Barrett
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Barrett
@BarrettYouTube
Living in Shenzhen, China. Creating content about China & Geopolitics.
Shenzhen, China Katılım Haziran 2019
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@MichelleMaxwell I was not aware that people could be so dumb...
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I am more than happy to pay more for gas for a brief period if it means President Trump realigns the world for the better. Anyone else feel this way?
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Thank you everyone for your support and alerting @TeamYouTube!
My Youtube channel has been reinstated
Carl Zha@CarlZha
Youtube has removed my channel
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"energy Prices keep being under pressurere", No kidding... Maybe it was not such a good idea to cut Europe off from competitively priced Russian Energy, and you gloating about it...
Ursula von der Leyen@vonderleyen
As the war in the Middle East continues, energy prices keep being under pressure. Today at EUCO I presented a plan to bring immediate relief where possible and structural changes where needed. We will act on all four components of electricity prices ↓ twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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@Keir_Starmer The quickest way to reduce the cost of living would be to:
1. Abandon your ridiculous carbon neutral energy policy.
2. Purchase Oil & Gas from Russia.
3. Build proper strategic energy policy.
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I condemn in the strongest terms the overnight Iranian strike on a Qatari gas facility.
We are working towards a swift resolution to the situation in the Middle East, in the best interests of the British people – because there is no question that ending the war is the quickest way to reduce the cost of living.
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Remember Qatar gifted a plane to Trump, and this is what they get in return. The US told these Middle East states that they would get protection. Seems like that's not the case.
OSINTdefender@sentdefender
QatarEnergy’s Ras Laffan Industrial City to the north of Doha, Qatar's main site for the production of liquefied natural gas and gas-to-liquid, as well as the largest export terminal for LNG in the world, has been heavily targeted tonight by ballistic missiles fired by Iran. Extensive damage to the site and several facilities are being reported by QatarEnergy.
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So let me get this straight…
The Panamanian government seizes two major ports after pressure from Washington, throws out a long-standing international contract, storms the facilities, confiscates company documents — and now they’re shocked that Chinese shipping companies are leaving?
What exactly did they think was going to happen?
COSCO Shipping has reportedly suspended operations at Balboa Port after Panama’s government forcibly took control of the terminals previously operated by CK Hutchison. And now Panama’s canal minister says the decision “caught them off guard”
When a government rips up legal agreements, raids company offices, and takes over assets, investors don’t stick around. They leave. That’s not politics — that’s basic business reality.
And the stakes here are huge. The Panama Canal accounts for more than 7% of Panama’s GDP and over 20% of its government revenue. If major shipping companies start adjusting routes, studying alternatives, or redirecting cargo flows, the economic consequences could be massive.
This isn’t really about ports — it’s about geopolitics.
Washington doesn’t like China’s growing role in global trade infrastructure, so pressure is applied. Governments panic. Contracts get thrown out. And suddenly the “rules-based international order” disappears the moment Chinese companies are involved.
China controls massive shipping fleets, global logistics networks, and increasingly alternative trade routes across Eurasia and the Arctic. If Panama wants to turn the canal into a geopolitical tool, the rest of the world will simply start building routes that don’t depend on it.
And once global trade flows change, they rarely come back.
Panama might want to think very carefully about that.
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For years the autonomous driving industry has argued over one key question: LiDAR or pure vision — which approach will ultimately win? A new vehicle from China may have just pushed that debate much closer to an answer.
Recent road-testing videos of the Voyah Taishan Ultra show the SUV navigating real-world traffic using an L3 intelligent driving system powered by an 896-line LiDAR sensor. In complex situations such as construction lane changes, vehicles rolling on slopes, and avoiding water-filled potholes, the system appears remarkably smooth — with some observers suggesting the decision-making even looks more refined than demonstrations of Tesla Full Self-Driving in similar conditions.
The difference comes down to sensing. The pure vision approach, strongly promoted by @elonmusk , can perform well in clear conditions, but heavy rain, fog, darkness, or headlight glare can sharply reduce how far cameras can reliably see. LiDAR works differently, actively measuring distance in 3D and detecting objects up to 300 meters ahead, regardless of lighting conditions. That allows the system to identify hazards like debris, fallen signs, or obstacles on dark roads much earlier.
While Tesla’s FSD still has no confirmed rollout date in China, Chinese automakers are already testing these systems in some of the most complex driving environments in the world, and the Taishan Ultra is scheduled to begin deliveries on March 17. If Chinese EVs succeed in deploying reliable L3 systems under these conditions, the question becomes simple: when they enter global markets, how much of Tesla’s lead will really be left?
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@RnaudBertrand This is indeed very interesting, I think it's a combination of supply shortage as well as China producing more advanced chips.
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This is fascinating from China's customs data (customs.gov.cn/customs/2026-0…).
All its exports are rising very rapidly but the one export that's rising the fastest, at a crazy +72.6% growth year on year, is... semiconductors!
As you can see in the trade data China sold $43.32 billion worth of 集成电路 ("integrated circuits") in Jan-Feb 2026, vs $25.10 billion for Jan-Feb last year.
Interestingly, volume is "only" up 13.7% year on year, which means the increase in revenue is mostly driven by higher prices per chip, which probably suggests that
a) China is climbing up the value chain (selling more expensive chips)
b) demand for their chips far exceeds supply - which is the exact opposite of "overcapacity". You don't get +53% price increases per unit in a market with overcapacity
And all in all, it goes to show that China is definitely a force to be reckoned with in the semiconductor world. Global semiconductor sales were $791.7 Billion in 2025 (semiconductors.org/global-annual-…) and projected to be ~$975 billion this year. China selling $43.32 billion in 2 months means its doing $260 billion annualized: that's over a quarter of the entire global semiconductor market.
So much for the idea that export controls would freeze China out of the semiconductor industry...
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While the USA are burning trillions of dollars on wars, missiles, and military adventures around the world, China is spending its money somewhere very different — research, engineering, and the technologies that will define the future.
Just look at what’s happening right now with 6G.
China has already moved into the second phase of 6G development, with more than 300 key technologies under active testing and roughly 40% of the world’s 6G patents. This isn’t just theoretical research sitting in a lab somewhere. They’re now moving from individual technology breakthroughs to integrated systems and working prototypes.
And 6G isn’t just about faster internet.
We’re talking about space-air-ground integrated networks, AI-native communications, satellite connectivity, holographic interaction, and intelligent machines that can communicate with each other in real time. This is the kind of infrastructure that will power everything from autonomous systems and robotics to industrial automation and immersive digital services.
Meanwhile, what are trillions of dollars being spent on elsewhere?
Wars that destabilize entire regions, drive oil prices through the roof, disrupt global trade routes, and send shockwaves through the world economy. Every conflict triggers another round of energy price spikes, shipping disruptions, and supply chain chaos that businesses and consumers ultimately have to pay for.
It’s a completely different set of national priorities.
One path pours unimaginable amounts of money into destroying things and creating instability.
The other invests heavily in building the technologies that will shape the global economy for the next 50 years.
And when you step back and look at it from that perspective, it becomes a lot easier to understand why China keeps advancing so rapidly in areas like AI, telecom infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, and digital technology.
History usually rewards the countries that build the future — not the ones constantly busy fighting the past.
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Oil just smashed through $107 a barrel, and that should be setting off alarm bells across the entire United States. Because the moment Americans start seeing that number show up at the gas pump, millions of people are going to realize something very quickly — Trump has backed himself into a corner, and this time there’s no way out of it. The only thing holding the illusion together until now was an artificially inflated stock market, pumped up by the AI bubble while politicians pointed at rising 401k balances and told Americans everything was fine.
But anyone paying attention knew that market wasn’t built on solid ground. It was speculation, hype, and cheap money. And now Trump has poured gasoline on the fire by launching a war that won’t be measured in weeks… it’ll be measured in months, maybe longer.
And the oil markets have already reacted. At $107 a barrel, the shock is already rippling through the global economy. The United States runs on cheap energy, and when oil spikes like this everything becomes more expensive overnight — logistics, groceries, manufacturing, aviation. The entire cost structure of the American economy shifts upward, and ordinary Americans are the ones who end up paying the bill.
And here’s the political reality: the one group that tolerated the chaos — the MAGA base — did so because their retirement accounts kept climbing. When the stock market turns south and gas prices surge, that loyalty will evaporate very quickly.
What we’re witnessing is an administration that walked blindly into a geopolitical storm without a real plan for the economic consequences. No preparation. No strategy. Just reckless escalation and the assumption that markets would somehow ignore reality.
They won’t.
You couldn’t ask for a more incompetent and unprepared administration — and unfortunately it’s the American public that’s about to absorb the shock.
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@chinafutureclub Shanghai is my favorite city too, it was the first city I ever visited in China. I lived there for a while 18+ years back. Shanghai has some special memories for me.
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People always ask me what’s the best city in China?
It’s Shanghai 💯
I explored 86+ cities to see if anything else compares, it doesn’t.
Shanghai is the most dynamic and refined city in 🇨🇳. It has the best energy, sophistication, class, style..
It’s the favourite child!
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You couldn’t script a more explosive way to start a leadership transition.
The new Supreme Leader of Iran just took power after watching US-Israeli airstrikes wipe out members of his own family.
Everything should work out fine… right?
Because nothing says “time for calm diplomacy” like installing a leader whose father was just assassinated and whose wife and relatives were killed in the same bombing campaign. That’s the geopolitical equivalent of throwing petrol on a bonfire and hoping it somehow puts the flames out.
Mojtaba Khamenei has now taken control of Iran after his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in the opening strikes of the current war — an operation that also killed senior officials and members of the family.
So let’s be honest about where this is heading. Instead of weakening Iran, Washington and Tel Aviv may have just handed the country a leader with the most powerful motivation imaginable: revenge.
And yet Western policymakers still pretend this is a strategy for stability.
It isn’t. It’s how you lock the Middle East into a generation of escalation.
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Another point to note is that China's oil consumption is reducing at quite a pace. Living in China I'm seeing more and more electric trucks, not just cars. China were aware of the US wishing to cut its oil supply, and have been working on the plan to pivot away from oil for years. Chinese planners are very strategic, and China certainly does not trust the US, no matter what president is in power..
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Biden emptied the crude oil SPR to influence the 2022 midterms. Trump didn’t bother refilling the SPR before rushing into unprovoked war against Iran, destabilising all Persian Gulf exports and production.
Meanwhile Chinese oil reserves hit a new record after China stockpiled a million barrels per day for nearly a year. China has strategic leverage and a 5 year plan for the global oil market chaos to come.
Financial Times@FT
Depleted oil reserve leaves US exposed as Iran war pushes up prices ft.trib.al/VBY4uUx
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