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Phead128 said:

The only rationalization for this infantilizing behavior is that Finland genuinely think they are 'superior' to China.

Imagine if China said: "You know, Finland, you can resolve your tensions with Russia by quitting NATO with a single phone call." with a serious face on television. Really the audacity.

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Maybe they are just stupid.

That is what I noticed about people in general.

Smart people do not know how to handle stupidity.

I am not saying I am smart, but that is what I noticed.

When confronted with unabated stupidity, the smart people does not know what to make of it.

The smart person does not deal in stupidity, so they are not use to dealing with it.

What I think about this request, it two possibilities.

One, that is it just stupid, so no need to go any further.

Two, it is a cry for help, unfortunately they are speaking to the wrong guy! As far as China is concerned.

supercat said:

Some surprisingly sober account by Thomas L. Friedman:

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I think Friedman has taken subject of China to vent his frustration. who else but Gulf Arabs understand reasons of American decline. can you imagine how much contempt MBS will have in reality for this kind of experts.

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Scathing NYT op-ed tells Biden and MBS: Don't be Netanyahu's 'useful idiots'​

Columnist Thomas Friedman writes the U.S. should not pursue a Saudi-Israel normalization deal, claiming the Netanyahu government is 'not normal'

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gk1713 said:

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Shouldn’t those stupid degenerates know that China doesn’t have open brothels of that kind. Come on, surely they have at least some self awareness on this. If they want cheap hookers, simply go to Japan, the Philippines or even Taiwan, they have entire industries for that sickening purpose and they have enough lack of respect for themselves that they would be chomping at the bit to do such things, even though I wish they had more self respect then that though

Chinese National security agency cracks Philippine spy case, arrests 3 Filipino spies


The national security agency cracked a Philippine spy case and arrested three Filipinos suspected of engaging in espionage activities in China.

The national security agency recently discovered that a Filipino in China had been active around Chinese military facilities many times and behaved suspiciously. The investigation found that this Filipino named David, together with two other Filipinos named Albert and Natalie, were action agents of the Philippine military intelligence agency. Since 2021, they have been recruited and sent to China after spy training, and they have performed secret intelligence missions under the remote command of a Philippine "upline" named Herrera.

The national security agency reviewed and investigated and found that the Philippine spy agency has long paid attention to and focused on collecting information on China's military deployment. After careful investigation and obtaining evidence, the three suspected spies were arrested in accordance with the law. The case is currently under further investigation and trial.

supercat said:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1907462711253827712

Trump's trade war will be a massive win for China probably. Just look at how the Trump regime calculated and imposed the tariffs.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1907559189234196942

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1907547963926212771

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1907534989048295518

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1907553550076371291

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When you realize they spent the last 8 years trying to shift production to Vietnam

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The loophole here is that non-citizens can still be hired indirectly to do essentially the same job. Blackmail the second oldest profession

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When you realize they spent the last 8 years trying to shift production to Vietnam

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Vietnam was transformed to be the mini-China for cheap production to replace Chinese production. Not anymore I guess.

Sardaukar20 said:

I'm didn't start this mudslinging. We have a member here who accuses me for fabricating lies and not knowing what I'm saying. When I am giving my opinion as to why I think the Chinese company was partly culpable for the building collapse. I made my statement out of my experience in the construction industry. There are systems and standards, and when people flaunt them, they should be held accountable, not brushed under the carpet for political convenience. I will not accept this kind of behaviour. No matter who's side they are on.

I was merely pointing out political stupidity. Dismissing science and procedure for politics. I don't think it's wise for you to empathize with that guy over me just because we want to protect the image of the Chinese construction industry. I want to see the bad actors corrected, and I have seen my fair share of bad actors. But some people just want to dismiss any criticisms of Chinese companies as politically motivated.

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I don't care about the other guy since I haven't interacted with or care about his opinions. My intention was to simmer down the tension because I don't want you to possibly get in trouble with the mods over this particular issue.

siegecrossbow said:

They stack like critical perks in Fallout… Just like how a properly built character could one shot a deathclaw by the end game New Vegas, buying a motor scooter could probably bankrupt an American household by the end of the Trump Presidency.

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The sigma method here would be to directly pickpocket. Failing that, may I suggest Chemist to prolong the effects of fentanyl and Mad Bomber for, you know

Bellum_Romanum said:

Chinese contractor may have a hand with the abysmal quality work on that collapse building.

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Guys it's obvious the failure occurred due to the buckling of these slender columns with a high clear height/slenderness ratio, which led to increased bending moments and ultimately caused the collapse. Engineer probably modelled these columns as shear walls in ETABS, a common error these days. So it's not right to blame contractor or company only the Engineer is responsible for this mess.

Just an opinion from an Er