Miscellaneous News

[ficker22]

The mainland Chinese authorities have outlawed the usage of bamboo scaffoldings 4 years ago, mandating the use of non-combustible steel scaffoldings in building construction/maintenance.

However, Hong Kong choose to not follow.

This law is not really followed thoroughly, I just saw Bamboo scaffold end of October in Zhejiang.

 

[lych470]

China first and foremost is a land power unlike any other, to assume that they could get the endless amounts of 2nd class Chinese forces that would most likely be doing nothing caught up is really silly. China could easily defend all of Russia just by itself.

At the end of the day it's just an article from a sub-lieutenant in the RN. It's fairly obvious that he isn't too acquainted with cross Straits balance of power. He does make a good point though - if the US becomes involved then the conflict will spill over.

 

[4Tran]

Threat removal is a pretty big gain. The US has done more damage around the world than the Japanese. And it's parent - the British Empire may have been even worse. Dismantling of Japan and US presence there is a huge benefit.

But the threat that the US-Japan alliance poses to China specifically is the threat of a war. How does it make any sense to fight a war to remove the threat of war?

 

[lych470]

Japan Germany leaders summit

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1992609011531907437

Do they not know that they lost the last f___ing war? Surely they are only pretending to be this thick?

To quote M in Bond - "Christ I miss the Cold War."

 

[iewgnem]

A lot of the Japanese people just don’t know about the war time atrocities, I have Japanese family members and they are not taught at school about it, even if somehow they are taught about it, it is glossed over with excuses or denial about the scale of organised geniside.

but from what I have seen, young Japanese girls are more open to learning and accepting Japanese atrocities, that is the sign of hope for the future.

Japan's future does not require their cooperation, infact their future would be better if they don't accept.
The only way for Japan to cease their desire to invade China is a total re-write of their culture, by China.

 

[Ringsword]

Lol okay.

In that vein...a full Chinese defeat ,crushing Japan will have Naruhito himself kneeling and bowing at the Nanjing Memorial lest China utterly destroys his nation-that would be worth seeing.

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

The scene of the massive apartment fire at Tai Po in Hong Kong about 10 minutes ago. Looks like the fire isn't as big as before, likely due to many objects already been burnt.

How many people inside the buildings are still unaccounted for?

 

[Ringsword]

Being old school Shanghainese isn't about dressed in suits while working at an investment bank worshipping the west. Proper old school shanghainese is about wearing a singlet on your way back home chugging salty soda trying to cool off because you've been sweating it out all day working at Bao Steel contributing to modernization of China. Fortunately that side of Shanghai is not gone, for is not the carrier Fujian, largest warship ever built in Asia not born in Shanghai not long ago?

Don't let haters tell you what Shanghai is and isn't, and least of all don't let these neo-Shanghainese still trying extra hard to hide their 乡毋宁-ness control what it means to be a shanghainese.

Brothers when the SHTF and gloves are off and fangs and claws are used I have absolutely NO doubt,Chinese from North,South,East and West will clamour to join in the fight to defend their common nation-especially against a rabid,resurgent Japan and the west hoping to recreate the Century of Humiliation for China

 

[GZDRefugee]

Being old school Shanghainese isn't about dressed in suits while working at an investment bank worshipping the west. Proper old school shanghainese is about wearing a singlet on your way back home chugging salty soda trying to cool off because you've been sweating it out all day working at Bao Steel contributing to modernization of China. Fortunately that side of Shanghai is not gone, for is not the carrier Fujian, largest warship ever built in Asia not born in Shanghai not long ago?

Don't let haters tell you what Shanghai is and isn't, and least of all don't let these neo-Shanghainese still trying extra hard to hide their 乡毋宁-ness control what it means to be a shanghainese.

Working class resilience can still be found in older and poorer districts like Hongkou but who aspires to live like the humble labourers there?

 

[FriedButter]

The scene of the massive apartment fire at Tai Po in Hong Kong about 10 minutes ago. Looks like the fire isn't as big as before, likely due to many objects already been burnt.

How many people inside the buildings are still unaccounted for?

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Reportedly, 7-8 apartments burnt down which is almost ~2,000 apartment units with 4,800 residents. Apparently, 279 individuals remain unaccounted.