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We will see how the IPEF develops in the coming months. Obviously targeted at the PRC like al US led initiatives these days. Also they want to be the rule makers around the globe so that is the second objective in which we should view the IPEF.
It's probably going to develop like Blue Dot Network, Build Back Better, Build Back Better World, Summit of Democracy, etc.
I would never ever underestimate your opponent. Only the paranoid survive. The PRC does not want merely to survive. It wants even to thrive.
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I never underestimate them. Their diplomacy is just that bad. Has been since the 90s.
Don't underestimate their brutality and cruelty, as that is well proven.
Some British meats, vegetables, and yogurt products have doubled in price YOY. Such as brown onions +90% or Sauauges +93%, Cottage Cheese +103% YOY.
Hilarious how the Brits were circle jerking themselves over the marginal impact from Russian sanctions. Meanwhile, back in reality the Brits are even worst off than the rest of Europe who was more dependent on cheap Russian energy.
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Beside that, Jungle Borrell is talking about banning “Indian energy.” He is due to meet with the Indian finance minister to issue demands… I mean discuss the issue of Indian fuel.
Hilarious how the Brits were circle jerking themselves over the marginal impact from Russian sanctions. Meanwhile, back in reality the Brits are even worst off than the rest of Europe who was more dependent on cheap Russian energy.
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Beside that, Jungle Borrell is talking about banning “Indian energy.” He is due to meet with the Indian finance minister to issue demands… I mean discuss the issue of Indian fuel.
I dont think every area of Manilla are dirt roads. Its too much generalization. Philippines number 69 in air quality. click each country to get real time number in cities.
I have alot more confidence in Japanese infrastructure surviving Earthquake than West Coast of US. you are not comparing the same quality. second you dont have idea about skill set and salary. Japanese and Korean simply not have same number of domestic software engineering quality so they are likely going to be paid less. how is that some one else fault if they did not created globalized Software firms like Toyota in manufacturing. Japan has learned certain lesson it is working within its means so entering less new fields and you can see it Japan is facing less labor shortage compared to other Asian countries. In order to have depth and breath you need mass migration. Good luck trying build Civil Aviation with such labor shortage. how you define greater amount of goods? In Asia. there is access to cheap cars which is no longer in US.
That superior standard of living is few percentage of people. West simply distribute or outsource the work by employing way more people. both onsite and offsites. when you have more people the demand of services goes up along with cost. There are 1.4m International student excluding exchange. and I think 70% will be from Asia so new talent will keep flowing as long wealth is created in rest of the world. the key word is wealthy outside US not from inside US. Covid impacted wealth so less people for time being.
Moving to another country is upto individuals unless you referring to some natural or man made disasters that are influencing decisions. Hard and Soft is very easy to define. Hard is forced and Soft is voluntary.
It is the intrinsic attraction of society that people attract too. look at Spain. how many people it receives for its small low tech economy and not much wealthy. Spain is a soft power.
Swiss another example of a soft power. people around the world voluntarily put money there. or no one forced to buy those over priced unreliable European automobiles. Soft power also means you overpay over the perceived value received or do things that are not in interests just to appreciate that soft power.
here another example Arab approaching Turkey through Iran to use trade route which clearly avoid Arab dominated Suez and can enable Iran to have investments for higher energy production. This is 2021. some one soft power convince it.
from where you get data that wealthier country is equal to comfortable life? A person need to be wealthy not necessary the country as i mentioned very similar goods and service available around the world and airline connectivity is better than US domestic travel to enjoy life around the world on long vacations. Even for Kids around the world education is now good enough to get admission into top western Universities.
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They're obviously going to India to tell them to stop buying Russian oil again. If they wanted to stop buying Russian oil through India, what's the need to speak to Indians? You can just stop buying it.
I dont think objective is quick headway or solve the problem. it is to engage Europe through Ukraine.
see this IMF follow up report from 2012. after Pro Russian government in power for 2 years. The original subsidies terminated in 2006 were never restored. The demographic trends in whats remaining in Ukraine society were already obvious to Russia. Not a single investment you can think of for improvement of Ukraine.