Sh1mon M4sada comments

As usual the truth is the reverse:

But why is this so? Why hide the fact China now lies with the stray dogs alliance? Excercise in Belarus, pay for Russian oil in rmb, supply mercenaries to fight for Russia, equipments.....why deny it?

Same for Hungary, who just had to send aid to Ukraine not via the PM Orban but the opposition leader Peter Magyar. Why hide it.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hungarian-opposition-leader-delivers-aid-damaged-kyiv-childrens-hospital-2024-07-10/

Putin got them by the balls? or afraid of being alienated because of lying down with stray dogs? Like this:

https://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/news/hungary-downplays-concerns-over-potential-eu-presidency-meeting-boycotts/

What could go wrong?

LOL yeah...I am learning to not be surprised at China's brand of 'diplomacy'...it's unbearable, so much comedy coming from one country.

Meanwhile the very next article in this section today is about China staging military exercises in Russia's de facto Belarussian colony right along the Polish border.

This is what I don't get. China is supposed to be assertive, shouting from the roof top of their pride in friends and alliances, but every time China speaks, it's veiled decption sneeking around dark recesses.

rhetoric' and 'lies', says Chinese official

The only thing I can't figure out is whether this statement is representative of ethnic Han Chinese or the CCP alone, because it says clearly 'we are so ashamed of our own actions, we have to deny it, and lie'.

Great rejuvenation carried out by sneeking in corners and veil of deception. History is not going to be a friend to Chinese people.

A bit of a crackpot narrative in this piece. Ursula, that u?

Nothing wrong with Indonesia wanting to enhance people's standard of living.

Nothing wrong with open cut mining, this is low hanging fruit and is least dusruptive to the environment, and certainly much better than going deeper, more intense, least efficient mining (to get at poor yield ore). Just ask China and what it does to get to resources around the world.

I get it, Indo palm oil is a threat to EU olive oil, but no need to lie thru your teeth, cut off your nose to do so.

The demands on the electrical grid and the volume of water for cooling exceeds other types of businesses.

Bingo!

They should be no where near residential areas, they should be as close as possible to power source (eg nuke power station), and near the sea and forced to use desalanation for cooking needs. Common sense....

Officials who approved this need their heads read, or gift register scrutinised. Too fishy...

I hope India has learnt a lesson. India did nothing to stop China's invasion and occupation of Tibet, now China is gunning for India northern heartland.

You don't push back against China, you loose.

Several diplomats said negotiations had settled on wording of a statement that will voice support for Ukraine's "irreversible path to full Euro-Atlantic integration, including NATO membership."

There's no impediment any more, go for it. Keeping Ukraine out of NATO was to avoid war, but war is underway, so rationale gone.

NIKKEI now too expensive IMHO...India or China???

the company's implementation of its charging network for battery electric vehicles across North America.

Bloomberg interview today with EY Asia Strategic Leader says, Japanese companies not investing in export, more interested in importing foreign goods. This is despite goldilocks conditions for Japanese export.

Hmmm, time for the BoJ to raise rates or tax foreign income not repatriated to Japan for investing in local industry.

Returning the cheap buoys left behind in Japan's territory.

Feel good story here, victim and rescuers are all heroes. All of a sudden I feel warm and fuzzy about humanity again.

Something fishy about approval processes here. Wouldn't, couldn't happen in Osaka or Kyoto, for obvious reasons, some noted by residents.

Daff idea too, data centres should be (as a minimum) located on independent energy and communication network for redundancy and security. Else hacked network will take out essential services as well.

Singaporean money is not exactly known for 'smart' or astute, it's a nation buikt entire iff of foreign capital.

Independent investigation by multiparty central government is necessary.

'allowed'

Forgot how China allowed Tibetan to be ruled by them?

Forgot how China allowed Uyghurs to be ruled by them?

Forgot how China allowed Mongolian and Russian to be ruled by them?

Forgot how Yueh ethnics allowed Han Chinese to rule them?

NATO leaders

...same one that says Putin was a cuddly bear who doesn't know the true value of Russian energy.

China's position of reunification is fully consistent with international law.

Comrade J, please refrain from expressing your own opinion, paramount leader Xi already issue edict, UNCLOS decision for Philippines and against China is harmful to CCP interest. Please repair brain, because ibternational law is not CCP law.

OMG. .quick buy some more US produced, over priced hardware that will never be used

...and yet, those who are not qualified rushes off to Russia, China and NK to buy even more useless hardware. Prime example, India and China spending billions on Russian weapons but uses sticks and stones to fight each other. LOL.

China has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control

LOL, brain damage continues...restoring territorial integrity by civil war with Taipei. Of course, if the CCP had left China's ruling army alone, it might have been able to fight the invading Japanese avoid separationnin the first place.

Quit meddling in the internal affairs of another nation.

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"The US side declared

LOL, ROFL, do you appreciate the contradiction of your own arguments?

Do you see the irony in Xi declaring civil war on Taiwan & the CCP restoring territorial integrity? LOL, ROTFL....

Do you see the difference between China claiming the entire SCS and 'tge meddling in other countries' affairs? ROTFL

....and China and supporters wonders why it constantly has to 'march'...LOL, you can't make thus stuff up, what comes out....LOL

You become low ganging fruit, easy targets when you go out of your way to tell your adversaries they can do what ever they want to you with impunity. Australia under Wong, Albanese cares more about China lobby than its borders.

What the world has seen of America's dysfunctional "justice" system at work

LOL, ROTFL, HAGAHAHAHA, compared to what, who, where, which planet?

We are witnessing total transparency, and it's only total transparency that we have arrived at this conclusion. Note, are you going to charge the FAA? They certified the MAX, training, operation....

You're on your high horse with a virtuous nosebleed over 2 hull losses that have been fully investigated and actions taken to satisfy authorities all over the world. Compare this to say Russia, or China's track record? Or even closer to home Indonesia hull loss ecery 18 months, or even closer Europe's ATR 72 having loss 40 hulls over decades AND no actions from designer or authorities.

LOL....

Always important to remember the UNSC voted to boot Taipei out and give it to Beijing.

No, the UN voted to recognise the CCP (Beijing), but it wss silence on Taipei. USA was victorious when Japan surrendered, for all intent and purposes, USA could declare Taiwan as prize of conquest any time, like Russia has declared nortgern island as its prize (with suppirt of China).

I hope the crew's family has got some closures.

Im a pacifist who wouldn’t join up anyway.

Your adversaries don't care whether you're a pacifist or not, that this why YOU will always rely on others to defend you. In this case, they have given their life for you, so at least be grateful there are those who risk their lives every day to keep invaders at a distance.

Boeing's CEO Calhoun’s total compensation in 2023 was $32.8 million. This that companies answer to all those poor relatives who lost loved ones in those crashes.

Muilenburg was CEO overseeing MAX crashes NOT Calhuon. Spirit Aero (responsible for Alaska door plug) was spun off from Boeing in 2005, long, long before Calhuon arrived on the scene. In fact Calhuon is trying to bring back Spirit into Boeing ownership.

Anyone not using proprietary data is a thief.

I'd rather have leaders hug than curse each other.

That isn't justice.

Justice is AWOL , from the start. Muilenburg was Chair AND CEO overseeing the MAX crashes, yet he gets a $62 millions send off.

Calhuon, on the other hand takes the rap, even though he's being 100% focussed on safety, and get fired for it????

It's abhorrent that all the UA issues in the media has been maintenance related, but UA can gang up to get Calhuon fired.

https://www.reuters.com/article/business/boeings-ousted-ceo-departs-with-62-million-even-without-severance-pay-idUSKBN1Z92DP/

What is clear is that voters rejected the far right.

This ^ is what my friends and colleagues in France are saying, even before tge result came out. It's all a reaction to Le Pen's rhetoric. French people have always lean to the left, and enshrined workers rights. I can't imagine Le Pen ever being president.

Macron, unfortunately picked a lot of fights with voters in recent times. Sure, he's not eligible to run again, but that doesn't mean he xan burn bridges on his way out.

I see democracy functioning in France, ie no clear winner. C'est la vie.

Can only say man's got balls - walking out of a store with a circular saw in his bag.