In my city there is a restaurant that claims to have ties with Australia. They had a kangaroo meat patty burger on menu when we had a group lunch there before the pandemic. A former colleague of mine, a Russian I believe, tried it. He did not regret the decision but would not recommend it.
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Enhanced compliance review probably means inspections.
Its in China's interest to strictly enforce but also grant limited licenses to compliant western civilian companies:
- It starves any attempt at commercialy viable domestic production outside China
- Normalizes Chinese supervision of forign entities and Chinese long arm enforcement.
- It gives China visibility into major industries, i.e. how many cars Ford plans on producing in 6 month to a year.
- It gives China control over product quantity and tech level from companies who want to compete with Chinese firms
- It gives science illiterate western politicians the illusion of problem resolution while starving defence and other critical industries
To put it bluntly, China is the drug dealer and its in tge dealer's interest to strictly control its supply but also give enough out to keep everyone addicted and groveling.
After watching a few YouTube videos on this, airliner pilots are suspecting incorrect flaps config based on the available footages online.
Are you sure the photo you posted is of the fatal crash? Based on the perspective, the still is not from the available footages.
Not saying the flaps were the cause, as loss of engine thrust is also likely, or a combination of issues which is common in crashes.
Probably too lean.
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You can't compare the current situation with the first trade war. China wasn't prepared then, and the negotiation team represented China's dove faction toward the US. It's different this time around. For example, export controls of China's rare-earth products will be extensive.
Let me guess: no detailed deals have been reached yet. Had Trump's rosy tweet been true, protests would probably have broken out in the streets of China already. I suspect the negotiations have a long way to go.
Prof. Yuan Longping's African student came to China to pay tribute.
"The Boss" admits that Taiwan is no match for China.
Amazing infrastructure in India:
