Exactly!!! – at Shanghai, People's Republic of China
"Not all Americans support this."
Then answer a simpler question.
When your country wins, do you feel pride?
When your athletes dominate the Olympics, when your films sweep the awards, when your economy posts strong numbers, when your military "succeeds," do you feel, in some quiet part of yourself, that this is yours? That you are part of this?
If yes, and for most people the answer is yes, because that’s how national identity works, that’s what it was designed to produce, then the wins are yours.
And so are the losses.
And so are the bombs.
You don’t get the pride and the disclaimer.
You don’t get to be American when it’s beautiful and a concerned citizen when it’s not.
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𝐉𝐎𝐒𝐇𝐔𝐀 𝐖𝐎𝐍𝐆. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐒𝐓'𝐒 𝐃𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒.
10 years for foreign collusion, and Western media still calls him a "pro-democracy activist".
Let's call it what it was. Lobbying foreign governments to sanction his own city. Working with foreign powers to bring down the Hong Kong government. He pleaded guilty.
Every Western country has a law for that. They just don't call it "activism" when it happens at home.
What treason or foreign collusion gets you in the countries lecturing Hong Kong ...
USA, 5 years to life or death. UK, up to life. Canada, mandatory life. Australia, up to life. Germany, life or at least 10 years. France, up to life. Netherlands, up to 30 years or life. Sweden, 10 to 18 years or life. New Zealand, life. Japan, the death penalty.
Imagine an American activist flying to Beijing and Moscow, asking them to sanction Washington and back an uprising. Hero ? He'd be lucky to ever see daylight again.
Judged in the West, Joshua Wong would be facing far worse.
Hong Kong/China did what every sovereign entity does. It protected itself.
The problem was never the national security law.
The West only likes these laws when they're its own.
LOOK!!! – at Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Paris:
Police beat unarmed protesters with batons.
Hong Kong:
Police officers are surrounded, beaten, and have their firearms grabbed by a mob—
yet they don't open fire.
And France lectures Hong Kong about “police violence” and “freedom.”
This is not a comparison that flatters Paris.
It exposes it.
Before France lectures Hong Kong about restraint, perhaps it should first learn what restraint looks like.
Why are you offering money on twitter if you have the greatest and bestest spying agency in the world? Hahaha! – at Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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The terrorists in Hong Kong, led by Joshua Wong, beat people, set people on fire, and threw Molotov cocktails at police.
They were not "activists" but terrorists who took money from foreign governments to attack their own people.
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An American professor asked when China last voted.
Answer: right now. A billion people are choosing 2.6 million local representatives.
He blocked me after I replied.
HOW CHINA'S ELECTIONS WORK:
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Ummm the BBC has some explaining to do….
They claim: “Macau’s authorities never publicly disclosed the details of the case.”
Except Macau’s court published a detailed statement this morning before the bbc article😂
macaupostdaily.com/news/2991…
It explained the allegations, the court’s findings, the confidential information allegedly leaked, and why two charges resulted in acquittals.
The BBC also highlights the family’s hopes of being allowed prison visits without mentioning that the court says it had ALREADY authorised them.
Whatever your position on the conviction, shouldn’t the BBC be reporting both sides?
Macau jails pro-democracy campaigner in first national security case bbc.in/4sKSNpp
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Under Britain's 156 year rule of Hong Kong, not a single ounce of democracy was afforded to the local people. White male governor after white male governor was installed from London, and desent was often violently crushed.
STFU.
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What Americans call left and right, the world calls empire.
Your left bombs Libya.
Your right bombs Iraq.
Your left funds Israel.
Your right funds Israel.
Your left starves Cuba.
Your right starves Cuba.
And when the dust clears, you ask which party was more humane while the corpses look at you in silence.
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Welcome to hope and change 2.0
Brace yourself for more war and Wall Street bailouts.
Tonight, the American people sent a clear message — they want a politics that brings people together rather than divides them, and leaders who offer concrete solutions to the challenges they face.
These results were only possible because outstanding candidates stepped forward in every region of the country — including in areas once considered long shots. They came from different backgrounds and represented a range of political perspectives, but were united by shared values, a belief in public service, and a commitment to putting the people of their districts and states first.
We also owe a debt of gratitude to the thousands of election officials and volunteers from both parties who helped ensure a smooth election and carried out one of the most essential functions of our democracy.
While this administration has another two years in office, our job now is to roll up our sleeves, make changes wherever we have the power to do so, prevent further damage, and lay the groundwork for the future.
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Democrats won 90 seats so far.
Republicans won 48 seats so far.
In total, Israel has secured 138 seats so far.
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Today's anti-China propaganda is just stealing viral videos from Chinese social media that were made for clicks, and mislabeling them as authentic Chinese life
Am I the only one to think that it's GOOD that Westerners continue to indulge in their fantasy of China? It will only made the shock even sweeter when reality smack them in the face
In China, some people live in sewers, heating tunnels, drainage pipes, and underground spaces due to high rents, especially in Beijing
This one is absolutely insane
Writer: Ian
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
This video has circulated online for years and matches clips described as an art project. Documented cases of people living in Beijing's underground spaces existed historically due to high rents.
reddit.com/r/vagabond/com…
edition.cnn.com/2015/02/17/asi…
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亲爱的德国人，你起码犯了两个常识错误。
一、中国没有40平米的房子。除了单身公寓这种数量极少的投资型物业，中国的房子通常在90平以上，大城市在80平以上。
二、奔驰、宝马、奥迪不再是中国人追逐的品牌。现在的中国人喜欢电动车，而德国品牌的电动车被称为杂牌电动车。
当你的基础认知就已经是错误的，你只能得出荒谬的结论。
中国商品之所以物美价廉，是因为中国有齐全且集中的供应链、高效的物流系统、自动化的生产车间，以及规模优势拉低了边际成本。
中国当然也可以为那些优秀的商品定一个昂贵的价格，以换取丰厚的利润。过去你们就是这么干的，现在以我们的产品竞争力，也有条件这么干。
但我们不这么干。
这是因为，提高利润的代价是销量降低。对于你们那个只有几千万人口的国家来说，你们无需追求销量，无需扩大能量，因为你们无需为社会提供那么多的就业岗位。
但我们是一个14亿人口的国家。对我们来说，与其只创造1000个岗位，让这1000人拿一份丰厚的薪水，不如创造10000个岗位，让10000人拿一份普通的薪水。
薄利多销，能够支撑起更大的产能，提供更多的就业岗位。对企业来说，还能获得规模优势，压缩单件商品成本，扩大市场份额，创造更大营收，然后还有了更多的资金投入研发，如此循环滚动。
另一方面，这也大大有利于消费端市场，让全世界的消费者得以享受到物美价廉的中国商品。
想想你们的盾构机。曾经你们以一台 3.5 亿元人民币的价格买给中国。你们自恃垄断了制造技术，宁愿维持一个极低的销量，宁愿让那些发展中国家用不起，也要追求丰厚利润。
中国实现盾构机国产化之后，我们将每台的价格降至3000 万元人民币以下，不到你们价格的1/10。
诚然，我们没有赚到你们那么多的利润，但我们为发展中国家提供了质优价廉的采购选择，促进了那些国家的建设与发展，同时我们扩大了市场份额，创造了更多的生产就业岗位。
我们在做着多方共赢、造福世界的事业，你们则喜欢用技术垄断剥削全世界。当中国打破你们的技术垄断，你们恨得咬牙切齿。因为你们不仅仅是丧失了利润，而且丧失市场份额，丧失了就业岗位。
你们在工业领域的失守，仍在加剧。以前，德国汽车只想要中国的工人和市场，但现在，他们不得不将研发重心也放到中国。
你们愚蠢地与俄罗斯开战，切断了俄罗斯的能源供应。你们几十年去工业化，导致理工科学生数量大幅下降，工程师人才极度缺失。
这样的营商环境，导致你们的企业纷纷关闭德国工厂，迁往中国和美国。
你们失业，你们抗议。但这一切都是你们自己的选择，你们并不无辜。
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In China you lose business by slandering the founding father of modern China
In the west you lose business by criticizing Israel
Which one is stranger?
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Kneecap and Bob Vylan are banned from the US for criticism of Israel
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wrong.
China wants to do business with the Philippines, build for the Philippines, and help the Philippines rise together with the REST of Asia who is already working with and benefiting from cooperation with China.
The Philippines is a former US colony, a defacto colony today, and this entire conflict is over maritime claims that have ZERO bearing on the Philippines' current or future economic viability except the manner in which it will destroy both.
The maritime claims can be worked out bilaterally with China - just like the Philippines' claims against OTHER nations in the region we don't hear about because no one is trying to exploit them for starting a needless conflict.
You are just dismissing out of hand DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE the US is 100% behind this current conflict with China - not because you have more evidence saying otherwise - but because you already made up your mind and lack the character to admit you might be wrong and change your point of view.
Don't blame others for your ignorance or the destruction it will bring the Philippines.