One more to add to the list:
Tributary mission led by Gina Raimondo visit every year to coincide with Mate series launches.
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Tributary mission led by Gina Raimondo visit every year to coincide with Mate series launches.
I guess it is ROC descendants because of the traditional characters?
I wouldn't say it's selling out, just recognizing the reality. They are ROC descendants, but more importantly they are Chinese descendants.
1. KMT/ROC is not really the representative of China.
2. DPP has bastardized the ROC flag and calling it the "Taiwan Flag". This is a great betrayal to many overseas Chinese, most have no relation to Taiwan.
3. Many have visited China at this point and accepted the CCP and recognize the progress made ("Trains, planes, cars everywhere AND the US is the one with the opioid problem now? Amazing!")
On top of this, it is A LOT better than the "can't let go" Vietnamese still waving those RVN flags
I won't dispute Xi's visit is a waste of time. But China does want to mend tie in the short term and the US is desperate for a dog and pony show to show Biden's statesmanship for the reelection. Beside, the US is at two front wars at the moment and can't afford to start another one with China. However, the so called the concessions are just face saving measures for Biden.
Even after China signed an agreement with Trump. China still ramped up its soybean purchase from Brazil as Brazil overtook the US to become the number one soybean exporter to China ever since. If the price is right, China has no problem of buying soybean from the US and has not stopped from buying but just don't expect buying spree would go back to the old day. Farming and soybean purchases are just propaganda to signify stabilization of relationship and accomplishment of Biden but it is as useless and meaningless as we can get. China is buying just a faction of what it promised to Trump of purchasing but there is nothing that the US can do about it.
As for Boeing, this is just a rumor. We have no idea if there would be a deal to be signed. If truth be told, China does prefer to have both Boeing and Airbus to compete for Chinese orders instead of solely relying on Airbus. However, stop buying from Boeing is a leverage and it does signal China would prefer the relationship not being further deteriorate. Although, Boeing was still not able to deliver 737MAX to China and has put those new 737MAX back to storage just a few weeks ago as it still hasn't given a go ahead of delivery these planes which means Boeing is still waiting for a signal from China.
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LOLOL Reminds me of the delusional people here:
Fentanyl and its precursors have a ton of legitimate uses, so perhaps China could just enforce this export restriction as a sanction. Give them exactly what they ask for.
When there is a high demand for a product, there will also be a high level of need for its supply. Without tackling the demand side of problem, no amount of export restriction can dampen the drugs trade.
China has already restricted of selling fentanyl and its precursors directly to the US but now it would broader the restriction to Mexico and other countries. However, cartels would find a way to source their precursors one way or other. If not, cheaper alternatives would emerge such as those zombie drugs xylazine.
China has already restricted of selling fentanyl and its precursors directly to the US but now it would broader the restriction to Mexico and other countries. However, cartels would find a way to source their precursors one way or other. If not, cheaper alternatives would emerge such as those zombie drugs xylazine.
The selling out is a joke, I just pointed it out cause the traditional Chinese is interesting. Some of those old school Chinese Americans in Chinatown, e.g., pre-WWII migrations are very patriotic.
This kind of ban is always strange thing to me, so strange to the point that I doubt the reliability of the source, as usual SCMP.
First of all, the ban would only be meaningful to US and China, nobody else. Then what is the point? Secondly, if AI is dangerous (I agree) in controlling nukes, US should not and China would not do it regardless what each other do, because the "mistaken" first strike by AI isn't giving the first striker any advantage, it is mutual destruction.
It is equally absurd as the nuclear arms treaty between USSR and USA. It is like two drunkered in a competition of drinking, both are exausted, but none of them is willing to stop drinking because of pride, so they have to agree to stop together. It is as if their vanity is more important than their life. It is so stupid and childish.
For me, if China determines that employing AI is more dangerous than gains, China should avoid using it regardless what US does. China don't need an agreement, nor need to make some anouncement.
The "ban" is totally a vanity show, probably something USA is more interested like what it did in the past with USSR.
Since its announcement, I have read many Chinese posts inside China as well as overseas forums about "surrendering" to Biden by visiting SF for APEC. While I understand some rationale or sentiment and I don't necessarily pretend to knowing inside info, I do want to reminder those who hold that type of views.
(1) Xi works for the well-being of 1.4 billion Chinese citizens on the mainland. So feeling counts very little as human history shows as far as public good is concerned.
(2) Chinese wisdom says that you try to get a bargain while you are in a good position (见好就收). The current situation says Biden needs Xi more than the other way around.
(3) Even though China has been quite successful in resisting US wars on semi (tech) and trade etc., they still have incurred some serious difficulties in the Chinese economy as a whole.
(4) China's position in the Global South is rock solid. EU is trying to mend fence, as they have no other choices. EU desperately needs China when it comes to settle the Ukraine war in the coming months.
(5) China wants to maintain a healthy state of trade between its largest trading partners. Think of Australia, which was very nasty during the Trump admin. Yet, Albanese just received a warm welcome to China just a few days ago.
(6) Some info from inside says that, as long as China can manage US on Taiwan, any deal can be on the table. They still believe time is on their side and Taiwan could be a black-swan event. They want to buy some more time so that Taiwan would become a lesser issue a few years down the road. By then, nobody can blackmail China, not even NATO or the entire west.
(7) Those who really want to see US-China conflict are mostly neither Americans nor Chinese. They want (火中取栗).
(1) Xi works for the well-being of 1.4 billion Chinese citizens on the mainland. So feeling counts very little as human history shows as far as public good is concerned.
(2) Chinese wisdom says that you try to get a bargain while you are in a good position (见好就收). The current situation says Biden needs Xi more than the other way around.
(3) Even though China has been quite successful in resisting US wars on semi (tech) and trade etc., they still have incurred some serious difficulties in the Chinese economy as a whole.
(4) China's position in the Global South is rock solid. EU is trying to mend fence, as they have no other choices. EU desperately needs China when it comes to settle the Ukraine war in the coming months.
(5) China wants to maintain a healthy state of trade between its largest trading partners. Think of Australia, which was very nasty during the Trump admin. Yet, Albanese just received a warm welcome to China just a few days ago.
(6) Some info from inside says that, as long as China can manage US on Taiwan, any deal can be on the table. They still believe time is on their side and Taiwan could be a black-swan event. They want to buy some more time so that Taiwan would become a lesser issue a few years down the road. By then, nobody can blackmail China, not even NATO or the entire west.
(7) Those who really want to see US-China conflict are mostly neither Americans nor Chinese. They want (火中取栗).