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China is losing its grip on being able to market and sell tech that is monitored by the CCP in Europe, the America's and elsewhere. The simple fact is China cant be trusted while ruled by the CCP. Only fools will purchase Chinese tech knowing full well that it is monitored and controlled by the CCP. So it hardly matters how they package up their spy gadgets. Everything connected in China is monitored by the CCP. Everything controlled by the CCP.

The west is making sure that Chinese tech is fire walled so that it poses no problems. It may get limited exposure, but will never be free to gather information in government or sensitive areas.

What we do know is that Bong Bong Marcos Jr. is leaning far into nationalism and

And following the CCP method of stirring up nationalism, but apparently only China is allowed to do that in your mind and anyone else must be a stooge. Philippines is also simply not permitted to want its sovereignty and territory intact so opposing Chinese designs on its territory makes it a US lackey somehow. How convenient to make such conclusions in China's favor.

I wonder why apologists for China never get tired of covering up or excusing its horrific behavior towards other smaller nations. They seem to have no shame in doing so. Always rely on deflecting to America. But America has no history of taking international space and making it US territory as China is trying to do in the South China sea, or of expanding its borders by stealing others territory as China is attempting to do.

So yes the Philippines wont acquiesce to Chinese demands, wont bow to coercion or intimidation, it will instead work with its friends and allies to keep fighting against this robbery at the hands of a piratical China. As will everyone else China wants to bully and steal from in the region and beyond.

This shows that China is truly not interested in making or keeping friends. China wants to rule plain and simple. China wants the ability to dictate to all other nations because Xi thinks it is his destiny to shape and rule the world. He has already got Russia in his pocket and beholden to China for buying everything it can from it, and supplying the tech items it needs to keep its invasion of Ukraine going.

China needs to be opposed and militarily contained. It needs to be "coaxed" back into the light because Xi has taken it to a very dark place. China needs new leadership, as does Russia. With new leaders begins a new day for both. Hopefully a better day for everyone.

I don't see, France, the UK, Germany, Korea, Australia, Canada, putting anything up there.

Then check out this article on Australia launching an Australian designed, Australian made rocket due in April 2024 putting a payload into orbit.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420760-australia-could-launch-its-first-private-orbital-rocket-within-weeks/

Japanese quality build. Lucky it wasn't made in China.

Au contraire, it is the USA which has militarized the region since the Korean War.

Not really true is it. The US has maintained its presence, even reduced to a degree on forces in the region at the end of the Korean conflict. In the past decade or so it has been all China who has engaged in a massive military buildup and begun an arms race all through the region by claiming territory that is not China's to claim. Forcing the birth of new alliances to oppose Chinese ambitions through the region.

Blame the US all you like but it is the main reason you and your family has enjoyed peace and stability, even though you seem eager to be under the boot of the CCP, lose your freedom to dissent when you dont like something, and have much less freedom than you enjoy right now.

Talking out against the CCP as you do almost daily against the LDP policies and decisions would see you locked up and re-educated. So enjoy your freedom to speak your mind. If you get your way you may just lose that forever.

Was there nowhere he could go to get community assistance for food donations? There are such places in major cities in Australia.

At least he was not after money, just food for survival it seems. And he apologized about it so he has some form of moral code.

An individual fallen on hard times. I hope they dont go too hard on him when found, and let him know where to get assistance in future if he is out of food and money to buy some.

Good news but hardly ground breaking as they approved the sale of Japanese Submarines to Australia in 2016. Although that deal fell through, the decision had been made to allow the sale of one type of weapons platform. Jet fighters are simply a different form of weapons platform. One fly's through the air and the other through water, both used to launch actual weapons to destroy targets in water, on land or in the air.

Japan helping to arm an arsenal of freedom against dictators and despots. Excellent!

If NK forfeited then Japan should get the automatic win. They shouldn't be held back and delayed like this.

Japan is already through. NK will be penalized for the forfeit with a 3-0 score to Japan.

The matter and match outcome will be referred to the FIFA disciplinary committee,” FIFA announced, which indicates North Korea will be sanctioned with a 3-0 forfeit.

It is not like there is any other outcome as they said:-

FIFA, the sport’s world governing body, later canceled the qualifier after deciding the game “shall neither be played nor rescheduled” because North Korea couldn’t come up with an alternative venue and there was no room in the calendar for a postponement.

The schedules are in place and Japan is through, the only thing is to wait for the bureaucracy to catch up to the reality of the situation. Japan should be planning on the next step, as Australia and Saudi Arabia are. No other option is possible at this juncture.

So congratulations to Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia on making the next stage of WC qualifying.

China would safeguard its territorial sovereignty on Sunday, a day after an incident in disputed waters of the South China Sea

China has no territory in the South China sea. Claiming Philippines territory is theft and piracy. The world knows this. China has crossed a line and should be made to pay heavily for continuing its piracy.

Sanction China and all goods to and from China except foods and medicines.

If the world does not act, nothing will change or get better.

Time to make a stand.

As for the Korean airliner, I was blown away by it too, but these things happen when nuclear tension is high, mostly by accident. And let's remember the US Navy shooting down an airliner. Check out Iran Flight 655. Are we to assume they shot it down on purpose? NO! Mistakes happen.

One huge difference though. America admitted it and paid compensation. Russia hides and fails to admit let alone give any compensation. It could have admitted it was an error, but it doesnt have the balls. Easier to blame those they sent their soldiers to fight while inciting a civil conflict, now invading.

A wise decision. When your enemies want you weak is exactly the time to become stronger.

All the pro China and Pro Russia voices telling Japan to ignore what goes on around them and to not spend money on Japan's defense is to make it easier for China and Russia to get what they want by any means including militarily with a minimum of opposition. Japan like others in the region will not make it "easy" for those wanting to conquer and create empires in the 21st century.

Apologists for China and Russia have been corrupted and should be ignored. Trying to shift focus and attention away from their ambitions and accuse the one nation that can successfully oppose them, of being the one to worry about. If the US ever wanted to create an empire they could have done it at any time since WWII. But they instead support freedom and democracy.

Japan will be a pillar of freedom, rules and order. Those opposing such freedoms, and rules must face a strong cohesive alliance of like minded nations. If they think they can win they fool only themselves.

I'm talking about Europe and America that would need to get involved to get it under control. Ask the average American and I'm quite sure 7 out of 10 would say what islands/waters?

Overly harsh on the US education system. All are aware of the Philippines and its status as ally of the US. All are constantly informed of Chinese bullying and coercion. It will never be "overlooked" or ignored by first world nations, no matter how much China wants it to be so.

many will be too young to know the real facts and old headlines. As the dispute will seem less and less one sided, people will care less about those topics, then people vote for people that think that these disputes don't matter to their country.

No. That is what China hopes will happen but its aggressive activities will keep turning more and more against China. Nobody outside a small circle of vassal nations are buying into Chinese lies. We know what has happened, but many Chinese dont. Ask the young Chinese about Tienanmen Square massacre, they dont even know their own recent history as it is hidden from them. The CCP fears truth and openness, and lies about everything it can.

Beijing said then that its coast guard ships had taken steps after the Philippine vessels ignored warnings and encroached into what it calls its territorial waters.

China in Philippines territory that it wants to control. Attacking an unarmed wooden supply ship in a clearly hostile act.

Washington renewed a warning that it is obligated to defend the Philippines, its oldest treaty ally in Asia, if Filipino forces, ships and aircraft come under an armed attack, including in the South China Sea

With clear damage being intentionally caused to the Philippines vessel, it is time the US lived up to its obligations and provides the much needed protection to the supply missions.

China has asked the U.S. to stop meddling in what it calls a purely Asian dispute.

China has asked the US to not interfere in its bullying of Philippines and theft of Philippines territory. So far it seems the US is doing little to assist its ally. I wish they would get off their backsides and interfere.

HopeSpringsEternalToday 10:58 am JST

Shows everyone what a paper tiger the US and NATO are with their weapons stocks, air defense and artillery especially.

What it shows is that neither the US nor NATO were preparing for conflict, as Russia obviously was. Shows Russia is the warmonger with so many reserves of ammunition it has built up for it current and future conflict. The problem for Russia is that Ukraine was not the pushover they expected. What was expected to last no more than a couple of weeks dragged out to years and has even forced Russia to look at other nations to supply the ammunition it needs to continue its invasion.

The nature of a years long high intensity conflict has shown the allies that more stocks are needed for their own reserves and to keep supplying Ukraine and its continuing sovereignty. A need to increase production has been identified by many with new construction and expanded productivity being realized around the world. All thanks to Russian hostility.

Japan has taken notice and is acting in its own best interests. Russian thoughts are irrelevant, as are its threats.

Russia warns Japan of 'serious consequences' if Patriot missiles made there end up in Ukraine

An empty threat from Russia, they cant do anything to Japan. Stop buying fish perhaps? Stop Japanese companies doing business in Russia, when they are desperate for international firms to remain in Russia supporting the illusion in Russia that they are not involved in a war and invasion?

Russia cant attack Japan. Doing so would drag in the US and possibly then NATO and US allies around the globe.

And Russia can hardly complain when it is using NK and Iranian arms in Ukraine, which in my view frees Ukraine to use all weapons it has in Russia, in reply. Allied nations supplying armaments must see the Russian use of foreign weapons inside Ukraine as the only reason they need to free Ukraine to reciprocate.

Japan should be free to sell munitions to Ukraine if it wants to purchase them with donated funds intended for arming Ukraine's military.

Those pacifcountries has no interest with Japan's vowing. They want China,

They most certainly do not! What a load of manure.

the Solomons is the one that needs China.

They have no need of China at all. The bribery of the Solomon's Prime Minister was successful in getting a foot in the door, but is no indication they need China. They have always been assisted by New Zealand and Australia in emergencies and disasters and will continue to be. China is a blight that needs removing. When it tried to get the pacific nations to give their security over to China they said loud and clear, NO!!

Get good old US OUT of Asia and you will achieve peace..

For China to then dictate to all in Asia. No thanks. Prefer the rule of law that everyone gets a vote on over Chinese domination because they hold a misguided belief that they have the right to rule over all others in their region and beyond.

And Pacific, Europe, etc...

We dont want the USA out. They ensure China does not over step.

TokyoLiving, you said it! I don't see China involved in wars, proxy or otherwise. The U.S.A. on the other hand . . .

Are your eyes closed? China is furiously planning the invasion of neighbor Taiwan, and clandestinely supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine by purchasing everything it can from Russia, and selling Russia as much tech components as it can ship to them. While the USA is not preparing to invade anyone and is supporting the continued freedom and sovereignty of a nation under invasion.

Like it or not, the USA is the best choice if you want both peace and the freedom to choose your own future. They support rules and laws made by all over using their strength to invade and annex other nations for the expansion of US territory.

Nice. Good to see.

On track to turn Earth into Mars 2.0

Desolate dry and with no life. Like a body with a fever, if the world cant find a way to stop the temperature increasing, the world faces the death of the lifeforms inhabiting it.

China said the United States must refrain from "stirring up trouble" or taking sides on the South China Sea issue, after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a security deal with the Manila extended to attacks on the Philippine coast guard.

China up to its old (and repeatedly failed) tactic of trying to separate the weak to be able to get its way. The US is backing its friends and allies in China's illegal and trouble making ventures in the South China sea.

South China Sea tensions escalating due to Ukraine's collapse and Mid-East continuing to spin out of control with continued escalation

Tensions escalate in the South China sea because China wants to own and control other nations territory and international territory in the South China sea, many hundreds of miles from the closest Chinese territory of Hainan island. Obviously the nations concerned object, and as the US is a user of international waterways in the South China sea, they also have issues with China's illegal claims.

China and Russia are bullying those around them trying to gain dominance as they cant get it any other way. Thats why they will ultimately fail.

Trump once again saying stupid things. Commenting on a person he knows nothing about other than what someone else has told him. The light went out in Trumps "dome" years ago.

Rudd was correct in his statement on Trump being the most destructive President ever.

Trump was in fact the worst President in US history! The least respected US president ever from the perspective of her allies.

Austria, Ireland and Switzerland are not NATO members and seem to be quite safe from attack

Mainly due to their distance from Russian borders, otherwise they would be in Russian cross hairs.

sow ware and destruction

sow war and destruction

NATO becoming largely irrelevant, why?

Russia invades Ukraine shows NATO is very relevant.

Russian aggression forces Finland and Sweden to find safety as new NATO members.

Enemies of peace and freedom wish NATO was irrelevant, they pray NATO will go away so they can sow ware and destruction on the People of Europe once again. But Russia ensure NATO is strong, and growing, and is more influential today than ever before.

NATO can't intimidate WMD countries,

That depends on your take on intimidate. NATO is so strong, no nation in the world would want to fight them, including Russia and China. Both fear NATO. And so they should, if they ever attack a NATO nation it will be the end of whoever leads their nation into war against that alliance which includes the worlds strongest military nation.

NATO irrelevant? Not even close to being true. Another fake narrative from a hater of the West and freedom.

NATO is doing a great job of keeping its members safe, of working and training together to keep it that way. I really wish my country could join NATO. I would feel a lot safer and happier if they were.

NATO is more needed and relevant today than ever before. Membership should be opened up world wide as long as prospective members can qualify. The worlds biggest alliance that nobody wants to mess with, for obvious reasons. They dont want to lose.

Political re-alignment in Europe and elsewhere, much due to immigration,

Political realignment in Europe has seen many ex soviet states ask for, and be granted membership in the EU and NATO. Most doing so to remove the ability of Russia to reassert dominance over them.

but also due to US NATO Ukraine Proxy War.

The correct translation is, the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine that has been ongoing for years now. As Russia struggles to create a new empire with Ukraine becoming part of Putin's new nation. NATO, the US and many other nations around the globe send support to Ukraine, for its continued survival.

The sane seek to avoid WW III Armagedón,

While Russian insanity works towards achieving armageddon.

do not want their Govt. pursuing $policies greatly increasing such risks.

Sadly the Russians with a brain and a conscience are imprisoned and sent to fight as canon fodder in Russia's invasion of Ukraine where Putin hopes they will die and no longer talk out against his insane policies.

Lack of education in the East is one part, ignorance and wanting things easy in life make it vulnerable to the Right who reinforce that notion, that it will be easy if you end immigration, deport people and install a despotic system like China or a fake democracy like Russia where only one party can win due to imprisonment of popular rivals, outlawing political parties and exile for those who escape the impending prison sentence. Not to mention outright murders.

Life is not easy, even with new technology and machines that eliminate jobs. Anyone saying we can make it easy is lying at this point. They want your vote to get power and once they have it they dont like giving it up. Then your just an asset to be used, like in Russia's invasion where its population are canon fodder. Putin couldn't care less about the people.

A man fell to his death from a hot-air balloon Monday as it passed over suburban Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city.

Melbourne is Australia's largest city by population. It took the crown back late in 2023.

The current metro area population of Sydney in 2024 is 5,185,000,

Melbourne's 2024 population is now 5,315,600.

Japan should not mess with North Korea. The task of destroying Korea and exterminating the Korean people is the mission of Biden's America, not the mission of Japan.

The only one set to destroy Korea and exterminate the Korean people is Kim Jong Un. Nobody else wants to, certainly not Japan or America.