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@Michaelbro42786 @AngelicaOung You don't even know that abortion right is banned in many US states?

@KnowBothSides @AngelicaOung 1 person??? Vs chinas 400 million preventive births, some even forced to terminate at late stage pregnancy 8months!!!! Absolute beast of a system. Chinas demographic is done due to this policy. Pitiful Chinese still defending the indefensible PITIFUL

Homeless camping outside Taipei main station. Yes. There’s homeless in Taipei now. Not many, but you NEVER used to see this. Oh but Taiwan’s GDP is growing so fast!

@AngelicaOung Sure there are lots of sad ppl. I think of those many Chinese delivery workers 快遞 working so hard to deliver all day. I hope they can have more comfy jobs. They are not the type of ppl having time to complain online. These are example of hard workers willing to do hard labor

@KnowBothSides It's hard for me to know I'm not in China. But those comments sounds like people are pretty down bad.

ECONOMIC STAGNATION WITH CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS It's really easy to GET HYPED with the amazing things that are happening in China...especially when it comes to strategic breakthroughs like the robots and drones. And did you know they might be getting good domestic EUVs sooner than you think? But as I spend more time on the Chinese internet, especially the Chinese side of Youtube where netizens are free to kvetch away from the censors, it's obvious a lot of people also feel exhausted by their daily economic pressures: finding a job, getting that bag...none of it is as easy as it used to be. Psychologically, the pressure is compounded by the fact that you can't express it freely online. Being too negative about the housing market, youth unemployment, and even your own personal economic fortunes can cause your account to get shut down. A very popular blogger who focused on "bai-lan" 擺爛 was recently struck. Bai-lan means just choosing to rot. If lying flat is getting by with the minimum of effort while being socially acceptable, bai-lan is not even bothering about the socially acceptable part. The youtuber below "Heard" says that this is causing internal psychological exhaustion for the Chinese because they don't even get to complain. Their personal reality is not matching the external narrative that's being shoved in their face. Complaining, she said, is also a form of crying for help. They feel alone. . She suggests various psychological "hacks" to get by. One is to find other ways of psychologically validating yourself and remembering that even though you might not have the job, the economic circumstances and cash to prop up your ego, you still have dignity and that it's OK not to grind like it's the go-go 2000s when the larger economic environment is no longer so growth-oriented. "Cook a good meal for yourself. Take care of a plant. Those can all be good sources of micro self-esteem."

@AngelicaOung So the economy is no longer top notch when even under qualified ppl can find fancy jobs. Their problem is probably that they refuse to take available jobs that make them lose face cuz they are 糖水裏泡大的. Complaining is fine, but shouldn't be too picky bc of face

@KnowBothSides Both can be true! The economy is tough. And they are not in the top 10 percent of performers. But guess what...it's not a crime not to be a top performer. The Chinese government should let them complain.

@SenJohnCurtis >Taiwan’s embrace of democratic elections has transformed it False. Taiwan's economic miracle happened during the era of martial law. You should know that, but are still misleading. democratic elections have made Taiwan stagnant, stuck in partisan infighting

Having lived in Taiwan during the era of martial law, I saw firsthand a society striving for greater freedom. Over the past 30 years, Taiwan’s embrace of democratic elections has transformed it into one of the world’s most prosperous and innovative societies. curtis.senate.gov/press-releases…

@RJDAIGOGO 这蠢货是装蠢吗？台湾是内战，必定要解决，和打其他国家是两码事

赵少康：老共天天说要打要打，其实谁也没打；美国天天说说和平和平，其实满世界打人。硬人说软话，软人才说硬话！中国你就承诺一句，台湾不独立，你就不动武，有这么难吗？

@sinowarrior01 @ChongyiF @PhelimKine @LiYuan6 So what? Ppl are already driving EVs NOW. Just more ppl will buy EVs

@KnowBothSides @ChongyiF @PhelimKine @LiYuan6 Lol, you need a bloody charger at home.....that needs to be installed and you can't do it yourself

“This has nothing to do with me. It’s like the Cultural Revolution or the ’90s mass layoff of the state-owned enterprises. It’s a historical cycle. It's just our turn. When the Titanic is sinking, all you can do is try to go down with some dignity.” nytimes.com/2026/03/21/bus…

@sinowarrior01 @ChongyiF @PhelimKine @LiYuan6 It's for countries that already have EVs, thus also chargers. Just a matter of more EVs. Try harder

@KnowBothSides @ChongyiF @PhelimKine @LiYuan6 And there will be the installation of chargers, which can't be done by a layman, it's not an immediate magic bullet

@sinowarrior01 @ChongyiF @PhelimKine @LiYuan6 Ppl need EVs badly cuz gas shortage. They either buy EVs or no car to drive. You can't even put your story together

@KnowBothSides @ChongyiF @PhelimKine @LiYuan6 No, it's the best time to deal with dumping from China, and sudden surge in EV wouldn't address the energy crisis anyway

@sinowarrior01 @ChongyiF @PhelimKine @LiYuan6 perfect time to do it when they actually badly need the products to deal w their energy crisis? You're coping hard. lol

@KnowBothSides @ChongyiF @PhelimKine @LiYuan6 I doubt it, it would be the perfect time to do it

@AngelicaOung Not possibly, but certainly. Ppl say Iran had reason cuz they were not fully ready yet last yr. Now they have learned the lessons and got better prepared during the time after the 12 day war. It sounds like it

@KnowBothSides Exactly. And also they were possibly too restrained in the 12 day war

It’s true that in 1985 Iran overreached. But also notice Iraq never attacked Iran again. Was it worth it? Almost certainly no. But that is with the benefit of hindsight. Is Iran overreaching now? I don’t think so yet. Along the way they have been throwing out goodwill or normalizing gestures that is a way for them to in a way get start to return to normality with the world even as they fight on. For instance tankers from certain countries could pass Hormuz, and they are starting to let other tankers pass for a fee. The generation of leaders right now IS the iran-iraq war generation. They don’t need us to remind us of the dangers of overreach. But with Trump and Israel, not going maximalist can also lead to any number of bad outcomes.

@AngelicaOung I'm making up some wild story: China announces a NEUTRAL measure to pressure BOTH sides to stop the war by completely stopping export of rare earth, gallium, tungsten and other critical minerals to ALL countries until the war is stopped. Who are hurt and who don't care?

« In essence, and this is really important to understand, Trump and Israel's war has ended up delivering Iran de facto sanctions relief. » So why would they stop the war without actual sanctions relief at the very least? And the ability to restart fighting should the west welch. On the other side, Americans are also energy producers and will be handsomely compensated for their barrels and mmbtus. Rest of the world paying the bills.

@LiYuan6 So you just cherry picked this one person to report. Great "journalism". What a shame

China's reform generation once felt they had struck a straightforward bargain with the system: Work hard, don’t criticize the gov't, life will steadily improve. Now they are pinned btwn economic stagnation & institutional age discrimination. My latest nytimes.com/2026/03/21/bus…

@sinowarrior01 @ChongyiF @PhelimKine @LiYuan6 Only your wild guess. Nah, this happened before the war. Now the demand will be so high due to the war that they won't do it

@KnowBothSides @ChongyiF @PhelimKine @LiYuan6 That's the first step, and they could apply additional tariffs just like what they've done on China steels

@sinowarrior01 @ChongyiF @PhelimKine @LiYuan6 So Brazil gave China better treatment before, now simply revert to the same as other countries' car makers. It doesn't hurt China more than other countries

@KnowBothSides @ChongyiF @PhelimKine @LiYuan6 scmp.com/news/china/dip…

@sinowarrior01 @ChongyiF @PhelimKine @LiYuan6 It doesn't stop China from selling more cars there🤣

@KnowBothSides @ChongyiF @PhelimKine @LiYuan6 reuters.com/world/china/eu…

@sinowarrior01 @ChongyiF @PhelimKine @LiYuan6 Nah, you made it up; otherwise show me

@KnowBothSides @ChongyiF @PhelimKine @LiYuan6 Read some news mate, other countries are putting tariffs or considering doing so against Chinese products, it's not just the US

@sinowarrior01 @ChongyiF @PhelimKine @LiYuan6 Why should I believe what you tell me? You don't have any solid evidence

@KnowBothSides @ChongyiF @PhelimKine @LiYuan6 Cope harder mate, China isn't rising, I've enjoyed the so called rising fast period, and I can clearly telling you it's tanking

@sinowarrior01 @ChongyiF @PhelimKine @LiYuan6 These are sold to other countries. US tariffs only apply to US imports, not other countries' imports. You're being desperate

@KnowBothSides @ChongyiF @PhelimKine @LiYuan6 While additional tariffs being applied to them