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China causing trouble in the hood. Situation normal.

Wait till you try a Vegemite martini, or a Vegemite latte. Some people have very questionable taste. Drinkable Mayo is just another one on that list.

The Democratic Party will need to conduct a deep soul search over the coming two years, leading up to the mid-terms. What went wrong with the elections, and what changes are needed?

They need to put a convicted criminal, compulsive liar and someone that can quickly have a hundred pending court cases for varying crimes up front. Seems thats what many voters want in a serving American president. Someone that simply cant be trusted.

US voters wanted Trump back, realizing the d's were completely unfit and corrupt.

So they voted in a convicted criminal who tried to take control of the US via a coup.

Sorry but they simply voted in the worst candidate, forgetting he cant be trusted, lies compulsively and prefers the leaders of enemy nations over those who lead allied and friendly nations.

76.9 million stupid Americans. Guinness book of records stuff for the nation with the highest percentage of stupid voters. An amazing statistic.

Trump has the mandate, that is for sure!

Only he doesnt. You need more than 50% of the votes cast for a mandate.

"With 96% of the vote in, Trump has, according to the Associated Press, 49.97% to Vice President Harris’ 48.36%, or 76.9 million votes to 74.4 million."

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/03/nx-s1-5213810/2024-presidential-election-popular-vote-trump-kamala-harris

Early on he had over 50% which is why some news outlets said he had a mandate, but as the count marches to conclusion the margin falls and his percentage of the vote continues to be eroded. Trump does not have a mandate from the US people as evidenced by the numbers. Math doesnt lie.

China is too smart for the current and future US administration.

LOL, No, it is most definitely not.

Asia welcomes China because China is part of Asia, that would be the starting point of any conversation.

China is despised in Asia for its belligerence and coercion. China likes to fool itself that it is liked but only other nations with dictators tend to get along well with China, and only when it suits them for similar goals or when it is worth something. When it stops they go back to distrusting and not working together.

China has territorial disputes with every neighbor and with a number that are nowhere near Chinese territory. That takes some doing.

China bans exports to U.S. of gallium, germanium, antimony in response to chip sanctions

And just as nations like China, Russia, NK and Iran utilize "third party" nations to get around sanctions, so will the US continue to get supplies of what it needs. This helps the US to find alternatives faster, and break reliance on China for these goods. The US has many more nations friendly to it than China and the others do.

In the future China would need to undercut the costs significantly to regain the US market.

He's done. The younger generation will finish him in the early rounds of the Aus open.

Hottest on record will be a common thing from now on. Perhaps apart from a year here and there that will be the second hottest on record, its going to keep going up.

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Great news. The fines should also be handed to the top company executives who make the drive to block competition and stifle growth and innovation that comes from competition.

Wow, one moment pro Russians love trump, but already they are changing their minds. So fickled are some.

I agree America needs to own its own steel manufacturing, Just as many in Japan would be against the sale of Nippon steel should a foreign company try to take it over. It is a national security issue especially with the world about get even more unstable than it already is.

He shouldn't get 56 million let alone 56 Billion. A ridiculous pay package. How about putting that money into the hands of those who do the actual work so they and their families have a better life.

Musk should be banned from making any more money except interest on the hundreds of billions he already has. No wonder people live in poverty and struggle to put food on the table. When was the last time Musk had to go a couple of days without food? Never! Musk is sickening, as are his supporters willing to pay him obscene amounts of money. Enough!

Important to reflect that a majority of the worlds people consider Taiwan independent and not part of PRC China even if their governments do not specifically voice that, in order to maintain the peace. UN recognition is irrelevant for statehood.

In SEAD and deep strike missions, it would definitely be useful, but it’s top speed of Mach 1.2 puts it at a disadvantage to the F-15 or Su-27 which can both fly at Mach 2.5.

Agree the F-35 with only one engine is much too slow. It is not designed for interdiction or air superiority. But its top speed is actually mach 1.62

A pity they couldn't produce new F-111 with modern avionics. They called it "the pig" as it could be difficulty to handle but it had speed and punch. A fantastic aircraft for its time.

Important to observe Taiwan province has zero UN-recognition.

No, that is completely irrelevant.

About as important as recognizing that PRC had zero UN-recognition from 1949 to 1971.

China vows 'resolute countermeasures' after U.S. arms sale to Taiwan

Perhaps China will offer to sell Taiwan weapons at a much cheaper rate than the US. That would show America who's boss!

I hope the west enjoys their president. You get what you deserve, as they say.

The "West" does not have a president. Some nations do, of which America is one. The guy about to move into the White house won with less that 50% of those who bothered to vote, so he has no real mandate, but wont admit that.

The US is once again abdicating the role of world leader, and as with his last tenure, will turn the US into a laughing stock and an unstable nation. Only this time it could last longer since the criminal in chief has been granted a second attempt to destroy US democracy and credibility. A real test of American institutions and their ability to weather the storm of autocracy that approaches.

The free world will be forced to look to someone in the EU to take temporary leadership for freedom. That in itself could also be dangerous, but the alternative leaves no other path forward.

Seems humanity cant kill itself off fast enough for some. Destroy the environment we need to survive and spoil the food we eat and the air we breath.

There is no other world to emigrate to, and if there was it would just end up wrecked like this one is being.

Greed is the worlds biggest killer by far.

Good. Spare parts are a necessity.

You think the CCP is interested in your browsing history? Be careful, it can lead to blindness.. wink.

CCP is interested in everyones browsing history as evidenced by its total control of the internet in China. Thinking otherwise is only fooling yourself. Be careful, in China it can lead to disappearance or death.. truly.

"The history of the People's Republic of China details the history of mainland China since 1 October 1949, when CCP chairmanMao Zedongproclaimed the People's Republic of China (PRC) from atop Tiananmen,"

A history lesson.

@Isabelle is correct.

the PRC didn't even exist in 1945, when the ROC was a founding member of the UN

That is undeniable historical fact.

Plus all the "spying on you" software is absolutely free and fully PRC compliant so the government knows everything you do, say and text.

A big "no thanks" to Chinese tech.

DOGE equals MAGA, Govt. works for the PEOPLE, not vice-versa, unlike the outgoing corrupt globalist Admin

Easy to see those sucker punched by the lies of Trump and co. They work for themselves first, second and always. The people are just the pawns they move on the board to get what they want.

when the Taipei government sat on the UN Security Council behind a name plate that read 'China' it represented all of China but now that Beijing government sits on the UN Security Council behind a name plate that reads 'China' it does not include Taiwan?

I am sure PRC complained bitterly the entire time Taiwan was on the UNSC. So why question Taiwan wanting its own recognition and trade pacts? Sour grapes that Taiwan remains free and independent?

Common sense requited. Something China lacks for sure.

Saudi's bring two things only-

it would bring money and a lucrative market

Provide funds for development and will be a future operator/customer.

But having Saudi's on board will taint the project. They are not really respected as a nation. A monarchy that still does not treat women as equal. And in many ways treats women as second class or outright slaves.

But the cash will come in handy so we can pretend the Saudis are "stand up" guys.

Russia again trying to control the actions of other nations by using threats of "doing something bad, they wont like" to ensure a country does not act in its own interests, but in Russian interests first. Pathetic and predictable.

US and Japan should simply continue to take the steps they feel are needed, and address any new situation created by Russia.

Russia does not run Japan or the US and would be better to not interfere in their affairs.

Ukraine is a lost cause and that is precisely why millions have left.

Garbage comment. Ukraine citizens left due to Russia's invasion and never ending attacks on Ukraine. Women and children left for safety, escaping Russian hordes who murdered and raped their way through much of eastern and for a time northern Ukraine.

Trained chefs will be just one in demand skill when Ukraine rebuilds and millions return home.

China does not trust its own top officials, so how can the world trust China?

Time for China to modernize and introduce democracy and multi party elections alongside a free and open press to help weed out corruption.

How much more stupid can you get, prosecuting the dead. Total waste of resources that could be better spent on other issues with living criminals. Someone needs a demotion!