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Good move. 'Spect the chinkies will be squealing again.

WASHINGTON: Taiwan finalised the purchase of F-16 fighter jets from US aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin on Friday, a source confirmed to AFP, in a $62 billion, 10-year deal sure to anger Beijing.

Underscoring the sensitivity of the transaction, the Pentagon announced the contract without specifying the buyer, but a source familiar with the matter confirmed to AFP that it was Taiwan.

The self-ruled island, which China considers part of its territory, last year obtained the green light from Washington for the purchase of 66 new generation F-16s, which will allow it to modernize its defenses.

Taiwan finalises $62bn purchase of F-16 jets

Having lived in Taiwan, I totally expected this. And the mainland chinkies will be livid. But the Taiwanese have scads of money.....

Originally Posted by OhOh

Ooooo, China must be trembling at the thought.

What delivery slots of the 47 year old plane, have they been given, all in a months time or to dribble in during the last of the 10 year deal months?

Delivery, training, arming, integrating into the Taiwan air defence, finding and removing the "permission to fly chip" ...., all take time.

If that's the case how come the chinkies have been squealing and threatening sanctions?

Originally Posted by OhOh

Since 1751 the world has emitted over 1.5 trillion tonnes of CO2.1

Who was measuring in 1751?

Originally Posted by OhOh

Ooooo, China must be trembling at the thought.

Yes, have you not been keeping up with the news? Even your own Chinese news outlets are whining, though that's a daily occurrence.



Whine whine whine . . . always playing the victim . . .

(^This picture is even more witty than the one with machete...)

Any link about the whining? (but the whining from China, the whining of others we have seen a lot...)

Whinging chinkies.

Mind you, they must have been watching too much Japanese cartoon, as they think they have flying warships.

Beijing
China, which claims Taiwan, is now shocked by its F-16V fighter jet deal with the US. Even the Chinese government’s propaganda newspaper Global Times has warned that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is increasing its capacity and will take military action if needed. Not only this, the newspaper quoted experts as warning that its warships could destroy Taiwan’s airspace and that the American F-16V would not even fly in front of them.

‘Can’t even fly F-16V’
The Global Times quoted China experts as saying aggressively, “F-16V fighter jets may be a threat to PLA but PLA has J-10B and J-10C fighter jets in its collision and and J-11. They cannot even face it, what can be said about J-20. ‘ Experts also said that PLA would destroy Taiwan’s airfields and command centers if force reinvention was attempted and the F-16V would not even get a chance to fly and those who were already in the air would not have room to land Will get$ 62 billion deal
Indeed, to deal with China, Taiwan on Monday signed a deal with US arms manufacturer Lockheed to buy a $ 62 billion F-16 fighter jet. The deal will be completed in about 10 years. Considering the sensitivity of the deal, the US Defense Ministry announced the deal but did not reveal the buyer’s name. On the other hand, people associated with the deal have confirmed that a huge deal of $ 62 billion has been done with Taiwan. Under the new deal, Taiwan will initially purchase 90 fighter jets equipped with state-of-the-art technologies and weapons.

‘America steps on the red line’
The Global Times described China’s military exercises as a response to the US provocation and Taiwan’s regionalist approach. The newspaper says that the US has stepped on the ‘Red Line’ on the question of Taiwan, which has created a situation of confrontation. Experts in China have said that the PLA is not only preparing to postpone it but is also trying to strengthen the capability of military action if needed.
Warships will go into airspace
Quoting to Chinese experts, the Global Times has claimed that PLA will continue to develop advanced weapons and equipment and further increase the military gap with the Taiwanese military. He has also warned that during future military drills, warships will also go to Taiwan’s airspace if needed.

China threatens Taiwan's F16V deal with US - Inspired Traveler

Originally Posted by Klondyke

Any link about the whining? (but the whining from China, the whining of others we have seen a lot...)

Just read any Mainland newspaper . . . oh, you're the East European trash . . . ask OhOh to read it to you

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Taiwan’s airspace if needed.

I suspect only UN recognised countries have there own legal "airspace".

Wiki seems to suggest it's the same as UNCLOS' rules for the sea:

"By international law, a state "has complete and exclusive sovereignty over the airspace above its territory", which corresponds with the maritime definition of territorial waters as being 12 nautical miles (22.2 km) out from a nation's coastline.^[4] Airspace not within any country's territorial limit is considered international, analogous to the "high seas" in maritime law. "

Airspace - Wikipedia

Oh FFS you retard

Originally Posted by OhOh

I suspect

. . . anything and everything incorrectly

I reckon he's actually expecting to see chinky warships flying around the skies of Taiwan.

France, Germany and UK do not support US in seeking to reimpose sanctions on Iran: Joint statement

Xinhua | Updated: 2020-08-21 09:37

"France, Germany and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement on Thursday saying that they cannot support the United States in seeking to reimpose sanctions on Iran. The US sent a letter to the UN Security Council on Thursday requesting to initiate the "snapback" mechanism, which allows a participant to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) to seek the reimposition against Iran of the multilateral sanctions lifted in 2015 in accordance with resolution 2231, adopted by the UN Security Council.

"The US ceased to be a participant to the JCPoA following their withdrawal from the deal on 8 May, 2018... We cannot therefore support this action which is incompatible with our current efforts to support the JCPoA," the statement noted.
France, Germany and the UK said they "are committed to preserving the processes and institutions which constitute the foundation of multilateralism. We remain guided by the objective of upholding the authority and integrity of the United Nations Security Council. We call on all UN Security Council members to refrain from any action that would only deepen divisions in the Security Council or that would have serious adverse consequences on its work."

Reiterating that they remain committed to the JCPoA despite the significant challenges caused by US withdrawal, the three countries said they "believe that we should address the current issue of systematic Iranian non-compliance with its JCPoA obligations through dialogue between JCPoA participants, including through the Joint Commission and use of the Dispute Resolution Mechanism."

In order to preserve the agreement, they urged Iran "to reverse all measures inconsistent with its nuclear commitments and return to full compliance without delay."
The three countries also pledged to continue to work with all UN Security Council members and stakeholders to seek a path forward that preserves space for further diplomacy.
"Our efforts will be guided by the need to uphold the authority and integrity of the UN Security Council and to advance regional security and stability," they noted in the statement.

The JCPoA, also known as the Iran nuclear deal, was inked by Iran in July 2015 with Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States. However, the US, under President Donald Trump, withdrew from the deal on May 8, 2018, and reimposed sanctions on Tehran, despite objections from the international community.

A year after the US unilateral exit, Iran stopped implementing some of its commitments under the deal and set a 60-day deadline for the Europeans to help the Islamic republic reap the economic benefits of the deal.

The European signatories still support the deal and have vowed to sidestep US sanctions re-imposed after its withdrawal."

France, Germany and UK do not support US in seeking to reimpose sanctions on Iran: Joint statement - World - Chinadaily.com.cnE3 Foreign Ministers on the US request to initiate the „snapback“ mechanism - Federal Foreign Officehttps://www.rt.com/news/498592-us-ir...ons-un-europe/

Inclusive growth essential for poverty alleviation in BRICS states

By Wan Guanghua | China Daily | Updated: 2020-08-20 07:32

"Eradicating poverty is high on the list of both the Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals. Both the MDGs and SDGs were endorsed by the heads of state or government of the 190-plus member countries of the United Nations, including BRICS.

As a member of the UN as well as BRICS, China's contribution to global poverty reduction is much more than its contribution to global economic growth, which is estimated to be about 30 percent. So, since China's unprecedented economic growth has been called a "miracle", the fact that China is set to eliminate absolute poverty by the end of this year can be seen as "a dream come true".

There is no doubt that the fast economic growth in China and India has played a key role in reducing poverty in the two countries. Slower but positive growth－before the novel coronavirus pandemic broke out－also helped the other BRICS countries to lower their poverty rates. Indeed, economic growth helps reduce poverty, provided that income distribution remains the same or improves. But if income inequality worsens, the impact of positive growth can be offset, even reversed－meaning poverty will increase.

The relevance and significance of inequality can be understood by imagining a country with no inequality. In this hypothetical case, everyone gets the same share of the national income, and if long-term per capita income is higher than the poverty line, there will be no poverty.

The impacts of growth and inequality on poverty are interlinked and the growth-inequality-poverty relationship is complex. But it is still possible to assess their roles in making China's dream come true and to analyze how the other BRICS economies can reduce poverty. This can be done by attributing changes in the poverty rate to growth (the so-called growth impact) and changes in the inequality level (the distributional impact). Such an analysis is informative and useful, as it can help policymakers to rework or adjust their development strategies, and focus on either growth or distributional concerns, or both.

The results of such an analysis indicate that growth has played a much more important role than inequality in reducing poverty in all BRICS countries. Changes in income distribution either had negligible impact on the poverty rate or actually entailed increase in poverty.

In particular, rising inequality in China and India hampered the progress of poverty alleviation work. In other words, China and India could have achieved even better results had their income distribution not deteriorated over time.

Rising income gaps could also hurt growth and the poverty alleviation work, because they put psychological pressure on the poor－even compel some to engage in criminal activities out of desperation－and contribute to sluggish demand. For example, rising income inequality in China is a main cause of insufficient domestic demand that affects the profitability of enterprises. Having difficulty in selling their products and services, enterprises hold on to future investment, which hurts economic growth.

It is thus important for governments, including those in BRICS economies, to promote growth and at the same time contain, if not reduce, inequality. This will lead to inclusive growth, and ensure that sufficient attention is paid to the poor and vulnerable groups when designing and implementing various policies.

Especially, greater efforts should be made to ensure the poor do have equal access to education and healthcare services, because education and health represent the fundamental elements of human capital and are key determinants of people's well-being or poverty.

In short, all BRICS countries have made progress in poverty alleviation work, even though the progress has been uneven due to their different growth rates and the levels of inequality in their societies. But despite growth playing a dominant role in poverty reduction, it would be a mistake to overlook inequality, because a high level of inequality directly undermines growth potential and indirectly offsets the beneficial impact of growth on poverty reduction."

Inclusive growth essential for poverty alleviation in BRICS states - Opinion - Chinadaily.com.cn

Originally Posted by OhOh

France, Germany and UK do not support US in seeking to reimpose sanctions on Iran: Joint statement

Most European countries have always been opposed to the US' behaviour of Iran . . . nothing new, but well done. having been to Iran several times these past few years the Americans really have no clue as to how the people there think.
They are not anti-US, but they also don't like being bullied by the US at every turn and each time the US acts belligerently towards them this feeling is intensified

Originally Posted by OhOh

Inclusive growth essential for poverty alleviation in BRICS states

The only poverty they wish to alleviate is that of the corrupt officials that give them access to plunder resources.

It's no surprise they consider it essential.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

The only poverty they wish to alleviate is that of the corrupt officials that give them access to plunder resources.

As opposed to corrupt officials in other countries (non-BRICS) (please teach me about whataboutism...anybody?)

Originally Posted by OhOh

France, Germany and UK do not support US in seeking to reimpose sanctions on Iran: Joint statement

Since they have maintained support for the JCPOA agreement even in the face of baldy orange cunto's tantrums, this is hardly news.

Originally Posted by OhOh

France, Germany and UK do not support US in seeking to reimpose sanctions on Iran: Joint statement

The vote of Dominican Republic and Kingdom of Tonga did not help?

Originally Posted by Klondyke

The vote of Dominican Republic and Kingdom of Tonga did not help?

More fuckwittery on your part? Each time you write your shit I wonder if you can get any more obtuse . . . and then comes your next post

Originally Posted by panama hat

More fuckwittery on your part? Each time you write your shit I wonder if you can get any more obtuse . . . and then comes your next post

It's the waffler and the witterer.

They complement each other.

If a position is desired, what can he do?