Cold War against China?

[VorZakone]

China cannot possibly claim a telephone call is a binding legal agreement.

It's quite a confusing story. It's alleged that Duterte, former Philippine president, entered into some secret deal with China. Current president says he wasn't briefed on this, nor is he aware of any record of agreement.

 

[RedDevilQuebecois]

It's quite a confusing story. It's alleged that Duterte, former Philippine president, entered into some secret deal with China. Current president says he wasn't briefed on this, nor is he aware of any record of agreement.

Duterte has always been a pro-CCP shill. His position and whatever stuff he may have done in the past are about as valid as a flaccid penis in a brothel, especially when Filippino people have clearly expressed their anger and their defiance against China's behavior in and around the Spratly Islands for years now.

 

[utdalltheway]

Dudirty doesn’t get to set the borders without votes from Congress. And certainly not in a phone call. Plus an international body already ruled that the Philippines owns those islands.

 

[nickm]

China cannot possibly claim a telephone call is a binding legal agreement.

Lots of people claim a private chat in the 90s about not expanding NATO is a binding treaty...

 

[calodo2003]

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[VorZakone]

Former spy for China's secret police reveals operations targeting dissidents in Australia and overseas

A former spy for China's secret police has revealed his identity and exposed how the regime targets people overseas who are critical of the Chinese government.

It is the first time anyone from the secret police – one of the most feared and powerful arms of China's intelligence apparatus – has ever spoken publicly.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05...ations-revealed-by-spy-four-corners/103826622

 

[berbatrick]

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[George Owen]

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"We gonna feck our citizens by making everything more expensive but at least our companies and their owners will be Okey for a while."

 

[berbatrick]

"We gonna feck our citizens by making everything more expensive but at least our companies and their owners will be Okey for a while."

He has exaplained his actions in this tweet:
"China is determined to dominate these industries. I'm determined to ensure America leads the world in them."

 

[4bars]

He has exaplained his actions in this tweet:
"China is determined to dominate these industries. I'm determined to ensure America leads the world in them."

How cute is this. China dominates, america leads

 

[berbatrick]

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[VorZakone]

FT has a visual graphics piece on a potential US-China war.

The battlegrounds that could decide a US-China war over Taiwan
https://ig.ft.com/taiwan-battlegrounds/

 

[AfonsoAlves]

FT has a visual graphics piece on a potential US-China war.

The battlegrounds that could decide a US-China war over Taiwan
https://ig.ft.com/taiwan-battlegrounds/

Jesus that's a proper CPU and RAM hogger article.

 

[VorZakone]

A sleepy town in the Philippines has been thrust into the national spotlight after its mayor was accused of being a Chinese agent.

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[VorZakone]

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[mariachi-19]

starting to think the old China USA bullshit is just an excuse for both countries to spend money on military… meanwhile China’s economy is falling apart and USA is trying to balance inflation…

 

[simonhch]

"We gonna feck our citizens by making everything more expensive but at least our companies and their owners will be Okey for a while."

Is it really bad policy to protect national interests against a hostile superpower? China is attempting to flood the US market with cheap EV batteries, and once domestic manufacturers go out of business, there’s nothing to stop them putting the prices back up. And then at that point we’ve allowed another type of energy dependence to develop.

Yes I agree that for average consumers, like you and me, that sucks in the short term, but sometimes larger, longer geopolitical concerns have to take priority. The Chinese are superb at this type of long term thinking. And just because it’d be good for us today, doesn’t mean it’d be good for us in 5,10, 15 or 50 years time. Governments have to be the stewards not just of what happens now, but what happens down the road.

 

[berbatrick]

Is it really bad policy to protect national interests against a hostile superpower? China is attempting to flood the US market with cheap EV batteries, and once domestic manufacturers go out of business, there’s nothing to stop them putting the prices back up. And then at that point we’ve allowed another type of energy dependence to develop.

Yes I agree that for average consumers, like you and me, that sucks in the short term, but sometimes larger, longer geopolitical concerns have to take priority. The Chinese are superb at this type of long term thinking. And just because it’d be good for us today, doesn’t mean it’d be good for us in 5,10, 15 or 50 years time. Governments have to be the stewards not just of what happens now, but what happens down the road.

Like climate change, against which "flooding the market with cheap batteries and solar panels" seems to be one of the few viable strategies.

 

[VorZakone]

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[nickm]

Is it really bad policy to protect national interests against a hostile superpower? China is attempting to flood the US market with cheap EV batteries, and once domestic manufacturers go out of business, there’s nothing to stop them putting the prices back up. And then at that point we’ve allowed another type of energy dependence to develop.

Yes I agree that for average consumers, like you and me, that sucks in the short term, but sometimes larger, longer geopolitical concerns have to take priority. The Chinese are superb at this type of long term thinking. And just because it’d be good for us today, doesn’t mean it’d be good for us in 5,10, 15 or 50 years time. Governments have to be the stewards not just of what happens now, but what happens down the road.

Or you could argue the US is upgrading its power generation to 21st century standards, giving it a long term economic advantage, while China picks up the bill.

 

[VorZakone]

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[VorZakone]

Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers have resettled in the U.K. since 2021, among them prominent pro-democracy activists. China has not forgotten them.

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[calodo2003]

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[AfonsoAlves]

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I'm really going to doubt the numbers on displayed here.

464 aircraft in this one region means that the PLAAF practically sortied every able plane they in the Eastern Command to this exercise. There is simply no way readiness rates are at that level.

 

[VorZakone]

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[VorZakone]

Ah yes, the PLA to "protect" the people of Taiwan.

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[The United]

China wants peace, though. Bullying the countries around them is not in their plan. They only fecked some of their own population which is somehow okay. They could be the next superpower who will never show aggression to any countries but protect and love them, something that has never existed in human history before.

 

[VorZakone]

How China Could Quarantine Taiwan

Little attention has been paid to the possibility of such scenarios, but in the short term, a quarantine is more likely than an invasion or a military blockade. It also would generate greater uncertainty in terms of how Taiwan and the international community can effectively respond.

https://features.csis.org/chinapower/china-quarantine-taiwan/

 

[4bars]

How China Could Quarantine Taiwan


https://features.csis.org/chinapower/china-quarantine-taiwan/

I doubt that would have any other effect than escalate tensions. US could exert a corridor force at Taiwan's request and then would be waiting for a Cuban situation with Kennedy and Khrushchev. Funny that it would be an island with ties to a far away nation, close to the mainland which it has a dispute and we are talking about a blockade. History might repeat itself? I don't think that China is even considering that

 

[VorZakone]

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[4bars]

fecking disgusting, how feck up you have to be to betray an open handshake like this

 

[VorZakone]

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[africanspur]

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I find all military stuff a bit surreal but this must be one of the strangest places to be stationed as a soldier in the world?

 

[VorZakone]

I find all military stuff a bit surreal but this must be one of the strangest places to be stationed as a soldier in the world?

It's a rather odd situation, yeah. There's an agreement not to use guns so instead they've used sticks, clubs and so forth. There have actually been deaths too in these clashes between Chinese and Indian troops.

 

[berbatrick]

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-covid-propaganda/
Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. military launched a secret campaign to counter what it perceived as China’s growing influence in the Philippines, a nation hit especially hard by the deadly virus.

It aimed to sow doubt about the safety and efficacy of vaccines and other life-saving aid that was being supplied by China, a Reuters investigation found. Through phony internet accounts meant to impersonate Filipinos, the military’s propaganda efforts morphed into an anti-vax campaign. Social media posts decried the quality of face masks, test kits and the first vaccine that would become available in the Philippines – China’s Sinovac inoculation.

 

[berbatrick]

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Chinese EV car sales exceed 50% for the first time ever


Explains why the Red Chinese are so eager to dump their cheap EVs and solar panels on the West - their domestic demand is going to be saturated soon. Thankfully, the West is wisely reacting with tariffs, so that this anti-competitive, anti-free-market, CCP state-led policy doesn't get a bail-out from export consumers!!!

 

[berbatrick]

We’ve measured the cost of unsustainable industrial fishing on coastal communities – and it’s vast

https://theconversation.com/weve-me...ng-on-coastal-communities-and-its-vast-231734

Our investigation refers to a US Treasury Department report that documents how, in 2019, a vessel went to sea with a crew of 24 in the Pacific Ocean. While licensed for tuna fishing, the vessel engaged in illegal shark finning, taking more than 700kg of fins, including from endangered species.

After 13 months at sea without a port visit, the crew faced dire conditions, including 18-hour work days and being fed on out-of-date food and brown desalinated water. Five crew members were reported dead, and three of their bodies were dumped at sea. On return, the surviving crew were malnourished and paid just a fraction of the promised wages. They also reported deceptive recruiting and confiscated documents. The investigation found similar abuses across the fleet, including physical assault, malnutrition, withheld pay and five more deaths. Despite these violations, the company received US$8 million (£6.3 million) annually in fishing subsidies from China.

 

[TwoSheds]

We’ve measured the cost of unsustainable industrial fishing on coastal communities – and it’s vast

https://theconversation.com/weve-me...ng-on-coastal-communities-and-its-vast-231734

That's fecking grim, feck the Chinese government man.

 

[Ekkie Thump]

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-covid-propaganda/
Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. military launched a secret campaign to counter what it perceived as China’s growing influence in the Philippines, a nation hit especially hard by the deadly virus.

It aimed to sow doubt about the safety and efficacy of vaccines and other life-saving aid that was being supplied by China, a Reuters investigation found. Through phony internet accounts meant to impersonate Filipinos, the military’s propaganda efforts morphed into an anti-vax campaign. Social media posts decried the quality of face masks, test kits and the first vaccine that would become available in the Philippines – China’s Sinovac inoculation.

Genuinely evil.

 

[RedTiger]

We’ve measured the cost of unsustainable industrial fishing on coastal communities – and it’s vast

https://theconversation.com/weve-me...ng-on-coastal-communities-and-its-vast-231734

13 months without a port visit!