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No, trans-pacific connection is the same before. As long as that bottleneck remains, the lag will be there. Well, since we have working prototype for quantum entanglement encryption now, it is just a matter of time to advance that to data transfer.

The titles says Iraq, not Iran.

Eh, I am kinda skeptical. Half of stuff anyone sells to Iraq would probably ending up arming ISIS.

Eh? Since when did Indonesia banned exporting raw materials? Upon checking, I see that in 2014, there is an edict calling ban on unprocessed ore (which means coal, one of Indonesia's primary exports, is not on the list), but it is amended before wenting in effect, "allowing base metals...

I think the original poster posted the article as a joke, but I will humor you and get into a bit actual disscussion. E-commerce, in many sense, is exactly like traditional economic activities----basically, it is accumulated result of a nation's overall development level. For example, for...

From what I understand, Zionists are aligned with traditional Republicans and Trump is not part of that group. Whether Israel likes Trump will depend on how much effort he will focus into middle east. Basically, if he focuses on withdrawing from middle east, he would piss off a lot of people in...

Yes, India E-Commerce market, run by Alibaba and Amazon...I am not sure if this article is actually making jokes at Indian's expense.

NATO today or NATO as the original concept? The original concept is has been invalid for more than two decade now. The dissolution of USSR means Europe is no long sitting on border of one of the most powerful nation in human history. Today's Russia still have its strategic interesting, but it...

Erm, United States has been the world's leading expert on dispensing propaganda. The article is way too ironic.

Erm, wasn't Turkey planning to send troops to Syria a few week ago? How would they negotiate with Russia then? Also, isn't Iran Shia and Turkey Sunni dominated?

No where did it state the growth rate of Chinese private wealth, the indicator referred by the article is the "rate of increase of share of global private wealth", which, btw, Shotgunner51 above already pointed out to be a questionable estimate at best. The articles, however, did directly state...

Dude, you do realize that vast majority of US' problem comes from too much private wealth right? From infrastructure point of view, vast majority of the investment comes from public wealth, the wealth in private hands tends to be scattered, divided and tends to invest in field that give...

It is not surprising. Europe has been consistently going downhill since the 1950s. You think American kids are lazy? Comparing to their European counterparts, they are positively workaholics.

Erm, I will take the ranking with a health dose of skepticism, because here is the ranking methodology. ::: METHODOLOGY ::: The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) publishes the only global university ranking that measures the quality of education and training of students as well as the...

Eh, Modi's idea has merit in some sense, but the practical implement basically says it will end in tears. There are several rather important factors to consider: 1. During the 2015 world bank report, it is stated that the (then) India bank account penetration is roughly 53%. This means about...

Well, CPEC run between Xinjiang and entire north part of Pakistan, all the way to Gwadar port. So basically a lot farther the range between Chinese artillery at Aksai Chin and New Dehli.

First thing we need to remember is that the colonial age is over. In the ancient times, territory changes hand quite frequently. Borders shift with each conflict or for the fact that ancient civilization's control of its border simply isn't great to start with. In modern times, however, border...

Well, Tibetan Plateau is a gigantic strategic advantage point in the region. It overlooks core parts of India and some rather high population area of China. Aircrafts, artilleries and missiles garrison in Tibet has an overwhelming first strike advantage to whomever doesn't hold it. Hence the...

Just tried 10 seconds ago, you can still type 三胖, but not 金三胖

Erm, isnt the earliest true tiger from Java? I thought the Javan tigers are the earliest true tigers, then it spreaded to India subcontinent, then northward. The Longdan tiger from China is earlier than Javan tiger, but it is a sister specie.