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tokenanalyst

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Sad to see the usual incompetence at communication from the Chinese government. If they wanted to confirm to everyone that it was a spy balloon, this complaint has done it
If fact is the reverse, if it was a spy aircraft you don't complain because wasn't suppose to be there. But if it was a civilian aircraft that go out route then you complain because there is litle reason to destroy probably thousands of dollars of research instruments just because paranoia, that is why communication channels exist. Even in the soviet era that was a thing.
 

foxmulder

Junior Member
What a show of force by USA! They can bring down weather balloons. That is $850B / year well spent.

/sarcasm.

:eek::D


Joking aside this is a serious violation of international law.. What a surprise, right? You cannot just down a civilian aircraft, even it is unmanned, with impunity like that only because it is in your airspace especially if you know who owns it and the owner also in contact with you.

US is using everything as PR opportunity nothing left from international politics or statesmanship. It is outright jungle rules. Humanity did not learn a single thing from world wars. I am afraid with these talentless (many other words are more suitable but I am trying to be civil :) ) politicians, we are running to WW3.
 

quim

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US doing everything to humiliate China and publicly threatening to put more missiles in Japan, with all the media justifying it even in neutral countries like Latin America and ASEAN.

Chinese credibility at great risk. This could hamper the entry of Chinese companies into several markets. If China does not impose itself, it will hardly be able to compete with the West.

US deserves to have China aiming missiles at bases in Cuba and Nicaragua. But unfortunately the US does everything with impunity.
 

FriedButter

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India ditches dollar (for dirhams) to bypass sanctions on Russian oil – Reuters​

Indian refiners are now using Emirati dirhams instead of US dollars to pay for most of the Russian oil they purchase via traders based in the United Arab Emirates, Reuters reported last week, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Previous attempts to pay traders for Russian crude in dirhams through Dubai banks reportedly failed, forcing Indian refiners to switch back to the US currency. The State Bank of India, the country’s top bank, is now clearing the dirham payments, the sources told the news agency, disclosing some details of the transactions.

Indian refiners reportedly make most of their purchases of Russian crude from Dubai-based traders, including Everest Energy and Litasco, a unit of Russian oil major Lukoil.

That explains the previous reports a few days ago that the US was threatening the UAE over their relation with Russia.
 

ACuriousPLAFan

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Get a friggin grip.

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What if the GOP cooperated with the SeeSeePee behind the scene in order to create this mess for the Dems to lose face and further justifying the GOP's political standing for 2024? I mean, since Trump already has to contract companies in China to produce banners and merchandise for his election campaign, so who knows?

/sarc
 
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escobar

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Sad to see the usual incompetence at communication from the Chinese government. If they wanted to confirm to everyone that it was a spy balloon, this complaint has done it
It is a deliberate policy to keep this department incompetent.

PRC MOD statement: “We solemnly protest this move by the US side and reserve the right to take necessary measures to deal with similar situations”
 
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