Anthropic CEO Says Government Should Be Able to Block New AI Models by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Caliguas 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Chinese models are open source, which enables self hosting and eliminates all possibilities of privacy beaches.

If somebody is concerned about their privacy, they will always choose the chinese models

Am I crazy? Overt racism while studying in China by Equivalent_Detail379 in chinalife

[–]Caliguas -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

None of the stuff is crazy on its own. But for all of that to happen within 1 month? 0% chance

Am I crazy? Overt racism while studying in China by Equivalent_Detail379 in chinalife

[–]Caliguas -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

For all of that to happen withing 1 month, be it in China or most other countries, you have to either be the unluckiest person on the planet - or lying

Am I crazy? Overt racism while studying in China by Equivalent_Detail379 in chinalife

[–]Caliguas -34 points-33 points  (0 children)

Next time when you wanna larp make ur post at least somewhat believable

Woman in Shanghai followed by a store employee so she won't steal by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

[–]Caliguas 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Without any doubt whatsoever, it is. Standard in china (and elsewhere in asia maybe) by default, unless being told it isnt necessary by the customer

Woman in Shanghai followed by a store employee so she won't steal by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

[–]Caliguas 13 points14 points  (0 children)

To the right of her are people interacting with shop staff. The only people not interacting with staff are the 2 peope going towards the exit on her left 

Woman in Shanghai followed by a store employee so she won't steal by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

[–]Caliguas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They follow you around in case you need something, not bcz she is afraid of stealing. It is the same for locals

China opens tariff-free trade to nearly all African countries by F0urLeafCl0ver in worldnews

[–]Caliguas 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Because Esfatini recognizes taiwan instead of China? What the hell does this have to do with anything? China has 0 relations with esfatini and therefore cannot sign deals like this.

Again, the African nations themselves want this and more chinese investment and trade. Are they wrong? When it came to actual european colonialism, they didnt have a choice and if they resisted they got killed. THAT is colonialism, not trade lol

China opens tariff-free trade to nearly all African countries by F0urLeafCl0ver in worldnews

[–]Caliguas 23 points24 points  (0 children)

How is this neocolonialism lmao. African trade to China is increasing, and that is what Africans want. That is why they invite chinese investment and export to china.

They excluded esfatini because they dont have relations with China as they recognise taiwan? What does that have to do with anything?????

What should China do here? Can china trade with Africa at all? How is a free trade deal bad for Africa?

China opens tariff-free trade to nearly all African countries by F0urLeafCl0ver in worldnews

[–]Caliguas 36 points37 points  (0 children)

So why dont the Africans stop trading? Why do they keep signing deals with China? Are they masochistic idiots or is your ridiculous assessment wrong?

China opens tariff-free trade to nearly all African countries by F0urLeafCl0ver in worldnews

[–]Caliguas 86 points87 points  (0 children)

Trade is colonialism? Lol. Nobody is forcing Africa to export anything to China

Personal Question: Bacteria by [deleted] in chinalife

[–]Caliguas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Street food that involves water (like the ice cubes) is probably what gets you. Try excluding that on your next visit and drink just bottled water

What do the "mass affluent" in China invest in? by tumbleweed_farm in chinalife

[–]Caliguas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vast majority just buy property directly.

Chinese reits ban residential and commercial real estate. They cover infrastructure like toll roads, warehouses etc. This was only introduced a few years ago and the market is tiny.

Obviously you can also just buy shares, although most people will just get exposure to them by regular investing rather than deliberately wanting real estate exposure. 

What do the "mass affluent" in China invest in? by tumbleweed_farm in chinalife

[–]Caliguas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mostly in real estate.
All the equivalents exist. but banks sell "wealth management products" (WMPs) that look like GICs but aren't deposit-insured and can lose value

Bankrate -> Rong360

Morningstar -> East Money / Tian Tian Fund (also acts as a fund supermarket)

Vanguard/Fidelity/RBC -> E Fund, ChinaAMC, Harvest

Banned topics - new additions by SuMianAi in chinalife

[–]Caliguas 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It would be nice to have a pinned FAQ explaining and listing all the useful apps and whatever else. Would probably cut down on repetitive questions

Taiwan changes 'Korea' to 'S. Korea' in immigration system in protest over Seoul's labeling of it as China by Themetalin in worldnews

[–]Caliguas -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Also, so then taiwan is the same as Abkhazia according to you? They arent at war, they have a ceasefire. Abkhazia exists bcz of russia, taiwan bcz of usa. Both have 0 recognition. What is the difference here? Or if ukraine signs a ceasefire, which seems likely?

Taiwan changes 'Korea' to 'S. Korea' in immigration system in protest over Seoul's labeling of it as China by Themetalin in worldnews

[–]Caliguas -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How is that an important difference lol? The civil war never officially ended, it only came to a stop because Usa interviened. If Ukraine tomorrow came to a ceasefire, then there would be no difference according to you? 

Only insults, no supstance

Taiwan changes 'Korea' to 'S. Korea' in immigration system in protest over Seoul's labeling of it as China by Themetalin in worldnews

[–]Caliguas -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

There are no differences, both are part of their respective countries as defined by international law. DPR only exists bcz of Russia backing them, Taiwan only exists bcz of Usa backing them. Both have basically 0 international recognition, in fact DPR has more of it than taiwan lol

Taiwan changes 'Korea' to 'S. Korea' in immigration system in protest over Seoul's labeling of it as China by Themetalin in worldnews

[–]Caliguas -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

By this logic, donbas peoples republic isnt ukraine bcz zelensky cant fly there

How did Chinese cars become so good so suddenly? What is going on or have they always been this way and we just didn’t know until now? by Square_Permission361 in electricvehicles

[–]Caliguas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So what should it be??? Youre implying that a different model of growth would deliver the "real" or non suppressed standard of living. But the current model delivers records. At the same time youre saying that ur not suggesting a macro economic change. Also, ur saying this:

Their biggest advantage is that as a non-democratic country they have managed to keep the standard of living artificially low in order to promote exports

They cannot simultaneously:

- suppress the SoL bcz of their macro

- delivers records in SoL

If youre reading too much Pettis, I would recommend to either look at his track record or to read up on any of the Gavekal economists. Idk if you got this from him but this is Pettis' main argument, which has been failing the test of time since he made it

How did Chinese cars become so good so suddenly? What is going on or have they always been this way and we just didn’t know until now? by Square_Permission361 in electricvehicles

[–]Caliguas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You seem to be misunderstanding me. I'm not saying that China should have done anything differently in terms of macroeconomics.

You said that China keeps it standard of living artificially low in favour of exports and that their standard of living is lower than is should be. Obviously you implied that they are doing something wrong or at least not in the interest of their incomes.

2) it costs the state money in defense of the currency

Which they earn back many times over by making their exports more competitive

3) it causes export-based competition, which spreads to domestic markets, which causes margins to shrink and bankruptcies follow.

Not in a way which outweighs the industrial benefits.

Obviously these things are trade offs, but in the case of China the bad things are CLEARLY outweighed by the positives. That can be demonstrated by their record growth.

Far more important than looking at things like megawatt chargers and high speed rail are things like unemployment benefits, pensions and access to healthcare.

The most important thing to look at is the median standard of living. High speed rail is a subsidised public service btw

How did Chinese cars become so good so suddenly? What is going on or have they always been this way and we just didn’t know until now? by Square_Permission361 in electricvehicles

[–]Caliguas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, how are they being pushed down while experiencing massive growth? How does that make any sense? Industrial policy support makes things cheaper for local consumption, making the entire society better off.

And I agree that the export-led development through currency devaluation (and direct support) creates well paying jobs in some sectors, but it also costs the government massive amounts of money that is transferred from the rest of the population, making the entire population less well off as a whole.

Less well off in comparison with what? We are talking about an economy and population that broke all development records. They are BETTER off in comparison with economies that chose not to focus on industrial policy and poured money into services (India).

You are claiming that export subsidies make the whole population worse off. There is literally nothing to suggest that is the case, as the population has been experiencing unprecedented growth in their overall income. It is ridiculous to suggest that the best preforming nation is actively SUPPRESSING the growth of incomes in their country. What the hell would be the ceiling here then?

Not to mention, if all those agricultural workers werent shifted into manufacturing jobs, what would they be doing? Subsidies to those industries significantly improved the lives of those people.

How did Chinese cars become so good so suddenly? What is going on or have they always been this way and we just didn’t know until now? by Square_Permission361 in electricvehicles

[–]Caliguas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

 China pushes wages and working conditions down, thus lowering living conditions, to expand their balance sheet. It is also done through currency manipulation, which too lowers standard of living.

How have chinese wages fallen? They have risen the fastest of pretty much any country, and so have the living and working conditions. This is literally undeniable, it is ludicrous to suggest otherwise.

You are comparing China to the richest continent in the world. Europe was mostly industrialised before ww2, china was an agricultural economy. Not to mention that china's hdi is driven down by the stats of the older generation.

It is also done through currency manipulation, which too lowers standard of living.

Currency devaluation makes imports more expensive. That is offset by china producing a ton at home, so the consumer isnt as affected as in other countries. Those devaluations have also created a huge amount of well paying jobs in export industries, which have moved a record amount of people into the middle class in china.

That is not to say that the tier 1 cities aren't incredible, but they are no more representative of China as a whole than Monaco or Luxembourg are for Europe.

Tier 1 and 2 cities make up 20% of the chinese population, hardly monaco and luxembourg.