Miscellaneous News

[henrik]

Singapore looks after its interest first and foremost, and try not to alienate anybody, especially not the sole world hegemon.
Notwithstanding it being detrimental to anybody.
Imagine the disaster that will befall resource void Singapore if the US targets us for sanctions.

Singapore had been in an alliance with the US since 1971, long before the present Sino-US hostilities.

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The Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA), is a series of bilateral defence relationships established by a series of multi-lateral agreements between Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom – all Commonwealth members, with the first four once belonging to the British Empire.

Signed in 1971, the FPDA consists of the five powers consulting each other "immediately" in the event or threat of an armed attack on any of the FDPA members for the purpose of deciding what measures should be taken jointly or separately in response. "
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A Chinese sanction on Singapore will be a lesson for you people.

 

[henrik]

If German wanted to kiss its exports to China a goodbye and a boycott of its auto manufactures, then go ahead and continue to play politics instead of being pragmatic. In addition, maybe German prefers hyperinflation instead of just high inflation.

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Many European nations are already shutting down welfare benefits for the Ukrainian refugees.

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New EV from byd, nio and xpeng should be enough for the Chinese consumers to choose from. Chinese makers are now reinvesting into even better products. German and Japanese car makers now have the risk of losing big business, not just in China, but worldwide.

 

[pmc]

If German wanted to kiss its exports to China a goodbye and a boycott of its auto manufactures, then go ahead and continue to play politics instead of being pragmatic. In addition, maybe German prefers hyperinflation instead of just high inflation.

Tough on China can help him politically to navigate. German Scholz is under tremendous pressure due to Ukraine.
German has failed to deliver the weopons that make difference in Ukraine. that make him subjected to US pressure.
than the whole line up of Austro-Hungry, Italian, French and even Turks taking advantage at expense of Germany.
I dont think Germany has faced this kind of situation in modern history.

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[Topazchen]

“Our first objective is to prevent the re-emergence of a new rival, either on the territory of the former Soviet Union or elsewhere, that poses a threat on the order of that posed formerly by the Soviet Union. This is a dominant consideration underlying the new regional defense strategy and requires that we endeavor to prevent any hostile power from dominating a region whose resources would, under consolidated control, be sufficient to generate global power.”

Do they even follow their own doctrines? Their actions have pushed Russia and China together, and most of the vast resources in the Eurasian landmass are almost under the control of these two designated enemies.

 

[FriedButter]

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British mercenaries in Ukraine face death penalty​

A criminal case against the foreign fighters has been sent to court

Three suspected mercenaries from Britain and Morocco, who joined the Ukrainian military and were later captured by the forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), could be facing the death penalty there, the republic’s General Prosecutor’s Office said on Friday.

Russian military spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said earlier that the best thing the foreign mercenaries could expect was a “long term in prison.”

Life Time Prison or the Rope. Well… it probably will be the rope anyway unless someone coughs up some form of “reparations” in exchange for a slightly bigger cell.

 

[FriedButter]

Police went in to save their own children and then left the killer inside for +40 mins.

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Border Patrol Tactical Team Was Ordered to Hold Back Before Confronting the Gunman​

The tactical squad that was called in was held back for an hour before sending them in. These police are so worthless and useless. Are they hoping the killer would run out of ammo before bashing the door down?

 

[solarz]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1530222798655873025

Iran is sick of their tankers getting "seized" by the west, so its time to seize theirs in retaliation.
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Guess we're back to the age of corsairs now?

 

[KYli]

Just get it done.

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This looks like extortion. Guess the West has gone back to its root of pirate.

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[supercat]

There probably won't be an Asian "NATO".

Asian countries have good ties with US, China and other major powers, don’t need Nato-equivalent, Singapore’s PM Lee says​

• US President Biden said on Saturday that stronger ties among like-minded nations is needed amid ‘competition between democracies and autocracies’
• But Singapore’s PM Lee Hsien Loong said in an interview that a ‘better configuration’ is one that does not involve countries joining opposing blocs

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[daifo]

Just get it done.

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Any Chinese or Hong Konger that is part of the government or has some influence to the gov deserves to have their assets sanction if they have not taken it out the past 2 years.