crepeface posted:

as a kid in the 80s I was so confused sitcoms depicted broccoli as disgusting. the florets are perfect for soaking up gravy/sauce?!? my grandmother made a great chicken and broccoli stir-fry.

Some Guy TT posted:

https://mobile.twitter.com/Reevellp/status/1491704682602979331

those wily ruskies trying to lure us into a false sense of security!

crepeface posted:

as a kid in the 80s I was so confused sitcoms depicted broccoli as disgusting. the florets are perfect for soaking up gravy/sauce?!? my grandmother made a great chicken and broccoli stir-fry.

crepeface posted:

as a kid in the 80s I was so confused sitcoms depicted broccoli as disgusting. the florets are perfect for soaking up gravy/sauce?!? my grandmother made a great chicken and broccoli stir-fry.

mila kunis posted:

i dont think china and russia's aims are contradictory, this guys a real brain genius

crepeface posted:

as a kid in the 80s I was so confused sitcoms depicted broccoli as disgusting. the florets are perfect for soaking up gravy/sauce?!? my grandmother made a great chicken and broccoli stir-fry.

fits my needs posted:

lol

https://twitter.com/leee_harris/status/1491389250226765825

Ardennes posted:

It’s because people (in the Anglosphere) used to boil/steam the hell out of vegetables and it was indeed bad. Brussel sprouts can be amazing…if you know what you are doing.

Yeah, I don’t see what Russia gets out of the current security order in the Pacific. It is back to that old “China wants to conquer Siberia scare mongering.

Mantis42 posted:

Gonna start calling people who post anti China stuff wuyi 五亿

PhilippAchtel posted:

How to roast brussels sprouts so they taste good:

1) Cut them in half
2) Put them on a pan
3) Add a small amount of oil, salt and pepper
4) Cook them in the oven until they look good to eat

Mr Hootington posted:

Southpaugh posted:

The only thing you should boil is rice imo. Par boil and roast everything else.

sexpig by night posted:

lol imagine still believing the 'organ harvesting' thing. Even the most insane die hards have given up on that because, ya know, mass government scale organ harvesting for the medical industry, even entirely localized in China, would be incredibly easy to prove.

Mr Hootington posted:

Pener Kropoopkin posted:

cruel prison authorities set up a CRT tv on blocks just to take it away

Ardennes posted:

Boiled Yukon Golds are still acceptable, but that is about it. (It is better otherwise but I could see why someone may not have the time etc.)

quote:

B3W Might Not Be Able to Compete With BRI in Southeast Asia, But That’s Okay

Rather than competing in a sector where China is strong – infrastructure – B3W should focus on U.S. strength areas.

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Instead, the Biden administration should turn to other areas of economic and diplomatic engagement. A U.S.-ASEAN digital trade agreement to set regional rules on cross-border data flows, privacy protection, and artificial intelligence is a start. In 2020, China’s trade with Southeast Asia totaled $685 billion, nearly double that of the United States. Such an agreement will be critical given the United States’ continued absence from Asia’s two biggest trade pacts: the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. China is a member of the former and recently applied to join the latter.

The United States could also leverage its comparative advantages in healthcare and education to strengthen ties with Southeast Asia. While China enthusiastically provided its domestically produced COVID-19 vaccines to ASEAN countries, leading officials across the region raised concerns about the efficacy of such shots, with many ultimately embracing Western-made boosters. The Biden administration should continue to send vaccines to the ASEAN nations that need it: Countries like Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam have vaccinated less than 25 percent of their citizens. The U.S. should also increase collaboration with local governments to combat diseases like HIV and malaria. The Biden administration took a step in the right direction by allocating $40 million to such efforts last October. Finally, to strengthen cultural ties, the United States should offer more scholarships to Southeast Asian students, a strategy successfully used by the Japanese government. 80,000 students from ASEAN countries study in China, while 60,000 study in the United States.

To compete with China in Southeast Asia, the Biden administration should substantiate B3W’s democratic aspirations. Increasing economic engagement, health cooperation, and student exchanges with ASEAN countries is a

Best Friends posted:

if American athletes were asked to comment on us starving Yemen and Afghanistan all the liberals would completely melt down

GlassEye-Boy posted:

https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/b3w-might-not-be-able-to-compete-with-bri-in-southeast-asia-but-thats-okay/

lol, areas of strength such as...Education and Healthcare?

OhFunny posted:

The war is always two weeks away.

Mr Hootington posted:

XMNN posted:

https://twitter.com/NATOpress/status/1491792022125961222?t=y_cPcCEsL_0syGqNkRfxEw&s=19

I'm sure 5000 troops will definitely stop an actual russian invasion doing the Courland pocket at 100x speed

also I thought troop mobilisations near borders were an unacceptable act of aggression and escalation??

Raskolnikov38 posted:

the depths of hatred i have for liberals and anarchists is boundless

Southpaugh posted:

The only thing you should boil is rice imo. Par boil and roast everything else.

Pener Kropoopkin posted:

If it's not Eurasia relevant it should probably go in the WW3 thread