Chinese policy just netted a group of organizers from HK in Guangzhou, while some irrelevant netizen is trying to get some notoriety based on commentors of unknown sources.
Pre-pandemic in 2018, death from seasonal flu in whole of China for the entire year was 153 person. So yes 9000 death in a month from any disease would be a serious threat, as death from all the transmissible diseases combined for a full year in China is around 20,000.
It’s not about Elon Musk but rather what he stated is closer to reality far more than what the western media have portrayed. But yes, let’s forget about what’s stated, but focus on the person making the statement.
You are correct in that when the rest of the world gave up their fight and accepted millions of death, it’s futile for China to stand alone. But no, it’s never stupid to protect life.
If millions of people die as the result of lifting the zero covid policy, the Chinese government can simply point the finger at the protesters and the foreign agitators behind them for ultimately responsible for these death.
No. US will not collapse, but turning to isolationism is probable as its dominance wane. And as to Israel, China isn’t hostile to it at all. But without US protection, its conflicts with the neighboring countries however is another matter.
The government spends billions trying to keep everyone safe. Of course, if that's not what the people wanted, the restriction should be lifted. I suggest however the government to publish all the name of the protestors, where there after, anyone who died from Covid, their family would be able...
They are moving hundreds of experienced engineers, something they can’t replace or replicate, not to mention moving of the equipment instead of purchasing new ones for capacity expansion.
Of course the US will not willingly discard its pawn. But the current action is clearly in preparation for abandonment when conflict arises. It’s a step China must take anyway.
No war needed. TSMC is taking apart their plant and moving them to the US along with all the engineers. Once the move are completed, Taiwan will be discarded.
KMT is a US proxy while DPP is a Japanese proxy. Not much difference between the two. Xi is far too risk adverse. Without DPP pushing the red line, this will drag on far longer than necessary. The local election doesn’t really affect the overall cross strait relation, so this isn’t much of a...
Speaking from personal experience, our family possessions were ransacked by the Red Guards, both my father & mother's side. The art pieces weren't destroyed but rather warehoused, some more significant pieces were taken by museum. After the cultural revolution, the government did make an...