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GhostEars

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The PH should have a higher chance of provoking a war with Malaysia rather than China. Much higher chance of winning, less risk of panicking Uncle Sam, and more land to gain by taking Sabah. But both nations have terrible militaries, so its gonna look like an ugly bar brawl between two overweight drunks, rather than a proper fight.
Malaysia might just get larger when that happens, looking at how the mood in Mindanao is today.
 

Sardaukar20

Major
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Meanwhile, in the poor area of New York.

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20 bucks for a dozen large eggs in New York? Even in inflation-hit Malaysia, that can fill up half a supermarket trolley with standard groceries.
 

supercat

Colonel
I have been observing protest in the US for 20+ years and i can confidently say that nearly all protest in the US brings no real change or even "virtual signal" changes

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Elections don't change anything either. Democracy is a joke.

No, the United States is not a "beacon of democracy"​

The evidence against this narrative is overwhelming...​

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Another The Atl*ntic moment

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Is this a real headline? The major cause of inflation is because people need food and shelter?

We can talk about "rule of law and human rights" when Netanyahu is arrested.

Chinese students should think twice before they go to study in the US.
 

iewgnem

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Their entire foreign policy has been stick only. No carrot. They want to reestablish the US as the sole power for domestic purposes and their own pride and ego. The only way to achieve that is by demanding global submission by force.

Looking at the Bloomberg article. It sounds like the US is demanding China capitulates first before the US agrees to any negotiations. However, if you capitulate once then they will push for total capitulation on all demands before considering any discussions.
The Bloomberg article did the typical publish American demand but not Chinese demands, but they did report both sides were talking past each other, which is to say China didn't care what Americans had to say.

More importantly, if you actually read the details, they said US refused to implement China's demand that US implement "consumer side" changes to fentanyl, i.e. China's demanding US make domestic policy changes as condition for talks, in other words China's basically saying "both fentanyl and tariff are your problem, not mine"

This is the fundamental gap in American understanding, they and a lot of people start with the axiom that the other side doesn't want to fight so America can use "carrot and stick" approach to coerce action. But China does want to fight, China is the one with both bigger carrot and a bigger stick and China has been itching to give America a beating. In this situation playing tough just land you a one way ticket to find out land.
 

FriedButter

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More importantly, if you actually read the details, they said US refused to implement China's demand that US implement "consumer side" changes to fentanyl, i.e. China's demanding US make domestic policy changes as condition for talks, in other words China's basically saying "both fentanyl and tariff are your problem, not mine"

I get your point but China did not put any pre-conditions for talks. No pathways were provided.
officials in Beijing say the US hasn’t outlined detailed steps they expect from China on fentanyl in order to have the tariffs lifted

Trumps team said they gave it via diplomatic messages.
President Donald Trump’s team rejects the assertion that it hasn’t given clear demands on fentanyl, pointing to messages the White House has sent to China through diplomats in Washington,

If China is the one barring talks. Why aren’t the Americans reiterating their demands? This is diplomacy. Why are the Americans refusing to write down their terms on paper which if agreed will be signed by both presidents.
 
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