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  • Iranian protests are not for 'regime change' but for relief from US economic war

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  • The author contradicts himself:

    When a citizen sees the currency lose half its value while news of systemic corruption breaks, the opportunity cost of rebellion drops to near zero.

    This is not only about relief from sanctions but also about endemic corruption among political elites, power monopolized by the Supreme Leader and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and their affiliated businesses. Just a few weeks ago a leaked wedding video laid bare the luxurious lives of Iran’s political elite and highlighted hypocrisy of the Islamic Republic:

    A video purportedly showing the wedding of the daughter of Ali Shamkhani, a top advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, has sparked widespread reactions on social media. Users are criticizing the Islamic Republic officials’ hypocrisy and double standards ...

  • Iranian protests are not for 'regime change' but for relief from US economic war

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  • The author contradicts himself:

    When a citizen sees the currency lose half its value while news of systemic corruption breaks, the opportunity cost of rebellion drops to near zero.

    This is not only about relief from sanctions but also about endemic corruption among political elites, power monopolized by the Supreme Leader and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and their affiliated businesses. Just a few weeks ago a leaked wedding video laid bare the luxurious lives of Iran’s political elite and highlighted hypocrisy of the Islamic Republic:

    A video purportedly showing the wedding of the daughter of Ali Shamkhani, a top advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, has sparked widespread reactions on social media. Users are criticizing the Islamic Republic officials’ hypocrisy and double standards ...

  • Make childbirth great again: China’s demographic crater forces U-turn from limits to pleas — but nobody’s listening

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  • Westerners imagine these things in a vacuum

    It seems Chinese people have a clear stance on their government's one-child policy: https://sopuli.xyz/post/38862202 (Spoiler: it's not too different from the Westerners' view 'in a vacuum')

  • Global News @lemmy.zip
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    Australia, Japan Establish Strategic Defense Cooperation Framework

    thediplomat.com /2025/12/australia-japan-establish-strategic-defense-cooperation-framework/
  • World News @quokk.au
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    Australia, Japan Establish Strategic Defense Cooperation Framework

    thediplomat.com /2025/12/australia-japan-establish-strategic-defense-cooperation-framework/
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Australia, Japan Establish Strategic Defense Cooperation Framework

    thediplomat.com /2025/12/australia-japan-establish-strategic-defense-cooperation-framework/

  • ‘Is this real?’: wife of detained pastor describes anguish as China cracks down on unofficial churches

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  • I am absolutely not religious nor do I feel close to any ideology, but the framing of the problem here as "the CCP's inflexibility" whereas the parents made a 'reckless choice' seems a bit odd to me. This is another grave human rights violation by Beijing. What they did is -again- a crime against humanity. So the recklessness is the CCP's characteristic I would say.

  • What interest do China and Russia have in Venezuela?

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  • Yeah, but the individual interests are important as it is China and Russia that attack other ships if and when it deems them appropriate. It's not only the US.

  • Why China can’t win the AI-led industrial revolution -- [Opinion]

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  • What is "hard capitalisation" (or "hard capitalism")?

    The official (official!) Chinese data has been showing a deflation for more than two years now. At the same time, the official GDP rose by ~5% annually (spoiler: There has never been an economy in history that saw a rise in output during a period of persistent deflation).

    Official data also says that investment in large assets (infrastructure like railways, property, factories, streets) between January and November 2025 went down by 2.6% year-on-year (mainly due to a slump in real estate investments that went down by ~16%). China's government itself officially admitted the country has an issue with domestic consumption, with first timid attempts to revive spending didn't show meaningful results. However, we can assume that China will soon announce that the government's goal of a 5% GDP growth in 2025 has been met. This, of course, makes no economic sense (and, of course, I am by far not alone with this opinion).

    [Edit for clarity.]

  • Democrats vote to give Trump $1 trillion for global war

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  • What an absurdly weird comment. I just tried to engage in some discussion, but this doesn't appear to lead anywhere.

  • Democrats vote to give Trump $1 trillion for global war

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  • The linked post is factual reporting.

    I don't comment on your accusation.

  • Democrats vote to give Trump $1 trillion for global war

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  • This is a propaganda site as they intentionally seek information supporting propaganda and information supporting propaganda only. They have a strong article selection bias, and they support China’s aggression against Taiwan and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, among other things. We must clearly say that this is not a reliable source.

  • Democrats vote to give Trump $1 trillion for global war

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  • Don't remember that I used this source, must be long time ago.

    But even so, that's everything you complain? Is there nothing more?

    Would also be curious to learn what sources you deem reliable.

  • Democrats vote to give Trump $1 trillion for global war

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  • @guismo@aussie.zone

    I don't post 'against' anyone. These are excellent sources with highly reliable information. The world socialist website is not.

  • Israeli PM Netanyahu announces $35 billion gas deal with Egypt as US pushes for summit

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  • Israel's import partner number 1 will still be China. Between 2017 and 2024, Israel’s imports have been increasing from USD 9.0 billion to 19.1 billion, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.2%, with the latest data for January–August 2025 show a continued expansion with imports totaling USD 13.4 billion, marking a 17.6% year-on-year increase.

    Only the Israeli military swerves away Chinese technology (the country's major import product from China) over fears of espionage and the fact that data is sent to China.

    China has long been a major supplier of Israel's surveillance tech for the repression of Palestinians (an archived link is here).

  • ‘Better off with Taiwan’: Honduras joins other Latin American countries rethinking ties with China

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  • It's not only about Taiwan itself and their tech business there as others already have said, but about the entire South China Sea - and the sea’s estimated 11 billion barrels of untapped oil and 190 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. China competes with other claimants in the region such as Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

    China has been steadily increasing its assertiveness in the South China Sea since the 1970s, resulting in heightened tensions with Southeast Asian states, particularly the Philippines, at the Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, which possesses rich natural resources and fishing areas.

    In 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague ruled against China regarding the Spratly Islands after a claim brought to the court by the Philippines on the basis of the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Although China is a signatory to the treaty establishing the The Hague tribunal, Beijing refuses to accept the court’s authority to this day.

    Over the years, China has even increased its efforts to claim land in the South China Sea by physically increasing the islands’ size and even creating new ones altogether, e.g., by piling sand onto existing reefs. In addition, China constructed ports, military posts, in Spratly Islands and the surrounding area. China has also been deploying military jets, cruise missiles, and a radar system.

    This is about money and colonial power at a much larger scale than "only" Taiwan and semiconductors.

  • Democrats vote to give Trump $1 trillion for global war

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  • The world socialist website parrots Chinese Communist Party propaganda only, they even support China's aggression against Taiwan and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, among other things. This is not a reliable media source.

  • China curbed reporting of real estate figures to mask a deepening property slump that continues to erode household wealth and strain China's banks

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  • From you comment one can easily infer that you didn't even click the link.

  • As US borders tighten, Australia becomes the new target for desperate Chinese migrants

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  • Enormously. Of course, “pro-democracy” tends to ignore that elections happen every five years, with the last round being in March of 2023.

    It is up to you, of course, as it is your life. But I suggest you do yourself a favor and stay away from wherever you receive this stuff.

  • As US borders tighten, Australia becomes the new target for desperate Chinese migrants

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  • I don't 'google the keywords,' and there is no AfD government in Germany.

    Do you think it is safe to be a pro-democracy activist living under a CCP government?

    As an addition: As you may know, there is not much difference between the AfD in Germany and the CCP as Beijing is a huge supporter of its far-right partner organizations abroad. Some even claim the AfD is just a CCP branch in Germany.

  • As US borders tighten, Australia becomes the new target for desperate Chinese migrants

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  • Here is another journalistic article covering migrant in Germany:

    The Chinese migrants hoping for a new life in Germany - (Feb 2025) -- [Archived]

    A small but growing number of Chinese people are fleeing home, with their sights set on Germany thanks to its reputation as a safe haven for refugees.

    Read about the people featured in the article.

    A migration expert in August 2025 also covered the topic:

    Beyond America: The New Routes of Chinese Migration

    As the Chinese government becomes increasingly unable to uphold its part of the social contract, migration out of China is likely to remain an attractive option. Indeed, the domestic economic situation is bleak for many Chinese families: youth unemployment is soaring, and the value of real estate properties has been hit hard by the sector’s overcapacity.

    There's much more, it's easy to find.

  • There is an "increase in the de-sovereignization of part of Russian territory in favor of China," Ukrainian Intel says

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  • I guess this is just saying that China is occupying parts of Russia.