Hedenius posted:

The concept of having Anthony Scaramucci explain what Chinese people think about the CCP was funny enough to get me to check what he has been up to after his very public humiliation. I was very surprised to learn that his wife didn't actually divorce him in the end. They worked things out and have a podcast together called "Mooch and the Mrs".

Other than that he's doing exactly what you would expect.

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0:00 Intro
2:04 The history of Taiwan and its relationship to China
4:53 The Chinese civil war and consequences on Taiwan
9:24 China during World War Two
11:44 Taiwan’s system of governance: Martial law until 1993
13:58 When Taiwan controlled China’s seat at the UN Security Council
18:42 What is the One China Policy and “strategic ambiguity”
23:10 US provocations: Dangerous and reckless
27:40 Hawkish elements in Taiwan
29:28 What would reunification look like?
31:25 Taiwanese intransigence as a function of US support
35:04 China’s behavior vs Washington’s: Who’s the aggressor?
37:52 Is Biden’s China policy different from Trump’s?
40:18 What’s really behind Washington’s anti-China policy?
43:43 Are there mechanisms for de-escalation in case of a military confrontation?
47:42 When the CIA trained Tibetan terrorists
56:21 US policy to balkanize China
1:00:48 The US cannot escape from its decline
1:03:44 Cold War politics in academia

half cocaine posted:

Australia vows to help US defend Taiwan from Chinese attacks https://on.ft.com/3kuv3Uz

in your face tankirs

Dante80 posted:

Chinese Mars rover doesn't give a gently caress.



来找我，兄弟！

crepeface posted:

saw this vid about taiwan a little while ago for people who might be more receptive when there's a hot woman explaining things

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLQUdJFqkSI

Rutibex posted:

who took this picture?!

Rutibex posted:

who took this picture?!

dead gay comedy forums posted:

China: hey, I build you rail, roads, ports and an airport, plus we help you out with lots of credit straight to your account, no questions asked, for a symbolic fee. All we ask back is for us to trade, alright?

USA: so you want some money heh I got some heh heh look I need you to undo all these bullshit regulations about foreign financial movements, also my guys need to not pay taxes at all, k? we want 50% of your ports privatized, every airport ought to have a 20% private capital participation minimum. also we wanna an installation fee for those companies, consider it your entry price for our unbelievable yaaaas good loans, heh. btw they're so good so good that you gotta take a primary one from us with these spectacular interest rates, you just have to, heheheh. then you take another one from the IMF, because you see, the third tranche part is going to come from them. The second part is from this super-duper great private consortium of interests we are assembling just. for. you to make your jungleshit country ahem picturesque tropical wonder awesomely developed, POWERED BY AMERICA. after three years of proper payment and continuous demonstrations of goodwill by your part, such as by offering us really cheap privatization deals, we will then give 30% of the primarily negotiated value in your national account over two years, with interest discounted! isn't this the BEST. loving. DEAL. EVER?!?!?!?!

mawarannahr posted:

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CaptainACAB posted:

Man it's wild to see d&d libs rant about how China is doing mega genocide in Xinjiang and then post "evidence" which is literally the party specifically outlining educational, vocational, safety and health standards for the centers, even setting aside places where armed guards are not allowed and another paper stressing the importance of proper gathering, verification and custody of evidence.

All of this sounds very not genocidal to me but they spin these wild yarns from entirely contradictory evidence.

mila kunis posted:

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202111/1238858.shtml?id=12



Chinese official sacked for supporting virtual currency mining, abuse of power

By Global Times

Published: Nov 13, 2021 02:35 PM


Xiao Yi, a former vice chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), has been sacked and expelled from the Party for violations including supporting virtual currency mining which is against China’s regulations.

Xiao was also found with other serious violations of discipline and laws, such as borrowing money in violation of regulations to launch projects and constructions, illegally taking bribes, engaging in profit-making activities and interfering in judicial activities.

The case has shown China’s resolution to strictly regulate virtual currency related activities, market watchers said.

The country has been tightening regulations on virtual currency trading, speculation and mining.

Virtual currency mining activities should be cleaned up and regulated, and mining activities involving state-owned units need to be strictly investigated and punished, China’s National Development and Reform Commission said on Wednesday.

The People's Bank of China, the country’s central bank, and nine other government departments in September jointly issued a statement to further prevent and handle the risks of speculation in virtual currency transactions, clearly noting that virtual currency-related business activities are illegal financial activities.

Over 90 percent of virtual currency-related businesses have been shut down in China following the country's broad and strictest ban on virtual currency trading, industrial observers told the Global Times on October 8.

mawarannahr posted:

Crowsbeak posted:

So What is going on with Evergrande’s bankruptcy. I keep seeing cryptocels claiming it’s going to kill Bitcoin and cause a second 2008? Is any of this true?

mawarannahr posted:

gradenko_2000 posted:

Philippine elections update:

If you recall, back in September there was a lot of scuttlebutt over the possibility of Rodrigo Duterte running for Vice President, in order to continue to hold some semblance of power/executive privilege even if he can't be President anymore.

Then, during the official filing of candidacies in early October:

* Rodrigo Duterte did not file anything and people kinda forgot about the possibility of him running for VP
* Bong Go, his right-hand man, did file to run for VP, but with no running mate
* Bato Dela Rosa, his... other right-hand man, filed to run for President, but everyone expected that this was a sham candidacy and he'd pull out and be substituted-for later
* Sara Duterte, Rodrigo's daughter, did NOT file for either President nor VP. Everyone expected that this was also just a ruse and she would be the one to pull a last-minute entry into the race

November 15, 2021 is the last day for substitutions, and so there was a LOT of news that came up during the preceding week, and specifically within the last 48 hours.


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