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You mean Japan hasn't even arrest or charge any of TEPCO's executives and the government bodies that relates to them?
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You mean Japan hasn't even arrest or charge any of TEPCO's executives and the government bodies that relates to them?
Blackstone
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Xi Jinping said China supports Argentina's sovereignty claims on the Falkland Islands. What I want to know is if China also support UK's claims on the same, so it could play both sides of the dispute. And if it doesn't support Britain's position, what's China's rationale for favoring one side over the other.
AssassinsMace
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The big lie that the West puts out is they're the ones that invested in China to make it what it is today. That's a spin because the money from the 80s and 90s came from overseas Chinese mainly. You don't invest unless you can make money and you still hear the stereotype how Western companies don't get a break and make no money in China. Many Western corporations had that attitude and were reluctant. China was a risk just like how US oil companies see Iraq as a risk. Chinese take risks that others don't hence why you see the complaining about how the Chinese won the Iraq War not the US. Same with Africa. Western companies aren't going to risk their investment hence they wouldn't have entered China without the Chinese paving the way. You're going to see that in Africa too. Also I thought the Chinese government was corrupt. So how did Japanese aid or anyone else who wants to lay claim help spur Chinese economic growth if the communist leaders just pocketed it?
Remember, all the stuff they say about China was first said about Japan all the way up to the 90s. And that's where it came from because of stereotypes. The Japanese guy in another forum I mentioned earlier that thought Japanese were white therefore superior... he didn't believe Japanese products were ever considered cheap or shoddy. You know how they say Chinese are robots? The Japanese were stereotyped as robots. Chinese are war-like... Where do you think that stereotype came from? They say the Chinese stole technology... the same was said of Japan.
Japan doesn't get any of that negative attention these days. You know why? Nothing has changed in Japan. They still block foreigners from doing business in Japan. All the things complained about before are still in play. It's because attention has shifted over to China. And that says what is complained about is all geo-political not real.
Remember, all the stuff they say about China was first said about Japan all the way up to the 90s. And that's where it came from because of stereotypes. The Japanese guy in another forum I mentioned earlier that thought Japanese were white therefore superior... he didn't believe Japanese products were ever considered cheap or shoddy. You know how they say Chinese are robots? The Japanese were stereotyped as robots. Chinese are war-like... Where do you think that stereotype came from? They say the Chinese stole technology... the same was said of Japan.
Japan doesn't get any of that negative attention these days. You know why? Nothing has changed in Japan. They still block foreigners from doing business in Japan. All the things complained about before are still in play. It's because attention has shifted over to China. And that says what is complained about is all geo-political not real.
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Blackstone
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Classic political prostitution, with both sides using each other for expedience. Irony calls for opposition victory in the next Japanese election, followed with same parties at each other's throats.
We in Singapore don't see anything wrong if a political party gets elected time and time again and forms the government. It was and will always be the people's choice in a free and fair elections (no stuffing of ballot boxes). We inherited the Parliamentary System from the British. Where Singaporeans are concerned, as long as (1) the party in power serves the people well, (2) the government is NOT corrupt, and (3) there is relatively freedom for people to criticize constructively, there would be no problem to elect whoever we feel will serve us well. The reason China is studying the Singapore system is because when the respected Chinese Leader Deng Seow Ping visited Singapore many years ago, he was astonished to see the tremendous progress made even though we are a small nation with no hinterland. Perhaps President Xi presently going after the corrupt CPC leaders/officials could be an example of following Singapore's action against corruption regardless of who the person is. Countries should have good, pragmatic and uncorrupt leadership, and Singaporeans are not naive and believe in these principles. We will jolly well vote out anyone or party who do not satisfy our needs. The nation has changed dramatically during the past years, and the ruling party/government knows it must continue to perform, and be realistic to the needs/opinions of the younger generation, otherwise the opposition parties will make inroads, as the Worker Party has done 2 years ago. So, are we a 1-party system or a democracy? We are NOT and can never be a demoCRAZY practiced by some countries who think they know everything about democracy but unfortunately cannot look after their own people needs. "Look at the beam in your eye before looking at the speck in other people's eye". Food for thought during Sunday service.
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Guys, the thread is drifting into predictions of war between the US and China...or China and Japan.
Such discussions are off limits on SD for obvious reasons.
I would recommend not going there. It will certainly lead to the thread being closed.
Take some time and discuss other geopolitical aspects of the PRC's future.
I will lead by example.
Where do most members feel that China will establish its first permanent military presences in Africa? That would be an interesting, and not as volatile a discussion.
Or. what do members think of President Xi Jinping's visit to South America and his clear schmoozing of Brazil and Agentina? I view Xi as a very personable and very smart leader. He is establishing stronger relations in South America and with important partners.
Such discussions are off limits on SD for obvious reasons.
I would recommend not going there. It will certainly lead to the thread being closed.
Take some time and discuss other geopolitical aspects of the PRC's future.
I will lead by example.
Where do most members feel that China will establish its first permanent military presences in Africa? That would be an interesting, and not as volatile a discussion.
Or. what do members think of President Xi Jinping's visit to South America and his clear schmoozing of Brazil and Agentina? I view Xi as a very personable and very smart leader. He is establishing stronger relations in South America and with important partners.
Blackstone
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A military base in the Western Hemisphere, even an elementary one, would provoke the US more than China wants to right now. I still think the first Chinese military overseas base will be a duel use Navy/civilian installation in either Tanzania or Seychelles, because anywhere near Pakistan or Sri Lanka would be too provocative to India.
solarz
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That's assuming the Chinese even wants or needs an oversea military base. Any military needs overseas can, and should, be done under the auspices of the United Nations.
Agree, here China should value the relationship with India an up an coming economic power. Still India lacks some basic infrastructure need and poverty issue needs to be tackle. This area, China can assist with expertise and both are large market due their population. Potential is huge. A good relationship with India is beneficial to China in geopolitical sense. China need to give respect to India influence around Indian ocean and any move should not be overtly threatening to India. Here, open communication, transparency and more military to military contact would be helpful to bring this partnership further.
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