Comments by "Bill Petersen" (@billpetersen298) on "China Update" channel.

  1. Self censure, bravo WSJ. Helping Taiwan, is helping ourselves. They are, the first line defence, and an ally.
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  2. When will Tibet ever be free, of the pillage. Tibetans believe that rivers have souls, and should run free.
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  3. Hopefully one day Hong Kong will be a safe place to visit again. For Agnes, and the rest of us. Long live Taiwan.
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  4. In the name of fairness. We should stop subsidizing Chinese shipping and postal rates. Charge duties, that at least match the ones, on imports to China.
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  5. A better social system, if you are Han. If not, good luck everybody. Just ask the Uighur’s, Mongolian’s and Tibetan’s, if they are enjoying the occupation.
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  6. The China Show, does a good in depth analysis of the balloon story. Part of it, is comparing the external, to the internal narrative.
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  7. Support Taiwan, it is a special place.
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  8. If you want hysterical. Fly a surveillance balloon, over China’s military installations.
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  9. We still subsidize their shipping rates.
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  10. Canada grow some. Kick out Chinese government influence, recognize Taiwan as a country. Speak up, for the people’s of the occupied territories.
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  11. You can’t seriously have climate talks. When you are burning, more and more brown coal. We can help, by not purchasing their goods.
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  12. Glory to Hong Kong-Taiwan. Where is Peng Shuai? Where is chained up peasant woman?
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  13.  @KyleRuggles  If that’s what it takes, to not support massive coal pollution, and ethnic cleansing. It would have been way less painful for all involved. If we did that in the first place.
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  14. If the government has a tantrum. You know it needs fixing.
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  15. The nine dash line. That was peaceful. Just take, and deflect.
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  16. The Manchester attitude. Shows why police stations, and friendship centres, need to be closed immediately.
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  17.  @Fish_Ventura  I agree with you, except one point. They are already at war with us, in an unrestricted manner. Just not the kinetic way yet.
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  18. In real estate, the foreign bond holders, were the first to be cut out. So why do we continue to buy their stocks? Foreigners, have no status, or legal standing.
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  19. Taiwan only? China has border disputes with 17 countries. Every time they redraw their map, it’s bigger.
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  20. In other countries territories.
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  21. Or not be the biggest polluter, in the world.
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  22. Like the ones who bought property sector debt. Then were the first to be cut out.
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  23. No more, subsidized by us shipping. It makes for very unfair trade.
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  24. Long live Taiwan.
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  25. A German one, and a Japanese one too. The good people of Taiwan, don't deserve this aggressive behaviour.
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  26. Didn’t Chinese ships, also cut cables, in Lithuania and Taiwan?
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  27. Only Taiwan!! Taiwan is a beacon of hope, for the region. The CCP is threatening a lot more countries than just one. They want all of us.
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  28.  antonystringfellow5152  Cutting up ties with allies. And kissing ass, with dictators. How did we get here?
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  29. Negotiations are always important. China can hamstring their opponents. While doing what they like. Example, pollution, patents, political interference, trade, fishing fleet.
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  30.  @noneyaratman714 Yes, we have been ignoring, a lot of things. Especially in the occupied territories, pollution, fisheries, colonialism, no law or free speech-religion, etc.
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  31. Good old, deflect, and project.
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  32. Can we stop saying, reunification?
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  33. Bet, her life depends on it.
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  34.  @kevinu.k.7042  yes to manufacture the EV’s, etc.
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  35. Or just being awesome, like Taiwan. The world would be so happy for them.
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  36. As long as they continue to create conditions, that make them feel threatened. The military buildup will continue. Look at how dangerous, North Korea is. With its tiny broken economy.
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  37. For a small country to defend itself against a large close by aggressor. Must put a heavy strain on the ability to pay for domestic needs. If China could be peaceful. There would be so much more, for looking after the people at home. On both sides of the strait, South East Asia, the USA, etc.
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  38. Luckily for the Tibetan’s, Mongolians, Uighur’s, Africans, and others. Ethnic hatred, and ethnic discrimination, is no longer allowed. It’s probably like, how they outlawed poverty, and religion.
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  39. Keep reminding us, this has to stop. Also the funds given directly to China, “because it’s still developing”
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  40. The poor, are even more invisible. Since Xi, outlawed poverty.
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  41. Reserved, only for the healthy,religious, or ethnic.
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  42. One of the biggest, “unfair treatment” of Chinese business. Is westerners subsidizing shipping and postal rates, for Chinese companies. This is very serious for any small business. We can’t ship small items locally, for what they pay internationally. Get rid of, developing nation status. It’s killing us.
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  43. First and foremost, closing Chinese police stations. And other, friendship centres.
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  44. Worlds largest market for EV’s. Worlds largest market for coal.
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  45.  @loot6 70 years, of glorious humiliation.
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  46. We will ignore your, politically motivated human rights. While you ignore ours.
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  47. They don’t publish stats, on élite capture. Wouldn’t that be the most important measure?
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  48. That chill of vulnerability. When everything is going fine. Then you get pulled over by the Mexican police, for a shakedown. All of a sudden, you feel very far from home. Hey Apple, and Tesla, how’s it going?
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  49.  @myleshagar9722  You completely missed my point. To prevent war, to prevent occupation, and work camps. Stop CCP influence and interference campaigns. They see talking as weakness. It has to be backed up with something.
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  50. They are so lucky, they didn’t provoke the Canadian ship. It would have been, “release the geese”
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  51. Eventually, your audience doesn’t believe your truths either.
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  52.  @fredyyfredfreddy A few old ships, are nothing compared to the potential damages.
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  53. Daily reminder, Taiwan is an awesome country.
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  54.  @PelleGIT  Profit is not the bottom line, if you've lost your morals, and clean air/water/land.
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  55. Domestic troubles? Time to start, a kinetic war. Lucky world.
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  56. Having to suffer, the tantrum and coercion methods of diplomacy. Can we just, not invite the CCP. To important, world wide institutions.
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  57. A new chapter indeed, sighhh. 😞 Sorry HK, I’m not coming to visit again, till you are free.
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  58. Anything that reduces their ability, to continue to militarize. 🍯
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  59. If you play along, with a bully. It only gets worse. Basic school yard, psychology. Simplify, your analysis.
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  60. If China is a lender to developing nations. It must not, be one itself. So time for us to stop subsidizing. Their parcel delivery, and postal rates. Levelling that playing field. Would give small, and home based businesses elsewhere, a chance to compete. They can ship small items around the world for free. Using the target nations postal service. While we can’t mail within our own town, for that price.
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  61. Ten years ago, I was in Beijing. Back then the property prices made no sense. They were far too high, considering. Cheap land, cheap materials, cheap labour, leased title, and poor quality build.
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  62. With coal burning, pollution, and over fishing. They’re doing a pretty good job, already.
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  63. Supporting the South Pacific Islanders, would go a long way. In preventing future problems. Like now, in the South China Sea.
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  64. No one shareholder, or with another shareholder. Have the power, to oppose the government.
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  65. Ask Beijing to clarify it’s claim, over Tibet, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Taiwan, 9 dash line area, Myanmar, India border area, Solomon Islands, etc.
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  66. The Dalai Lama, is the most important spiritual leader, in the world.
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  67. How can an empty apartment, in an empty building, be an investment??
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  68. Massive military expansion, as well.
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  69. What kind of people? In their minds, own a species. Is that how they view, people too?
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  70. Anything that slows the build of coal plants, is good. Unless it’s nuclear, built with the usual level of corruption.
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  71. We could go by the yuan dynasty. If cherry picking, from old times. It was all Mongolia.
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  72. The lack of follow through on serious issues. Gives Beijing a free hand, to carry on. It’s not just by Australia, but by everyone. Teamwork is required, to make real changes.
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  73.  @xhagast  The picking a wing off a fly, kind of humour. Or an unfortunate 28 yr old.
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  74. Judge them on what they do. Not on what they say.
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  75. Such a shame, that a peaceful prosperous democratic country. With the highest happiness and freedom rating in Asia, has to do this. Why do the CCP, have to be such a-holes.
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  76.  @skydragon23101979  The world, in different ways. You have heard of debt diplomacy? Bribe, or entrap officials, to accept ,and sell to their people. Infrastructure projects, or signing over resources, to the Chinese state. China brings it's own people over to build the projects, it's own camps, and merchants. This way, the money returns to China, rather than enriching the locals. The locals are left with crippling debt, and propaganda, saying China did something for them.  This would include, a lot of the global south. While you are down there, ask them, who took all the fish?
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  77. The genocides are against “others”. State media says, they get preferential treatment. Like, were allowed more children.
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  78. Flatter Trump, and take what you want. Taiwan is the hope for Asia. Protect it.
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  79. How it was ever allowed, boggles my mind.
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  80. I am not Chinese, and my dingus shrank 5% last year.
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  81. Did he wear, a free Hong Kong jersey?
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  82. When the people get mad at the government. What is the tried and true remedy? Unify them with an enemy, and if need be, a kinetic war. (The unconventional kind, has been going on for a long time)
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  83.  @zhanjas Short term optics, are more important.
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  84.  @zhanjas  Not for Huawei, the CCP.
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  85. Well, isn't that convenient. Oooo look, they have large mineral resources!!
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  86. Because we let them. When one party deals in good faith, while the other takes advantage.
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  87. How about, having occupied territories?
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  88.  @tonysu8860  Children can see and speak truth. Instead of reflection, it scares some adults.
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  89. Canada should emulate, Britains considerate response.
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  90. Perhaps a good thing. If you restrict a people far enough. They may have a chance to see, what is being done to them.
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  91. Yes, culturally they are different. From the Americans, and the Chinese. The Taiwanese, are very grounded, spiritual and polite. Having been to China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It seems part of their way of being, is turtle. In regards to dealing with a large bully. Don’t flag wave, and hopefully you get ignored. Out last them. When there I couldn’t find any pro Taiwan souvenirs, and only saw the flag a couple of times. Support them in whatever manner they need. It would be tragic, to have this traditional yet modern culture revolutioned.
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  92. Why do we buy products? From a country that strategically undercuts market after market. Till the competition is so crippled. That they then end up with a monopoly. Are we going to open our doors, to their EV’s?
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  93. The Narcissist"s playbook. There's a catchy little rhyme, that goes with it?
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  94. An advanced culture, has a smooth transition of power.
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  95. It’s good to see. Russia knows, how trustworthy its friends are. The irony, if we have to rescue them, from the Chinese.
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  96. Marine ecology? Let’s try, to not be the biggest polluter in the world.
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  97. How do you count a continuous culture? If it keeps changing. Mao officially cut of the old culture in 1949. The Mongolians did it too, when they were “visiting”.
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  98. Better late, than not at all. Now, liberate the South China Sea. Get rid of, Chinese surveillance.
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  99. But, will they stand behind, the Philippines and Taiwan.
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  100. Freedom for the occupied territories. Freedom of association, and religion. Focus on a healthy China, and international friendship. Instead of colonialism, and an expanding military. Be like Taiwan. The world will love you again.
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  101. Two of my wife’s Beijing girlfriends, died of lung cancer. Bet they aren’t in the stats, just like the official Covid numbers.
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  102. I’m sure Mr Kissinger, has been the most well meaning. While being played. My ex father in-law, may be the same. He is an old wealthy man. Who is extremely loyal, to anyone who praises him. Many, have taken full advantage, of this trait. Good old elite capture, is a CCP favourite.
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  103. The scary part is. As the domestic issues mount. The chance of a kinetic war, to rally the population, increases.
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  104. We can still trade things. Just not important things.
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  105. The world..
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  106. All this blustering, and military build up. The answer is really simple. If Beijing brings its military home, and focuses on its own domestic problems. Becomes a peaceful, personal rights respecting nation. It may get more of what it wants. The rest of the world, would stop feeling threatened. We could all, focus on more positive things.
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  107. Don’t become, an outspoken tennis star, or tech girl.
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  108. It works, we are too scared, to stand up properly for Taiwan.
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  109. Being subject to an adult tantrum, is soul crushing. As a result, we avoid conflict with them. So they can triumphantly, do more shit. That becomes the norm.
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  110. Developing targeted ethnic bio weapons, is particularly nasty. But why not, if live organ donation is ok.
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  111. The Tibetan’s would love to freely practice their politics culture language and religion. Without interference, from an occupier.
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  112. Communicate this desire, to the sellers of these products, and to your politicians. There is no benefit buying Chinese EV’s of solar panels. As long as they are aggressively increasing coal burning, and have horrible human rights policy.
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  113. Property bubble is too big. Too big. Too big. Too big. OhOh, inflate, inflate!!!
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  114. Africa, South America, South Pacific islands, Asia.
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  115. Where’s Peng Shuai? Where’s chained up peasant woman?
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  116. Both sides!! Is this a deflection?
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  117.  @zzbeasley  Iv'e been to China, not going back, anytime soon. I've been to HK, hope I can go back, some day. Just went to Taiwan, It's a gem, so clean, and the people are amazing. It's a high trust society, really cool. The CCP can never get off it's ego trip. But for all our sakes, I'm praying it can. Of course the west isn't perfect, but at least we can talk about it. Try to do better.
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  118.  @zzbeasley  Yes, so much there. We don't have a problem, with the Chinese people themselves. It is an interesting place too. Just not safe, right now.  Make sure your political rep, understands the dangers.
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  119. Deflection.
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  120. Those holiday travel numbers, are compared to, last year, not pre W Flu. So, could be, much more dramatic.
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  121. They just want us, to send them money. They will have to appear, to be win win, to get the bigger fish.
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  122.  @jaydee6268 Two China policy doesn’t make sense. China is China. Taiwan is Taiwan. Even though it has Chinas opposition party. Tibet is Tibet. Even though its government is in exile.
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  123. My wife is visiting there now. She says it doesn’t feel good there any more. Like the iron curtain is lowering. 🦨💩🍯
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  124. What they tragically fail to understand is that, nobody wants to be Chinas enemy. Just be like Taiwan, be awesome.
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  125. If you want authentic Chinese culture. Taiwan is a far better choice. They didn’t suffer the i indignity of 75 years of shame, and the four olds.
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  126. If you want indignant. Catch a thief!
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  127. The bs, is thick with this one. Great Chinese culture? Try, before the cultural revolution, that set out to destroy it.
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  128. I’m not implying that they have any.
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  129. A brave man, for the people.
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  130. Invisible china, sounds like an interesting book.
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  131. The CCP, brings nations together, like no other organization ❤
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  132.  @pjacobsen1000  Good point. Though, he did say it requires the selling of bonds, to finance it. If no one shows up, to the bond auction?
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  133. I think it still needs mentioning. Our western media still trusts most government data, and reports on it as given. While what comes out of China, is the most manipulated. Do we hear about the massive build out of coal burning, the fishing fleet, work camps, live organ donors. Realistic Covid death numbers, etc, etc.
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  134. Beijing has an outbreak right now. My wife’s sister just got the W-flu, and she knows other people who also have. August 2023.
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  135. Banning them, spreads harmful and negative information.
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  136. It’s a handy coincidence, that the cable repair company is Chinese.
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  137. Myanmar, what a tragedy. All they did, was have an election.
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  138. If they we’re awesome like Taiwan. It wouldn’t be a problem.
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  139. As long as adequate deterrents and defences, are put in place.
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  140.  @jaydee6268 The problem is, they are at war with us. But we don’t know it.
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  141. Lei, did a good analysis, of the missing Qin Gang.
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  142.  @Mattsta2010  The 5000 years superiority card, is such a farce. If they weren’t warring factions, someone else was invading them. When my Chinese friends, triumphantly mention 5000 years. I say, same as anywhere else. There were native people here, with their cultures. For 10’s of thousands of years, before colonization. And they are still here.
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  143. And the rampage with a cement truck guy, a few days ago.
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  144. I’m sure Hong Kong’er’s, are quite embarrassed. By those, who now represent them.
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  145. Well said.
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  146. Good thing they outlawed poverty, last year. That must be helping.
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  147. Very revealing interview, with a CCP spokesperson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmYdpHtOv_E&t=0s
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  148. Those leading growth rates, are already based on false info. So why not now, and future ones.
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  149. If China wants to help Russia. They could save many lives. By pressuring Putin, to send his young men home. End this madness. But no, China has to always show an aggressive face. Like a scared dog.
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  150. 5% more proclamations, from the emperor, and the party.
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  151.  @moggadah  With that, we could have prosperity for everyone. But then our population would double again.
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  152. Go France go!! Share your last remaining tech advantage.
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  153. I wish them all the luck. In developing, an advanced technology. Freedom of the press, information, and speech.
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  154. Have any party members, or resident academics, shown any capacity for introspection? As to why, there is a need for de-risking.
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  155. The New York post, is Chinese? If the CCP was an honourable, peaceful actor. There would be no conflict. We could focus on cooperation, and real issues.
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  156. They both give you free gas. 💩🍯
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  157. China was allowed to join, the international regulatory bodies. On hope, and promises. That never came to pass.
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  158. A worldwide lawsuit, it’s about time. But now also against social media companies, for not being fair and open on China coverage. 🦨💩🍯
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  159. How much longer, does China get, most favoured nation status? It seems long over due, for change.
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  160. I hope so too. He seems too smart, and self serving. To be a pawn.
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  161. Let’s not forget, a proud Olympic tradition. 1936 Berlin. 2022 Beijing.
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  162. Owwww, so Thailand, is not a safe, travel destination any more!!
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  163. A Chinese author that criticized Mao. The most successful destroyer of culture and people, never!!
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  164. Or be awesome, like Taiwan. Could save the world.
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  165. I’d really like to know. If Wang-e, can have a straight conversation in private, with his counterparts. Or if it’s always, the same useless vitriol.
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  166. Two that we know of.
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  167. Does Chinas foreign policy, include autonomy for other disenfranchised people? Like in Tibet, Myanmar, and Xinjiang
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  168. Over at the economic ninja. They stated, that the Chinese government has poured huge subsidies %20-30 of new car purchases, and backing loans. Completely distorting the car market.
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  169. Communist ideals, are quite good. It’s giving a small group absolute power, is where it rots from the top.
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  170. No talk about WeChat??
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  171. A match made in Heaven. You really couldn’t find a bunch of guys. Who deserve each other more. Taliban ❤️ CCP
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  172. Two of my wife’s childhood Beijing friends, died of lung cancer. Bet they didn’t make it, into the official stats.
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  173. Yes, the coal sector is still healthy, and growing.
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  174.  @rabidbanshee Don’t worry, next year there will be more fish in the sea. Just like every year, since the Chinese fleet took over. 💩🍯
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  175. It appears to me, that they have caught a few cars already. The dogs are chewing, on the people of Tibet Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia. The trick is, to wise up, and don’t get caught. Despite the suicidal levels of coal burning, and human rights violations. We will happily buy their EV cars. Jokes on us.
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  176. That’s a pretty big, grain of salt.
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  177. Their written mission statement, probably sounds really good. All about helping developing countries, that are out of the funding loop etc. A helping hand, without the strings attached. A jet, corner office, big salary, benefits. Back when the CCP wasn't showing it's cards. Sucking in pension money, (Ray Dalio, Elon, Apple), and intellectual property, from the world. We were all useful idiots. Even now, we still buy their solar panels, and EV cars. Or watch, Kids in the hall, the business man.
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  178. Even showing their true face. With the wolf warrior stance. Most people in the west, still don’t know. How dangerous the CCP is, for the world. We are still invested there, we will buy their EV’s and solar panels. Despite the harm done.
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  179. I’ve never liked gdp as the leading economic indicator. You are right, it doesn’t differentiate between, productive economy, essential activity, investing in the future, fraud, excess government work, ect. Like healthcare in the USA, run by insurance companies. The military, in any country.
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  180. Maybe he will get to visit, a star tennis player. Where’s Peng Shuai? Is the Woman’s Tennis Federation still holding strong? Unlike, the sell out NBA.
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  181. The best hope for mankind. Is for China, to copy Taiwan.
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  182. Dragging anchors to rip out fibre optic, like they did in Lithuania, is really nasty. Why don’t we hear of these things, it’s too much.
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  183. Help, support, spotlight on Jimmy Lai. Not virtue signalling.
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  184. Even if companies are audited, (finally). It doesn’t prevent them from still being connected to the PLA. “Foreigners” was great for a laugh.
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  185.  @yedidyah-jedshlomoh1533 Tibetan children in boarding schools. To not be Tibetan, any more. A horrible crime.
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  186. “Global civilization initiative”, that is seriously scary. If you contrast it, with how they treat people, in their occupied territories.
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  187. That exasperated sigh at the end says it all
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  188. We all want what’s best for China. While their government is determined, to make enemy’s of everyone.
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  189. Tibet and Xinjiang, would love to be independent too.
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  190. Where’s, Peng Shuai? Where’s, chained up woman? And many more, who disappear.
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  191.  @sumiland6445  These guys lived in China, for a long time. They toured most of the country by motorcycle. Fell in love with the place and the people. But then experienced, the closing down, and the surveillance of everything. The turning inward to the bad old Mao style. Or ADV, Lahowy86, they have some other channels.
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  192. Since when, was the truth a problem? Taiwan forever!!!
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  193. As investors, do not go back in. There is still genocide in the occupied territories, and organ harvesting from conscious objectors, the religious.
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  194. Reunification, is also a word game.
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  195.  @jennyfromtheblock.7153  If China takes over. The world will be wishing, for the good old days.
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  196.  @skydragon23101979  If your information, education, is from state generated media. You would be correct, in your views.
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  197. Stop repeating, and quoting, “liberation, and reunification”. When referring, to the free nation of Taiwan. It’s mind control.
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  198. The CCP, 75 years of humiliation. 🦨
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  199. I hope so, he has been such a shill. You’d think someone was squeezing his left nut.
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  200. China has promised to increase coal use to 2026. But now may extend that pledge. This is called, suicide. Thank you, China.
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  201. Congratulations on controlling “Covid”. Or should I say, the narrative. 1.4% fatality rate =? .014x1,400,000,000=19,600,000 Vs 93,150 reported Feb 9, 2023. My Chinese wife, believes the official number.
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  202. We still send foreign aid to China. Not Taiwan for defence, but to China.
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  203.  @peterhanssens7260  We, western countries still send foreign aid to China, because it is still "a developing nation". We, also subsidies their shipping, and postal rates, same as for poor African countries. Thus killing any of our own businesses, that ship things. Last year, We Canada, sent 7.59 million dollars in foreign aid, to China. 18.2 million dollars, in export development loans. 159.2 million Dollars, share purchase, of asian infrastructure Bank of Beijing. Talk to your current MP, and your future one. Those numbers are according to, Michael Campbells show MoneyTalks.
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  204. It’s coming from us, buying stuff. We are financing their colonialism.
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  205. Xi-Trudeau, was not a dressing down. But an example, of Chinese spin, dominating the narrative. The western media is guilty, of carrying the ball. On negative stories, about ourselves. Serpentza, ADV, or China fact chasers, do a good coverage of this event. Xi didn’t understand, that western leaders, do speak to their media. They are for the people, the countries, not themselves.
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  206. Why save something, that is designed to boost the CCP, and hurt us? Ask TikTok about Tiananmen massacre, Uighur camps, Tibetan culture genocide, freedom to criticize the CCP, increasing coal burning, military buildup, aggression towards Taiwan-Philippines-all other neighbours, live organ donation, fishing fleet, abortion, freedom of speech-religion-association-bear arms, etc, vs anything USA and west bad. One is deemed inappropriate content, the other encouraged. We are being 🍯
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  207. I love all the shots. Of the tower of Sauron.
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  208. Missing? Peng Shuai, chained up peasant woman, free speech advocates, political opposition, the religious, indiscriminate people of the occupied territories.
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  209. Long term, we all die of poisoning. As long as EV’s etc, are built in China. We burn more brown coal, and dump toxic metals. Regardless of human rights.
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  210. Or eventually lead poisoning. As we finance, their military buildup.
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  211. It’s the old tried and true, switching to kinetic warfare, that scares me.
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  212. The Chinese people, and the world. They are paranoid, old men. Who are building out the military, and thousands of nukes.
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  213. Mao, took care of the Chinese culture. The one child policy, was a continuation. Of his dismantling.
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  214. True, but we’ve had one bug, get away on us. Running ever larger deficits, for many decades. Is catching up for us too. Letting big business, run healthcare, and the military. Has created huge inefficient industry. At any and all cost. Not so different.
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  215. This oil find, is closest to what country?
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  216. Unless your sunk costs, are fatally high. Elon, Apple.
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  217. Getting facts out of China, is subversive. Getting facts to the Chinese people, is brilliant.
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  218. Scary trending. Xi, may become, Mao 2.0. For the people, I hope not.
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  219.  @DanSme1  All, world wide institutions. It’s a great time to invest in China. Ray Dalio.
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  220. The USA cash at the summit, will have had strings attached. Better than a noose.
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  221. How is improved air quality possible. With the steady increase, of coal fired power plants.
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  222. Their earlier coverage of China was excellent. Showing their love for the people and country. While the CCP was slowly squeezing it. I get their coverage of “accidents”, because it is covered up. We happily buy the narrative of how green and modern China is. While it massively pollutes. On and on. The negative only counters the fake news. But then it just looks whiny. Good point, they need to do more of their thoughtful work.
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  223. Is aid? Sending your military, to take control, and prop up dictators.
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  224. It’s working, how much of social media, tells the good China story. It’s not just TikTok and the new AI algorithm. It’s American based companies, and media. 🦨💩🍯
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  225. Fools. If only China could be, a prosperous peaceful democratic country, like Taiwan. We could all be, best friends.
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  226.  @skydragon23101979  Nothing wrong with trade development, that's good. Without, western investment, tech transfers, western subsidized shipping rates, forced labour, and massive coal burning, that will kill us all. Two new plants every week, last year. With 270 planned, for the next two years. Read my post above. The only enemy of Taiwan is China. Go there it is a great place, with really polite nice people.
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  227. I would have thought. That by invading, the South China Sea. That the regional powers, would have turned fully against China, back then.
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  228. Knowing of nuclear testing with Uighur’s. Speak up, and decouple.
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  229. Chinese human rights are perfect, for resource rich countries, with dictators.
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  230. Ask, why are western algorithms, only pro CCP. Rather than, critically neutral.
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  231.  @stlouisix3  What we can do is counter their propaganda, and algorithms. The CCP seems to respond to action, or force, they ignore diplomatic talk and promises. If we collectively call bullshit, on their aggressions. There is a chance at least, of them backing down. Even the new chat GTP, is programmed to avoid "controversial" topics in English. But if you ask in Mandarin, or cantonese, it denies the bad things happen, altogether. So, who is writing the programs? That's a good question.
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  232. Last time with the W,,,, Flu. Taiwan was the leader, in tracking it, and warning us. Follow them.
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  233. Don’t focus on Xi too much. It’s the whole gang of criminals. That will do anything, to hold their power.
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  234. Yet, we will happily purchase, their EV’s and solar panels. Made with love and care.
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  235.  @justrl3k  Yes, China is currently engaged in unconventional, or as some say unrestricted warfare with us. We are blind to it, because it doesn't look like an action movie.
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  236. Good thing they are encouraging immigration, with open arms.
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  237.  @kennethli8  A wee bit of sarcasm. Should we be afraid, of a billion people. Who are taught to be racist, against all others. Including those, in their occupied territories.
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  238. I’ve been to China, and Hong Kong. We are visiting Taipei right now. This place should be, a world heritage site. It is the hope for the world. If China could be like Taiwan. We would have peace, religious freedom, freedom of speech, prosperity. Most of all, charming people, and no need for military buildup.
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  239. The irony, China is at war with us. %10 duty. Canada and Mexico, are friends neighbours and allies, %25 duty?
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  240. Is that, a congress of thieves?
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  241. More disruption in the US government. To get more Chinese concessions. Elon Musk.
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  242. The only thing you can do with a bully. Is cary a big stick. Otherwise you just keep getting more bullying. Good on the coalitions. Prevent another terrible war.
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  243. Ponder? If they can do, sterilization, forced assimilation, work camps, and live organ transplants. In their occupied territories, and to religious groups. You bet, a genetic bio weapon, is being researched.
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  244. Sorry, I mean it sounds like an important book. To counter some of the misinformation. Invisible China.
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  245. Macron went for a little advice. On how to make all forms of public dissent, disappear. How to have total control, and no friends. Being on top in North Korea, and China, is pretty cozy. If you keep your back to the wall.
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  246. Even if they had a few token members, from ethnic or religious groups. They would only be propaganda pieces anyway.
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  247. Why we need Mexico, cheap skilled labour. Right next door, and not at war with us. Yet.
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  248. Enough vacancies for 1.8-3 billion people? While we have housing shortages in the west. I have an idea. If China became awesome like Taiwan, then opened up for immigration. We could share around, our excess. From Canada.
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  249. I’m not sure of New Zealand these days. Apparently, they signed an extradition treaty with China. If you can believe that!! That’s like signing one, with North Korea.
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  250.  @richardtrujillo8427  That’s interesting to hear. That it was a single incident. There have been a few stories out there, of a treaty. Tho, no matter how bad a person. You don’t send them, to a place with, a one party based, legal system. Making yourself complicit, and giving it credibility.
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  251. That would give them, an incredible world perception boost.
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  252. If we ignore current human rights abuses. The Uighur’s will soon be gone, and Tibetans a tourist attraction. While organ transplants, stays at a vigorous pace. How’s Peng Shuai doing? Is she free?
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  253. Also elite capture, in the South Pacific, South America, and Africa. Asia too.
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  254. When you have your feet in the fire. What can you say? I support more coal burning, and work camps!!
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  255. This is where central planning hits the road. It’s failing hard and fast? Switch unrestricted, to kinetic warfare.
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  256. How embarrassing, the new leaders are. For the residents, of Hong Kong.
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  257. Crypto investments, should NOT have political risk, as a foundation.
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  258. Of course the authorities, have a better idea of the stats. All the data, is filtered through them. We only see, what they want us to see.
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  259. If there is money and pride involved? Match fixing in China, not possible!!
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  260.  @brucetownsend691  There’s more to it, than that. China gets control, of the assets. By running it, and bringing in its own police. Regardless of loan payback. Colonialism 2.0
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  261.  @gtw4546  A failing economy, and rising domestic discontent, is reason enough.
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  262. This is really serious. But we can’t see it. Home based business, are crucial economically.
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  263. The Chinese people have had enough, forge the soul, already. It’s too bad, they don’t know it. Go to Taiwan, they didn’t go through the Mao years, of soul forging. They are a wonderful people.
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  264. Or, did the growth end around 2019?
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  265. Could be why, Elon is mastering, boot licking. With his horrible comments, on Taiwan.
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  266. How ridiculous. An inquiry into the origins, of a world wide epidemic. Or, genocide, or pollution, or human rights, or WW fishing fleet, or organ harvesting, or mass surveillance, etc.
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  267. The regulators should be most afraid of, a China compromised Elon buying TT.
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  268. It goes full circle. Increasing, the already massive, coal burning. Creates more pollution, and warming. Sounds like a, lose lose, proposition.
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  269. Talking nice, doesn’t change the intent. Are they still building two new coal plants a week. Building up the military. Harassing Taiwan. Forced assimilation in the occupied territories. In Philippine waters. Fishing the world’s oceans. Mass surveillance, of its own people, and the world. Are party members still way more privileged, than ordinary citizens? The new official map, tells it all.
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  270. Industry subsidies is only the start. Lax, environmental standards, labour standards, coal power, and we subsidize their shipping. No need for RnD, when it’s stolen, and copied.
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  271.  @irishpicker7295  You missed the point. China acting this way, is potentially fatal for the world. A world war, would kill us faster, than their coal burning.
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  272.  @googacct  Yes, very unfortunate. You give in to a bully, you get more bullying. It’ll take a complete collapse, to cause enough infighting. For the CCP to lose its grip on power.
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  273. Tighten control, is something you don’t want to hear, from any government anywhere.
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  274. Or, destroy the world. Before they, destroy themselves.
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  275. Genuinely believing they have sovereignty over Philippine waters, is impossible. They genuinely believe, they can bully a smaller power into relenting.
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  276. Love the hypocrisy. Cut important failsafe ties, with your chosen adversary. Because someone visited, another country. Then blame your foe.
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  277.  @gringo1723  The Cold War writer. Which story? I'm just referring to. Xi encouraging Putin to throw his army at Ukraine. While they rewrite maps, to include more of their neighbours. Pushing everyone's physical boundaries.  With all it's resources, water, and land, Russia must look pretty yummy, to the CCP.
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  278. Provoke till, you started it!!
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  279. If China was awesome, like Taiwan. They themselves, and all of their neighbours. Would not need to be, in an arms race. Those resources, could go into, reducing coal use, and other beneficial pursuits.
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  280. If there is a conflict? The CCP is in our algorithms, institutions, media, politics, boardrooms. Their killing us pollution, is in all the products we buy.
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  281. Ha, hopefully he doesn’t get old. We don’t want another Mao.
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  282. Turn against elites!!! Too funny. Trump’s cabinet will all be, self interested billionaires. Hurry, cut corporate taxes!!! We don’t have it all!!!
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  283.  @Leshic2  Take a look into, western countries subsidizing postal and shipping rates. It’s killing our businesses. The guys over at, Surpentza, and Lauwhy86, have a good review of it.
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  284.  @Leshic2  Wow, we are so under water. You can say anything about a western leader/institution. But nothing, that reveals C,,,, leadership, for what they are doing, to us, and their own. With mass AI, coming on stream. We have to sort this out, fast.
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  285.  @Leshic2  It sounds cathartic, for those stifled voices, and a bit of fun. I don’t speak or read pinyin, or mandarin. The great translation movement, needs more coverage. We only get the propaganda version, and don’t even know it.
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  286. Maybe they are, glorious organ donor now.
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  287.  @brucetownsend691  My concern is selfish. These paranoid old men. Have chosen to be anti, not Han. While building out their military, and nuclear arsenal.
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  288. Begs the question, how and why, is China a member?
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  289. I’d be pissed if I were Afghan. Everyone wants to control us. Now China wants our resources. While killing our cousins.
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  290.  @skydragon23101979  There is an international postal organization, that sets rates. So that poor people in developing nations, have access to a postal service. While those in richer countries, pay more, to cover the difference. Try mailing a $5 item, to someone nearby. It’ll cost $3. Order it from China, it’s free. Even if it uses a western postal service. It’s the same for a westerner, sending something from China. The rate is sky high. China cries poverty, when there is an advantage, to be gained. It’s devastating for our small businesses.
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  291. It makes sense, to report high infection rates. To then turn and say, it’s over.
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  292. Get free trade agreements, with Taiwan. So they aren’t beholden to the CCP, like Elon is.
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  293. With the economy going down. The ruling gangster’s, would love to create a distraction.
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  294. If anyone has any doubts about whether the CCP has benevolent and peaceful intentions. Check on the recent military exercises against Taiwan. (And all of China’s other border states)
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  295. The new bosses, are so embarrassing. For the good people of Hong Kong.
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  296. That’s an assumption. I bet these human rights watch groups run by exiles. Are very lean, because it’s personal.
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  297.  @wetsox278  Exactly. They are different places, with different people. As an example, of what is possible. Taiwan is the hope, for a better China. As long as China can define the narrative, by saying reunification. It will feel like it is a truth.
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  298. And Taiwan. Freedom for Tibet. Freedom for East Turkestan.
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  299. Elon, just made horrible remarks, about Taiwan. He is boot licking, for market access. Not my kind of hero.
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  300. Russia paying back its allies. Has launched satellites for Iran and North Korea. While getting trump and maga to backtrack on anti TikTok and China.
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  301.  @letsRegulateSociopaths In a narrow demographic.
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  302. Mr water cooler.
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  303.  @preeyakumari-i2q  Haha, they are.
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  304. Solomon Islands, too!
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  305. China only has one enemy, itself. Nobody wants conflict with them.
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  306. Please do not say reunification. Let Taiwan determine its narrative. Not the aggressor.
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  307.  @discursion  I’m guessing, that you are not Taiwanese.
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  308. Never say, “reunification” in the context of Taiwan and China. Just saying it, makes it seem legit. 🍯🍯🍯
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  309. With a lot of things that the CCP are doing. There is no middle ground. Human rights abuses, and military aggression, are not productive for anyone. Including for the perpetrators.
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  310.  @jaydee6268 My reply, and others, have been deleted. Let’s see how long yours stays up?
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  311. The last time uranium was taking off, Fukushima happened. I’m taking money off the table. Because? China has built a lot of reactors. What is Chinese industry famous for? Kickbacks, bribery, cutting corners, nepotism. Losing a nuclear sub, was hushed up. Their large Tritium releases, are not well known. Can they hide, a large meltdown?
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  312. Now that’s draining the swamp!! Again. Still allowing corporate donors, even from an adversary. Not!!
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  313. The response to, Australia’s completely legitimate inquiry. Was the gold seal of, guilty deflection. Serpentza, and Laowhy 86, were the first to report on the lab leak. Back when Taiwan was sounding the alarm to. 🦨💩🍯
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  314.  @JohnJaneson The Chinese delegation, did some royal butt kissing?
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  315. Canada, be a player. Start a free trade agreement, with Taiwan.
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  316. Good old, global governance, breathing down our necks. While Trump is doing everything he can, to undermine the USA and its alliances.
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  317. My wife’s aunt, died last night. She is in a Beijing care home. The facility has an outbreak. They refused to communicate with any of the families. Except for the notice of death.
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  318. As long as it redirects public anger, to other people’s, or countries. Job done. Remember, Uighur’s are terrorists, and Tibetan’s were rescued, from serfdom.
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  319. Fear and instability. Trump has been good for gold. Not a good sign.
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  320. Irony. The country that was first, to call out the China virus, to be a real threat. Is still required to do a pcr test, for travellers to mainland China. Taiwan.
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  321.  @CHILDLESS-Single-PeacefulLife  Same with the leading “hate China” channels. They, like Serpentza, Laowhy86, lei’s, China uncensored, all love China, and it’s people. But yes, despise the criminal organization, running the place.
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  322. What is the name for, where Chinese students are supposed to steal corporate and research data?
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  323. A lot of Chinese people in Vancouver, still wear masks, and walk around you, like you have the W,,,, plague. The ones, that call the rest of us, foreigners.
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  324. Be loud and clear, protect Taiwan. Prevent, a disaster.
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  325. Any group that has broad popular appeal, like Falun Gong, westerners, or the Jewish, are a threat to the party.
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  326. If you like China, go to Taiwan, it's amazing.
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  327.  @lambertois11  It's interesting that China is the breeding ground, for so much Viral complexity. When there are so many other, poor places in the world, with slums.
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  328. A PCR test is still required, to get into the home of the Wuhan flu. Crazy, reverso land.
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  329. Wow, they actually said it. We will reduce carbon output, AFTER, reaching a maximum. Its like saying. We will stop doing bad things, if it suits us!! The best option, for China. Is to be awesome, like Taiwan.
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  330. Tower of Sauron, love it!!
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  331. We should know by now. When China accuses others, of nasty things. Like genetic warfare research. Do anything to shut it down.
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  332. The financial malaise, can be good news. The CCP could focus on its people. Rather than building its military, harassing other countries, and even giving up its occupied territories. They could have peace, prosperity, and friendship with the world.
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  333. Wait! I thought Trump is doing, full blown economic warfare, against the USA, as well as everyone else.
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  334. Coal is the new shining star in China.
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  335.  @yudogcome5901  What they don't tell you, is. Last year they built two new coal plants a week. With 270 permitted for 2023-4. Can you spell, suicide? Remember they only show us, what they want us to see.
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  336.  @StephenGillie  Rural areas? My wife just spent a month in Beijing. The air quality is nasty. Two of her highschool friends, died of lung cancer. At her mom's, all the good things in the house, are covered in plastic. Because, after two or three days, they get dirty. Massive increases in coal burning, is suicide, for all of us. Or maybe the industrial pollution, pumped into the rivers and groundwater, is worse? Stop buying their junk, it's killing us, and them.
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  337.  @StephenGillie Most of china’s history. Is of regional internal fighting. Over exactly as you describe, fertile land, and wealth in another fiefdoms hands. If it’s leaders were peaceful. Tibet, and west Turkmenistan, would still be free countries. Look up, what is happening now, in Myanmar, and the Solomon Islands. Not good.
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  338.  @gtw4546 Jimmy Lai, is still in this realm. He needs help in this world. Not in the next one, yet. Saying prayers, is a feel good, look at me comment.
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  339. If there is money and pride involved? Match fixing in China, not possible!!
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  340. Sorry guys, didn’t mean to post twice?
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  341. Mao, officially cut China from its past, in 1949.
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  342. Xi doesn’t care about costs, if it maintains control. 🦨💩🍯
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  343. You said CPC, instead of CCP. They want you to use CPC. Because it decouples, from past atrocities.
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  344.  @ChinaUpdate  I know. Just thought the difference, is worth pointing out, to others.
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  345. Nvidia, short term profit, is more important. Than if our product, comes back as weapons, against us.
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  346. Respect for other cultures!! Does this mean freedom, for Tibet and Xinjiang?
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  347. No chips. As long as it’s used to create an arms buildup, and colonialism.
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  348. There are so many reasons. To not send money to China. That includes, not buying their cars. Penny wise, pound foolish, if you do.
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  349. If beautiful Thailand, doesn’t get a grip on that. They will become a shit hole.
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  350. Trump can’t do anything, to rival China. Without teamwork, with Mexico and Canada.
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  351. My worry is. As things turn bad, in China. It threatens the divine right to rule. Re-directing the populations anger, towards outsiders. Goes beyond the internal religious and ethnic groups. To a kinetic war.
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  352. Remember it’s CCP, not CPC. If you look up CPC. A lot of past sins, miraculously disappear.
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  353. How backward can you get? You need a PCR test, to travel to China.
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  354. If prices and media are mandated. With a lack of, proper market feedback signals. Their decline will follow its own pattern. Likely a waterfall.
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  355. We cry for Xinjiang, while forgetting Tibet, and organ donors.
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  356. Two new cases. Is in line, with the pollution reporting.
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  357. Oops two deaths. (I know of one W,,,, Flu death in Beijing, and I’m not even there)
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  358. Burn more coal-facepalm!!
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  359. The conflict started a long time ago. The CCP has it’s people in important institutions around the world. Bribing and blackmailing politicians, like in the Solomon Islands. They only have to get voted in once, then it’s game over.
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  360. There are other “Chinese” territories, that reunited unwillingly.
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  361.  Zack Smith  In modern times.
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  362.  @sumiland6445  If you watch their old travel videos. You see that they have a deep understanding, of the country. They still love the country. But realize that the government is a danger to its citizens, and the world.
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  363. Some analysts have estimated, that the withholding of domestic production, purchases of foreign mines, and open market buying. Puts Chinas gold holdings way above official numbers. Unless it’s been stolen by party members?
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  364. Can someone tell Elon, that he has a large blind spot. Or is that why he is simping for them.
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  365. We may be not as bad. But have been piling it up much longer. So probably just as bad.
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  366. As Russia is gutting its military. China is putting its toe in the water. China’s new map, includes a lot of new territory, including a little piece of Russia.
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  367. China, you want peace? Go home!!
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  368. Short term gains, for long term insolvency. Look at Apple and Tesla. They are trapped.
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  369.  @secretbassrigs  The self sensoring, is really bad.  Why can't we say W,,,, Flu? Because it discriminates? No, it allows the CCP to deflect, and weaponize it further.
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  370.  @mx338  That defence line, allows free navigation for all the surrounding countries. A benevolent empire, if you want to call it that. China is trying to restrict navigation, in the region. Yes there is a problem.
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  371. Of course China does well. They have more resources, than North Korea. Now if the Olympic organization, and the doping agency, had transparency. That would be interesting.
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  372. Or Japan, India, a weak Russia, the rest of us. They are doing it now, in coercive ways.
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  373. Peng Shuai?
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  374. It started everywhere but Wuhan. None of the other stories stuck. Even though they did create a great deal of deflection.
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  375. So, Korea is traditional Chinese territory.
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  376.  getouthoax  If a Chinese person has been there. I’m sure, an old style map, can be made to include it. Just like the West Philippine sea, Tibet, East Turkmenistan, Taiwan, or any sea, that still has fish, land that has resources.
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  377. To summarize Xi’s speech. 70 years of humiliation. We’re not done yet.
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  378. Stop being a colonizer, would go a long way. With re-establishing international friendships. Stop saying win-win, do win-win. Free Tibet, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Hong Kong. The Chinese people want to be good, not oppressed, or oppressors.
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