Falepili Union which Australia signed last year with the Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu.
The pacts are part of a broader push by Australia to cement its strategic position in the Pacific in the face of increasingly fierce competition with China.
The government says Commonwealth Bank has also agreed to set up branch in Nauru to ensure the nation isn't left without a bank when Bendigo exits next year.
In return, the government of Nauru has agreed with Australia that the country's critical infrastructure "shall not be used by any third party for security purposes".
Australia will also be able to veto any engagements by third countries in Nauru's "security and key critical infrastructure sectors".
The agreement is similar in some ways to the Falepili Union which Australia signed last year with the Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu.
The pacts are part of a broader push by Australia to cement its strategic position in the Pacific in the face of increasingly fierce competition with China.
Parallel construction.
According to Wikipedia, Nauru conned both sides of the Taiwan strait not once, not twice but three times. A master scammer.
The amount of aid money given to these sorts of snakes should be minimal, limited to the lowest levels of humanitarian aid, and they should be targeted with secondary sanctions until they recognize PRC.
The benefits of participation in the Chinese economy is self evident. Those who do not respect the sovereignty of the PRC should not participate in the economy of a country they don't even recognize. They should also not expect any reward other than being allowed to participate in the Chinese economy.
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After the recent events in the Middle East, I am forced to change my view about China. They will pay the ultimate price for not doing more to protect their interests in the region. There was not even much that was required of them to stabilize the situation. Now they will need to do so much more to regain what was lost, if that is even possible at this point. China can take all it's fighter jets and destroyers and shove them up it's ass. They are a joke. They build and build and build and do nothing with what they've built. No wonder they are surrounded with bases and more bases continue to be built around them, and they just sit there and watch. They are watchers, not doers, period!
Iran offered Assad help directly. He refused. They knew he was going down as early as October and didn't lift a finger. If Iran can't do it with actual troops on the ground, how can China do it from even further away?
At some point you can lead a horse to water but can't make it drink. Nobody can save someone who has already given up.
What is Trump's complex with the F-35? He tried canceling last time around. LOL.
Anyone else find it weird that the F-35 was regarded as a terrible aircraft by pundits up to the point that Trump decided not to cancel it? Afterwards, the likes of thewarzone suddenly became it's biggest fanboyz after calling it a boondoggle for the decade prior.
Please remind us, when did China declare Syria as a key national interest worth lives of young Chinese soldiers?
Has Assad ever asked China for protection? Did Russia or Iran ask China for help?
Now Assad has gone, what exactly has China lost in ME?
If you could turn all the clocks back in time, how would you advise China to defend Assad?