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Nah it's not about competition, China would probably like to see Trump at the helm because he is very anti-World Police and would be much less of a thorn in the side of their 9 dash line
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China is terrified of the USA being a serious competitor and I suspect that the idea of a serious American containment strategy (actual, Soviet-style containment, not "abloobloobloo our rise is being contained because they don't recognize the 9 dash line") is something that keeps CCP officials awake at night.
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Apr 22, 2016 06:54
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Another explosion, fortunately much smaller than that last clusterfuck. Chemical storage explosion, still. http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/22/asia/china-chemical-warehouse-explosion/index.html
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Apr 22, 2016 07:57
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simplefish posted:Nah it's not about competition, China would probably like to see Trump at the helm because he is very anti-World Police and would be much less of a thorn in the side of their 9 dash line Trump would initiate a trade war with the rest of the world day one and said he would publicly humiliate Xi Jinping if he ever came to the United States during his tenure. I doubt anyone in Zhongnanhai is pulling for him for anything other than propaganda. He's pretty much every evil, racist Western businessman from a Chinese movie.
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RocknRollaAyatollah posted:Trump would initiate a trade war with the rest of the world day one and said he would publicly humiliate Xi Jinping if he ever came to the United States during his tenure. I doubt anyone in Zhongnanhai is pulling for him for anything other than propaganda. He's pretty much every evil, racist Western businessman from a Chinese movie. Trump probably would just increase the import tariff which could hurt China in area that she actually has competitions (clothing/garment etc). OTOH, Trump would much more likely to sell Taiwan to China for a good price. Hillary is basically W Bush to China. Too bad it's not likely to see Trump running the world/letting the world burn.
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whatever7 posted:Trump probably would just increase the import tariff which could hurt China in area that she actually has competitions (clothing/garment etc). OTOH, Trump would much more likely to sell Taiwan to China for a good price. Hillary is basically W Bush to China. It's not even like the president can impose tariffs, and I don't see a red or blue congress implementing an increase of the kind he says he wants.
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Mechafunkzilla posted:It's not even like the president can impose tariffs, and I don't see a red or blue congress implementing an increase of the kind he says he wants. What the president can do is direct customs to change its priorities in some onerous but deniable way.
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Apr 23, 2016 05:58
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Disruptor in chief
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This is certainly something. A Poet's Guide to Beijing quote:I BEGIN TO write sonnets in my air-filtered bunker, which despite the dreadful condition of the stairwell (the competing phone numbers of plumbers plaster the walls), is a spacious and modern apartment.
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simplefish posted:Nah it's not about competition, China would probably like to see Trump at the helm because he is very anti-World Police and would be much less of a thorn in the side of their 9 dash line Trump has quite literally called for the U.S. to send troops into Syria and Iraq to secure oil fields for U.S. corporations. (yes, it's Washington Times, I know) I don't think any world leader is dumb enough to believe he wouldn't be an interventionist.
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This was on hacker news today: an account of a Chinese billionaire's attempt to create a blockbuster movie. It's everything you would expect from that short summary. Sunk: how an underwater fantasy blockbuster turned into a legendary fiasco
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plushpuffin posted:This was on hacker news today: an account of a Chinese billionaire's attempt to create a blockbuster movie. I haven't read it yet but this amazing quote from the Hacker News thread definitely makes me want to: "This film sounds like what would happen if you purchased the components of a blockbuster from Aliexpress and then had them pieced together by China's Tommy Wiseau."
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Mr.Radar posted:I haven't read it yet but this amazing quote from the Hacker News thread definitely makes me want to: "This film sounds like what would happen if you purchased the components of a blockbuster from Aliexpress and then had them pieced together by China's Tommy Wiseau." For fun, you might want to make yourself a bingo card (false promises regarding accommodations, withholding pay, blatant copyright infringement, etc) before you tackle the article.
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Tsai Ing-wen 'extremist because single' article riles social media An article on Chinese state media that said Taiwan's new leader Tsai Ing-wen has an "extremist style" because she is unmarried has prompted outrage online. The opinion piece, published by the Xinhua news agency, said Ms Tsai did not have the "emotional burden" of a family, leading to an "erratic style". http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36375963 Holy poo poo. At least she does seem to have popular support on her side.
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May 25, 2016 11:27
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Some 50 cent-er probably still thinks he's helped the propaganda department by writing that up.
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May 26, 2016 07:04
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Oh yeah, of course. In other not-China news, this guy was found guilty of assault and resisting the police:  What he should've been found guilty of is that loving facial hair atrocity. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36387664
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May 26, 2016 14:31
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Give him a break - its the best he could do.
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mobby_6kl posted:Oh yeah, of course. This is why Han Chinese can never be jihadist .
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Well It's fair if the cops get raked over the coals for assault charges because the evidence is substantial, but I have a feeling that won't happen.
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May 27, 2016 04:25
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If he gets done and the cops get done a lot of people will say fair enough If he gets done and the cops don't then many will say it's a loving travesty of justice
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May 27, 2016 08:25
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Okay I have seen some racist advertisements before but this one takes the cake. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq-I0JRhvt4 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36394917
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The black guy being some kind of construction worker is the stupid cherry on the racist cake. This reminds me of this documentary I watched on Al Jazeera some time ago about a woman hiring foreigners for real estate companies, in order to impress buyers. There's a bit where she talks about the respective costs of white, black and Indian people. That's a racial hierarchy, alright.
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May 27, 2016 14:07
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It also works with the government's new campaign against Chinese women dating foreign men.
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Bloodnose posted:It also works with the government's new campaign against Chinese women dating foreign men. Alright, this I need to know more about, it sounds hilarious. What kind of tack are they even taking on this thing?
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The Lord of Hats posted:Alright, this I need to know more about, it sounds hilarious. What kind of tack are they even taking on this thing? This, probably: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/world/asia/china-foreign-spy-warning.html?_r=0
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nuru posted:This, probably: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/world/asia/china-foreign-spy-warning.html?_r=0 Oh, this is spectacular: quote:After glancing it over, Mr. Zhang said, “The cartoon is quite realistic, because you do see foreign men hitting on Chinese women, more often than foreign women hitting on Chinese men.” China isn't my area of expertise, but it's fascinating to see how economic trends and social factors are leading to a different narrative out of Xi's government. This seems like an interesting time for me to start actually following the country.
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Those pictures look like they came straight out of an English 101 book. "Hi! I'm Romeo! I am here to make gently caress with you! Please tell me your nuclear launch codes!"
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WarpedNaba posted:Those pictures look like they came straight out of an English 101 book. There was a pretty funny "American Dad" episode along those lines actually.  In the meantime, Ash Carter talks tough to reassure U.S. allies in the South China Sea/Indian Ocean: quote:Any action by China to reclaim land in the Scarborough Shoal, an outcrop in the disputed sea, would have consequences, Carter said. I occasionally listen to Reuters' "War College" podcast, which I highly recommend. They had an interesting episode not too long ago about the legal aspects of China's land reclamation/artificial island construction efforts, including the seemingly-arbitrary (but significant) definition of what an "island" is. Definitely worth a listen.
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If he loves books so much how come he sells them all? This story doesn't add up.
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does the Chinese civil code even obstinetly recognize the difference between a real confession and a forced one or is more "well the fruit of this poison tree tastes fine to me"
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That's not exactly unique to China. Even Japan is infamous for the police essentially forcing confessions out of people. Japanese prosecutors have something close to a 99.9% conviction rate.
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Tuxedo Gin posted:That's not exactly unique to China. Even Japan is infamous for the police essentially forcing confessions out of people. Japanese prosecutors have something close to a 99.9% conviction rate. the conviction rate in the us is also pretty high and its not an immediate sign of abuse; it can also signify more cautious prosecutors that only seek indictment on slam dunk stuff or a lot of deal making such as plea bargains (which are still pretty scummy on the whole imo but not police state stuff)
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An attempt at a b-b-but America is always welcome however the abusiveness of Japanese police in obtaining confessions/false confessions is well-documented. Googling "japanese police abuse confessions" gives a nice long list of articles.
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Grand Fromage posted:An attempt at a b-b-but America is always welcome however the abusiveness of Japanese police in obtaining confessions/false confessions is well-documented. Googling "japanese police abuse confessions" gives a nice long list of articles. wasn't really my intent to be whatabboutist, just more the "i don't know much about subject matter x so im going to chip in some blurb halfway opposed to conventional wisdom to sound thoughtful".
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Tiler Kiwi posted:wasn't really my intent to be whatabboutist, just more the "i don't know much about subject matter x so im going to chip in some blurb halfway opposed to conventional wisdom to sound thoughtful". Oh okay, sorry. I have a twitchy response to that poo poo because it's so common. Japan's justice system is completely insane, it's worth reading about.
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Tiler Kiwi posted:the conviction rate in the us is also pretty high and its not an immediate sign of abuse; it can also signify more cautious prosecutors that only seek indictment on slam dunk stuff or a lot of deal making such as plea bargains (which are still pretty scummy on the whole imo but not police state stuff) I'd argue they are police state stuff...just skinflint police state stuff.
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Grand Fromage posted:An attempt at a b-b-but America is always welcome however the abusiveness of Japanese police in obtaining confessions/false confessions is well-documented. Googling "japanese police abuse confessions" gives a nice long list of articles. Apparently they get extremely confused when people don't confess 
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