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You are most welcome! :smokin: 阴谋 doesn't cut it, 阳谋 OTOH ...

Can't believe I missed this thread. For real, I don't know who this O'Donnell is from a hole in the ground. Wife forced us to get "basic" cable but even for that I don't have enough time. However, I give to churches which in turn donate to mission work. Send me your bullet, Mr...

This is not necessary and the language does not make sense IMO. We are all guests of the site's management. All of us are "tolerated" (in the sense that posting on a privately owned and operated website is a privilege). I think I do remember who you are talking about (there was a certain...

I am not posting anything because I am laying low and short on time. Plus it's hard to disagree openly with Nomenclature, frankly one of the most level-headed posters wearing PRC flags I have come across during my one-year tenure here. I tell ya, try as I might, Nomenclature never takes my...

My 2 cents is that people should just silently congratulate India on a decent organization and a nice blimp and move on. So China spent $40 billion on Olympics, possibly the most expensive in history ... is it worth it? I don't live in China any more so I can't really comment. But from...

Your point is taken, 胡子海盗兄弟. Believe or not, I am not here to argue. At least not on this topic. English or Chinese, I have seen you pen your thoughts in both ... But really, just let it go. I am simply here today to commemorate the day...

The infamous Gang of four (四人帮) during 1981 public show trial - I actually remember Jiang Qing on TV, inexplicably even to myself: Another name for the "Gang of four" is the "Gang of Shanghai". Like their more recent incarnations, Shanghai and gangs have some bad...

Today is the 34th anniversary of 怀仁堂事变. It's possible that the modern Chinese term "事变" originated from Japanese Kanji "事変", which means an "alteration" or simply an incident that led to change. It implies an abrupt or abnormal...

Had the Russians substituted "poor quality" for something like "cheaply made", they would have had bigger "bang" for their words. Quality is always relative to price. The other problem is that the article quotes too many "Western sources" ... Why hide behind someone else's skirt? Say it...

I agree with you to an extent. However, it's interesting to observe that the PRC did publically welcome an OIC fact-finding mission in the aftermath. And if I am not mistaken, the head envoy of that particular mission was a Turk. Anyways, I agree whole-heartedly that methods matter as much...

There is simply nothing wrong with that. As an ethnic Chinese living in Canada, I instinctively care about ethnic Chinese living in Indonesia. Doesn't mean I take "their side" in every argument. But to sympathize is human. Having said that, tactics matter as much as intentions in achieving...

IMO, a better way of putting it is that Hans have equal rights to Xinjiang but not more rights. Yes, history records that the forebears of Hans advanced to the region as a matter of fact before the ancestors of Uyghurs did as a group en masse from the steppes in the 8th century ... But then...

According to my uncle, who hardly speaks English, but has been to both Karachi and some city outside of Mumbai twice a year almost on a yearly basis over the last 5 years because of the setting up of some chemical/plastics venture in both countries, development has been fairly visible over the...

Exactly, Mr. sub-zero (I honestly used to appraise your IQ at hight than that) - by your logic, (ethnic) Chinese cannot be Canadians. Did I say I "represent" you? Did I say I even want to "represent" you? And which revolutionary tribunal do you "represent"? You are best to keep this...

On that, my man, you are going a little too far I am afraid. I first of all confess that I am somewhat of an "Indian apologist" myself. That "tag team", in all honesty, is to me infinitely more preferable to the poisonous posse consisting of "SIF, Greyboy 1/2/3, and SHChinese" from the days...

Are you in charge of the Hong Kong tea party, little dragon? What's a "real Chinese"? One who attended international school in HK? Name me one "real Chinese" beside yourself who would call Hiroshima and Nagasaki "genocide" ... For the record, I just read some of Challenger's exchange with...

The Turkish head of state's verbal indiscretion not withstanding, it's no accident that the uppder echelon of the CCP were willing to 大事化小 (minimize fallout), at least pertaining to the said diplamatic incident. First of all, Erdogan presides over a democracy...

Yeah little dragon ... heed your own advice and we'll just "all get alooong", Rodney style, no? I mean "co-operation" isn't your motto any more? :azn: Anyhow, I am back from dinner and your whole posse is on the hook ... while I don't recall even casting a bait! Look last week I went actual...

I must thank you for paying attention ... even to my other "endeavours". My one and only ban so far came courtesy of one missy jinxy ... on the "sensitive" topic of colorism. Was she worth it? Perhaps. Who am I to argue if management hands me a second red card, say over little dragon's...

First of all the Shawarma and Falafel places in the GTA, or even in Ottawa are mostly Lebanese-run (some were Iranian shops) ... at least the ones I have been to. I was told that Lebanese food doesn't encompass the entire "spectrum of Middle-eastern food" ... whatever that means. To my...