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Rookiescot

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  1. China is not the only market open to those countries either. Those markets would be faced with an option. China or the rest of the world. Guess which way they are going to jump given they are democracies and China is not.
  2. Of course they would. All those countries would side with the US. Its a democracy after all not a country ruled by a dictator.
  3. Really? So why is China having a hissy fit about Australia getting nuclear powered subs? I will say it again. Its because it demonstrates a hardening of attitudes in the west towards Chinas aggression. And if you believe those growth figures do tell us why Chinas house selling market has dropped by 20% in one year and why credit is so hard to come by now in China? Evergrande? Yeah signs of a healthy growing economy that is.
  4. Your domestic economy is not big enough to support itself. You need foreign markets. Trade embargo by the west mean economic collapse.
  5. Now there's a thing. Within an hour of China trying to invade Taiwan (in their fishing boats) the western countries would immediately impose an embargo of ALL Chinese goods. Chinas economy collapses. Now your military are getting pumped and your economy is pumped. Go for it China. Give us all a laugh.
  6. Who makes Intels chips? Heres a clue. Its not Intel.
  7. That is the best laugh I have had in a long time. An invasion by fishing boats? Swarms of hypersonic missiles? Absolute fantasy.
  8. Not armed with nukes. Please be less selective with your quotes.
  9. Do you honestly think China is a military match for the United States? Good grief you would be lucky to even successfully invade Taiwan. It is no easy matter. You might take a couple of islands but that would be it.
  10. Ah so you call western nations white English speaking aggressors? Bit racist that aint it? China can have its own system. It just needs to cut out the aggressive policies it has towards everyone else.
  11. So why is China having such a hissy fit about it if it does not matter? No it demonstrates a hardening of attitudes in the west towards China. Something the Chinese are not used to. Countries pushing back against its aggression. Brace yourself. More will be coming.
  12. Not sure poor rural Thais could handle 5 baht on fuel price hike.
  13. How about they put 5 baht on everyones road tax and then the government pays the companies a set amount every year and they get rid of the tolls altogether?
  14. Its still ongoing because of Chinese aggression and building fake islands in other countries territorial waters.
  15. Why not just say "We were on a jolly and we used the companies van. We are human after all and we just wanted a break".
  16. Canada only has diesel electric subs. This agreement was for the supply of nuclear powered (not armed) submarines. For all that I like Canada (I think its a fantastic place with great people) I'm not sure how much expertise they would have brought to this.
  17. So why has China not been more proactive in preventing North Korea from obtaining nukes?
  18. We might need to slaughter the livestock (goldfish) and seek shelter in the nearest bar.
  19. For the last ten years or so China has been very aggressive. Operating debt diplomacy in many third world countries. Countries the west sends aid to but China takes money and resources out of. Then there is the matter of simply claiming the whole South China sea as its own. Building islands and garrisoning them with troops and aircraft. China has also been busy amassing the largest submarine fleet in the world. It has border disputes with virtually ALL of its neighbors. Occasionally this spills over into violence. Just ask India about that. It has repeatedly claimed Taiwan as its own and indeed sanctions any country which recognizes Taiwan's independence. It regularly violates Taiwanese airspace and territorial waters. It ignores international condemnation of its atrocities against minority groups within its own borders. It routinely ignores international copyright laws. It actively engages in cybercrime. It is in short a rogue state. The sooner the west unites to counter this the better because China will not change its ways until it is eventually stood up to. The best way to achieve this is through trade sanctions and tariffs on Chinese goods. Chinas domestic market is not big enough to sustain its economy. Once that house of cards starts to crumble so will the CCP.
  20. I would wager the people having such an issue waiting would have been OK if the reason was to get 2000 baht rather than a vaccination. Is it wrong that people have to wait like this for a vaccination? Yes it is. Is it wrong that people behave like this while waiting for a free vaccination? Yes it is. These are abnormal times. People need to understand this is not the time to behave in an abnormal manner.
  21. This has got to be a joke. What happened to the huge financial reserves the central bank holds? It was supposed to be awash with cash hence the price of the bhat on international markets? Suddenly its all gone and Thailand needs to borrow cash?
  22. OK so you think its a good idea for Thailand to follow the Myanmar, Laos and Cambodian model of allowing Chinese government/companies to buy up huge areas of land and turn them into a Chinese enclave within those countries?
  23. Distilled water is not a good conductor owing to the lack of impurities. Do you think that fire truck is filled with distilled water?
  24. Normally I would agree but given how China has behaved towards Australia then I think the gloves are off.
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