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RobertC

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This is such a good opportiunity for the Saudis to leave a massive mark on history, and they're throwing it. Sigh...
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I think the Saudis will leave an audacious mark on history. MBS has been playing Biden ever since that fist bump at the palace (the next day MBS met his guests at the airport). For instance, easing the oil price up to $100 now that Biden has drained the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. There are other examples, not least of which is 2024 elections. Biden wants (needs) this agreement much more than MBS and MBS knows this better than Biden does. Patience...
 
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DeSantis directed the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) to suspend the availability of school choice scholarships to four schools that have direct ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
FDOE has determined that Lower and Upper Sagemont Preparatory Schools in Weston, Parke House Academy in Winter Park, and Park Maitland School in Winter Park have direct ties to the CCP and their connections constitute an imminent threat to the health, safety, and welfare of these school’s students and the public.
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Over the past year, the country has been debating the risks of using China-made CCTV and facial recognition systems, such as those from
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from state and federal buildings across Australia, admitting a potential security problem.
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A categorical ban on Chinese-made technologies, however, may come with high economic costs, Ausma Bernot and Marcus Smith from the Charles Sturt University in Canberra argue in a new
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LDP appoints their own version of Baerbock:

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Yoko Kamikawa, who became Japan's first female foreign minister in around two decades in early September, succeeded pro-China Yoshimasa Hayashi in a cabinet reshuffle.
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Kamikawa's diplomatic abilities and positions are not widely recognized, but she received a master's degree in public administration from Harvard University and afterward worked as a policy staffer for a U.S. senator.
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Kamikawa is seen as a "surprise appointment" that would worsen ties with Beijing.
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"I wonder why" Hayashi, who "had become internationally well-known as foreign minister," was replaced, said economist Hiroko Ogiwara. "I do not have the impression [that Kamikawa is] skilled in diplomacy or in the right position."
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A government source close to Kishida said, "I believed Kamikawa was a dovish female politician, but her actual remarks have sounded more hawkish than I thought," adding, "She may not pursue a balanced diplomatic strategy toward China, which Hayashi did."
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What I mean is that Saudi Arabia threw a precious opportunity to permanently get the rest of the muslim world (again, outside of gulf) on it's side in the constant power play between it and Iran, because breaking news: they don't really care about Shia and Wahabi flavors of Islam, the core tenets are still the same for every sect. In fact, they're far more weary of wahabism because it leans alot more towards extremism (and in case you didn't already know, muslim countries are the first and biggest victim of terrorism).
Besides, due to their history of dealing with the US, and their lavish lifestyle that runs contrary to the Islam's core tenet of avoiding useless luxuries and living a simple life, gulf arabs are deeply mistrusted in the rest of the arab world. This usually manifest in the failure of most projects they try to invest in (the first reaction is usually: what are they up to? do they seek to buy out our lands and throw us out? are they trying to enslave us?)
MBS and the rest of his clan could've eliminated many of these doubts had they sought to look out more for Palestine than themselves in this deal. Always remember, the Palestine question concerns the ENTIRE muslim world. It was a big opportunity for them and yet they threw it away and instead, made decisions that reinforced the stereotypes.
But for me, personally, that's not even their biggest blunder. It is the fact that they're choosing to believe in what the US and Israel are saying. The zionists have been non-stop lying since before 1948, while the US just recently threw their supposed "allies" under the bus and cannibalized them. How could they miss that?
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Most of muslim world is bankrupt and irrelevant. some have backdoor to west to keep them afloat.
MBS spent his vacations in Oman recently. i guess he will know what has Baloch done for Oman for centuries. There are some others who are even more deserving. MBS have very little tolerance for Levant. you can already see his tough love for Lebanon that Macron is not forgetting. There is no need to use the word ENTIRE as you dont have any data. and there is nothing Useless either. Gulf Arabs have hugely benefited and invested in Aviation industry and thanks to that Aviation industry they have so much Soft Power. so whats wrong if they spend some extra on European luxury products. Gulf Arabs represent certain culture and values that are not easy to replicate but those who did are very successful.

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Macron told reporters in Dubai, the first stop on his tour:
“Who would think for a second that we can help Lebanon and maintain peace and stability in the Middle East if we say that we will not talk to Saudi Arabia, the most powerful country in the Gulf in terms of population?”

He added: "This does not mean that I support everything, or that I have forgotten," pointing out that he is working for the sake of his country and for the interests of the region.
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LDP appoints their own version of Baerbock:

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The previous Japanese FM was supposedly China friendly, in the end China-Japan relations reached the lowest point. At this point Japan doesn't matter at all to China anymore, not a priority at all.

I can't think of anything Japan can offer to China anymore, is Japan going to go against US sanctions and sell semiconductor components to China? Is Japan going to stop moving companies away from China and into other countries? Japan is a sad dying country who has stagenated for over three decades and is about to become a third rate country very soon.

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Why would you publicly say something like that. Doesn’t really help your imagine when you are eyeing potential entry into the US market.
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Did you even read the article?
“All of the auto companies are facing a challenge from electric vehicles. It’s already very hard for them,” said Li in an interview in Mexico City on Friday. “On the one hand, the US is putting a lot of money toward this, and on the other, this strike is scaring everybody away.”
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BYD has no plans to enter the US passenger-car market but it’s selling electric buses in the country.
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Wow! Chinese automaker shares the same opinion as American automakers regarding auto unions. What a surprise?
 
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