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1. You asked a very fundamental question, what is ”china limited aim”. Actually it is quite simple if you read below carefully: among China geopolitical challenge priority around China boarder, India is only the 5th. 1st is Taiwan (USA) warontherocks.com/2020/06/ch…
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In a 2008 interview after leaving the Élysée, Jacques Chirac was asked about France's relationship with Africa. His answer was not a diplomatic dodge. It was a confession.
"A large part of the money in our wallets comes precisely from the exploitation, over centuries, of Africa. Not only. But much of it comes from the exploitation of Africa. So we need a little common sense. I am not saying generosity. Common sense, justice, to give back to Africans what we took from them."
He called it "justice." Not charity. Not aid. Justice. He said it was necessary "if we want to avoid the worst convulsions or difficulties, with the political consequences that entails in the near future" .
The quote is documented by Franceinfo and cited in academic and activist publications . It is not a viral screenshot. It is a recorded statement from a man who led France for twelve years.
We are seeing the product and consequences of what he said in the streets of France today.
As the resources tap closes owing to the oppressed people's determination to end their oppression, it was inevitable that we will see this play out on the streets of France.
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"They should’ve let Facebook in, given them some money, and then a little more and a little more to keep them on the line."
Ignorance is Lucky Palmer's bliss....
China properly kicked Facebook OUT after they refused to help in the investigation of the Uyghur extremist terrorist attacks which took place with the terrorists using Facebook to communicate with one another TO KILL PEOPLE.
That's why Facebook was booted out. Bravo Beijing.
Who the F do you think you are as a social media platform aiding murderous terrorist criminals and then refusing to cooperate in the investigation of those murderous terrorist criminals?
As to Google & X, no they are not kicked out. China had very reasonable requirements for them to follow regarding data storage and other policies which those companies didn't want to comply with. That's because they are greedy corporations who want to allow anonymous accounts and porn to boost their revenues which China doesn't allow. They can't make money by exploiting people, China won't let them exploit its citizens.
Like I said, Bravo Beijing...so glad to live here.
#China #CounterPointGlobal #Facebook #META
Palmer Luckey says China made a massive strategic mistake by shutting out American tech giants… and argues the U.S. should take full advantage of it 🇺🇸🇨🇳
“China tricked all of our tech companies and media companies into believing that China was this revenue opportunity. They basically caused our technology innovation economy to decouple from our government, our country, and our national responsibilities.
What they should have done was actually give them a slice of the Chinese pie. They should’ve let Facebook in, given them some money, and then a little more and a little more to keep them on the line.
But instead, they eventually said, ‘Ha ha, we tricked you. We’re not going to allow you in, and we’re going to subsidize ByteDance and TikTok to take over your entire social media industry.’
That was when American tech companies realized China was not their friend.
We should take advantage of this mistake to the fullest.”
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الست الفرنسية المزهولة دي .. عضوة في حزب اليسار الفرنسي وناشطة من اكبر دعاة فتح الهجرة لشعوب شمال افريقيا وبتدافع عنهم كل مايعملوا مصيبة وكارثة وتتهم الأخرين اللي عايزين يوقفوا طوفان الهمج دول بالعنصرية ...
هي عندها محل شيك صغير في مكان راقي وقفت في محلها تحاول تنقذه من النهب والسرقة وعشان هي ناشطة مشهورة
بتقولهم انا فلانة الناشطة بتاعة اللجوء انا معاكوا انا دافعت عنكم وعن دخولكم و بقائكم في فرنسا زقوها وقعوها وداسوا عليها بأقدامهم كويس انها لسه حية
ونهبوا المحل كله الست بقت علي الحديدة خسرت كل كفاح وشغل عمرها في لحظة ..
واقفة مذهولة مش مصدقة ان اللصوص الغوغاء المجرمين البرابرة دول هما اللي طول عمرها بتدافع عنهم وعن انهم يغزوا بلدها ويخربوه
عشان شهرتها في الدفاع عن لاجئين شمال افريقيا كل الميديا الفرنسية امبارح جايبة قصتها وصورتها قدام محلها المنهوب شقي عمرها كله وهي مش مصدقة مدي غبائها اللي وصل فرنسا للخراب والدمار ده كله 😢
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Eek, this Indian guy wants "racists" to stop saying bad things about India and attack the Chinese instead.
Let's just say, the comment section isn't holding back... ⬇️⬇️⬇️
These racists have a lot to say about Indians, but why are they so quiet when it comes to China? Maybe because they know China won’t tolerate the same level of disrespect. They assume Indians are too polite and well-mannered to fight back, so they keep pushing their limits.
Never mistake an Indian’s good manners for weakness. Being civil doesn’t mean being an easy target.
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泽连斯基松口了：美国要是倒向普京，乌克兰根本撑不住。
记者直接问他：
没有美国的支持，乌克兰到底能不能赢下这场战争？
按以往的调子，大概率又是一通慷慨陈词，讲坚定不移、讲战至终局。
但这次他在镜头前，语气全变了。
第一句他就认了：
很难。
他接着解释，现在根本谈不上赢不赢，摆在眼前的是每天还要死多少人。
没有美国的军援，前线还能靠人命硬顶一阵，但伤亡代价根本承受不起。
更现实的，是他把最坏的局面直接摆上了台面：
如果美国不仅断供，还倒向普京呢？
泽连斯基的原话讲得很重：
那是不可思议的历史错误，也是巨大的悲剧。
如果美俄两国走到一起，乌克兰既打不赢，也站不住。
“这是明摆着的。”
打了两年多，这还是头一次听他把话说到这个份上。
过去给外界的姿态，是必须援助到底、必须恢复原有边界，不给任何妥协留口子。
现在面对美国的选情变化，他的预期直接降到了冰点。
他对下任美国总统团队最后的希望是什么？
他没再要求对方必须全面下注。
他的原话是：希望美国总统和他的团队能站在我们这边，最起码，站在中间。
“最起码站在中间”。
这句话的分量，比任何外交辞令都要重。
从要求全盘买单，退到只求美国保持中立、别跟对手联手。
地缘政治走到最后，口号从来不顶用，全看冰冷的物质约束。
当弹药库存见底、征兵越发吃力、金主的选票风向开始掉头，再硬的立场，也只能老老实实退回现实的底线。
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China has low nominal GDP because Chinese RMB is ridiculously under valued for what you can get within the country and China doesn’t count services the same way as America does in GDP.
China sort of treats services as a cost of production rather than production itself while in America, speaking to a lawyer for an hour adds $500 to GDP.
China has low wages (like city dwellers might make $15k income) but it’s actually not too much lower than Japan or many Western European countries like Portugal (25-30k). It’s a lot lower than US bc of how ridiculously overvalued the dollar is.
Though keep in mind, 85%+ of humanity lives in a country that have average wage lower than China
"The products we consider a luxury in India has become a commodity in China." - this is true for rest of the world as well.
Hence, China's 15K$ GDP per capita nominal goes very far. So when you evalutate China's standard of living PPP (32K$) is the right measure.
I had this experience. I typically stay in Marriot 4-5 stars due to years of loyalty to the brand, but one time I had to stay in a service apartment kind of property in Shanghai. It was a last min booking on a very popular day and everything was sold out. It was quite a nice area. I was bit annoyed still
But, when I stayed there, I absolutely loved it. What I loved was how high quality everything was: bed, other furniture, paitnings on the wall, linen, plates, cutlery and so on...they also had a great gym and good breakfast for a cheap price. It was not empty - it was full, if anyone doubts they were doing it due to low occupancy.
Most of the things are made locally and are procured at a fraction of price people pay outside China. Same applies to cars, electronics, apparel and so on...hence money goes very far in China.
That is why I say when you evalutate China's standard of living PPP (32K$) is the right measure.
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🚨 Japan is About to Nuke the Global Economy
Very dangerous statements are coming out from Japan right now.
BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda has gone on-record and warned that Japan can no longer tolerate rising inflation, and says that interest rate hikes are inevitable.
Finance Minister Katayama says, “Will act without hesitation if necessary and WON'T HESITATE TO TAKE ACTION ON FX IF NEEDED.”
This is a clear signal from Japan that the U.S. interventions are over.
Why?
Japan was about to end its era of free money and initiate the catastrophic carry trade unwind. The BoJ and Finance Minister threatened of bold actions and Yuto even apologized for the measure prepared.
Then boom…. U.S. Treasury Secretary directly intervened and took over BoJ operations. He stopped Japan from dumping their $1.4 Trillion Treasury holdings and instead asked the FED to lend Japan U.S. dollars to dump it and try to save the yen.
IT ALL FAILED. Yen is falling back to pre-intervention levels.
Rates are surging while the yen is falling.
Scott Bessent Also Gave A Terrifying Statement For The Markets: “I cannot control the bond market”… and “the house doesn’t win every hand.”
When asked if he regrets saying “I am the house now,” Scott Bessent admitted that the house doesn’t win every hand.
Just One Tokyo fund (Sumitomo Mitsui DS) broke the French Bond Market by liquidating their bond holdings to ZERO.
Japan will need to set aside roughly ¥100 billion ($630 million) per day just to cover interest and debt redemptions next fiscal year.
Japan’s debt servicing bill only suggests that BoJ liquidating their U.S. Treasury holdings is very close.
If Japan’s @yutokanzakireal warning indeed happens, we are going to see the biggest global financial bloodbath in decades.
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Elon Musk explains why charging your EV to 100% on a road trip is a mistake:
On a road trip, your instinct is to fill the battery all the way up.
That's how you'd treat a gas tank.
But a battery doesn't work like a gas tank.
Charge to about 80%. Drive it down to 10% or less. Repeat.
This is just for long trips, when you want to spend as little time at the charger as possible.
Elon: "Getting from 80 to 100, it takes about as much time as getting from 0 to 80."
The reason is what's happening inside the battery.
Lithium ions travel from one side to the other, looking for a place to settle.
Think of them as cars hunting for a parking spot.
When the lot is empty, they zip right in.
As it fills up, they have to circle around, like at a packed mall.
So the closer the battery gets to full, the slower it charges.
The last few spots take the longest to find.
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🚨 Guido Crosetto, davanti alle telecamere della BBC, ha umiliato il popolo italiano.
Ha praticamente detto che se ne frega di quello che pensano gli italiani sugli aiuti all’Ucraina, confermando che la maggioranza degli italiani è contraria e che, secondo lui, non capisce.
Non può fare il Ministro uno che se ne frega di quello che pensa il popolo che dovrebbe rappresentare.
Addirittura ci ha sbeffeggiati, asserendo che, nonostante la contrarietà degli italiani, il governo ha già varato 12 pacchetti di aiuti e si appresta a vararne un altro entro la fine dell’anno.
Un TRADITORE ❗️
A CASA se ne deve andare.
Guai a riconfermare la fiducia a questo cdx. Guai.
#MaiPiùMeloni
#CrosettoDimettiti
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Peristiwa yang terjadi selama 72 jam di Indonesia:
1. Negara Malaysia mengajak seluruh negara ASEAN utk menuntut Indonesia akibat kebakaran hutan
2. MSCI mempertimbangkan status Indonesia utk diturunkan ke status Standalone Market (setara dgn Zimbabwe)
3. Satelit NASA menyoroti emisi karbon yg dihasilkan dari kebakaran hutan di Indonesia
4. Singapura melayangkan surat peringatan kpd 7 perusahaan Indonesia yg diduga menjadi dalang di balik kebakaran hutan
5. Dana yg seharusnya digunakan utk membantu korban bencana (termasuk bencana karhutla) dikorupsi oleh adik dari mantan Kepala BNPB
6. Sebanyak 283.000 penduduk Indonesia terkena ISPA akibat kebakaran hutan
7. Terjadi krisis BBM di bbrp provinsi di Bali, Kalimantan dan Papua Barat
8. Dari data BMKG kabut asap akibat kebakaran hutan dan lahan dari Sumatra dan Kalimantan sudah mencapai wilayah Jakarta
MERIAH SEKALI HIDUP SEBAGAI WNI 🤯
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Quick Question:-
People say India is more FREE than China is
Having lived for 68 years in India I know
I. Courts don't offer equitable justice to all citizens
II. Police, Officials and Politicians abuse their power massively
III. Any Indian can be jailed for 7 days without being presented before a magistrate
IV. Any Indian can be interrogated outside the presence of his lawyer by the police
V. Properties can be encroached by thugs without the slightest recourse barring an expensive settlement or a long drawn court battle
VI. Citizens can be forced to wait for 20 minutes, 30 minutes even 45 minutes for convoys of ministers to pass through
VII. The Average time to prove ones innocence is 6 1/4 years
VIII. The Average time to establish ones guilt is a single FIR registered in 20 minutes
IX. Bail is decided based on wealth of the accused rather than the weight of the case. A Theft accused could spend 15 months without bail and a rape accused could walk out in 3 months with bail
X. Corrupt Politicians & Officials are so frequent that people now regard Honest Politicians & Officials as fools
Where is this FREEDOM everyone talks about?
(If you say "Freedom to tweet this" - I believe the same freedom is available in every nation except North Korea maybe)
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Why would European countries ruin their own economies in order to fight to the last Ukrainian? - Prof Richard Wolff
Prof Wolff believes that they want to cash in on the disintegration of Russia.
➡️ They also want to appear powerful; to restore their global image as colonisers. The EU as powerhouse, as a world power.
The opposite will happen. Europe will suffer a hangover for 20 years, which no tablet can cure.
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这大概是今年全网关于 AI 泡沫最反直觉、但也最硬核的一篇当头棒喝。
硅谷顶级投资人 Gavin Baker 刚在访谈里甩出了一个很多人根本不知道的历史真相。
全网都在拿 2000 年互联网泡沫来预言今天的 AI 崩盘，但当年亲手在那个时代做投资的他只说了一句致命的反差：
2000 年泡沫顶峰时，全美铺在地下没人用的暗光纤高达整整 97%；而今天全世界的机房里，你根本找不到一块闲置的顶级 GPU，所有芯片都在高负荷运转甚至跑到发烫熔化。
最先被击穿的，是那些偷懒的刻舟求剑式类比。
当年的电信崩盘，本质上是人类造出了几万倍于当时软件所能消耗的过剩管道，资本在地下埋了上千万公里的光纤，结果九成以上连电都没通就直接烂在了泥土里；而今天任何一个读过大模型论文的人都知道，现在的算力中心根本不是在空转，全球最聪明的工程师每天最头疼的瓶颈，是如何在千万张芯片被高强度训练彻底榨干前解决散热和供电。
这就是两场技术繁荣之间最根本的物理分野。
空心泡沫的特征，是资产在仓库和地下疯狂吃灰，需求只是PPT上的虚构故事；而真实工业革命的特征，是全世界的需求像海啸一样冲垮现有的产能，每一块造出来的硬件都在全天候不眠不休地折旧。
我们当然需要对资本市场的过热保持敬畏，但千万不要把对未来的敬畏，变成对眼前真实技术负载的视而不见。
以前是管道造好了却等不来水，从今天起是奔腾的洪流正在把所有的水管撑到爆裂。
只要底层的核心资产还在以百分之百的负荷运转，这个时代最危险的动作，就永远不是跟上它，而是过早地宣布它退场。
大家在自己的业务里，感受到的是对算力和智能的真实饥渴，还是觉得很多需求纯粹是被概念炒出来的？
比如说我光是我们内部每天跑自动化脚本和知识库消耗的调用量，每个月都在以肉眼可见的速度往上翻倍。
硅谷顶级教父 Ben Horowitz 刚翻出了一段尘封二十多年的血泪史，喵个咪这段历史足以把今天所有把算力当成印钞机的人看出一身冷汗，
这大概是目前全网关于 AI 基础设施最透彻、也最反直觉的一篇商业复盘，强力推荐！！
1999 年他创办 Loudcloud 时，全网带宽每兆位高达 1500 美元而且有钱都买不到，他们被迫签了三年高价长约，结果仅仅两年后，带宽暴跌到了 50 美元，那些借钱囤带宽的公司一夜之间全被周期压得粉身碎骨。
二十五年后的今天，全行业的算力新贵们看似正在经历相反的狂欢，但背后那个致命的套利陷阱其实从来没有消失过。
最值得玩味的反差，正发生在我们眼皮底下。
现在的 AI 市场呈现出一种极度撕裂的冰火两重天：在应用层，各大模型的调用价格为了抢夺市场已经降到了当年的零头，每一百万个 Token 的价格都在疯狂跳水；但在物理基础设施层，高算力显卡的价格依然居高不下，数据中心的地皮、机房的电力指标，甚至连能去工地搭机房的熟练工人都在全面涨价。
表面上看，现在的算力云厂商赶上了好时候，因为供给短缺依然严重，他们还能享受到极高的租金溢价；但只要把时间拉长，这种依靠上游垄断和下游饥饿建立起来的套利空间，本质上极其脆弱。
在物理世界里，你借来的债务利息是刚性的，签下的机房租约是刚性的；但在数字世界里，技术迭代和降价的刀刃一旦落下来，从来都不会提前和你打招呼。
这就是商业历史上最残酷的一条铁律：
卖铲子的人并不总是赢家，如果你是在铲子最贵的时候借巨资去囤货，只要风向稍微一变，最先被埋葬的反而是中间那个转手铲子的人。
当所有人都以为物理短缺永远不会结束的时候，往往正是风险在暗处悄悄蓄水的时候。
大家觉得目前这波看似永无止境的算力短缺，未来三年内最可能因为什么原因突然迎来拐点？我先说，当更小、更精简的端侧小模型性能彻底追上大模型的时候，全网对云端千卡万卡集群的盲目崇拜很可能会在几个月内迅速退烧。
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天天有人骂川普"亲俄"。
美财长贝森特把账本往桌上一拍，全场安静了。
到底是谁在给俄罗斯的战争机器输血？
答案是欧洲。
在《与媒体见面》节目里，主持人联手泽连斯基，试图把川普打成普京的跟班。
贝森特没废话，直接亮出了硬核贸易账本。
美国一年从俄罗斯进口多少？
只有40亿美元。
其中将近一半的18亿，全都是化肥。
欧洲买了多少？
是美国的十倍以上。
大笔资金就这么实打实流进了莫斯科。
英国干得更绝。
今年5月，英国悄悄给制裁开了后门。
直接豁免了用俄罗斯原油加工的柴油和航空燃油禁运。
贝森特在节目里反问，全世界对欧洲的怒火到底去哪儿了？
泽连斯基在采访里对美国横加挑剔。
但面对身边这帮真正给战争机器输血的欧洲盟友，他从头到尾不置一词。
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L'Italia ha attaccato la Russia QUATTRO volte, con Napoleone, con Cavour (la Crimea), con il corpo di spedizione del 1919, e con Hitler.
L'inverso, ZERO volte.
Però quelli che hanno la mentalità di attaccare e occupare sono loro. 🙄
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Another group of Philippine politicians is calling on the Marcos administration to expel Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan, including Risa Hontiveros, Percy Cendaña, and former Surigao del Norte governor Robert Ace Barbers.
What stands out is that even former officials are joining the controversy. The South China Sea issue seems to have become a platform for some politicians to grab headlines and build political capital.
Diplomacy isn't a political show, and anti-China rhetoric shouldn't be a shortcut to publicity. The Chinese Embassy's response was blunt: If you really mean it, go ahead. If not, stop the empty threats.
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Spot on!
The greatest arrogance of some Westerners is assuming they are the arbiters of truth while treating Chinese people as victims incapable of independent thought.
When Chinese people express views that align with their own, those views are considered rational. But the moment Chinese people disagree, they are labeled brainwashed or manipulated.
This is not respect for facts. It is a refusal to acknowledge that Chinese people are capable of independent judgment.
What truly makes them uncomfortable may not be that Chinese people cannot see the outside world, but that they have seen it and still refuse to accept their narrative.
They are free to disagree with Chinese people, but they cannot champion freedom of thought while denying Chinese people the right to think independently.
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Reflecting on these stereotypical comments, I cannot help but observe that on platforms like X, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and 4chan, the Chinese approach international politics and foreign internet discourse from a distinctly top-down, condescending posture.
Many believe that because the CCP built the Great Firewall to restrict unfettered access to the global internet, foreigners harbor two major stereotypes about the Chinese: that they are brainwashed by the CCP, and that their access to information is severely insulated. Consequently, there is a subconscious assumption that Chinese people are ignorant, and that anything they say is merely party-line propaganda.
The reality, however, is quite the opposite. China boasts a comprehensive and rigorous educational system designed specifically to sharpen students' intellect and build an extensive knowledge base. Students produced by this system possess a level of cognitive depth that far outstrips their foreign peers—no other nation invests in student development to such an extreme degree.
Of course, China is by no means a flawless paradise. The price students pay for this intellectual advantage is an endless commitment of time to academic pursuits. For many, life consists almost entirely of acquiring knowledge and sitting for exams. To the international community, Chinese students often appear reserved, quiet, lacking hobbies or leisure pursuits, socially awkward, and inclined toward solitude. After all, when so much time and energy are channeled into academic excellence, social skills, personal hobbies, grooming, and self-expression naturally take a backseat. When top academic achievers—who often happen to be the least socially adept—go abroad to study, it inadvertently reinforces these foreign stereotypes even further.
From a Chinese perspective, everything comes with a price, and freedom is no exception. In this case, the price of digital freedom is a mere $2 to $3 a month. Those willing to pay it tend to be highly educated young Chinese. Their grasp of international politics, economics, military affairs, commerce, and cultural nuances is light-years ahead of their global peers—and even ahead of many self-styled experts and scholars.
When these young Chinese scale the Firewall, they are astonished by what they find: the outside world is far less idyllic than China, and many foreigners strike them as shockingly foolish—intensely arrogant, conceited, detached from reality, and deeply delusional. It is hard to imagine how someone so arrogant, conceited, and living in fantasy would manage to survive in China. They come to a striking realization: what the CCP was trying to keep out was a world that is filthy, dilapidated, decaying, yet hopelessly full of itself.
As a result, young Chinese—especially those who regularly use VPNs—have developed a profound sense of superiority rooted in their vastly superior lifestyle and cognitive awareness. They have discovered a rather amusing pastime: leaving fiercely sarcastic and delightfully wicked comments under posts that attempt to demean, slander, or mock China, deriving great entertainment from it. Meanwhile, many abroad misinterpret them as mind-controlled propaganda machines operated by the CCP. Thus, the mutual misunderstanding and mockery only deepen.
The whole dynamic is utterly mind-boggling. Hahaha.
