In the News New Zealand bows down to China

[Cougar377]

Never thought I'd be using the words "gutless" and "Kiwis" in the same sentence.

Amid rising tensions with China, New Zealand 'uncomfortable' with expanding Five Eyes remit

New Zealand's Foreign Minister sends the clearest signal yet that she will chart a more independent foreign policy as she distances the country from the expansion of the Five Eyes intelligence sharing group.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Pow-Lo]

It's actually quite disturbing. The world in general needs to be holding China to account over this covid bollocks and if one starts bottling, then it's only a matter of time before others follow.

 

[Cougar377]

It's actually quite disturbing. The world in general needs to be holding China to account over this covid bollocks and if one starts bottling, then it's only a matter of time before others follow.

China has firmly replaced the old Soviet Union as the main threat to world peace. I fear that if we don't set the limits on what they can do now then Cold War 2 will be inevitable...and (unlike the Soviets back then) the Chinese have multiple methods of crippling the Western Allies before they even hit the start line.

 

[Duck n Dive]

It's already too late.

China has it's economic tendrils into all areas and countries, except perhaps Russia - I've no idea there.

It's also spent decades buying up and storing raw material/resources/minerals.

In the Western world it's been using it's economic power to buy up/into companies etc.

In the developing world it's been bankrolling and investing in infrastructure.

They play the long game and I suspect it's already gone too far to turn the clock back.

China doesn't fear any other area/state, bourne out by it's actions

 

[Cougar377]

It's already too late.

China has it's economic tendrils into all areas and countries, except perhaps Russia - I've no idea there.

It's also spent decades buying up and storing raw material/resources/minerals.

In the Western world it's been using it's economic power to buy up/into companies etc.

In the developing world it's been bankrolling and investing in infrastructure.

They play the long game and I suspect it's already gone too far to turn the clock back.

China doesn't fear any other area/state, bourne out by it's actions

Well I'm going to boycott all their takeaways. That'll help.

 

[Pow-Lo]

It's already too late.

China has it's economic tendrils into all areas and countries, except perhaps Russia - I've no idea there.

It's also spent decades buying up and storing raw material/resources/minerals.

In the Western world it's been using it's economic power to buy up/into companies etc.

In the developing world it's been bankrolling and investing in infrastructure.

They play the long game and I suspect it's already gone too far to turn the clock back.

China doesn't fear any other area/state, bourne out by it's actions

I remember reading about this sort of scenario in a Tom Clancy book a long time ago.

I’ve seen what the little wankers are up to and you’re correct. They’ve been buying up the majority of iron ore fines from India and Ukraine, where it’s been shipped to Lianyungang. They’re also buying all the bauxite and coal from Australia and shipping it up in bulk.

They’re laying claim to all sorts of islands in the South China Sea and building artificial archipelagos there. They’re bullying the Js over the Okinawa chain, too.

By the end of this decade, they’ll have taken Taiwan by force; I’m not a gambling man but I’d bet on that.

 

[Pow-Lo]

Forgot to add that I did a job in Conakry (west Africa) about ten years ago and the best hotel to stay at was a Chinese joint. If you couldn’t speak French or Mandarin, you’re buggered. They’re pouring a lot of money into Africa to build up the infrastructures in exchange for preferential trade deals when said Africa countries are on their feet.

The Kitchens are doing the same in parts of South America. Prolly has a lot to do with why Chile is in dire straits with Covid now; they’ve been buying the Chinese vaccine, which is shite and has a less than 50% efficiency.