Cooperation over confrontation

Submitted by QMS on Tue, 04/15/2025 - 7:48am

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The contrast between eastern and western approaches to global balance
is becoming more stark over time. China's Xi is encouraging relations
with Vietnam and Malaysia while western states push sanctions, tariffs and
more violent threats everywhere. Building compared to demolition.

Tax the rich to feed the poor (east) versus taxing the poor to feed the rich (west).
Which system is working out better for the people? We are on the short end of this
stick IMO.

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Submitted by QMS on Tue, 04/15/2025 - 7:57am
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comes via an opinion piece posted by China Daily this morning.

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202504/14/WS67fc4e95a3104d9fd381f02f.html

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Submitted by earthling1 on Tue, 04/15/2025 - 10:37am
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@QMS
Cannot find fault with it.
The EU must save itself, the US will not do it.
On another note, it looks like the taxpayers are going to bail out the car companies again.

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Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.

Submitted by humphrey on Tue, 04/15/2025 - 2:07pm

The rest of the tweet:

Chinese state media reports both sides vowed to “jointly oppose U.S. hegemonism, unilateralism, and protectionism.”

During the meeting, China and Vietnam signed 45 bilateral agreements, strengthening economic and infrastructure ties.

One major deal: a railway linking Vietnam to China’s Southeast Asian high-speed rail network connecting Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Malaysia into a Chinese-led regional bloc.

Vietnam getting high-speed rail before USA lmaooooooo

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Submitted by on the cusp on Tue, 04/15/2025 - 4:32pm

we have operated on the peace through strength method to use militarism to push our hegemonic economic system for a long time, maybe since inception.

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Submitted by QMS on Tue, 04/15/2025 - 6:14pm
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@on the cusp

It does not make one proud to be a cog
in an old, broken down machine while the
balance of the world has figured out a way to progress.

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Submitted by on the cusp on Tue, 04/15/2025 - 7:30pm

@QMS Rome. But we missed that history indeed repeat itself.

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Submitted by QMS on Tue, 04/15/2025 - 7:38pm
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@on the cusp
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historically empires fail
due to their hubris.

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