Comments by "D W" (@DW-op7ly) on "South China Morning Post" channel.

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  13. You Filipinos say payment is for rent Malaysians says it’s payment for sale It does not matter under the contract they can make those payments Whatever you want to call it rent or sale in perpetuity 👈( that means for ever and ever and ever ) But like I said in other post. The claim you Filipinos have on Sabah and some other Malaysian islands you Filipinos have taken that are closer to Malaysia Is a historical claim… Historical claim you Filipinos dismissed as a valid claim in 2017 👇 The two main sultanates in the region at the time were Sulu and Brunei. In 1658, the Sultan of Brunei gave Sabah to the Sultan of Sulu - either as a dowry or because troops from Sulu had helped him quell a rebellion. More than 350 years later, the sultan's heirs have come to remind Malaysians that they still consider Sabah to be part of Sulu and, by extension, part of the Philippines. "Sabah is our home," they said simply when asked why they had come. But history is not that simple and of course Malaysia has no intention of giving up Sabah to this little band of Filipinos. The crux of their disagreement lies in a contract made in 1878, between the Sultanate of Sulu and the British North Borneo Company. Under this contract known as pajak, the company could occupy Sabah in perpetuity as long as it paid a regular sum of money. Even today, Malaysia pays about 5,000 Malaysian ringgit (£1,000, $1,500) a year to the Sultanate of Sulu. But the British and, after that an independent Malaysia, interpreted pajak to mean sale, while the Sulu Sultanate has always maintained it means lease. "In my opinion, this is more consistent with a lease rather than a sale, because you can't have a purchase price which is not fixed and which is payable until kingdom come," said Harry Roque, a law professor at the University of the Philippines. BBC
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  15. When the USA destabilizes Governments/Props up dictators, causes vvar or goes to vvar Telling people the USA way of Government and life is better Then what do you expect? Reminds me of those Hong Kong protesters waving American flags Thinking life is better in the west with democracy and freedoms When we who live out west, know the real truth 👇 BN(O) visa immigrants: Study reveals 50% unemployment rate among Hong Kongers under 65 in the U.K., 99% have no plans to return * 22nd November 2023 – (London) A recent study conducted by the “Welcoming Committee for Hong Kongers” organisation, which assists Hong Kongers who have immigrated to the U.K. through the BN(O) Visa, has shed light on the employment situation of these individuals. The study surveyed over 2,000 Hong Kong immigrants and found that only 50% of those under the age of 65 were able to secure employment, indicating a significant unemployment rate among this group. The study also highlighted the educational background of BN(O) Hong Kongers in the U.K. It revealed that 36% of the surveyed individuals held a master’s or doctoral degree, while 23% had a postgraduate degree. These figures indicate that BN(O) Hong Kongers in the U.K are nearly twice as well-educated as the average UK population. * However, despite their educational qualifications, many BN(O) Hong Kongers are facing difficulties in securing employment that matches their skills and experience. Among those surveyed who were employed, 47% felt that their job did not align with their qualifications, and 20% felt that their workload was excessive. DimSumDaily
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  17.  @andrewdubose9968  People like you are probably too brain was hed To have a clue there is now 27 books out there in what the Chinese invented first that says we copied or stole from them first These days???? China has been transferring its tech to Global South Countries and its Belt and Road partners countries BTW The western multinationals went to China at the time because of their weak labour laws, weak environmental laws, mass pool of cheap labour they could pay dollar a day wages to And yes weak IP laws that went along with it In exchange the western multinationals traded knowledge and investment This was nothing new, the west goes to 3rd world or developing nation takes advantages of this country until the locals complain about wages, pollution, or environmental damages. Western multinationals pick up and run for it. I would argue yes they expected the Chinese to buy 1 billion toothbrushes and 2 billion socks But they didn’t expect them to enrich themselves My evidence is even before the west pushed for Chinese WTO inclusion the Top of the food chain 1%ters and their TooBigTooFail Investment Banks worked out the worst deal ever for themselves Where these TooBigTooFail Investments Banks got a 33% interest in a “Joint Venture Chinese Investment Banking Subsidiary.” Where the Chinese Bank got a 67% Difference is the Chinese didn’t complain they put up with those dollar a day wages making 22 times less than what an average American worker made. Yet saved 30% of those wages over 30 plus years. Indirectly loaning those saving to those Americans so they could spend their savings and borrow to spend some more. While the Chinese invested or made a business with their savings Where the Chinese lowered their standards of living while the Americans were able to raise their standards of living with those cheaper goods If anything the Chinese were dragging their feet on the TRIPS agreement under the WTO….specifically regarding developing countries 👇 Developing countries’ transition periods Provisions for developing countries, economies in transition from central planning, and least-developed countries Developing countries and economies in transition from central planning did not have to apply most provisions of the TRIPS Agreement until 1 January 2000. The provisions they did have to apply deal with non-discrimination. Article 65.2 and 65.3 Least-developed countries were given until 1 January 2006. Article 66.1. Members have agreed to extend the deadline to 1 July 2034, or to the date a country is no longer “least-developed”, if that is earlier. Pursuant to the Doha Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health, a separate transition period exists for pharmaceutical patents, which currently runs until 1 January 2033. WTO
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