tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post6856443650144169812..comments2024-03-29T15:10:48.844+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Is America ready to be Number TwoChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-24323225902166558972014-10-07T09:14:41.134+08:002014-10-07T09:14:41.134+08:00There are free riders but China is not one of them...There are free riders but China is not one of them. China was on the wrong side of the 'free' system. All the rules and regulations and world bodies were designed to contain China's growth. Even today, after China broke free from the encirclement, it is still regarded as the enemy of the Americans and the West.<br /><br />The TPP is the latest trade pact to exclude and isolate China. Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-51758369419663197792014-10-06T16:03:20.797+08:002014-10-06T16:03:20.797+08:00"The concept and theory behind such thinking ..."The concept and theory behind such thinking is existence of potential "FREE RIDERS " ......."<br /><br />- Nothing is free lah. Not in the past, now or in the future. Everything has a price. China only wants to be B or C and not A. Dunno which idiot whole day chirping that china wants to be A causing all the tension between the giants. However, no need to be a genius to know bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-3061472436617124172014-10-06T14:49:09.556+08:002014-10-06T14:49:09.556+08:00// Once China has attained its goals, spore would ...// Once China has attained its goals, spore would be put into the back palaces, to be called upon as and when needed.//<br /><br />Of course, in the scheme of things, after SINKIELAND attained its purpose, either US or China becomes its vassal state and pay tributes to SINKIELAND every year. That would be ideal! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-19843680465763840422014-10-06T13:49:51.778+08:002014-10-06T13:49:51.778+08:00Whatever intentions or desires, any country would ...Whatever intentions or desires, any country would seek those of common heritage to further its interests. Look at US, Australia and UK. <br /><br />Similarly, China would seek out Spore being of Chinese majority. The difference is Spore is just a small part in the greater scheme of China's strategic interest. Once China has attained its goals, spore would be put into the back palaces, to be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-32250071108157353652014-10-06T10:52:26.662+08:002014-10-06T10:52:26.662+08:00@ Anonymous October 06, 2014 10:38 am
//History d...@ Anonymous October 06, 2014 10:38 am<br /><br />//History did not start yesterday. Heard of cold war, containment, sanctions, colonialism, imperialism?//<br /><br />Ha ha ha<br /><br />Anon 10.38pm, YEW are right, " History did not start yesterday."<br /><br />Have YEW not heard "cold war, containment, sanctions, colonialism, imperialism" are all HISTORY? <br /><br />But Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-20897147010857575422014-10-06T10:38:28.420+08:002014-10-06T10:38:28.420+08:00History did not start yesterday. Heard of cold war...History did not start yesterday. Heard of cold war, containment, sanctions, colonialism, imperialism?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-87702924393438315412014-10-06T09:10:29.296+08:002014-10-06T09:10:29.296+08:00@ Quitter aka BC or BEEF CHOP
// The system was...@ Quitter aka BC or BEEF CHOP <br /><br />// The system was hostile to China. What fucking free ride you talking talking about? //<br /><br /><br />If the system as YEW claimed is so SKEWED towards the WEST just like the ODDS are skewed towards the banker in a casino, then why are casinos perpetually making huge profits but the West is running chronic huge trade deficit especially the US at Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-41343798815192231242014-10-06T08:24:37.284+08:002014-10-06T08:24:37.284+08:00I didn't know b stands for stupid. The world o...I didn't know b stands for stupid. The world order dictated by the Americans was to oppress and contain China and the communist bloc. Even today, the system is skewed towards the West with them controlling every thing, every organisations. Look at UN, IMF, World Bank, and now the TPP.<br /><br />The system was hostile to China. What fucking free ride you talking talking about? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-87249702757542491932014-10-05T17:56:04.310+08:002014-10-05T17:56:04.310+08:00Part 11:
If "b" can think of "free...Part 11:<br /><br />If "b" can think of "free-riding" , RB, YEW can also have thought of it as well, tio bor? <br /><br />So, the rest of the world including China have been "free-riders" with the US taking all the glories but predominantly paying for the cost of providing a stable world order for the rest to thrive and trade including sinkieland.<br /><br />Now &Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-3616003805764919372014-10-05T17:54:54.285+08:002014-10-05T17:54:54.285+08:00@ b October 05, 2014 4:47 pm
//They can both be n...@ b October 05, 2014 4:47 pm<br /><br />//They can both be number one and while they fighting with each other to be number one, the rest of us can progress further.//<br /><br /><br />Ha ha ha ha ha ha .......<br /><br />Halo B, well-said but........<br /><br />The concept and theory behind such thinking is existence of potential "FREE RIDERS " .......<br /><br />It is exactly the same Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-53006839741966770462014-10-05T17:38:30.434+08:002014-10-05T17:38:30.434+08:00America plus China can be a stronger for global pe...America plus China can be a stronger for global peace. American must first respect China as an Equal partner at least. China must understand America with all her "strange" idiosyncracies typical of 'gweilos'. Together as Partners, the world can be a better place. Even the "Tangos" would not dare to disturb anyone but just kill or blow up themselves, instead of Mikospacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614383213353987731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-24686588739326091322014-10-05T17:00:58.365+08:002014-10-05T17:00:58.365+08:00Anyway, china never wants/aims/set out to be numbe...Anyway, china never wants/aims/set out to be number one. It is a prediction by others. It is very simple why the others want to do this.bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-3255129055586066292014-10-05T16:47:38.473+08:002014-10-05T16:47:38.473+08:00They can both be number one and while they fightin...They can both be number one and while they fighting with each other to be number one, the rest of us can progress further.bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-7115399344399793972014-10-05T14:04:01.219+08:002014-10-05T14:04:01.219+08:00Part 9:
In the words of ancient Chinese, there is...Part 9:<br /><br />In the words of ancient Chinese, there is a saying:<br /><br />“天下合久必分,分久必合”!<br /><br />As much as some people dread winter, it is a natural order and it happens in cycle.<br /><br />No human bean from Qin Shi Huang to old man can escape the phenomenon of the natural world?<br /><br />Just like no man can escape death?<br /><br />Life is not about the destination, it is about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-63697767962986788742014-10-05T14:02:23.624+08:002014-10-05T14:02:23.624+08:00Part 8:
The issues are how long would the transit...Part 8:<br /><br />The issues are how long would the transitory period be and how tumultuous would it turn out?<br /><br />Think 1914 to 1945 and World World I and II, the rise of Hitler, the destruction of the entire European economies built after the Industrial Revolution, the death of more than 100 million humans in Europe and Asia, the displacement and suffering of many more, the Holocaust ….Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-70973114839200977452014-10-05T13:58:30.275+08:002014-10-05T13:58:30.275+08:00Part 7:
Now, there are a few pertinent questions ...Part 7:<br /><br />Now, there are a few pertinent questions that concerned citizens in this world should ask:<br /><br />1) Is hegemonic leadership necessary to ensure a stable international order?<br /><br />2) Would the world order, given its current trajectory, degenerate into similar conditions that gave rise to Hitler as in post-1914?<br /><br />3) The world pre-1914 was as interdependent,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-45242481530676719832014-10-05T13:13:34.256+08:002014-10-05T13:13:34.256+08:00A little knowledge is very dangerous. More knowled...A little knowledge is very dangerous. More knowledge is even more dangerous without the capacity to think through and make sense of the knowledge.<br /><br />Wisdom does not come early.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-71225693297047447592014-10-05T13:09:08.162+08:002014-10-05T13:09:08.162+08:00Will China rise benefit or harm Singaporeans? What...Will China rise benefit or harm Singaporeans? What if China will be harming Singaporeans. This is the most important thing we need to ask ourselves.<br /><br />The track record of CPC shows that they screwed SE Asian Chinese big time. CPC support Pot, who massacre disproportional number of Cambodian Chinese. Reason being Chinese are more richer and higher educated.<br /><br />Then Vietnam kick Veritashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269626703466474028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-69101955855115457132014-10-05T13:00:59.324+08:002014-10-05T13:00:59.324+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Veritashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269626703466474028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-12933059176557674342014-10-05T12:59:41.574+08:002014-10-05T12:59:41.574+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Veritashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269626703466474028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-11254190230745562332014-10-05T12:45:25.224+08:002014-10-05T12:45:25.224+08:00Part 6:
To answer that question, a good proxy and...Part 6:<br /><br />To answer that question, a good proxy and analogy maybe near at home in sinkieland?<br /><br />Just look at the “fragmented opposition”?<br /><br />RB, do YEW think, realistically, they can sleep in the same bed together and have the same dream?<br /><br />The Chinese have another saying:<br /><br />“ 同床异梦”.<br /><br />“ Same bed but different dream.”<br /><br />Can such a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-45966384462786454282014-10-05T12:04:09.759+08:002014-10-05T12:04:09.759+08:00Part 5:
The world may be gradually returning to t...Part 5:<br /><br />The world may be gradually returning to the pre-1914 years of a declining world hegemon and not succeeded by another.<br /><br />The question is would world order collapse just as it did post-1914 after the declining hegemon run out of any means to stay and remain as one as much as it might want to be one and try to be one?<br /><br />As Rb said above, it is super expensive to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-38554965290686331252014-10-05T12:00:31.964+08:002014-10-05T12:00:31.964+08:00"A Free People's Suicide"
http://vim..."A Free People's Suicide"<br />http://vimeo.com/49954525Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-28597224885584803872014-10-05T11:51:02.663+08:002014-10-05T11:51:02.663+08:00neyPart 4:
What could have happened?
Could sinki...neyPart 4:<br /><br />What could have happened?<br /><br />Could sinkieland have taken off then?<br /><br />Heard about “Gong Gong Chak Ti Kong?”<br /><br />Some people just succeeded without knowing the actual reasons why they made it so big?<br /><br />Some people are so talented in this world but somehow simply don't make it?<br /><br />Perhaps the Chinese are quite right.<br /><br />They Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-61707913887677410382014-10-05T11:44:47.159+08:002014-10-05T11:44:47.159+08:00Part 3:
The Chinese have a saying:
“ 时势造英雄”!
In...Part 3:<br /><br />The Chinese have a saying:<br /><br />“ 时势造英雄”!<br /><br />In 1919, there was no UN.<br /><br />There was no WTO, not even GATT, much less IMF, WORLD BANK etc.<br /><br />The international chaotic and anarchic inter-wars period between 1919 and 1939 culminated in the GREAT DEPRESSION period between 1929 to 1939.<br /><br />Under such world order and circumstances then, RB, do Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com