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### [What does Taiwan think about the possibility of a visit by Nancy Pelosi?](https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/29/china/pelosi-visit-what-taiwan-thinks-intl-hnk/index.html)
> *"There has been no statement in favor of, or against, Pelosi's potential trip from Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen or her office -- though Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Wednesday that Taipei was "very grateful to Speaker Pelosi for her strong support and kindness towards Taiwan over the years" and that the island welcomes any friendly guests from overseas."*

--- Should be good enough, but CNN can't let go:

> *"Analysts say the relative silence is because Taiwan, a democratic self-governed island of 24 million people that China's ruling Communist Party claims as part of its territory, despite never having controlled it, finds itself in an awkward spot.
[...] Yet if Taiwan appears too enthusiastic about the possibility of a Pelosi visit, the experts say, it risks fueling Beijing's anger."*

--- The bullshittery just doesn't stop. But at least they mention the other (the actual) side of the coin:

> *"While international media has extensively covered Pelosi's potential visit, it has barely made the headlines in Taiwan this week.
Taiwanese news has instead mostly focused on scandals surrounding upcoming local elections and the island's largest annual military drills.
Wang Ting-yu, a Taiwanese MP from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, said this was partly because Taiwanese audiences had become inured to threats from Beijing
"China's threats occur with such frequency that it's something like background noise,""*

--- 'How dare you not to panic!?'
Taiwan has to deal with Chinese nonsense on a daily basis, so obviously they get used to it.
cf.: [Pelosi tightlipped on possible trip to Taiwan following Xi's warning to Biden](https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/disconnect-07292022092643.html)
s.a.: [China conducts military exercises off Taiwan after warning Pelosi to scrap visit](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/30/china-taiwan-military-exercises-nancy-pelosi-visit)

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### [China’s factory activity contracts unexpectedly in July as Covid flares up](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/31/chinas-manufacturing-pmi-in-july-as-covid-flares-up.html)
> *"China’s factory activity contracted unexpectedly in July after bouncing back from Covid-19 lockdowns the month before, as fresh virus flare-ups and a darkening global outlook weighed on demand, a survey showed on Sunday.
The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 49.0 in July from 50.2 in June, below the 50-point mark that separates contraction from growth
[...] The reading was the lowest in three months, with sub-indexes for output, new orders and employment all contracting"*

--- Unexpected? Haven't you noticed the rolling lockdowns?

> *"Policymakers are prepared to miss their GDP target of “around 5.5%” for this year, state media reported after a high-level meeting of the ruling Communist Party"*

--- Not what I have seen. They didn't mention the GDP target, but they didn't say 'we're OK with missing it'.

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### [Interview: Why Is Chinese Investment Drying Up In Russia and Pakistan?](https://www.rferl.org/a/china-investment-russia-pakistan-standish/31967420.html)
> *"China has been trying to manage financial risks for a number of different reasons, including that the overall [Chinese] economy after [the] COVID-19 [pandemic] -- as well as in a lot of the BRI countries -- has not been performing as well as expected. Therefore, [Chinese] government sponsored projects or sovereign guarantees from these [BRI] countries are much harder to get for a variety of other projects.
Whereas, if you have resource backed projects like oil and gas it is relatively clear how you're going to get your money back. Therefore, these projects tend to be a lot lower risk and quite lucrative, particularly in today's markets of high fossil fuel prices"*

--- Surprise! Chinese money is going where there is something to be earned. So, our environmental champion invests in fossil energy.

> *"The number one reason is that the overall economic situation in a lot of the BRI countries is different now. A lot of the deals were done back when everybody was still in kumbaya mode believing that they could develop and finance anything."*

--- Kumbaya... But, but, but... haven't we been told over & over again how China is extremely good in long-term planning?

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### [Chinese rocket falls to Earth, NASA says Beijing did not share information](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/31/chinese-rocket-falls-to-earth-nasa-says-beijing-did-not-share-information.html)
> *"A Chinese rocket fell back to Earth on Saturday over the Indian Ocean but NASA said Beijing had not shared the “specific trajectory information” needed to know where possible debris might fall."*

--- Well, obviously China is a poor, developing nation which cannot afford any space pro... er ... any advanced tracking technology. Therefore, it's of course the USA's fault if there is not enough information.
Anyway, debris is highly unlikely to land on inhabited land. Which is why there is no [footage of the falling rocket parts](https://twitter.com/nazriacai/status/1553424586624335872) at all.

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### [Swiss Set to Match EU Sanctions if China Invades Taiwan - Agency Chief](https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-07-30/swiss-set-to-match-eu-sanctions-if-china-invades-taiwan-agency-chief)
> *"Asked by the Neue Zuercher Zeitung paper if Switzerland would adopt EU sanctions against China in that case, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) Director Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch said: "I strongly believe that we would adopt such sanctions."*

--- Hmm, Switzerland is not too quick to adopt or enforce sanctions against Russia. I suspect, it would be similarly slow in case sanctions against China were introduced.

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### [Australia urged to intervene as China tries to buy a strategic Solomon Islands port](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-01/china-trying-to-buy-solomon-islands-port-australia-urged-to-stop/101277348)
> *"A Chinese state-owned company is negotiating to buy a deep-water port and World War II airstrip in Solomon Islands, as new documents detail how money from Beijing has helped keep the Pacific nation's controversial leader in power."*

--- Just a Chinese company, nothing to worry about. It's not as if Chinese companies ever helped the PLA, like eg. buying a former Soviet aircraft carrier allegedly to convert it into a casino & then giving it to the PLAN. [Never happened](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_aircraft_carrier_Liaoning).

> *"Documents obtained by Four Corners show a Chinese slush fund was activated twice last year and dispersed nearly $3 million directly to members of parliament loyal to the Prime Minister.
[...] Mr Sogavare described the money as a "stimulus package" to revitalise the economy, although it was only given to MPs loyal to him. Opposition members received nothing."*

--- Totally no corruption, obviously.

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#### [Demolition looms for historic Shanghai neighbourhood Laoximen](https://hongkongfp.com/2022/07/30/demolition-looms-for-historic-shanghai-neighbourhood-laoximen/)

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#### [Chinese Developer Evergrande's Unit Ordered to Pay Out $1.1 Billion](https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2022-07-31/chinese-developer-evergrandes-unit-ordered-to-pay-out-1-1-billion)

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### --- WION: "Taiwan not included in Pelosi's itinerary; China's Xi had warned Biden over Pelosi's Taiwan visit"
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### --- WION: "Chinese President Xi Jinping be given the formal title of 'People's Leader'"
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### --- CNN: "Video appears to show Chinese rocket debris burning up in atmosphere"
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### [Pelosi lässt Besuch in Taiwan weiter offen](https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/pelosi-asienreise-china-101.html)
> *"Die Möglichkeit eines Besuchs von Pelosi in Taiwan verstärkt die Spannungen zwischen den USA und China"*

--- Gähn...

> *"Der letzte Besuch eines Politikers des US-Repräsentantenhauses fand 1997 statt."*

--- Deutschland, deine Journalisten. Es gab diverse Besuche, z.B. [diesen](https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/30/politics/us-congressional-delegation-visit-taiwan/index.html).

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### [China bekräftigt mit "Luftunterstützung" Anspruch auf Taiwan](https://www.dw.com/de/china-bekr%C3%A4ftigt-mit-luftunterst%C3%BCtzung-anspruch-auf-taiwan/a-62661420)
> *"Die Volksrepublik China habe genügend Kampfjets, um "die kostbare Insel unseres Mutterlands" einzukreisen."*

--- Kann man jemanden mit Flugzeugen einkreisen? Kurzzeitig vielleicht, aber ansonsten bräuchte man wohl mehr Flieger als selbst China hat.

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### [Taiwan - die Angst vor dem nächsten Krieg](https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/taiwan-china-xi-jinping-westen-100.html)
> *"Präsident Xi hält die Demokratie für schwach. Schaut er auf den letzten G7-Gipfel, erkennt er nicht machtvolle Staatsmänner, sondern politische Eintagsfliegen. Der Brite Boris Johnson - Geschichte. Der Italiener Mario Draghi - Geschichte. Der Franzose Emmanuel Macron - ohne Mehrheit im Parlament. Der Deutsche Olaf Scholz - ein 26-Prozent-Kanzler. Der Amerikaner Joe Biden - Präsident eines sich selbst bekämpfenden Landes. Dagegen Präsident Xi: Er bekommt eine dritte Amtszeit und damit so viel Macht wie einst der Große Vorsitzende Mao."*

--- Naja, so wie Macron & v.a. Scholz ggü. Rußland auftreten, liegt Kaiser Xi mit seiner Einschätzung ja nicht so weit daneben.

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### [China lockt Junge mit ‚eiserner Reisschüssel‘](https://orf.at/stories/3275151/)
> *"Auf Wunsch mehrerer chinesischer Ministerien – darunter das Bildungs- und Finanzministerium – sollen Regionalregierungen Hochschulabsolventen für Beamtenjobs in Gemeinden begeistern. Zugleich will die Regierung Absolventen mit Vergünstigungen dazu animieren, Geschäfte in ländlichen Gegenden zu eröffnen. Ebenso soll es für Unternehmen, die Studienabgänger anstellen, Vorteile geben."*

--- Daß sich viele Absolventen einen Beamtenjob wünschen, ist kein neues Phänomen. Bei der derzeitigen Lage steigt die Attraktivität solcher Jobs allerdings deutlich. Sieht wirtschaftlich nicht sehr gut aus. Daß die [Wirtschaft vor einem Zusammenbruch](https://www.morgenpost.de/politik/article236025127/corona-pandemie-china-null-covid-strategie-wirtschaft-zusammenbruch.html) steht, halte ich aber für ein Gerücht: 
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### [Chinesische Rakete stürzt über Südostasien ab](https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/absturz-rakete-langer-marsch-5b-101.html)
> *"In einer Erklärung gab die chinesische Weltraumbehörde später die Koordinaten für das Einschlagsgebiet an. Demnach stürzte die Rakete in der Sulu-See ab, knapp 60 Kilometer vor der Ostküste der philippinischen Insel Palawan. "Die meisten Bauteile wurden beim Wiedereintritt abgetragen und zerstört""*

--- Deutschland, deine Journalisten. Abgetragen? Da hat man wohl wieder einen Praktikanten an die Übersetzung eines englischen Artikels gesetzt.

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### --- Weltspiegel: [China, die neue Supermacht](https://youtu.be/AI5hLuii9yU) (nur Audio)

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