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The closest a Chinese person should get to investing in a plant in America is buying a tree in the Amazon rainforest.
I read some posts online abt recent maritime incident between China and VN? Do you thjnk VN will follow PH activities vs China?
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(Just noticed on the bottom of the forum page, XenForo is the software used?
Also do we have a separate thread for whats happening in myanmar? Thanks. )
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(Just noticed on the bottom of the forum page, XenForo is the software used?
Also do we have a separate thread for whats happening in myanmar? Thanks. )
Of course Israel has to attack Iran, otherwise Israel truly become a terrorist organization getting bombed at home and only able to retaliate with terror bombings.
The problem isn't Israel attacking Iran, the problem is what Iran will then do to Israel, which Israel didn't know was possible until a few days ago.
The new VN leader is in a FA stage. He's only going to stop after he FO.
Myanmar/Burma civil conflict
I am really surprised I wasnt able to find a thread on this very significant piece of news on here; so I'll start one myself. Shooting started 3 days ago that broke an uneasy cease fire between the Burmese Army and the Kokang. See here. Since then, the fighting has escalated and some...
www.sinodefenceforum.com
I don't think the incident with Vietnam was intentional. The coast guard confiscated catch and fishing equipment from them, indicating that they were real fishermen.
Curiouus, were they crossing into CN internal water boundaries? (CN and VN had joint operations few months ago and so some VN boats crossing CN waters b4....)
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Post in thread 'China's SCS Strategy Thread' China's SCS Strategy Thread
I mean some China coastguards managed to beat up professional sailors and cut off a thumb. And American didn't do squat. These guys all act tough on China until China brings out the stick.
Thats why in the end, it's hard power that makes people listen. Well except India. You can probably cut off their arm and they will still come back asking for round 2. This is not out of bravery btw but unawareness.
BYD delivers the first train set for Sao Paolo's Gold Line monorail project.
What's interesting about this deal for me is the inefficiency of democracies. This monorail project was supposed to be completed by the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Now it's supposed to open in 2026, more than a decade, and 2 World Cups later. Why? Due to contract disputes, lengthy court battles, environmental approvals, and I suspect, a good amount of corruption and political nonsense.
The original train sets were supposed to be delivered by Scomi, a Malaysian monorail manufacturer. They had a track record of supplying monorail cars to Brazil before, as well as India, Indonesia, and it's home country, Malaysia. Scomi was terminated for non-performance in 2019, due to "financial troubles". Scomi is something like a Larsen & Toubro or Adani Group for Malaysia. The company is ostensibly "private", but it has deep ties with the Malaysian govt and a number politicians. It has the license to be as inefficient and uncompetitive as it likes, and the Malaysian govt will just keep propping it up. Because of Malaysian companies like Scomi, I kinda understand how the big Indian companies are gonna behave. Bereft of morality, competitiveness, and vision. That is why Malaysia is already deep in the "Middle Income Trap", and also why India is heading there too.
This BYD monorail deal is yet another example of China having to do nothing and win. Because most of the democracies are screwing up.
What's interesting about this deal for me is the inefficiency of democracies. This monorail project was supposed to be completed by the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Now it's supposed to open in 2026, more than a decade, and 2 World Cups later. Why? Due to contract disputes, lengthy court battles, environmental approvals, and I suspect, a good amount of corruption and political nonsense.
The original train sets were supposed to be delivered by Scomi, a Malaysian monorail manufacturer. They had a track record of supplying monorail cars to Brazil before, as well as India, Indonesia, and it's home country, Malaysia. Scomi was terminated for non-performance in 2019, due to "financial troubles". Scomi is something like a Larsen & Toubro or Adani Group for Malaysia. The company is ostensibly "private", but it has deep ties with the Malaysian govt and a number politicians. It has the license to be as inefficient and uncompetitive as it likes, and the Malaysian govt will just keep propping it up. Because of Malaysian companies like Scomi, I kinda understand how the big Indian companies are gonna behave. Bereft of morality, competitiveness, and vision. That is why Malaysia is already deep in the "Middle Income Trap", and also why India is heading there too.
This BYD monorail deal is yet another example of China having to do nothing and win. Because most of the democracies are screwing up.