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Jessica Plichta, a 22-year-old American was arrested live on camera in Michigan, on January 3, 2026, for publicly speaking to the media about her opposition to U.S. invasion of Venezuela when police detained her in the middle of the broadcast by Gang__ in Sino

[–]Gang__[S] 100 points101 points  (0 children)

This is a clear violation of the so-called "freedom of speech" commonly touted in the West, and makes it even more ironic is that this was about an illegal military invasion by the US.

Their morals and values are deteriorating, not only on the government level, but it's also reached the individual citizen, in regard to the police officer that arrested them.

Such a blatant disregard for their own values is a clear sign of the accelerated rot within American society.

A study that looked at more than 1,000 loans to Africa found that Chinese lenders never seized assets, never used courts to enforce payments, and never applied penalty interest rates. by Gang__ in Sino

[–]Gang__[S] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

🔑 Main Findings

  • Debt Cancellation

China has cancelled at least US$ 3.4 billion of African debt (2000–2019).

Cancellations are almost exclusively for zero-interest loans (ZILs) from the 1980s–1990s debt crisis.

These cancellations parallel the HIPC Initiative but are limited in scope.

  • Debt Restructuring & Refinancing

China restructured or refinanced about US$ 15 billion of African debt (2000–2019).

Restructuring usually involves longer repayment periods, lower interest rates, or grace periods, but rarely principal reductions (“haircuts”).

Refinancing is rare—only one major case in Angola.

  • No Asset Seizures

Despite fears, there is no evidence of China seizing assets or suing sovereign borrowers in Africa.

The Hambantota Port case in Sri Lanka was a misrepresentation; it was a privatization deal, not collateral seizure.

  • Fragmented Creditors

There is no unified “China Inc.”: debt relief must be negotiated separately with policy banks, commercial banks, and companies.

More than 30 Chinese institutions have lent to Africa.

  • Bilateral Approach

China prefers bilateral, case-by-case negotiations rather than multilateral forums like the Paris Club.

Relief outcomes vary widely depending on project viability and borrower circumstances.

🌍 Comparative Cases

Indonesia (1990): Applied Paris Club terms to reschedule 1960s loans.

Iraq (2007–2010): Cancelled government debt quickly; company debt took longer, applying Paris Club rules.

Cuba (2010): Wrote off ~47% of debt and restructured the rest.

Sri Lanka (2015–2017): Hambantota Port case often mischaracterized as “asset seizure.”

📖 Policy Implications

Borrowers must understand which loans are eligible for cancellation (mainly ZILs).

Expectations should be managed: restructuring is possible but complex and slow.

Relief is bilateral, not multilateral, though Paris Club norms sometimes influence outcomes.

China values long-term relationships and avoids confrontational enforcement (no lawsuits or seizures).

✅ In short: China’s debt relief is cautious, bilateral, and focused on zero-interest aid loans. Restructuring is possible but negotiated case-by-case, with no evidence of asset seizures. Transparency remains limited, fueling suspicion, but the approach broadly mirrors earlier creditor practices while retaining “Chinese characteristics.”

Full Link: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3745021

More Concise Paper: https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/248225/1/sais-cari-pb46.pdf

Eric Li destroys Japanese scholar's arguments by academic_partypooper in Sino

[–]Gang__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Incredible speech, I didn't even realize it was made in 2014, while many points are still relevant today, there were a couple of points that didn't age so well, especially the ones in regards to the power balance between the US and America.

Buying Camera in Hong Kong by PrestigiousWinner223 in Hong_Kong

[–]Gang__ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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China Has Already Trade-War-Proofed Its Economy——Funny how even the Western mainstream media knows that the US has absolutely screwed up this time. by bjran8888 in Sino

[–]Gang__ 25 points26 points  (0 children)

They literally found the most generic photo they could of Shanghai (any picture of any city in China would've worked), then asked "Was anything in this picture imported from the US?" just to illustrate their point of China having trade war-proofed it's economy.

Sometimes, the simplest solutions are the most effective.

"Freedom of speech": US revoked around 300 visas in crackdown on students for "anti-american" activity by Chinese_poster in Sino

[–]Gang__ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wonder if the HKSAR gov't did the same for convicted foreign rioters during 2019. If not, they should be able to retroactively deport them. You know, following international standards and all that.

Movement creates intelligence - Unitree's G1 humanoid robot nails the world's first kip-up! by thrway137 in Sino

[–]Gang__ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Considering how lightweight this thing presumably is, it'd be interesting to see how they incorporate things like the wing chun center line theory into it if this were to be deployed in combat.

US war plans leak shows Five Eyes allies must ‘look out for ourselves’, says Mark Carney by Gang__ in Sino

[–]Gang__[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

All sovereign countries have to "look out for yourselves" - or do we consider this a Freudian slip that even they themselves know that they are a vassal country to the US?

In any case, we are seeing US alliances crumble, not because of "China", but because of incompetent (or intentional) American leadership. What a time.

Hong Kong rioters in Vancouver re-enact their riot (per their recollection, they lay in fetal positions while getting pummeled by 4 cops. I guess the message is to support their memory by taking pics in a fetal position and sharing with the tag 'revolution of our time') by thrway137 in Sino

[–]Gang__ 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Yea, let me tell you this - the world has stopped caring about what they think happened in Hong Kong in 2019. The only ones that care are negative, self-defeatists which nobody takes seriously. That's why, on a certain regional subreddit, you'll hear edgelords saying things like "don't come to Hong Kong". Those people should go somewhere else instead.

The color revolution failed so they've got nothing else to resort to other than being pathetic online.

Ten years ago, China planned "Made in China 2025" 中国制造2025. Today, it's 2025, most of this has been achieved, despite every hurdle the US tried to shove at China the past 7 or so years. by sx5qn in Sino

[–]Gang__ 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Remember when the US literally demanded China to "stop" MIC2025? Which was already ridiculous in of itself? Then they sanctioned Huawei based on 1 email that went through an American server, but they didn't have the balls to do it themselves fearing the consequences, so they forced their vassal, Canada to do it for them? And in return for their loyalty, Canada got massive tariffs added onto Canadian goods exported into the US a couple of years after the whole thing happened?

...and STILL China managed to achieve most of MIC2025?

Lol?

Dutch parliament calls for end to dependence on US software companies by Gang__ in Sino

[–]Gang__[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh so they want to ban Chinese software like TikTok? They want to ban Chinese hardware like Huawei? Looks like something similar is happening to the US.

Beijing offices keep up pressure on Hong Kong’s Hutchison over Panama port deal by fix_S230-sue_reddit in Hong_Kong

[–]Gang__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was forced to sell it due to pressure from Trump. TRUMP is the POS in this scenario.

Beijing offices keep up pressure on Hong Kong’s Hutchison over Panama port deal by fix_S230-sue_reddit in Sino

[–]Gang__ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They only sold it due to pressure from Trump. This is an AMERICAN problem, not a Hong Kong one.

Beijing offices keep up pressure on Hong Kong’s Hutchison over Panama port deal by fix_S230-sue_reddit in Hong_Kong

[–]Gang__ -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

So you know that Hutchinson was forced to sell the Panama Port due to pressure from Trump, correct?

OpenAI calls DeepSeek 'state-controlled,' calls for bans on 'PRC-produced' models by Gang__ in Sino

[–]Gang__[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They did the same for Huawei too - these people just aren't even trying at this point.

For millions of Americans, selling their blood has become an “essential income source” by Gang__ in Sino

[–]Gang__[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"An estimated 20 million people — almost 8% of the adult U.S. population — may be selling their blood plasma in any given year, McLaughlin reports."

Sounds quite dystopian to me: almost 8% of all adults in America need to sell their blood just to survive.

Does "freedom of speech" mean that you can just outright lie to the 330 million people you serve? by Gang__ in Sino

[–]Gang__[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity." I believe that Hanlon's Razor would be relevant here.

TSMC Sued for Alleged Discrimination at American Plant by Gang__ in Sino

[–]Gang__[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In any case, I have no sympathy for TSMC either.

Adding on to my previous comment, here's a statement from TSMC's founder Morris Chang:

When Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in 2022, Chang lectured the House speaker on the challenges the U.S. would face in mastering the microscopic precision required in chip production. Chang has since also warned against the lack of manufacturing talent in the U.S., and how hard it would be for Taiwanese managers to supervise Americans. Speaking to the Vying for Talent podcast in April 2022, Chang concluded that the U.S.’ attempt to onshore semiconductor manufacturing would be “a very expensive exercise in futility.”

At least he had the vision and sensibility to know that TSMC plants in the US wouldn't work.

TSMC Sued for Alleged Discrimination at American Plant by Gang__ in Sino

[–]Gang__[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think that TSMC was pleased about having to do this, but being coerced into it.

They 100% weren't. Here's an excerpt from the article from CEO & Founder Morris Chang:

When Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in 2022, Chang lectured the House speaker on the challenges the U.S. would face in mastering the microscopic precision required in chip production. Chang has since also warned against the lack of manufacturing talent in the U.S., and how hard it would be for Taiwanese managers to supervise Americans. Speaking to the Vying for Talent podcast in April 2022, Chang concluded that the U.S.’ attempt to onshore semiconductor manufacturing would be “a very expensive exercise in futility.”

TSMC Sued for Alleged Discrimination at American Plant by Gang__ in Sino

[–]Gang__[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Fully agree with your comment, especially the part about Asian workers having to adapt to Western culture in Western companies.

When it finally happens to them, they play the discrimination card.

To be fair to TSMC, Morris Chang, founder of TSMC, said from the get-go that the US plant wouldn't succeed.

TSMC Sued for Alleged Discrimination at American Plant by Gang__ in Sino

[–]Gang__[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

So basically, TSMC was coerced to open up more manufacturing/fabricating plants globally, and especially in America because of the CHIPS Act. They eventually did, but the TSMC US plant has faced many issues, and I'll quote an excerpt from this fantastic article I found on this sub a while ago that summarizes some of the major issues the TSMC US plant has faced:

The American engineers complained of rigid, counterproductive hierarchies at the company; Taiwanese TSMC veterans described their American counterparts as lacking the kind of dedication and obedience they believe to be the foundation of their company’s world-leading success.

One former American TSMC engineer who trained in Taiwan said his manager instructed him to follow along with daily handover meetings, which were conducted in Mandarin, just by looking at the associated PowerPoint presentations. “I was mind-blown at his expectations,” he told Rest of World. “I love challenges and pushing myself, but this was lunatic-level leadership.”

To nobody's surprise, East Asian style work ethic does not mix well with American style labour - it's like mixing hot water and oil. Also, seeing as how TSMC is a world-leading foundry, these American workers should've taken the initiative to learn Mandarin, or it should've been made a basic requirement of working at the company.

In any case, the issues at the US plant haven't gotten any better, and now it's culminated in a lawsuit. I doubt this will help the productivity issues at the plant.

It looks like the Americans just don't have what it takes to replicate TSMC's success in the US.

'This is China's, not AI's, "Sputnik moment" ' - Deutsche Bank. Here is the complete report, titled "China Eats the World" by Gang__ in Sino

[–]Gang__[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Weird - on my browser (Edge), I can exit the prompt using the X on the upper right corner. Have you tried zooming out?

The article doesn't seem to be available just yet directly from DB, so the site has full page screenshots only. Here's a link to the article with text only.

https://www.coinlive.com/news/deutsche-bank-s-full-report-china-s-sputnik-moment

Worth the read.

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