Comments by "Kam sun Leong" (@kamsunleong6648) on "DW News" channel.

  1. Not just China. Applies to others like India. Most countries outside Europe are generally indifferent. Neither support nor condemn.
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  2. They made a lot of money for allowing the gas to flow through.
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  3. Cost in terms of loss of weapons sales
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  4. Cant make an omelete without breaking some eggs. People always want progress but do not want anything to change. That's not possible.
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  5. ​ @ytn00b3  US maybe able to take . But can they hold on to it? For how long? They held on to Kabul for twenty years and still made an inglorious exit.
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  6. If you want to prosper, first build roads. That lady selling ice cream proves this right.
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  7. ​ @DennisMoore664 Elon zmusk thought it was funny to laugh at BYD some years ago. Today they are his biggest competitor and he has to rely on them for their blade batteries. So yes US can learn a few things from them.
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  8. You forgot India
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  9. Asians are more pragmatic. If we keep Uncle Sam and Nato at arms length, this region should be alright
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  10. Sorry no. Byd is the best selling ev here in Asean, especially in Thailand. Top three best sellers are Chinese, follow by Tesla. Not many in this region can afford overpriced Taycan or Etron. Infact Byd is building a factory here to service the region. There is plenty of demand here.
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  11. Bush Jr, Obama, Hilary C, Cheney. Never forget Iraq WMD and Libya.
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  12. You should the amount of foreign luxury cars on their roads. With Chinese market German automakers would have a very precarious existence. Apple second largest market is China. GM sells more Cadillacs there than stateside. So many other examples.
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  13. Should have voted instead of boycott. She won fair and square. Congrats Mdm Hasina.
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  14. ​ @dannyhooks9960  Why in the world would China attack or invade India. They are both in BRICS and Chinacis their largest trading partner. Would you attack your best customer ? Border disputes remain as disputes if both sides agree to hold their position pending resolution. This has not changed since the sixties. They know an all out war benefitvno one but Washington.
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  15. They are no 1 here in Thailand by a wide margin. Leading in Asean market where not many can afford overpriced German evs from Porsche BMW or, Audi.
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  16. Then you should have cast your vote. Why boycott. Should vote the lady out of office.
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  17. ​ @nextinstitute7824  Do you know how many native Polynesians are left in Hawaii? Similarly what has happened to the native Chargos who were forcibly removed from their homeland in Diego Garcia to make way for a giant naval base. Also it is time to close that torture prison in Guantanamo and return it to Cuba. And there's is the question of reparations to be paid for all the death and destruction suffered by the Iraqis and Libyans. While war criminals Bush Jr, Obama, Hilary C, Cheney escaped justice.
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  18. Someone was not happy with German chancellor visit to Beijing and warming economic ties.
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  19. US Secretary of State Colin Powell also claimed Saddam has WMD
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  20. ​@maneshipocrates You can steal all the plans and IPO you want. But do you have the capability to do something about it? Stealing, for example, the complete blueprint of a commercial jet engine, does not mean you are able to build one that can be used. It might just blow up in your face. Copying it also needs skills, lots of skills.
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  21. ​ @mattia8327 Then you have not read about Biden's Inflation Reduction Act covering electric vehicles. It's more stringent than China's policy.
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  22. As well as Panama Canal
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  23. ​ @talkinghand122 If this happens to a Chinese plane like their C919, you can imagine the amount of ridicule in the comments. But didnt .So yes, at least for the moment, this Chinese plane seems far safer than the problem ridden 737 Max aka flying coffin.
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  24.  @BigDaddyCane777  when they can launch their own space station and land a rover on Mars, making mundane stuff is a walk in the park. You get what you paid for. Pay pennies and you get junk
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  25. ​ @proselytizingorthodoxpente8304  Same tribes different label.
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  26. ​ @abcdedfg8340  BS. An opinion coming out of your rear end does not merit any consideration.
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  27. ​ @asynchronicity UAE is showing the middle finger to the west
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  28. ​ @Nope_1567  If you want to get rich, first build roads. An old Chinese proverb. Mass public transportation main purpose is not to make profits. Just like all your roads and highways. Do they turn in a profit? Building infrastructure is meant to provide connectivity and mobility. Both essential requirements to develop your economy. Quick and efficient movement of people, goods, and services are what makes an economy grow. Big payoffs for never making any return on investments in your transport infrastructure.
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  29. ​ @josepht3548  Didn't get conned by the Nato to contribute to the war effort.
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  30. ​ @403MC2  Plenty of mosques in Italy but zero in SArabia.
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  31. Zero. They have more than enough on their plate to deal with right now.
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  32. False assumption. Poor attempt to downplay BYD achievement. They are the new no 1. It is what it is.
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  33. Come over to Asean and drive. As late as Dec 2022, you dont see a single Chinese ev on the road. Today Byd evs are everywhere in Thailand and Malaysia. Naturally Japanese ice cars will continue to dominate for the time being.
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  34. You need manpower to provide security. Common sense.
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  35. Argentina has been an economic basket case for decades. Forever on IMF life support. Better for Brics that they dong join. Should have picked Algeria instead.
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  36. Tesla has full control of their Shanghai gigafactory. No Chinese partner. Rules have changed
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  37. Don't boycott next time. She won fair and square. Congrats Mdm Hasina
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  38. ​ Realisticautism  Many Chinese evs have achieved 5 star safety rating from Euro NCAP . In fact they are a lot safer and better built than some European brands. Why do you think EU is in panic mode now about Chinese imports. If they are trash, no one will buy them. Not matter how cheap. So EU have nothing to worry.
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  39. Take a look at their neighbor Croatia Peljesac bridge. Also built by the Chinese. It unites the country that was split by Bosnia H.
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  40. You can't grab land and shipped back to Beijing. Can only develop it or let it remain as it is. Certainly hope she can start pumping in money to help develop and build their infrastructure.
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  41. Why would China wants Europe defeated? Like you said it's an important market for China. You are contradicting yourself.
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  42.  @marcusmaddenov2451  US shld forget about ASEAN. They may not be bosom buddies with China but they are being pragmatic. This includes Vietnam and Philippines. US will have better luck with India.
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  43. ​ @k-dawgkramer4125  China operates two ports on the opposite sides of the canal, under concession from the Panamanian govt. China does not have any controlling intetest in the canal itself. Neither are they running it.
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  44.  @southerntrendkill5517  Falklands and Gibraltar were never part of UK . But they are.
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  45. ​ @abcdedfg8340  Why would they be interested in listening to your conversation with your mistress.
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  46. I did. Sold my gas car recently and bought a Byd Atto3. Best decision made. Enough of constant repairs and tired of being scammed by workshop mechanics.
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  47. VW is doing the reverse with their recent investments there. German automakers survival depends on the Chinese market.
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  48. Sure. The easier part of the moon to land. Not the far side. No man has landed there yet.
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  49. Correction. So long as this tiny country's neighbors won't allow them to exist, then there would be no peace.
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  50. Pretty grand welcome in Paris, Belgrade and Budapest.
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  51. The other side would also do the same. Ukraine go deep and Russia would go all over. Then what?
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  52. True. Avoid those Detriot made junks. Buy Chinese evs. Many have 5 stars safety ratings from Euro NCAP. You won't go wrong.
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  53. Chancellor Olaf just came back from Beijing. Don't expect Xi to see him again in barely 2 weeks.
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  54. ​@albertteng1191 Tim Cook just opened the second largest Apple store in the world in Shanghai recently. He reaffirmed the importance of China as his manufacturing hub as well as consumer market. 90% of Apple products are still made in China. He was part of an American delegation of corporate CEOs attending the China Development Forum. They met with President Xi. It appears not everyone is leaving like you said.
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  55. ​ @aleonyohan6745  With such positive outlook, I can expect your homeless population will be a thing of the past.
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  56. ​ @alloutofbubblegum7271 All the time. Whatever infrastructure China builds , no matter how important it maybe for the recipient country, it is always qualified by the western media caution: but at what cost?
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  57. She won the elections, period. Unless eligible voters are denied the right to vote, the results should not be questioned. If the opposition chose to boycott that's on them.
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  58. ​@mikestewart4752 Byd Seal just made it to the top 3 finalist list for the World Car of the Year award. It was just announced at the Geneva Car Show. They also made it to the finals of the European Car of the Year award. Must be some awesome ev.
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  59. The best argument against democracy is a 5 minute conversation with the average voter. Winston Churchill.
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  60. You mean no wage robots that dont rest or strike.
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  61. Of course it is. It's not a puppet like Germany. Their nation and people always come first.
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  62. They just brokered a normalization deal between Saudi and Iran, why not between these two Slavic cousins. Why is it always about weapons and military support. Xi don't have to go all the way to Moscow if that was his intention.
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  63. Wishful thinking
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  64. Source: because I said so. Meanwhile Tesla source their batteries from the Chinese.
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  65. If the GDP is man made since way back in 2007, explain how in the world did they manage to develop and compete toe to toe with US in almost every industry. I have been to China on many occasions. A picture is worth a thousand words. Seeing is believing. Most China experts do not speak the language or have ever been to China. Why do you think all their predictions of China imminent collapse since the nineties, have fallen flat on their faces. They dont know what they are talking. They sound impressive like this gentleman. That's all.
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  66. ​ @zackvu7283  Free market economies? US? You are not serious.
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  67. ​ @fortune300 They are definitely ahead in Asean, especially here in Thailand. By a wide margin. Hardly see sny European evs here.
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  68. America First. The buck stops with Trump
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  69. You get what you paid for.
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  70. This type of comments are usually reserved for made in China. Of course its bias and unwarranted. Seeing what they have been doing in their space program and their impressive forty thousand km high speed rail network as two examples. But you can still see comments like rather the Max with its endless issues than any Chinese plane.
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  71. Byd ev Atto 3 is the best selling ev here in Thailand. Chinese evs will dominates the Asean region. Not many can afford overpriced German evs. Sorry buddy. Not heard of any ev battery fire here so far. That why they are no 1.
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  72. Do they really need any defending agst Russia in the first place? Manufactured fear
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  73. Nah. Made in Germany quality with German prices. Their evs are an absolute disaster. Like that recent mega fire caused by a Mercedes ev in a basement in SKorea that destroyed 140 cars parked there. SKoreans are now hesitant to transit to ev. Evs have been around here for 2 years now. I have seen two fires so far and both involved German brands. A Mercedes EQS and BMW i8. Both top luxury cars.
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  74. ​@erikthomsen4768 They can't afford one. So yeah they don't have any.
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  75. ​ @yapsiauwsoengie6507  Europe buys a lot of Russian oil via India.
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  76. In other words EU wants the cake and eat it too.
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  77. ​ @paulhargreaves1497 Not really. Just look at the EV industry. Why fo you think the VW has invested a billion dollars in setting up an ev research and development center in Anhui China, rather than back home. German luxury car makers survival depends on whether they can hang on to their biggest market China.
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  78.  @vladnickul  Obviously this is no joke. I would never have thought both these adversries would shake hands and bury the hatchet in my lifetime. I know many are not too please with this and would prefer the tension and conflict to continue. Especially seeing China involvement.
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  79. ​ @chillxxx241 A perennial economic basketcase of a country. On permanent IMF life support.
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  80. Strange comment.
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  81. That's just an economic forum. This is about stopping a war that's affecting Europe.
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  82. ​ @soothinglycool9806  So what are they gonna do with seized mines. Ship them back to Beijing? Just like the Sri Lanka port. Did they dismantle it and send it back to China? What the Chinese did was to take over the management of the port to improve its performance. They did just that with the Greek port of Piraeus. It was about to go under before the Chinese stepped in and took over the management. It is now one of the busiest port in the Mediterranean region. A real success story. If the west do not appreciate what the Chinese are doing, then why don't they come in and put their money where their mouth is. Come and help develop the African countries. Build up their critical infrastructure so they can develop and bring prosperity to their people. Not just sell their pricey weapons
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  83.  @TheBf666  What an odd question? The conflict is in the middle east and they have no quarrel with both these countries. They have a non interference foreign policy.
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  84. In the West, Chinese means from China. Nowhere else.
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  85. ​ @damiankaczmarek9857  30% of the world's population, including China who did not turn up.
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  86. ​ @MsLUFC  So leave the rest out of this European mess. Don't drag others into your petty squabbles. We can trade with anyone we want.
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  87. ​ @hankjones3527  Russia has absolutely no interest in the tiny island called UK. Chamberlain's UK was a very different UK from Keir "Two Tier" Starmer's UK today.
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  88. ​ @michaelstevens3479  You got it good from a Serbian didn't you. What's happening in Gaza is not the same with whats happening in Ukraine. Putin is a war criminal but not Netanyahu. Typical western double standards and hypocrisy.
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  89. ​ @znarkz  Maybe India does not like to be told what they can or cannot do. Like Japan or SKorea.
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  90. Probably too scared to switch on their phones or their tvs or their radios. So not aware what's going on.
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  91. To follow US blindly
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  92. They just achieved a record USD1 trillion trade surplus last year. Despite all the sanctions, tariffs and geopolitical tensions. About 26 million plus cars were sold there which exceeded the combined total of car sales in US and EU. Meanwhile millions of Chinese enjoyed their recent Spring festival by vacationing abroad. Don't sound too bad.
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  93. Already lost 20% of their soil. Like Crimea it could be a permanent loss
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  94. ​ @AlexandarIvanov-uz2sl  No they don't. That's why Tesla uses Chinese batteries from CATL and BYD. They use a lot of them. I am sure they know more than you.
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  95. 'China is dependent on our business" Trade is a two way street. Just ask your German automakers Mercedes, Audi or BMW, where is their biggest market. Can they survive without this market. Did you not see tgr number of corporate CEOs who tagged along with Scholz and Marcon during their visit to Beijing. Europe needs the Chinese market as much as China needs through European markets.
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  96. You are secretly envious, aren't you? I can tell. This is your way of coping. suppose.
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  97. ​@thornelderfin More than just common language. They are 100% pure Han Chinese. Sharing common ancestors with their brothers in the mainland. You can't tell a Taiwanese from a mainland Chinese. Exact copy of each other. Just like a North and South Korean.
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  98. ​ @AllieRogers-mq1kf  They made a fortune for decades selling their luxury cars in the largest car market in the world. Thinking this will never end. Hubris, complacency, etc.
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  99. ​ @vectorfox4782 Blinkin : Putin has never been more isolated A joke as well?
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  100. Why would oil rich Gulf countries need to borrow.
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  101. He was there to grant the Aussies their three wishes. No more tariffs on their wine, seafood and beef exports to China. He saved three of their industries at one go. Australia should be very thankful.
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  102. Why would they do that? India is a big market for them. Despite border tensions they enjoy huge trade surplus. India is quite reliant on Chinese goods.
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  103. The best selling cinsumer drone in the world by a wide margin is a Chinese drone from DJI. Fact The best tunnel boring machines are made in China. 7 out of 10 boring machines used in tunneling projects globally are made in China. Fact Just 2 examples. There are many more. But you get the picture.
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  104. Lying through your teeth.
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  105. ​ @guydreamr  A big IF. 20 years and 2 trillion dollars spent did not destroy the Taliban,did it?
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  106.  @tasreasfatemsa8266  The best argument against democracy is a 5 minute conversation with the average voter. Winston Churchill
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  107. ​ @kiillabytez  Dont need Mexico? Are you sure? For one, you have fresh produce in your supermarket shelves because of Mexico.
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  108. Who gave US and France all those Pacific islands tens of thousands of km from their home base.
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  109. ​ @jlpowell51 Probably a lot more than G7. Which is why many wanted to join.
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  110. They appreciate a wise and listening leader who doesn't spew nonsense like wanting to take over Greenland, Gaza, Canada and Panama Canal all at once.
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  111. What if the voters still want her to continue as their PM? Notwithstanding the fact that she has ruled for 4 terms. The people decide not the opposition. Thats democracy.
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  112. They did just that recently for some African countries.
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  113. Yes. But not on the far side. They did it on the near side which is much easier to do. China chose the far side since NASA has not gone there before. Their first mission, Chang'e 4 landed a rover there in 2019 to gather data. While for Chang'e 5 mission collected moon samples from the near side. Now the Chang'e 6 mission is back to the far side to collect samples.
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  114. Once it is bought the owner has every right to do what he wants with his car. Including throwing it away. No concern of the govt or the ev maker.
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  115. The point of BRI is not to build other countries into a major labour supply source. Here in zIndobesia we just got our high speed rail up and running, thanks to the Chinese engineers. This 143 km line connects our capital Jakarta with Bandung. A typical trip will take at least 3.5 hrs through congested roads. Now it's a quick 45 minutes. Since it started operations back in Oct last year, the response has been overwhelming, with daily ridership reaching 90% capacity. The authorities have to increase the daily trip frequency to cope with demand. We called the train " Whoosh". A much welcome addition to our transport options. Really helps to take many vehicles off the streets of Jakarta and reduce our air pollution. Our city unfortunately is one of the most polluted in Asia. Indonesia is hhe first among Asean to have this marvel. Even before US. Imagine.
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  116. ​ @jeremytine  Quantity is a quality in its self. In China case its quantity plus quality.
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  117. German Chancellor just visited Xi in Beijing last month.
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  118. ​ @fabiss23  They better or else no more Airbus or cognac.
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  119. Washington should realise the biggest threat to their national security comes from within. Same with Europe with a similar Christmas incident in Germany.
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  120. African leaders: When China visits us, we get a new road or a bridge or a port African leaders: When western leaders visit, we get a lecture on human rights, LGBTQ, gender equality. You are a shining example of this.
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  121. Plenty of alternative suppliers besides down under. Mongolia, Indonesia. Just like their wines and beef. Replaceable.
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  122. ​ @ryanwalters6184  It's called efficiency
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  123. People want jobs and progress but some of them also do not want anything to change at the same time. Thats not possible. If you want to make an omelete, you have to break some eggs.
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  124. ​ @bulthaosen1169  They can sell China things that they really need. Like ASML lithography machines to reduce their trade deficit. It's EU that does not want to increase their exports to China. Not China's fault if they follow orders from Washington.
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  125. China Mars mission is exceptional. They did it all in one go, on their first attempt. Their spacecraft completed the orbiting, landing and rovering at one go, in their very first attempt. Something NASA took decades to achieve. So it's a big deal, even if the rover stopped functioning after 358 days on Mars surface.
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  126. In any war, everyone plays them.
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  127. They already completed all their mega airports. In Beijing, Chengdu and Qingdao. Nothing new in planning at thd moment.
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  128.  Neil Collis when the outbreak first occurred in Wuhan you should see the amount of relishing on social media in India. Where I am from in Malaysia I understand both countries are forever at each other throats on every issue. But to celebrate the sufferings of others can only end badly eventually. What goes around would eventually comes around.
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  129. And?
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  130. Meanwhile Byd Atto 3, Nio ES8 and ET 7 and GWM Ora Cat models awarded 5 star safety rating from Euro NCAP.
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  131. So IMF loans are non toxic? You should go into the history of IMF loans to the near bankrupt country of Sri Lanka. Their total external debt is approximately USD 51billion. China loans USD7.5 billion or about 15%. IMF loans account for almost 80%. In fact IMF just bailout Sri Lanka with another USD3 billion in March this year when they defaulted their loan back in April 2022. This is the 17th bailout given since joining IMF back in 1950. Sri Lanka is hooked on IMF life support.
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  132. ​ @TheRetiredEmployee  It's yours as long as you can hold on to it. Want to spend another 2 trillion dollars and 20 years holding on to Kabul then gave it back to the rightful owners?
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  133. No one knows for sure , including you. The only thing we are all sure of is Ukraine shot it down.
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  134. European cars did the same some time ago. Then the Japanese and Koreans. Did you complain.
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  135. Didn't help much for Ukraine and Gaza.
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  136. For decades German automakers sell the most cars in China. Just check what the VW CEO said recently about the Chinese markets. The Chinese didnt complain.
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  137. It's always the Americans coming to Beijing. Only small nations leaders pay homage to Washington.
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  138. Mining for gold is one of the most expensive and environmentally destructive business in existence. It is estimated miners need to blast and remove at least 20 tons of rocks just to extract one ounce of gold.
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  139. US to provide wealth to Greenland. But has 36 trillion dollar in debt themselves. Are you serious? Denmark meanwhile is one of the richest countries in EU.
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  140. Germany is depending on China to save their auto industry. What are you talking about? Decoupling ? Are u serious? Who buys the most Boeing and Airbus planes? Hint. Both are Brics members.
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  141. They don't have their own space station, though. They rhave to rely on Russian transport if they want to reach the ISS.
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  142. Cant afford to retire. That applies to most countries including mine. It's not unique to China alone.
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  143. ​@kinngrimm Washington has placed the Chinese railway company CRRC under their entity list because their high speed trains can be converted for military use. So, their train stations can be transformed into military bases.
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  144. Then you dont live in Bangkok. Byd evs are everywhere. Used to be Toyotas.
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  145. This ridiculous question was also posed by Pentagon many years ago when they were looking for a reason to come to the defense of South Vietnam. If the Vietcong is allowed to take over the south, who would be next? Thailand, Malaysia or Indonesia? They were dismissive of the North's only desire is to unite a divided country. They just wanted to defeat the dreaded Communists. Vietnam today is united and the other Asean nations remained as they are. I hope Bato do not make the same mistake here with Ukraine.
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  146. If they are then why the need for 100% tariff? Like you said who would buy them. Let the market decide.
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  147. They just found a mass grave in Gaza. Guess who's accountable.
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  148. Then don't complain. She won fair snd swuare and got reelected. Next dont boycott.Congrats, Mdm Hasina.
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  149. ​@2639theboss German automakers made a fortune selling their luxury cars in China for decades. Now they're investing heavily in ev development in China, to preserve their relevance and market share there.
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  150. He's certainly travelled to more countries than Sleeoy Joe.
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  151. Chinese not picking up the phone. But the yanks wont go away like an annoying pest.
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  152. Could also apply to US. Now they are scrambling between Isreal, Saudi and Egypt trying to mediate.
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  153. BYD is the boss here in Asean
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  154. ​ @Ex.zed. IMF
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  155. ​ @alloutofbubblegum7271  There is no reason for China or Europe to do so. Both want access to each other's market. Trade is the only issue. As long as US is kept at arms length.
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  156. They are cosying up with China. Their top leadership has been visiting Beijing lately. SCS disputes dont affect normal business and diplomatic relationship. US has little influence among the other Asean members, outside of their former colony.
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  157. They are already doing this, but in China. They invested in Chinese ev maker Xpeng as well as setting up an ev research and development centre in Hefei China. They can't do all this in Germany because most of the ev innovations are happening elsewhere.
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  158. China is the largest trading partner of Asean. Bilateral trade total USD975 bilion in 2022. In fact Asean has surpassed US as China no 1 trading partner. Some of Asean countries may have some SCS disputes with China but these do not get in the way of business. Asean leaders are pragmatic. China is their neighbor not EU or US.
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  159. Then who's going to buy all those expensive German cars and French n Italian luxury goods if China does likewise. U do know they are the biggest consumers of high end European products. Trade is always both ways.
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  160. ​ @byssyba  China import most of their durian from Asean. They could only grow some in Hainan. No match in taste and texture with ours.
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  161. Because it's good for business. No strings attached or preconditions.
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  162. Meanwhile Tesla uses Chinese batteries from CATL and Byd because they are the safest ones available.
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  163. Repeating the same tiresome comments. At least change it z bit here and there. Jeeez
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  164. Byd Atto 3 is the best seling ev here in Thailand since launch in Nov 2022. Not heard of any battery fire so far.
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  165. Where I am from , many of our state sponsored businesses went bust. Billions of taxpayers money diverted or just flushed down the toilet. Please look up 1MDB scandal as just one prime example.
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  166. ​ @OnlineEnglish-wl5rp  The student has now become the master.
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  167. Younger than Sleepy Joe
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  168. Yawn. It's an international news agency reporting the news. Try something new
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  169. ​ @donofon1014  China is not interested in taking over Greenland or Gaza or Panama. But someone else is
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  170. ​@daano465 Well, they didn't invite Russia to Zurich either.
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  171. GM sells the most Buicks on China. But you cannot find any Chinese evs in US. You can buy Apple products in China. China is the largest market for iPhone outside US. But you cannot find any Chinese smartphones in US.
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  172. Now he should explain what's going on with the German economy. Why it's going down the tube.
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  173. He is just earning his keep. If he sounds too positive about China, he may not get invited back. The more negative he sounds the better his prospects of getting referred to other news channels. They just want to hear bad news period. He must have learned this from that renowned China expert Gordon Chang. He is a regular feature on US news networks. Highly regarded for his reading of the Chinese economy. Nevermind that he has been wrong on many occasions.
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  174. Do you know China dominates the global commercial shipbuilding industry, accounting for 70% of total orders. They specialize in highly complex and technical builts like LNG carriers, tankers, and container ships.
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  175.  @attsealevel  Uncle Sam used chemical weapon to an even greater extent than Sadam. Agent orange
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  176. ​ @thysonsacclaim  Really? So less homeless on the streets?
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  177. They have other priorities. Defending Taiwan and their own southern border. Leave the european problems to the europeans to deal with.
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  178. True. It isn't 1945 anymore. China is also not the same China of 1945. So yes the regime will survive. As long as their 2 big brothers next door come to their aid if their southern cousins and US try anything funny.
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  179. ​@rainieresguerra6519 You may notice that Phillippines is the only one from Asean bloc that US managed to rope in. No surprise there. While the majority are either neutral or pro China. Despite the fact that some of them have ongoing SCS disputes with China. For them, China is their largest trading partner and they are part of BRI as well. They are just being pragmatic and stayed at the sidelines.
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  180. Then you should voted her out of office and the new government can charge her for all those things she have done.
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  181. Do Americans like eating soybeans? Asians love them. Part of our diet.
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  182. ​ @lawman3966  Not to the far side. No one has gone there yet.
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  183. ​ @debeeriz  Correction. Taiwan
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  184. Serbia is not part of EU.
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  185. ​ @robynandrews4384 0:02 The Chinese space station and their entire high speed rail network are built from their own steel. Seems to be very sturdy and of top quality.
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  186. They dont waste billions sponsoring warfronts. That's a huge saving.
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  187. They haven't been to the far side. There's a lot more of the moon to explore.
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  188. That's what all politicians do. Tell the voters what they want to hear.
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  189. @Just a Player There is already an existing gas pipeline that delivers directly from Siberian fields to northern China since 2019. Another line running through Mongolia and then to China is expected to start construction in 2024.
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  190. That would be Chevy Bolt.
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  191. There are already high end chips manufacturing going on in Arizona.
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  192. No bruh. Owned by the Chinese company Lenovo. Phone made in India, China and Brazil.
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  193. You are impressed, aren't you? No worries, won't tell anyone you are.
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  194. If that is the case, then there should no fear of their military arsenal. US can withdraw their 28k troops stationed at the DMZ.
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  195. Question of affordability. Chinese evs dominate on Asean especially here in Thailand Not many people here can afford German evs. So pointless to talk about quality , specs or performance.
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  196. ​@Bubba-z4s There's a best-selling book that came out in 2000 where the author was convinced China would collapsed by 2001. The same author is now a guest speaker on Fox News. He's considered to be a China expert, notwithstanding his flawed prediction. He has changed his tune and claimed his original prediction was a bit premature but the collapse will happen. Eventually. Does he sound like a China expert to you?
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  197. IMEC is still very much a concept. Like Biden Build Back Better. BRI is ten years old.
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  198. How wrong you are. Somebody in the neighborhood is already helping to improve their situation. Where the western nations see only hopelessness, some of their neighbors see opportunities.
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  199. ​ @TlotlegoGoeieman-ht4xq  Why involve China?
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  200. ​ @TheTwangKings  Petrodollar is dead.
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  201. ​Arnold_Slater1223 They do have a much larger population.
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  202. Many countries boycott their products? Can you name some of them? Even India who would love not to buy anything Chinese, is importing close to 9 billion dollars a month from China last year . VW have also invested close to 1 billon dollar to move their ev production fyom Germany to Hefei China. BRICS just expanded by another 5 new members. More are expected to join this year. It's not secret that China is the main driver in this group. True that low value factories like toys and shoes industries have moved to countries with cheaper labor cost. This is a normal progression of a country going up the economic value chain. No one wants to make toys forever. The more educated the workforce becomes the higher their expectations will be. This is all very basic stuff. You are just repeating what everyone else is repeating what everyone else is.......
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  203. Xi came in response to an invitation to visit these countries. Why is this deemed as driving a wedge between EU members? So you are saying France and Hungary need to seek approval who they can invite. Serbia is not in EU.
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  204. There are many private companies in China developing and launching rockets. Like Landspace, Galactica Energy, Orienspace.
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  205. Tesla uses Chinese batteries from CATL and Byd. Their model Y built in Berlin uses Byd blade battery because its the safest battery tech available.
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  206. ​The Chinese Tianwei 1 Mars probe in 2022 achieved something NASA has failed to do, despite decades of space experience. The Chinese craft consist of an orbiter, launcher, and rover was successfully launched all at one go on their first attempt.
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  207. They have to for the sake of their auto industry. Just check out what VW CEO said recently about the Chinese market and why he is investing a bilion dollars to set up an ev research development centre in China.
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  208. China invading Taiwan. When did this happen? Must have missed it.
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  209. I think you nail it.
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  210. Same stale talking points. Because they sound cool. Just like all those China experts who were convinced their economy would collapse back in the nineties.
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  211. True. That's why they have been hauled up to ICJ to answer charges.
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  212. They have a ton of domestic problems to deal with. High crime rate and frequent brownouts are just 2. These should be their top priority.
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  213. ​@troelsersking2220 Chinese students and study are conjoined twins. They are not party animals nor social justice warriors like others. Most just want to het an education.Just check how many of them are protesting in US college campuses.
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  214. Looking to shift the blame? If it was , would becall over their media. Have you seen the Chinese intl airports in Chengdu, Shanghai , Beijing or Guangzhou. Futuristic is the word.
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  215. ​ @JL-tm3rc  Take for example, the shipbuilding industry. US share in the global shipbuilding industry is less than 1%. To rectify the situation, their lawmakers are now proposing to levy tax on all Chinese built ships calling at US ports . They also insist that certain percentage of imports coming from China must be carried by US made ships. The problem is they have lost their capability of building commercial vessels like LNG carriers, container ships or oil tankers. They no longer have the skill manpower to make them. Most ships built there are for the Navy. No matter how much tax they impose on Chinese ships, it's not going to transform them into a ship building giant like China or SKorea and Japan.
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  216. Does Germany have a space program? Have they launched any rockets into space so far?
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  217. ​ @jankowalyk7301  Should say this to Australia and New Zealand. They just closed some really important trade deals with China. Australia especially needed it most. They endured long enough.
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  218. Its no longer 1997. Dont count on Uncle Sam. Their top priority is Taiwan and south china sea and their own southern border crisis. Can Nato deal with Russia and Serbia at the same time.
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  219. ​ @fosterslover  Germany has been selling their luxury cars in China for decades. Made the country rich. Did the Chinese complain and contain them? Are you saying China is not allowed to compete in their ev market but they can sell their BMWs, Audis and Mercedes in China.
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  220.  @richardmangelmann4975  well it's a huge country and they have 1.4 billion ppl. They really got going only from the early nineties. Just 30 odd years to get to where they are today. Got to put it in perspective.
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  221. ​ @paulhargreaves1497 If you know what's happening in Sweden and France, you may want give it more thought. The Gaza conflict may trigger another mass exodus to Europe.
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  222. Yeah. Sure. If it makes you sleep better.
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  223. ​ @Petermc1973  China is waiting patiently. What took you so long?
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  224. Opposites attract.
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  225. EU companies desperately need their market. Just ask the VW CEO why he has invested a billion dollars in setting up an EV research and development center in Anhui province China. Rather than in his own backyard.
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  226. ​@themiddlekingdom9121 Really nit picking here. The Nanchus are now one of the 55 ethnic minorities and totally assimilated into the Chinese society.
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  227. He got France to his side with promise of more Airbus sales. Hungary and Serbia are pro China despite pressure from EU.
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  228. They worship him. What are you going on about?
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  229. Good job. Go after all these corrupt and greedy oligarchs.
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  230. ​ @Digmen1  So I can assume you have been living and working in China for sometime, since you know the real China.
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  231. ​ @ballenboy  Obviously its profitable to the producers because the consumers are paying for it.
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  232. Non stop engine problems with my ICE car. Frequent visits to the workshop. Can't wait to dump it for an ev
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  233. US still don't have wide 5G coverage or high speed rail. Japan have so far fail in their attempts to launch their rockets.
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  234. German automakers have a different take on this. They have already moved their research development centres to China. Just ask VW and Audi CEO.
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  235. Corrupt to the core. No more free lunches
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  236. Then ask India. They are also close allies of Russia. They too abstained like China and supported Putin economically with their cheap oil purchases.
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  237. ​ @buildmotosykletist1987  It is. Which is why their corporations sent the strongest ever delegation to the China Intl Trade Expo in Shanghai late last year, despite trade tensions.
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  238. Don't forget Diego Garcia and Guantanamo.
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  239. Which is why he's listening to the experts and getting their input. That's why China has surpassed everyone else in many tech fields.
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  240. Well they are already operating close to 50 nuclear power plants at the moment. Contributing almost 5% of their total electricity production. They have been having these since the 70s if I am not mistaken.
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  241. ​ @lv3609  They need to because their neighbors are getting more aggressive.
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  242. ​ @chrisrobert5252  They don't have any in SCS. So no opportunity for any kind of confrontation between both of them.
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  243. ​ @Harley_Faye47  Here in Asean, Chinese goods including their evs dominate our markets. American goods? Of course they are some. But you really have to look for them. I xantvremember when I last bought anything made in USA. Even my last Levi's jeans was sewn in Vietnam. Understandable. If its sewn in US, I wouldn't be able to afford one. And I love Levi's.
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  244. So why the administration is so freaked out. It's just a balloon.
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  245. ​ @GMK189-f2k  But not the Central govt. A lot of cities and towns in UK are also going or gone bankrupt. Their second largest city, Birmingham city has gone under. It's like Shanghai in China going bust.
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  246. ​ @jalend9974  They are already crippled by IMF loans.
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  247. ​ @tommygun5038  So why don't they and end this madness.
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  248. China needs Russian gas and oil and grains. They also sell a lot of cars these days in Russia.
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  249. If you want to boycott don't complain. She won fair and square. Congrats Mdm Hasina
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  250. Becoming, upcoming. All the could be,maybe inthe future. Come back again when it happens.
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  251. ​ @zackvu7283  True . As long as it's in their favor.
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  252. But let's continue to allow expensive German cars to have unimpeded access into the largest car market in the world. As they have for past decades. But no to Chinese doing the same.
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  253. ​@yuwsufrabdulghafoor9562 Of course, especially when NASA Artemis is still not going anywhere.
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  254. It wasn't. Signaling error
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  255. Since both sides won't compromise, why not adopt a neutral third language like Mandarin. Will come in handy when dealing with China. They will get more loans and more favorable terms.
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  256. The moon is no man's land. The first to be there can rightlyfilly claimed as their territory. Just like what the colonizers did in Asia, Africa, Australia and Latin America Eventhough there are already tons of natives living there.
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  257. ​ @1Naturalscene  US will probably be the one.
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  258. ​ @nextinstitute7824  Beijing ignored during her last visit there. Uninvited and serve no purpose.
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  259. So does Facebook or Google or Apple.
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  260. Most stock markets are like that. Including mine.
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  261. Analysts are a dime a dozen. We need more hands-on experts who not just cam talk impressively but can also make things happen and keep the wheels of industry turning. I doubt he knows how to replace a light bulb.
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  262. ​ @eraldylli It's definitely their handiwork. Targeting large Shia civilians gatherings. Easy soft target. Isreal doesn't operate this way. If they want to do a number on Iran,they would go for their nuclear facility. There's no military goal achieved by targeting a civilian gathering.
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  263. I suggest you have a look at just one of these Chinese new bridges. The Beipanjiang bridge. Then come back and tell me if it's a piece of building and engineering marvel. There are many like this all over China, especially in their mountainous province of Guizhou.
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  264. ​ @arcticfoxsa  Water in Flint Michigan is still undrinkable, since the eighties.
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  265. Already EU is showing a willingness to start talks with China about their planned tariff implementationnext month on their imported evs. So it may not be a done deal as yet and there's room for negotiation. Talks could have already started since the German vice Chancellor is now in Beijing.
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  266. ​ @TacticalMayo  That's why you are now playing catching up. Artemis 2 maybe ready to go by 2025. Maybe.
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  267.  @k.t.5405  you are just creating another Palestine/lsreal situation.
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  268. ​@Ptolemy336VV Russia has more than just oil and gas. They recently signed a 12 year deal to export 70 million tons of grains, legumes, and oil seeds to China. This deal is worth potentially 26 billion dollars. Nothing can replace food requirements.
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  269. Egypt also tried to close the Suez canal
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  270. So whats the issue going through the Straits of Malacca? It's controlled by Malaysia and Indonesia. Not enemies of China. China has no youths? They have 1.4 billion. Maybe you are referring to SKorea. Like Elon Musk said the SKoreans could go extinct if their present birthrate, the lowest in the world, does not improve.
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  271. Never say never. The ice vehicle will go the way of the horse and carriage eventually.
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  272. Nah. According to Washington which Germany follows blindly, China is their biggest threat. So they ban Huawei but allow more to come from Middle East. They have to sleep on the bed they make themselves.
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  273. It's a bloody conflict. What do you expect. But the losses on the other side is staggering and disproportionate. Several thousands vs hundreds.
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  274.  @michaelitsol  S400 missile system, Su-57 stealth fighter, Su-75 Checkmate stealth fighter. Awesome
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  275. So why European leaders are making a beeline to Beijing. Roads to nowhere will eventually become somewhere. Beijing plays the long game. Which far better than spending 2 trillion dollars on a 20 year futile war.
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  276. They sell more cars in China than the whole of Europe. China is actually holding up their auto industry. How could this be damaging.
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  277. ​ @First-Last_name that's just the loose comments of a minor diplomat. China already officially confirmed that's not correct. No need to bring this up.
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  278. ​@3cosmo Then Washington has to send Yellen to Beijing and persuaded them to buy more of your bonds. A lot more
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  279. ​@JoseFerreira-zb7wh Australia tried that. To reduce reliance on China. Didn't work. No one else buys their mineral resources, dairy products wines, and seafood in the volume that China did. So like Scholz, their PM made a trip to Beijing.
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  280. You can't export infrastructure unless it is needed elsewhere. Bangladesh and Croatia needed a bridge while Algeria needed a national highway. Or UAE needed a railway network to connect the whole country. They all call on Chinese companies to help build them. Not American or European companies for obvious reasons.
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  281. They have 5 G, quantum computers, super computers, that are among the fastest in the world. Don't compare a lightweight that still does not have stable internet beyond your cities, with a superpower.
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  282. ​ @cocolasticot9027  Which is why is an unwinnable war for both sides. It's a war of attrition. Both could go at each other like for another year and still stalemate.
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  283. What happen to Iran
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  284. They don't bomb countries back to the stone age. Then wonder why their southern border is overwhelmed.
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  285. Are you ok if non Uyghur Slave labor is used ? We are talking about building an ev. Not picking cotton.
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  286. Tesla Shanghai is wholly Owner by them. There is no Chinese joint venture partner.
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  287. They sold more cars there than anywhere else. If you are the CEO would you leave?
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  288. Cope bruh. Your infrastructure is crumbling
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  289.  @user-iu2pd3xw7b  the Great wall in China still standing. They may make many crappy stuff but they are masters in building walls
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  290.  @CuongN24  True. You are only as strong as your weakest link.
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  291. ​ @amandagrant4331  Why not. Less hassle with no strings attached. Door to door delivery.
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  292. No Biden Build Back Better is the real joke. His term is almost finished but build nothing so far.
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  293. ​ @MendeMaria-ej8bf Even US doesn't recognized them. When ICC wanted to investigate possible US war crimes in Afghanistan, Trump imposed sanctions on their prosecutors.
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  294. I know exactly what he meant. I want your money but I don't have to like you. Which I don't. I want the cake and eat it to. Why would I do business with you?
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  295. Then why are you using your phone
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  296. Only the clapping part. In NKorean only the Supreme leader speaks , no one else. Big difference.
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  297. ​ @MrJdsenior  I know it stings. But he's right.
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  298. ​ MikeJones50911  Someone has a 34 trillion dollar debt and growing. Someone also send Grandma Yellen to Beijing to convince them to buy more of her worthless bonds. Before the next government shutdown.
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  299. China is the biggest market for German cars. Their car makers made a fortune for decades and they still do today.
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  300. Nah. Got to get rid of the old chain first.
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  301. ​ @Dslfd  Weaken Russia most definitely. But China? Nah
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  302. ​ @Songmyz  Tesla uses them. So they must be good. End of story
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  303. ​ @Cecil-yc6mc  Who wants yo be close to Creepy Joe.
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  304. ​ @djibicisse  China : Western media 24/7 preoccupation. Without China, half their media staff can be let go.
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  305. EU and US are obsessed. China is cool
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  306. Why? You are using one right now
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  307. ​ @jaimebana-ay6  They are counting on military experts like you to underestimate their capability. Despite decades of sanctions, they are still able to develop their own weapons of mass destruction. Just like Iran with their own nuclear program.
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  308. " We will not leave the attack unanswered. We will repond " Have we heard this one before as well?
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  309. ​@guydreamr 2 trillion dollars over 20 years did nothing but replace Taliban with Taliban. Should learn from that.
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  310. DW don't do nonsense documentary.
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  311. ​ @jonpetter8921  The size and population of Germany vs China. See things in perspective.
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  312. Byd has been building electric buses in Lancaster California for sometime now.
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  313. All will disintegrate in space. But lets try hard to belittle their achievement. Can't let the Chinese beat NASA under any circumstances. They are not supposed to be this advanced. Since they only know how to copy. There must be something wrong with their spacecraft, something we can fault them with.
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  314. TMSC Taiwan is the most dominant chip maker in the world. They are working towards making the most cutting edge chip ever. The 3 nanometer. No one can come close to what they have done so far. In quantity and quality.
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  315. The real problem is not too much housing but not enough affordable housing. People in China don't normally live in tents on city streets or in their cars in Walmart car parks.
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  316. Exactly what tech is stolen, by who, from whom and when and where ? You know the details that will help us verifyvif what you say is gospel truth.
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  317. ​ @Questheim  Meaningless? Are u kidding? Ask your farmers in Iowa or Nebraska whatever. Your grain exports can easily be replaced by Russia or Brazil or Argentina and yes even Canada. Better start to love eating soy beans like we Asians do.
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  318. Enforcing it is easy. The buck stops with Trump. America First from now on. At least for the next 4 years.
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  319. He doesnt know what he's talking. Like most China experts, they are a dime a dozen. Despite trade tensions US businesses sent the strongest ever delegation late last year to Shanghai for the China International Trade Expo. While 500 European firms took part. VW recently invested more than a billion dollars and shifted their ev production from Germany to Hefei China. They know that's where the action and future of ev are. Risk staying at home and die a slow death. No leader in his right mind will leave the entire economy to be run by the state.
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  320. Imagine the repercussion if China does the same. German automakers are already under pressure and in the most vulnerable situation right now.
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  321. German automakers have selling their luxury brands in China for decades and made a vast fortune. I don't hear thec Chinese whining about it or threatened to ban their entry.
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  322. ​ @evgeniybastrykov Neither is it for US and Nato.
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  323. With the ongoing tensions and trade tariff war between US and China, I had expected their bilateral trade volume would take a massive hit for 2022. China's exports would surely be badly affected. Turns out last year saw an almost record high trade volume of US690 billion with trade surplus lopsided in China's favor as usually the case. They exported US537 billion whike imports amounted to US153 billion. These data were released by the US Bureau of Economic. In case anyone doubt its accuracy.
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  324. Many of BYD evs have 5 star safety rating from.Euro NCAP
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  325. You get what you paid for.
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  326. ​ @nextinstitute7824  Effective is not the word you would used for her bland tactics. Beijing was courteous but kept their interaction with her low keyed, during her last visit. She achieved nothing by trying to talk down to her host.
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  327. NASA sending mission to the dark side of the moon : one small step for man one big leap for mankind. America the sole superpower of space. China sending mission to the dark side of the moon : No water, no air but spend millions digging for rocks. At what cost.
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  328. ​ @pogo1140  Short of surrendering, US and Nato only option left is to persuade China to buy more of your bonds. Send grandma Janet Yellen to talk to them. The Chinese seem to have a soft spot for her.
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  329. True. I can't afford one either. Trying to cope best I can.
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  330. @@b17bomber598 I think its more the reverse. Just listen to their politicians and their 24/7 obsession with China.
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  331. When you win, it's a win for democracy. When you lose, it's rigged.
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  332. The best argument against democracy is a 5 minute conversation with the average voter. Winston Churchill
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  333.  @bigdrill8881  Exactly. That's my point
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  334. Just say no to drugs. So simple.
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  335. Chinese are masters of building height defying bridges. Don't take it from me. Just look up just one such example which is the Beipanjiang bridge. Then tell me if you think it's a piece of building and engineering marvel. The Top Gear host has driven over this bridge sone years ago. Check what he said about his experience. This is just one example as there are many more like that all over China.
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  336. ​@G-gh1no Bit nothing comes close to the Chinese market. Just ask Austalian iron ore miners, wine growers,seafood and beef exporters.
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  337. ​ @NeungView  People like Adrian Zenz is also sponsored. Probably by a host of anti China interest groups in US and Europe.
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  338. China automobile market made German auto makers super rich. Did they stop these companies ambitions?
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  339. Why would they want to attack places like Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan or Azerbaijan? All former Soviet nations. Their beef is with Ukraine.
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  340. Tell him to get a regular job. Instead of leeching off the Chinese tourists.
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  341. ​ @thl205 No Africans, Arabs Central Americans want to move to US and Europe.
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  342. The rest of Asean and SKorea are not part of this alliance. India is not in this sphere .
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  343. ​ @hahtos  How to control 1.4 billion. It's not Guam or Hawaii.
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  344. Russia maybe maybe not. China? Definitely not.
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  345. They have the best built evs in the industry. Just check and find out the number of Chinese evs that achieved 5 star safety rating from Euro NCAP. They are safer than some European brands. Even Tesla used Chinese batteries from Catl and BYD.
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  346. ​ @rickiex  Why would they be when they have 2 big brother suppliers right next door.
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  347. So what do you propose? Continue with the bloodletting and slaughter?
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  348. You mean robots. China's biggest ev companies have fully automated assembly lines. Yes these robots are today's no wage, no rest , no strikes, no union slave labor workforce. Welcome to 21st century China.
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  349. Probably business related. US always ready to blow it up, like that balloon.
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  350. Are you expecting a camera crew waiting for their arrival.
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  351. ​ @tdawg5742 West is so good at services because the present generation is no longer interested in blue collar jobs. Don't pay well enough . Unlike services. Just check the composition of stem graduates in your ivy league and tell me where most of them come from.
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  352. It's a very different Russia today.
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  353. It's also sad and unpragmatic when German automakers are not able to sell their luxury cars to anyone else.
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  354. People's choice
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  355. ​ @yasminesteinbauer8565  If the opposition had won instead, does it mean all election procedures have been followed. This is quite normal where I am from. The losing side always claim that either the voting is rigged or the winning party had violated some election rules. Happens every 5 years.
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  356. Does China still rely on Euro tech? At least in ev tech it appears they are relying on China. This much I gather from what the VW CEO said about why he is investing more than a billion dollars in setting up an EV research and development center in Anhui, China rather than back home in Germany.
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  357. " I predict the internet will soon go spectacularly supernova and in 1996, catastrophically collapse" Robert Metcalfe Founder of 3com, 1995
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  358. They don't recognize Taiwan as a sovereign country while Vietnam is neutral and will never be part of any alliance. If you want Tibet to join then you have to invite Xi.
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  359. ​ @MrJdsenior  They have no reason to. SA is making sure they don't get involved in any warring parties. Wise of them.
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  360. .The spillover of this peace agreement is the start of negotiations to end the war in Yemen. The posdibility of peace and stability that's been denied in the Middle East for so long by merchants of war.
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  361. Blessing in disguise for BRICS for not joining. Algeria or Kuwait would have been a better choice.
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  362. China is the second largest economy in the world. Feeding 1.4 billion ppl is no easy task. Ensuring no one is homeless and living on the street like you find in many democratic countries, is another major achievement.
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  363. Why? He's just doing what he supposed to do as your leader. That's to promote and protect the country's interests.
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  364. ​ @Liboch Finally someone with some common sense and see things as they are. And yes, where I am from, there were no Chinese ev on the road till they start to appear early last year. Now they are everywhere. I have never been to China till end 2019. What I saw in their mega cities makes me wonder how a bunch of so called commies could do all this less than 40 years. Had my first experience travelling in their high speed train. A piece of engineering marvel I would say. Fast, smooth and quiet almost without any vibration, even when moving at 350kmph.
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  365. So go ahead and probe and do some forensic audit of their data. Easy to say is cooked but can't back it up with anything else. Other than quoting the same talking points everyone else who doesn't have a clue either, is using.
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  366. Doesn't matter who. What matters is no more free lunches. The buck stops with Trump.
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  367. Why would anyone want to take over the poorest country in Europe. It will be more a burden and liability. Are they resource rich or something?
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  368. Nobody tells Macron what to do. He's already sent his troops into Ukraine despite EU objections.
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  369. Typical high school quality conclusion. "They are in a recession. Every major sector is in contraction." Wow! But nothing to back up this sweeping statement.
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  370. That's their intention. Keep the western world second-guessing. Confused them and watch the reaction.
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  371. First return Deigo Garcia to the native Chargos who were forcibly evicted by you to build your naval base. Then return Guantanamo Bay to Cuba. Then you can talk about Solomon islands.
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  372. ​ @MotoRide.  African nations are asking your troops to leave asap.
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  373. ​ @jankowalyk7301  Tell this to Australia. They just got the Chinese to remove their tariffs. Probably saved their wine and seafood industries for starters. Imagine if they don't sell their mountain of iron ore to China. What are they gonna do with all their dirt?
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  374. Blatant lie. Tesla uses Chinese batteries for a reason. Unless you know more than them about battery tech.
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  375. They did. Not to depend entirely on US or Nato. German cars biggest export market is China as just one example.
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  376. ​ @iamwhoiam1554  It's is totally true. Having eaten both. Malaysia has more varieties. Not just sweet and creamy but the best is thf bittersweet types.
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  377. ​ @Cecil-yc6mc  Also wasted 2 trillion dollars as well as donated another 8 billion dollars worth of military assets as a parting gift. Don't omit these important details.
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  378. ​ @tasbykekerey1203  Russia maybe maybe not. Don't count on China
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  379. Because they know it's just a map. Like a treasure map.
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  380. Blinken should spend his time in the ME rather than Beijing. Isreal is ready to launch Operation Rafah after getting their aid money.
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  381. Another dime a dozen China expert.
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  382. Dime a dozen China expert
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  383. ​@allensadicario5196 Huge loss. Just refuse to admit. Just ask your high end luxury retailers. They will tell you
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  384. ​ @Claymann71  Better check your aging bridges as well.
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  385. ​@showsjohn Thug in China who murders all opponents? You OK?
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  386. ​ @davidcwitkin6729  So why dont you step in and help them. They need schools, hospitals, dams, roads, railways, electricity and water supplies. They don't need your weapons. Put your money where your mouth is.
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  387. You get what you paid for.
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  388. ​ @ronnie5329  If there's a collective will there's a way
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  389. Nah. They are just showing the exclusive old boys club the G 7 that they are not the only game of town.
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  390. As an economics professor? Yes
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  391. Just check how many Chinese evs have been awarded a 5 star safety rating by Euro NCAP so far. You maybe surprised.
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  392.  @jeanjacquesrousseau1955  with a lot of help from intensive US air strikes, if I remember. If this is repeated then sure they maybe able to recapture Kabul. But where is all this going to end.
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  393. . Even if something is not made there, it will have components sourced from them. I have read many commenting that factories are relocating to Vietnam due to cheaper labour cost. But they dont know that there factories still mostly rely on the Chinese supply chains.
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  394. Harsh response against who exactly?
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  395. If you have been to the city of Shenzhen China, you will know their public transport has gone entirely electric since 2017. Their taxis are mostly Byd E6 models. These taxis have been running for the past 7 years or more , clocking up hundreds of thousands of km in mileage. Without having to change their batteries.
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  396.  @ardagus9917  Despite trade tariffs and ongoing tension , China US bilateral trade for 2022 hit a near record high of 630 billion dollars. Naturally mostly in China's favor.
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  397. Ours is a democratic country, but we will sell to anyone who wants to pay in cold hard cash.
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  398. He thought by sounding anti China and pro US, Sleepy Joe will divert to him some of the billions intended for Ukraine and Isreal. They will buy his commodities like China did.
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  399.  @landscape674  Their interest and sway are not just in Asia. South America ,Africa and Middle East as well. Uncle Sam best days are over.
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  400.  @GodsSon5000  China is just a peacemaker. Either way they have nothing to lose for trying. For not providing military support to a close ally will win them big points on the global stage.
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  401.  @Hmonks  No one but no one tells Kim what to do. Not Xi not Trump.
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  402.  @adrianlatham7462  Have a look at the greying population situation of Italy and Spain. Its scary like in Japan and SKorea
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  403. Uyghur genocide= Saddam WMD
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  404. Sleepy Joe and Bibi
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  405. Then why so many are heading north to the southern border?
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  406. ​ @XquizitRush  We can be sure it's not Russia , China, Iran or NKorea. You know the west favorite suspects.
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  407. Chinese ev batteries from Byd and Catl are the safest. Vouched by Tesla. As for human rights abuses maybe you Google what's going on in Gaza. They just found a mass grave.
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  408. Google Gaza and see what's happening there.
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  409. Their Chancellor was in Beijing last week
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  410. Sticks and stones may break my bones but.....
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  411. It doesn't look that way. Unlike Bibi and Sleepy Joe interactions.
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  412. ​ @VVayVVard China getting donations from who? What a joke. Uncle Sam owes them nearly a billion dollars and Yellen is hoping China will buy more of her useless bonds.
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  413. Sure. Despite seeing all the destruction and death in Uygherland.
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  414. Tak heats they launched their own SPACE station and la dead a Mars rover
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  415. Not from Asean. They are neutral.
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  416.  @stevenhenry5267  Bush and Blair are war criminals like Putin.
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  417. ​ @marczapatos2229 Do what US does. Keep printing greenbacks. More practical.
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  418. ​ @icu17siberia  They have their own version. Douyin
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  419. They are always good talkers. That's why the uninformed are easily convinced.
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  420.  @priortokaraew7569  To be successful you need friends. To be more successful you need haters.
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  421. ​ @lobsterboy4436 Then they should hand over Bush Jr to the ICC to answer for his crime against the Iraqi people.
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  422. Sure if they are prepared to face rocket man Kim and his men.
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  423. ​ @balkumar8092  China is not Russia.
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  424. ​ @jamesmiller4085  This old tactic don't work anymore in modern warfare.
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  425. Something similar to IRA wanting to unite N Ireland with Irish Republic or maybe Argentina taking back Malvinas from the Brits.
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  426. ​ @marduk_87  Russia has China.
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  427. Not just Germsny but many others. Prime example is Australia. Talks tough but totally dependent on the hand that feeds them and made them rich. If you follow the commodity market you will know their biggest fear is China diversifying their sources of iron ore purchases to other countries.
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  428. ​ @jacksonuche7428  Taiwan is armed unlike the people Isreal is fighting??? You mean Hamas and Hezbollah are only throwing rocks at them?
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  429. The west should put their money where their mouth is. Help this country by investing and building their infrastructure. Then he won't need China's help. Don't just think of selling weapons.
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  430. IMEEC is very much a concept. Like Biden's Build Back Better. Whether it will materialise like BRI remains up for discussion. The Palestine conflict has been ongoing since the formation of Isreal. Long before BRI came into being.
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  431. Not really. They love to boast as well. They have been ignored for a while now.
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  432. The same with an ICE car.
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  433. ​ @porecemusnox8805  Specifically the MIC.
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  434. German economy must be doing extremely well. They are more concern about another country.
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  435. ??? While war criminal Bush Jr is enjoying his retirement. While Bibi is waiting for his arrest warrant.
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  436. Slovak PM is pro Russian
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  437. The moon is no man's land. So there are no competing claims. Except for the incoming Chinese. Just like Columbus claimed the whole of America eventhough its already inhabited long before his arrival.
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  438. You should listen to what Senstor Rand Paul said in Congress about the yet to be approved 60 billion dollar aid package to Ukraine. America First.
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  439. ​ @nsevv  Ran away under the cover of darkness
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  440. ​ @nic.h  The pain is felt by both sides.
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  441. Nah. He's an engineer, not an economist. So he is wise enough to listen to those who are more capable than him.
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  442. ​ @MrJdsenior  But still the largest car and smartphone market in the world. Tim Cook was there recently to open the second largest Apple store in the world. In the hope of regaining lost market share for iphones. If their economy is tanking he wouldn't have wasted his time and investment. Same with the delegation of CEOs who went along with him.
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  443. Chinese ev Byd Atto 3 is the best seling ev in Thailand since launching in Nov 2022. Chinese evs will do will in Asean. MG is the second best seling ev branch in UK , after Tesla.
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  444. Worried? Argentina is and will always be an economic basket case. Permanent IMF life support patient
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  445. Germany most dangerous threat is not Russia. Just like all western Europe, it comes from within.
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  446. Not true. They have their tik tok version called Douyin.
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  447. ​ @buildmotosykletist1987  America gets out of a tight spot and by printing non stop. Whenever there is a threat of a government shutdown. 34 trillion dollar debt and growing does not sound everything is fine and dandy. Their reserve currency status saves them for the time being. The more they weaponise their dollar the more others will dedollarise. Like what's happening now with Brics. So who knows who will go down first. Each has its own weakness and strengths.
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  448. ​ @buildmotosykletist1987  US get themselves out of a tight spot by non stop printing. A 34 trillion dollar debt and growing means they are spending far more than they collect in revenue. Government shutdown, whenever their credit ceiling is about to be breached, will a regular feature. They are safe for the time being because of the dollar reserve currency status. But the more they weaponise it, the more the other countries will push for dedollarisation. Which is what Brics are moving towards. SArabia and UAE have just joined and I can expect more oil deals being done in Brics countries own currencies. Which has already happened. Petrodollar supremacy will gradually diminished. But who knows who will go down first. Both have their own strengths and weaknesses. May the best mam wins.
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  449. ​ @earlwright9715  Protect from who?
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  450. They never did. Even Zelensky confirm this. If they did the Russians would have done much more damage.
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  451. Another 5 years? China experts have been predicting their demise since their nineties. One expert wrote a best sellers book and put a definitive date of 2001 as the year of collapse. More 2 decades have since passed. This expert is still highly regarded and sort after for the next definitive date.
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  452. Sleepy Joe and Bibi. They met yesterday to plan the next move
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  453. Not true. Jack Ma is now a professor in a Tokyo university. This clown is master class conman always full of himself. Good that the CCP put him in his rightful place.
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  454. He didnt say its a threat. Just another ailing economy. Like many others.
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  455. Smearing won't work. They can't deliver fast enough. Underestimated the demand.
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  456. Then why NASA is not launching their mission to the dark side of the moon? They already have the original technology.
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  457. Imagine if China does the same to German luxury cars like Mercedes, BMW or Audi. Their auto industry would collapse. You should read what the VW CEO said about the Chinese market and why he is setting up an ev research development centre in China costing USD1 bilion.
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  458. ​ @eliasrutten3814  France is producing too much cognac. Nobody drinks except for the Chinese. They consume more than 50% of what the French produce. Definitely overcapacity.
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  459. If they follow blindly what EU or US dictate, then yes.
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  460. Knowing the Chinese, they will say let the Americans pay and support three warfronts. Like they did in Afghanistan. Iraq Syria and Isreal. Distract them from dealing with domestic issues like their open southern border.
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  461.  @mijicmugendo  Elon Musk gave up on India. Many factories in Vietnam are actually Chinese own. To go around US tariffs. Same thing happening in Thailand, Cambodia
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  462. Germany, like other Western European countries, has been told by Washington that the biggest threat to Europe is China. Former UK PM Sunak said that China is the biggest threat to their way of life. He said this from his office in Londonistan. European leaders are clueless. Too little too late to close barn door after the horse has bolted.
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  463. Biden couldn't get his Build Back Better program going and he's leaving office soon.
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  464. ​ @wololocute  Apple is a tax dodger. Ireland is their safe haven.
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  465. Both Airbus and Boeing accused each other of being heavily subsidized by their govts. Both are actually telling the truth.
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  466. France has an overcapacity of cognac that hardly anyone drink except for the Chinese. Germany produce lot more cars than they can buy. Definitely overcapacity. US overprinting their paper money causing inflation worldwide. Etc etc.
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  467. Blinkin and Biden
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  468. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Just check all the rocks in your backyard and see if they are the same. Mine has granite, sandstone, limestone, quartz, volcanic, basalt.
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  469. ​ @ajitKumar-zk1yx  They just severed all diplomatic ties with Isreal.
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  470. The UK govt just released their report claiming the biggest and most dangerous threat to the country comes from within. Islamists terrorism. Nuclear subs are useless to counter this threat.
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  471. ​ @jeremytine  Even their staunchest supporter, Washington refuse to acknowledge this. They are only interested in selling pricey weapons to the gullible Taiwanese.
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  472. Why not. It's called barter trade. I give you what you want and you give me what I want.
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  473.  @matt8989a  But no one talks about the real genocide happening in Yemen for example. Death, destruction, mass starvation.
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  474. So?
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  475. ​@@ohiosteamandsteel Like which country? All I know is there is long list of countries wanting to join Brics.
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  476. I think you should leave out SKorea and Vietnam. SKorea is not part of this pact for a reason. Vietnam is neutral and China is their largest trading partner . None of the other Asean members are involved for the same reason. Even though 2 of them have SCS issues. All of them except for Phillippines are members of the BRI.
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  477. Let's be quiet about what's happening in Gaza as well. Otherwise sanctions could be in the pipeline.
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  478. ​ @markg3169  Like the sub prime mortgage crisis in 2009. Devastating across the world, as far as Iceland.
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  479. ​@siamcharm7904 Understand diplomacy and it works. He's not on an official head of state visit. If it's he would have landed first in Beijing and met Xi. He was invited by PM Li Qiang to discuss mostly trade relation issues. That's why he landed in Chongqing first and then Shanghai and finally meeting Xi in Beijing.
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  480. War is big business and good for the economy.
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  481. ​ @eenkjet  It's the reverse. Just ask Denmark.
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  482. ​ @Kparris7  Not all. China for one. EU, Japan, SKorea.
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  483. Euro is way behind in ev tech. VW and Audi have justed invested billions to set up their ev research and development centres in Hefei and Tianjin China. They know where the action is happening and its not in Wolfsburg or Stuttgart.
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  484. Should ask German luxury car makers or those French fashion houses and wine makers. Maybe they have the the answer.
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  485. Who's gonna teach them? Their southern cousins and their master? You do know they are not alone.
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  486. Who is Winnie the Pooh?
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  487.  @dylanhoward7668 I think he meant ww2 genocide all over Asia.
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  488. EU is producing too much wine, brandy, cheese and pork. Much more than the world needs. There were times when their wine producers had to pour their wines down the drain. Overcapacity, definitely.
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  489. ​@TheOrijinalPajeet China does.
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  490. ​@Deadbeat-k1l According to the US, there's no genocide in Gaza. Only happening in Xinjiang China.
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  491. ​ @joekey8464  The entire world besides US and their vassal states.
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  492. The world is so much bigger than just US or Europe. Just make cars that people in whatever region can afford. The Chinese totally dominate Asean especially in Thailand because that's what people can afford to buy. German evs are out of reach for most of us.
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  493. Why waste time with UK or Italy. They got nothing to offer. Chancellor Olaf and Spanish PM recently visited and met Xi in Beijing.
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  494. Wait and see.
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  495. This has nothing to do with China. Their problems are all Euro related. They benefitted tremendously, selling in the Chinese market, which is their largest market. Accounting for 40% of their sales and profits.
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  496. So why don't they? Their Artemis moon mission has been delayed by technical issues.
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  497. ​ @sps6 source: because I said so.
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  498. You must be working in one of these power plants. Right?
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  499. You are not serious. Just ask the German automakers if they can live without the Chinese market. VW, Mercedes, and Audi already invested heavily there. They are using Chinese ev platforms to develop their own evs. They see no future doing this back home.
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  500. China has been around for five thousand years. Not so sure about the western world. They can expect another mass exodus from the Middle East pretty soon.
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  501. That's not a worry in the first place since their tech is open to all. The real worry is can they get it up and running on schedule. Like their state of the art airport
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