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    Why the west laughs about Putins "threats" for sanctions against EU and USA

    Pretty sure it is 9.2 trillion. Source would be nice.
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    Why the west laughs about Putins "threats" for sanctions against EU and USA

    A bit of error in this thread. List of IMF ranked countries by past and future GDP (nominal) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia USA GDP in 1989 was 5.6 trillion, Japan was 3.0 trillion, China 450 billion (Russia not listed b/c it was the USSR). USSR economy was #2 for most of the cold war (I...
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    Oil rig move - during large-scale, live-fire naval exercise by Chinese forces in East China Sea

    Would be too de stabilizing imo. China will mess with vietnam not japan.
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    Philippines sentences 12 Chinese fishermen to jail

    12 years is rather ridiculous. I think Philippine should lessen the sentence otherwise China will have a massive protest and it will hurt Filipino interests in China. What if China decides to retaliate and arrest every person of Filipino ancestry in China, or fire at every Filipino ship that...
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    North Korean spy ship entered Japanese waters and was -- Neutralized

    According to The Guardian, "fifteen survivors were seen clinging to a buoy in heavy seas, but the Japanese ships were ordered to ignore them because of fears that they would use force to resist capture". RIP to the dead North Koreans. They had the misfortune of being born into the other side...
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    I go Hard like Vladimir Putin

    Putin might as well restore the Tsardom of Russia.
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    Germany cancels 100 million € defense treaty with russia

    100 million is nothing. Russia spends 70 billion in military (3rd place after USA and China. Germany will be missing out on business.
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    Imagining World War III -- In 2034 (China attacks India)

    So China will attack India because China will be jealous of India's super power status in 2030?
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    China: Japan's naming of Diaoyu islands illegal, invalid

    USA position is that it has no position on the sovereignty of the disputed islands in the East China Sea but acknowledges that it is under the administration of Japan. I think the territorial dispute has quiet down a lot since 2012.
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    Nuclear weapons development must be consistent

    Honestly more nuclear weapons won't make a difference. Nuclear weapon is meant to deter against an existential threat not to settle petty disputes.
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    Taiwan gas blast kills 24, injures 271

    Reminds me of the movie Dark Knight Rises.
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    Russian expert: In Asia, only Vietnam can trust

    Vietnam was always the Soviet's gateway to South East Asia. Unfortunately, I don't think Russia will be of any serious help to Vietnam against China. If superpower USSR wouldn't help Vietnam in 1979, why would non-superpower Russia help Vietnam now? Russia values good relations with China far...
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    Seoul, Beijing set for further economic integration

    But South Korea will have access to a huge market in return. Japan should try to improve relations with China otherwise, in 5-10 years, Japan will have no room in China's market as everyone will be driving Korean cars, using Korean phones, wearing Korean clothes, and watching Korean tv...
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    A Chinese Gold Standard?

    I guess they want to diversify their reserves in the unlikely case that dollar collapse.
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    The Chinese Economic Slowdown — How Does It Affect Japan?

    Basically saying both sides have more important issues than some rocks in ECS.
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    Japan asks France to stop Mistral sale to Russia

    US has 10 of them USS Wasp (LHD-1) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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    Vietnamese communists call for end to communism

    USA tried to give vietnam democracy in the 60s-70s but they refuse and want communism instead. Now that they want democracy, USA might come back into the region.
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    Japan asks France to stop Mistral sale to Russia

    France is making some really good Monie with the sales though. Russia singlehandedly revive ship building in france. I guess france can sell to china instead but can't due to 1989 embargo. Russia SK Japan will all have large helicopter carriers now. I think china will start building them next.
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    China Economy Forum

    True, it is hard to get a scale that everyone can agree on, but there are some universal norms that people generally follows. For example, if you walk on the street of some country and see people defalcating everywhere, I'm pretty sure you'll say that the country is less developed than USA. HDI...
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    Japan inches closer to major power status

    Power is not about living standard but ability to influence international events. Sure Norway's standard of living is best in the world, but can it pull off a Crimea invasion? Or can it prevent Taiwan from being internationally recognized?
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