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So it's ok for you to take the blood money but irresponsible for anyone else to? not exactly a consistent philosophy
Throw it on the contradictions of capitalism pile I guess
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The journalist went there for the money the same as me.
The AFL went there for the money the same as me.
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So was you happy for the AFL to take the Chinese blood money?
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Just take a bite
State sponsored pirates, should be strung up like the pirates of old.
I don't engage in business or personal dealings with people I deem completely untrustworthy or immoral.
I also wouldn't write off a billion people because of a bad experience, I think it's better our country engages in mutually beneficial deals and doesn't share your reactionary veiws
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Tell us about your experiencs living and working there.
Article that suggests a showdown at second Thomas shoal is on the cards.
www.aspistrategist.org.au
Added - CNN has an article with some video of the confrontation at the Thomas shoal earlier in the week.
High noon at Second Thomas Shoal | The Strategist
China has identified the beleaguered garrison at Second Thomas Shoal as a weak link among the South China Sea features physically occupied by the Philippines and, by extension, the US-Philippines alliance. While Manila has held ...
Added - CNN has an article with some video of the confrontation at the Thomas shoal earlier in the week.
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US counter-invasion strategies shaping up....
US plans 'hellscape' of drones if China invades Taiwan
there is a link to an op-ed by Rogin in the article and it is what the article is based on. Very interesting.
There was an interesting link below that article, with Xi saying the US is trying to “trick China” into invading Taiwan, but he would “not take the bait.”. I really don't know what to make of that, the article has a few interpretations none of which I find strongly convincing.
WRT to drones. The US has just sold another 1000 drones, Altair 600 and smaller Switchblade 300, which are loitering munitions. This is a drop in the bucket of what they need, think of Ukraine with it's aim to field a million drones. Apparently Taiwan is setting up manufacturing with US drone manufacturer Aevex
Sale Of Over 1,000 Kamikaze Drones To Taiwan Points To Grand "Hellscape" Counter-China Plans
Masses of loitering munitions could engage approaching Chinese landing craft, as well as targets ashore, and overwhelm vessels in the Taiwan Strait.
www.twz.com
The article is just CCP continuing the whole it won't be our fault if we have to attack our much smaller neighbour and kill millions. Someone made us build all those missiles and ships and use them. When Xi attacks, they will probably say some Taiwanese troop.fired a shot at one of their much larger ships so they had to respond with thousands of missiles targeted on cities and hundreds of thousands of troops that just happened to be ready....There was an interesting link below that article, with Xi saying the US is trying to “trick China” into invading Taiwan, but he would “not take the bait.”. I really don't know what to make of that, the article has a few interpretations none of which I find strongly convincing.
WRT to drones. The US has just sold another 1000 drones, Altair 600 and smaller Switchblade 300, which are loitering munitions. This is a drop in the bucket of what they need, think of Ukraine with it's aim to field a million drones. Apparently Taiwan is setting up manufacturing with US drone manufacturer Aevex
Sale Of Over 1,000 Kamikaze Drones To Taiwan Points To Grand "Hellscape" Counter-China Plans
Masses of loitering munitions could engage approaching Chinese landing craft, as well as targets ashore, and overwhelm vessels in the Taiwan Strait.
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I agree that is one interpretation, the Putinesque one ('the west made me do it') and it was the one that first came to mind. The second was as a piece of disinformation, implying he's not going to invade Taiwan, then whammy. The third was to give himself an excuse for not invading Taiwan. Reading tealeaves is a bit*h.
Panda diplomacy is a thing according to Paul Bongiorno in The Saturday Paper.
I dont think the third one will work given he made taking Taiwan a key part of his reason for becoming dictator for life, and after the way Hong Kong has been treated, Taiwan will never give up without a fight especially given the young don't think of themselves as Chinese but as proud independent Taiwanese.
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Article from the conversation talks about the
The recent Kim-Putin hand holding and singing kumbaya together is as much about the PRC as it is about Ukraine according to this article in the Conversation
theconversation.com
Perhaps. We will have to wait and see. Personally I think PRC are would be stupid to get into a direct conflict with the Christian warriors from the US. They can get most of what they want without however ultranationalism does tend to make folks do stupid things.
The recent Kim-Putin hand holding and singing kumbaya together is as much about the PRC as it is about Ukraine according to this article in the Conversation
Kim-Putin deal: why this is a coded message aimed at China and how it worries Beijing
The Kim-Putin deal gives more power to Kim Jung Un and worries his neighbours.
theconversation.com
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Well done to India.
www.bangkokpost.com
India shuns China’s calls to resume direct flights
NEW DELHI - China is pressing India to restart direct passenger flights after a four-year halt, but New Delhi is resisting as a border dispute continues to weigh on ties between the world’s two most populous countries, officials said.
John Holmes asks the question - is the PRC at war in the South China Sea?
nationalinterest.org
I did like the phrase he used - 'Strategic clarity lends itself to solutions.'
Is China at War in the South China Sea?
Is China at war in the South China Sea? You be the judge. Beyond dispute its conduct is warlike—and that has implications for those resisting its transgressions.
nationalinterest.org
May be, Xi needs something to show the domestic market. Their economic situation looks to be worsening, and the Taiwan thing, at the moment, is too much in the spotlight internationally.John Holmes asks the question - is the PRC at war in the South China Sea?
I did like the phrase he used - 'Strategic clarity lends itself to solutions.'Is China at War in the South China Sea?
Is China at war in the South China Sea? You be the judge. Beyond dispute its conduct is warlike—and that has implications for those resisting its transgressions.
Probably reflecting what they once tried to do in the Himalayas/Hindu Kush. Pushing the bullying limits as far as possible against soft targets.
I do agree with him in that to the Chinese, they are conducting war. The question is whether or when, whoever the allies are, decide to designate it is war so they can invoke whatever protocols etc. It could turn into a Cold War II situation with a line each will not go over.
If it is true President Xi has asked the PLA to be ready to invade Taiwan in 2027 then I would expect PRC belligerence toward Taiwan will increase over the next few years. If Trump is POTUS it's hard to know what the US response will be. He's talked tough on the PRC but he's just as likely to take billions of dollars from them and not support Taiwan. What a f*&cked up world we live in. Too many stupid old men in power.
On a different note, Chinese drones disguised as wind turbines were found by the Italians being shipped to Libya despite UN sanctions. These were not little plastic drones, they are the main large drone the PLAAF uses, the Wing Loong, which look like a Predator rip off. There is no way this wasn't done with the knowledge of the government. I'm waiting to see what response the PRC is to this - 'rogue' elements they will claim.
Chinese Wing Loong Drones Disguised As Wind Turbines Seized By Italy
With wrappers and labels suggesting they were wind turbine parts, the drones were supposed to beat the UN arms embargo on Libya. With wrappers and labels suggesting they were wind turbine parts, the drones were supposed to beat the UN arms embargo on Libya.
www.twz.com
Looks like they were going to old Gaddafi regime remants, probably the best of a bad situation thereIf it is true President Xi has asked the PLA to be ready to invade Taiwan in 2027 then I would expect PRC belligerence toward Taiwan will increase over the next few years. If Trump is POTUS it's hard to know what the US response will be. He's talked tough on the PRC but he's just as likely to take billions of dollars from them and not support Taiwan. What a f*&cked up world we live in. Too many stupid old men in power.
On a different note, Chinese drones disguised as wind turbines were found by the Italians being shipped to Libya despite UN sanctions. These were not little plastic drones, they are the main large drone the PLAAF uses, the Wing Loong, which look like a Predator rip off. There is no way this wasn't done with the knowledge of the government. I'm waiting to see what response the PRC is to this - 'rogue' elements they will claim.
Chinese Wing Loong Drones Disguised As Wind Turbines Seized By Italy
With wrappers and labels suggesting they were wind turbine parts, the drones were supposed to beat the UN arms embargo on Libya. With wrappers and labels suggesting they were wind turbine parts, the drones were supposed to beat the UN arms embargo on Libya.
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