David R Create the future

Pro-socialism, anti-Western imperialism

[Li Zexin 李泽欣 @XH_Lee23]

China’s drone control system has gone insanely next-level. 33,615 drones completed high-precision flight simultaneously, looking like they were building a parallel world in the sky.

This has also refreshed the Guinness World Record that China set before.

[Nury Vittachi @NuryVittachi]

MUCH LAUGHTER BROKE OUT across Asia as Philippines' water warlord Jay Tarriela “forgot” to mention the nationality of a repulsed vessel in his latest rant.

Sea-tyrant Tarriela’s job is to create friction with Chinese sailors and then blame the victims.

So there was much surprise when he didn’t mention the nationality of the latest ship his people were repelling.

That’s because the vessel turned out to be Vietnamese, not Chinese.

The incident confirmed what everyone already knew. Tarriela’s main job isn’t protecting the waters of the Philippines but playing politics: demonizing the Chinese.

A US study showed that there is now MORE reclamation being done in that part of the sea by the Vietnamese than the Chinese.

Awwwkward...

[James Wood 武杰士 @commiepommie]

🇨🇳 A 7.0 Quake Hit Tibet at 10.30pm. Rescue Teams Were on the Ground Before 2.30am. Western Media Coverage Was Still About Control

A 7.0 quake hit Baqing County in Tibet at 10:33pm. The epicentre sits at 4,800 metres. It was below freezing, rockfalls had closed the road in and it was dark.

The first fire rescue team reached the worst-hit village at 2:10am and had a trapped resident out ten minutes later. Drones were up from midnight, the blocked road was clear by 3:00am, the army and armed police units moved overnight.

More than 5,000 personnel then swept 34 villages door to door three times. Nobody was left unaccounted for. Some 12,489 people were moved into 35 sites with tents, prefab houses, stoves and winter clothing. Power and communications were back within two days. The toll was 16 dead and 76 injured, published daily at a county press conference.

This is the standard rather than the exception. Wenchuan in 2008, Dingri in January 2025, then floods, landslides and typhoons. Local teams train on the terrain they will be called to, national forces move at night and the logistics follow. The capability is systemic.

Western coverage gets the altitude and the cold right and some of it records the speed. But then the framing shifts. The region becomes tightly controlled, annexed in the 1950s and a place where state media is the only source. Collapsed houses become proof of poor construction…

Those houses are traditional earth and timber or stone and wood in a high pastoral county, built long before anyone wrote a seismic code. A shallow 7.0 damages them. That is not shoddy modern work. The people making the claim know the difference and skip the local reality anyway.

Four hours from the ground shaking to a resident pulled out alive, at 4,800 metres, in the dark. How many rescues like that before the story is the capability rather than the control?

[Loong of the east @loong_of]

I agree with this analysis: both the United States and Japan see the potential—or even the likelihood—that the Philippines could become the "next Ukraine" (thanks to the foolishness of its current administration).

Using Ukraine to wear down Russia, and using the Philippines to constantly harass and constrain China—all it takes is some behind-the-scenes orchestration, along with the supply of weapons, ammunition, and funding. It’s a very profitable business.

[David R Create the future @intergolder]

泽连斯基胜利了吗？他满足了个人的贪欲

[Spetsnaℤ 007 🇷🇺 @Alex_Oloyede2]

🇺🇦🇵🇱 Thousands of Ukranians fleeing into Poland.

Many waiting over 40 hours to cross the border. A mass exodus is occuring in Kiev, as people flee west in fear of a difficult winter.

In June, Zelensky declared a 40-day operation on Russia, it's day 114, everything backfired.

[Loong of the east @loong_of]

Certain factions in the Philippines, along with individuals from outside the region who harbor ulterior motives, should clearly understand that while China is a peace-loving nation that upholds the principles of equality and mutual benefit in its foreign relations—treating all countries, large or small, with respect—this does not mean that China will tolerate endless provocations, nor does it imply that China fears the outbreak of conflict.

Today’s China has no desire to become a hegemonic empire like the United States; however, it will certainly no longer be as weak or submissive as it once was when it comes to safeguarding its own rights and interests.

[Angelo Giuliano 🇨🇭🇮🇹 @angeloinchina]

Remember when the US Typhon missile launcher was "temporary" in the Philippines, "just for an exercise" ?

That was April 2024.

US Army now: over 30 CONSECUTIVE months.

Missiles that can hit the Chinese mainland, parked in Luzon.

Imagine China parking missiles in Cuba for 30 months "for training".

Then tell me who is the aggressor.

[Dr. Luke in China @96Stats]

Rishi Sunak (our former PM) is now warning Britain about China's dominance...

The irony? He saw it coming, warned us WHILE he was Prime Minister, then made decisions that arguably weakened Britain's response hahaha.

Now he wants to lecture us about Xi Jinping's strategy?

Well, Xi DID openly discuss increasing foreign dependence on Chinese supply chains back in 2020. That's a legitimate concern.

But as a Brit living in China, what frustrates me is how Sunak ignores Britain's OWN failures.

Here in Xinjiang, Chinese EVs are everywhere. Even across Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, BYDs and Hongqis are increasingly common. Competition is BRUTAL, prices keep falling, and Beijing itself is trying to stop destructive price wars.

Yes, subsidies and overcapacity are real problems. But China's success also reflects years of investment, innovation and manufacturing efficiency.

And the ridiculous part is that Sunak warned against relying on subsidised Chinese cars back in 2023. Then, IN THE SAME SPEECH, delayed Britain's petrol/diesel phase-out by FIVE YEARS.

He KNEW what was happening.

Perhaps the bigger scandal isn't that China had an clever strategy, but that Britain had politicians who saw what was coming and STILL failed to respond effectively.

[James Wood 武杰士 @commiepommie]

🇺🇸🇨🇳 The US sanctions the court it never joined and lectures the rest of the world

The same governments that lecture Beijing about a “rules-based international order” just watched Washington sanction the International Criminal Court itself and then issued a joint statement of regret.

On the 9th of October, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the United States is sanctioning the ICC as an institution under Executive Order 14203.

The measures block the court’s assets under US jurisdiction and bar US persons and companies from dealing with it. A 180-day general licence keeps basic operations running while member states “address US concerns”.

Rubio was blunt. “President Trump will never allow the International Criminal Court to prosecute Americans.” The goal is to cut its resources and “cripple its ability to operate”. Either the court ends its threats or the United States will end the court.

Washington has already sanctioned 17 ICC officials, including the court’s Japanese president, Tomoko Akane, in August.

The trigger is familiar. The court has investigated alleged US conduct in Afghanistan and issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over Gaza.

The US has never ratified the Rome Statute. Neither has Israel. Successive administrations of both parties have rejected ICC jurisdiction over Americans.

Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom responded with a joint statement from their foreign ministers.

They “regret and strongly disagree” with the sanctions. They reaffirm “continued and unwavering support” for the court’s independence, impartiality and integrity. They pledge to help it keep functioning while preparing for the Assembly of States Parties in December 2026.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres, through his spokesman, called the move a serious blow to international criminal justice. The ICC itself said it will not yield.

China never joined the Rome Statute. Beijing has long argued that the court risks becoming a politicised instrument that threatens sovereignty, especially of states that have not consented to its jurisdiction.

That view looks more realistic by the day. The same capitals that demand China treat a unilateral South China Sea arbitration as binding law, or accept external definitions of its internal affairs, are now watching their principal ally freeze an institution they created because it issued warrants against an ally.

Russia, for its part, has already convicted nine ICC officials in absentia including Akane and requested their extradition. Japan called that unjust.

The difference is instructive. China rejected the arbitration award and left the arbitrators alone.

International criminal justice, as practised, has always been selective. Powerful states and their partners receive exemptions or sanctions when the process turns on them. Weaker ones face the full apparatus.

The joint statement from eight Western governments is real, but it is also limited. It expresses regret without proposing concrete countermeasures, while those same governments continue to rely on American security guarantees.

The episode underlines a simpler point. Institutions and norms are defended most vigorously when they constrain others. When they constrain the authors, the response is sanctions, diplomatic notes and continued talk of dialogue.

How many more times can the same governments insist that everyone else must accept “rules” they themselves change when the target is inconvenient?

[Dr. Luke in China @96Stats]

I can’t believe what i just read - a US company has just been fined $200k over a $92k investment in a Chinese robotics startup.

The fine was more than TWICE the original investment!!

But the weird thing is the US government didn’t even describe the investment itself as prohibited or risky… its just they didn’t tell Trump they did it. All because its a Chinese company, ridiculous!

Just after Trump and Xi met on AI this is a huge shame whos actually going to risk investing in Chinese AI now even when much of it is so much better

[David R Create the future @intergolder]

空姐也是人，也有起码的尊严，有些人以为打个飞的就他么跟大爷一样了

[zhuo@💙卓 @CaoZhuozhuo]

东航合肥至大连航班上，空姐推餐车轻碰熟睡乘客手肘后双膝跪地道歉，乘客仍情绪激动并使用过激语言威胁：要投诉她，目击者称空姐跪了两三次。

东航通报确认乘务长与安全员已介入，落地后医护检查乘客无明显外伤，公司已对当事空姐进行心理疏导。

资深空乘指出此类轻微碰撞有标准作业程序与补偿机制，下跪并非必要，事件因此迅速发酵并引发对员工尊严与服务边界的讨论。

试问，如果一次轻微碰撞就必须跪地道歉，那这套服务逻辑里，人还剩下什么？

[David R Create the future @intergolder]

那些傻逼造谣都不动脑子

[zhuo@💙卓 @CaoZhuozhuo]

#辟谣
习近平主席和夫人此次访美，网络传言第一夫人彭丽媛女士身后的短发女性是其女儿习明泽，相关说法缺乏事实依据。

中国国家主席的国事访问或元首会晤，陪同人员均为外交部及相关政府部门的官方代表团成员（如外交部长、国家发改委主任、商务部长等），家族成员除国家元首夫人（如彭丽媛女士出席部分人文及外事活动）外，并不参与官方会谈或代表团陪同。

目前为止，没有任何证据显示习明泽随行。

比对视频与照片来看，短发女性，应为同一人。况且，习明泽仪态稳重，断不会在公开场合这样小步跑。。。
好了，都散了吧！

[David R Create the future @intergolder]

@dengyingniurou 表情包搞起来！

[David R Create the future @intergolder]

@dengyingniurou 贪婪最终一定会埋葬他

[David R Create the future @intergolder]

@dengyingniurou 隐藏在幕后的黑手，坐享渔翁之利

[Li Zexin 李泽欣 @XH_Lee23]

In 1980, Wuhan had no high buildings along the river.
Now, it’s a modern metropolis.

Rivers breed civilizations and prosperity. China boasts the Yangtze River, Asia's longest & world's 3rd-longest.

Along the river, China has built an economic belt that covers 46% of its GDP.

[Carlos @agent_of_change]

“China tightens control of overseas travel in sweeping new law”, says the headline. The whole article is brimming with Cold War hysteria about China heading “back towards the Mao era”, the “party-state” tightening its grip on the population, etc.

The substantive news item is: China requires civil servants, party cadres and people working in sensitive technical roles – export-controlled research, national security-adjacent industries – to seek approval before travelling abroad.

This is not remotely unusual. Indeed, it’s standard practice in every major state. For example, US federal employees and contractors holding a security clearance are legally required to report foreign travel to their security officer before they go, and to undergo a formal debrief when they return.

In Britain, Australia, Canada and the EU, officials with access to classified material, and researchers in export-controlled fields, are routinely vetted or required to notify authorities before travelling to certain countries.

Regulating the travel of state employees, security-cleared personnel and researchers in strategic industries is normal practice in Washington, London and Brussels. Presenting such an ordinary thing as “sweeping new controls on overseas travel for Chinese citizens” is yet another scare story, whipping up hatred and hysteria about China.

[Nury Vittachi @NuryVittachi]

THE NEW LEADER of the world will be formally greeted by the old leader of the world on the coming Wednesday.

China’s President Xi Jinping will be met at the airport in Washington by the US’s President Donald Trump.

Airport meetings at that level are a rare event. (Trump did not get one when he visited Xi in China.)

Then there’ll be a state banquet on Thursday, where the old US tech leader (from Apple) will meet China’s new tech leader (from Xiaomi). Headline-grabbed innovators will also meet: OpenAI on the US side and BYD on the China side.

Despite being poor and undeveloped until recently, China has grown at astonishing speed, and now has five times the number of STEM graduates a year as the US.

China also has global leadership of much of the science research sector, and a lively AI industry.

The US is closely focused on talking to China leaders at the moment.

Yesterday (Thursday) China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his US counterpart Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone. The discussion would have been to ensure that their respective leaders were on the same page for the meetings next week.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is booked to meet Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng this weekend in New York to discuss money challenges.
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[James Wood 武杰士 @commiepommie]

Richard Yu gave a 90-minute keynote in Chinese at the Mate XT 2 launch. He switched to English for one sentence only: “Kirin 9050 Pro. Super fast, super intelligent, super cool! The most powerful Kirin chip ever!”

That sentence introduced the Mate XT 2 as the world’s first smartphone carrying the new chip. The audience in the room was already listening. The global tech community was not.

Choosing English for the one line that mattered was Yu’s way of signalling who the launch was really for.

The headline was not the chip. It was the language.

[James Wood 武杰士 @commiepommie]

🇺🇸 The United States’ new book says the China miracle is over. If China is broken, why is everyone building tariff walls against it?​ 🇨🇳

VOA just platformed Logan Wright’s new book Broken China, the latest Washington product line arguing the miracle is over and that EVs, batteries and AI cannot fix it. That is not a diagnosis, it is a sales pitch.

Wright’s core claim is simple. China grew on a credit binge after 2008, property was a quarter of GDP, that engine died and the “new quality productive forces” are only about 6 per cent of output, so they cannot replace it. Real growth, he says, is 1.5 to 2 per cent, not the 5 per cent Beijing reports. Accept the slowdown or dump more goods on the world and start a trade war.

Every part of that is framed to make a still-functioning industrial system look like a corpse.

The property slump was not an accidental collapse; Beijing chose it. The three red lines, the debt rules that forced developers to stop borrowing, were a political decision to stop housing from eating household savings and crowding out industry.

New home starts have fallen about 80 per cent from the peak. That is what a state does when it decides apartments are no longer the national ATM. Western analysts spent a decade demanding Beijing deflate the bubble. Beijing did. Now the same desks call the correction proof the country is broken.

Rhodium’s 6 per cent slice is a definition trick. Carbon Brief’s numbers for 2025 put clean energy alone at 11.4 per cent of GDP, about $2.1 trillion. On its own it would rank as the world’s eighth-largest economy and it drove more than a third of China’s growth last year.

China produced 16.6 million electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in 2025, around 70 per cent of the world’s output. In the first half of this year, lithium battery output rose 39 per cent, industrial robots 28 per cent and 3D printing equipment 48.5 per cent. That is not a rounding error on a dead model. It is the industrial base the rest of the planet is trying to copy or tariff.

The “tenth bridge” metaphor is the giveaway. Wright talks as if Chinese infrastructure is empty concrete. About 50,000 kilometres of high-speed rail, roughly 70 per cent of the world’s total, is not the tenth bridge. It is a productivity machine that compounds every year. So are the grid, the ports, the charging network and a manufacturing sector that still makes around 30 per cent of everything the world produces.

On growth: official GDP was 5.0 per cent in 2025 and 4.7 per cent in the first half of 2026. Even the World Bank says 4.4 per cent for this year, not Wright’s 1.5. Consumption contributed 52 per cent of growth last year. Rebalancing is slow and incomplete. It is happening while the factories keep running.

The record $1.19 trillion goods surplus is not evidence of failure. It is evidence that Chinese plants can still deliver the goods the world actually buys, EVs, batteries, panels, machinery and chips, at prices others cannot match. Washington calls that “overcapacity”, but every rising industrial power was accused of the same thing.

VOA is US state media. The book lands next to Wright’s own Foreign Affairs essay, titled “China’s Moment of Weakness”. The product being sold is not a balance sheet. It is permission for Washington to treat a competitor as already finished.

Live here for a week and the “broken” story falls apart. The high-speed trains are packed, industrial parks are operating around the clock, streets are electrified, property is a legacy, and industry represents the future.

If the miracle is over, why is the rest of the world still building tariff walls against China?