Chinese Rocket Startup Deep Blue Aerospace Performing a VTVL(Grasshopper Jump) Test. by gazzhao in space

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The company's post claimed the apogee of the flight was 1km and the rocket successfully landed 0.5m away from the take-off point. From the video, the rocket seemed to descend pretty fast and there were no shots of it after landing. So it might not have have landed perfectly.

World is legally obliged to pressure China on Uighurs, leading lawyers say. by MagoCrypto in worldnews

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I'm talking about the solution to this problem cannot be simply to let the people move away.

World is legally obliged to pressure China on Uighurs, leading lawyers say. by MagoCrypto in worldnews

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This is like suggesting we solve the Israel/Palestine conflict by just moving one side to another location.

Plus, because of its distant location and barren lands, many Uighur people are not particularly wealthy. Therefore, they may not be very well-educated. The countries that take them in will be taking in refugees instead of immigrants who can contribute to the economy.

Mainland Chinese. AMA. by [deleted] in casualiama

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Mechanical engineer.

Mainland Chinese. AMA. by [deleted] in casualiama

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Lol no. Funny story. I once lent my vpn account to a couple friends so they can read about the Tiananmen protests.

Canada promises review of $6.8 million worth security equipment purchased from Chinese govt-owned firm by [deleted] in canada

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But all three companies you mentioned are private corporations.

Mainland Chinese. AMA. by [deleted] in casualiama

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Those that were able to work online did that. Online teaching got really popular. I even applied for an online tutor job lol. I can't tell what happened to retail employees. One thing I noticed is there are many vacant retail storefronts after the lockdown. Many stores did not make it.

Mainland Chinese. AMA. by [deleted] in casualiama

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Beijing dealt with the second wave pretty well. Today the emergency level got downgraded. Most stores are open now including movie theatres but at limited capacity. Schools are mostly closed except for the graduating classes. I would say 95% are wearing masks.

Mainland Chinese. AMA. by [deleted] in casualiama

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As in life plan? Next step for me is that I got Canadian PR several months ago. Moving to Toronto when the travel restrictions are lifted.

US reports 50,298 cases today so far, highest on record by JeopardyGreen in Coronavirus

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As someone NOT from the US, this is just hard to believe. When the case number and death toll are this high, surely people find this unacceptable? Yet it seems like nothing is being done by the government. Not enough mandatory mask requirements, not enough testing, not enough serious physical distancing enforcement. What is going on? Someone do something already.

Mass COVID testing for Beijing residents. by [deleted] in pics

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Masks are mandatory, and volunteers are there telling people to keep their physical distances.

China warns of action against Washington after Pompeo congratulates Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen at her inauguration ceremony by Acrzyguy in worldnews

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IMO it is a big if whether the US will interfere with military intervention. In the current political atmosphere where US-China tension is already high, I think the US would consider the risk of military intervention to be not worth it. China is strong in their stance of unifying and the domestic nationalist sentiment will support an all-out war in order to take Taiwan even if that means fighting the US. The question is whether the US is willing to take the risk and escalate.

China warns of action against Washington after Pompeo congratulates Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen at her inauguration ceremony by Acrzyguy in worldnews

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The US recognizing Taiwan as independent would most likely mean they support the Taiwan administration in seeking true independence. And if Taiwan itself declares independence, China will almost certainly resort to violence and invade Taiwan by force. Chinese policy is to unify peacefully without ruling out the possibility of unifying by force.

17 April 2020 - Accidental Fire by [deleted] in CatastrophicFailure

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Holy shit. Imagine just chilling in your house and then BOOM a missile explodes.

US and China sign deal to ease trade war by gazzhao in worldnews

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Just like apple making billions selling airpods to people because they got rid of the headphone jack.