Dmitri, you know nothing about the ban of the US apps in China. Under this premise, you’re not fit to talk about TikTok US ban threat. You wanna know the difference? These US apps wasn’t banned. They left because they cannot follow the Chinese laws. However, the TikTok follows the US laws and they even have oracle in managing and administering their operations in US. You lost your credibility for your reasons to ban TikTok.
Dmitri, just like what happened recently with Rumble in Russ. If are honest enough, and not following your masters orders, the ban by Russia can be manipulated with deliberate distortion to confuse and disinformation. This is exactly the way you will follow without hesitation and you expect your words and opinions credible?
This is too much. It's past dark comedy to be black satire. All of your ways of preventing conflict just make conflict more likely. I don't know how you can say you're doing one thing but actually be doing the opposite. It's incredible to see this much cognitive dissonance
Sound quality is an absolute disgrace. Why cant the Washington Post, a foremost newspaper, cant get such a simple thing right, when all other youtube and podcast channels dont have such a problem? Grrrr
US citizens are enjoying these long-term benefits of US government policies: Economic inequality, inflation, stagnant real wages for the last fifty years, costly healthcare, an expensive education system, student loan debt totaling $1.7 trillion with an average balance of $38,000, poor public transportation systems, racial inequality, mass incarceration, the militarization of police, deteriorating infrastructure, housing affordability, homelessness, the opioid epidemic, and gun violence. The Chinese population does not enjoy any of the above benefits. The IPSOS 2023 Global Happiness Level Report lists authoritarian China at number one position with the happiest people in the world at 91%, with despotic Saudi Arabia second at 86%. The US and its allies must deter China from gaining these benefits. The US military is the most powerful, richest, technologically advanced, experienced, and competent in the world and will fight and defend the US against any country that attempts to take away these hard-won benefits from the American people.
Don’t worry Chinese people are very happy from rags to wealth when Chinese people walk on streets go subway shopping n kids go school Chinese people know they are safe not like USA can’t even go out after dark parents worry about children in school broad day light looting n shooting in the streets
To help ensure that the US vigorously defends Taiwan against invasion by China, Taiwan must increase its military spending ideally to at least the same percentage of GDP that the US spends. Otherwise Americans who oppose putting US soldiers in harms way to defend Taiwan could argue that Taiwan is free riding on the US, something along the lines of "The Taiwanese expect to play video games while Americans not only fight and die for them but also pick up the check for it." Moreover, from the 10,000 meter perspective, it seems INSANE that Taiwan's population is 50 times smaller than China's yet Taiwan spends much less of its GDP on defense than China does. Taiwan spends only about 2% of GDP on defense. Although China reports spending about the same, in reality China probably spends about 5-6% of its GDP on defense (as explained in the next paragraph). It seems wildly reckless and irresponsible for Taiwan to spend only 2% of GDP on defense while a very hostile nation 50 times larger in population spends 5-6% of GDP on defense or more accurately on offense. If and when the time comes when Taiwan needs the American military, Americans who oppose helping Taiwan could argue that Taiwan's lack of defense spending tells us that, in truth, most Taiwanese don't really care that much about their freedom: "Taiwanese were not willing to spend money to defend their freedom. Why should Americans fight, die and spend a fortune to defend Taiwan's freedom when Taiwan wasn't even willing to spend what the US spends percentage-wise much less what China spends?" I make these points because I want the US to defend Taiwan. It would be an absolute disaster if China took over Taiwan. So I want Taiwan to take the steps that will help ensure that the US fully defends it. Again, the number one thing Taiwan should do is spend more on defense, at least as much as the US spends (currently ~3.7% of GDP). Regarding China's true military spending... China reports spending about the same % as Taiwan or even a bit lower at ~1.7%. However, many other sources estimate China's military spending as higher. For example, the US Dept of Defense in 2021 estimated China's true military spending as between 20% to 100% higher than the reported figure, i.e., somewhere between 2% and 3.4% . See chinapower.csis.org/military-spending/China. However, these higher estimates are themselves far too low because they wrongly assume that China's reported GDP is accurate. China's true GDP is somewhere between one-third and two-thirds of what the CCP says it is, as explained in the videos listed below. As such, China's true military spending is likely around 5% to 6% of its GDP maybe higher. To understand how China's true GDP could be so much lower than what the CCP reports, watch the first three videos below, starting with the first one. Additional videos about China's true GDP are listed further down below. th-cam.com/video/A5A5Eu0ra3I/w-d-xo.htmld th-cam.com/video/TRawl73xWBQ/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=Lei%27sRealTalk th-cam.com/video/QxtFYmluHDo/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=PGurus th-cam.com/video/hGhP7U6ABK8/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=StoicFinance th-cam.com/video/QxHMixhJPHA/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=EconomicsExplained th-cam.com/video/3vZviUgzbbE/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=InfoFlow th-cam.com/video/yWJxEFby4b4/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=BusinessBasic
As a Taiwanwsw, I feel Dimotry is one of the few people who really grasp the big picture that most Taiwanese have lived with for decades. Without covid19, most people will ignore the warnings from Taiwan because the Chinese market is too big to lose. China has always been the same, it's the moral decay of the American politicians that threatens the democracy
The book should be renamed "USA on the Brink" due to internal huge / unsolved problems, The World can live without USA ( a 5% of humanity ) involved in its economic life.
Dmitri, you know nothing about the ban of the US apps in China. Under this premise, you’re not fit to talk about TikTok US ban threat.
You wanna know the difference? These US apps wasn’t banned. They left because they cannot follow the Chinese laws. However, the TikTok follows the US laws and they even have oracle in managing and administering their operations in US. You lost your credibility for your reasons to ban TikTok.
lol
China did not ban USA apps American app don’t want Chinese restrictions ???
Dmitri, just like what happened recently with Rumble in Russ. If are honest enough, and not following your masters orders, the ban by Russia can be manipulated with deliberate distortion to confuse and disinformation. This is exactly the way you will follow without hesitation and you expect your words and opinions credible?
This is too much. It's past dark comedy to be black satire. All of your ways of preventing conflict just make conflict more likely. I don't know how you can say you're doing one thing but actually be doing the opposite. It's incredible to see this much cognitive dissonance
Security dilemma
Sound quality is an absolute disgrace. Why cant the Washington Post, a foremost newspaper, cant get such a simple thing right, when all other youtube and podcast channels dont have such a problem? Grrrr
US citizens are enjoying these long-term benefits of US government policies: Economic inequality, inflation, stagnant real wages for the last fifty years, costly healthcare, an expensive education system, student loan debt totaling $1.7 trillion with an average balance of $38,000, poor public transportation systems, racial inequality, mass incarceration, the militarization of police, deteriorating infrastructure, housing affordability, homelessness, the opioid epidemic, and gun violence.
The Chinese population does not enjoy any of the above benefits. The IPSOS 2023 Global Happiness Level Report lists authoritarian China at number one position with the happiest people in the world at 91%, with despotic Saudi Arabia second at 86%.
The US and its allies must deter China from gaining these benefits.
The US military is the most powerful, richest, technologically advanced, experienced, and competent in the world and will fight and defend the US against any country that attempts to take away these hard-won benefits from the American people.
Don’t worry Chinese people are very happy from rags to wealth when Chinese people walk on streets go subway shopping n kids go school Chinese people know they are safe not like USA can’t even go out after dark parents worry about children in school broad day light looting n shooting in the streets
This guy no very little aboutChina.Has he ever been to China?
I bet $10 you speak china
David Ignatius questions show that he needs to wake up on the CCP.
This gentleman have no knowledge about China’s history at all 😂
China
To help ensure that the US vigorously defends Taiwan against invasion by China, Taiwan must increase its military spending ideally to at least the same percentage of GDP that the US spends. Otherwise Americans who oppose putting US soldiers in harms way to defend Taiwan could argue that Taiwan is free riding on the US, something along the lines of "The Taiwanese expect to play video games while Americans not only fight and die for them but also pick up the check for it." Moreover, from the 10,000 meter perspective, it seems INSANE that Taiwan's population is 50 times smaller than China's yet Taiwan spends much less of its GDP on defense than China does. Taiwan spends only about 2% of GDP on defense. Although China reports spending about the same, in reality China probably spends about 5-6% of its GDP on defense (as explained in the next paragraph). It seems wildly reckless and irresponsible for Taiwan to spend only 2% of GDP on defense while a very hostile nation 50 times larger in population spends 5-6% of GDP on defense or more accurately on offense. If and when the time comes when Taiwan needs the American military, Americans who oppose helping Taiwan could argue that Taiwan's lack of defense spending tells us that, in truth, most Taiwanese don't really care that much about their freedom: "Taiwanese were not willing to spend money to defend their freedom. Why should Americans fight, die and spend a fortune to defend Taiwan's freedom when Taiwan wasn't even willing to spend what the US spends percentage-wise much less what China spends?" I make these points because I want the US to defend Taiwan. It would be an absolute disaster if China took over Taiwan. So I want Taiwan to take the steps that will help ensure that the US fully defends it. Again, the number one thing Taiwan should do is spend more on defense, at least as much as the US spends (currently ~3.7% of GDP).
Regarding China's true military spending... China reports spending about the same % as Taiwan or even a bit lower at ~1.7%. However, many other sources estimate China's military spending as higher. For example, the US Dept of Defense in 2021 estimated China's true military spending as between 20% to 100% higher than the reported figure, i.e., somewhere between 2% and 3.4% . See chinapower.csis.org/military-spending/China. However, these higher estimates are themselves far too low because they wrongly assume that China's reported GDP is accurate. China's true GDP is somewhere between one-third and two-thirds of what the CCP says it is, as explained in the videos listed below. As such, China's true military spending is likely around 5% to 6% of its GDP maybe higher.
To understand how China's true GDP could be so much lower than what the CCP reports, watch the first three videos below, starting with the first one. Additional videos about China's true GDP are listed further down below.
th-cam.com/video/A5A5Eu0ra3I/w-d-xo.htmld
th-cam.com/video/TRawl73xWBQ/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=Lei%27sRealTalk
th-cam.com/video/QxtFYmluHDo/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=PGurus
th-cam.com/video/hGhP7U6ABK8/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=StoicFinance
th-cam.com/video/QxHMixhJPHA/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=EconomicsExplained
th-cam.com/video/3vZviUgzbbE/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=InfoFlow
th-cam.com/video/yWJxEFby4b4/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=BusinessBasic
As a Taiwanwsw, I feel Dimotry is one of the few people who really grasp the big picture that most Taiwanese have lived with for decades. Without covid19, most people will ignore the warnings from Taiwan because the Chinese market is too big to lose. China has always been the same, it's the moral decay of the American politicians that threatens the democracy
The book should be renamed "USA on the Brink" due to internal huge / unsolved problems, The World can live without USA ( a 5% of humanity ) involved in its economic life.
Cap
You’re repeating everything that had been out there by many people. Hence, what do people learn?? I wonder.
This guy knows nothing. Chips are not commodity. They are not interchangable. The CHIP act is a joke. Defense contractors are getting subsidy from it.
Cap
Sure wong, sure.
🥸🥸🥸 FAKE expert 😝😝😝
Ever heard of crowdstrike?
Hyi Good morning allowed alliswel thanks good luck byebye