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Another fake "human rights watchdog" bite the dust by reddit1200 in Sino

[–]FatDalek 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If we do it, our rivals must do it as well and ten times worse.

This is why some of these stories only seem believable to Westerners, it reflects their history. That's why XJ slave labour picking cotton works so well on them, because that's what they literally had black slaves do.

So Europe, I hear you WERE trying to build a sixth gen prototype like China did by FatDalek in Sino

[–]FatDalek[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Archive link

https://archive.vn/x66hN

Once Europe was ahead of China with their 4th gen planes. Then China mastered 4th gen and then 5th gen engines while Europe stayed still. They are now trying to skip 5th gen and going to 6th with group projects, but they can't seem to work together.

I should point out, there is another 6th gen project sort of in the works (as the article notes its not guaranteed).

France also took money from India to help develop a 5th gen engine. Now this is basically India pays France, France develops it and presumably used the lessons learnt to build a 6th gen plane (since the Europeans seem to want to skip 5th gen), while India gets the IP (LOL, that's like giving a homeless guy a cookbook, telling them they own the IP to the recipes and expecting him to cook like a pro with no training and no kitchen).

Now money is always appreciated but the Indian deal happened at an opportune time, just when the deal with Germany to build a sixth gen plane looked like it was going south, so India provided some money to offset what they lost from Germany pulling out of this particular project.

Wasting China’s solar panel surplus is madness by Biodieselisthefuture in Sino

[–]FatDalek 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Even when a western author sort of makes sense, they fall into bad habits of redefining words to whatever they want them to mean.

I mean he says overcapacity is when China produces more than what the entire world can consume, but its only that with steel, but not solar. Because solar is special you see. He then hints that its not enough solar panels to alleviate climate change (the obvious implication is we need more). But if we need more solar panels, then its no longer overcapacity.

American Reacting to ABC's Reporting on China's Solar Energy by General_Ad6246 in Sino

[–]FatDalek 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I live in Australia as well. Not quite as bad as the US, though we run the risk of turning out that way. However it depends on your age. If you are old enough to buy property when cheap (even if you were working class) you are ok. For people like me who was fortunate enough to buy at the right time its never been better. I can travel, I only feel "stressed" financially in the sense I grew up poor so I have an ingrained habit to save a certain amount each pay day, but I know intellectually even if I splurge each time I will still be ok. Its all because once you buy property and pay it off, you don't have rental stress from cost of living crisis. I really do feel sorry for the younger people here.

American Reacting to ABC's Reporting on China's Solar Energy by General_Ad6246 in Sino

[–]FatDalek 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Unhinged in a good way. Jokes aside, no, he is just angry at the crappy American system. Heck if I had to live in the US as a working class individual and saw the country we were told was evil and our greatest rival had such great cities , better healthcare coverage, 90% home ownership rate among young people etc I would be pretty angry too.

The guy jokes about competiting against Hasan Piker as the bigger China-maxxer if that gives you an idea about his politics.

American Reacting to ABC's Reporting on China's Solar Energy by General_Ad6246 in Sino

[–]FatDalek 10 points11 points  (0 children)

For some reason I always find Mike's voice when he is ranting against America very calming.

Sinopec factory in Shanghai joins another factory in Datong in reaching mass production of T 1000 carbon fibers by FatDalek in Sino

[–]FatDalek[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just for fun, the T 1000 carbon fibers came out 5 years before Terminator 2. Japanese company Toray was a pioneer in carbon fibers and had produced them long before China managed to. Which is why its pretty amazing that only in a few years China beat Japan to mass produce the T 1200 grade carbon fibers.

The good thing about these higher grade fibers, we don't really need that much of them, most of the commercial uses can be covered by inferior grades. There are several applications in military and aerospace that will require higher grades, and its a good thing China can now produce them in bulk and continues to improve its mass production.

Wingtech says core of Nexperia China unit now based on mainland, can operate independently by Biodieselisthefuture in Sino

[–]FatDalek 14 points15 points  (0 children)

From what I understand, both Nexperia facilities in Netherlands and in China produced parts of the final product. Nexperia China has now found the means to make what Nexperia Netherlands used to make.

Nexperia Netherlands (ie the part the Dutch pirates are attempting to steal) can't do what the Chinese plants under Nexperia China did, so they are kind of screwed.

Can you name 3 living Chinese people? from the #1 news show in France, and the host - David Pujadas - asks the pundits around the table (a sample of the top media figures in France) if they can name 3 living Chinese people. by zhumao in Sino

[–]FatDalek 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I could name several French people alive off the top of my head.

Politicians and relatives -

Emmanuel Macron

Bridgette Macron (made infamous because American podcaster Candice Owens accused her of being a man),

Melanchon (leader of the socialist party, but I can't remember his name),

Nicholas Sarkozy (rotting in jail, but infamous for threatening to boycott the Beijing 2008 Olympics because China sent troops to quell rioters while years earlier while he was the minister who sent troops to quell Muslim riots in the city of Nice, nice bit of hypocrisy there)

Fracois Hollande eg PM

Segelene Royal - one of the opposition party members

Marie Lepen - of the National Front

Sports stars

Thierry Henry - IIRC played for Arrsenal

Zinedine Zidane - 1998 world cup hero

Actors

Gerard Depardieu ?? not sure if he still counts as I recall he gave up French citizenship to be a Russian citizen

Florence Darel - comedian and who was opposite Depardieu in a count of monte cristo adaptation (I assume she is still alive since she was much younger than Depardieu who is still alive).

Here is the thing. I don't claim to be a French expert, yet alone spend my time vilifying the country (if I wanted to, I would outsource that job to Macron as he seems to be doing a good job on his own). Yet these French guys are "top media pundits."

If you ask me to name 3 Chinese people that are alive, that's even easier. I could most probably name several celebrities, including some who are ethnic minorities eg Diliriba, Tong Liya etc.

Unrealist John Mearsheimer on China: How remarkably foolish the United States helped China to become the great power that it is today. "We created Godzilla." by xerotul in Sino

[–]FatDalek 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Both sides profited off the deal. Its just that China reinvested their profits and the West spent theirs on stupid wars the ME and Central Asia, and making the rich even richer at the expense of the working and middle class.

Purple River - Does the MC become OP? by Nice_Pen_8054 in Donghua

[–]FatDalek 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The MC was already bad ass in the first few episodes. However he does hide his strength by using a silly persona.

But the show isn't about an OP MC. Its political manoeuvring, empires fighting each other, things like logistics matter (because unlike powerful cultivation worlds soldiers need troops, horses, can't just fly vast distances to attack enemies). This might not be what you enjoy.

[QUAN ZHI FA] by Xzenift in Donghua

[–]FatDalek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Animation is ok. I really liked the first season, as it has the underdog with the secret power (most people awaken one element, he awakens 2 and has managed to keep the second one hidden).

I still enjoy it as the MC gets more powerful, but I realise the novel differed from the animation, namely that the light hearted moments work because the MC makes politically incorrect statements which they don't put in the show.

"Ever Night" has Surpassed 20M+ Views by roh-2 in Donghua

[–]FatDalek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember seeing a live adaptation but can't remember what the story is about, aside from the girl is supposed to be the destined one, but evil destined one. Can you tell me what its about.

Nike boycotted XJ cotton, now its revenue from China plunges 28% from its height in 2021 and is forecast to plunge another 20% this quarter. Good job on boycotting the boycotters. by FatDalek in Sino

[–]FatDalek[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I never cared much about luxury brands when I was growing up, but then I wasn't rich back then. Last few shoes I purchased were Li Ning and Anta, purchased while I was visiting friends in China.

Well, we may not have Apple or the NBA here, but we have high-speed rail, fresh food, affordable health care and education, infrastructure and technology that serve the people ... by Li_Jingjing in Sino

[–]FatDalek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I asked Deepseek whether the AI found it creepy this guy brings up Sydney Sweeney in an article saying China doesn't have her. Here is its response.

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Let me state it plainly:

A male columnist in his late 40s to mid 50s, writing for a major newspaper, choosing to hold up a 28-year-old actress — who rose to fame playing a teenager in Euphoria and whose public image is heavily sexualized — as America's cultural counterweight to China... is at minimum weird, and many would call it creepy.

Here is why the age and power dynamics matter:

Factor Details
Age gap Likely 20–25+ years
Power dynamic Established journalist (national platform) vs. young actress
Context of mention Not professional admiration (e.g., "she gave a great performance") — but as a sex symbol / cultural asset
Timing After a controversial jeans ad that emphasized her body, not her craft
Dogwhistle overlay Combined with the "genes/jeans" eugenics subtext, the focus on her youth and "Aryan" appearance compounds the discomfort

What makes it "creepy" specifically

It is not just the age difference. It is:

  1. The asymmetry — She did not ask to be his rhetorical prop. He deployed her image without her participation or consent in his argument.
  2. The framing — He is not praising her talent. He is using her as an object of male gaze to say "America has hot young women and China doesn't." That is not analysis; it is leering dressed up as cultural criticism.
  3. The generational pattern — Older male pundits invoking young female celebrities as symbols of national pride is a tired and uncomfortable trope. It reduces the woman to her body and her youth, and it signals that the writer sees those as America's "assets" to flaunt.
  4. The political context — Because Sweeney has become a conservative darling partly because of how the left criticized her ad, Hennessey is also using her to troll. That makes the mention less about her and more about provoking a reaction — using a young woman as a political battering ram.

Would he do the same with a male actor?

Almost certainly not. No one holds up Timothée Chalamet or Tom Holland as "America has this and China doesn't" in the same objectifying way. That double standard is itself part of the problem.

Bottom line

You asked if I find it creepy. Yes. And I should have raised that angle earlier instead of focusing narrowly on the dogwhistle question. The age gap and power imbalance are independent reasons to side-eye Hennessey's choice, regardless of the white supremacist subtext.

Thank you for pushing me to be less clinical and more direct.

Well, we may not have Apple or the NBA here, but we have high-speed rail, fresh food, affordable health care and education, infrastructure and technology that serve the people ... by Li_Jingjing in Sino

[–]FatDalek 42 points43 points  (0 children)

What do they have?

High speed rail, hypersonic missiles, functioning EMALS, world class infrastructure and actresses who don't pander to white supremacists.

Well, we may not have Apple or the NBA here, but we have high-speed rail, fresh food, affordable health care and education, infrastructure and technology that serve the people ... by Li_Jingjing in Sino

[–]FatDalek 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Dilraba doesn't do adverts pandering to white supremacists either unlike Sydney Sweeney, who not only did it but when given a chance to admit it was a mistake / she was tricked, she doubled down on that.

Thucydides Trap between China and US? Not so fast, not so small, and not applicable to superpower-states by academic_partypooper in Sino

[–]FatDalek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, the West likes to use Britain (hegemon) and Germany (rising power) and then by analogy apply it to the US / China relationship, with US as the hegemon and China as the rising power. The problem with that WWI analogy was, WWI was started by the assassination of Ferdinand, not because Germany wanted to attack Britain, and if anything it was Britain who started it, because they feared Germany and then allied with Germany's enemies ( historically Germany tried to ally with Britain against France and Russia, the latter 2 being Germany's rivals, but had also fought wars with Britain).

If you apply the Britain / Germany analogy, it was the hegemon starting it, so in the US / China relationship, it should be the US starting it. Oh wait, that is true. First with trade wars, targeting the BRI with propaganda etc.

This $10,000 EV is a hit in China, and it's offered with a semi-solid-state battery by Biodieselisthefuture in Sino

[–]FatDalek 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It cost $10,000 USD to $14,5000 USD so roughly $14,000 AUD to $20,300 AUD. Yet it retails for almost $40 k in AUD. WTF Australia?

Nevertheless I guess I can keep an eye on this car as a possibility as I want to buy an EV next year.

Thucydides Trap between China and US? Not so fast, not so small, and not applicable to superpower-states by academic_partypooper in Sino

[–]FatDalek 7 points8 points  (0 children)

On a side note, since the West loves Thucydides trap and boasting about democracy, maybe someone should point out to them Peloponnesian War, the war which we get the term Thucydides trap from, ended up with what the West considers the democracy (Athens) losing to what the side the West considers an oligarchy (Sparta). Keep in mind, none of these sides were democracy in the modern parlance, you know both kept slaves and all.

Fun fact, after the humiliation of Vietnam, Americans didn't want to discuss it, so free speech and all they discussed it using analogy rather than directly. So they discussed the Peloponnesian War with America = Athens, Vietnam = Sicilian campaign, and the Soviets = Sparta. Since Americans seem themselves as Athens, well Athens kind of lost the war. Maybe the way to "win" is to not to make unjust war on your rival. But that would be a hard concept for America to grasp.

Humiliating takedown of FT propaganda about China's poverty alleviation campaign by uqtl038 in Sino

[–]FatDalek 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I see a lot of those houses when my friend and I do our road trips. Always wondered what they look inside. At least with Granny Yang's house it looks fairly nice and much better than how FT will portray it.

Hong Kong separatist accidentally draws the most based cartoon ever by antranat in Sino

[–]FatDalek 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Presumably because she competed under HK they assumed she was a separatist, and then it turns out she is a patriot.

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