Conservatives in Europe: Europe is destroying its competitiveness against China by the Green Deal and by rejecting nuclear.
Meanwhile China hold my bowl of rice.
Mikuláš Peksa is a pirate and therefore a moron and an asshole.
China does not have a fucking Green Deal, they are burning coal, and building nuclear reactors.
China has better sun than most of Europe, making solar panels much more productive.
From Foreign Policy
Little did wannabe warlord and catering magnate Yevgeny Prigozhin realize his short-lived mutiny would result in his demise, leaving behind a legacy—and admirers—far beyond Russia’s borders, particularly in China, where Prigozhin has become a cult figure on closely monitored social media.
Prigozhin’s following among top military bloggers on Weibo, one of the largest social media platforms in China, mirrors that in Russia. From Moscow to Beijing, Prigozhin is seen as the embodiment of a more vigorous and genuine patriotism, a man who prioritized the motherland’s interests over his own life. He is celebrated as a man of the people, despite the wealth he generated from the Wagner Group’s operations.
His blunt criticism of Russia’s top military leaders bolstered his image as a truth-teller willing to risk his life. This resonated in China, where a purge of top military officials in the People’s Liberation Army is underway due to accusations of corruption and of betraying the ideals of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Amid rising tension between Beijing and Washington, many Chinese military bloggers suspect U.S. involvement in Prigozhin’s death, despite there being no evidence of this. A poll on Weibo, limited to 1,000 respondents, showed a majority asserting that the United States orchestrated Prigozhin’s plane crash to incite civil war in Russia. A smaller number of voters pointed the finger at Russian President Vladimir Putin, stating that allowing Prigozhin to walk away unpunished could set a dangerous precedent.
Prigozhin according to my information never opposed Putin, and he could have been assassinated by somebody in the Russian government that he had beef with, and against whom he mutinied. Who that was I don’t know…
Recently, my neighbors visited Japan, and they flew through Shanghai…
The Chinese airlines are making a killing transporting people from Europe to Asia. Following Russian invasion of Ukraine, to punish Russia, America’s lackies decided to deny Russia their Boeings and Airbuses. As a response, Russia denied its airspace to airlines from unfriendly countries. This means that Chinese airlines now have a monopoly on flights between Europe and North Asia, and South Asia has traditionally been the domain of the Arabs, Hong Kong and Singapore.
In an interview on the Dutch television programme WNL Op Zondag, she [Marjan Rintel, the CEO of KLM] highlighted that, unlike European airlines for whom Russian airspace is closed due to the war on Ukraine, Chinese carriers can use Russian airspace when serving Europe, which saves them time, reduces fuel costs, and results in lower fares. “That sometimes saves you two to four hours. You see that reflected in the price, and of course, the costs are higher for us.”
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Akin to rival Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt International) and its recent appeals to the EU, Rintel called on Brussels to address this disparity to level the playing field for European carriers. “Europe can at least see how we can prevent that unfair playing field by pricing it or looking at it differently.”
I have written about Lufthansa’s woes on this blog here. So these airlines instead of demanding an easing of sanctions against Russia, which could open up flight corridors over that country, would rather like to make travel to Asia expensive for everyone. No doubt their demands were encouraged by tariffs on Chinese EVs. Not like the price of EVs isn’t already high for the consumer, and the latter does not see it as a worth while expense for EV’s that are generally shit cars. The Chinese offered a cheaper option, and had to be punished.
Deglobalization will ultimately hurt Joe Average, who is already suffering from inflation.
The Zionists have concocted a terror attack on the people of Lebanon by planting explosives in pagers. This ain’t no laughing matter, this kills civilians, this is a terror attack. Israel is a terrorist state.
Can’t the Jews infiltrate China?
Well, the good news is that Huawei has produced a phone that is majority made of domestic components. This fills me with optimism because here we see how sanctions really work. The disintegration of globalization will usher in a new era of superpower competition and will promote the development of domestic industries because of security concerns. This is ultimately a good thing, especially for those that remain on the sidelines and reap the benefits of all the players.
Exotibetism is deeply embedded in Czech politics…
The Czech senate is literally a parasite institution that needs to be abolished. Such a small country does not need two chambers of parliament. Several notorious senators have launched a human rights concern competition in the senate over the ethics of attending the upcoming Winter Olympic Games held in Beijing in 2022.
A rabidly Rusophobic senator, Pavel Fischer said that: “The olympic ideals are unfortunately tarnished by some unpleasant historical experience. Olympics were held in Germany on the eve of the Second World War. Olympics were held in Sochi at a time when Moscow military operation in Crimea.”
I actually recall that while the Olympics were held in Sochi, an anti-Russian festival was held in Kiev, which eventually led to violence and flight of the legitimate president. Neonazis with baseball bats occupied the Ukrainian parliament. That is when the people of Crimea said “enough!”, and received support from Moscow.
Fischer continued: “In 2008, China held Olympics and promised they will be opened and friendly. But we all know that at this time screws were tightened not only against the citizens but journalists too.” I do not understand what gives us the moral high ground to criticise anyone over the treatment of citizens or journalists?
Do you actually ever see China, Russia, Belarus or any other non-Western country calling for boycott of sporting events over human rights concerns, concerns for repressed protesters, journalists? Note that such information campaigns are only a staple of the West. It is a silly display of self harm over failed Maidans like the one in Belarus last Summer. Imagine Russia depriving its sports men and women of an event over Black Lives Matter or Julian Assange? I don’t think they would find any understanding.
Václav Láska, already a star of this blog, said: “I am irritated by sports organisations that tell us not to leave politics out of sports. There are also higher principles out there. The approach that some country will be awarded the Olympic Games and the human rights in that country will improve has failed. The awarding of the Olympics was a mistake.” Láska is angry at other sporting organisations like FIFA regularly award sporting events in countries with a dictatorial government, where human rights are being abused.
They need to consult Freedom House before making a decision but ultimately these are sporting events that are attended by athletes, who have the best years of their lives, the one window of opportunity to win gold. To be deprived of this because some democracy fetishist politicians are butthurt about failed Maidans is, well, despicable. It seems the Czech senators are reacting to Nancy Pelosi’s call for a political boycott of the olympics. That is, politicians should not attend to give the Chinese regime legitimacy.
The senators became interested in the Chinese Olympics next year because of the situation in Tibet and alleged human rights abuses against the Uighurs. Actually, I am wondering how many of the Czech Exotibetans can find Tibet on the map?
I am watching an online press conference between Putin and Xi, and Chinese and Russian nuclear sector workers, and I am thinking about my little country that has just rejected Rosatom over a hoax…
Chinese nuclear development truly cannot be halted by fake news hysteria such as the one generated by outlandish charges in the Vrbětice explosions affair. That’s why the Russians will always find business in the World’s largest economy, and the Czechs are welcome to have their nuclear power plants built by whomever else. The reality of the situation however is that the Czechs do not have a better energy alternative than nuclear reactors built by Rosatom…
Ukrainian Member of the Rada, Vadim Rabinovich wrote the following on his Facebook:
China’s reply to Ukraine’s stance on the “Motor Sich”.
The Chinese have long maintained their neutrality on the issue of Crimea. However, they have suddenly “changed their mind” and have dispatched there a representative committee headed by the members of the Beijing Export-Import Commission to “establish partnership”. The Chinese businessmen have, together with local authorities, agreed to establish contacts with local companies, they have presented an action plan in the area of tourism and health tours for Chinese citizens. They are also ready to invest in the hotel industry.
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RIA Novosti reports the Crimean Minister of Economic Development confirmed a visit of Chinese businessmen took place.
Motor Sich is a Ukrainian factory that makes engines for airplanes. A large share in the company was recently sold by its private owners to Chinese investors. The Ukrainian government, likely under pressure from America, sanctioned the Chinese investors, and said this is a matter of national security.
It begs a question, whose national security? Ukraine’s or America’s? The governments of the East European countries seem to have made American economic and security issues their own. A perfect colonial relationship.
Remeber folks, Putler, and Russia are guilty of everything under the Sun…
In some media, information has appeared that the Chinese may not be directly responsible for the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in Wuhan. They are suspecting that it may have originated in Russia, and mutated in China.
Why are they doing the job Russian officials ought to be doing?
Speaking of which, there is a slow infiltration of transgender athletes into female sports in countries of the West. 😂😂😂
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