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Grapplejack
Nov 27, 2007

are triads really even that active anymore, I barely hear about them


drat this dude has managed to be one of the most consequential japenese political figures in like 60 years

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Antonymous
Apr 4, 2009

at this point they should just let him go

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
Well it could be a hate crime or criminal syndicate related. You can't tell from that vague as hell police press.

tristeham
Jul 31, 2022

loving hell lol

crepeface
Nov 5, 2004

r*p*f*c*

killers of abes 2/2 on affecting society

Mantis42
Jul 26, 2010

Abes Together, Strong

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


Grapplejack posted:

are triads really even that active anymore, I barely hear about them

apparently they mostly operate out of Hong Kong now. shocker. some in Singapore and Malaysia

the inner Chinese triads appear to be defunct or busted

e: there is this one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Yee_On

fart simpson
Jul 2, 2005

DEATH TO AMERICA
:xickos:


lol

crepeface
Nov 5, 2004

r*p*f*c*
shout out to this banger that i think to myself some times

Turtle Watch posted:

Some of y’all still don’t get it. You can use multiple slugs on a single Abe.

Orange Devil
Oct 1, 2010

Wullie's reign cannae smother the flames o' equality!

Antonymous posted:

at this point they should just let him go

Give him a McGuyver-esque show imo

Turtle Watch
Jul 30, 2010

by Games Forum

crepeface posted:

shout out to this banger that i think to myself some times

:hfive:
Sadly I realized later that the original quote started ‘a lot of y’all’. but oh well can’t make an omelette without breaking a few Abes.

genericnick
Dec 26, 2012

Antonymous posted:

at this point they should just let him go

Make him PM, introducing a new tradition where the election campaign consists of building a hell-contraption out of garbage to get the old PM.

Al-Saqr
Nov 11, 2007

One Day I Will Return To Your Side.
Chinese workers for the main iPhone facility are putting on a general strike

https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/23/23474868/foxconn-iphone-factory-protest-riot-covid-lockdown

Lostconfused
Oct 1, 2008

Al-Saqr posted:

Chinese workers for the main iPhone facility are putting on a general strike

https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/23/23474868/foxconn-iphone-factory-protest-riot-covid-lockdown

Война и Связь 📡 Combat & Radio 📡 posted:


Gentlemen, iPhones will soon be in short supply and they will become terribly expensive.
It is necessary to quickly buy them up!
And send them to the artillerymen at the front)))
Although of course they do not need this americrap there, what they need is the people's Android.

More insight: China is not liberalism, it is a soft-power regulated society.
There can be no popular revolts not sanctioned by the Communist Party.
The Chinese government has long been quietly pounding and shaking up the business of american FOXCONN type plants in China.
I assert that these "riots," are part of a plan and strategy to reduce Apple's share 🍏 of the smartphone market.
(from t.me/combatdatakam/1042, via tgsa)

DiscountDildos
Nov 8, 2017

It definitely seems like Foxconn is one of the worst Chinese companies

:smuggo:

Grapplejack
Nov 27, 2007

They are but they also have their hands in an insane amount of pies so they're allowed to skate

je1 healthcare
Sep 29, 2015
Some interesting new data about China's growing wealth disparities:

https://wid.world/news-article/whats-new-about-inequality-in-east-asia/

The bottom 50% of Chinese citizens now own just 6% of the country's wealth, 70% is held by the top 10%

The gap continued to grow once Xi took office, albeit at a much slower rate.

crepeface
Nov 5, 2004

r*p*f*c*

DiscountDildos posted:

It definitely seems like Foxconn is one of the worst Chinese companies

:smuggo:

:yosnice:

mawarannahr
May 21, 2019

“Although of course they do not need this americrap there, what they need is the people's Android.” :ironicat:

Lostconfused
Oct 1, 2008

mawarannahr posted:

“Although of course they do not need this americrap there, what they need is the people's Android.” :ironicat:

I updated my chinese phone to a latin american version of the operating system because of US sanctions.

Maximo Roboto
Feb 4, 2012

Isn't there HarmonyOS now or is that only for Huawei devices

Lostconfused
Oct 1, 2008

Depends on the device and region.

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

i loved meafnaf in rocky horror

Antonymous
Apr 4, 2009

DiscountDildos posted:

It definitely seems like Foxconn is one of the worst Chinese companies

:smuggo:

its a taiwanese company

droll
Jan 9, 2020

by Azathoth

Antonymous posted:

its a taiwanese company

Why did you quote them then repeat exactly what they wrote?

Southpaugh
May 26, 2007

Smokey Bacon


Antonymous posted:

its a taiwanese company

We all agree that Taiwan is China itt

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

Southpaugh posted:

We all agree that Taiwan is China itt

DiscountDildos
Nov 8, 2017

Antonymous posted:

its a taiwanese company

:smuggo:

Antonymous
Apr 4, 2009

oh yah sorry I tried the mental gymnastics just didn't stick the landing

Antonymous
Apr 4, 2009

Tsai Ingwen is president of China

how is that

AnimeIsTrash
Jun 30, 2018
Probation
Can't post for 8 hours!

mawarannahr posted:

“Although of course they do not need this americrap there, what they need is the people's Android.” :ironicat:

someone should destroy samsung to prevent them from making further terrible android devices

AnimeIsTrash
Jun 30, 2018
Probation
Can't post for 8 hours!

Antonymous posted:

oh yah sorry I tried the mental gymnastics just didn't stick the landing

Antonymous posted:

Tsai Ingwen is president of China

how is that

:razz:

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

Antonymous posted:

Tsai Ingwen is president of China

how is that

mods

Comrade Koba
Jul 2, 2007

je1 healthcare posted:

Some interesting new data about China's growing wealth disparities:

https://wid.world/news-article/whats-new-about-inequality-in-east-asia/

The bottom 50% of Chinese citizens now own just 6% of the country's wealth, 70% is held by the top 10%

The gap continued to grow once Xi took office, albeit at a much slower rate.

some interesting new data about your posts:

they all suck

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
Phones are not allowed to use the "people's" moniker unless they have removable batteries

Antonymous posted:

Tsai Ingwen is president of China

how is that

Leader of the rebel government.

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

stephenthinkpad posted:

Phones are not allowed to use the "people's" moniker unless they have removable batteries

lol i wish this were true

Ardennes
May 12, 2002
Foxconn is just doing what the ROC has always done best.

DiscountDildos
Nov 8, 2017

China media guy on the Foxconn thing

https://twitter.com/AndyBxxx/status/1595577696041721856?s=20&t=pGByNS3H12DU2veMWkaG-w

https://twitter.com/AndyBxxx/status/1595577705504047105?s=20&t=pGByNS3H12DU2veMWkaG-w

Marenghi
Oct 16, 2008

Don't trust the liberals,
they will betray you
Less Chinese billionaires this year and the ones left have less money.
Philanthropic donations are up on the one hand in response to Xi's call for common prosperity. On the other hand the amount of wealthy people considering emigration is also going up.

Seems like Xi is doing something right.

https://twitter.com/DongshengNews/status/1595522638595637248

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Hubbert
Mar 25, 2007

At a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
this may constitute the greatest moral dilemma of the thread yet:

(1) is foxconn a chinese company; and

(2) will the thread support the workers, the company, or the government

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