a diplomatic feat by China. Japan will never be able to match anything close to this. a contrast of political influence between China and Japan.
https://t.co/hlgvUUdg8c
@blob_watcher i always laugh when hawks fantasize about a massive blockade in the straits of Malacca. you would need the cooperation of three SEA countries, who happened to have China as one of their largest trading and investing partners.
@OrlovProvince@chow_global i don't trust a single word coming from the uk. actions speak louder than words. they rather have an old semiconductor fab go out of business than give control to the Chinese.
@PAstynome 50-60% of the German's car industry profit comes from China. Many eastern european countries are essentially German car factories. I wonder what would happen to european stability once China stops buying their cars.
@jyjamespark "Widespread resentment in South Korea" what are they going to do? kick them out? they had resentment when american soldiers killed a few girls way back when.
@pplsartofwar in the 1970s-2010s, among young people, there was a strong desire to pursue a life in a developed western country, especially in America. is that desire still there?
@ChristWJennings@stevelevine "Charles Kuen Kao is known as the “father of fiber optic communications” for his discovery in the 1960s of certain physical properties of glass, which laid the groundwork for high-speed data communication in the Information Age"
https://t.co/Cydx9lMx3s