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[ansy1968]

There was NOT A SINGLE UNIFIED STATE CALLED THE PHILIPPINES so the argument used by the Philippines regarding their claim to Sabah is bunked.

Bro you're correct BUT the owner want his property returned and his domicile is in the Philippine therefore a Filipino.

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Sep 29, 2020 — The Philippines derives its claim to Sabah from the Sultanate of Sulu, which once ruled the southernmost region of the Philippines.

 

[ZeEa5KPul]

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Exactly as I suspected. Russia is leakier than a sieve while China is almost completely opaque. America intelligence doesn't know what's on the menu at a Chinese McDonalds.

 

[Feima]

See bro the American are cheapskate and racist, we fought and die for them BUT reward Germany and Japan thru the Marshall plan, while the money we got are onerous loan.

If it makes you feel better, the Americans were and are shit to everybody. Here's an interesting talk by Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson

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Today we are continuing our discussion of de-dollarization

 

[Breadbox]

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Russian government is infiltrated by the CIA at the highest level, this is not an exaggeration or alarmist talk, the Communist Party and its spy agencies also used be riddled with CIA spies until CIA's informants are compromised in 2010 as well as Xi's purges.

I strongly suspect the eradication of CIA informants is what prompted Obama's pivot to Asia, as the United States realises that it does not have as strong of an influence over China as they thought. And that China, do in fact have an independent will and do not tolerate foreign agents among its ranks.

 

[Sardaukar20]

Hello brother, yes you're correct about the British BUT the premise of my statement is that the US didn't support our claimed being a former colony and rightful claimant. So in essence the US support gave birth to Malaysia and this is why the Malaysian will always support the US against any adversary.

So in essence, its the US alliance with the UK that allowed Sabah to be incorporated into Malaysia, a British client state. So because of that, only Malaysia could be formed. Well I don't know, I just think that Malaysia would have been formed anyway without Sabah, because the British would have insisted on that.

Nevertheless, this is still a case of colonial powers drawing up the maps and dividing regions into neo-colonies for them to exploit later. This is a recipe for disputes and conflicts.

Thru to Sultan of Sulu heirs and his descendant which an Arbitration in Paris recognized.

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Oct 10, 2022 — The descendants of the Sultanate of Sulu were awarded nearly $15 billion by a Paris-based Arbitration Tribunal.

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Aug 3, 2022 — Malaysia is scrambling to protect its assets as the descendants of the last sultan of the remote Philippine region of Sulu look to enforce a ...

This is problematic. Because first, this arbitration was done by another colonial power, but also with little recognition around the world. Second, we must be aware that the Philippines too, just like Malaysia was put on the map by colonial powers. That means that the historical claim of the PH's on Sabah is just as weak as Malaysia's. If the PH can indeed claim Sabah due to its inheritance from the former Sulu Sultanate. Then this is gonna open a can of worms for the PH.

If the PH accepts this Arbitration in Paris that recognizes the PH's inheritance of Sulu Sultanate territory. Then due to this 'precedence' in the court of law, the PH must recognize Chinese inheritance over the Spratly Islands. Because modern China (PRC and ROC) have inherited the Spratly Islands from the Yuan, Ming, or Qing Dynasties. The earliest recorded claim of ownership was from the Yuan Dynasty.

The SCS is a minefield of disputes. Sometimes it is best to leave things as it is than to provoke another dispute.

 

[Biscuits]

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What are the chances that said Russian sources are just Medvedev and Lavrov running their mouths on twitter about new types of support coming?

Anyhow with Russians now scoring a big win in Artemovsk, they have shown to some extent that going in with Chinese drones and artillery is not needed. If there were such considerations in the past months, the ability of Russia to keep finding success on the battlefield and maintaining a favorable kill ratio ensures that Russia still has plenty leverage in its relationship with China.

 

[Overbom]

What are the chances that said Russian sources are just Medvedev and Lavrov running their mouths on twitter about new types of support coming?

There are multiple possibilities.

1. US is just lying
2. Russia deliberately leaked the news so that it looks like China is fully siding with it, to increase its leverage
3. Russia is just CIA infested

Usually I would say its the 1, but in the past year, US media has multiple times revealed inside Russian info which probably means that the 3 is more possible. Everytime there was a leak it was never from China's side, it was always coming from "unnamed Russian sources close to the handling of x matter"

 

[Rafi]

A conversation happened between Qin and her. I wonder what they are talking about:
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Qin is saying "do you do 'doggy style" in German.

 

[FriedButter]

Usually I would say its the 1, but in the past year, US media has multiple times revealed inside Russian info which probably means that the 3 is more possible. Everytime there was a leak it was never from China's side, it was always coming from "unnamed Russian sources close to the handling of x matter"

While I am sure Russia is infested with western agents since they lack the capabilities to deal with it. Especially on the technological side. However, why do you trust the western media on everything when it come to Russia?

Putin was suppose to die from serious illness. Russia was going to run out of missiles by last summer. Lavrov was going to be sacked for failing. Trump was a supposed Russian agent. A “Russian missile” was fired into Poland.

 

[Biscuits]

There are multiple possibilities.

1. US is just lying
2. Russia deliberately leaked the news so that it looks like China is fully siding with it, to increase its leverage
3. Russia is just CIA infested

Usually I would say its the 1, but in the past year, US media has multiple times revealed inside Russian info which probably means that the 3 is more possible. Everytime there was a leak it was never from China's side, it was always coming from "unnamed Russian sources close to the handling of x matter"

Wdym by "inside Russian info" though.

-Invading Ukraine. This is something US could have straight up guessed based on the situation in the Donbass. Iran could make a prediction that US will invade China and it would have reasonable accuracy. That doesn't mean Iran has inside American info, only that Iran is capable of seeing where the wind is blowing.

-Lethal aid from China. Again, something that can be randomly guessed, given that China is already sharing anything short of actual whole weapons platforms, its not a big stretch to believe China would take the additional step. And China would not be secretive about it either, just like with the rest of its aid. So far, even this guess doesn't really pan out.

Besides that, they've also guessed a lot of random shit that didn't pan out, such as Russia running out of ammo, Putin being deposed, generals dying for supposedly failing only to magically return to life and recieve honors etc. almost as if they're just throwing out guesses based on the situation. When you've spent the entire year throwing darts randomly at the dartboard, you're bound to score at least a few hits right?

Russia probably has a bit of CIA in it just like the vice versa is true for US and the FSB, but on these topics specifically, no insider knowledge is needed to make a guess. In fact, multiple forumites here have made guesses of different forms of aid to Russia even earlier than Biden spoke up.