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Quan8410 said:

China is too benevolent. The more China try to be benevolent, the more disrespect they get. Just look at the Song dynasty. Tried to act like Big Brother to Jin and Liao and what did they receive beside all the bullying? In international politics, respect is based on only one thing: Fear.

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The Buddhist Association of China on Thursday issued a statement on the recent claims of the 14th Dalai Lama regarding his reincarnation. The following is the full text of the statement:

The 14th Dalai Lama recently released the so-called "Statement Affirming the Continuation of the Institution of Dalai Lama," once again violating the precepts and making false claims regarding his own reincarnation.

Starting from the 5th Dalai Lama, all successive Dalai Lamas have been conferred by the central government, which is the source of the religious status and historical legitimacy of Dalai Lama's title.

The central government has the right to make the final decision on the reincarnation, which is by no means subject to the 14th Dalai Lama's individual discretion.

Throughout the historical process of the searches for the spiritual successors of Dalai Lamas, a complete set of traditional religious rituals and historical conventions has been developed.

Since the establishment of the lot-drawing ceremony from the golden urn, the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama has required adherence to the "drawing lots from the golden urn" procedure, with the selected candidate subject to approval by China's central government. This process is the only way for the candidate to earn public credibility and religious authority.

Moreover, the National Religious Affairs Administration has issued the Measures on the Management of the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism, which strictly govern all reincarnation procedures for Living Buddhas, including the Dalai Lama.

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supercat said:

Is the above an excerpt from "CF40 Policy Brief", which concludes that both of China's consumption and GDP are underestimated?

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1940630081355096378

While we are at it, here is Glenn's rebuttal of Michael Pettis' nonsense.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1940666075093357036

Since China's domestic market is 10x bigger than America's, there is little incentive for Chinese battery makers to set up joint ventures in the US.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1940850941294772228

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1940897640168018102

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TPenglake said:

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ICE is now accepting 10,000 applications. With the funding they've received from Trump's BBB, they are now officially the largest law enforcement agency in American history.

I do have to chuckle at the salary, I believe its actually even lower than In-n-Out burger's. But the ranks will be filled with rednecks and incels who just want the opportunity to brutalize non-Whites for fun anway.

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Quan8410 said:

China is too benevolent. The more China try to be benevolent, the more disrespect they get. Just look at the Song dynasty. Tried to act like Big Brother to Jin and Liao and what did they receive beside all the bullying? In international politics, respect is based on only one thing: Fear.

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China-EU trade tensions rise as Beijing levies anti-dumping tariffs on European brandy​

Overbom said:

A mistake, next time stick to your talking points. Everyone knows EU is a US lapdog, there is like no reason at all to try and talk in depth with them.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1941010731430039990

Seems like punishment is coming

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China-EU trade tensions rise as Beijing levies anti-dumping tariffs on European brandy​

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The excellent Matinale Européene has verified this with its own sources

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LKK815 said:

Sooner or later these groups of idiots would escalate into attacking chinatowns and lynching Chinese people on the streets by the hundreds. I hope china has a contingency plan in the event this happens.

These south Korean right wingers are not rational, they are rabid ideologues who believe Chinese people are the great Satan and deserve to be wiped out.

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GulfLander said:

Curious why Finbarr is still in Scmp tho..


WY is a seasoned diplomat, im not convinced on this, "kallas push WY off the rails" thing, if ever it really occured. If it did, i can only assume WY was deliberate... if ever WY really said that CN would prefer it "pr0longed", arent EU already doing it themsleves? Kinda makes no sense... if true, they maybe reason for it...

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CMP said:

If you read the additional comments by WY instead of just that one paraphrasing, it's literally a warning to the EU that China can push Russia into total victory. He says very clearly that if China really supports Russia on this, it would have been over very quickly. The EU puppets are trying to spin receiving thinly veiled threats from a super power as being some diplomatic triumph. It's really quite pathetic actually. And now they are being threatened with termination of the business portion of their summit, meaning likely a huge hit to Airbus purchases.

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