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Ferguson is right acknowledge the strength of China vs the former soviet union and the US not having the cohesion it had during the cold war. But I disagree with the west's chance in cold war 2 because I think China has been doring a great job connecting and developing the south.
His thoughts on AI vs internet was informative to me.
His thoughts on AI vs internet was informative to me.
They're lashing out because China is destroying their economy. Almost every product that South Korean economy is dependent on, China is doing better and cheaper.
China should continue stonewalling South Korea and let them 自生自灭. Let's see how much longer they can afford to act tough
China is nothing like the Soviet Union. China is far more ingrained in global trade than the USSR ever was. That in itself already makes it a more formidable opponent. China has succeeded in continuously improving the quality of life for its citizens. The USSR by in large did not. Chinese products compete successfully and in many industries, dominate international markets. USSR products were never competitive in international markets.
"Sanctions! Sanctions! Sanctio- oh sh*t, I'm the one sanctioned now?"
Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said today that he’s quitting as a lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament.
Dalio is a big proponent of having U.S. and China working together. He also implies in prior interviews that the U.S. should not try to stop China from developing or obtaining advanced tech.
This will never happen because once China does catch up fully to the U.S. in tech (especially if unchecked), it will fly past the U.S. and naturally dominate the entire market. This is just a function of China's size and scale, rather than Chinese politicians purposely trying to displace the U.S. to become the next hegemon.
In these military drills, the participating countries are more interested in assessing each other military strength than any actual threats from China. Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore have a long history of military distrust among themselves, with occasional localised hostile acts dating back to the Lee Kwan Yew, Sukarno and pre Mahathir era.
Mahathir even said that Singapore should be returned to Johore.
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Singapore's oversized military - for a country of its size and population - is a direct result of fears of Malaysian and Indonesian domination. Malaysia and Mahathir (just die already you relic) is the reason why I had to waste two years of my life shitting in a jungle. There is no sense of brotherhood or cultural affinity in ASEAN. It's a formal acknowledgement that since we will always be next to each other, it's better to put aside differences, sit down, break bread and get rich rather than start wars.