Chinese Soft Power and Media Discussion and Updates

[Wrought]

Do nothing, win strikes yet again.

KRABI, Thailand — The Trump administration has not offered any direct help to Thailand, a long-standing U.S. treaty ally, as it struggles with the wide-ranging economic damage from the

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, Thailand’s foreign minister, Sihasak Phuangketkeow, said in an interview with The Washington Post.

“There’s a lot of unpredictability in the U.S. government policy,” Sihasak said. This is not limited to the war, he added. Trump’s sweeping tariff campaign has surprised many allies. His rapid dismantling of U.S. aid programs has left

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. In comparison, Sihasak said, China has presented itself as a more consistent partner to countries in Asia. “It doesn’t mean that China doesn’t also behave as a superpower when it comes to core interests, right? But we know what those core interests are,” Sihasak said. “This is not about us taking sides in the geopolitical competition. It’s about what the U.S. is doing, which is forcing us to rethink some relationships.”

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[siegecrossbow]

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[GulfLander]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2037705640353701942

 

[solarz]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2037705640353701942

The chart also intentionally starts in 1965, when wind and solar energy was virtually non-existent. You can clearly see that wind + solar start picking up around 2019 while fossile fuel use start to slow down. The effect is simply obscured by the absolute magnitude of each.

 

[Phead128]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2037705640353701942

Make one with cumulative CO2 output since industrial revolution, West would dominate with a good 200 years headstart.

 

[siegecrossbow]

What the real beacon on the hill looks like.

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[sunnymaxi]

Shanghai to Invest 4 Billion RMB Building World’s Highest Ferris Wheel.

Shanghai will spend 4 billion RMB building five major new cultural tourism projects, including the world’s highest Ferris wheel.

The 228-meter-high ‘Gate of Shanghai’ and the West Bund Star Dome are two of the projects, according to plans unveiled at the fifth Shanghai Tourism Investment Promotion Conference yesterday. Construction work is scheduled to kick off this year.

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[GulfLander]

i read similar narratives like what Brad is using here,but foreign comps usually open factories in china though.. so maybe alot of the export profit could be by foreign owned comps..

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2050243074454917261

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2050414630560989627

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2049739116196311257

 

[gcc]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2049739116196311257

wasnt the first guy who shot trump's ear off also using holosun?
it will be really funny when both sides of the conflict are using chinese gear

 

[AndrewS]

i read similar narratives like what Brad is using here,but foreign comps usually open factories in china though.. so maybe alot of the export profit could be by foreign owned comps..

China was historically the lowest cost production location. So if foreign companies didn't produce in China, they would go bankrupt because of competition from the companies that do produce in China.