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    Quote Originally Posted by Davexl View Post
    ... the World, of Internationally Law Abiding Nations...

    How quickly we forget the invasion of Iraq, despite the very visible ongoing consequences. And Im not sure peace based on Mutually Assured Destruction makes people sleep better than than a show of bravado in the Pacific.
    Of course they lied. Its what they do. Its what all dictators do to keep power. Very effective tool too. For all politicians politicians for that matter, Trump has surpassed 20,000 and Boris is giving it his best shot.
    Yes China is a growing danger to peace and, moreso, the environment but letting big business dictate govt policy like in the US has hardly resulted in a wonderful world. They dont have a load of warships (mobile militarised Islands) in the Middle East because they care about Kurds being called names.

    Great irony of recent times is that evil Germany has emerged as the only major power to have any deep leadership credibility. If the atomic button was under Mutti's thumb instead of that illiterate idiot's in disUSA I suspect a lot of people would feel happier.

    Google CLOs, bigger threat of them bringing down the global banking system courtesy of USA than China's human rights abuses.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dibble View Post
    How quickly we forget the invasion of Iraq, despite the very visible ongoing consequences. And Im not sure peace based on Mutually Assured Destruction makes people sleep better than than a show of bravado in the Pacific.
    Of course they lied. Its what they do. Its what all dictators do to keep power. Very effective tool too. For all politicians politicians for that matter, Trump has surpassed 20,000 and Boris is giving it his best shot.
    Yes China is a growing danger to peace and, moreso, the environment but letting big business dictate govt policy like in the US has hardly resulted in a wonderful world. They dont have a load of warships (mobile militarised Islands) in the Middle East because they care about Kurds being called names.

    Great irony of recent times is that evil Germany has emerged as the only major power to have any deep leadership credibility. If the atomic button was under Mutti's thumb instead of that illiterate idiot's in disUSA I suspect a lot of people would feel happier.

    Google CLOs, bigger threat of them bringing down the global banking system courtesy of USA than China's human rights abuses.
    By - Dr Dennis Etler, Professor of Anthropology, UC Berkeley.CA. 8•7•2020

    ‘As I See It:
    When the US invades and occupies other nations, killing and wounding millions it's always done in pursuit of its "national security." It seems the US can do so with impunity.

    But when China invokes national security to quell foreign supported insurrection in its own territory it is censured and sanctions are imposed.

    When the US bans Chinese apps and social media it is done in the name of national security. When China bans US social media to protect its national security it's an infringement of freedom and free market access.

    When the US jails dissidents like Chelsea Manning it's done in the name of national security. When China detains a dissident it's a violation of human rights.

    When the US oppresses its minorities it's excused as a flaw that needs to be addressed after centuries of neglect. Any resistance by the oppressed is seen as a threat to national security. When China seeks to alleviate the poverty of its minorities it is called genocide.

    When the US spends hundreds of billions of dollars on its war budget it's done in the name of national security. When China builds up its defense forces it's called aggression.

    It seems that the US can do as it pleases in the name of it's own national security but China has no right to do the same.’

    - Dr Dennis Etler,
    Professor of Anthropology, UC Berkeley 8•7•2020

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    The Geo Political Risks are real people, you better start factoring them in whether you like it or not.

    US & UK Discuss Plans for Coalition to Resist China

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...o-resist-china
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    https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/22/p...hnk/index.html

    Yes! GO Trumpet. What an opportunity.

    Hopefully China will retaliate by ordering ALL American facilities in Hong Kong close in 72 hours.
    Will get rid of thousands of American spies and military people, and they will have a very, very difficult
    job smashing up all the equipment before time runs out.

    https://www.scmp.com/business/articl...-mansions-even
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    Why is Xi Jinping pitting China against the world?

    An attempt to understand the dynamics of the last 2 months activities:

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ings-iron-grip
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    China's attempt to re-establish good relations with the Phillipines, after US statement of China's South China Sea claims being illegal...

    China bids to win back the Philippines

    https://asiatimes.com/2020/07/china-...e-philippines/
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    Vietnam in a quandary over its future energy needs, and Chinese pressure to shut down exploration

    Oil and gas fueling South China Sea tensions

    https://asiatimes.com/2020/07/oil-an...-sea-tensions/
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    Worth a listen.

    Gives some idea of how the US seems intent on backing itself into a corner.

    https://thediplomat.com/2020/07/maki...policy-update/

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    Quote Originally Posted by GTM 3442 View Post
    Worth a listen.

    Gives some idea of how the US seems intent on backing itself into a corner.

    https://thediplomat.com/2020/07/maki...policy-update/
    Thanks for pointing this site out GTM

    Found this also about our Five-Eyes status and high-wire balancing act by Anne-Marie Brady

    https://thediplomat.com/2020/06/new-...t-china-shift/
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    Australia has made its situation clear, what will NZ decide to say & do ? Both its frigates are in Canada undergoing refit...

    South China Sea: Australian warships join US, Japanese in Chinese confrontation

    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/new...ectid=12350977

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