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Lula, host of COP30, drives BYD as his official car to open the climate conference.
Boomers are the most wealth-hoarding generation alive, arguably responsible for enabling the turbo charged private equity practices today, then dare to complain when the younger gens ask for an inheritance.
Boomers are the most wealth-hoarding generation alive, arguably responsible for enabling the turbo charged private equity practices today, then dare to complain when the younger gens ask for an inheritance.
New York Times wrote something that has something to do with China without adding "but at what cost"? Did they fire their entire editorial team?
A good general rule when observing anything is to consider whether it's what the actor would prefer to be doing or whether they're doing so out of having no other choice. One of my theories for why the RE controls aren't being pursued more aggressively is probably because the desired result, crippling US military industry, was assessed to be unattainable at a reasonable cost, ie without crippling the rest of the world economy. In other words without a full worldwide embargo the US would probably be able to secure enough for the MIC by coercion, force and covert diversion to make things impractical. And... probably in part because the relative trajectories are judged favourable enough (ie, we'd confidently win anyway) that such extreme measures to stunt the US aren't warranted.
Also, those 3 metals named are not among the hardest rare earths to make if I'm not mistaken.
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I would like to add that EVs help with CO2 emissions but shouldn't be the end all be all of clean transportation. Current tire materials introduce 30% of microplastics into the environment. Better tech would be HSR and eVTOL.
Likely the same reason the economist also adopted a resentful kneeling posture. To beg for a share in manufacturing jobs.
None of those three are actually rare earth metals just FYI.
What does being "relatively friendly" mean. What concrete actions have this new korean govt taken that is worthwhile. Absolutely nothing. Instead they are gunning for nuclear submarines as a disguise for nuclear weapons in the future. They are testing ICBM level long range missiles. China is not foolish enough to think these things are for North Korea.
China needs to make it explicit that being friendly means acting friendly and take actions that increase the friendliness. They have also given free pass to Albanese govt in Australia which again maybe talks less aggressively but does the same thing. Is talk the only thing China cares about?
Australia has allowed complete penetration by Chinese EVs. I imagine that was what did the trick. Canada might do the same. The fake Koreans have their own auto industry to protect so that won't happen. Not sure what they can do to be sufficiently friendly.
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Israeli tourist says its ok to ride motorbike on Thai beach because it's allowed in Israel