“The turmoil in the Middle East is both a challenge and a test for China,” Mr. Zhu wrote. China’s tempered response resembles that of its like-minded partner, Russia, which has done little more than issue statements of support for Iran, despite having received badly needed military aid from Tehran for its war in Ukraine. Both Beijing and Moscow were also seen as bystanders last year when their shared partner, the Assad regime, was overthrown in Syria. Their relative absence raises questions about the cohesiveness of what some in Washington have called the “Axis of Upheaval” — the quartet of China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, which have drawn closer diplomatically and militarily around a common opposition to the U.S.-dominated world order.

I want to refute the statements of the bloodstained rag that speaks for the American imperialist, but there certainly does seem to be a deep undercurrent of dissatisfaction (at least on the western internet) with some of China’s inaction. It is difficult for me to even condemn this dissatisfaction. Regardless of the failures of the western left, one would at least expect the Chinese to take a much firmer stance to defend peace and stability in the middle east from the aggression of the American empire. The recent actions of the US undermine China’s own ability to trade, obtain oil and promote the BRI. And if there is a question of whether or not the Chinese will take firm stances in questions beyond mere commerce, then it is hard to see how countries can gain the confidence or ability to make moves against American hegemony.

I am certain however that the Chinese are making moves in the background. Their radar ships and railway link are probably being used to help Iran. It is also likely not a smart move to openly back Iran from a tactical standpoint. However, I believe it is a dangerous situation if the global south cannot openly demonstrate unity in the face of the imperialists, as this constrains the moves that can be made and encourages the imperial core to pick countries off one by one.

lest he be charged of terrorism

Most meaningless word of the 21rst century.

My body frame sucks for wearing cute clothes, and yet I wear them anyway (at home).

I try to buy jewelry, but all the women’s rings are the wrong sizes. There was a pretty cute butterfly ring that I wanted. But it didn’t fit, and searching for sizes was getting awkward as I stood there with a friend (male) who doesn’t know about me being trans in a store completely where only women were buying stuff from .

Me fr fr. I don’t wanna limit myself to anything with gender or sexuality.

Because, as you’d have noticed, when the Fed raised its key rate, the central banks of many other countries would also follow to prevent capital outflows.

Doesn’t china have capital controls? Or are they not strict enough to allow the Chinese central bank to do as it pleases?

competition between banks to lend out their excess reserves will quickly cause the interest rate to fall to 0%

Would this really be the case? Banks need interest payments simply to make giving out loans worthwhile, so there is likely some lower limit to how low the interest rates get before supply dries up.

you can disengage

Sure, why not. You aren’t arguing in good faith to begin with and making bizzare leaps of logic to accuse me of shit I didn’t say.

Local governments borrowed in yuan.

Then why would the fed interest rate affect their borrowing?

lenin himself calling you a kautskyite

No he isn’t. He explains why a petty-bourgeois opposition arose in the paragraph you have quoted without giving any judgement of it.

lenin telling you that you are simply recreating capitalism

The quote you have posted says that challenging imperialism without challenging the trusts and monopolies is a “pious wish”, a far cry from the statement that one would somehow be recreating capitalism in countries that didn’t even stop being capitalist!

We are to believe that the collapse of the American wouldn’t be the single greatest opportunity to advance the positions of the international working in the past 3 decades. Why? Because if we said that then we would be accused of adopting petty-bourgeois viewpoints (never mind that regime change is significantly more popular amongst the bourgeoise)

This is bad news for China’s local governments who need the Fed rate cut to alleviate their debt burden.

Why hasn’t the central government used their reserves of dollars to pay off the local government debt? Is it just neoliberalism?

The kg I dont think they’ve changed officially yet

They did in 2019

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People say that this is nice weather. Uh, no it isn’t!

My sunscreen is melting off my face! Walking round’s got me sweating like I just did a workout!

My standard fit looks like I’m on the safari.

Fantastic. I managed to get 5 whole hours of sleep today instead of the usual 4.

O_O

These are the eyes of a gal that woke up at 0450

Tommorow is the single last assignment I have to do for my entire bachelor degree.

It’s a PowerPoint presentation.

No, I don’t need luck. I need sleep.

Tommorow O_O

I’m not sure if I’m misreading this, but are the doctors literally just lying so they don’t have to do gender affirming care?

I have no idea …

They just keep coming

And each subsequent “legion” is less organised than the one before.