oh yes i believe that the US government will have free rein in anything that it can declare as national security. the issue remains that this is not actually helping them but quite to the contrary.
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It is always amusing when they compare Chinese total debt of federal, state, and private vs GDP to just US federal debt vs GDP in their feeble attempts to make Chinese debt seem larger than it is.
They totally do this all the time.
Edit: lol just did a search on Chinese public debt and I pretty much get articles back for months about local government debts. While looking back it's US regional banks that are imploding.
The suspect of involvement in the assassination attempt on Zakhar Prilepin was detained, during the interrogation he testifies that he acted on the instructions of the special services of Ukraine. On the road along the route of Zakhar Prilepin's car, Permyakov planted an explosive device, which he activated remotely. After that, he fled the scene, but was detained by law enforcement officers when he left the forest in another locality.
Investigators of the Russian IC continue to interrogate Permyakov. He gives evidence on the circumstances of the crime committed. Experts took flushes from his hands and clothes for the appointment and conduct of forensic examinations, the department said.
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A documentary about the Chongryon community in Japan. These are basically a community of North Korean-aligned Japanese Koreans whose ancestors were brought to Japan during the Imperial Japanese colonial era. The host of the documentary is a typical Western judgmental idiot. But I have to give him some credit for actually documenting this obscure community in Japan.
The Chongryon community are very patriotic about North Korea. They have North Korean-style schools, activities, and even organize trips to North Korea. Predictably, they have been discriminated by the Japanese community. They are receiving pressure from the Japanese government to align to the Japanese education system or lose funding. The are receiving hate from the Japanese nationalists, and Japanese Koreans who are against North Korea. I don't know how the Japanese government have allowed the Chongryon to survive till today. This kind of community would not have survived in South Korea for sure. Maybe Japan is just complicated.
These Japanese Koreans rather align themselves to North Korea than South Korea. They proudly consider NK to be their homeland. Maybe its because their ancestries are actually from the North. Or maybe they know that SK is not actually the real Korea. I dunno, but there is a salty comment by a South Korean:
LOL! As a South Korean, you must be so frustrated that Japanese Koreans, suffering discrimination in Japan, would rather choose North Korea as their homeland than your beloved South Korea. You must have conveniently forgot that South Koreans do discriminate against North Korean defectors. Sometimes, even worse than the Japanese. Maybe you don't realize that South Korea today actually looks more like the 51st state of the USA, rather than a Korean nation.
I have a simpler explanation. Well imagine if you're Japanese Korean facing discrimination in Japan. Who would you choose as your true Korean leader?
The Korean clown who sings 'American Pie' for the US president?
Or the Korean who has nuclear missiles to threaten Japan and the USA?
Its quite an easy decision.
They also sending trade delegation.
One thing that is not widely appreciated is that Iran ability to maintain Western Energy and Aviation systems.
so if at some point Europe unwilling or unable to maintain these for Arab world they should know who to call. It will be wiser for them to offer investment and high salaries for those working in Europa. Europe decline will benefit Middleast and Russia.
Iran is perhaps only country in that region that is Israel, Germany and Japan combined. that theoretical foundation of science, startup culture with ability to work in heavy industry and precision. There was North Caucasus investment form in Russia and Iranian ambassador was prominent. They want people in that region to learn from it. This whole Black Sea region will become tech corridor due to weather and geographical proximity to Middleast.
LOL!
But why can the Russians so easily accept Yuan payments instead? Well, firstly because the Yuan can be used to buy stuff they need from China. And there is much more that the Russians want to buy from China than from India. Secondly, the Yuan can be used to buy energy from the Middle East. Good luck using Rupees to buy oil from them. Thirdly, China has the Shanghai Gold Exchange, if you want to convert your Yuan to Gold.
This is the difference between the Chinese and Indian economies. China has done the groundwork to enable the Yuan to be used in international trade. China has the industry which produces stuff that you need. Stuff that you can buy with the Yuan. While India thinks that its Rupee can do the same thing with big talk and boot-licking. Sorry, to become a leading force in the global economy, you need grown ups, not children.
All that big talk (especially in India) about Russia and India trading in Ruble and Rupees. What happened? Why the Russians don't want so many Rupees in their bank accounts? Its good old economic sense. There is a trade deficit between Russia and India. Russia is actually exporting much more stuff to India (oil, arms, etc) than the other way round. So Russia will eventually collect a surplus of Rupees. But what can the Russians buy with those Rupees? Only Indian exports, which Russia itself is not gonna buy in appreciable quantities to balance the trade deficit. Couple that with the volatility and cumbersome conversion process of the Rupee, its not looking like such a good idea afterall.
But why can the Russians so easily accept Yuan payments instead? Well, firstly because the Yuan can be used to buy stuff they need from China. And there is much more that the Russians want to buy from China than from India. Secondly, the Yuan can be used to buy energy from the Middle East. Good luck using Rupees to buy oil from them. Thirdly, China has the Shanghai Gold Exchange, if you want to convert your Yuan to Gold.
This is the difference between the Chinese and Indian economies. China has done the groundwork to enable the Yuan to be used in international trade. China has the industry which produces stuff that you need. Stuff that you can buy with the Yuan. While India thinks that its Rupee can do the same thing with big talk and boot-licking. Sorry, to become a leading force in the global economy, you need grown ups, not children.
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In the meantime, Pakistan is likely to switch to Yuan to buy Russian oil.
India still has a long way to go to rival China's diplomatic and economic clout.
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