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116·2 days agoI am absolutely not religious nor do I feel close to any ideology, but the framing of the problem here as “the CCP’s inflexibility” whereas the parents made a ‘reckless choice’ seems a bit odd to me. This is another grave human rights violation by Beijing. What they did is -again- a crime against humanity. So the recklessness is the CCP’s characteristic I would say.
1·2 days agoYeah, but the individual interests are important as it is China and Russia that attack other ships if and when it deems them appropriate. It’s not only the US.
What is “hard capitalisation” (or “hard capitalism”)?
The official (official!) Chinese data has been showing a deflation for more than two years now. At the same time, the official GDP rose by ~5% annually (spoiler: There has never been an economy in history that saw a rise in output during a period of persistent deflation).
Official data also says that investment in large assets (infrastructure like railways, property, factories, streets) between January and November 2025 went down by 2.6% year-on-year (mainly due to a slump in real estate investments that went down by ~16%). China’s government itself officially admitted the country has an issue with domestic consumption, with first timid attempts to revive spending didn’t show meaningful results. However, we can assume that China will soon announce that the government’s goal of a 5% GDP growth in 2025 has been met. This, of course, makes no economic sense (and, of course, I am by far not alone with this opinion).
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What an absurdly weird comment. I just tried to engage in some discussion, but this doesn’t appear to lead anywhere.
The linked post is factual reporting.
I don’t comment on your accusation.
This is a propaganda site as they intentionally seek information supporting propaganda and information supporting propaganda only. They have a strong article selection bias, and they support China’s aggression against Taiwan and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, among other things. We must clearly say that this is not a reliable source.
Don’t remember that I used this source, must be long time ago.
But even so, that’s everything you complain? Is there nothing more?
Would also be curious to learn what sources you deem reliable.
I don’t post ‘against’ anyone. These are excellent sources with highly reliable information. The world socialist website is not.
Israel’s import partner number 1 will still be China. Between 2017 and 2024, Israel’s imports have been increasing from USD 9.0 billion to 19.1 billion, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.2%, with the latest data for January–August 2025 show a continued expansion with imports totaling USD 13.4 billion, marking a 17.6% year-on-year increase.
Only the Israeli military swerves away Chinese technology (the country’s major import product from China) over fears of espionage and the fact that data is sent to China.
China has long been a major supplier of Israel’s surveillance tech for the repression of Palestinians (an archived link is here).
It’s not only about Taiwan itself and their tech business there as others already have said, but about the entire South China Sea - and the sea’s estimated 11 billion barrels of untapped oil and 190 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. China competes with other claimants in the region such as Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
China has been steadily increasing its assertiveness in the South China Sea since the 1970s, resulting in heightened tensions with Southeast Asian states, particularly the Philippines, at the Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, which possesses rich natural resources and fishing areas.
In 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague ruled against China regarding the Spratly Islands after a claim brought to the court by the Philippines on the basis of the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Although China is a signatory to the treaty establishing the The Hague tribunal, Beijing refuses to accept the court’s authority to this day.
Over the years, China has even increased its efforts to claim land in the South China Sea by physically increasing the islands’ size and even creating new ones altogether, e.g., by piling sand onto existing reefs. In addition, China constructed ports, military posts, in Spratly Islands and the surrounding area. China has also been deploying military jets, cruise missiles, and a radar system.
This is about money and colonial power at a much larger scale than “only” Taiwan and semiconductors.
The world socialist website parrots Chinese Communist Party propaganda only, they even support China’s aggression against Taiwan and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, among other things. This is not a reliable media source.
From you comment one can easily infer that you didn’t even click the link.
Enormously. Of course, “pro-democracy” tends to ignore that elections happen every five years, with the last round being in March of 2023.
It is up to you, of course, as it is your life. But I suggest you do yourself a favor and stay away from wherever you receive this stuff.
I don’t ‘google the keywords,’ and there is no AfD government in Germany.
Do you think it is safe to be a pro-democracy activist living under a CCP government?
As an addition: As you may know, there is not much difference between the AfD in Germany and the CCP as Beijing is a huge supporter of its far-right partner organizations abroad. Some even claim the AfD is just a CCP branch in Germany.
Here is another journalistic article covering migrant in Germany:
The Chinese migrants hoping for a new life in Germany - (Feb 2025) – [Archived]
A small but growing number of Chinese people are fleeing home, with their sights set on Germany thanks to its reputation as a safe haven for refugees.
Read about the people featured in the article.
A migration expert in August 2025 also covered the topic:
Beyond America: The New Routes of Chinese Migration
As the Chinese government becomes increasingly unable to uphold its part of the social contract, migration out of China is likely to remain an attractive option. Indeed, the domestic economic situation is bleak for many Chinese families: youth unemployment is soaring, and the value of real estate properties has been hit hard by the sector’s overcapacity.
There’s much more, it’s easy to find.
I guess this is just saying that China is occupying parts of Russia.
This is very bad. Also, a quick reminder that China’s wealth and income levels of inequality surpassing much of Europe, resembling the U.S., according to a recent study finds:
- Since 1978, China has transformed from a poor, relatively equal society to a leading global economy with levels of inequality surpassing much of Europe and resembling the U.S.
- The state-owned (vs. privately-owned) share of China’s wealth fell from 70% to about 30%, compared to 0% in the U.S. (adjusted for debt).
- The share of China’s national income earned by the top 10% of the population has increased from 27% in 1978 to 41% in 2015, nearing the U.S.’s 45% and surpassing France’s 32%.
- Similarly, the wealth share of the top 10% of the population reached 67%, close to the U.S.’s 72% and higher than France’s 50%.
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Income and wealth inequality in China approaching or exceeding levels in the U.S. and Europe. China’s inequality levels used to be lower than Europe’s in the late 1970s, close to the most egalitarian Nordic countries. Now, however, it is approaching U.S. levels. The bottom 50% earns about 15% of total income in China versus 12% in the U.S. and 22% in France. However, China’s top 10% wealth share (67% in 2015) is getting close to that of the U.S. (72%) and is much higher than in a country like France (50%).
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While comparisons are difficult, the available evidence indicates that income growth trends in China during this period [between 1978 and 2015] may have been more egalitarian than those of the U.S., but less so than Europe’s. However, the current lack of transparency about income and wealth data in China, especially regarding offshore assets, puts serious limits on researchers’ collective ability to monitor inequality dynamics and design adequate policy responses.
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A report in 2017 said that a park in Beijing has installed toilet paper dispensers with facial recognition to stop visitors from taking too much loo roll, media reports say.
In September this year, reports show that there is a next phase of commercializing and surveillance: China’s public toilets exchange tissue for ads – (1 min, here is an Invidious link)