And reading through the comment section of the article, I found this comment (translated via Google) sort of interesting if not sad, If this sort of sentiment is generally felt by most Russians.Not TASS but a regional (Novosibirsk) paper - . It looks like he gave some lectures to Chinese students and they are claiming that there were "state secrets" there, lol. I guess that's what happens when you don't pay your scientists a competitive wage, most of your equipment is old (some straight-up Soviet crap) and rusting while the primary source of income is government grants which are plagued by corruption at both the government and research institute levels.
I've worked in some of the RAN (Russian Academy of Sciences) institutes (thermophysics, hydrodynamics, institute of applied and theoretical mechanics, institute of information propagation problems) and they are crapholes with an aging workforce, struggling to attract young scientists because only a few labs even have modern equipment and liveable wages (on Russian level). There is a limited number of institutes that have decent funding and can afford to be somewhat competitive on the global level. Most of the young scientists with whom I've worked there all left for industry jobs (better pay, better W&L balance, no dumb bureaucracy, etc.) or left Russia (plenty went to China btw).
How is Beijing involved in their stupid K-drama-laden, corruption filled domestic politics? These young K-pop and K-drama Koreans younglings have really began to see themselves as part of the western bulwark in East Asia to guard against Commie China. What a sad situation.
True, but it's a double edged sword.Turkey's location is a gift that keeps giving.
@sequ agree bro both of our country are curse by geography.True, but it's a double edged sword.
That makes complete sense for the Emirate. Like other small and weak countries, threatening to develop ties with Taiwan is the only method they have to try to extract more support from China. They still haven't got diplomatic recognition from anyone so talking to Taipei is one way of pressuring Beijing to recognise them as the sovereign government. What else can they do?Turkey signed a deal with Taiwan to donate 1 million USD to Afghanistan jointly for humanitarian aid. Turkey has a lot of trade deals with Taiwan so it is not surprising or an escalation of recognition. I found it more interesting that the Taliban is willing to accept such a small donation from Taiwan. Sounds like a needless risk for them.
Note: Turkey is important for the middle route of the BRI. There are reports about Turkish entities demanding more contributions from China for infrastructure projects. Russian-Ukrainian war made the northern route a lot less potent so Turkey's importance for BRI increased. It seems Turkey starting capitalizing on this. Turkey's location is a gift that keeps giving.
I doubt anyone in the CPC would care if Taiwan donates towards humanitarian aid. Although it would be funny if Taiwan was the first country to recognise the Taliban....Turkey signed a deal with Taiwan to donate 1 million USD to Afghanistan jointly for humanitarian aid. Turkey has a lot of trade deals with Taiwan so it is not surprising or an escalation of recognition. I found it more interesting that the Taliban is willing to accept such a small donation from Taiwan. Sounds like a needless risk for them.
Erdogan has done a good job of playing both sides so far but he shouldn't get complacent. If he flies too close to the sun Turkey may quickly find itself in a situation where they are distrusted by both the west and China.Note: Turkey is important for the middle route of the BRI. There are reports about Turkish entities demanding more contributions from China for infrastructure projects. Russian-Ukrainian war made the northern route a lot less potent so Turkey's importance for BRI increased. It seems Turkey starting capitalizing on this. Turkey's location is a gift that keeps giving.
It's their media. The article lists all the countries with negative views of China and all are US media dominated countries. Australia and Canada are like appendages of the US. Reading news from japan and Korea also had a similar vibe. I feel it's largely media driven as well.How is Beijing involved in their stupid K-drama-laden, corruption filled domestic politics? These young K-pop and K-drama Koreans younglings have really began to see themselves as part of the western bulwark in East Asia to guard against Commie China. What a sad situation.