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Biden is getting written in history as among the most economically delusional US presidents. What's getting my attention is US' inability to raise interests. The inflation they have is unacceptable for a developed economy yet even at 5% interest rates the economy stops functioning normally, despite massive govt budget deficits.

getready said:

Aus is 2nd tier Anglo country. We listen to our US overlords. That GT articles paints a more rosy picture than reality. The ship has sailed on Aus aligning with China in any way. Ten years ago maybe. At that time questions were still being asked whether Aus could balance China and US relationship. But now it's clear. Aus has chosen security over trade and cooperation. Anglo hegemony over Chinese economy, science and tech. We shit on our biggest trading partner to please our US master. Heck we shit on our own citizens to please the US. Hence why you dun hear a peep from Albo or penny Wong about arguably Aus greatest journalist Assange but they continually criticize china about Cheng, the Aussie Chinese spy caught in china.

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That choice was always a complete lie and inversion of truth and reality. The only way China would ever have become a security threat to Australia is if Australia first became a security threat to China.

Australia could have had prosperity and security both, and all it had to do was nothing. Stay neutral in America’s race war against China and live free, rich and safe.

Instead it’s compromised leaders went the extra mile to needlessly and purposefully make Australia a clear and preset danger to China.

As a direct consequence of those deliberate choices, Australia is now destined to be a poor colony of America’s with an American occupation force quietly moving in under the guise of protectors while US intelligence completes its stranglehold over Australian political leadership, after already successfully taken over Australian intelligence and military as American agents and fronts fully bought out Australian ‘free’ media wholesale to brainwash the population

Australia’s trade to China replaced by American exports while its government coffers are drained empty to pay for American ‘protection’ as exemplified by the AUKUS sub scam.

If the new Cold War ever goes hot, Australia is intended to be the Asian Ukraine, after Japan and SK have fallen, as one more extra speed bump to keep China from coming to knock on America’s own front door.

Great trade Australia has made. Not even Donald Trump would have asked for more from Australia.

Seems western anti-tank weapons is starting to make the rounds in other places. While it is hard to tell if this indeed came from Ukraine, cartels AT weaponry was limited to RPG-7's

Eventine said:

The global situation is, by now, pretty transparent.

First, the war in Europe. It's important to realize that what's happening there is that a large fraction of Russian military power is being tied down by a smaller fraction of Western military power via the proxy of Ukraine. Despite all of mainstream media wanting you to believe otherwise, Ukraine post-invasion is practically a failed state. Its economy has collapsed and so much of its man power have either fled the country or been pressed into the trenches that without Western aid, they'd crumble in a few months. But they're still fighting because NATO is pushing them on.

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Neither things are transparent nor large faction of Russia military power tied. what is happening is Russia is testing various systems in realistic environment. Russia want to transform Europe through Ukraine but this making situation beneficial to countries like India, Japan and Korea. who will be attracting more Arab investments that want to diversify away from Europe. Arabs buying Boeings further enhances Japan position due its major role in Boeing supply chain. A weak and insecure Europe will become follower of India, Japan and Korea.

jwnz said:

I dare to say even if Taiwan declares independence, China should not start AR straight away. Yes, time is on our side. The only absolute redline IMO is if the US deploys nuclear weapons in Taiwan, then all bets are off.

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If the US can sneak nuclear bombers and nuclear subs into Australia without anybody noticing or batting an eye, of course they'll sneak nukes onto Taiwan. They'll just announce it after they do so (probably once they get the DPP in office for another term). It's not like the US is held accountable by petty things like international laws. Sure, they might receive yet another limp-wristed condemnation from the UN for active nuclear proliferation, but it's not like there will any real consequences. Most countries are basically abuse victims in a state of learned helplessness.

The US will continue to do whatever it wants and everyone will look the other way. Media control will make sure their allies completely forget about it in a few months. Meanwhile, China self-limits its own available actions because it tries to follow the rules set by the US and thinks maintaining a spotless global reputation matters to its actual success.

Remember, the bully always has the advantage because the stick always beats the carrot. PRC diplomatic denunciations usually have little to no consequences.

Look at how weak China's response has been to the US moving nuclear subs into South Korea and the suggestion of a Taiwan nuclear umbrella.

supersnoop said:

So a week after the government says it’s not really a problem (the CCP “targeting” Canadian parliament members), we have every one coming out the woodwork to say the CCP is spying on them. Even the loser of the last election whose career is effectively over. When you have a million Uighurs to keep an eye on, how can you still have time to keep tabs on a literal loser?

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You use the million Uighur prisoners to keep tabs on millions of western politicians, simples.

Demonstrating again just how unfit India is to lead, let alone join the BRICS and SCO

Chevalier said:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1664204191231795200

Demonstrating again just how unfit India is to lead, let alone join the BRICS and SCO

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Looks like the anglos still have the Indians on a leash no wonder they are allowed to manage western companies.

luminary said:

If the US can sneak nuclear bombers and nuclear subs into Australia without anybody noticing or batting an eye, of course they'll sneak nukes onto Taiwan. They'll just announce it after they do so (probably once they get the DPP in office for another term). It's not like the US is held accountable by petty things like international laws. Sure, they might receive yet another limp-wristed condemnation from the UN for active nuclear proliferation, but it's not like there will any real consequences. Most countries are basically abuse victims in a state of learned helplessness.

The US will continue to do whatever it wants and everyone will look the other way. Media control will make sure their allies completely forget about it in a few months. Meanwhile, China self-limits its own available actions because it tries to follow the rules set by the US and thinks maintaining a spotless global reputation matters to its actual success.

Remember, the bully always has the advantage because the stick always beats the carrot. PRC diplomatic denunciations usually have little to no consequences.

Look at how weak China's response has been to the US moving nuclear subs into South Korea and the suggestion of a Taiwan nuclear umbrella.

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China doesn’t reply to theoretics, it responds to actual developments. The west can shit out a literal shit-ton of fake news stories every hour of every day, China would be run ragged and act like an absolute idiot trying to respond to them all.

But notice that the common thread underlying all of these empty gestures by the US is the complete and utter lack of any actual substantive changes in reality. Because the pentagon knows well that China does, and will respond to actual substantive changes, and has escalatory dominance such that any tiny gains the US makes from any such steps will be more than offset by the pushback from China.

Any nukes America sneaks into Taiwan will instantly become worse than useless with one announcement from Beijing - any nuke use by Taiwan will be seen as a nuclear first strike by the US and trigger an automatic and immediate Chinese nuclear retaliation strike against the US. Same thing with US nukes on SK. It changes absolutely nothing, which is why China is not bothering to overreact to it.

Chevalier said:

Reminder that it was Bloomberg who made up stories about chinas spy chips in electronic goods in the Anglo attempt to drive factories out of China.

like the NYT learning a few Chinese phrases and now thinks it’s a China expert

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1664037633205637122

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Better to eat bitterness than eat to shit, which is something the garden is gonna discover very soon!