Agrajag posted:

nice fake news there you brain dead sinophobe

SorePotato posted:

Who cares loser, your spinning bowtie cannot lead me astray from Xi Jinping Thought. I live eternal in the people's heavenly army, while you, a CIA brain floating in a jar, are set to be replaced in two weeks

Nonsense posted:

The Soloman Islands have had an extremely divisive history since World War 2, Japanese and American imperialism did not help things obviously, but those folks have had a real long beef with continentals of any stripe.

quote:

WikiLeaks cables reveal US role in Australia’s “regime change” in Solomon Islands

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The 2006 cables begin with the Solomon Islands’ elections in April, the first national vote that was held under the watch of the Australian-led intervention force, the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI).

In July 2003, the Australian government dispatched soldiers, federal police and officials to take over the Solomons’ state apparatus, including the police, courts, prisons, central bank and finance department. The US-backed RAMSI operation was part of Canberra’s drive to defend its economic interests and geo-strategic dominance in the South Pacific amid heightened concerns about the influence of rival powers, including China.

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A lengthy cable dispatched on August 22, 2006, “RAMSI faces a bleak time,” pointed to Washington’s and Canberra’s contempt for the nominal sovereignty of the Solomons’ government. The US ambassador outlined proposals advanced by ministers in the Sogavare cabinet—including a constitutional change, legislative reforms to have “traditional communal concepts reinforced over private property” and a “rural development plan which would identify crops and industries appropriate to each micro-community rather than a national strategy”. Each was summarily dismissed as either too expensive or incompatible with “a key RAMSI concern, effectiveness of government.”

The colonial character of US-Australian activities in the South Pacific emerges clearly in a cable sent on September 13, titled “Solomon Islands: PM kicks Australia in the shin.” The dispatch reported on Sogavare’s expulsion of Australian High Commissioner Patrick Cole for his active collaboration with the parliamentary opposition as it worked to bring down the government. For Ambassador Fitts, there was no “rational political motivation for Sogavare’s action” and the expulsion was “a reflection of his personal (and rather adolescent) frustration over the large RAMSI role in Solomon decision making.”

Lostconfused posted:

Someone post that Varoufakis video again.

crepeface posted:

so funny when a warren homunculus questions yanis varoufakis about china's debt traps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tJatdtv4jQ

SorePotato posted:

Who cares loser, your spinning bowtie cannot lead me astray from Xi Jinping Thought. I live eternal in the people's heavenly army, while you, a CIA brain floating in a jar, are set to be replaced in two weeks

quote:

It has now surpassed the 2017 action flick “Wolf Warrior II,” which previously held the record for China’s highest-grossing movie, with $882 million in box office receipts.

AnimeIsTrash posted:

https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1463912143993114629

Lmfao

Rutibex posted:

nice is it getting a US release?

Lostconfused posted:

Wrong, it's already here, supposedly.

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/battle-at-lake-changjin-us-release-date-1235109494/

Lostconfused posted:

Wrong, it's already here, supposedly.

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/battle-at-lake-changjin-us-release-date-1235109494/

Edit: yep, it has two screenings at a local theater on Sunday.

Crusader posted:

Crusader posted:

https://i.imgur.com/fZPOnAj.mp4

Crusader posted:

https://i.imgur.com/fZPOnAj.mp4

Chamale posted:

Mao's son was killed by an American bombing on November 25, 1950. Apocryphally, it happened while he was cooking egg-fried rice, hence the reference to the "North Korean optiion."

Grapplejack posted:

Is that what that's actually about what the gently caress lol

I assumed it was something about egg fried rice preventing a famine

AnimeIsTrash posted:

When was the last time the US army actually won something?

Judakel posted:

Not gonna lie: China makes awful movies.

Judakel posted:

Not gonna lie: China makes awful movies.

Some Guy TT posted:

what exactly is it supposed to mean when someone says a chinese movie is political is there any non arbitrary definition by which you could claim a chinese war movie is political but literally any random war movie from any other country isnt

BrainDance posted:

There are good Chinese movies. The political ones are corny and over the top, and that's what people outside China hear about. But there are legitimately good Chinese movies like, I always recommend 狗十三， I thought it was really well made and honest.

Pener Kropoopkin posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aHDj84CcsY

the trailer looks alright. I especially appreciate their casting for MacArthur

stephenthinkpad posted:

I never paid attention to this movie. But it looks like a properly made expensive action war movie.

When was the last time Hollywood made a war movie with Large scaled battle scene?

The only thing I can think of recently is Brat Pitt tank movie Fury. But it has long stretch of quiet civilian scenes. I would call it a mid budget war movie.

Oh yeah there is that one-take war movie 1917 which is again focus on small battles.

stephenthinkpad posted:

I never paid attention to this movie. But it looks like a properly made expensive action war movie.

When was the last time Hollywood made a war movie with Large scaled battle scene?

The only thing I can think of recently is Brat Pitt tank movie Fury. But it has long stretch of quiet civilian scenes. I would call it a mid budget war movie.

Oh yeah there is that one-take war movie 1917 which is again focus on small battles.

gradenko_2000 posted:

Is there like a Netflix for China so I can watch all of this stuff