pansophist:
EU leaders are so daft, little wonder why they are mostly selected, instead of elected.

China will not invade Taiwan. China has many cards in its hands to play, to make Taiwan surrender without a single shot. You'll never hear on Chinese media about invading Taiwan, only western media spew this nonsense.

Business is not dependency. If trading with China is dependency, what about the US that have become EU's military godfather?, and now, the US has the monopoly to supply their LNG gas, which is 4x expensive than Russian.

And if China wants Taiwan today, they will just blockade it. Taiwan's energy comes from oil, and their reserves will take them for two weeks Max. Then Taiwan becomes a desert. No electricity, water, gas, etc.

China sees Taiwan as a stubborn child, but a good parent will tolerate it, and even give him a bed. But if the child brings criminals home, then you show him who the boss is. Just like every other empire, the US is just a coma in China's thousands of years history. It will pass.

Eaglecrwn:
Poland’s prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki
on Thursday accused Europeans of making a potentially historic mistake by seeking greater ties with China, in a clear reference to French President Emmanuel Macron, as he warned of consequences for Ukraine.

“Shortsightedly they look to China to be able to sell more EU products there at huge geopolitical costs, making us more dependent on China and not less,” the Prime Minister said on a visit to Washington.

“Some European countries are trying to make with China the same mistake which was made with Russia – this dramatic mistake,” he said at the Atlantic Council think tank.

Paraphrasing Macron’s remarks without naming him, Morawiecki said, “You cannot protect Ukraine today and tomorrow by saying Taiwan is not your business.”

“I think that, God forbid, if Ukraine falls, if Ukraine gets conquered, the next day China may attack – can attack – Taiwan,” he said.

Alluding to Macron’s comments alongside President Xi Jinping about a more multipolar role, Morawiecki scoffed.

“European autonomy sounds fancy, doesn’t it? But it means shifting the centre of European gravity towards China and severing the ties with the US,” he said.

“I do not quite understand the concept of strategic autonomy if it means de facto shooting into our own knee.”

Macron visited China last week with a major French business delegation and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen.

Macron urged Xi not to send weapons to Russia but also said that France would not be a mere “follower” of either Washington or Beijing when it comes to growing tensions over Taiwan.

The French leader said bluntly that Europeans could not credibly promise to support Taiwan as they had not solved the Ukraine crisis. China launched military exercises near Taiwan, a self-ruling democracy it claims, soon after Macron left, with Beijing angry over Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting in California with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Poland, where memories remain raw both of Soviet domination and Nazi Germany, has taken a leading role in supporting neighbouring Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022, including by sending MiG-29 fighter planes.

Morawiecki, in a barely concealed allusion to both Germany and France, accused Western European powers of providing weaker support for Ukraine than the United States, Britain and the bulk of Eastern and Central Europe with the exception of Hungary.

atmy1:


The western media is the most wicked set of institutions in the world. Just look at how they frame their reports without providing a neutral context. They never mentioned that Taiwan and China were the same country until civil war between the communists and the nationalists. The communists were more effective in resisting Japanese aggression nd were more loved by the people. Supported by the west, the nationalists fled mainland China and took over Taiwan.

NOETHNICITY:
You are right mostly about the EU’s embarrassing subservient disposition towards the US, and about how China, at the moment, prefer to view Taiwan as one unruly younger brother. But make no mistake, china cannot blockade Taiwan without it leading to war with the USA. This is a situation that china understands very well and it’s currently somewhat handicap about. China blockading Taiwan would require china preventing any ship movements around Taiwan and particularly the Taiwan Straits, and this particular waterway (TS) is considered and international waterway by the USA and it regularly maintains passage through that route in defiance of Beijing which regularly protests this USA military exuberance.
The question is can China stand the risk of military confrontation with the United States at this point or even in the near future?

pansophist:


The Taiwan strait is not an international water, so foreign vessels are only permitted passage throug the permission of the Chinese government.

And yes, China can blockade Taiwan, and nothing will happen. Don't take my words for it, it has actually happened before, last year, and this year.

When Nancy Pelosi visited Taipel last year, the Chinese Navy for the first time, sorounded Taiwan with war ships and engaged in over a week long military drill. During the event, they prevented any ships from passing or coming to Taiwan.

What did the US do? Your guess is right, NOTHING. Except the usual noise of shouting democracy, territorial integrity bla bla. The second time was just few days ago when Taiwan officials visited the US, and China repeated the same thing.

Also be aware that when Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, they avoided flying through Chinese airspace and overturned to enter via Japan. If the US is the boss, why the fear?

I don't get this idea why people think China is afraid of the US. How can they? Why should they? Only weak countries are afraid. For strong countries, fear is not in the picture, just consequences.

The Chinese government have repeatedly said that they will not invade Taiwan, that's western fantasy. China will not fall for the trap Russia fell into. China will not be a party of fighting to the last Taiwanese, and slaughter their brother in the delight of imperialist.

China will only enter Taiwan in three cases. One is if Taiwan declare independence, or stages foreign military bases, or the Taiwanese administration fails to govern Taiwan in an acceptable manner.

If the US ever fight China due to Taiwan, then China will take the war to US mainland. The US goes around the world bombing weaker countries, but China is a super power that is capable of choosing its battlefield, and places like New York and California is not out of the picture.

All these might sound like fictions, but if anyone can unplug from western brainwashing media and hear from other sides, you'll see that the Chinese ain't kidding.

War with the Chinese will be mass producing robot soldiers and transporting them in undetectable submarines to US mainland. No single Chinese soldier will die. If you have any Chinese friends, all what I'm saying here will not be surprising.

To have a taste of Chinese industrial capacity, just imagine how one country can produce most of the product over 150 countries globally depends on. Just imagine that. China produced most of the mask the world used, just one country.

In times of war, I can guarantee you that billions of robot soldiers that maybe cost 5usd each willl be produced every week. These soliders will invade America, and give them a taste of their own medicine.

The Chinese will be in their war room controlling the robot like a video game, and Americans will have a taste what it means to have their homeland invaded. China did not survive thousand years of civilisation by being weak.

China can maintain the statue quo as long as it takes. US empire is just a blink in Chinese thousand years of history. China has patient. It's a matured civilisation that have attended the funeral of hundreds of empires who have died beforebefore, and the US will not be an exception.

pansophist:


The Taiwan strait is not an international water, so foreign vessels are only permitted passage throug the permission of the Chinese government.

And yes, China can blockade Taiwan, and nothing will happen. Don't take my words for it, it has actually happened before, last year, and this year.

When Nancy Pelosi visited Taipel last year, the Chinese Navy for the first time, sorounded Taiwan with war ships and engaged in over a week long military drill. During the event, they prevented any ships from passing or coming to Taiwan.

What did the US do? Your guess is right, NOTHING. Except the usual noise of shouting democracy, territorial integrity bla bla. The second time was just few days ago when Taiwan officials visited the US, and China repeated the same thing.

Also be aware that when Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, they avoided flying through Chinese airspace and overturned to enter via Japan. If the US is the boss, why the fear?

I don't get this idea why people think China is afraid of the US. How can they? Why should they? Only weak countries are afraid. For strong countries, fear is not in the picture, just consequences.

The Chinese government have repeatedly said that they will not invade Taiwan, that's western fantasy. China will not fall for the trap Russia fell into. China will not be a party of fighting to the last Taiwanese, and slaughter their brother in the delight of imperialist.

China will only enter Taiwan in three cases. One is if Taiwan declare independence, or stages foreign military bases, or the Taiwanese administration fails to govern Taiwan in an acceptable manner.

If the US ever fight China due to Taiwan, then China will take the war to US mainland. The US goes around the world bombing weaker countries, but China is a super power that is capable of choosing its battlefield, and places like New York and California is not out of the picture.

All these might sound like fictions, but if anyone can unplug from western brainwashing media and hear from other sides, you'll see that the Chinese ain't kidding.

War with the Chinese will be mass producing robot soldiers and transporting them in undetectable submarines to US mainland. No single Chinese soldier will die. If you have any Chinese friends, all what I'm saying here will not be surprising.

To have a taste of Chinese industrial capacity, just imagine how one country can produce most of the product over 150 countries globally depends on. Just imagine that. China produced most of the mask the world used, just one country.

In times of war, I can guarantee you that billions of robot soldiers that maybe cost 5usd each willl be produced every week. These soliders will invade America, and give them a taste of their own medicine.

The Chinese will be in their war room controlling the robot like a video game, and Americans will have a taste what it means to have their homeland invaded. China did not survive thousand years of civilisation by being weak.

China can maintain the statue quo as long as it takes. US empire is just a blink in Chinese thousand years of history. China has patient. It's a matured civilisation that have attended the funeral of hundreds of empires who have died beforebefore, and the US will not be an exception.

stanluiz:
Hmm. All these things you wrote actually sounds fictions

Am not doubting you Sha, But one thing I know is that war between China and US will be nuclear war which will lead to mutual assured destruction ( MAD) .

pansophist:


You may try Googling "Chinese robot soldiers". You won't really get lots of info because Google is western, but if you can translate those words to chinese and google it on Chinese Google version, and the Russian own, you'll see more info.

This is why I always say that people should not only rely on western media for news and facts. They are there to keep you dumb and to maintain their supremacy, making you see them as superior. Just as you don't only eat rice, don't only read western news.

About MAD, that's the single reason why both countries haven't gone to war. And even if there is ever a nuclear war, China is far prepared. The US do not have millions of bunkers under deep mountains to protect its citizens, China has it.

Chinese are a homogenous, and patriotic people. Unlike US where Nigerian Americans will run back to Nigeria, Indian Americans will dissappear, and so called transgender soldier will remind you that he is no longer a man, but originally a woman

Ukraine should be an example. All the so called foreigners in Ukraine dissappear when the war started, even those with Ukrainian citizenship. Feminist refused to fight, transgender refused to be male. China don't have such problems.

To fight someone, giving them time to be strong is suicidal. And with the speed the US used in invading smaller countries or enter the Korean war, it would have done so to China if it's sure it can defeat it. It knows it can't, that's why it haven't started one.

pansophist:
EU leaders are so daft, little wonder why they are mostly selected, instead of elected.

China will not invade Taiwan. China has many cards in its hands to play, to make Taiwan surrender without a single shot. You'll never hear on Chinese media about invading Taiwan, only western media spew this nonsense.

Business is not dependency. If trading with China is dependency, what about the US that have become EU's military godfather?, and now, the US has the monopoly to supply their LNG gas, which is 4x expensive than Russian.

And if China wants Taiwan today, they will just blockade it. Taiwan's energy comes from oil, and their reserves will take them for two weeks Max. Then Taiwan becomes a desert. No electricity, water, gas, etc.

China sees Taiwan as a stubborn child, but a good parent will tolerate it, and even give him a bed. But if the child brings criminals home, then you show him who the boss is. Just like every other empire, the US is just a coma in China's thousands of years history. It will pass.

BidenDTrounced:
From every indication, the intention was to disintegrate and subjugate Russia. Now that they've seen the results of thier miscalculations, they're aimless and they're basically using the RUS-UKR crisis as a distraction to divert attention away from domestic failures.
Nazi Ukraine has lost territory that is comparable to the size of some countries

BidenDTrounced:


My interests is a developed and prosperous Africa where ordinary Africans have the resources to travel and explore the world without having to dehumanize themselves.



The reason I'm relaxing on the RUS - UKR conflict is because the war is over, my aspirations came to fruition much more rapidly than I expected.
The West has receded and declined, we're now in a multipolar world where Yuan is an acceptable alternative to the dollar, sanctions are impotent, the West has been unable to isolate Russia (the West still has embassies in Russia sef...they could communicate with Russia via Nigeria or cnn), the West has been unable to prevent trade between Russia and the relevant stakeholders (China and India).. plus, Nazi Ukraine has lost territory that is comparable to the size of some countries and the West is unable to achieve any of it's intended goals/ambition (the West is incapacitated).

In addition to this, President Peter Obi, President of Biafra, some parts of Nigeria and commander in chief of obidients worldwide has submitted an application for Africa (yes, he also doubles as the president of Africa) to join NATO. Our enormous natural resources is too dear to allow it to fall into Russian hands.


and

As a matter of "leaks", resources rich Africa was next on the Russian agenda. But thanks to the sacrifices of Jewlensky and the benevolent West, Russia is unable to invade Nigeria. Tinubu has traveled to Ukraine to thank the Nazi militant for fighting for our freedom.

BidenDTrounced:
The West CANNOT survive without Africa/China but Africa/China does not need the West for survival. Africans should recognize thier exalted position.

Lavrov urged the audience "to stay optimistic."

"We hope that the desire to join forces will prevail, that it will be understood that splitting the global community into one billion and seven billion is wrong, that putting yourself above others is also wrong," the top Russian diplomat said.

https://tass.com/politics/1609589

BidenDTrounced:

This is called Trauma Bonding.
We have been exposed and accustomed to mistreatment, corruption, misrule, maladministration etc. so when our government faithfully executes NORMAL EXPECTATIONS, it seems like a magnanimous, selfless and philanthropic act, we thank them for it and it endears them to us.
This is a legacy of Western colonialism.

Origins of Corruption In Africa
https://panafricanreview.rw/origins-of-corruption-in-africa/

Colonialism is alive and well in Africa, but goes by many nice names
https://roape.net/2022/01/26/colonialism-is-alive-and-well-in-africa-but-goes-by-many-nice-names/

The New Intellectuals of Empire
https://roape.net/2021/07/01/the-new-intellectuals-of-empire/




Although, the West has been able to create a 'garden' (Borrell, EU official) for itself at the expense and continuous exploitation of those it has condemned and confined to the 'jungle' (Borrell)

Corruption is more rampant in the West but it's much more subtle and covert (I wrote about this in 2020 based on my observations, exposure and personal experience...then I saw the authors/writers in the aforementioned links use the same words I used..it was affirming and vitalizing)
Westerners are also exposed to to "mistreatment, corruption, misrule, maladministration" BUT in the sense that developing countries are thier specimens (they're well indoctrinated in that 'knowledge' by Western mechanisms).
The" garden vs the jungle" division creates an aura of superiority (and they're emboldened by the inferiority complex of thier subjects/the colonized)....
These circumstances leads to the conditioning by means of distractions and manipulations (which I've already touched on in this discourse) that the worst scenario in the West
is better than the best of developing countries.
In conclusion, just like inhabitants of developing countries, majority of westerners are also 'trauma bonded' in the context of this writing and we're the samples/specimen for thier exposure to to "mistreatment, corruption, misrule, maladministration."


The attached is just for lols

BidenDTrounced:
Why Tinubu floored Atiku, Obi, by President Buhari

Overconfidence and poor tactical moves led to the failure of the
opposition to defeat the ruling party in the February 25 presidential election, President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday.
Besides, the President explained that the All Progressives Congress (APC) got its act together by employing cautious confidence and hard work to retain power, won by President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

He defeated Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP).

The President criticised the PDP and LP for relying on external backers.

Speaking to APC governors during a visit to his residence at Aso Villa, he said: “They were already telling their foreign backers that they would defeat the APC.”

He added: [Our Party blended confidence with caution. We worked hard and won. Now, their overconfidence is creating more problems for the opposition than anyone else.

“They are finding it hard to convince those who supported them from outside why they are unable to beat us.”

Speaking further on the election, the President added: “An important reason I congratulate Asiwaju (Tinubu) on winning is that the opposition got support and false hope from outside and went on to create the impression that they will win, that they will defeat us. How more wrong could anyone be?” he asked.

He thanked Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai for the infrastructure he has provided to make life easy for him in retirement.

He explained that Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje had equally done the same thing, but he did not elaborate on it.

Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Kebbi State Governor Atiku Bagudu, said the visit was to say “Happy Sallah” to the President and to thank him for the leadership he had given to the party and the nation.

He congratulated the President on the party’s victory in the Presidential election, saying: “Your party won the Presidency, a majority in the Senate and for being the leading party in the House of Representatives. These successes would not have happened without your support.

“History will remember you kindly. Around the world, the election is being celebrated because of the turbulence in the region and in the developing world, all courtesy of your leadership.

‘We won by sheer hard work, the same thing you have always encouraged us to do. We thank you immensely for everything.”

https://thenationonlineng.net/why-tinubu-floored-atiku-obi-by-president-buhari/

BidenDTrounced:
Dangote (a black man) is the richest man in Africa (one would have expected it to be an igbo guy.. given the ostensible business acumen the igbos are known for). The igbos are the real definition of empty barrel makes the loudest noise. Dangote has been very vital to Nigeria's economy. Dangote's success is Nigeria's success.

BidenDTrounced:
Yorubas, silent billionaires.
Hausas ...it speaks for itself.
igbo people...always looking for validation



The owner of a giant multinational telecommunications company that is indigenous to Nigeria is an omoluabi.

As a matter of "leaks", resources rich Africa was next on the Russian agenda. But thanks to the sacrifices of Jewlensky and the benevolent West, Russia is unable to invade Nigeria. Tinubu has traveled to ukraine to thank the nazi militant for fighting for our freedom. Nigeria has struck a defensive alliance with NATO (or a millitary agreement equivalent or superior to NATO)....lol jk

BidenDTrounced:
"Majority of Ukrainians do not support the West/Zelensky's vendetta against Russians (Russians generally, including Russian speaking Ukrainians and the Russian culture). Majority of Ukrainians had preferred that the country should be divided with one going to Russia and the other as the new Ukraine (NK SK scenario) with security guarantees from the US, France and the UK. Security guarantees that ensures that if Russia invades the new Ukraine, then France, US, the new Ukraine and the UK will jointly invade Russia (are those countries scared? They have a lot of mouth). Also, they recently promised to nuke NK (a nuclear country) so they shouldn't be scared. I find Russia to be more credible. I don't even need to listen to Russia..I just need to look at the behaviour of the West. They appear to be confirming Russia's claims with thier actions."

BidenDTrounced:
Saudi Arabia evacuated Russians from Sudan

Saudi Arabia evacuated several dozen Russian nationals from Sudan aboard military ships, Ruslan Usmanov, Spokesman of the Russian Consulate General in Jeddah told TASS Sunday.

"Russian nationals do not evacuate on their own. They are being evacuated by Saudi military ships. They took this issue upon themselves. They evacuate from Port Sudan and take them to the Port of Jeddah, to the naval base. We meet them here," the diplomat said. "So far, about 40 Russian have arrived. Most of them have already departed: some back to Russia, and some to other countries - depending on their destination."

Usmanov specified that Russian citizens travel to Russia through transit countries, such as Egypt, Qatar and the UAE.

According to the spokesman, Saudi Arabia also evacuates American and European citizens. Saudi authorities provide lists of evacuated people to the consulate general several hours in advance.

"Saudi Arabia also pays for their two-day stay in hotel, with catering," Usmanov. "After that, Russian citizens depart to Russia. If necessary, we escort them to the airport, resolve some issues, but, usually, everything goes smoothly. There have been no problems so far."

The situation in Sudan escalated amid disagreements between the army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who also heads the ruling Sovereignty Council, and the head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (known as Hemedti), who is al-Burhan’s deputy on the council.

The main points of contention between the two military organizations pertain to the timeline and methods for unifying the armed forces of Sudan, as well as who should be appointed as commander-in-chief of the army: a career military officer, which is al-Burhan’s preferred option, or an elected civilian president, as Dagalo insists.

On April 15, armed clashes between the rival military factions erupted near a military base in Merowe and in the capital, Khartoum.

https://tass.com/society/1611769