Daniel ponidi suryayasa 薛

Hanya orang berusaha saja.. just an ordinary man, young entrepreneur and fierce ass kicker

[Li Jingjing 李菁菁 @Jingjing_Li]

"I see Taiwan as part of China, period."

Bravo to Malaysian PM @anwaribrahim for calling out some people's hypocrisy and double standards on China in this interview.

[Daniel ponidi suryayasa 薛 @DanielPonidi69]

@_linnamon_ @BTAWatcher Android mesti pake yg flagship sekalian biar 3 tahun ke atas ga papa, itu gua pake vivo x80 4 tahun masih mulus, cepat dan ga ada crash2an...

[Daniel ponidi suryayasa 薛 @DanielPonidi69]

@_linnamon_ @BTAWatcher Gua pake vivo... Origin 6 nya bagus

[林 Linnamon @_linnamon_]

Japan knows the best on dumping anyway. Toyota Indonesia sell their cars 2-3x more expensive than their Japan counterpart.
When I was in Japan I’m surprised seeing Toyota Alphard is only ¥5,000,000 ($38,000) meanwhile they’re selling it at Rp2,000,000,000 ($111,000) in Indonesia

[Carl Zha @CarlZha]

China totally hijacked US election:

[Daniel ponidi suryayasa 薛 @DanielPonidi69]

What the F...??

[Michelle @D162Michele]

What does ‘China’s EV pirate ship’ even mean?

[Nury Vittachi @NuryVittachi]

1. CLAIM: "China claims the whole of the South China Seas."

DATA: Not true at all. Look at the official statements. "China has never claimed that the whole of the South China Sea belongs to it.” (China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin, March 2024). (More on this below.)

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2. CLAIM: "The PRC drew up a line of dashes which covers the entire area so they can claim it."

DATA: Not true at all. The RoC government (now associated with the KMT on the island of Taiwan) drew up the line of dashes, first publishing it in December of 1946.

China's position is that it doesn't claim "the whole of the South China Sea" but wants to RETAIN sovereignty of land over which it already has recognized legal sovereignty—which is the default position of all nations.

That’s a vital difference.

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3. CLAIM: "The Philippines fought a 2016 case at the United Nations court and won sovereignty."

DATA: Not true at all. A case was heard at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, a legal group which is NOT a United Nations body, nor is it part of the UN system.

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4. CLAIM: Under UNCLOS, the convention on the sea, the Philippines won sovereignty over the southern waters and islands.

DATA: Again, not true. UNCLOS contains NO provision for altering any state’s land territorial sovereignty, nor does it confer any country a right to claim another’s territory on the basis of its EEZ (exclusive economic zone).

Read it. The documents are admirably clear about this.

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5. CLAIM: Anyway, China lost that case against the Philippines, whoever heard it.

DATA: Not true. China did not fight the case, so you can count that as a "technical" loss, if you like. But before the hearing, the PCA tribunal said it would NOT discuss matters of sovereignty, after which China said that in that case it would not attend.

The tribunal repeatedly said it was NOT ruling on sovereignty of the region. For example, ruling paragraph 267 says: "…the Tribunal is not addressing questions of sovereignty…"

You can’t get clearer than that.

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6. CLAIM: The judges at the hearing ruled in favor of the Philippines on the technical points, anyway.

DATA: Yes. But this is interesting. Consider this. China was not present. Arguments were presented on one side only! Literally. One of the five judges on the bench was nominated by the Philippines.

In that situation, a total and comprehensive judgement in favor of the Philippines was expected by all parties. However, even with the hearing totally sewn up, Manila failed to win five of the 20 points listed. Their arguments were so weak, the judges could not accept them.

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7. CLAIM: The Philippines does have sovereignty over the Spratly/ Nansha Islands, anyway.

DATA: Not true. Here's a list of governments which have officially agreed in the past that the Spratly/ Nansha Islands BELONGED TO CHINA.

(i) The US.
(ii) China.
(iii) The UK.
(iv) The governors of Taiwan.
(v) The Philippines.

All were absolutely clear, in writing, that the islands belonged to China. (You can check with historians.)

So why the dispute? When signs emerged of possible oil deposits near the islands in the late 1970s, the first President Marcos changed his position.

Also, Western politicians and media favor conflict, if it can be used to demonize China. (You know them by now.)

Especially as China is now viewed as the number one threat to western supremacy.

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8. CLAIM: But Chinese boats have been extremely aggressive against ships from the Philippines for years, right?

DATA: No, not at all. Chinese ships are always portrayed as "the aggressor" but this is not supported by evidence. There are certainly two sides to this dispute, and incidents should be reviewed case by case.

We can go through the cases one by one, but an easier answer is to simply consider the following:

The present series of "incidents of friction" between vessels from the two countries is very recent.

They stem from the date Bongbong Marcos took the presidency in 2022 and met Biden in the spring of 2023. Even the western mainstream media acknowledges his fulsome allegiance to Washington DC. Under the previous leader, Rodrigo Duterte, the waters were relatively peaceful.

Washington is behind the sudden eruption of conflicts in the South China Seas.

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9. CLAIM: Yes, but before that, the Chinese tried for decades to aggressively grab the whole area, right?

DATA: Also not true. The Chinese wanted to take time grow a positive friendship over the issue through friendly trade, which is its normal system.

It persuaded the Manila govt in 1995 to sign a joint deal which proposed that “a gradual and progressive process of cooperation shall be adopted with a view to eventually negotiating a settlement of the bilateral disputes”.

Those were the ACTUAL WORDS. Read them again: “a gradual and progressive process of cooperation”.

But it was this attitude which worried Washington. The west and its allies FEAR the idea of peace in Asia more than anything.

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10. CLAIM: Still, it is clear that China is the problem in Asia, right?

DATA: Absolutely not. As mentioned above, the west and its allies dislike the gradual growth of friendships between Mainland China and other communities in Asia, and sponsor destabilization operations to create polarization.

For example, when a million Hong Kong people and two million people from Taiwan started working and living in mainland China in 2017/ 2018, the west desperately needed to stir up problems—and that's what they did.

And blamed Beijing.

Same with the Philippines. Duterte brought peace. So he's in jail, Marcos is in, and conflict is back.

Also, consider this: Which country is doing the most to reclaim land in the waters near the Philippines? Not China, but Vietnam.

But you won’t read about that. The west is very, very good at manipulating narratives.

The good news: Western politicians and mainstream media are losing credibility day by day.

Not before time.

Don't be fooled. Stay smart.
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[Maitreya Bhakal @MaitreyaBhakal]

Dimwit: "With the real estate market crash, Chinese people's savings have been wiped out!"

Chinese person: "No, I still have my house. And I still live there. Nothing has changed."

Dimwit: "No no! Your savings have been wiped out!

Chinese person: "Literally nothing has changed in my life. I still live in the same house and I still own it. And when I sell it, the next house I buy will also be cheaper. Even better."

Dimwit:

[Larry 長祥 @jambuki888]

Westerners still ask the same question like it’s clever:

“Does the rest of the world actually want to be like China? No democracy, repressive on speech and human rights?”

They’re looking at the 21st century with 19th and 20th century glasses.

The assumption is that 1.4 billion Chinese must be suffering under some evil CCP. Black-and-white thinking that doesn’t fit reality anymore.

China’s going to build its own system. It might not match the Western model — and that’s fine by them.

When China was weak and divided, nobody was exporting human rights or democracy to them. The British forced opium on China in exchange for tea.

Western powers seized territory, set up settlements, and burned the Summer Palace. It remains now unrestored as a permanent reminder of history for Chinese to never be blinded by hubris again.

Now the same voices show up acting as saviors:

“Don’t you want a better government? What’s wrong with you?”

The condescension is unreal says Kishore.

China will choose its own path. It may not be perfect in Western eyes, but it’s theirs. Unlike America, they don’t pretend their civilization is a universal model the whole world must copy.

They do what works for China. You do what works for you.

They’re not exporting their system to anyone. No threat. No need to feel insecure about China succeeding on its own terms.

The West needs to drop the savior complex and get used to it.

The 21st century isn’t yours to dictate anymore.

Paraphrasing Kishore Mahbubani answering questions about China in 2020.

[Gabriel @GabeZZOZZ]

The Japanese have lost all self-respect. Celebrating the country that dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing 200,000 civilians… this is what slave mentality looks like.

[𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 @OopsGuess]

The funniest part of JD Vance’s speech is the ending:

“I am angry about the rise of China… but I am most angry that American leadership let it happen.”

Let it happen?

As if China’s rise was an American clerical error.
As if 1.4 billion people industrialized because Washington forgot to lock the door.

China was sanctioned, contained, smeared, tariffed, and technologically strangled.

And still it became the world’s strongest industrial economy.

India had the population.
India had English.
India had earlier access to the WTO.
India had Western approval, “democracy” branding, and decades of geopolitical courtship.

Capital still chose China.
Factories still chose China.
Supply chains still chose China.

Why?

Because civilization is not built by flattering Washington.
It is built by infrastructure, discipline, engineers, workers, logistics, electricity, education, and state capacity.

America’s next ten years are not about competing with China.
That phase is already over.

America is now competing with India for who can disappoint capital less.

China’s real opponent was never America.

China’s real opponent is its own execution, its own discipline, its own ability to keep building without believing Western noise.

Vance is angry because China rose.

But what really humiliates him is this:

America tried to stop it.

And China rose anyway.

[ViralRush ⚡ @ViralRushX]

Chinese internet roasting the new BMW X5 for looking like a pig

[Johannes Maria @luo_yuehan]

Once Chinese Queued for Canon & Sony... Now Japanese Queue Up to 9 Hours in Line Just for Chinese Cameras?

[The Genius @Truth_n_Respect]

We'll use U.S. method of calculating deaths.

[Daniel ponidi suryayasa 薛 @DanielPonidi69]

@VerminusM Because Tibetans already freed by Chinese government

[Daniel ponidi suryayasa 薛 @DanielPonidi69]

BBC gobloknyaa kebangetan deh 🤣...
Mau jelekin China, seolah China seram, eh pake foto polisi India 🤣🤣🤣

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Can China target critics abroad with its new 'ethnic unity' law? https://t.co/l7cyqslE0l

[Daniel ponidi suryayasa 薛 @DanielPonidi69]

@Peacetoall20 @Lord_Mudcrab95 Bukannya ente yg suka mengelu-elukan satu bangsa asia timur juga? Tapi bangsa asia timur yg lain, yg sejenis hewan buas predator..
Hehe

[Daniel ponidi suryayasa 薛 @DanielPonidi69]

🤣🤣🤣

[香港靚女 @dayana_dy]

日本街頭的垃圾最近比較多，因為很多人都去世界盃撿垃圾了

[catz @seavortk]

Yes, I can understand why, because Japanese people don’t have harmonious families, their lives are filled with nothing but overwork, a reluctance to marry, drunkenness, stress and suicide, which is why they feel uncomfortable when they see happy families