Comments by "Robert A" (@RobertAmer) on "China Observer" channel.

  1. Lets cut all the crap, including the rubbish about feng shui. This building is now over 25 years old, has steel columns filled with concrete and is not fitted with dampers. It is likely that small cracks have occurred inside the columns, which cause kinetic energy transference which are not absorbed by dampers. When this building was erected it was done at express rate, and the concrete inside the steel columns is now likely to move. Concrete and steel have different expansion and contraction rates when heated and/or cooled, thus there will be minute separations occurring inside the columns, and even the possibility of minute cracks. If this movement inside a column occurs very close to the ground, the effect of the kinetic energy at very high levels will be much more strongly felt, as there is no absorption of this energy. It should still be safe.
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  2. Don't be fooled by the narrator with all the negative rhetoric. He mentions that some media have disclosed that Wal-Mart had closed 80 stores in China between 2016 and 2020. What he failed to mention was that Wal-Mart also opened 115 new stores between 2015 and 2017 (refer BBC) and according to the China Daily, would open another 500 stores and depots after 2019. So the truth appears to be that Wal-Mart is expanding its operations in China, very contrary to the narrative given. How many more of these has he not discussed. I'm only presenting facts to promote thought and for people not to be so easily led by the deliberate delivery of negativity about China. There are more positives then negatives, then meets the eye. Think for yourself, and don't become a tool of YouTube creators!
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  3. I would suggest you research appropriately before believing everything in this video. The power supply issues in Hunan province has nothing to do with black coal production, but is about exceeding supply in the middle of winter, when the demand is at its highest. The restrictions quoted in the video, were the restrictions put in place for Hunan province, and not other provinces. Yes, it was likely that the problems in Zhejiang province were a direct result of restrictions on Australian coal. The two major products which are unaffected are liquid natural gas (which barely rated a mention in this video) and iron ore. It should also be noted that Australian beef in general was not banned, but was restricted to a number of suppliers due to anomolies which needed rectification. These should have already been dealt with, and if completed, trade exports to China reinstated. Certainly, more research was needed on Australian beef.
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