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In4ser said:

Japan and S. Korea should be careful. If there's one thing Indians are exceptional at is climbing ladders, especially the corporate and political ladders. A Western-aligned India may in time be able to domineer the South Koreans and Japanese as junior partners as they've become overly committed to the US ladder. I have no doubt that more and more Indian talent finds its way into positions of power in Washington D.C. and Wall Street and drive a more Indian-friendly policy from and within America.

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Speaking as a Canadian Chinese immigrant, fresh off the boat, yes!

Exactly! Agree completely. At least we still can say stuff like this out loud. Glad we talking about it on gay Toronto parade day, to boot.

This is beginning to sound like some sort of wet dream.

That Modi-Biden tet-la-tet this past week, there was an agreement that more Indians will be allowed into the United States under various US visas conditions. You know, that is the largest export, their people.

When the politburo reads this news in Beijing, they won't understand it. I betcha they will feel fresh off the boat too.

Kind of like what Marx said about religion as being the opium for the people. American ideology could be the same for the US ruling class.

What stoners. They probably dancing on the streets with the gay and multi-gendered and neutered, at least half of them.

vincent said:

Learn some history. North Korea was much closer to the Soviet Union than China and the Kims have purged all China-friendly elements right after the Korea War. How do you know China didn’t guarantee security for the Kims? The US would have bombed North Korea long before they got nukes if not for China’ backing.


A thousand Chinese entities got sanctioned. Could be a LOT more.

Argentina isn’t next to China and PLA can’t reach it. Pakistan is a neighbour and plays an important role of balancing India

Picking fights helps China’s economic development in what way?

Again, learn some history. The Kims weren’t and still aren’t interested in obtaining Chinese help.

Ya, life in China was so great in the 60-80 period. Ask your parents or grandparents about that period if they grew up in China.

China needs useful allies, not ungrateful leeches. Soviet Union had plenty of allies, how did that turned out?

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China's policy on North Korea in the last two decades or so can only be described as a failure. That doesn't mean that the Korean side isn't also at fault. But China unfortunately believed the American fairy tale that economic sanctions can stop nuclear weapons development. The Kims clearly didn't trust China or Russia to defend them if they were attacked, that's why they developed the bomb. Chinese sanctions on North Korea only reinforce their belief that they can't trust China. The same story is repeating with Iran. Instead of becoming Chinese allies, they are now getting closer to Russia

Of course I'm not saying that China should have picked fights over other countries in the past. But right now China is still enforcing sanctions instead of recognising that the good times with the US are never coming back.

There's a balance between standing with other countries to protect them against American aggression and complying with American wishes in order to conduct more trade. But China has been so far on the side of compliance that it has gained the reputation of an unreliable ally that's only interested in a transactional relationship. The west doesn't impose crippling sanctions just because you don't obey them completely. Russia intervened in Syria and Mali against Western interests and they did nothing. Did Brazil get sanctioned for it's pro Iran policy in the previous Lula administration? India even built a port in Iran and got it excluded from sanctions. China could have done more at minimal cost 10 years ago. Today, any action China takes only accelerates American sanctions by a few months

China doesn't have any useful allies, that's the problem

Biscuits said:

Also idk why some people are bashing the relationship with NK. China is getting a lot of returns from NK, just not economically.

Yeah, it's not the most developed place in the region, but neither was SK. SK only pulled ahead due to collapse of the USSR and the consequent western looting that let them get a boost. NK is still better developed than much of south east asia.

But the main thing NK provides is military. They have a million man army and massive amounts of reliable, older surplus gear, which they're experienced with using. They're essentially the Ukraine of Asia. Dogshit civilian development (which btw, NK might in the near future surpass Ukraine in), but fanatical and well armed enough to be more than just a speed bump even for superpower militaries.

Having that type of ally is not easy to get. Even though it might benefit the NK civilian living standard more if China annexed the area and turned it into Hongkong but big, such a move would not be legal, would create understandable resentment by the locals.

And it would also not necessarily help China that much, because there are other areas inside China that are better off being economically developed first before China needs to worry about expanding using economical vassals.

I.e. Why make NK into Guangdong 2.0 when China hasn't even made Xinjiang or Qinghai into Guangdong 2.0 first? Beijing would have better control and better ability to exploit those 2 vs exploiting a nominally independent NK.

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Would North Korea survive another famine? If the country were just a little richer, it would be more reliable. I'd be worried that the million man army follows the fate of the soviet union unless there's some economic progress

It doesn't need to be like Guangdong. But China has been actively degrading the North Korean economy in the vain hope that there'd be denuclearisation, which will never happen

Minm said:

China doesn't have any useful allies, that's the problem

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Does not appear America has any either if we look at the battlefield in Ukraine.

In4ser said:

Japan and S. Korea should be careful. If there's one thing Indians are exceptional at is climbing ladders, especially the corporate and political ladders. A Western-aligned India may in time be able to domineer the South Koreans and Japanese as junior partners as they've become overly committed to the US ladder. I have no doubt that more and more Indian talent finds its way into positions of power in Washington D.C. and Wall Street and drive a more Indian-friendly policy from and within America.

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It already started in some Western nations such a Britain and Canada.

Minm said:

China's policy on North Korea in the last two decades or so can only be described as a failure. That doesn't mean that the Korean side isn't also at fault. But China unfortunately believed the American fairy tale that economic sanctions can stop nuclear weapons development.

Of course I'm not saying that China should have picked fights over other countries in the past. But right now China is still enforcing sanctions instead of recognising that the good times with the US are never coming back.

There's a balance between standing with other countries to protect them against American aggression and complying with American wishes in order to conduct more trade. But China has been so far on the side of compliance that it has gained the reputation of an unreliable ally that's only interested in a transactional relationship. The west doesn't impose crippling sanctions just because you don't obey them completely. Russia intervened in Syria and Mali against Western interests and they did nothing. Did Brazil get sanctioned for it's pro Iran policy in the previous Lula administration? India even built a port in Iran and got it excluded from sanctions. China could have done more at minimal cost 10 years ago. Today, any action China takes only accelerates American sanctions by a few months

China doesn't have any useful allies, that's the problem

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I wouldn't be surprised that there are many wealthy Chinese have hidden their wealth in offshore accounts in such places as Delaware (US.) And they would lose it all if they don't use their influence on the Chinese government to comply with US wishes. As for sanctions for violations of US policy, it all comes down to if the *right* people in US political elites have been bribed (i.e. Biden's 10% cut for the big guy).

Minm said:

China's policy on North Korea in the last two decades or so can only be described as a failure. That doesn't mean that the Korean side isn't also at fault. But China unfortunately believed the American fairy tale that economic sanctions can stop nuclear weapons development. The Kims clearly didn't trust China or Russia to defend them if they were attacked, that's why they developed the bomb. Chinese sanctions on North Korea only reinforce their belief that they can't trust China. The same story is repeating with Iran. Instead of becoming Chinese allies, they are now getting closer to Russia

Of course I'm not saying that China should have picked fights over other countries in the past. But right now China is still enforcing sanctions instead of recognising that the good times with the US are never coming back.

There's a balance between standing with other countries to protect them against American aggression and complying with American wishes in order to conduct more trade. But China has been so far on the side of compliance that it has gained the reputation of an unreliable ally that's only interested in a transactional relationship. The west doesn't impose crippling sanctions just because you don't obey them completely. Russia intervened in Syria and Mali against Western interests and they did nothing. Did Brazil get sanctioned for it's pro Iran policy in the previous Lula administration? India even built a port in Iran and got it excluded from sanctions. China could have done more at minimal cost 10 years ago. Today, any action China takes only accelerates American sanctions by a few months

China doesn't have any useful allies, that's the problem



Would North Korea survive another famine? If the country were just a little richer, it would be more reliable. I'd be worried that the million man army follows the fate of the soviet union unless there's some economic progress

It doesn't need to be like Guangdong. But China has been actively degrading the North Korean economy in the vain hope that there'd be denuclearisation, which will never happen

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Except China allowed and encouraged NK nuclearization? How else do you think they made the leap from nothing to DF-41 equivalent in like a decade?

Certainly not by going up against China in any shape or form, because that would earn their nuclear program the same treatment as Iran got from Israel, or maybe 10 times worse, considering that no one except China cares about NK and NK is riddled with connections to China.

If Russia is useless then what is EU who failed to stop Russia economically despite the whole focus of the EU being economy and having nearly as big gdp on paper as China?

At least NK does something, which is make SK untenable and provide a deep military manpower pool.

Another famine isn't gonna happen in NK, the country is better off than much of the third world. So that is a moot threat.

Another bridge collapses in India.

Petrolicious88 said:

If two schools are equally good, why would any parents choose the one that is homogenous in race. How does that benefit their kid, especially in a country like America.

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Like I said, de facto segregation by preference. My parents would always feel more confident and safe if I'm in a group of Asians, even more with Chinese because they feel like they can understand and relate to everyone better and they are better equipped to solve problems should they arise by talking to other Chinese parents. I also choose a circle of Asian friends. The fact is that most Asian parents prefer other Asian parents to deal with and most Asian students prefer other Asian students to hang out with. For some reason, you think Asian parents want their kids to hang out with other races as a selling point?!? LOL An all Asian elite STEM school would be a dream school for so many Asians; hell, having that be my target could have actually made me study in high school. Not that I plan to raise my kids in the US but if I had to and such a school existed, I would do anything to get my kids into that school as long as it ranked in the top 25. Harvard/Princeton/Yale can go eat a sack of dks if my kid got into Asian STEM IVY. People push away difference to seek out similarity/familiarity; it's a fact of the world even if it doesn't sound PC. It quite frankly sounds like you're trying to pretend that everyone's totally melted into what America wanted them to become and has no identity anymore.

Petrolicious88 said:

Like what? Name a few please? Got the sense China is perfect from all the past posts.

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Is this a shill attempt to draw out complaints against China by Chinese people for legitimacy? LOL

Petrolicious88 said:

Someone here once defended the Cultural Revolution as necessary.

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Hong Kong and Taiwan could use one so fking bad right now, that's for sure.

Even though this is a breaking news thread, remembered something and posting it.

An ancient article for reference.

caudaceus said:

Having said that, what's wrong with Thuringia actually? That Bundesland has been hotbed for AfD.

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One of the hardest hit by demographic decline. I know people living there and the age median is like 40 something in many communities, especially if it is not the big cities like Erfurt.
From those 40 odd year olds living there the most are quite affirmative towards socialism, AfD isn't a Socialist or even social party, but having AfD with more leverage makes the competition between votes harder which would entice the social(ist) parties to be more red to gain support or otherwise lose out to AfD.



Another thing is that the collapse of DDR (GDR) caused societal collapse which is still not corrected, rather the federal government spent like 12 million for gender studies for afghan women while our troops were still in Afghanistan.


Don't get me wrong, I would love a Afghanistan free from religious influences, would open up opportunities for China regarding getting ressources, cheap labour, another Belt and Road country and maybe evacuate the Hazara to Ningxia or something, but given that it's western gender education, I know that the 12 million € were wasted. ( That and the obvious defeat of the coalition by goat herrders)


So lack of innovation, landlocked federal state, ass old population and a general distrust in the (failed) state apparatus.


And yes a german state that is unable to even publicly name the country that ordered the destruction of Germany's arguably single most important energy lifeline is a failed one.

Industry decline.

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Bigots would rather wallow in poverty and ignorance than learn humility and accept help.


Much to the delight of many in the community.

In a win for Gotion, however, the U.S. Department of Treasury determined that the purchase of Michigan land is not covered under the Defense Production Act, meaning the project continues to move forward, with the support of the township’s board, despite concerns in the community.

The Green Charter Township Supervisor Jim Chapman said he’s confident Gotion is still coming — and the project will move forward as early as July.

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But some residents aren’t giving up, going up against their elected officials who support the Gotion project. They’ve started a petition to recall the entire board. More than 415 signatures are needed to recall the board and organizer Lori Brock is confident they’ll have enough by next week. If they’re successful, there will be a new election.

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To them, taking over the board is the only way to stop Gotion.

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Microvast, like Gotion, makes batteries for electric vehicles. While they are not owned by China — nor connected to it — the U.S. Senate Committee on Science and Natural Resources has a different opinion.

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Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., asserted that CEO Yang Wu was recruited by the CCP.

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Wu is a U.S. citizen and resides in the United States.

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