The American NASA Administrator started going full McCarthyist today, saying that China would claim territory on the moon, despite the US having already signed the Artemis Accords which laid plans for Anglo American taking of lunar territory. Guess the Americans aren't confident in their ability to return to the moon (...assuming they did go to the moon in the first place).
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The results are the abolishment of the morality police (a legit reason to protest and a win for the Iranian nation imho).
Now the protests have dissolved.
antiterror13
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getting irrational, clearly showing very nervous and knew NASA can't win the race
Indeed, Nelson betrays the lack of confidence that Americans have about their own space program; most of the NASA engineers from the 60s have probably gone and most probably didnt leave detailed notes since it was apparently an ad-hoc exercise of trial and error. Meticulous notes wouldn't have been the thing to go on.
It appears China has taken note of which countries are discriminating aginst Chinese citizens and will react accordingly. Which means little Morroco better stop kowtowing to the Atlanticists and be reminded what it is to be a man again.
antiterror13
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I think Chinese govt should ban Chinese to visit Morocco, as simple as that
Don't count on it. They recognised the israeli regime and antagonized all of north africa and a decent chunk of the middle east and yet they're still going. They forsake their brothers and sisters to please westerners and make the US consider some small desert land as theirs (wich nobody else in the region does and will fight them for it BTW) and yet are still failing to regain their own stolen land from their colonisers (Spain). Now all north africans look down on them and think of them as traitors. Is this the kind of people who can be reminded what it is to be a man?
The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project is a major railway project connecting East and Western coast of the Malaysian Peninsula. It had started construction in 2017, but was suspended in 2018 by the then Sinophobic PM, Mahathir. Since then, it had restarted quietly in Oct 2022.
The ECRL was never represented objectively in much of the Malaysian media. The NED-infested alternative media in Malaysia called it debt trap (where have we heard of that before). Most Malaysians didn't get to see the actual work that was going on, and the details of actual deal that was made with Chinese companies. There was serious local participation in the project from day 1. It was never the "China take-all deal" myth that was spread by the NED media and Sinophobes. The Chinese companies did the more technically demanding work, and the financing. While the Malaysian companies did the rest.
This new government in Malaysia is not perfect. There are pockets of NED-aligned clowns in it. But there are still adults in the more senior ministry who can see things more objectively. Infrastructure is always important, without it, it is difficult to grow. Right now, based on merit, China is the best partner for major infrastructure projects. Malaysia had tried to pivot back to Japan again under Mahathir in 2018, but nothing happened after that. There are no true rivals to the BRI, period. Nobody else is gonna be even a fraction as generous, or as flexible as China. Only the Sinophobic idiots would turn away from China and beg the West for crumbs that never comes.
Then he won't be receiving them, it is as simple as that. Since the US won't be giving those and FTA too, the only option for Marcos would be to fly to Europe and kowtow there, perhaps they'll virtue signal a bunch of millions (too broke for billions) for PR. However, the meeting did not even start yet, so it is all pre-emptive, we'll see the statements, agreements, and deals made during this three-day visit, then we'll draw conclusions.
Meeting with pino Marcos is a complete waste of time...
China to receive visits by Filipino, Turkmen presidents
Asian countries are working together to 'reinforce cooperation, prevent chaos'
By and Published: Jan 03, 2023 09:07 PM
Presidents of the Philippines and Turkmenistan will visit China this week to further boost their ties with the world's second-biggest economy and major power in Asia that provides certainty for the world in turbulence. Analysts said these diplomatic activities and arrangements show that China attaches great importance to its relations with neighboring regions, and it is making efforts to make "peace and development" remain the mainstream in Asia.
At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President of the Republic of the Philippines Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. will pay a state visit to China from Tuesday to Thursday, and President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov will pay a state visit to China from Thursday to Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
As the first foreign leaders to visit China in 2023, these two countries share some similarities, said analysts. They are both Asian countries and share common interests with China, experts noted.
The two leaders met the Chinese president a few months ago, as Xi met Marcos in Thailand in November 2022 while attending the APEC leader's meeting, and he met Berdimuhamedov in Samarkand in September 2022 on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit.
Asian countries are aware of the dangers that could threaten the region. Peace and development are no longer the mainstream for Europe, which is very unfortunate, and Asian countries will not allow the same tragedy to happen in Asia. China will work together with partners in Asia to prevent risks, crises and dangers caused by non-regional forces that could bring conflicts and splits, and to further improve cooperation with them to reinforce peace and development, experts said.
The Western media outlets, especially from the US, are trying hard to hype disputes between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea issue, but these tricks will not affect the high-level common interests shared by China and the Philippines, which is why Marcos decided to choose China as the destination for his first foreign visit in 2023, analysts noted.
Xu Liping, director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Tuesday that "China is the first non-ASEAN country that Marcos pays a state visit to as president of the Philippines, and he brings a big delegation to cover many fields in which his country wants to further boost cooperation with China. This proves that the Philippines led by the Marcos administration still places ties with China in a very prioritized position."
The Philippines wants to boost cooperation in the following fields: infrastructure, agriculture and energy, as well as people-to-people exchanges and culture, Xu said. Manila hopes China will continue with large-scale infrastructure projects in the Philippines to let the country better connect with the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and to benefit from China's development.
Marcos also serves as Secretary of Agriculture in a concurrent capacity so he really cares about the food security amid the rising concerns over the food crisis caused by the Ukraine crisis, so he will also request for more cooperation with China to boost agricultural development in his country and to learn from China's experience in poverty alleviation, experts noted.
The Philippines also attaches great importance to energy, especially in the field of new energy or clean energy, where China has technological advantages, Xu said. "It's possible to see the two sides reaching new agreements to jointly explore energy resources in the South China Sea. And since China has adjusted its epidemic control and prevention policy, the Philippines will also want to seek opportunities to boost tourism recovery."
Manila has a treaty of alliance with Washington, so when the US is pushing its Indo-Pacific strategy, it will surely try to get the Philippines to stand on its side. This attempt failed in the era of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, so now the Biden administration is trying to fix US-Philippines ties, analysts said. However, they consider that Marcos will not cooperate and will keep Duterte's successful diplomacy to keep a balance between major powers.
Following Marcos, the president of Turkmenistan will also pay a state visit to China. Turkmenistan is one of the main suppliers of natural gas in Central Asia, and plays an important role in securing not only energy security for China but also the whole region. Cooperation between China and Central Asian partners like Turkmenistan will help the whole region withstand the energy crisis that is damaging Europe seriously at the moment, experts said.
Zhu Yongbiao, executive director of the Research Center for the Belt and Road at Lanzhou University, told the Global Times on Tuesday that during Berdimuhamedov's stay in China, the two countries could discuss further improving energy cooperation in multiple domains. Berdimuhamedov is also expected to sign documents on cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, he noted.
Currently, the 3,666-kilometer Central Asia-China gas pipeline, which begins at Gedaim, on the Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan border, and ends at Horgos in China's Xinjiang region, remains an important and steady source for natural gas. As of mid-June in 2022, cumulative natural gas imports via the pipeline had reached 400 billion cubic meters, equivalent to energy generated by 532 million tons of coal with a reduction of 568 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions and 8.8 million tons of hazardous substances, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
By deepening cooperation with the Philippines and Turkmenistan, China is sending a clear message to the world that China has confidence and plans to deal with the profound changes and turbulence the world is experiencing, analysts said.
The Belt and Road Initiative and other initiatives for development and security will contribute more certainties to the world, and there is no chance for the US to interrupt the trend that more countries are seeking more and deeper cooperation with China to withstand the risks and crises caused by US hegemony and interventionism, experts noted.
China to receive visits by Filipino, Turkmen presidents
Asian countries are working together to 'reinforce cooperation, prevent chaos'
By and Published: Jan 03, 2023 09:07 PM
Presidents of the Philippines and Turkmenistan will visit China this week to further boost their ties with the world's second-biggest economy and major power in Asia that provides certainty for the world in turbulence. Analysts said these diplomatic activities and arrangements show that China attaches great importance to its relations with neighboring regions, and it is making efforts to make "peace and development" remain the mainstream in Asia.
At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President of the Republic of the Philippines Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. will pay a state visit to China from Tuesday to Thursday, and President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov will pay a state visit to China from Thursday to Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
As the first foreign leaders to visit China in 2023, these two countries share some similarities, said analysts. They are both Asian countries and share common interests with China, experts noted.
The two leaders met the Chinese president a few months ago, as Xi met Marcos in Thailand in November 2022 while attending the APEC leader's meeting, and he met Berdimuhamedov in Samarkand in September 2022 on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit.
Asian countries are aware of the dangers that could threaten the region. Peace and development are no longer the mainstream for Europe, which is very unfortunate, and Asian countries will not allow the same tragedy to happen in Asia. China will work together with partners in Asia to prevent risks, crises and dangers caused by non-regional forces that could bring conflicts and splits, and to further improve cooperation with them to reinforce peace and development, experts said.
The Western media outlets, especially from the US, are trying hard to hype disputes between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea issue, but these tricks will not affect the high-level common interests shared by China and the Philippines, which is why Marcos decided to choose China as the destination for his first foreign visit in 2023, analysts noted.
Xu Liping, director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Tuesday that "China is the first non-ASEAN country that Marcos pays a state visit to as president of the Philippines, and he brings a big delegation to cover many fields in which his country wants to further boost cooperation with China. This proves that the Philippines led by the Marcos administration still places ties with China in a very prioritized position."
The Philippines wants to boost cooperation in the following fields: infrastructure, agriculture and energy, as well as people-to-people exchanges and culture, Xu said. Manila hopes China will continue with large-scale infrastructure projects in the Philippines to let the country better connect with the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and to benefit from China's development.
Marcos also serves as Secretary of Agriculture in a concurrent capacity so he really cares about the food security amid the rising concerns over the food crisis caused by the Ukraine crisis, so he will also request for more cooperation with China to boost agricultural development in his country and to learn from China's experience in poverty alleviation, experts noted.
The Philippines also attaches great importance to energy, especially in the field of new energy or clean energy, where China has technological advantages, Xu said. "It's possible to see the two sides reaching new agreements to jointly explore energy resources in the South China Sea. And since China has adjusted its epidemic control and prevention policy, the Philippines will also want to seek opportunities to boost tourism recovery."
Manila has a treaty of alliance with Washington, so when the US is pushing its Indo-Pacific strategy, it will surely try to get the Philippines to stand on its side. This attempt failed in the era of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, so now the Biden administration is trying to fix US-Philippines ties, analysts said. However, they consider that Marcos will not cooperate and will keep Duterte's successful diplomacy to keep a balance between major powers.
Following Marcos, the president of Turkmenistan will also pay a state visit to China. Turkmenistan is one of the main suppliers of natural gas in Central Asia, and plays an important role in securing not only energy security for China but also the whole region. Cooperation between China and Central Asian partners like Turkmenistan will help the whole region withstand the energy crisis that is damaging Europe seriously at the moment, experts said.
Zhu Yongbiao, executive director of the Research Center for the Belt and Road at Lanzhou University, told the Global Times on Tuesday that during Berdimuhamedov's stay in China, the two countries could discuss further improving energy cooperation in multiple domains. Berdimuhamedov is also expected to sign documents on cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, he noted.
Currently, the 3,666-kilometer Central Asia-China gas pipeline, which begins at Gedaim, on the Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan border, and ends at Horgos in China's Xinjiang region, remains an important and steady source for natural gas. As of mid-June in 2022, cumulative natural gas imports via the pipeline had reached 400 billion cubic meters, equivalent to energy generated by 532 million tons of coal with a reduction of 568 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions and 8.8 million tons of hazardous substances, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
By deepening cooperation with the Philippines and Turkmenistan, China is sending a clear message to the world that China has confidence and plans to deal with the profound changes and turbulence the world is experiencing, analysts said.
The Belt and Road Initiative and other initiatives for development and security will contribute more certainties to the world, and there is no chance for the US to interrupt the trend that more countries are seeking more and deeper cooperation with China to withstand the risks and crises caused by US hegemony and interventionism, experts noted.