He is literally after extorting money. I am telling it, unless the US Congress steps in, or China blinks for some reason, normal relations with the USA are over for most countries. This behavior will have a lot of political consequences.
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US tariffs on China were raised to 104% as of today, 12pm EST, one hour ago.
It was previously thought to take effect at midnight April 9.
Stock market gains made so far today were erased.
It was previously thought to take effect at midnight April 9.
Stock market gains made so far today were erased.
That's the principle of Germanic Winology. I won, therefore I win, therefore I had won, therefore I will win.
Well if you by official Chinese budget numbers of 245 billion in 2024, that's actually 1.2%. SIPRI estimates China's actual budget to be 300 billion. With that number its actually 1.5%. So, no I don't think China is spending beyond 300 billion estimate coming from SIPRI.
You fight wars with what you have, not what you can get 10 years from now. Countries like US or Japan count China's current strength, not what they can have 10 years from now and then make decisions. If China is holding out cause they want better tech, what if they have a military crisis this year? Then they risk losing that war because of lack of numbers.
I don't buy the personnel limitation at all. If China had a higher budget for the last 10 years for example, they could have easily trained more pilots, sailors to operate their bigger fleet of fighters and ships.
Another thing people forget, US has a huge pull of former fighter jet pilots and sailors they can call up in a longer term war. They have 4th gen fighter jets like F-16 and F-15 that have been retired from active service. They have thousands of these fighters available to be reactivated. What does China have in reserve? J-6 and J-7. That's a huge difference in reserve strength,
Buryat,Mongolian,Uzbek,Tajik,Kyrgiz,NK,Tungus-I don't think these idiot Euros can tell one Asiatic -slanty-eyed-dark haired Oriental from another-no wonder Beijing has so much trouble dealing with these eurotrash cucks-wilful racist ignorance and stupidity and arrogance-Wang Yi and his team should get a raise and an extended holiday after this shit-storm is over.
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I agreed with the 2 points you've made.
China has a bigger population than US. They can try to recruit more for the airforce or navy.
The vast sea is a big protection for China if you think about it. It doesn't allow U.S to get to China that quick.
How China plays out in the next 5 years is very important. No war or play soft is better imo. You don't want a war during your golden development stage.
By 2035, China's confidence will increase to 3x from now in event that there is no war or major conflicts in the next 10 years. They can literally do whatever they want by then.
The whole Ukraine capturing Chinese soldiers thing is very likely just be a psyop on the EU. Without China the EU is basically guaranteed to cave without fail. So what’s better then to psyop China into the Russo-Ukraine war, pushing the EU Russian fear into overdrive and forcing the EU to sanction China and thus guaranteeing the cave.
China's top legislator holds talks with Finnish parliament speaker
Source: XinhuaEditor: huaxia
2025-04-07 23:40:30
Zhao Leji, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, holds talks with Jussi Halla-aho, speaker of the Finnish parliament, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, April 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)
BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, held talks with Jussi Halla-aho, speaker of the Finnish parliament, in Beijing on Monday, calling for the joint creation of a favorable and stable legal environment for practical cooperation.
Noting that this year marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and Finland, Zhao said China stands ready to work with Finland to implement the important consensus reached between their heads of state to advance the future-oriented, new-type cooperative partnership between the two countries.
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Wang Huning met with Jussi Halla-aho
Wang Huning, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), met with Jussi Halla-aho, Speaker of the Parliament of Finland, on April 7 in Beijing.
BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), met with Jussi Halla-aho, Speaker of the Parliament of Finland, in Beijing on April 7th.
Wang Huning said that in the 75 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Finland, the relationship between the two countries has maintained stable and healthy development. Last year, President Xi Jinping held talks with President Stubb, who came to China for a state visit, and reached a broad consensus on strengthening partnership and deepening mutually beneficial cooperation. China is willing to work with Finland to consolidate political mutual trust, expand practical cooperation, deepen humanistic exchanges, and continuously enrich the content of China-Finland new cooperative partnership for the future in accordance with the blueprint drawn up by the two heads of state. The Chinese National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is ready to contribute to the development of China-Finland relations.
Jussi Halla-aho said China has a long history and is one of the most dynamic major economies in the world today. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Finland and China. Finland adheres to the one-China policy and is willing to work with China to uphold mutual respect and trust, strengthen cooperation, promote the development of Finland-China and Europe-China relations, and jointly address challenges. The Finnish Parliament is willing to make active efforts to this end.
Wang Dongfeng and others attended the meeting.
Wang Huning, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), met with Jussi Halla-aho, Speaker of the Parliament of Finland, on April 7 in Beijing.
BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), met with Jussi Halla-aho, Speaker of the Parliament of Finland, in Beijing on April 7th.
Wang Huning said that in the 75 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Finland, the relationship between the two countries has maintained stable and healthy development. Last year, President Xi Jinping held talks with President Stubb, who came to China for a state visit, and reached a broad consensus on strengthening partnership and deepening mutually beneficial cooperation. China is willing to work with Finland to consolidate political mutual trust, expand practical cooperation, deepen humanistic exchanges, and continuously enrich the content of China-Finland new cooperative partnership for the future in accordance with the blueprint drawn up by the two heads of state. The Chinese National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is ready to contribute to the development of China-Finland relations.
Jussi Halla-aho said China has a long history and is one of the most dynamic major economies in the world today. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Finland and China. Finland adheres to the one-China policy and is willing to work with China to uphold mutual respect and trust, strengthen cooperation, promote the development of Finland-China and Europe-China relations, and jointly address challenges. The Finnish Parliament is willing to make active efforts to this end.
Wang Dongfeng and others attended the meeting.