Africa to build thousands of coal fired power plants

[gowlerk 2,190]

36 minutes ago, JoeWeber said:

One thing about the Han Chinese is that they tend to think what is good for China is also good for them;

It just so happens that I have stumbled onto their secret today. It's a very potent liquid.

https://us.cnn.com/2021/01/15/business/kweichow-moutai-chinese-liquor-intl-hnk/index.html

[JoeWeber 2,720]

2 hours ago, gowlerk said:

How long can the security apparatus keep people from demanding more freedom? The answer is that it depends how ruthless they are willing to be. The People's Republic of China was established in 1949. 71 years so far. They still have not conquered the Island of Taiwan. America needs something to be frightened of. I guess China will have to be it.

It is a gross mischaracterization of my thoughts to imply I believe we should be afraid. I am not, nor do I think America should be afraid. I am simply stating the obvious: in the long game of achieving world hegemony China both desires it and is the overwhelming favorite to succeed. 

[gowlerk 2,190]

10 minutes ago, JoeWeber said:

It is a gross mischaracterization of my thoughts to imply I believe we should be afraid. I am not, nor do I think America should be afraid. I am simply stating the obvious: in the long game of achieving world hegemony China both desires it and is the overwhelming favorite to succeed. 

No Joe, You are just an American, you are not America. It is fashionable these days among some to substitute China for the good old USSR as the bogeyman. After all there is the "China virus" out there.

[JoeWeber 2,720]

14 minutes ago, gowlerk said:

No Joe, You are just an American, you are not America. It is fashionable these days among some to substitute China for the good old USSR as the bogeyman. After all there is the "China virus" out there.

Thanks, Ken. I always enjoy being lumped in with xenophobic morons. Keeps me humble.

[gowlerk 2,190]

 

8 minutes ago, JoeWeber said:

Thanks, Ken. I always enjoy being lumped in with xenophobic morons. Keeps me humble.

Each of us have our own cross to bear.

[brenthutch 444]

On 1/18/2021 at 1:47 PM, gowlerk said:

The next thing is you will be calling them inscrutable. The reality is that they have a very hard time holding their own nation together. They have a long history of regional rebellions. The CCP has imposed a lot of discipline by keeping very tight control over all aspects of society. This is not a sustainable model.

I agree, there is a reason China has the world’s largest army that rarely strays from its own boarders.

[JoeWeber 2,720]

55 minutes ago, brenthutch said:

I agree, there is a reason China has the world’s largest army that rarely strays from its own boarders.

I often wonder what happened to all of the Boarders.

[Phil1111 1,149]

2 minutes ago, JoeWeber said:

I often wonder what happened to all of the Boarders.

Hey bro there is deep pow in the mountains.

[gowlerk 2,190]

34 minutes ago, JoeWeber said:

I often wonder what happened to all of the Boarders.

Someone has to watch the boarders carefully so that they don't steal the silverware.

[kallend 2,026]

40 minutes ago, JoeWeber said:

I often wonder what happened to all of the Boarders.

We had boarders once.  It was very difficult to get rid of them.

[JoeWeber 2,720]

39 minutes ago, kallend said:

We had boarders once.  It was very difficult to get rid of them.

I'm pretty sure most became wing suiters and the rest kite boarders.