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Anime Schoolgirl
Nov 28, 2002

Mantis42 posted:

lmao that's way more advanced than what we had at fedex. where was my tiny robot??

also I met some shirtless chinese guys last night while getting street food. they asked what I thought about the Israeli-Palestine conflict. I said I supported Palestine, and they bought me a beer.
dudes rock

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Zohar
Jul 14, 2013

Good kitty
met someone from a rich chinese family who was complaining about how terrible the mainland is now and her go to example was that the government had opened some places where they give food to poor people

PhilippAchtel
May 31, 2011


Can you believe the Chinese don't allow their chat bots the freedom to express fascist ideology?

Madness! Inhumane! Totalitarian!

Zohar posted:

met someone from a rich chinese family who was complaining about how terrible the mainland is now and her go to example was that the government had opened some places where they give food to poor people

PhilippAchtel has issued a correction as of 13:10 on Oct 26, 2023

ModernMajorGeneral
Jun 25, 2010

stephenthinkpad posted:

https://twitter.com/bidetmarxman/status/1716868188368220633?t=d_l7FgHuJ3_lDFmnq75_7w&s=19

This writer only talked to bourgies? None of them sound like Chinese to me but whatever.

"the older and more powerful they were, the more they were destabilized by lockdowns"

please President Xi I am begging you, my country cries out for literally any policy that affects older and more powerful people disproportionately

ModernMajorGeneral has issued a correction as of 13:25 on Oct 26, 2023

Palladium
May 8, 2012

Very Good
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i watched a 12k BTU air-conditioner roundup review on Bilibili, where a Midea unit used 12% less energy than Daikin while being cheaper by 66%

more concrete proof the chinese can't innovate and compete

mawarannahr
May 21, 2019
Probation
Can't post for 24 hours!

Palladium posted:

i watched a 12k BTU air-conditioner roundup review on Bilibili, where a Midea unit used 12% less energy than Daikin while being cheaper by 66%

more concrete proof the chinese can't innovate and compete

"It's only because Midea bought Toshiba's home appliances division a few years ago :smug:"

Palladium
May 8, 2012

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mawarannahr posted:

"It's only because Midea bought Toshiba's home appliances division a few years ago :smug:"

its even funnier when the reviewer tore down the units from both brands and found midea used far less materials in their outdoor unit

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
RIP

https://x.com/CNBCi/status/1717706789561520577?s=20

R. Guyovich
Dec 25, 1991

conspiracy theories about this from ostensible "experts" are gonna be nuts

Punkin Spunkin
Jan 1, 2010
excuse me but 68 year olds don't just die like that

he was probably speaking out against Xi sending more weapons to Hamas and maybe he figured out which concentration camp Xi has Peng Shuai in

ModernMajorGeneral
Jun 25, 2010
Covid vaccines strike again

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
He drew a Xi Pooh bear poster.

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy

fart simpson
Jul 2, 2005

DEATH TO AMERICA
:xickos:

KomradeX
Oct 29, 2011


Lol

eSports Chaebol
Feb 22, 2005

Yeah, actually, gamers in the house forever,

PhilippAchtel posted:

Can you believe the Chinese don't allow their chat bots the freedom to express fascist ideology?

aside from how bizarre the claim is on its face, it ignores that ChatGPT is heavily censored too

mawarannahr
May 21, 2019
Probation
Can't post for 24 hours!

eSports Chaebol posted:

aside from how bizarre the claim is on its face, it ignores that ChatGPT is heavily censored too

reminds me of the forums iPhone thread

quote:

There's a rumor if you spam certain words or
phrases that are disapproved by China, they might be in a world of trouble.

quote:

Gonna send them a link to GNR - Chinese Democracy

quote:

I sent these within 30 secs of each other. Did the firewall really block them that fast? :lol:


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I’d probably just report them as junk but I’m amused at the idea of sending them photos of tank man.

fart simpson
Jul 2, 2005

DEATH TO AMERICA
:xickos:

lol thats not how it works. the dude just blocked him because he was tired of receiving reddit spam garbage

Ytlaya
Nov 13, 2005

Palladium posted:

i watched a 12k BTU air-conditioner roundup review on Bilibili, where a Midea unit used 12% less energy than Daikin while being cheaper by 66%

more concrete proof the chinese can't innovate and compete

I got a Midea AC a couple months ago, and it's amazing. Incredibly quiet.

Kassad
Nov 12, 2005

It's about time.

stephenthinkpad posted:

He drew a Xi Pooh bear poster.

cringe-induced heart attack, very sad

Ghost Leviathan
Mar 2, 2017

Exploration is ill-advised.

fart simpson posted:

lol thats not how it works. the dude just blocked him because he was tired of receiving reddit spam garbage

Explains a lot that Americans consider themselves entitled to treat foreigners as endless comic relief

crepeface
Nov 5, 2004

r*p*f*c*
looks like china is getting even more authoritarian

https://twitter.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1717701730937507973?s=20

Majorian
Jul 1, 2009

Think of all the Chinese would-be entrepreneurs whose souls cry out for freedom…:(

Stringent
Dec 22, 2004


image text goes here

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It will also empower Xi and his close allies to strengthen control over the financial sector as Beijing seeks to orchestrate a sweeping deleveraging of China’s huge real estate sector, shore up the finances of indebted local governments, which for decades relied on revenue from property development, and clamp down on speculation and corruption.

:discourse:

Dante80
Mar 23, 2015

I mean, that is what your government is supposed to do and should do in all countries when some golden parachute fuckers are crashing the economy and trying to land the debt on the working class.

But what do I know

Orange Devil
Oct 1, 2010

Wullie's reign cannae smother the flames o' equality!
Compare how China deals with real estate and finance sector fuckery to what the US did with the runup and aftermath of the 2008 crisis.

lmao

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
Yes I just want to point out that how much it makes the working class, single apartment owners feel better and justice served when Beijing nabbed the "richest Chinese at one time" and set him up to live in a cell for 10+ years. Maybe they can't get back the billions he laundered out of the countries to his " "divorced" " wife but its important to have working feedback mechanisms.

Palladium
May 8, 2012

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Dante80 posted:

I mean, that is what your government is supposed to do and should do in all countries when some golden parachute fuckers are crashing the economy and trying to land the debt on the working class.

But what do I know

temporarily embarrassed PPP loan scammers

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy
Rappler: Days after Ayungin collision, China Embassy in Manila says US ‘inflating’ tensions

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The Chinese embassy in the Philippines, in a statement on Thursday, October 26, accused the United States embassy in Manila of making “baseless attacks… in disregard of facts” against what they claimed were “legitimate and lawful law enforcement activities” in Ren’ai Jiao or Ayungin Shoal.

“The statements and remarks of the US Embassy go against the spirit of international law including the UNCLOS. It’s a sinister attempt to endorse the Philippines’ acts of infringement and provocation. We deplore and reject it,” said the Chinese embassy in the Philippines in a statement from its spokesperson.

“Ren’ai Jiao (Ayungin Shoal) has always been China’s territory. It is an integral part of China’s Nansha Qundao (Spratly Islands) The escalation of tension in the South China Sea has been inflated by the US actions,” the Chinese embassy added.

The Chinese Embassy did not specify which statement it was raising alarm over, but said the so-called “attacks” from Washington’s mission in Manila happened in the “in the past few days.”

The Chinese embassy accused Washington of “blatantly emboldening the Philippines’ acts of infringing upon China’s sovereignty and inciting and supporting the Philippines’ attempts to repair and reinforce its warship that was deliberately ‘grounded’” in Ayungin. The Chinese Embassy was referring to the BRP Sierra Madre, a World War II warship that was ran aground on purpose to serve as the country’s outpost in Ayungin Shoal.

“The US even sent over military aircraft and vessels to assist and support the Philippines, and repeatedly sought to threaten China by citing the US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty. What the US does has seriously violated international law and the basic norms governing international relations, seriously undermined China’s sovereignty and rights and interests, and seriously jeopardized regional peace and stability,” added the Chinese Embassy, in its latest statement following collision incidents in the West Philippine Sea.

On October 22, even as a resupply mission to the Sierra Madre was ongoing, the Philippines said China’s “dangerous maneuvers” in the West Philippine Sea led to collisions between boats owned or sanctioned by the two governments. A China Coast Guard ship collided with the Unaiza May 2, a Philippine military-contracted boat while a Chinese Maritime Militia vessel hit the Philippine Coast Guard’s BRP Cabra.

Beijing claims it was the Philippines which provoked the incidents.

I know I keep banging on about this, but I really would like to get it on the record, because nobody else in the Philippines, not even the left, is getting this right.

The Sierra Madre ran aground in Ayungin Shoal in 1999. At the time, the Philippine government claimed that this was an accident, and that the ship would be removed from the shoal eventually.

The government maintained this position for the next five years and across three presidents, and as late as 2013 made representations to the PRC that they had no intention of maintaining a permanent presence on the shoal.

That changed in 2014, when the Philippines declared that Sierra Madre was, as Rappler describes it, "ran aground on purpose to serve as the country’s outpost in Ayungin Shoal" - that this phrase and this description of the act is explicitly stated in the mainstream media is why I'm bringing it up again.

Because if that was always the plan, or hell, even if it wasn't, and the Aquino administration simply decided during their term that their position had changed, for the Sierra Madre to become a permanent installation on the shoal, then as far as China is concerned, they were lied to.

and that last line that I quoted (the article continues on afterwards) is essentially correct: the Philippines provoked the incidents - China keeps trying to stop resupply missions to the Sierra Madre because they don't want the Navy / Coast Guard to be smuggling construction materials onto the shoal, and they have a reason to be suspicious because, again, the Philippines was not being honest about what had happened to the ship. China wasn't trying to stop resupply runs to the shoal until after the change in policy.

So this hotspot, if it ever does become one, is because of a dispute that the Philippines initiated, despite over a decade of yelling and accusations of "Chinese imperialism".

Raskolnikov38
Mar 3, 2007

We were somewhere around Manila when the drugs began to take hold
saw a weird rear end protest at the state department yesterday in connection with wang yi’s visit. a dozen people waving American and PRC flags and then two counter protesters with anti-wang yi signs

HiroProtagonist
May 7, 2007

Raskolnikov38 posted:

saw a weird rear end protest at the state department yesterday in connection with wang yi’s visit. a dozen people waving American and PRC flags and then two counter protesters with anti-wang yi signs

honestly [bolded] comes off as the weirdest part. what the gently caress is any of that even about??

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
Wang Yi took some Fulun gang members organs I supposed.

gradenko_2000 posted:

Rappler: Days after Ayungin collision, China Embassy in Manila says US ‘inflating’ tensions

I know I keep banging on about this, but I really would like to get it on the record, because nobody else in the Philippines, not even the left, is getting this right.

The Sierra Madre ran aground in Ayungin Shoal in 1999. At the time, the Philippine government claimed that this was an accident, and that the ship would be removed from the shoal eventually.

The government maintained this position for the next five years and across three presidents, and as late as 2013 made representations to the PRC that they had no intention of maintaining a permanent presence on the shoal.

That changed in 2014, when the Philippines declared that Sierra Madre was, as Rappler describes it, "ran aground on purpose to serve as the country’s outpost in Ayungin Shoal" - that this phrase and this description of the act is explicitly stated in the mainstream media is why I'm bringing it up again.

Because if that was always the plan, or hell, even if it wasn't, and the Aquino administration simply decided during their term that their position had changed, for the Sierra Madre to become a permanent installation on the shoal, then as far as China is concerned, they were lied to.

and that last line that I quoted (the article continues on afterwards) is essentially correct: the Philippines provoked the incidents - China keeps trying to stop resupply missions to the Sierra Madre because they don't want the Navy / Coast Guard to be smuggling construction materials onto the shoal, and they have a reason to be suspicious because, again, the Philippines was not being honest about what had happened to the ship. China wasn't trying to stop resupply runs to the shoal until after the change in policy.

So this hotspot, if it ever does become one, is because of a dispute that the Philippines initiated, despite over a decade of yelling and accusations of "Chinese imperialism".

Yeah without bringing emotion into this topic, 2014 was when China started filling up other non related islands in SCS, and the tension reach a fever pitch during and after the 2016 SCS tribunal when US naval fleet and all 3 Chinese fleets went to SCS and did "exercise". At the time a lot of involved parties actually believe the US naval would bring their big guns to enforce the bogus tribunal, so some people were yelling really loud. And it turned out the US navy didn't want to put the money where their mouth is. So all the onlooker crowd kind of dissolved. And the SCS tension has been a lot lower for the last few years, especially during the Duterte rule.

I was just listening to the new Chinese podcast today and they made a comment on this topic. Basically little Macros went to China right after he was elected and did the song and dance and signed a lot of contracts, and then did an about faceturn after he went back home. So Beijing has been pretty disappointed by Macros actions. They said there is no reason for Chinese listeners to have any worry in this area. Outside of the fact that Chinese hard power presences in the neighborhood is way stronger than 7 years ago, there are many other ways Beijing can give an answer to Macros. He didn't say what but I remember China did a banana ban to Philippines shipments during Aquino rule. There are some similar actions against Australia during covid.

But me personally, I want to see some military naval confrontation. I want to see Beijing open a third front against the US in SCS. Maybe not before Xi visit US. but do it right after he talk to Biden in SF. Doit.gif

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crepeface
Nov 5, 2004

r*p*f*c*
my aunt's in xinjiang at the moment (they needed more workers at the genocide factory)

they enter the desert and first thing they see is a forced labour camp (wind)

more here: https://imgur.com/a/d7LEDdL

restaurant at night:

more here: https://imgur.com/a/vyLWAkx

armansia royal memorial mausoleum

more here: https://imgur.com/a/JD4bK1Y

(facebook translation) Brenkou White Sand Lake, original ecological painting with blue sky and white clouds, snow mountains, sand lakes and sand mountains at 3300 meters above sea level

more here: https://imgur.com/a/kccgA26

Xiangfei's tomb

more here: https://imgur.com/a/HSFFc23

rural house

more here: https://imgur.com/a/feGrRFW

Goon Boots
Feb 2, 2020


crepeface posted:

my aunt's in xinjiang at the moment (they needed more workers at the genocide factory)

they enter the desert and first thing they see is a forced labour camp (wind)

more here: https://imgur.com/a/d7LEDdL

restaurant at night:

more here: https://imgur.com/a/vyLWAkx

armansia royal memorial mausoleum

more here: https://imgur.com/a/JD4bK1Y

(facebook translation) Brenkou White Sand Lake, original ecological painting with blue sky and white clouds, snow mountains, sand lakes and sand mountains at 3300 meters above sea level

more here: https://imgur.com/a/kccgA26

Xiangfei's tomb

more here: https://imgur.com/a/HSFFc23

rural house

more here: https://imgur.com/a/feGrRFW

heartbreaking, truly looks like hell

hope your aunt can make it out without being sent to the gulag :ohdear:

uninterrupted
Jun 20, 2011

crepeface posted:

my aunt's in xinjiang at the moment (they needed more workers at the genocide factory)

they enter the desert and first thing they see is a forced labour camp (wind)

more here: https://imgur.com/a/d7LEDdL

restaurant at night:

more here: https://imgur.com/a/vyLWAkx

armansia royal memorial mausoleum

more here: https://imgur.com/a/JD4bK1Y

(facebook translation) Brenkou White Sand Lake, original ecological painting with blue sky and white clouds, snow mountains, sand lakes and sand mountains at 3300 meters above sea level

more here: https://imgur.com/a/kccgA26

Xiangfei's tomb

more here: https://imgur.com/a/HSFFc23

rural house

more here: https://imgur.com/a/feGrRFW

this is all rad dude

Tankbuster
Oct 1, 2021
wow, weegur cheesecake factory looks so good.

corona familiar
Aug 13, 2021


:golfclap:

corona familiar has issued a correction as of 07:53 on Oct 28, 2023

Cool Bear
Sep 2, 2012

Humble greetings, Lords of the west sea. I have two simple, ignorant, burger requests, if you would allow them at this time.

1. Did the author of this video deliberately remove all of his english lyrics from the entire internet in an amazing act of anti-freedom for absolutely unknown reasons?
2. can i please have the english lyrics because of how much i love them and yearn for them. If the answer is no, then thats extremely badass, but i wonder if i just failed to understand something?

KeralaManninayiIndianMarxists.mp4
https://imgur.com/a/Dv8CQoq



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I6WrjN_8-c

In exchange, here is one of my culture's favorite songs about .. um ... robbing banks I think:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSfiPrhpeF8

i lied about this song being one of my culture's favorites. it is an obscure song that only i love. However, i recommend it.

To be clear... the indian boy band super group known as CIA must be found at all costs

Cool Bear has issued a correction as of 09:01 on Oct 28, 2023

break-up breakdown
Mar 6, 2010

free cool bear

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gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy
https://twitter.com/kentivanxvi/status/1717790524655202461?t=vKPOX2yva1KJpKvf5x92sA&s=19

The liberals here have been completely silent on Palestine. Nothing from the presidential candidate, nothing from the senate, nothing from the house.

And then this from the CEO of Rappler, which is funded by Omidyar and the NED

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