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@OblomovBukowsky @nikstankovic_ The "English teacher" is no longer feted, even those with proper skin and hair color.

The dregs of the first world are no longer courted like first rate foreign talent.

In other words, no longer special. Hence not as welcomed.

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@BrettErickson28 Unfortunately, we live in a world that must be interpreted through western media and talking heads to legitimize any foreign message. The trusted Iran expert is never an Iranian living in Iran.

What savvy move? At best, it was courageous, and honorable.

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@XFreeze Without Shanghai, Tesla won't be making money. The quarterlies make it very clear.

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@kofinas Logan wright of CSIS and Rhodium Group is insightful and provocative on China?

Just have to ask him which side of the bed he woke up today, China threat or china collapse, because he is all tied up in the duality.

Wrong planet dude.

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@ameydeen_ GST GST GST!

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@nicksortor He is in Washington for 1.5 days.

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@MayaMajueran American exceptionalism means it does not behave as a normal country.

No dice.

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@CarlZha She is dressed by Chinese designers, usually small independent houses.

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@Zac_labs Singapore is not even 1% of ASEAN smack in the middle of a rabid anti-chinese region.

We de-emphasize our chinese-ness.

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@khalidkarim Welcome to double check.

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@khalidkarim Malaysia's average tax to GDP is 17-19% post independence. The last 30 years it has averaged 15%.

Unfortunately, Malaysians are addicted to subsidy and there is little room for discretionary budget spending without raising taxes.

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@khalidkarim Kuala Lumpur.

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@khalidkarim Kl has preached half hearted solutions so it isn't about implementation but a demonstration of wills.

The people are not ready for solutions.

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@EvanFeigenbaum How does china manage to attract 150 countries or the entire global south?

Answering that is the key to understanding why this time, it is different in the -stans.

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@khalidkarim Sorry won't work, for the same reason why Malaysians are the most obese in SEA.

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@EvanFeigenbaum Ah yes. The Chinese aren't trusted and doors will be slammed in their faces. The BRI is 13 years old and 150 nations flock to Beijing for the meetings.

Development is a long game and the size alone is the best calling card.

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@TomTaisuke @DarioCpx Urm, lever? Iran doesn't even want to negotiate until and unless america satisfies each and every demand on the precondition list.

And Donald's plan is to wait Tehran out. He isn't even responding to Riyadh's plea for help, much less leverage on Iran.

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@BrettErickson28 Sorry Donald is in the midst of a midterm election. Nothing moves until after that.

I think Americans should worry about voter fraud or civil disorder/ICE violence first.