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BrutalistMcDonalds posted:this is all so horrendously stupid and depraved this is a good analogy for americans because if you intervene on your neighbors and decide to call the police for domestic disturbances or domestic violence, the police are likely to show up and shoot the dogs or the person making the call, then take all their assets through civil forfeiture
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Mar 6, 2021 07:03
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Fat-Lip-Sum-41.mp3 posted:oh thats cool i wonder who these guys are like I said, lol if you think ASEAN and Singapore are anti-China
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Mar 6, 2021 07:08
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Virgin Reluctant Hawk chad VS Wolf Warrior.
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Mar 6, 2021 07:17
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AnimeIsTrash posted:How come every china watcher is always a weird white dude that is balding? this is the default white guy in 2021 convergent evolution towards the dana carvey turtle guy
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Mar 6, 2021 07:41
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AnimeIsTrash posted:How come every china watcher is always a weird white dude that is balding? Sexpats
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Mar 6, 2021 07:43
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Chomskyan posted:https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1367521140730589185 i'm already somehow blocked by this dork lol, i have no idea who this is!
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Mar 6, 2021 08:22
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AnimeIsTrash posted:How come every china watcher is always a weird white dude that is balding? dumb egg
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Mar 6, 2021 08:24
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Before he blocked me, I saw something about where Noah Smith thinks he'll be in eight years (campaigning against high speed rail, of all things), and I do regret missing the chance to reply that, if he has his way and gets a war with China, in eight years he'll be [insert clip of Julius Streicher in the dock / on the gallows]
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Mar 6, 2021 08:31
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https://twitter.com/MichaelSchuman/status/1367784272514347011 Sounds cool idiot!
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Mar 6, 2021 09:18
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they stole it as a joke
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Mar 6, 2021 09:20
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imagine thinking that china not giving a single poo poo about ip theft is a bad thing
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Mar 6, 2021 09:53
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https://twitter.com/PhilstarNews/status/1368053925736157189?s=19
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Mar 6, 2021 11:03
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AnimeIsTrash posted:How come every china watcher is always a weird white dude that is balding? fun fact: this scene was filmed while 9/11 was happening
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Mar 6, 2021 11:11
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Eox posted:imagine thinking that china not giving a single poo poo about ip theft is a bad thing one of my aunts complains about this constantly lol. her big thing is she can’t imagine a world where pharmaceutical research is done without a profit motive
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Mar 6, 2021 11:40
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shrike82 posted:like I said, lol if you think ASEAN and Singapore are anti-China No the organization full of western law firms and consulting agencies, headed by the former intel minister of a fascist city-state, has only China's best interests at heart! Oh you know I'm talking about the ASEAN Studies Centre, not ASEAN itself, right? Because that's where your poll came from? Fat-Lip-Sum-41.mp3 has issued a correction as of 12:00 on Mar 6, 2021 |
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Mar 6, 2021 11:51
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AnimeIsTrash posted:How come every china watcher is always a weird white dude that is balding? high t
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Mar 6, 2021 11:53
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Singapore is classic case of hedging bet on all sides. When Philippines kicked out the Americans out of their naval bases due to the Philippines domestic politic, about 15 years ago I think, Singapore open their port access to the US Navy. But the port itself is still owned and operated by Singapore so not really a US base. OTOH, Singapore diplomats has said many times loudly, US shouldn't make them pick a side because they will refuse to take side. Just last month Singapore and China had a joined naval exercise.
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Mar 6, 2021 12:41
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yup, not to mention ASEAN includes countries with a lot of antipathy towards the US such as Malaysia
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Mar 6, 2021 13:30
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https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1367612135799287809 questioning american foreign policy now are you? this is starting to sound like... soft tankism    BrutalistMcDonalds has issued a correction as of 14:01 on Mar 6, 2021 |
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Mar 6, 2021 13:53
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next: smooth tankism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8VCMY7KjrI
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Mar 6, 2021 14:02
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BrutalistMcDonalds posted:https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1367612135799287809 Fully indoctrinated by imperialism lol. Even in a world without US hegemony he still assumes the US would need to 'fix' things instead of just not breaking them in the first place.
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Mar 6, 2021 14:03
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quote:One can argue that guns are merely tools and it's the user who decides if they will be for self-defense or for murder. You can also say that you dont arm a lunatic like Duterte and expect the weapons to be used righteously, but then again you can also argue that it will not be just Duterte's finger on the trigger and you cant deprive a whole country's right to defend itself because of one man's mental instability. One can even say that with the US' philippine presence being important to their own self interest, they are being forced to commit a necessary evil to protect their own people. quote:To me, the word "puppet" connotes subservience to another, or at the very least having a "master" who is the strongest pillar to one's cling to a position. In that regard, it is crystal clear who Duterte's is as he is not afraid to lose support from any other country so long as he maintains that one
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Mar 6, 2021 16:26
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but if we do something, things might happen
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Mar 6, 2021 16:57
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I think guy got tattooed "army dog" on his face. https://twitter.com/SNickolous/status/1367061900006100996?s=19 https://twitter.com/MahaRazar/status/1366648296895221760?s=19 It's a bingo!
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Mar 6, 2021 17:41
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fart simpson posted:one of my aunts complains about this constantly lol. her big thing is she can’t imagine a world where pharmaceutical research is done without a profit motive The global south is getting completely hosed over because all western covid vaccines are patented and the WTO enforces the patents. India/South Africa are constantly at odds with the WTO because of their laws regarding patents on generics. People wonder why developing nations choose to ally with China/Russia over the west. 
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Mar 6, 2021 19:35
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AnimeIsTrash posted:The global south is getting completely hosed over because all western covid vaccines are patented and the WTO enforces the patents. India/South Africa are constantly at odds with the WTO because of their laws regarding patents on generics. It is also difficult to see India moving toward a FTA with the US for that precise reason. The market for generics in/from India is massive and if the US enforced its IPs, it would take out a chunk of the Indian economy.
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Mar 6, 2021 20:45
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India hasn't signed a new FTA with anybody for 10 years. And the agreements are mostly with small economies. India historically is a very protectionism country.
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Mar 6, 2021 21:04
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enclosing ideas to extract rents is like the ultimate form of artificial scarcity lol
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Mar 6, 2021 21:16
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https://twitter.com/broadcast_paris/status/1368209537468137477?s=19 https://twitter.com/thaungsunyein/status/1367695777632428033?s=19 https://twitter.com/HTOOHTO98665820/status/1368092806225424391?s=19 stephenthinkpad has issued a correction as of 21:29 on Mar 6, 2021 |
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Mar 6, 2021 21:22
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stephenthinkpad posted:India hasn't signed a new FTA with anybody for 10 years. And the agreements are mostly with small economies. India historically is a very protectionism country. They tried with the EU...it failed for predictable reasons. It has a FTA with ASEAN. Unfortunately, it generally has worked in ASEAN's favor since ASEAN's manufacturing is more competitive. A FTA would be one carrots that would help the US to build a system of containment against the PRC, but 1. it just isn't likely to happen, and 2. India, besides being protectionist, has generally pushed for an independent foreign policy. Otherwise, the only other power that the US could "turn" against the PRC is Russia, and that just isn't going to be happening. Taiwan isn't going to be making any sudden movements and there are limits to what Japan can/is willing to do.
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Mar 6, 2021 21:40
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stephenthinkpad posted:India hasn't signed a new FTA with anybody for 10 years. And the agreements are mostly with small economies. India historically is a very protectionism country. than why are they trying to sell out their farmers to international capitol to the point of massive riots?
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Mar 6, 2021 21:42
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BrutalistMcDonalds posted:this is all so horrendously stupid and depraved oh cool, can a Markov chain produce qualitative intelligence on China these days
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Mar 6, 2021 21:50
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Rutibex posted:than why are they trying to sell out their farmers to international capitol to the point of massive riots? India should have a farm economy reform, but like the general sales tax reform from 2 years ago, it was badly managed by the BJP. The farmers who are leading the protest are the minority Punjabis who will lost the most under the new law. If the Modi government had any sense, they should have pushed out the reform gradually, start in 1 or 2 model states first, get good buzz in the first phase and slowly roll out to the rest of the country in tiers, and obviously touch the ethnic minorities the last. Most of Modi's reforms are aiming to integrate and unify the country, not really under the doctrine of free market capitalism.
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Mar 6, 2021 22:10
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Eh, I wouldn't necessarily say that but there is perhaps a centralizing tendency to his reforms but certainly, at their core they are liberal. Also, agricultural reforms were just going to affect largely Punjabi smallholders but impact a huge number of migrant workers as well. I actually don't think the reform was actually necessary either since the social impact from the reforms would undermine the productivity gains from consolidation. India's real issue is that simply it is not internationally competitive except for some very specific sectors and that requires not only centralization but heavy state investment. (Modi's banking reforms also reminds me of what occurred in Turkey where the financial industry went absolutely wild until it actually bankrupted it.)
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Mar 6, 2021 22:22
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I think INC's reform were more economically liberal than BJP. Also the whole world is doing regional trade pack but India walked away from RCEP. Modi's demonetization made no sense from any angle except to show the country he was a strongman, which worked in following elections. stephenthinkpad has issued a correction as of 22:59 on Mar 6, 2021 |
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Mar 6, 2021 22:55
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shrike82 posted:like I said, lol if you think ASEAN and Singapore are anti-China stephenthinkpad posted:Singapore is classic case of hedging bet on all sides. When Philippines kicked out the Americans out of their naval bases due to the Philippines domestic politic, about 15 years ago I think, Singapore open their port access to the US Navy. But the port itself is still owned and operated by Singapore so not really a US base. piss pisssas? pisss....... pis sipippeess peas: pis pis, pisss piss piz! https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2019/08/26/the-malacca-dilemma-a-hindrance-to-chinese-ambitions-in-the-21st-century/ quote:However, China’s new found strength also gave birth to new vulnerabilities for the country. https://www.forbes.com/sites/hisutton/2020/07/08/could-the-indian-navy-strangle-chinas-lifeline-in-the-malacca-strait/?sh=116e5e6178e8 quote:India has enjoyed one area of strategic advantage over China for many years: Chinese industry relies on shipping routes that move goods and oil through the Malacca Strait between Malaysia and Indonesia. This narrow waterway is a perfect choke point. India’s natural position in the Indian Ocean, with basing capabilities in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands at the mouth of the strait, would allow its navy to cut it off in the event of a crisis or war. But increasingly China may be able to, quite literally, get around this. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/as-china-eyes-taiwan-and-beyond-quad-s-indo-pacific-agenda-takes-priority-101614941573506.html quote:As China eyes Taiwan and beyond, Quad's Indo-Pacific agenda takes priority https://www.quora.com/Will-Gwadar-port-be-a-setback-for-Singapore/answer/Lin-Xieyi quote:So why did Beijing decided to allow Singapore’s PSA to run the lucrative port business? Fact : 95% of China’s oil imports travel by sea and 60% of all transport vessels that passes through the straits of Malacca are destined for China. Once Gwadar port becomes fully operational, Singapore’s port business will be severely affected and by giving Singapore the operating rights to recoup its lost business from Gwadar port,China extended goodwill to ASEAN as a whole and laid the foundation for the Belt and Road Initiative. https://gulfnews.com/business/singapores-psa-makes-highest-pakistani-port-bid-1.270538 quote:Singapore's PSA makes highest Pakistani port bid https://tribune.com.pk/story/419578/singapore-port-operator-on-way-out-of-gwadar quote:Singapore port operator on way out of Gwadar https://www.smh.com.au/technology/singapore-south-korea-revealed-as-five-eyes-spying-partners-20131124-2y433.html quote:Singapore, South Korea revealed as Five Eyes spying partners https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/singapore-western-intelligence quote:Singapore is an anomaly in Southeast Asia. It has staunch connections with the US and Israel and a network of varied corporate interests all around the world. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/02/11/china-uighurs-genocide-xinjiang/ quote:Parts of Xinjiang had two brief periods of self-rule as East Turkestan (1933-1934 and 1944-1949) before the region came under Mao Zedong’s Communist rule in 1949, along with the rest of China. A number of Uighurs continue to hope for political independence one day, a stance that is harshly suppressed by Beijing. https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1206403.shtml quote:The scholar noted that the US' tactics showed an already "mature" pattern in backing separatists from China, especially in Xinjiang - think tanks or "scholars" manipulating reports on "oppression" in the region, media covering "sad stories of victims," and the US government or the Congress backing bills and other political interference to pressure China. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/6/18/project-force-what-is-behind-chinas-naval-ambitions quote:Project Force: What is behind China’s naval ambitions? piss psisddsp psisss asp psiss. pis spsssipisp. pissss piss pizzwsa pisxsszzs[pppp ppppp ppepepepeeepeep piss. piss-ssip sipppsis pis. PISS. piss piss Piss piss. shrike82 posted:yup, not to mention ASEAN includes countries with a lot of antipathy towards the US such as Malaysia https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/former-malaysian-intelligence-chief-says-letter-to-cia-nothing-to-do-with-ex-pm-najib quote:The former director-general of the Malaysian External Intelligence Organisation Hasanah Abdul Hamid has lodged a police report over a letter she sent to the United States' Central Intelligence Agency. https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2019/05/15/the-cia-wants-you-if-you-can-speak-malay/ quote:The recruitment drive for Malay-speaking personnel could come in handy in the wake of news that a former Mossad chief said that the US will need to combat attempts by Iran to circumvent anti-nuclear programme sanctions through Malaysia. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51456056 quote:In Singapore and Malaysia, hundreds of thousands have signed online petitions calling for a total ban on Chinese nationals from entering their countries - and both countries' governments have put in place some form of entry ban. In Japan, some have labelled the Chinese as "bioterrorists", while conspiracy theories about the Chinese infecting locals, particularly Muslims, have proliferated in Indonesia and elsewhere. https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security/reports/2017/06/05/433540/u-s-indonesia-u-s-malaysia-relations-trump-era/ quote:Malaysia has followed a similar trajectory. In 2007, the earliest date for which polling is available, only a quarter of Malaysians—and only 10 percent of Malaysian Muslims—had a favorable view of the United States.5 By 2013, the percentage of Malaysians who viewed the United States in a positive light had increased to more than 50 percent.6 As in Indonesia, the personal popularity of Obama—the first U.S. president to visit Malaysia since Lyndon Johnson—likely accounts for much of this turnaround.7 https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/interview-malaysias-former-deputy-defense-minister-liew-chin-tong quote:Interview with Malaysia’s former Deputy Defense Minister Liew Chin Tong https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2021/02/25/retract-or-ill-sue-maszlee-tells-asyraf-over-communist-claims/ quote:Maszlee Malik has threatened to haul Umno Youth chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki to court if the latter does not retract his claim that the previous Pakatan Harapan administration had intentionally glorified communists. https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2021/02/24/umno-youth-accuse-pakatan-of-revising-history-syllabus-to-implant-malaysian/1952501 quote:Umno Youth accuses Pakatan of revising history syllabus to implant ‘Malaysian Malaysia’ ideology promoting socialism, communism https://www.vice.com/en/article/93wn3y/malaysia-police-raid-restaurant-penang-wallpaper-mao-zedong-communism quote:Malaysian Police Raided a Restaurant for Its Wallpaper of Mao Zedong pis-a-pis pipipsssss pepsi
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Mar 6, 2021 23:16
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Eox posted:imagine thinking that china not giving a single poo poo about ip theft is a bad thing I agree with this, especially regarding medical and infrastructure tech, but I also think people (not this idiot, but others [and not corporations]) should be compensated for their artistic or academic output. idk how to reconcile these beliefs AnimeIsTrash posted:The global south is getting completely hosed over because all western covid vaccines are patented and the WTO enforces the patents. India/South Africa are constantly at odds with the WTO because of their laws regarding patents on generics. are the Chinese/Russian vaccines not patented? I didn’t know that stephenthinkpad posted:India should have a farm economy reform how come? stephenthinkpad posted:Most of Modi's reforms are aiming to integrate and unify the country, not really under the doctrine of free market capitalism. I thought he was a fascist? integration isn’t usually high up on their priority list, but perhaps in a state like India it’s necessary
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Mar 6, 2021 23:23
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Mar 6, 2021 23:30
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indigi posted:how come? quote:I thought he was a fascist? integration isn’t usually high up on their priority list, but perhaps in a state like India it’s necessary Well he is a "fascist" against minorities, it's the whole deal of BJP. However it doesn't really mean anything regarding his other policies. That's why I don't like use this word in modern politic. He is a populist for sure.
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Mar 6, 2021 23:36
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stephenthinkpad posted:My impression is too many subsidies and too many weird farm laws all over the place in the era when India was in socialist economy. Also too many regional laws for voting block legacy deals that have made the India society very feudal. ah that seems like it could be a mess. I doubt the bjp could fix it in a good way though
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Mar 6, 2021 23:40
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