Comments by "Robert A" (@RobertAmer) on "South China Morning Post" channel.

  1. An after the fact speech by Zelensky. Most in Azovstal feel betrayed and left for dead by their Kyiv government. Some have posted expletive thoughts about this on the internet. Betrayed and abandoned!
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  2. To correct the narrative. China has never said it would use force against Taiwan, except in the instance of external meddling, attempting to create a separate state. China has on each and every ocassion in its speeches by its leadership, that it wants and aims for peaceful unification.
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  3. This dog was in the home of an infected person, and of course it breathed in small particals of virus, which again of course would be picked up on a nasal swab. However, there was no indication that the dog waa suffering from COVID19. All this really proves is that dogs can pick up the virus in the same way as humans, by breathing as we all do. I would have thought that was obvious. This story seems to be about semantics. There was no underlying evidence of the dog being infected, except that it had particals of the virus in its system.
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  4. So much for lying at the news onference. "Yes, ALL IS UNDER CONTROL!". LOL
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  5. If she only realised, it was not the airline staff keeping them inside the plane, it was the authorities of Pudong Airport who refused offloading until appropriate checks were made.
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  6. Read her Weibo post and you will see the misrepresentation of what she said, especially when she used a question mark. She asked a question, did not make a statement! The narrative changes immensely! That is manipulation of the truth for uncouth purposes. Translated question as i stated is as follows: "why do you come back to me and take me to your house, to force me to have a relationship with you?". Take away the question mark and punctuation, it becomes an accusation of an event! Leave the question mark and punctuation and it is a question about possible intentions that could have occurred, but not said to have occurred.
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  7. I really like the way this was presented, both verbally and visually.
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  8. Furthermore, the US Naval warship failed to abide by the rules of the sea, sailing across the bow from starboard, in front of the Chinese ship. Another narrative which should be corrected.
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  9.  @breakingbob2995  to be clear, Mainland China claims Taiwan, and Taiwan claims Mainland China, as well as Mongolia and other Islands Mainland China does not claim. So by their own constitutions, in both cases there is only one China.
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  10. It was rather amusing to hear the speech by the health minister and this man, declaring that quarantining people was draconian. However, the first thing he did when advised of being tested positive was to isolate himself.
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  11. I am wondering if this is caused by lack of pre and post natal education by midwives, who should be teaching pelvic exercises to strengthen pelvic functions both pre and post birth. My daughter is a fully qualified midwife, and apart from deliveries, she spends all her other times teaching these to mums to be. She also has her own three children, so also has first hand experience. I guess this is a way of dealing with the problem rather then the embarrassing symptoms.
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  12. Reminds me of myself! 68 and getting younger every year, LOL
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  13. The whole Iranian parliament will be infected
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  14. I suggest the the SCMP either retract this assertion or change it to be correct and not a clear lie!
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  15. We all know Pompeo is a trained LIAR! And look who supports him, Senator Lindsay Graham, about as trustworthy as Pompeo, who spends his whole time as a senator looking after self interest.
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  16. One must see there is an element of self infliction.
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  17.  @David-pb2bu  nothing to do with Chinese law. It is in the constitution of both Taiwan and PRC, one China and the world has determined it to be headed by the Govt in Beijing. This is fact.
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  18.  @AliceInPayne  absolutely nothing to do with communism.
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  19. As i see it, most of the diabetes in China, being Type 2, has developed as an onset diabetes in the elderly, who rarely even know they are suffering from this. I believe a lifetime of eating rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner, coupled with the reduced output of the pancreas being age related after a lifetime of struggle producing sufficient insulin, is the root cause. This rice, being hi GI carbohydrates is converted to sugars very quickly, with the body unable to produce enough insulin to absorb it as energy. In China, it is not a result of lifestyle change, or eating fastfood. It can be controlled with a change of diet, lowering the carbohydrate intake.
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  20. Even Kevin Rudd makes "GAFFS", as the islands as he stated taken by China, are actually in the south china sea, and not in the south Pacific. This is one ocassion when i do not agree with most of what he said, which seemed to be said more about protection of his own position on The Asia Society, which for reasons not stated is located in the U.S..
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  21. This is better then guns and rubber bullets. For those who riot, not peaceful demonstrators at approved rallies.
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  22. So China bashing has stooped so low as to enter the sports arena, or is it just preliminary intimidation. I have never known a fortune teller to be totally correct.
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  23.  @Italiantonio76  the Russians have not at this point of time agreed to any prisoner exchange, with all talk of the possibility of prisoner exchange coming from the Ukrainians. It maybe a possibility, but some time in the future, but will only be relevant to regular soldiers of the Ukraine army. Get your facts right!
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  24.  @susanly4941  i agree with you. Furthermore, there was no evidence to prove the dog was producing the virus and secondly, it is my understanding that the testing procedures were vastly different to the tests performed on humans. What they found was in fact so minute in volume, that they called it weak positive.
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  25. It is time many of these protesters were rounded up, held for twenty four hours, them released if they are not extremists. Hold them, question them, then let them go. There are many intelligence benefits to such actions, i don't need to say more
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  26. A quick comment if i may, for the potential of the future. Demonstrating the system of governance in Hong Kong as extremely successful in the future, presents the central government in Beijing with the opportunity to view this style of government for greater China. Possible?
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  27. I am living in China and am fully vaccinated. I want to go to Hong Kong for a few weeks holiday, but do not want to quarantine as i have never been in or near an infected area or person. So can i come to Hong Kong and be given a special exemption. I promise to add to the Hong Kong economy.
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  28. I understood sinovac rate to be 75.34%
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  29.  @primeHeretic  she has said she has been misunderstood by what she said. This is caused by translating the chinese Weibo post to English. I have shown that translated question above.
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  30.  @yerri5567  you have no understanding of what you say
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  31. Who is more important for the Australian economy now and into the future, China or America? It is very apparent that the rhetoric about Australia only looking after its own national interests from its principal politicians, is very shallow.
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  32.  @kewlztertc5386  there is a difference between the virus and the disease. The dog showed particles of COV2 virus, but no signs of Infection (disease) which the they named COVID19
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  33. What a lot of ignorant people here! Wake up to yourselves, as there is always a possibility that you may be infected. All this nonsense of bio weapons, airborne, euthonasia, etc. Read up and do some study, and you may learn something, or perhaps for some of you, by the looks of many of these comments, that may not be possible due to the lack of brain cells.
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  34. So when did a group of press reporters, gathered on the footpath to film and report on events, become an illegal assembly? A teargas cannister thrown directly at the press by a police officer, as he was getting on a bus to depart the scene, does not constitute a necessity to break up an illegal assembly, but seemed more to be a message on departure. A very reckless action! He should be held accountable for his actions.
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  35. The driver was immediately suspended from driving buses while a full investigation was completed
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  36.  @MrGong55  it is quite apparent that you are the brainwashed one, not me. No one in the world is totally free, as we must all show acceptable behaviour, and her only mistake here is showing what is not acceptable. The New York Post or Times manipulated the context of what she said, for their own purposes being part of the anti China conspiracy currently narrated by mainly the U.S.A. and Great Britain. They have just repeated similar false narratives about pro China YouTubers, all to create a fictional story. Perhaps you should focus on the CIA's concern about a civil war looming in the U.S.A. in the next two years, which would be a much better story to follow. Oh yes, i can read your chinese which has absolutely nothing to do with her post. It is a typical course of action to take to distract from debate, just like American propagandists do. Fact remains fact! What she said in her interview supports what she says, being misunderstood.
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  37.  @truthboom  she asked a question, not make an accusation of an event. She did not come unwillingly. You need to understand the meaning of coercion, as none is implied.
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  38.  @lny4170  America does not care about collateral damage. Look at Susan Rice being asked about 500,000 or more children dying in Iraq as a result of American sanctions, to which she confirmed, it was worth it. Collateral damage means nothing to them, as long as it fits their agenda. They appear to be following The Rand Report to the letter.
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  39. Violence has no place in society. If you carry a knife, a pole, or any such object, your intentions are clear, and yes, these people are not needed in a civilized society. Stop the demonstrations, to give an opportunity to rethink Hong Kong and its future.
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  40. She left her brains at home. Oh, perhaps didn't have any! I am sure the World is getting sick of these American Politicians, undermining their own agreements. This all goes to show, America cannot be trusted, no matter who you are. I am happy to donate to the U.S. Congress and Senate a book named, how to win friends and influence people. LOL
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  41. This is very common on high speed trains. I have experienced this on several ocassions. It can be difficult to recognize the seat number on the ticket. On my last trip a woman with a child was in my seat, being a middle seat amongst three. I did not pursue it, as there were many other seats available in this carriage, and after all, i was only travelling one station.
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  42. Whether you understand chinese or not, his descriptive instructions, in liking with rap music, are magic.
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  43. Are these paramilitary police from china, dressed as Hong Kong police? I notice a Han more senior policeman, who is not from the south. This is not police restoring order, or enforcing the rules of law. Their behaviour is like a vigilante group.
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  44.  @David-pb2bu  incorrect
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  45. It is for the people in Taiwan to decide, not you, not me and not the US, and they will have their first opportunity in January next year. Tsai Ing-Wen is almost certain to be replaced.
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  46.  @72sunrise  yes, but correct exercises before and after birth speeds up the recovery process. Not six months as was the case of this woman.
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  47. Oh, i don't know if you all noticed that Zelensky ended this conciliatory speech about the Azovstal surrender and evacuation with the all too often said, "SEND MORE MONEY!" 😂😂😂
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  48. Yonden, i love to hear your comments, said with zest and the content being excellent prose.
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  49.  @sko1beer  totally understand, having friends in both Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
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  50.  @q_q123  i agree by the dictionary definition of infected to include contaminated, i think the word contaminated would be more apt. Futhermore, the dog was exposed to high levels of the virus, and these findings seem to indicate that the dogs immune system was destroying the virus, with this low reading being what is left in its system. I think this event was published way to soon. On the premise of these results, it could also be reasonable to suggest that every mouse, rat and possibly even some insects in Wuhan, could also be infected (or could that be contaminated). Where does this stop?
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