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Here's an update today: AVIC's former chairman, Tan Ruisong, has been prosecuted for "serious corruption, bribery, insider trading, and leaking inside information."

Tan Ruisong, who chaired AVIC from 2018-2023, came under investigation in August '24. Prosecutors allege he "illegally occupied a huge amount of public property and hinted to others to engage in securities-related transactions" during his tenure. He faces multiple charges, including embezzlement, bribery and leaking inside info.

Tan Ruisong was once a top figure in China's military industry.
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Not sure where this info fits, so I'm putting it here.
Here's an update today: AVIC's former chairman, Tan Ruisong, has been prosecuted for "serious corruption, bribery, insider trading, and leaking inside information."

Tan Ruisong, who chaired AVIC from 2018-2023, came under investigation in August '24. Prosecutors allege he "illegally occupied a huge amount of public property and hinted to others to engage in securities-related transactions" during his tenure. He faces multiple charges, including embezzlement, bribery and leaking inside info.

Tan Ruisong was once a top figure in China's military industry.
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So many corrupt people in the army getting exposed. Better it happens now than later when the war starts.

Makes me wonder how corrupt are the military of other nations since they don't even get prosecuted.

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So many corrupt people in the army getting exposed. Better it happens now than later when the war starts.

Makes me wonder how corrupt are the military of other nations since they don't even get prosecuted.

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Have you seen the obscene maintenance contracts that the American primes get away with. The MIC is built around making sure the officers in charge of procurement contracts getting cushy VP positions when they retire. We all laugh about India's blatant corruption, but it's just about as bad in other countries. It's just that the Indians suck at propaganda.

Apparently China's rate earth tech has been under siege for quite some time.

American, Australian, Japanese, Europe companies poached Chinese rare earth engineers with loads of money. Many emigrated and took core tech with them.

Damn, why is it so easy for those countries to poach Chinese talent ? Shouldn't the govt have known that rate earth tech was a national security risk earlier? And implemented visa restrictions and increased salaries and benefits earlier before these engineers were poached?

They poached 47 engineers so far. I hope China's rate earth engineer talent is deep and prevent further stealing of their tech.

Anyone with more knowledge can shed light on how damaging these thefts and stealing of talent was to china? And how much it helped the west?

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Apparently China's rate earth tech has been under siege for quite some time.

American, Australian, Japanese, Europe companies poached Chinese rare earth engineers with loads of money. Many emigrated and took core tech with them.

Damn, why is it so easy for those countries to poach Chinese talent ? Shouldn't the govt have known that rate earth tech was a national security risk earlier? And implemented visa restrictions and increased salaries and benefits earlier before these engineers were poached?

They poached 47 engineers so far. I hope China's rate earth engineer talent is deep and prevent further stealing of their tech.

Anyone with more knowledge can shed light on how damaging these thefts and stealing of talent was to china? And how much it helped the west?

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It matters a lot less than you might think. The problem with the rare earths industry are twofold: one is that rare earths are products that require a very long process chain: from extraction to refining to processing to building a usable product. China has a stranglehold on this entire chain so any other country will have do all of the above. Just look at the biggest American success story in rare earths - Mountain Pass. They only do extraction so what do you think they do with the rare earths after it comes out of the ground? They send it to China for refining.

The other major problem is that buiding this massive process chain is going to take a lot of money, probably in the hundreds of billions of dollars. Which would be fine except that the rare earths industry isn't very valuable monetarily. For example, in 2024, the US imported only $170 million of rare earths. The return just isn't there so why would private companies invest the necessary money? And when we add all this up, it's going to take 10+ years to replace China's output, and it just looks more and more unappealing.

Furthermore, China knew what it was doing when it put in the rare earths bans. They knew that the monopoly wouldn't last forever, and they don't really need to. China just need to buy some time, and they'll gain enough of an advantage militarily that they'll be unassailable in the Western Pacific.

Yeah try to make it sound that Chinese are thinking of it because demanding the Chinese see it this way has the opposite intended effect. Working with Israel is the only way forward for China's strategic self-interests and future... Typical tactic of the Western media where beyond reporting news, they also report wishful thinking like they're seeds hoping what they plant will take hold and grow. You know how they stereotype Asians as being obsessed with saving face? This is their saving face. They don't want to look weak admitting they need China's help and they don't want to have to beg for it especially after they got is so wrong. Take a look at the the West's own news. Despite Trump's trade war, China is growing contradicting the West's previous propaganda narrative that China is in a irreversible collapse and especially because they don't listen to the West. China's technology sector is surpassing the US and the West. China just came out with possibly at least two more latest generation military aircraft aside from the two others just six months ago. The US ain't stopping China. Trump got it wrong where he said Americans will cry for the US to stop winning so much. No, they crying for China to stop winning this much.

The Chinese don't cry over spilt milk it didn't spill. Israel and the Jews primary ally in the world are the people who did commit crimes against them and who see their God wiping them out to usher in the return of Jesus Christ. They instead chose to side with the people who love to force others to think and be like them who are also the primary instigators of antisemitism in the world. They don't make good choices in life and their biggest one will be thinking they can make the Chinese their enemy so they can lay a guilt trip for a "crime" they never participated in history. You figure that would be a positive in their eyes for a people who are paranoid that the world hates them but instead they see it as threat because they have nothing to hold over the Chinese.

You hear of things like Catholic or Jewish guilt. At first you think of it as a positive trait meaning they're self-aware and have a conscience but it's really about manipulating people into doing what they want out of a sense of obligation. The West's tactic towards China is to accuse Chinese of a crime so the only way to prove it's not the case is, not by addressing the said wrong, but by expecting blind obedience in anything and everything to prove Chinese are not a threat to them. That's the only way because if you're willing to do that, then you're safe to them because you're not thinking of anything for yourself but only for them.

Israel is now even insecure with its main ally, the US. That's why you had an editorial in Israel calling for Israel to look for a new alliance with India and other Far East Asian countries aside from China. Israel running around like a chicken with its head cut-off. Can't rely on the US anymore when polls are showing the majority no matter what political affiliation are turning on Israel. And the main countries of this new alliance mentioned have all had scandals of Hitler bars opening in those countries.

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Apparently China's rate earth tech has been under siege for quite some time.

American, Australian, Japanese, Europe companies poached Chinese rare earth engineers with loads of money. Many emigrated and took core tech with them.

Damn, why is it so easy for those countries to poach Chinese talent ? Shouldn't the govt have known that rate earth tech was a national security risk earlier? And implemented visa restrictions and increased salaries and benefits earlier before these engineers were poached?

They poached 47 engineers so far. I hope China's rate earth engineer talent is deep and prevent further stealing of their tech.

Anyone with more knowledge can shed light on how damaging these thefts and stealing of talent was to china? And how much it helped the west?

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Rare earth i dont think so but generally there will be millions of engineers getting retired in many countries. Germany will spend more. so highly they will attract people from China. UAE claim they attracting largest number after US in AI. imagine if there Wealth increase at current rate they will poach more.

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Gitex 2024: UAE attracts the most AI talent after the US, says Minister of Economy​

Al Marri expressed his desire for the UAE to become a global R&D hub at Gitex Global 2024

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Why there is hardly any articles or news regarding the importance of Chinese Yaogan-41? to me Yaogan-41 is probably the most advanced spy satellite. It is orbiting in GEO, it can provide persistent, continuous surveillance of one-third of the globe, covering areas like China, Taiwan, and surrounding seas 24/7 with amazing 2.5m resolution, the most advanced ever. Combine with Chinese hundreds spy satellite in LEO, probably more extensive and advanced even than the US

Does it mean that China now has the capability to monitor US CBG in real time 24/7 in 1IC and 2IC and even 3IC ?

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Apparently China's rate earth tech has been under siege for quite some time.

American, Australian, Japanese, Europe companies poached Chinese rare earth engineers with loads of money. Many emigrated and took core tech with them.

Damn, why is it so easy for those countries to poach Chinese talent ? Shouldn't the govt have known that rate earth tech was a national security risk earlier? And implemented visa restrictions and increased salaries and benefits earlier before these engineers were poached?

They poached 47 engineers so far. I hope China's rate earth engineer talent is deep and prevent further stealing of their tech.

Anyone with more knowledge can shed light on how damaging these thefts and stealing of talent was to china? And how much it helped the west?

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They should send a poached engineer to set other countries' program back by 20 years.

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Could also be the new Fed Chairman or SecDef in the future...

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No,Child Protective Services of course-a perfect fit for her new career .BTW,when you speak of "pardoning the pedophile....which one?"Late Roman Empire wants to know.