Hotznplotzn

Hotznplotzn @lemmy.sdf.org 14h ago

China is doing that everywhere, and it has nothing to do with the host country's 'climate around immigration.' Incoming migrant workers are usually accommodated in separate building near the industrial sites, and they likely have little contact with the local population as it's the case in Hungary, for example (or in Brazil, just read the linked article above).

Just last summer, Chinese migrant workers have blocked the entrance to BYD's factory in Hungary over workers' rights violations, and the local Hungarian population protested against the BYD plant over environmental concerns. Both with little success, Hungary PM Orbán is a fan of China ... (you'll find ample evidence for this across the web).

There might be a few Canadian managers that will act as a 'face' to the Canadian public, but the majority of workers come from China. And so will the the suppliers as the entire Chinese supply chain is a closed shop.

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Hotznplotzn @lemmy.sdf.org 17h ago

The federal government is working on an auto policy, expected to be released in February, that it hopes could help grow Canada's 125,000-worker auto industry and eventually “leapfrog” over the U.S.

It this is Canada's goal, a collaboration with China is the wrong decision. Chinese carmakers may built cars in Canada, but they will bring their own (Chinese migrant) workforce, and all parts will be delivered by Chinese suppliers. The entire supply chain is a closed shop.

The workers in these companies are subject to devastating conditions, one more recent example that made it to public awareness was Chinese carmaker's BYD factory in Brazil. In May 2025, Brazilian prosecutors were suing Chinese electric vehicle company BYD and two of its contractors, saying they were responsible for human trafficking and conditions "analogous to slavery":

... Authorities halted construction of the plant late ... after workers were found living in cramped accommodation with "minimum comfort and hygiene conditions" ... Some workers slept on beds without mattresses and one toilet was shared by 31 people ...

.. construction site staff had their passports confiscated and were working under "employment contracts with illegal clauses, exhausting work hours and no weekly rest" ... workers had up to 70% of their salaries withheld and faced high costs to terminate their contracts.

"Slavery-like conditions", as defined by Brazilian law, include debt bondage and work that violates human dignity ...

[Edit to correct typo.]

Hotznplotzn @lemmy.sdf.org 2d ago

@YappyMonotheist

Japan and the Philippines signed a defense pact now, in 2026, not 'pre-WWII,' and the reason is China's aggression, imperial behaviour, and warmongering. Read something else than your propaganda channels and get a life.

Hotznplotzn @lemmy.sdf.org 2d ago

Rafael Reif has also been a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering since 2017 and a long-standing promoter of pro-China talking points.

Hotznplotzn @lemmy.sdf.org 2d ago

What do you think? Every country has this problem if and when a war 'persists'.

Russian Soldiers Confront PTSD, Alcoholism and Suicidal Thoughts After Fighting in Ukraine

The battle Russia has not yet fought: The mental health of its war veterans

And, not to forget, there are also victims:

Ukraine: Mental Health Crisis Intensifies for Children

There are -unfortunately- many reports on that across literally all wars.

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Hotznplotzn @lemmy.sdf.org 2d ago

What do you think? Every country has this problem if and when a war 'persists'.

Russian Soldiers Confront PTSD, Alcoholism and Suicidal Thoughts After Fighting in Ukraine

The battle Russia has not yet fought: The mental health of its war veterans

And, not to forget, there are also victims:

Ukraine: Mental Health Crisis Intensifies for Children

There are -unfortunately- many reports on that across literally all wars.

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Hotznplotzn @lemmy.sdf.org 2d ago

The same what I thought. Sometimes I feel you could post one of Grimms' Fairy Tales and someone would comment on the US. It's sort of a standard response.

Hotznplotzn @lemmy.sdf.org 4d ago

Klick auf den Link von @brainwashed ... Im deutschen Durchschnitt ist man ab 777.200 Euro bei den oberen 10% dabei, ja nach Altersgruppe gibt es dann nochmals Unterschiede. Wenn Du unter 35 Jahre alt bist, schaffts Du den Sprung in die Top-10% schon ab 200.400 Euro, und diese Zahl steigt dann mit dem Alter an (siehe Grafik im Link).

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Hotznplotzn @lemmy.sdf.org 4d ago

Deutschland steht mit diesen Zahlen im internationalen Vergleich sogar noch gut da. Laut Daten aus dem Jahr 2024 bestizen die reichsten 10% in Deutschland - ähnlich wie in Frankreich und Großbritannien - um die 59% des gesamten Vermögens.

In China und den USA sind es fast 70%.

Weltweit liegt der Durschnitt bei kaufkraftbereinigten Zahlen bei 74%.

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Hotznplotzn @lemmy.sdf.org 4d ago

Probably. The environmental laws and workers' rights are much stronger in Australia than in Congo I would assume.

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Hotznplotzn @lemmy.sdf.org 4d ago

According to PM Ulf Kristersson, Sweden is sending personnel from the Armed Forces to Greenland "at Denmark's request"

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Hotznplotzn @lemmy.sdf.org 4d ago

The huge surplus will heighten concerns among China’s trading partners, particularly the EU, which has complained that its markets have been inundated by low-cost Chinese goods.

Yes, and with a domestic consumption sttruggling, consumer confidence that has been sharply decreasing in China for almost 4 years now, investments going down with no recover in sight according to independent analysts, and little room for high government spending due to excessive public debt (>300% of GDP), China will increasingly become dependent on its export markets to maintain its output.

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Hotznplotzn @lemmy.sdf.org 4d ago

Go and make the same whataboutisms to call out China, Iran, Russia. You don't do that. It's you who is making excuses, not others.

If you don't bring up new arguments, I end this discussion.

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Hotznplotzn @lemmy.sdf.org 4d ago

I am among the -supposedly most- here on Lemmy who don't defend UAE and any other crimes.

Comments like yours always work in one direction here on Lemmy: defending China, or at least distracting from the Chinese government's crimes by just shouting out "Gaza" or "Israel" or "UAE" or anything like that.

It never goes the other way, though. There are many posts here calling out Israel and the US and the UAE, for example (and you are free to post on your own, btw), but there you don't see such comments saying, "But China's genocide ... "

What you are doing is widespread here in the Lemmyverse. It's some sort of "the West bad, China bad okay" stance. I call this whataboutism. It shows your hypocrisy.

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Hotznplotzn @lemmy.sdf.org 4d ago

Call it whatever you want, but these kinds of comments always work in one direction: defending China, or at least distracting from the Chinese government's crimes by just shouting out "Gaza" or "Israel" or "UAE" or anything that.

It never goes the other way, though. There are many posts here calling out Israel and the US, for example, but there you don't see such comments saying, "But China's genocide ... "

What you are doing is widespread here in the Lemmyverse. It's some sort of "the West bad, China bad okay" stance. I call this whataboutism. It shows your hypocrisy.

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Hotznplotzn @lemmy.sdf.org 5d ago

What an absurdly weird whataboutism. As if one crime would justify another.