Gweiloman

He seems to be causing trouble everywhere he goes so Thailand might be silently breathing a sigh of relief that he’s not coming. All that remains is what gaffes the other one might commit. Maybe praising Myanmar?

Have you looked lately how that welcome mat is wearing thin? Don’t know about that but it seems to me that more and more nations are turning away from the west and looking east. These countries are fed up with the hypocrisy and arrogance of some of these western countries.

Best post ever. You hit the nail right on the head. Open democracy works for some, managed democracy for others and authoritarianism for yet others. I don’t understand why some can’t see that there is no one size fits all.

If I’m not mistaken, one of worst banking crisis was caused by er, oh yes Lehman brothers of the sub-prime fame. Due diligence indeed. The BRI program is much welcomed by those countries that are helped by it. Sure, there will be stumbles along the way, not unexpected when you are talking about the biggest infrastructure project the world has ever seen. In the end, all the countries involved will be greatly improved because of the BRI project.

Yup. Nothing wrong with that. China participates as well. http://www.sais-cari.org/data-chinese-global-foreign-aid China also sees that more is needed than just pure aid. Investments, particularly in the infrastructure is key to helping many poorer nations to develop. Sadly, not all investments succeed, that’s just the way things are.

Why should China or any other country build any infrastructure projects for free? Can you name any bank that is willing to give you money without having to repay it? You don’t trust the CCP. That’s fine, I don’t have a problem with that at all. Every country does what’s in their best interest.

How many overseas bases does China have? And have you asked yourself why? China has no wish to try and control other parts of the world. As for defence, I don’t know know how many military bases the US have in Europe alone, including Germany. Is Europe/NATO so weak that they can’t defend themselves against Russia? I think most people understand the real reason why the US have 00 military bases.

I have not seen China interfering in other nation’s internal affairs or to try and instigate regime change so that’s a positive. As to foreign aid, Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. The west has been doing the former in order to maintain control and dominance. Aid in the form of food and medical supplies solves a short term problem. It does nothing to address and resolve the underlying problems. China has provided a lot of aid in this manner. China also invests in the infrastructure which gives these countries a chance to develop. Some thinks of this as a debt trap. It’s really no different from a bank lending money to an individual to build their own home.

Pathetic. Questions not directed at you as you have nothing of value to add. Learn to mind your own business.

Does it matter to you whether Xi has a 3rd term or be President for life? How does that affect your life in any way? I’m genuinely curious. It wouldn’t bother me if Biden or Truss or Olaf will be the leaders of their respective countries for the next 50 years.

Thank you. You are too kind ????

Glad to hear that you visited many times. What did you think of the change in the country over the last 40 years? Do the people seem happy, prosperous? Or did they fear that their every move was being monitored? Did you feel that you were being followed every where you went? If so, why did you visit many times?

Strange. My friends in China are able to view the same sites as me. They use baidu instead of google. Are you in China or are you just repeating western propaganda?

Rolling Stone is an American institution for the American public. How is that,propaganda?

The big lie, the cornerstone of American politics https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-ginni-thomas-jan-6-committee-election-stolen-1234603703/

For sure, the US has the most experience, having caused and fought in more wars than any other country in the last 70 years. To the collective west, China and Russia are bad actors. To the rest of the world, the US is the bad actor. One man’s freedom fighter is another man’s terrorist. All depends which side of the fence you are on.

Sounds like you are agreeing with me. Money, manipulation, false promises, popularity. You should learn about the meritocratic system that China employs. Would make it impossible for clowns and oranges to become leaders.

According to GWM, price will be announced on October 7 at 6 pm, on their website presumably.

Hmm. Not a resounding endorsement for western style democracy is it? Let’s look at UK. Oops, same problem there. Italy? Fascism on the rise possibly?

Any British pensioners here feeling the pinch?

The only reason that Protons sell in Malaysia is because it’s one of the cheapest cars you can buy. That’s why you hardly see any protons outside of Malaysia. The only slightly decent proton is the X70 which is a Chinese made car. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geely_Boyue

Made or assembled? In any case, it is for all intents and purposes, a Chinese car and completely under Geely’s management. DRB-Hicom is merely the majority share holder.

Love the subtle dig ????

How the views on this forum has changed. Back when Prayut first came into power, 90% of the posters were pro-junta. 8 years later, 90% are anti. The old posters must have died off or been banned.

Somewhere in between 1.5 to 1.7 million seems to be the best guess.