Comments by "Peter Jacobsen" (@pjacobsen1000) on "DW News" channel.

  1. Apparently, there is some interesting history behind this story: Up until a few years ago, most of these foreign fishing vessels were owned by European companies. But the EU saw the disruption they caused to local fisheries, so they banned all seafood products from Cameroon, causing the European-owned ships to give up. Since the ban, the Chinese fishing vessels have taken over. Neither the European nor Chinese vessels are necessarily doing anything illegal. It is very easy to register your ship to sail under the Cameroonian flag, and according to the law of Cameroon, if you sail under the flag of Cameroon, you can fish as much as you want in local waters. This is obviously not sustainable, and it is harmful to Cameroon. It seems like Cameroon has shot itself in the foot by making it so easy to conduct this exploitative practice.
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  2.  @pedroroque8681  "It will be hard for these countries to build any resilience as long as their resources continue to support the entire western economy." This is a faulty argument, because it just leads to the next question: Well, how did the west first get rich, then? And if you say 'colonialism', the question is: How did western countries become rich enough to start colonizing the world to begin with? The west must have gotten relatively rich and powerful as a prerequisite, before colonizing, and conquering, and importing resources. So how did that happen? The answer to that question is again: Functional institutions.
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  3.  @lowdpacks7874  "The west wasn’t the richest part of the world when it started colonizing". That may be, but it must have been strong enough to conquer all those other nations, unless you are claiming that these other countries welcomed colonization of their countries.
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  4. If we take 99% of these people's wealth, we're also taking 99% of their shares in their companies, since that's where their wealth is. In the process, we're making them small minority shareholders with no decision power in the companies they themselves started.
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  5. I doubt it has anything to do with that. Even Chinese companies in China have increasing difficulties growing their profits.
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  6.  @HinaKhan-yt3jt  I'm not worried. Our future is looking pretty bright.
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  7. "China, which has the world's newest and best infrastructure." China certainly has some of the newest infrastructure, but even Chinese infrastructure gets older with time. Some of Shanghai's early metro lines built in the mid-90s are really beginning to show their age. Many inter-city expressways built in the 90s are also getting quite worn. Many of these will be maintained and repaired, but it depends on the fiscal ability of the location they're in. As time passes, China's 'new' infrastructure will get older and older, just like that in Europe. Then all the money will go toward repairs and maintenance.
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  8. The video states that there is a shortage of sand. That is only true for the kind of sand used in the construction industry, sand that has to have sharp edges to lock together in concrete, or on a stable road base. But the sand needed in these 'sand batteries' don't need those properties. It could be beach sand, or sand from a desert. Those types of sand are unsuitable for construction, but there is certainly no shortage of them (Just ask any Egyptian).
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  9.  @Alex-pj8nz  True, but the ISS has participation from ESA (European Space Agency) and they also had little experience to begin with. I'm sure Japan and Korea could easily build a module each. We could call them 'The SONY Space Station' and 'The Samsung Galaxy I Module".
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  10. The local villagers they interviewed looked almost excited that something big happened near their village.
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  11.  @DeeepXXX  "He just said it's a secret meeting". He said secretive, not secret. Those words have very different meanings.
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  12.  @pogogod6036  And how do you define 'neocolonialism'? It seems to me this is just a word people are throwing around when they are too lazy to come up with solid arguments.
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  13.  @joMan1060  "why EU forcing Indonesia to export RAW Nickel ?" The Eu is asking WTO to determine if Indonesia has the right to ban sales of raw nickel under WTO rules. After all, Indonesia is a member of WTO and has signed on to the rules. If you agree to the rules you have to follow the rules. Besides, in the end, Indonesia might win.
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  14.  @pogogod6036  Finally you concede that I'm right. Thanks for this conversation. If Indonesia feels sure that they're right, they can go into the WTO negotiations with a feeling of confidence. Everybody will end up being friends again.
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  15.  @muhammadanshari3931  "but you said selling to others? What double standard". Selling to others is a double standard? You're not making sense. Try to make more clear and coherent arguments.
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  16.  @suasanakota6219  "only the EU are angry". Ok, I did not know that the EU is angry. I only see a lot of commenters here being angry at the EU, I don't see any European comments expressing anger at Indonesia.
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  17.  @KyutkyutRodeng  Did you know that Indonesia has had a trade surplus with the EU every year for the last 15 years? Indonesia will likely continue to have a trade surplus with the EU going forward. Shouldn't that make you feel better?
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  18. Certainly, I don't know of any western country that requires you to be a patriot to run for office. It's also very difficult to define what is meant by patriot. -If you support the government because you love the country, that could be patriotic. -If you want to change the government because you love the country, that could be patriotic. -If you want to change the political system because you love the country, that could be patriotic.
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  19.  @zhcterry1  It HAS been tested! All that's left in the waste water is Tritium.
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  20. @Adam I'm quite happy with the way things are going in my country.
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  21. It's important that you and other immigrants speak out on these issues, and do it strongly. Otherwise, the main narrative in society becomes that immigrants do not care about local society. Speak out often, also to let other immigrants hear you.
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  22.  @Chancellor-g9b  You are so envious of capitalism.
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  23.  @AfricanMaverick  "it worked in Tanzania". If you call a GDP/capita of $3000 'worked', then yes. If you call being below the African average GDP/capita 'worked', then yes. If you call being below the African average in Human Development Index, the yes. I would say the data is not there to show that it worked.
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  24. Enforce with what? The UN doesn't have an army. The UN needs consent from member states to do anything, and good luck getting consent from Russia on your suggestion.
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  25.  @greenjack5999  "nuclear powers believe that tactical nuclear weapons CAN be utilized to win a war". I don't think they believe that, and I would challenge you to find examples of such statements by them. You should have heard the threats that were hurled around in the 70s. This is much more muted. But the media nowadays like to turn up the hysteria-dial.
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  26.  @jerry85g7  "you should be more scared now". And yet, I'm much less scared. Compared to back then, this is much more muted.
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  27.  @jerry85g7  "People now are distracted." What people? You? Are you distracted?
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  28.  @SerBallister  This "Anglo Saxon" label is very popular among some anti-western commenters. I think they believe that the label can help to split continental Europe from UK/US. They don't really have a basic understanding of the west.
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  29. I want Ukraine to win as much as DW, but this report is full of holes. There's no evidence, as far as I know, that the 30 mile convoy north of Kyiv 'came under ferocious attack'. It might have, but we don't have evidence of it. The clip DW shows to prove this is not from that convoy but from the east side of the Dnipro River, just north of Brovary. 'The Ukrainians are a superior fighting force'. I'd love for that to be true, but right now, Russia is making (very slow) progress every day. Ukraine not so much. Dear DW, don't try to cheer us up. Instead, tell us the facts on the ground, painful as they may be. I'm worried and I don't want to be served sugar to distract me from the danger.
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  30.  @dontcomply3976  I think the joke works better like that.
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  31. It's not companies that want to 'decouple' or 'de-risk', it's the EU. Private enterprises often have different interests than nations do.
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  32. "what will you called that alliance". How about PATO (PAcific Treaty Alliance)?
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  33. Does @excalibur8448 know anything about how the Chinese government works? Perhaps he can point out where 'this dude' is wrong?
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  34. Jessica Berlin is correct. Germany's lack of action is disgraceful! You see the surrounding, much smaller countries really digging into their reserves to support Ukraine. Meanwhile, Germany is standing with their hands in their pockets. Recently, an executive of a large German industrial corporation said that we should end the war soon so we can get back to doing business in Russia. It's perversion at its worst. You get the impression that Germany is willing to sell Ukraine for a quick profit. Shameful!
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  35. I'm sure he's aware. We all are.
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  36. That's a statement, not a question.
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  37.  @muhammadanshari3931  We'll happily buy all the palm oil you want to sell us. It's only some environmentalists who complain about palm oil. They don't understand economy, they don't understand industry, they don't understand how the world works.
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  38.  @muhammadanshari3931  "so we have the right to decline the request". Yes, of course you have that right. And then it may go to the WTO for a judgment.
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  39.  @tomw4688  " [Neo-colonialism.] sounds like what EU is doing right now. WTO is an institution designed by the powerful blocs". Ok, you don't have to be a part of the WTO if you don't want to, and you don't have to do business with the EU if you don't want to. No country or group of countries can influence you, pressure you, or force you to do business with the EU or any other country. You make your own choices.
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  40.  @tomw4688  "Im outta here". See ya!
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  41.  @AlphaCovid2020  "how bought raw material became the solution to world enviromental?" I have no idea, but that isn't the issue I have. In fact, I don't care about Nickel at all. My issue is with the commenters who claim that the EU is somehow unfair, or colonialist. It is neither of those things. It is a simple trade dispute which Indonesia could have had with any country, over any mineral or commodity. There's nothing more to it. Now, some commenters have said that because it is the EU, that makes it inherently colonialist, or evil, or a 'power play', because the EU is a large economic power, and because some (but far from all) EU countries were colonial powers in the past. And certainly there is a power differential here. While Indonesia is smaller than the EU, it is by no means a small economy. But as much as we would like to see every country, big and small, treated equally, it is clear that that is never going to happen. This is a big reason the EU was established to begin with. So many EU members are tiny economies that would never get a fair shake in trade negotiations, but teaming up as a large group, we have much more power. ASEAN could do this, and should do this. You will have so much power in the world if you turn ASEAN into a real economic organization and give it real powers. You will be much better off when negotiating with China, or the EU, or the US, or India (in the future). This is a good thing, not a bad thing.
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  42.  @Senzaya  "Denial". What am I denying?
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  43.  @Jack-xe2xe  Yes, it's interesting, isn't it? Like a trade boxing match.
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  44.  @shevaroesdy  "we don't need anything from EU". Ok, so why are you so angry about it? Just ignore what the EU says.
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  45.  @amazingworld2203  "banned indonesia and give them sanction". I doubt Indonesia will be banned from the WTO. There is no process that can do that, as far as I know.
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  46.  @hendysetiawan5508  "To all EU countries, go buy somewhere else". If only it were that simple.
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  47.  @nfl5597  "EU doesn't want pricey processed nickel so they attack Indonesia for banning export raw nickel." I know. That's what this whole thing is about. No need to repeat it.
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  48.  @FaktaHumorChanel-en6fq  "you deliberately want to win alone". It's not me, it's the EU. "It's time for Europe to fall". Ok, that's quite a wish, but I think it's going to take a very long time for that to happen.
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  49.  @Azrudi  "I support our Southeast Asian neighbour's export ban". Ok, but it doesn't really matter what you support. What matters is what the WTO says.
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  50.  @FaktaHumorChanel-en6fq  "When Indonesia collaborates with other countries, apart from EU member countries, why does the EU get angry." Can you give an example of this happening? I'm not aware of such a situation.
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