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60% smaller than official figures doesn't pass the smell test for me.
I could well believe it is up to 20% smaller however.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Could you say why you think this video worth watching and the extent to which you agree with its headline claim?
gosub
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Actual PHD stuff ends his study around the time China was opening up so yeah not entirely buying the extrapolation either but rationally he's right when would you do any correction in an Autocratic society...line is always going to go up
gosub
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Chinese chip firm founded by former Intel engineer tests hostile waters with IPO
Lontium Semiconductor’s American founder is seen as a champion of China’s chip industry, but an IPO raises questions about Washington’s curbs on ‘US persons’.
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teqniq
DisMembered
This is pretty nuts:
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Very long thread which i haven't read all of.
gosub
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Workers are fleeing from Foxconn, China's biggest iPhone factory, by climbing over fences and walking down highways on foot amid COVID fears, photos and videos show
The facility located in the central Chinese province of Henan employs over 200,000 workers who make half of the world's iPhones.
www.businessinsider.com
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Chinese chip firm founded by former Intel engineer tests hostile waters with IPO
Lontium Semiconductor’s American founder is seen as a champion of China’s chip industry, but an IPO raises questions about Washington’s curbs on ‘US persons’.
Workers are fleeing from Foxconn, China's biggest iPhone factory, by climbing over fences and walking down highways on foot amid COVID fears, photos and videos show
The facility located in the central Chinese province of Henan employs over 200,000 workers who make half of the world's iPhones.
It'd be a courtesy if you explained the points you're trying to make here, you've surely been here long enough to know the faq
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
2025 is on. As usual the mail are on the ball China will focus on preparing for WAR, Xi Jinping declares even tho Xi instructs China to prepare for war - media other people were reporting similar some time ago
gosub
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Xi Jinping Wants to Turn China Into a Fortress to Conquer World Leadership by 2049.
A fortress built on 4 pillars. The clash with America will be merciless in the years to come.
ssaurel.medium.com
Given China appears to be on a gold buying spree, just as Russia did prior to the illegal invasion of Ukraine, I suggest they might want to speed up delivery of AGM-84's and AIM-9's
Cid
Proper break this time
Xi Jinping Wants to Turn China Into a Fortress to Conquer World Leadership by 2049.
A fortress built on 4 pillars. The clash with America will be merciless in the years to come.
Given China appears to be on a gold buying spree, just as Russia did prior to the illegal invasion of Ukraine, I suggest they might want to speed up delivery of AGM-84's and AIM-9's
Aaand this time your randomly chosen author publishes a newsletter called 'in bitcoin we trust'. Always with the best sources.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
there wasn't any executive order out of the white house last week:
philosophical
Well-Known Member
China is becoming much more oppressive and controlling under Xi Jinping.
It is getting worse that it has been for the last thirty years and people endure more restrictions than previously.
My wife is aching to visit her ageing mother in Beijing but the rules imposed won’t allow it.
A narrow strata of Chinese people have been getting rich like Russian oligarchs.
The west is hungry for Chinese manufactured goods, it effectively outsources pollution because of that hunger, and there is fear over sabre rattling with regard to Taiwan.
Mind you China does not have the history of invasion and starting foreign wars like many other countries, 97% of the land does not produce food, and the population is about 1.4 billion.
A new phenomena my wife has heard about is the desire of people to revert to cash payments rather than any electronic means because of suspicion of the authorities, that might also explain the desire for gold in China.
It is getting worse that it has been for the last thirty years and people endure more restrictions than previously.
My wife is aching to visit her ageing mother in Beijing but the rules imposed won’t allow it.
A narrow strata of Chinese people have been getting rich like Russian oligarchs.
The west is hungry for Chinese manufactured goods, it effectively outsources pollution because of that hunger, and there is fear over sabre rattling with regard to Taiwan.
Mind you China does not have the history of invasion and starting foreign wars like many other countries, 97% of the land does not produce food, and the population is about 1.4 billion.
A new phenomena my wife has heard about is the desire of people to revert to cash payments rather than any electronic means because of suspicion of the authorities, that might also explain the desire for gold in China.
gosub
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How U.S. Economic Warfare Provoked Japan's Attack on Pearl Harbor | Robert Higgs
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Chip sanctions and Taiwan, can't help thinking there maybe an element of the above echoing....
Still, that worked out sort of OK, wasn't the Brit's fault zig zag didn't get on with Hoover, still managed the⁵ carrier fleet out on manoeuvres ahead of time
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
now, about this executive order you invented...
philosophical
Well-Known Member
I didn’t say ‘no’ history of invasion, I said in comparison to other countries it was less.
ska invita
back on the other side
Pretty incredible video of protests in China regarding lockdowns but its the drones and piped instructions that really send a shiver
skyscraper101
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Its just not sustainable. China will never be able to keep with this ridiculous zero Covid thing.
gosub
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China's Xi takes APEC by storm after stealing the show with hardline statements
China's President Xi Jinping is taking APEC by storm after making hardline statements about the region, forcing other leaders to the side.
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Just come back from Thailand, pleasant as always...nothing like
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going on
JimW
支那暗杀团
Arable land is just under 13 percent. Food security is a major policy focus and while they're a bit short of being able to maintain some of the higher-end consumption such as much more meat now current, they've got the basics pretty much in hand, see e,g, China: PRC Emphasizing Grain and Food Security in 2022
ska invita
back on the other side
what percentage of the land is even populated though? isnt a majority of china mountainous with low population?
not doubting what you are saying, just that 13% can be a bit misleading as a single stat
{ my post sounds annoying, even to me }
JimW
支那暗杀团
You're right, population concentrated in smaller part. Real figure is arable land per capita which is low, forget exact but recall less than e.g. India by a factor of about six. Though no monsoon.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Or are least not yet
not-bono-ever
meh
well yeh but it suits China well to keep people who might cause problems and ask questions out.
not-bono-ever
meh
Of no significance to many but yeh, death of animal in Taiwan/ panda diplomacy relic .
nogojones
spelling is overrated
Foxconn workers seem to be kicking right offWorkers are fleeing from Foxconn, China's biggest iPhone factory, by climbing over fences and walking down highways on foot amid COVID fears, photos and videos show
The facility located in the central Chinese province of Henan employs over 200,000 workers who make half of the world's iPhones.
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