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supercat said:

Some of the anti-China Western propagandists really have no idea what they are talking about. For example, this piece from the FT accuses China of "tearing down Islam (mosques)", while completely ignores the fact that China has been building traditional Chinese mosques for at least more than 1,200 years.

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As I understood it, most of the Arabic-style architecture is fairly new, as in only from the 80's onward. Prior to this, almost all mosques were typical Chinese architecture (because it is in... China!)
This is stemming from the beginnings of the relationship with Saudi Arabia (and other Middle Eastern countries).
Here is one such article (ironically proving the fact that these are not historically significant despite being critical of the government)

I have also heard from elsewhere that the unfortunate this also brought Wahhabism to China.
Again, even this piece from western media acknowledges this

China’s growing engagement with more conservative Arab countries, there are those who “would be extremely pleased to see these women’s mosques and ahongs disappear.” Foreign organizations from Muslim-majority countries such as Saudi Arabia have funded the construction of mosques and schools in China; these foreign-funded institutions enforce more traditional gender roles and view women’s mosques as heretical.

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So as you mention, it is funny to criticize a reaction to developments done in the last 40 years, vs. 1000 years.

Super ironic, the Weizhou Grand Mosque in the Arabic style was built to replace a Chinese style one that was destroyed in the Cultural Revolution, so they could have easily blamed communism for that one!

sheogorath said:

The EU effectively sanctioned themselves rather than Russia

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1729591265178591734

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It is the Argentinization of Europe. You see Japan's lost decades? Same deal is going to happen to Europe except worse.

Europe makes little of real value anymore. The only industry which will be left is the luxury goods industry. Since that requires little energy, but more labor. Just like India is the capital of the world in making gold jewelry.

The consumer electronics industry in Europe imploded in the 1970/80s with the rise of Japan. The US bought and destroyed the telecoms companies in Europe including Nokia and Skype after their success in the 1990s. And next the European automobile industry will collapse too. They are hopelessly behind in EVs.

3 months after the last Osprey crash, which killed 3 marines in Australia.

U.S. indictment alleges multiple Indian assassination plans across North America​

The indictment suggests there were plans to carry out three killings in Canadian territory​

A newly unsealed U.S. criminal indictment has unleashed an unprecedented flood of details about an alleged plot connected to the Indian government to carry out multiple assassinations in North America.

Perhaps the most surprising allegation in the murder-for-hire indictment filed in New York State against Indian national Nikhil Gupta is a claim that there were plans to carry out three such killings on Canadian soil.

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The indictment, made public Wednesday, accuses Gupta of attempting this year to arrange one killing in New York after receiving instructions from an Indian government employee.

While the charges involve an alleged scheme in New York City, U.S. prosecutors allege it's connected to a case that roiled Canada-India relations.

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The indictment says an unnamed Indian government employee offered $100,000 for a contract hit on a Sikh separatist in New York and asked Gupta, 52, to arrange it.

The Indian government employee is not named in the indictment, but he is described as having held different roles, including intelligence, security management and in India's Central Reserve Police Force.

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U.S. prosecutors allege assassination plot of Sikh separatist directed by Indian government employee​

Looks like someone doesn't want Modi to win the elections next year.

Chinese colon cancer drug (no chemo needed!) sells for 1000$ in China. Approved to sell for $25000 (wholesale, who knows what end patient price will be? 2x?) in the USA. I have had to manage the health care of my parents in the states and I feel whole system really just treats them as cash cow cattle.

daifo said:

Chinese colon cancer drug (no chemo needed!) sells for 1000$ in China. Approved to sell for $25000 (wholesale, who knows what end patient price will be? 2x?) in the USA. I have had to manage the health care of my parents in the states and I feel whole system really just treats them as cash cow cattle.

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It is pure capitalism. It is the price the consumer is willing to bear basically. Has no relation to actual cost of research and production.
They look at the cost of alternative treatments and price their product like that. Cost be damned.

daifo said:

Chinese colon cancer drug (no chemo needed!) sells for 1000$ in China. Approved to sell for $25000 in the USA. I have had to manage the health care of my parents in the states and I feel whole system really just treats them as cash cow cattle.

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That's exactly what patients are in the US.

For me, standard problem (dental work, vision, even a simply surgery)= Kazakhstan; complicated problem (yet to face one) = China. $2,000 root canal+crown combo in the US cost me $45 root canal and $120 crown in Almaty. $1,700 pre-surgical exams in the US cost me $38 in Kaz; $40,000 procedure (6-9 month advance booking) in the US cost me $1,200 in Almaty (cost of all post-surgical care included) with NO wait time; surgery the day after your tests are done.

daifo said:

Chinese colon cancer drug (no chemo needed!) sells for 1000$ in China. Approved to sell for $25000 (wholesale, who knows what end patient price will be? 2x?) in the USA. I have had to manage the health care of my parents in the states and I feel whole system really just treats them as cash cow cattle.

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It's like how western media always puts "common prosperity" in quotation marks. Almost like it is some terrible commie plot cooked by Xi Jinping and his politburo thugs to destroy freedom, democracy, and put everyone into concentration camps, instead of just benefitting society as a whole.

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U.S. indictment alleges multiple Indian assassination plans across North America​

The indictment suggests there were plans to carry out three killings in Canadian territory​

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U.S. prosecutors allege assassination plot of Sikh separatist directed by Indian government employee​

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Looks like someone doesn't want Modi to win the elections next year.

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Reminds me of the Henry Liu case from the 1980s ().

manqiangrexue said:

That's exactly what patients are in the US.

For me, standard problem (dental work, vision, even a simply surgery)= Kazakhstan; complicated problem (yet to face one) = China. $2,000 root canal+crown combo in the US cost me $45 root canal and $120 crown in Almaty. $1,700 pre-surgical exams in the US cost me $38 in Kaz; $40,000 procedure (6-9 month advance booking) in the US cost me $1,200 in Almaty (cost of all post-surgical care included) with NO wait time; surgery the day after your tests are done.

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Hows the quality of Kazakhstan health industry? For standard problem at least.