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Overbom

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Wall Street Journal is on the roll with another exclusive story for who is likely to be the next Chinese ambassador to the US. Lets see how accurate this will be
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China is likely to nominate Xie Feng, a vice foreign minister and a U.S. specialist, as its new ambassador to Washington, according to people familiar with the matter
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Mr. Xie, 58 years old, is regarded by both colleagues and foreign counterparts as a firm and evenhanded conduit between China and the U.S. He helped arrange a high-profile summit between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and President Biden in November, and served as Beijing’s point man in complex negotiations on a 2021 prisoner-exchange deal that yielded China’s release of two Canadian citizens in return for ending U.S. efforts to extradite a well-connected Chinese executive detained in Canada.
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A decision to name Mr. Xie envoy to the U.S. hasn’t been formalized, but there are no other strong candidates, said the people familiar with the matter
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Atomicfrog

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Bellum_Romanum said:
Justin Trudeau after lambasting then PM Stephen Harper of the Conservative Party on trying to purchase 16 F-35 back in 2010 for $9 Billion with an expected delivery date in 2016. But back then, Justin Trudeau said this about then Conservative government: “The Conservative government never actually justified or explained why they felt Canada needed a fifth-generation fighter,” Trudeau said in 2015.

But this time around the F-35 is a more mature product and you see, according to the Liberal government Defense Minister the purchase of 88 F-35 A with an estimated total costs of $70 Billion will inject 3,200 jobs and will bring $425 MILLION back into the Canadian economy. But how come this purchase makes economic contribution to the Canadian economy at higher costs, but the prior government intended purchase price of 65 F-35 for $9 Billion economic benefit was non-existent?

If the Conservative Government only had China to be used as their bogeyman, then they too could have made their intended purchase happen. Alas, they just happened to have govern Canada at the wrong time.

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Boeing got blacklisted with the Bombardier SAGA and the US will not permit Canada to go with an European aircraft. Most of the population will not remember a decision made 1 years ago even less more than 5. So they waited a bit and bought the only choice available. But even then... forgive me for the funny part, it fit with all the math discussions :
 

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theforgotten0007

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ACuriousPLAFan said:
NATO intervention in the Taiwan problem should be expected and taken into account by Beijing planners and policy makers.

This is going to be a China-versus-West civilizational clash.

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Re: Nato intervention

Not officially I don't think but they'll find ways to weasel their way around Nato agreement stipulations e.g. "Volunteers"/foreign legion from said nations donning non-identifiable uniforms etc. Singapore sort of does it with 星光部队 (starlight troopers) for strictly training purposes.

I imagine KMT soldiers will be in for a bit of an awkwardness when forced to fight side by side in due time.
 
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