Studio Mappa is doing some nice adaptations, Jigokuraku or dorohedoro come to mind.Kimitsunoyaeba (Demon Slayer) hype was also a big disappointment.
Anyway, I still am looking forward to some potential good story.
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Qin sacked from FM (retains state councillor position), Wang Yi back as Foreign Minister
Chinese Internal Politics
There is everything. From extra-marital affair, to power play, to health issues There is also the rumor that his wife or mistress is a foreign agent working for the West?
www.sinodefenceforum.com
The ones doing these appointments aren't random non-religious/other religion politicians. They're from religious organizations where the vast majority are devoted believers in the same religion as they one they're appointing for.
I don't mean devoted as in they just go to church, but in that they're actual pastors and theologians with formal education.
Same goes for the Buddhist association. They'll take the appointment of the next Dalai Lama seriously, it's not a political issue for them, but a religious one. The high lamas in China, in particular the Panchen Lama, will select a new one based on their religious rites, just like the current Dalai Lama was selected.
The next Dalai Lama is unlikely to share the values of the old one, since they would have grown up with modern values and education.
I wonder if Feng Yanghe’s death by a suspicious car accident is somehow connected with the CIA boss bragging about restoring their network of informants in China. AI is a game changing technology and the guy developing the technology for the PLA suddenly dies in a car accident. Coincidence?
Well, from history we can be suspicious. American investigative journalist Michael Hastings suddenly died in a car accident in 2013. He was working on a story on then CIA director John Brennan. Apparently Hastings was very suspicious that his car’s computer was being tampered with. His car rapidly accelerated and crashed into a tree and exploded. Many suspect it was a ‘car cyber attack’ to eliminate him.
We also know what happened to all those Iranian nuclear scientists to slow down or cripple Iran’s nuclear program.
China really need to beef up security to important people working in AI, quantum computing and semiconductors. These 3 technologies are being targeted with sanctions, investment bans, etc.
Yes, the selection process is guided by religious professionals via religious rites, but the results of the Golden Urn method is reported and ultimately approved by the Emperor/Central Gov't such as with the Panchen Lama.
AFAIK, Chinese state councillors are elected by the full NPC and cannot be appointed/removed by just the NPC standing committee.
Thus, Qin Gang retaining the state councillor position for now is not indicative of anything and we will need to wait until the next full NPC meeting to see any changes in state councillor appointments. The full NPC meets annually, usually in March.
possibly reassaignment