[Asia/Oceania] Yellen says she hopes China wont mount retaliation against any steps Washington takes

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gradenko_2000: Oct 5, 2010; HELL SERPENT; Lipstick Apathy

The Gulf of Tonkin negotiations is a model for how Asian countries should deal with the SCS.

# ? Dec 14, 2023 05:16

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# ? May 25, 2024 21:52

Danann: Aug 4, 2013

https://twitter.com/orikron/status/1734353492494459163

nationalized mcdonalds look good

how's vkusno i tochka like these days

# ? Dec 14, 2023 05:42

Danann: Aug 4, 2013

https://twitter.com/Mont_Jiang/status/1734949853979897916

quote:

A good report in the WSJ about what the furor over "Chinese debt trap diplomacy" is all about : the fear that Chinese term sheets and approaches to default workouts may hurt the interests of Western hedge funds and asset managers.

dogs of the empire are mad that profit is not being extracted from debt and that a better world is possible

# ? Dec 14, 2023 06:41

Eminent DNS: May 28, 2007

Are those photos of parts of the article??

# ? Dec 14, 2023 07:30

WhiskeyWhiskers: Oct 14, 2013; "هذا ليس عادلاً."
"هذا ليس عادلاً على الإطلاق."
"كان هناك وقت الآن."
(السياق الخفي: للقراءة)

Someone who wanted multiple highlighted sections without knowing what the snipping tool is

# ? Dec 14, 2023 07:40

Sancho Banana: Aug 4, 2023; Not to be confused with meat.

Western capitalist vampires sometimes like to portray the PRC as some Neo Ming Dynasty sailing around The Indian Ocean in search of tributaries not only for propoganda purposes to preserve American hegemony, but also because the concept of extending credit to third world countries without stripping them clean and maintaining a neo-colonial chokehold for decades is just alien to them. "Isn't that the whole purpose of international debt relations? Why the hell are you even lending money if you're not being as predatory as possible about it?"

Sancho Banana has issued a correction as of 12:16 on Dec 14, 2023

# ? Dec 14, 2023 07:56

comedyblissoption: Mar 15, 2006

Danann posted:

https://twitter.com/orikron/status/1734353492494459163

nationalized mcdonalds look good

how's vkusno i tochka like these days

[Asia/Oceania/The Peoples' Burgertown]

# ? Dec 14, 2023 08:27

DancingShade: Jul 26, 2007; by Fluffdaddy

Danann posted:

https://twitter.com/Mont_Jiang/status/1734949853979897916

dogs of the empire are mad that profit is not being extracted from debt and that a better world is possible

The horror... the horror.

# ? Dec 14, 2023 09:12

Centrist Committee: Aug 6, 2019

Danann posted:

https://twitter.com/orikron/status/1734353492494459163

nationalized mcdonalds look good

how's vkusno i tochka like these days

this is the most effective anti-china propaganda ive ever seen,

don�t like burger take hold xi, it will destroy you!!!

# ? Dec 14, 2023 17:23

Grapplejack: Nov 27, 2007

https://twitter.com/FrutigerAeroD/status/1733169574235783423?s=20The early 2000s are thriving in China

# ? Dec 14, 2023 17:56

Slavvy: Dec 11, 2012

That is a winamp skin

# ? Dec 14, 2023 18:04

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

Grapplejack posted:

https://twitter.com/FrutigerAeroD/status/1733169574235783423?s=20The early 2000s are thriving in China

# ? Dec 14, 2023 18:05

Centrist Committee: Aug 6, 2019

bliss.station

# ? Dec 14, 2023 18:34

Spergin Morlock: Aug 8, 2009

Slavvy posted:

That is a winamp skin

more like a Sonique skin really

# ? Dec 14, 2023 18:51

Cpt_Obvious: Jun 18, 2007

Burgers with Chinese characteristics.

# ? Dec 14, 2023 18:59

stephenthinkpad: Jan 2, 2020

American burger with Chinese characteristics.

# ? Dec 14, 2023 19:01

Some Guy TT: Aug 30, 2011

crepeface posted:

'Bamboo diplomacy' lol

gonna start calling US foreign outreach 'burger diplomacy'

is it like burgerposting

# ? Dec 14, 2023 19:45

ModernMajorGeneral: Jun 25, 2010

AUKUS deal approved by US Congress as backers say future presidents can be trusted

dude trust me

quote:

Reversal risks 'tremendous blowback'
The US legislation states that 270 days before the transfer happens, the president will need to certify that the transfer is consistent with the country's foreign policy interests, and would not "degrade" its own undersea capabilities.

Democratic congressman Joe Courtney, a co-chair of the AUKUS working group, rejected suggestions that could lead to a future administration backing out of the agreement.

"We've got now statutory blessing to AUKUS, which I think expresses a clear bipartisan intent in both chambers that we support this security agreement in terms of all the technology sharing," he said.

"And so for a future president to sort of try and gum up the works or move backwards, I mean honestly, whoever that is would have to come back and try and undo some of the authorities that we've created."

Mr Courtney said there was also strong backing for the agreement within the US military.

"Given what I think was really powerful support from what is ultimately the key department in the executive branch, the Department of the Navy, for this provision, I just feel that whatever president that might be would face tremendous blowback in terms of trying to undo what we've accomplished here today," he said.

Don't worry, the deal is safe because the military is too powerful for a future elected president to override even if they wanted to. There sure would be some nasty surprises in store for them!

Let's all toast to our new agreement that will safeguard our shared democratic values.

# ? Dec 15, 2023 03:18

Punkin Spunkin: Jan 1, 2010

lmao I'm so stupid this whole time I just assumed "Albanese" was some kind of weird old timey/alternate way of referring to Australians

# ? Dec 15, 2023 03:23

crepeface: Nov 5, 2004; r*p*f*c*

ModernMajorGeneral posted:

AUKUS deal approved by US Congress as backers say future presidents can be trusted

dude trust me

Don't worry, the deal is safe because the military is too powerful for a future elected president to override even if they wanted to. There sure would be some nasty surprises in store for them!

Let's all toast to our new agreement that will safeguard our shared democratic values.

lmfao so we gave the US 300 billion or whatever and they can just decide not to give us the submarines?

# ? Dec 15, 2023 03:27

bedpan: Apr 23, 2008

crepeface posted:

lmfao so we gave the US 300 billion or whatever and they can just decide not to give us the submarines?

art of the deal

# ? Dec 15, 2023 03:29

fart simpson: Jul 2, 2005; DEATH TO AMERICA

crepeface posted:

lmfao so we gave the US 300 billion or whatever and they can just decide not to give us the submarines?

tributary states have to pay tribute

# ? Dec 15, 2023 03:31

Palladium: May 8, 2012; Very Good
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crepeface posted:

lmfao so we gave the US 300 billion or whatever and they can just decide not to give us the submarines?

one convenient seeseepee spy later

# ? Dec 15, 2023 03:32

Spergin Morlock: Aug 8, 2009

I'm curious if the total inflation adjusted amount of Australian raw materials sold to China is greater or lesser than $300 billion lmao

# ? Dec 15, 2023 03:33

stephenthinkpad: Jan 2, 2020

crepeface posted:

lmfao so we gave the US 300 billion or whatever and they can just decide not to give us the submarines?

They likely will, the main purpose of Aukus is to swallow what remains of the British MIC. It takes time to digest the UK counterpart, they will send an used sub or two over to the aussies. How much you are overpaying for them is another story.

# ? Dec 15, 2023 03:54

Ghost Leviathan: Mar 2, 2017; Exploration is ill-advised.

Being the enemy of the USA is dangerous, being the ally of the USA is fatal

# ? Dec 15, 2023 03:59

DancingShade: Jul 26, 2007; by Fluffdaddy

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/revolutionising-adf-recruiting-an-opt-out-system/

Can't get recruits? What if we try tricking them into joining up by making everything very complicated?

# ? Dec 15, 2023 04:10

Palladium: May 8, 2012; Very Good
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DancingShade posted:

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/revolutionising-adf-recruiting-an-opt-out-system/

Can't get recruits? What if we try tricking them into joining up by making everything very complicated?

citing israel reservists in 2023 as a good example lol

# ? Dec 15, 2023 04:14

crepeface: Nov 5, 2004; r*p*f*c*

Punkin Spunkin posted:

lmao I'm so stupid this whole time I just assumed "Albanese" was some kind of weird old timey/alternate way of referring to Australians

we usually call him 'Albo' in australia. feel free to look up that username on twitter, it's definitely him

# ? Dec 15, 2023 04:37

Danann: Aug 4, 2013

https://twitter.com/CarlZha/status/1735467788935086127

shooting the foot is a bipartisan effort in america

# ? Dec 15, 2023 06:04

ikanreed: Sep 25, 2009; I honestly I have no idea who cannibal[SIC] is and I do not know why I should know.

syq dude, just syq!

But also gently caress the racism is bad for actual human beings

# ? Dec 15, 2023 06:38

Dr. Jerrold Coe: Feb 6, 2021; Is it me?

lmao at the fuckin losers who come over to america and cosplay as dissidents from the SEESEEPEE

https://twitter.com/zhao_dashuai/status/1735276263286391036

# ? Dec 15, 2023 06:45

DancingShade: Jul 26, 2007; by Fluffdaddy

Dr. Jerrold Coe posted:

lmao at the fuckin losers who come over to america and cosplay as dissidents from the SEESEEPEE

https://twitter.com/zhao_dashuai/status/1735276263286391036

It's like a parody of a defector story. I don't know who is managing it or whether it's going well or poorly. Lovely.

Keeping someone in kellogs rice bubbles I suppose.

# ? Dec 15, 2023 09:00

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

Jakarta method 2
Remarks at the Opening of the U.S.-ASEAN Center - United States Department of State

www.state.gov posted:

I am so deeply honored to be here representing the State Department and working to convey just how important this Center is to us. How important the U.S.-ASEAN relationship is to us. I�m deeply honored to be here with my fellow speakers, and special thanks to Senator Duckworth, Representative Castro, and, to my friend, Dr. Chris Howard. It is a real honor to be here with you today.

I will say, of course, a special thanks to ASU to start us out. As Dr. Howard laid out, we do have a robust, close, deeply felt partnership between the State Department and ASU. Not only are they doing all the great work that he talked about in the East Asia Pacific, Indo-Pacific, and Southeast Asia regions, also they�re doing great work with us in Eastern Europe working to reach Russian audiences. This is a truly global partnership that we are so honored to be a part of.

As was mentioned, I just got back from a trip to Indonesia, Japan, and ROK. Having stopped in both Bali and Jakarta, Indonesia, I worked closely with Ambassador Abraham, and I can tell you that ASEAN has never been more important to the United States. We are deeply feeling the partnership not just through our interlocutors in government, but also through its people. So that�s what I�m excited to talk about here today.

As was mentioned, a center like this is a true partnership. I want to acknowledge the folks in the room, particularly the distinguished members of the ASEAN diplomatic community.� We look forward to working with you on how we can maximize this space. This is a space for all of us, and we should be able to do that collaboratively. I look forward to seeing many of you here at future events.

I want to thank representatives of the private sector, and in particular Ambassador Ted Osius, who leads the U.S-ASEAN Business Council, for the important work you do enhancing economic cooperation between the United States and the ASEAN region.

We also have representatives from the academic and think-tank community here, who do critical work in not only analyzing the region but spurring to action people from across sectors to do this work together.

I am very grateful to colleagues joining us from across the U.S. government. I represent many here, but there are so many from the State Department, from the Office of the Vice President representing Vice President Harris�s deliverable earlier in this year.

And I want to give a special shout-out to my colleague at the State Department, our Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Sara Minkara. Sara recently led the U.S. delegation to the ASEAN-U.S. Dialogue on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Jakarta and spent over a week in Indonesia and, as I heard with my visit following on hers, made an enormous impact.

I also want to acknowledge Ambassador Heather Variava. Heather is our newly confirmed Ambassador to Laos after a long confirmation journey. So we are very happy to have her, we�re so glad to have her going out to lead our Mission in Vientiane particularly as you head into a partnership with Laos for their ASEAN chairmanship. So, thank you so much, Heather.

I wanted to say � it bears repeating it�s at the foundation of this partnership, but it�s worth repeating � that ASEAN matters to the United States of America. We are a Pacific nation. We are a Pacific neighbor. We are a Pacific friend. We are a Pacific partner. And it is with that spirit that we are here today.

President Biden has said that the future of the 21st century economy will largely be written in the Indo-Pacific, and he noted Southeast Asia is at the center of the Indo-Pacific.� U.S. trade in goods and services with ASEAN was estimated at $505 billion in 2022, with over 6,200 U.S. companies operating in ASEAN, employing nearly 1 million people. The scale of impact here is enormous.

We know that in the modern world, foreign policy is about relationships. And as some of you know, I�m fond of saying that it�s not just about government-to-government relationships, but about people-to-people relationships. This U.S.-ASEAN Center is going to be a key initiative to keep building those relationships and understanding between the people of the U.S. and people across ASEAN.

The ASEAN-U.S. Center is going to allow us to increase our engagement with ASEAN here in the United States. And, as I mentioned having just been in the region and talking to Ambassador Abraham, the hunger for this center is real. It is visceral. People are very excited to see this commitment by the United States to our U.S.-ASEAN partnership because it is a tangible way to represent this partnership and to offer a platform for programming.

Speaking of programming, I am always very proud to talk about our flagship U.S. government exchange program in Southeast Asia as has been mentioned here today, the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, or YSEALI. It is not just our premier exchange program in Southeast Asia, but it is a model for investment in young leaders both through in person fellowships, regional fellowships, and virtual engagement that we talked about and work to replicate across the world.

Since YSEALI launched 10 years ago, its digital network has grown to over 155,000 members. Those youth changemakers are the future, so we feel called to invest in them. We also have over 6,000 alumni of YSEALI who have gone through in person fellowships, and the White House announced in May of 2022 at the ASEAN Summit that YSEALI�s academic and professional fellowships will double in the year 2025. We will be able to bring over 900 youths from across the ASEAN region to the United States starting in 2025. We are thrilled to be able to do so.

I want to talk just a little bit briefly about my time in Bali and Jakarta because I advocated there for increased student exchanges with the Indonesian government. I signed a letter of intent with Indonesia�s Ministry of Religious Affairs on expanding the Fulbright Program and our English language teaching into religious institutions. And I visited our @america center in Jakarta where I had the chance to talk to over 200 young college students from across Indonesia. And what I wanted to say is that they are excited about the future through these eyes through the prism of this partnership. They are eager for us to invest in them to give them a platform to solve the problems in their communities with the solutions they know are needed, but that only we can help give them with purposeful investment. They were eager to learn more perhaps about what they can do through this center. They�re eager to visit us. We look forward to welcoming them. And they are really the energizing example of how we can build a more open, free, secure, and prosperous Indo-Pacific.

I am thrilled that this U.S.-ASEAN Center will provide a platform for domestic engagement. One of my top priorities. I think everyone in this room knows we can do a better job of talking to our fellow Americans about why international relations matter, how we are all so connected globally, and the opportunities for them to get involved.

Let me close by summarizing how we are thinking about this center�s role in doing that. This U.S.-ASEAN Center will be an inclusive and accessible space for scholars to dig into important issues and research. It will be a convening platform for the diplomatic community and U.S. officials as well as think tankers, civil society, and private sector representatives. It will be a venue for business roundtables that strengthen networks and feed into the already impressive trade relationship between the United States and ASEAN. It will be a forum for conferences that engages leading minds and diverse young people on the pressing issues facing all of us. It will be a unique site for high level dialogues.

And, while we know we have so much to celebrate with the opening of the center, we know it�s just the beginning. We have a lot of work ahead of us to make it a dynamic, living, breathing platform in partnership. We look forward to talking all to all of you about where you�d like the center to be and how we can partner together. This center really demonstrates the next step in the US-ASEAN relationship. I�m deeply grateful to be here just months after Vice President launched this deliverable in Jakarta in September, and I�m so happy to be here with my partners.

Thank you.

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Danann: Aug 4, 2013

https://twitter.com/thinking_panda/status/1735827863113457977
https://twitter.com/DMLVideos/status/1735946234899431839
https://twitter.com/toxxygen/status/1736034860450627935

let's all ride on the indonesian taxis

# ? Dec 17, 2023 07:57

Doc Hawkins: Jun 15, 2010; Dashing? But I'm not even moving!

Danann posted:

let's all ride on the indonesian taxis

seems like itd be crowded, unless they make really long taxis

# ? Dec 17, 2023 08:46

crepeface: Nov 5, 2004; r*p*f*c*

Doc Hawkins posted:

seems like itd be crowded, unless they make really long taxis

i think you could make it work if you make the really long taxis all connected to each other and give them a separate road

# ? Dec 17, 2023 10:11

crepeface: Nov 5, 2004; r*p*f*c*

https://twitter.com/realredsd/status/1730007624798679491?s=20

joe sundown

# ? Dec 17, 2023 13:17

fits my needs: Jan 1, 2011; Grimey Drawer

crepeface posted:

https://twitter.com/realredsd/status/1730007624798679491?s=20

joe sundown

lmao at the lady pursing her lips and exchanging looks with the bald guy, right before they both clap :discourse:

# ? Dec 17, 2023 13:52

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tristeham: Jul 31, 2022

crepeface posted:

https://twitter.com/realredsd/status/1730007624798679491?s=20

joe sundown

going to bet the house and kids on the death of amerikkka

# ? Dec 17, 2023 14:04

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