Asia China's growing influence

[Rob R]

China showing again how evil they can be if challenged.

Tibet: How China cracked down on rare protests over Kamtok dam

Through sources and footage, the BBC pieces together how China cracked down on the protests.

www.bbc.com

Xi not China. Once Xi and his cronies are removed by the Chinese people (which grows closer each day as his regime continues to fail hence his tightening of controls and more aggression towards his peaceful neighbours) the world will be a much better place.

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[Aussie in exile]

Xi not China. Once Xi and his cronies are removed by the Chinese people (which grows closer each day as his regime continues to fail hence his tightening of controls and more aggression towards his peaceful neighbours) the world will be a much better place.

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The sooner the better i would have thought.

 

[schneebly111]

Umm.....have any of you guys visited or spent a few months in China, just out of interest?

Yes, during the “rule” of Xi too. Lovely country and friendly people, I was shocked about how different the vast number of regions were in culture, food, language, idiosyncrasies, customs. Small rural villages different to large modern cities (just like here in a way). Never was unsafe or felt like I was in an oppressive police state ala North Korea. I was in some Chinese cities doing pub crawls and street drinking with locals which would have seen me in handcuffs in the good ol US of A.

Travel really is the best propaganda debunker in existence.

 

[Spearman]

Umm.....have any of you guys visited or spent a few months in China, just out of interest?

I rucksacked around for a few weeks in 1985. Very different to today's China. Some parts of the countryside were medieval. Pudong was a few rice paddies and hovels. Guangzhou was growing and modernizing by the day. Xian was about the only place where people didn't stop and stare at me like a cow. lol
I've lived in Taiwan since 1990. Experienced its transformation from a single party state into a democracy.

 

[Spearman]

Yes, during the “rule” of Xi too. Lovely country and friendly people, I was shocked about how different the vast number of regions were in culture, food, language, idiosyncrasies, customs. Small rural villages different to large modern cities (just like here in a way). Never was unsafe or felt like I was in an oppressive police state ala North Korea. I was in some Chinese cities doing pub crawls and street drinking with locals which would have seen me in handcuffs in the good ol US of A.

Travel really is the best propaganda debunker in existence.

It is/was a lot like Europe in that each area had distinct ethnicities, languages and cultures. In 85 when I visited, I really didn't understand anybody until I got neat Beijing because I had studied Beijing Huar at school. They could speak Mandarin all over the country but it wasn't the local language. I helped a backpacker negotiate exchanging FEC with RMD. They guy definitely had a different accent. Down on the YangZi delta the language was very different sounding to other areas, like German is different to a Latin based language.
On my bucket list would be an extensive trip to the southwest frontier and far west. So very different to Han culture. At least back then. Today I don't know how much they've been forced to assimilate.
Even back then after recently opening up, it wasn't too bad police-wise. Officials were the worse since they were probably more trained/brainwashed to hate foreigners. Shanghai and Guangzhou were cool. In Shanghai I got high with some Indonesian merchant seamen outside a bar. Heard 'Money For Nothing', the first time that night.
I've only been to HK since, and probably would be like visiting a new country if I went again.

 

[Aussie in exile]

Things are not going to plan for the CCP

China: A year of mass attacks reveals anger and frustration

The killings have led to questions about what is driving people to murder strangers en masse.

www.bbc.com

 

[Aussie in exile]

Another reason why China can't be trusted.

US Treasury says it was hacked by China in 'major incident'

A Chinese state-sponsored hacker broke into the US Treasury Department's systems in what is being called a "major incident".

www.bbc.com

 

[Spearman]

Another reason why China can't be trusted.

US Treasury says it was hacked by China in 'major incident'

A Chinese state-sponsored hacker broke into the US Treasury Department's systems in what is being called a "major incident".

www.bbc.com

You'd think they would have beefed up the defenses in government agencies. It's not like they haven't known for a long time that the Chinese are constantly hammering on the doors.

 

[Aussie in exile]

You'd think they would have beefed up the defenses in government agencies. It's not like they haven't known for a long time that the Chinese are constantly hammering on the doors.

This should be a warning to all Western governments that you must be alert to Chinese CCP hackers 24/7

 

[schneebly111]

You'd think they would have beefed up the defenses in government agencies. It's not like they haven't known for a long time that the Chinese are constantly hammering on the doors.

You think the US CIA and NSA aren't trying to access secret Chinese data? It's called intelligence gathering, every country does it and you'd be remiss to believe the West is squeaky clean.

It's like all the hullaballoo over the Chinese "spy balloon" (which turned out to be not a spy balloon) - You don't think the US has satellite and electronic Intel monitoring every square inch of Chinese landmass?

 

[Aussie in exile]

More bad news for China. Happy days

China's declining productivity: Factors behind economic slowdown - Times of India

China News: BEIJING: China's economy is facing a slowdown, with growth dropping from 6.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

 

[Spearman]

You think the US CIA and NSA aren't trying to access secret Chinese data? It's called intelligence gathering, every country does it and you'd be remiss to believe the West is squeaky clean.

It's like all the hullaballoo over the Chinese "spy balloon" (which turned out to be not a spy balloon) - You don't think the US has satellite and electronic Intel monitoring every square inch of Chinese landmass?

No shit, everybody is. That was not the point. The point was YTF isn't the cyber defense up to snuff. These attacks are new. There's been cracks at different departments and you'd think these gov guys would have the best gear, best software, and best practices to thwart the attacks. These are supposed to be professionals.
I'd bet there is some appointed yahoo who opened an attachment and let in a bug.

 

[Spearman]

More bad news for China. Happy days

China's declining productivity: Factors behind economic slowdown - Times of India

China News: BEIJING: China's economy is facing a slowdown, with growth dropping from 6.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Just hope it doesn't affect the global economy too much. The KMT wanted/wants everyone to invest on the mainland. Fortunately there were some smarter people who followed a 'Go South' policy and set up in other SEA countries. There's been some Taiwanese leaving China, but it could still be catastrophic here it the Chinese economy tanks.
Not to mention any moves to distract from it by Xi.

 

[QuietB]

No shit, everybody is. That was not the point. The point was YTF isn't the cyber defense up to snuff. These attacks are new. There's been cracks at different departments and you'd think these gov guys would have the best gear, best software, and best practices to thwart the attacks. These are supposed to be professionals.
I'd bet there is some appointed yahoo who opened an attachment and let in a bug.

Wait until Elon Musk sacks the public service