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Michaelsinodef said:

China ofc isn't a charity, but stuff like this will make it much harder for Ukraine to say get chinese companies come and help with rebuilding the country as well as just investment in general.

Basically it's closing a door that was open.

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If you are talking about private companies only then I think its ok. Unless Elensky pulls a Lithuania which would make Ukraine radioactive even to private Chinese companies, I think his comments didn't meet that threshold (although it got a bit close)

As it stands now, if sufficient money is given, Chinese companies might hesitate a bit because of these comments, but they will ultimately get involved in Ukraine and they would tell Elensky to shut up and never mention Taiwan again instead

The issue, where would he find the money to give it to Chinese companies? Because I am darn sure that China won't lend Ukraine (maybe only a consolation loan so that it appears to care about it)

BoraTas said:

Biden is absolutely delusional if he thinks he can reset the US relations with Saudi Arabia, especially if his only offer is not to make more trouble for them.

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On an unrelated topic @BoraTas. Have you made comment on Quora wrt J-20?

Overbom said:

Global Times nailed it. The so called US demand for hotlines and guardrails with China is a trap.

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As the Hegemon, it contains a vastly more superior toolbox to contain China. By putting "guardrails", the rising superpower will forego "unconventional" methods and thus have to play against the Hegemon on the Hegemon's advantages and terms

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Indeed China, Russia, NK, Iran etc. should take turns to keep the US off balance diplomatically.

Since NK has been launching missiles recently, maybe its time for Iran to shoot down another American drone or 2.

Hyping ‘China threat’ in Shangri-La Dialogue, Kishida will send aftershocks of European geopolitical earthquake to Asia

SAC said:

On an unrelated topic @BoraTas. Have you made comment on Quora wrt J-20?

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A lot to be honest. There are probably a lot more than these.
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Westerners: let's file them under Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation

BoraTas said:

A lot to be honest. There are probably a lot more than these.

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(There a lot of Indian comment under this one)

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Yeah, India is a Quora supapowa, they are everywhere there.

Pretty sure China doesn't really care that much regarding Ukraine anyway

And also couldn't believe still in the notion of the Western "Wunderwaffen" even though it would only delay the inevitability of the outcome

xypher said:

Yeah, India is a Quora supapowa, they are everywhere there.

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@xypher cause they're a fan of Converse advert.

MortyandRick said:

look at the impact indicated in the article

“Container traffic at Busan port, which accounts for 80% of the nation's total, had plunged by two-thirds from normal levels on Friday, a government official said.

At Incheon port it has fallen 80%, while at the port for Ulsan, the industrial hub where much of the strike action has occurred, container traffic has been halted since Tuesday.”

that’s crazy impact. Wonder how that compares with the shianghai lockdown impact. Adjusting for the different length of time. I think China has multiple large ports and doesn’t rely on just 1 main one?

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China has . Chinese ports are also highly automated, so COVID lockdowns have little impact on them, as evidenced by China's surging trade volumes during the Shanghai and Shenzhen lockdowns where two of China's largest ports are located.