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There is no corruption in the Trump regime. Or, extremely low levels of corruption. Glad you asked for my opinion. Trump is one of our greatest presidents. Some say that Lincoln was greater than Trump. But, that is just due to nostalgia, and misinformation. Trump will do more for the USA, in the long run, than Lincoln ever dd. Note: Also, it was you, in the Topic Headline, that alluded to China, Mao, and Xi, by referencing The Great Leap...

It is the elections INSIDE the USA that bother me most.

No. Corruption in China never crossed my mind. Thank you for mentioning it, however. I will look into it.

I think that stupidity has nothing to do with the question. I did not add STUPID to the headline of the Topic. Xi cannot be stupid, and neither is Trump. Xi has his goals, and Trump has his, and the goals of both are not properly aligned, and are divergent. I would choose Trump over XI, any day of the week.

Never! I would never go there. (Well, maybe I was there, one time, but then, after seeing the quality of Farang there, and their sartorial choices, I left immediately, and vowed to never return. I just do not enjoy what I perceive to be the lifestyle there. Still, each to his/her own, and I do not judge those who enjoy it there.)

When were you last in Pattaya, for that matter?

i completely agree with your suggestion. The only question is ... HOW to get the rest of the Free World to WAKE up, not meaning (WOKE up). How do you deal with those leaders in other nations who...JUST DO NOT UNDERSTAND the Real World, Commie-China Style as envisioned by XI and others behind the BLASTED BAMBOO CURTAIN????? One should identify and deal with the GOALS of the leaders of other nations... But how? Appeasement never ends well.

Let he who is without bias.... Throw the first stone/punch/hissyfit...

When I was young, everything was stamped Made in USA......but not the United States. There is a place in Japan, named Usa. Usa, Japan. Maybe you recall those amazing metal whistles that made that SCREAMING noise. Just junk, but Fun. I do not mind supporting Japan. But, Commie China is our enemy. And, not just a "competitor" or a strategic competitor...but ENEMY. And, there is NEVER enough Power to be divided equally among all parties. When will we idiots finally learn what is on the Commie China Agenda? They have been making slow/fast and steady progress for many decades, toward the same unwavering goal. They want to bring Marxism to the World.

Like Atlantis, Patayya is now lost forever. It has sunk into depravity. Of course, when we have our next Bird-Flu pandemic...then..... Pattaya will, once again, rise like the Phoenix... Once the lowlifes either die or leave.

You have an amazing memory, it is true.

Good advice for anyone of us stupid enough to live in CHina at this time. But, really, who want to live like this. The Chinese with enough wealth are GETTING OUT OF This Sinking Stinking Ship of State, fast. How to get their money out is an issue, but they find a way. The world should not support regimes such as this. Note: What satellite provider did you use. And, China actually DOES have the ability to shut these down...because...these also rely partly on a land line, is my understanding. Will Starlink work in parts of China? That would be the best way. But Musk will never antagonize Red China.

You were the one that stated you appreciate open-forums. Glad you mentioned this important point. You should know that China is an authoritarian state, and it uses technology to control every facet of life under its Leninist-Marxist regime. We should not be trading and enriching ANY State such as this, especially Red China. Trump, so it is said, has had a long-time objection to trading with China in the way that has been true since the 80s. No president, no US government, has been able to correct this problem, and it is not about "unfairness". Yes. What Trump is doing should have been done earlier, because it would have been easier. Unfortunately, the USA, the World, did not choose to act decades ago. It will be difficult to disentangle the Free World from Commie China. But, decouple the world must. You do not care, obviously. Why it is that you do not care, you might have many ideological reasons. That's OK....For you. But not for the world, and not this time, and at this time.

If you truly so much relish participating in OPEN FORUMS, then you will just LOVE China. China has plenty of open forums.

Too much Indian "science" floating about.

The fault is ours. We chose to allow China to monopolize manufacture of....EVERYTHING. This began in the early 80s. Was having China in the WTO actually such a great idea? I can clearly recall, in the early 80s, just how idiotic were many of the decisions being made, at the time. The decisions were based on wishful thinking, and not reality. And, the decisions were motivated by American Corporate Greed....for sure.

Only pro-Commie-China until the next pizza pie, in the form of a pandemic or something else, hits them in the face. And then, their tune always changes. Their problem is that their ideology, just like that of Edgar Snow, is most certainly NOT based on reality. Sooner or later, reality always destroys fantasy. China stamped out superstition, or tried to. But, China replaced superstition with ideology. Complete garbage, and Red Garbage, at that.

I wonder why he mentioned Texas, in the first place. Maybe, he thinks that because Taiwan and Texas are both spelled with a T, this might have some special significance.

All numbers are significant here in Thailand, I guess. Or, any single number is as significant as any other single number. Or, they don't know which are significant, and so best to keep all that appear on their calculators.

I might suggest reading the book Tombstone, as well. The number of millions starved to death by Mao is upwards of 50 million.... This book is completely banned in China... Never trust a commie...

China never will forgive the Japanese for the atrocities. Count on it. But, in Taiwan, a much different story. The original Taiwanese people, bendi ren, love the Japanese, and Japanese culture. The entire island was run by the Japanese, and children of Taiwan went to Japanese schools. Taiwan under the Japanese is seen as one of the best of times, a place free of crime, and many more good things. Taiwan is also NOT China. Both are separate nations. Everybody knows this.... but we never mention this indisputable fact..... Wink, Wink, Wink.....

Yes. Separate Nation. A democratic nation. China is ruled by an Emperor, still. The Taiwanese people, almost all of them...REJECT China for what China is, a country run by unelected Commie Bandits. Anyone, any country or nation that deals with these commie bandits will pay a huge price, in the end. The commie bandits are long-term thinkers and their goals are extremely one-sided. Just remember... Taiwan is a democracy. China is run by an emperor, and one where there are almost no freedoms., a country of control by the State. All here are free to move to China, if they wish. China will NOT change until the CCP, the Party, is toppled. Until that time, do not trade with China, or trade as little as possible. The world does NOT need China while it is lead by Commie Criminals.

I imagine there might be many things about this world that make no sense to you. However, be that as it may, I have lived in Asia a very long time, and more than FOUR decades...almost FIVE DECADES. This is my choice. I do not live here, or live anywhere, just so that my choice of place to live might make sense to you, or anyone. This is just not one of my most important concerns, anytime I choose a place to live. Would you like to repeat your question, just for the fun of it?

A few years ago, China already publicly declared a People's War against the USA. This is not MY doing. This is XI's long-term plan. But now, the chance of a real war happening sooner is much greater. What does a People's War mean? It means ANYTHING is considered fair game, and one cannot back down. Way back in the 1980s, some of us knew full well what China's goals were. And, we knew that these goals did NOT include any form of Democratic State. So now, since most people were FOOLS, we have ended up in this quagmire of a mess with the Commie Bandits. But, this could have been avoided, if only leaders were not so CLUELESS....

I have not watched the series....yet.