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It is interesting to me that Southern India hasn't broke away from the north yet. They are far richer and developed, yet almost completely voiceless in New Delhi despite being heavily milked by the North. They have different cultures and languages as well, and the concept of an unified South and North India is almost completely a British construct intended for ease of their colonial rule. On top of that, in my experience, the Southern Indians are far friendlier to China and are reliable business partners compared to the Northerners.
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I think it is different from the way the Filipinos think. I have had a young Filipino man once tell me he prefers the U.S, because it has no corruption! I was initially shocked, but I knew what he meant; here, he is implying that in a "democratic country," because of the supposedly checks and balances tend to "self correct," and expose corruption, due to the two-party system that compete for political power, will try to expose the otherside. He was literally this naive! On the contrary, the many Vietnamese I spoke to did not really care what political system they were in as long as their material necessities and desires were satisfied. They view the superiority of the West, having more to due with the material abundance and opportunities as the defining worth of the country, and not necessarily tied to the political system of said country.
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supercat
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It seems a bunch of Americans don't know the difference between Taiwan and China.
In case you just landed on earth from your home planet and still have no idea why Douyin was forced to sell TikTok.
Yawn, I would be bored to sleepiness too if my own morality and ethics were challenged like this.
In case you just landed on earth from your home planet and still have no idea why Douyin was forced to sell TikTok.
Yawn, I would be bored to sleepiness too if my own morality and ethics were challenged like this.
I mean Trump did say TSMC or whatever is stealing their semiconductor business.
And we all know deep down Americans don't really care about Taiwanese. They're just another brand of Chinese anyway.