By portraying himself as cunning, fearless, or capable of taking what he wants, the man attempts to command respect or instill fear in his peers.
A personality disorder to deceive and manipulate others to gain power, money, or social status.
@NuryVittachi@KenRoth I wonder how much BBC would pay me for this. I'll take half of what they pay John Sudworth.
Heavy Chinese PLA military presence in restive troubled region of Xinjiang.
Canadian man admits aiding suicides, selling chemicals ONLINE — BBC
60-yo Kenneth Law pleaded guilty to aiding suicide after allegedly shipping deadly chemicals to customers in MORE THAN 40 COUNTRIES
Authorities linked the operation to dozens of deaths
@RnaudBertrand There is another aspect, as like Meta's attempted purchase of Manus through the route of Singapore washing. From its beginning as a tax avoidance haven, it is becoming a conduit for nefarious machinations under a pretense of neutrality.
@OopsGuess No deals, disagreements remain. But it achieved an important goal, for the Chinese.
"Stability Control". Or what I like to call it, "The Taming of the Beast".
@jacksonhinkle The goal of Trump's visit to China is to return it how it was before Trump started the tariff war.
And to get China buying American chips how it was before Trump forbid China buying it.
And to get China buying soybeans before..
And to let America get rare earths before.
And..
🇬🇧🇺🇸 King Charles to President Trump:
"You recently commented…if it were not for the United States, European countries would be speaking German."
"If it wasn't for us, you'd be speaking French."
@RnaudBertrand For much of his supposedly stand on 'principles and not taking sides', nary has he said much about US sanctions on Cuba and Iran nor the kidnapping of Maduro and the assassination of Iran's leaders which are clear violation of international laws.
A clear case of taking sides.
@Eng_china5 First, it's F35 without radars, then strip Korea of their Thaad, more will come.
"The best way to destroy an enemy's ability to fight is to make them exhaust their own resources." - Art of War