Japanese long-time conspiracy to incorporate Chinese island of Taiwan into the Japanese Empire. PART TWO

    Japanese long-time conspiracy to incorporate Chinese island of Taiwan into the Japanese Empire.  PART  TWO                                                                                                                                                                           

   It has been 70 odd years since the Chinese under the ROC government recovered Taiwan.At that time there were only about 5 million inhabitants in Taiwan. And now it has grown to about 5 times more. At that time there were only 300,000 ex- Japanese soldiers living as naturalized Chinese citizens in Taiwan. Now it has grown to over 2 million . Some of its intellectuals and economically wealthy children also participated in political activities promoting Taiwan's independence. For example Lee Teng-hui was a representative of the Japanese emperor. His eldest brother was a Japanese general in Taiwan. During his 20 years in power with Chen Shui-bian, another Japanese descendent, he recruited many Taiwan independence elements to enter higher academic institutions and government agencies. They used inappropriiate remarks, distorted historical facts, mislead the people, demonize the government of the Republic of China, de-sinicized, de-taiwanized and promoted imperialization and embraced Japan. 

"When Taiwan was recovered and the Japanese imperial citizens were repatriated, the streets of Taipei city were only decent streets like Hengyang Street, Chengdu Road, Yanping North Road and Boa-Ai Road. The surrounding areas were farmland. Most of the city's prominent streets merchants were run by Japanese. Japanese merchants were repatriated and their real estates, shops and houses could  not be taken away, so they had to be transferred to Taiwanese at a low price. 

The decision to review the case of Nissan's transfer is announcing that the newspaper's certificate is to be given as a gift to the people of the province ( meaning Taiwan province of Japan ) and the things that cannot be carried away are given to the people of the province ( meaning Japanese soldiers descendants) .Some of them even said arrogantly if Japan wants to rule Taiwan, it can only be governed by their leader. In other words these left over Japanese descendants will govern Taiwan in future. 

Most of the first generation ex-Japanese soldiers who stayed in Taiwan had passed away. Their second generation was stirring but still not so daring to show its true colours. But now the third generation are very bold and violent and taking to the streets, ignoring the laws and regulations. "

"In 1949 when the Chinese ROC government repatriated the Japanese imperial citizens to  Japan the scene at Keelung Wharf was very messy and desolate. Now 70 over years later I could not believe my eyes when I see news reports of Taiwan independence people causing troubles. Now I am  old   and I don't want to involve myself in the troubles of the country and society. I can only use my conscience to provide references for the above historical facts. I am old and frail and seeing unfair things affect my emotions. I wrote this article with historical facts to evoke the memories of the Chinese people and debunking Taiwan secessionists and Japan. The background of the remnants of the Japanese descendants of the former Japanese soldiers and the veil of their  wolves in sheep's skin must be uncovered to enable the current Chinese Taiwanese to recognize their true colours and make them have no where to hide.

In his early years , Taiwanese aspirant Yang Kui argued that Taiwan is an indivisible province of China with the same roots, the same language and the same species. Although there are some unpleasant historical fate the truth is the truth. It is a pity that beautiful Taiwan has been messed up by the remnants of the Japanese emperor's loyal subjects. How can it be not painful when Lee Teng-hui's brother joined the Japanese army. Tsai Ing-wen's father was a loyal Japanese emperor's subject during the Japanese rule. 

When the Japanese evacuated Taiwan, they handed over the mines and factories to Tsai Ing-wen's father. Tsai Ing-wen's father had several wives and concubines. Tsai Ing-wen was the daughter of number nine concubine. So you can see that Lee Teng-hui and Tsai Ing-wen are really Japanese camouflaging as Chinese with Chinese names. So is Chen Shui-bian, Annete Lu and many more others. "

"I implore all Chinese compatriots to spread the truth and expose the evil diabolical plots of the Japanese sinister trap and ultimate objective to once more acquire Taiwan through subterfuge of their descendants in Taiwan to integrate and annex Taiwan as part of the Japanese empire. They had already taken the Chinese Liu Chiu-Dao island archipelago in 1879 which they renamed Okinawa and annexed it to Japan. This must not happen to Taiwan even though the Japanese plot has the support of the evil empire of the United States which in cahoot with Japan is determined to pull down and destroy China and the Chinese people."

All Chinese compatriots throughout the world must take heed of Professor Yang Zheng-Ning's timely warning and rise up with one voice in solid unity to vanquish Chinese enemies and safeguard our Chinese civilization.

Please circulate this article to as many Chinese friends and relatives as possible wherever they may be.

Southernglory1

Friday, 8th October, 2021.

Covid19 - Singapore so clever, inks another deal with American Pharma companies for oral intakes

 After being the first few to ink deal with Pfizer and Moderna of 95% efficacy vaccines approved for emergency used only, Singapore again rushing ahead of everyone to ink deal with another American pharma company for another oral vaccine, not yet even approved for emergency used. 

The same market hype about how effective is this yet to be approved 'for emergency' use is flooding the American media like it is another wonder cure for the conronavirus. This time they have yet to claim 95% efficacy, to prevent infection or is it to prevent serious illnesses? Whatever, coming from the American's mouth must be good, really good, without question.

See how good the 95% efficacy vaccines were in preventing infection and now the whole of US and UK are seeing infection skyrocketing. Still very happy to believe and hear the good stuff.

'Data from clinical trials suggests the drug is most effective when given early in the course of infectio, said MSD.' Sounds like another too good to believe cure. Would it be 95% efficacy again or 94.5%? 

One think is very clear on this new drug called molnupiravir, is that it is not above preventing infection but 'reduce the chance of hospitalisation or death by half for patients who are at risk of severe disease.'  What, what, only reduce by half? How is this compares to Pfizer and Moderna? Is half better than Pfizer and Moderna, used to be 95% in preventing infection, thus cannot get infected, and definitely more than 50% effective in preventing serious illness and death. So why buy something that is only 50% effective? 

Catch no balls. Oh, this one can go oral instead of getting poked. So less painful and less effective are still consider a wonder cure, like a must have. See the mad rush for this wonder cure that is not even used or approved for emergency use? 

Did I hear suckers?  Oops, oops, cannot say this. Those scurrying for this wonder white men's drug are so happy, going hysterical, and feeling on top of the world to be able to secure this wonder drug first.

Would it turn out to be another disappointment like the 95% mRNA vaccines?  Now who said these were disappointments? No one is unhappy with them and are still be touted as the best in the market. Just get poke again every 3 or 6 months would do. No problem.

Who's next to deliver another wonder drug? Definitely not China. The zero Covid in China is fake, cannot be true. China vaccines are of lesser effectiveness even if China is enjoying near zero virus and the Chinese are going around happily with their 'less effective' vaccines.

As long as one is happy in one's believe, it is good enough to spend the money. Who cares if it is really effective or not. It is from America, must be good, really good. Nearly a million American children are not infected by the virus and fighting for their lives. Never heard of such things in China.  The Chinese children are happily playing outdoor and going to school.

PS. Would the sales agreement be kept secret, be the same as Pfizers, to indemnify the drug producers from all liabilities, claims and cost, even if the drug proves ineffective or poisonous and people got killed because of the drug?

Taiwan DPP’s Tsai turns to US master for help out of fear of catastrophic consequences

Taiwan's regional leader Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday published an article, entitled "Taiwan and the Fight for Democracy", in Foreign Affairs Magazine, claiming that "If Taiwan were to fall, the consequences would be catastrophic for regional peace and the democratic alliance system." It seems that the Tsai authorities are really scared, anticipating that their secessionist attempt has gone to a virtual dead end. They, as an anti-China outpost of US' Indo-Pacific Strategy will sooner or later be wiped out by the Chinese mainland, but they have a severe lack of confidence that the US and its allies will fully defend the island. In this context, Tsai penned the article to underline the current peril, calling on the US and its allies to strengthen their commitment to the Taiwan island and to deter the Chinese mainland.

Tsai repeatedly used the word "democracy" in the article, like a cultist regarding what she called "democracy" as a talisman. However, everyone can see that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has hijacked Taiwan's democracy and has turned it into an extreme ideology to confront the Chinese mainland. It is clear to all that Taiwan has bitten off more than it can chew. There was a period of peaceful cooperation between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan island during which both sides sought shared development. But it was ruined by the DPP, which is now quenching thirst with poison. Taiwan's practices of acting as a strategic outpost against China in exchange for US' protection is the craziest gamble in the history of international politics.

Now they are also in the fear of losing everything. In an interview with Australia's ABC News on Monday, Joseph Wu, leader of the external affairs of the Taiwan island, said the island is preparing for war with the Chinese mainland, drawing on Australia for help. And Tsai, in Foreign Affairs magazine warns Taiwan's "fall" will be catastrophic for the US and its allies. Their fate is bound to be a catastrophe when they attempt to separate Taiwan from the China. The further the DPP authorities go down the path in colluding with external forces, the closer they move to their tomb.

There is no force in the world whose will to "defend Taiwan" is stronger than China's will to fight against secession and achieve reunification. To be precise, they are completely incomparable. China dares to have a life-and-death fight against any force that hinders our reunification, but no force dares or is willing to fight to the death against the world's second largest economy, as well as a nuclear power, in order to prevent China's reunification.

Tsai authorities understand this point. When they never say uncle, they are quietly shivering, and they will increasingly turn to their masters for help. 

Anonymous

Japanese long-time conspiracy to incorporate Chinese island of Taiwan into the Japanese Empire. PART ONE

Japanese long-time conspiracy to incorporate Chinese island of Taiwan into the Japanese Empire.    PART    ONE

The Japanese government is using the Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party  ( DPP ) which is controlled by descendants of Japanese soldiers left behind in Taiwan in 1945 as a vehicle to take over Taiwan through subterfuge.

 In 1875 after China lost the Sino-Japanese war, Japan took away from China the Chinese Liu-Chiu Island Archipelago. In  In 1879 Japan integrated the Liu-Chiu Islands into the Japanese empire and renamed it Okinawa inspite of China's protest.  In about the same time Japan and Russia took away from China the Sakhalin Island which lies to the north of Hokkaido. Sakhalin was later taken by Russia after the defeat of Japan in a Russian - Japanese war.  In 1895 Japan took Taiwan away from China after it defeated China in another Sino-Japanese war .

During the Second World War Japan overran South East Asia. It took from China Diao-Yudao ( renamed Senkaku by Japan ), the Penghu or Pescadores Island, the Paracel and Spratly islands in the South China Sea. In 1943 in the Cairo Declaration and again in the 1945 Potsdam Talks the US, UK and ROC ( Republic of China ) jointly declared that Japan should return to China all the former Chinese territories that Japan took from China.  So after the defeat of Japan in 1945,  Japan had to hand back to China the island of Taiwan, the Penghu or Pescadores, Diao Yu-dao or Senkaku Islands,  the Paracel and Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The return of these islands to China was officially ratified and signed by 48 members of the United Nations Organisation under the 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty.

In the San Francisco Treaty of 1951, the Republic of China under Chiang Kai-Shek's  Kuomintang ( KMT ) was negligent and overlooked two important aspects such as the return of Liu Chiu-Dao or Okinawa to China which was not mentioned in the San Francisco Treaty and  the repatriation of former Japanese soldiers  back to Japan. The United States purposely kept Liu Chiu-Dao out of the treaty because it had ill-intention to occupy Liu-Chiu-Dao as its military base for future aggressions in Asia itself.

Rceently a world renowned 1957 Nobel Prize winner Chinese nuclear physicist, Professor Yang Zhen-ning shared with the Chinese his concern about Japan's evil design and objective in taking salami steps to eventually integrate Taiwan with the Japanese empire again in the  future just in the same way they annexed Liu Chiu-Dao to Japan in 1879.

Professor Yang Zhen-Ning is 99 years old this year 2021. He contributes a lot to China's science and physics as professor in Beijing's famous Xinhua University. He is greatly honoured and respected by Chinese leaders from Chairman Mao Tze-tung, Premier Zhou En-lai to President Xi Jinping as well as love by the Chinese people and nation.

Professor Yang had wriiten a long narrative about the Japanese diabolical plan. Here I will try to share with the Chinese people and the world in a more concise form of Professor Yang's long narrative. He questioned, "Do you think it is the Taiwanese Chinese who are rioting for Taiwan independence? You are really wrong. Taiwan's independence is actually a century-old conspiracy of the Japanese. Taiwanese society is exceedingly complex. This will provide very valuable historical data for mainland China to unify Taiwan and formulate correct policies in the future."

"In 1945 when the Japanese military government surrendered it did not repatriate to Japan all the Japanese soldiers stationed in Taiwan. It seemed over 300,000 thousand Japanese soldiers left in Taiwan took off their military uniforms after Japan surrendered and became naturalized Chinese citizens with assumed Chinese names. Therefore there are now about 4 million Japanese descendants with assumed Chinese names living in Taiwan whose loyalty is still with the Japanese emperor. Their ultimate goal is not Taiwan independence, but the integration of Taiwan into Japan. Taiwan independence is just their transition and springboard for their ultimate objective. The day when China is forced to liberate Taiwan these Japanese descendants would fight the PLA to the end."

The Chinese Taiwanese must be on their guard. Professor  Yang said, "I have never understood why there are radical pro-Japanese elements in Taiwan. Many so-called Taiwan independence scholars of Japanese descent resisted the fine-tuning of high school history books that reflects on Japanese invasion of Taiwan. They also wanted to eliminate sinicization, Taiwanization and preserve some form of  Japanese imperiousness. These radical pro-Japanese elements have no one to investigate their background. In a free and democratic  society like Taiwan, they are still obsessed with loyalty to Japan. Embracing Japan certainly has the characteristics of another nation. It seems they are playing politics and promoting Taiwan independence. No one thinks that they are Japanese at all. This is not nonsense. It is not tagging as there are historical facts that can be tested like the household registration office should be verifiable, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Interior should have official documents to check when the government accepts it."

"When the Republic of China took over Taiwan in 1945 there were about 300,000 Japanese ex-soldiers who gave up the Japanese nationality and became citizens of the Republic of China and took root. This group of people did not dare to act rashly under the rule of the Chiang Kai-shek government in the early days when the government moved to Taiwan. But after Lee Teng-hui and Chen Shui-bian came to power they sprang up in political, academic and commercial industries. Up to now they are even more arrogant and lawless and they even dare to say, 'China men and women go back to China." 

"Chinese Taiwanese are now pushed aside, short changed and marginalized. We Chinese can no longer remain silent and the whole Chinese people should rise up and clear the door for the Japanese traitors camoufraging as Chinese to be flushed out and expelled and send back to Japan."

It has just been 70 odd years since the Chinese recovered Taiwan. The household registration data should be clearly recorded. The change of names can be checked. Anyone who has caused troubles shall be investigated and dealt with according to law or repatriated to Japan in order to remove the black sheep."

All Chinese compatriots throughout the world must rise up with one voice to condemn the anti-China war-monger Japanese devils and the savage Anglo-Saxon monster the evil United States. We Chinese people must never allow the Japanese to occupy Taiwan again through subterfuge of their treacherous and treasoous descendants.

End of      PART     ONE

Part     Two    will be published on tomorrow, Friday, 8th October, 2021.

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Southernglory 1.

Thursday, 7th  October, 2021.

Criminal colonial powers must pay for their crimes against nations and natives

 The centuries of invasion, massacres, genocides, looting and plunders committed by the colonial powers must not be allowed to be treated as a right of passage by these criminals and murderers. History was written by the colonials powers, and they dictated the narratives and determined what was right or wrong, what was acceptable and unacceptable. Colonialism aka invading countries, conducting wars, another name for massacres and robbing of countries and native people, were treated as a right, not a crime by these savages.

The ex colonial people were so grateful to be freed then,  and to have their countries back and forgot that what the colonialists done to them and their countries were crimes and injustice and must be condemned and made to repay their crimes to these countries and people. No, these crimes must not be forgotten and it is time for the criminals to be brought to justice and repay their crimes and return their loots that some of these criminals are displaying with pride in their so called museums, with no sense of guilt. The British are so proud of the diamonds and rubies stuck on the crowns of their monarch, the precious stones and metals robbed from the colonial countries.

The victims of colonialism must settle the score of such infamy and cruelties inflicted on them by the savages of the past that regarded conquering their countries and ruling them as their subjects and servants as the prize of military conquest. Today there are institutions of justice like the UN, ICJ to redress the pains and sufferings of the colonial countries and people.

The colonial powers deemed it their rights to demand compensation and war reparations from countries they conducted wars and defeated. These are unjust demands of the mighty colonial powers. Such war reparation must be returned to the victim countries as well.

Victim countries of war of invasion and colonisation must put up a resolution in the UN to demand compensation and to right the wrongs they suffered under the savage colonial powers. They must claim for the unlawful occupation and usage of their land, for looting the natural resources of their land, for the destruction of their land and the flora and fauna, for the massacres and genocides of their people, for abusing the dignity of the people, for oppression and suppression of human rights, for rapes and torture of their people, for all the acts of injustice and cruelties of the colonised people etc etc.

The evil and savage colonial powers must not be allowed to walk free from these crimes against countries and humanity. Do not allow the devils and savages to rule the world in their own terms, that invading countries, conducting wars, oppression, massacres, genocides, etc etc are their rights and would not be punished, they could commit such crimes with impunity.

Let's tell the devils and savages what is right and what is wrong, what is acceptable and what is not. The world must determine what is acceptable and proper, not the warmongers and savages dictating to the world through their military might and possession of weapons of mass destruction.

In a civilised world, wars must not be an acceptable means to settle differences and disagreements between nation states.The savages must be reminded of their heinous crimes against humanity. How can they walked out of Afghanistan without compensation for the destruction of lives and properties?

The world must not allow the white savages to determine what is acceptable or unacceptable behaviours. The warmongers are savages. Period.

Beijing Warns Taiwan Secessionists and Their Fomenters: War is Real

 

The US State Department issued a statement on Sunday, saying the PLA was conducting intensive training exercises over Taiwan island's self-proclaimed southwest air defense identification zone in the past few days. The statement accused the PLA of carrying out "provocative military activities" that “undermines regional peace and stability", adding "the US commitment to Taiwan is rock solid.” The Taiwan foreign affairs department immediately expressed gratitude to the Biden administration.

During the National Day holiday, the number of the PLA fighter jets and other military planes set a record high in their sorties over the Taiwan Straits. The intensive actions of the PLA Air Force are not only a severe warning to the secessionist Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities on the island, but also clearly portrayed the severity of the situation across the Taiwan Straits, and at the same time gave a clear warning to the supporters of the DPP authorities.

The peaceful atmosphere that existed in the area only a few years ago has all but disappeared, and the DPP authorities now openly refer to PLA fighters as "enemy aircraft".

They have constantly hyped up claims that they are at the forefront of the so-called democratic world to resist "authoritarian rule”. The strategic collusion between the US and Japan and the DPP authorities is becoming more audacious, and the situation across the Taiwan Straits has almost lost any room for maneuver teetering on the edge of a face-off, creating a sense of urgency that the war maybe triggered at any time.

The secessionist forces on the island will never be allowed to secede Taiwan from China under whatever names or by whatever means, and, the island will not be allowed to act as an outpost of the US’ strategic containment against China. The US government and the DPP authorities are trying to deeply integrate the island into the US’ Indo-Pacific strategy targeting China. The Chinese mainland will not tolerate the integration of the island and the US.

The curtain of preparations for a comprehensive military struggle by the Chinese mainland has obviously been drawn open. The PLA's military drills in the Taiwan Straits are no longer limited to declaring China’s sovereignty over the island, but to implement various forms of assembly, mobilization, assault and logistical preparations that are required to take back the island of Taiwan. It has increasingly become the new mainstream public opinion on the Chinese mainland that the mainland should make earnest preparations based on the possibility of combat.

Resolving the Taiwan question and realizing national reunification has never become so weightier on the shoulders of all Chinese people. Not only the US, but also some other countries like India and Japan are trying to use the Taiwan question as a card to play against Beijing. A fundamental solution to the Taiwan question is becoming all the more reasonable day by day.

If the US and the DPP authorities do not take the initiative to reverse the current situation, the Chinese mainland's military punishment for "Taiwan independence" secessionist forces will eventually be triggered. Time will prove that this warning is not just a verbal threat.

With the USA big stick behind them prodding for confrontation, the Taiwanese, like the Japs cannot make their own decisions. The purpose of selling more and more arms to Taiwan is to give Taiwan a false sense of security and improve the prospect of war, not make Taiwan more secure. That is the reality.

If war breaks out, China does not even have to invade Taiwan. Just the declaration of a war zone across the Straits with no interaction between them will probably make sure Taiwan is strangled economically with a slow agonising downfall If Taiwan do the unthinkable and attack China (for what? Takeover?) that will change the whole script and the consequences will be no holds barred situation and Taiwan would realistically disappear.

China is next door, while the USA is thousands of miles away. How long can they endure and support Taiwan in a prolonged war? China can wait 150 years to retake Hong Kong. What is a decade or two to them? The USA could not continue the pretension after 20 years in Afghanistan. They could not endure a long war in South Vietnam and were defeated by the North Vietnamese, fighting a war thousands of miles away from home ground. They had to exit in defeat with their tails between their legs. Logistically, they are already on the losing end of the bargain.

Nuclear? No one will be left o tell the story or write the history books! 

 Anonymous 

Plutocracy or Dictatorship, Which is Which?

Both are the similar in substance, though different in approach.

The top 1% still need a leader. That leader still needs cronies to help him to rule.

The top 1% is a dictatorship of a party/group. Their leader is the supreme dictator of the 1%, as well as the ruler of the entire country.

Kishore is being careful and polite. He does not want to offend the powerful dictator. He uses the word plutocracy to replace the word dictator. I think.

Plutocracy is not even a political philosophy. But it can easily fit into any political philosophy such as democracy, monarchy, dictatorship, socialism, communism, etc.

Plutocracy means rule by the wealthy, not necessarily the top 1%.

But every country ultimately will land up being ruled by the wealthy because those in power tend to enrich themselves in wealth and power, and become wealthy and powerful. That is the whole purpose of people getting into powerful positions - to enmass wealth, fame and status through the power they acquired.

Even the commercial and business organisations pay their top managers, CEOs, Directors, Chairmen, etc, thereby allowing them to move from the bottom class to the mediocre class, and ultimately to the wealthy class.

The same applies to Kings, Queens, and Emperors and Empresses. They also enrich themselves and live a comfortable life through the power entrusted on them by their subjects, at the expense of their subjects.

Nevertheless, whoever rules the country will make sure that they themselves are rewarded heavily, until they become filthy rich, mostly and usually at the expense of the masses, the working class, the common folks.

Therefore, plutocracy can be applied everywhere - in government, business or non-governmental organisations.

NKF is one good example of plutocracy seeping into a non-governmental charitable organisation, where the top people (Directors and CEO) enrich themselves at the expense of the very people whom they are responsible to help, the beneficiaries of the donations.

NKF to keep 90% of the donations and distributed only 10% of the money to the needy, the rightful beneficiaries of the donations.

Likewise, the Singapore system of government is similar to NKF's model. It keeps about 80% of the duties, revenues and taxes collected and the savings to itself and distribute only 20% of the money to all the ministries. And every ministry is supposed to make their own income to supplement their budgets. In this manner, the government has become filthy rich, while most of the citizens remain poor and mediocre.

Then, because of the immense amount of money being passed through the hands of those in power on a daily basis, their eyes turned red and their hearts became greedy. That's why they have been paying themselves the obscene $Multi-Million salary since 1990, when Mr Goh took over as PM. That's how the ruling elites became wealthy. Thus the term plutocracy being used by Kishore.

What say you? Do you agree?


LIPS.

China steps up air incursions into Taiwan buffer zone after US-led drills

Increasing tension comes as America and allies increase military co-operation in Indo-Pacific

Military tension around Taiwan increased on Monday as China sent a record 52 warplanes into the country’s air defence identification zone after the US and five of its allies held a large naval exercise east of the island.

The incursion, which included 36 fighters and 12 nuclear-capable bombers, marked the third time in four days that the People’s Liberation Army Air Force set a new record for flying into Taiwan’s air buffer zone. The flights on Monday brought the total number of such missions to 145 since Friday.

Taiwanese officials said that while the Chinese aircraft that entered its Adiz on Monday appeared engaged in an exercise aimed at the US and its allies, the scale of the PLA activity near Taiwan had reached a dangerous level.

“This is getting close to the brink of conflict,” one senior Taiwanese official said.

According to Japan’s Maritime Self Defense Force, the navies of the US, Japan, the UK, Canada, the Netherlands and New Zealand conducted a large exercise involving three aircraft carriers and 14 other warships on Saturday and Sunday south-west of Okinawa.

Two people familiar with the situation said the Chinese aircraft were simulating attacks on some of the naval vessels that had participated in the joint drill and were on their way home or to new missions.

Ivan Kanapathy, a China expert who served at the National Security Council during Donald Trump’s administration, said there was too much focus on the PLA flights given the other military assets China had directed at Taiwan.

“As a matter of perspective, the PLA is continuing to improve on the roughly 2,000 surface-to-surface missiles that can strike Taiwan from the mainland with minimal warning.” 

Anonymous

Meng Wanzhou Incident - the lessons for the white monkeys and puppies of the West

Don't you dare muck around with China.

 I could have called this the Huawei Incident, but the white monkeys have turned a technical and economic competition into a political and trade war, and turning from trying to better the opponent into attacking and crippling the opponent. It turned from a fair business competition into a hideous and shameless attack of a company, into attacking an individual of the company.  This low life behaviour of the white monkeys revealed their true nature, if cannot win, break the opponent's legs, use the dirtiest and slimy acts to destroy the opponent. 

The low down Americans have been using this same tactics against the Russians, Germans, French and also the Japanese. Unfortunately for them, this time the meat was too big and difficult to chew and they had to vomit out to save them from choking to death.

When the white monkeys played dirty, they won many times doing this, in order to beat the monkeys in their dirty game, the victim has to play as dirty as possible. The white monkeys arrested Meng Wanzhou, China arrested two Michaels from Canada but on legitimate charges of spying. Also, an American brother and sister team was also arrested. This became a 1 for 4 hostage game.

Be very clear, the two Michaels would never have any chance of leaving China and would likely be executed for espionage if the white monkeys did not end the blackmail by releasing Meng. And so would the two Americans suffering the same fate as the Michaels. China is now strong enough to play rough when pushed to a corner. The message, China is not interested in arresting Canadians or Americans. Take them back. But don't try your luck again.

This is the hard and painful lesson that China is teaching the white monkeys. China would not be pushed around and would hit back doubly hard. China would no longer lower its head and pretend nothing had happened. When China was weak, and trying to catch up and needing the world, that policy was like swallowing bitter pills, humiliating but necessary. 

China is now a super power and would stand tall to be respected as equals. No more the little Chinaman to be pushed around even by silly little countries. Some silly little countries still demanded that China should continue to bend its head and let others kick around, and say thank you Sir. Such naivity only belongs to the silly and stupid that refused to recognise the world has changed, China has changed.

White monkeys or American puppies better learn from this bitter lesson, the boy PM better learn from this lesson. China would not bully them, but don't try to bully China. China would kick their asses.

Would the white monkeys dare to do another Meng Wanzhou? Would any puppies dare to be mischievous against China? Xi Jinping has done the right thing, that China going forward would be the super power that the sillies and stupid must live with and not to trifle with. The pride and dignity of China and the Chinese people would no longer be trampled on. 

When China is staring right in the face of the evil American Empire, would silly little countries like UK, Canada and Australia think they are up to it to confront China, to start a war with China?

Stupidity has no cure. Still expect China to bend its head, to be pushed around by little asses? Be good, be nice, be meek, and the world would be nicer to China? Dummy.

The Myth That It Is The People Who Choose Their Government

 

NO, not true. The masses do not choose their government. This is a deliberately planted myth that the power-grabber wants you to believe.

Even in America, the Average Americans do not choose those who rule the country.

Democracy is still just a dream.

Voting alone does not represent Democracy. In a true Democracy, the People tells those who run the country what to do. Not the other way around. The elected political hacks are servants of the people, not rulers. They are to serve the people sincerely and wholeheartedly, without personal feelings and idiosyncrasies involved, to the best of their abilities.

Voting results can be easily manipulated. They are always manipulated in one way or another. In one form or another.

Singapore is not a democratic country. Singapore is a true and through dictatorship masquerading as a parliamentary democracy. It tries very hard to to put up a false facet or semblance of democracy, just to fool the gullible.

In a truly functioning Democracy, the democratic institutions are more powerful than the government of the day. These institutions ensure that the people in government truly serve the people instead of themselves. In Singapore, the democratic institutions are either non-existent, devoid of democratic aspirations or play-acting to conform with the will of the elites instead of the people.

In Singapore, the ruling class serve themselves, their own party, and their personal interests, instead of the people's interests, instead of national interests. They project the idea that the national interests are their interests but it has always been the other way around. Their interests take priority over national and people's interests, without fail.

The recent, lightning, blitzkrieg, brief parliamentary debate to hurry through the passage of the FICA Law, to give the ruling class widespread and deeper power, is a clear and undeniable example of a functioning dictatorship at work.

The PAP's WHIP, that forced and ensure all PAP MPs vote in unison in one voice, is the give-away that Singapore is a totalitarian dictatorship, without an iota of doubt.

The dictatorship of one man, not one party.

That one man is called The WHIP, which is under the direct command and control of and by the Prime Minister.

Even the so-called Elected President is under the indirect command and control of the Prime Minister by proxy, through the hands of the Presidential Advisers nominated by the Prime Minister.

In Singapore, the Prime Minister calls ALL the shots, not the Cabinet.

The Cabinet is put up to give legitimacy to the Dictatorship of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister leads the Cabinet and the Central Executive Committee of PAP.

In Singapore's context, ALL POWERS, legal or otherwise, are vested only, solely, singularly and undividedly in one person - THE PRIME MINISTER, the unchanged and unfettered DICTATOR!

AND the most telling of all is that he is also the one who appraise and decide on the jobs, the pays, the bonuses, the promotions and even the when to go on leave for all the Ministers, MPs and Top Civil Servants.

So, stop thinking and saying that the people choose their government. This is totally a myth!

LIPS.

Taiwan's return to the motherland

 The Chinese in Taiwan cannot be so foolish to be the pawns of the Americans to contain and to fight the Chinese in China. Both are the same people, descendants of the Yellow Emperor. It is time to reunite and be a part of China and live peacefully and in prosperity with more integration in economics and trades. 

All Taiwan needs to do is to declare that it is a part of China, and the rest can be discussed with unlimited time frame. A few names may be changed, but the people and govt machinery can continue as it is for the time being. The only major change needed for a start is to stay away from the evil Americans/Japanese and the West out to stir discord and acrimony between the Chinese from both sides of the Strait.

Chinese must not fight Chinese and must reunite as one country and one people, to build a better China for the Chinese people and to help the rest of the world to stand up against the oppression and bullying of the white men. Be a force of change, to rebuild a new world with a common goal of prosperity and peace for all human beans.

No more wars, no more being manipulated to fight against each other and forced to waste money buying weapons of mass destruction from the white men. Money and resources must be spent to make life better for all, for the children of the world.

The reunification of the two Chinese people would bring an end to the agitation and mischief of the West and Japan, exploiting the differences to sow discord and hatred among the two Chinese people. The two Chinese people would rise as one people under one China and a blessing to the world. 

The trouble makers and warmongers would have no more levers to create mischief in East Asia.

The two Koreas must also be united and not to be played by the West and the Japs to be thinking of fighting and killing each other.  Reunite as one Korea, and send away the colonialists and warmongers. Koreans must not fight Koreans. 

COVID-19: Never Trust The Snake Oil Sellers Again!

The snake oil sellers, having exposed and failed in their endeavours to further sell their wears, are now switching tactics. They are all out trying to tell you not to be afraid of their willful actions that will harm you further.

The appropriate thing one should do is to stop trusting the words of the snake oil sellers. And also not to trust those who speak on behalf or in support of the snake oil sellers.

Trusting the people, who cannot see and are unsure of themselves, even after consulting the 'experts', and have failed us again and again, is a sure recipe for disasters to happen.

The disaster has just begun.

More and more people are going to be infected. From 10 cases a day to 100 cases, to 1000 cases, to 2000 cases, to 3000 cases daily and to infinitum, God knows how many. More and more hospitals are going to be swarmed with infected people, both vaccinated and unvaccinated. More and more people are going to die. More and more sufferings, sadness and sorrows are going to follow. There is no end in sight to these knowingly and deliberately-inflicted infections, sicknesses, deaths and sufferings, unless the sneaky snake oil sellers are stopped.

Unless the unshakable and seemingly invincible Human Gods decide to do something to save the day and stop further sufferings, hardships and deaths, no amount of sweet talks, psycho, can turn the present disastrous situation around.

In the mean time, the very rich and very happy millionaires, together with their benefactor and benefactress, are hiding themselves securely, safely and very comfortably inside their ivory towers, surrounded by layers of security protections and personal bodyguards, counting and enjoying the $millions they have been accumulating easily over the years, from taxpayers' money.

From a safe distance, they are spouting very dangerous ideas on human-experiments copied from the West, using the whole population as their guinea pigs. Talking about 5,000 to 10,000 daily casualties as nothing to worry and nothing to fear about. Something is not right! This is a sign of madness!

Talk is cheap. Trust is another thing. People with an agenda can say anything they want but it is up to us not to believe them and their words. It is up to us not to trust their hairy fairy tales. It is up to us not to fall into the trap again!

The slogan of a "More Resilient Nation" sounds so very similar to the "Swiss Standard of Living", "More Good Years", and "Soccer 2000" - all of which have become nothing but hot air balloons exploded in mid air but not dangerous. This "more resilient nation" nonsense is going to cost countless damaged health and many lives, people are going to die prematurely, unnecessarily and preventable. The long-term effects of the COVID-19 disease are still very much unknown. Some may think that after getting infected and if there are no symptoms or mild symptoms, it is okay. What about six months later, one or two years later? What will happen inside your body in future?

The people, the entire population, the masses, no matter how stupid they may be are going to think again, and probably saying:

"Once bitten, twice shy.

Twice bitten, never try.

Thrice bitten, tell the liars go and die!"

Never, never, never trust the snake oil sellers again!

Take good care of yourselves, especially your young children below 12 years old and your old folks.

The people, who are supposed to look after all of us, have lost their acts and have become even more desperate, paranoid, and destructive - grasping at every last straw that floats along. They are advocating and fighting a lost cause. They are actually, deliberately, carelessly playing with our lives!

Is that not clear enough from the way the snake oil sellers are talking and doing now, trying to con you again?


LIPS At Your Service.

FICA - Foreign Interference Act

  A new bill to curb foreign interference in the domestic affairs or politics of Singapore has been tabled. This is a more than 200 page bill, must have cost a lot of money and time, dunno how many manhours? Must be very serious matter. This probably started when The Online Citizen webside, TOC, was still around. Now the only active political website left is TRE or a few smaller sites. Still, the need to control and prevent foreigners intervening or influencing the political thinking of Singaporeans must be put in place. This must be an existential threat to Singapore.

Who are the people interfering or influencing the political thinking of Singaporeans? Would this include countries or people representing countries interfering and influencing our politicians' thinking and policy making? Who are the likely people working with foreigners and let foreigners influenced their thinking and whatever they are doing?

Heard of the QUAD? Would the ministers of India and Japan be considered as people being influenced by the Americans to join the QUAD?

Would countries that bought mRNA vaccines and not allowed, forbidden by the pharma companies or countries to use other vaccines be included as being influenced by foreigners?

TOC and the likes are media producers. When they published information or misinformation against Singapore, or be influenced or paid by foreigners to smear another country, would these be an infringement of FICA? Would this same interpretation be applied across the board to all media producers that are influenced by foreigners, paid by foreigners, or in whatever way doing the works of foreigners be guilty of the same offence under FICA?

What do you think? Can our ministers/politicians be influenced by foreigners?

PS. From an article in TRE, What If The New Law Is Used Against The Big Boss?

How about this scenario? What if the guy who wields this power suddenly turned against the boss and his team of stooges? Would this be a worst case scenario that the boss has ever thought of? Overnight, the boss and his stooges are taken in under suspicion and discretion of the creator of this law with no recourse in court? And like many coups, he declare himself the absolute new leader.

Reboot

 FILE PHOTO: Georgia's former President Mikheil Saakashvili, who was detained after returning to the country, is escorted by police officers as he arrives at a prison in Rustavi, Georgia October 1, 2021, in this still image taken from video. Georgian Interior Ministry/Handout via REUTERS 

Singaporeans take fright at relaxation of Covid restrictions

Reopening the city-state has stoked a surge in new cases and panic among anxious residents

Protesters from the US to Australia and across Europe have railed against government interference and repressive Covid restrictions. But in Singapore, a sizeable chunk of the population is asking for even greater state control.

A petition is circulating in the city-state to bring back mandatory quarantine for all overseas travellers, despite the Delta variant already circulating widely, while a quarter of Singaporeans are in favour of a return to lockdown restrictions.

Singapore’s government announced with great optimism in June that it would change its “zero-Covid” approach and instead learn to live with the virus.

Its strategy was held up as a model for other countries looking for a safe way out of the pandemic. But as cases inevitably rose in August and September, panic set in.

Authorities responded this week by rolling back freedoms for residents despite outpacing most advanced economies in fully vaccinating 82 per cent of its population.

Tightly controlled Singapore, whose quasi-authoritarian government largely bars any protest, had come the furthest among Asian cities in opening up.

The decision has led to a rare occurrence in the city-state: rising public dissent over the government’s strategy.

“I have never in 20 years seen the academic or medical professional industry so vocal in their disagreement with the government as it is over the treatment of asymptomatic cases,” said Jeremy Lim, of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore.

Nearly a quarter of people in Singapore felt the latest restrictions were too lax, while more than half felt they were “just right”, according to market research firm Milieu Insight this week. One quarter felt they were too strict.

“What surprised me is how divided people were. There were a lot of people upset by the measures but an equal amount were supportive of more restrictions,” said Stephen Tracy, managing director of Milieu. “There is a sense, however, that the latest rules are not in line with the strategy the government laid out.”

A petition calling for all returning travellers to quarantine for two weeks in designated hotels or government facilities garnered nearly 3,000 signatures by Thursday.

“There is a lower tolerance for the sheer number of deaths and cases seen in other countries because of the way we avoided that for most of the pandemic,” said Dale Fisher, a senior infectious diseases consultant at Singapore’s National University Hospital. 

Anonymous

COVID-19 Singapore: Living With The Virus? - Think Again!

COVID-19 Singapore: Living With The Virus? - Think Again!

COVID-19 was deliberately planted by evil people to get the "Benefits that outweigh the risks". They get the benefits and we shoulder the risks.

Stupid, bookworm, Western-schooled and Western-oriented gentlemen bought it wholesale - bait, hook and sinker.

After putting their necks on the chopping board, they now find it extremely difficult to make a U-Turn by admitting their stupidity and apologise and change course.

They now have to continue the false narrative as long as possible, coming out with "mind-set changing strategy" to fool the daft masses once again, squarely putting the blame and responsibility on the mass public directly. How smart and convenient!

The false narrative could not withstand time testing. As time drags on, more and more lies have been exposed. One new lie could not cover the previous lie. Therefore, the series of lies and falsehoods have been dished out one after another, by changing the narrative again and again.

Politicians and medical experts who supported the false Western narrative of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines having 90 to 95 percent efficacy to prevent infections have been proven wrong. The efficacy is only 35%. It lasts only 3-4 months, not lifetime. Two shots were supposed to be enough. Now a third shot is required. But how long will the 3rd shot last? Another 3 to 6 months, probably? Then what? One shot every 6 months? How lucrative!

This is better than finding a gold mine. A gold mine can be depleted of natural resources in time but this vaccines 'gold mine' regime is forever!

Next, they say at least the vaccines will prevent spreading of infections. But again, it has been proven wrong. In reality, the vaccinated are the ones who spread more widely and quickly because they are unaware that they have been carrying the virus with them going around everywhere. And they brought home the virus to infect their old folks, increasing the number of casualties and the wealth of the cremation centres owners.

Next, they come out with the excuse that at least you won't get seriously sick, or don't need hospitalization. But again proven wrong. Fully vaccinated got infected, got seriously sick, got hospitalized and even died. About 40% of those who died had been fully vaccinated. At least 52% of those who have been infected are fully vaccinated.

Next, after making lots of US$Billions, they are now coming out with an antiviral medicine to reduce the need for hospitalization. Another brilliant gold mine idea. Another false narrative?

We all know fully well that up till now, no medication can cure viral infections. Only our own body's immune system can fight against the virus, sometimes successful, sometimes not. So, what anti-viral medicines are the Big Pharmaceuticals producing, really?

There seems to be no end in sight of this COVID-19 rampage by the coronavirus and also no end in sight of money-making at the expense of others' sufferings by those big time snake oil producers and sellers!

The only and best way is to follow China's zero tolerance strategy and the fast response method of nipping the spread of the disease at the bud, before it can take roots. And also prevent the virus at source (foreigners and own travellers who bring in the virus from other countries, like India, USA, UK, etc.).

This "Living with the Virus" idea won't work. There are too many unknowns. How can you live with so many unknowns?

Even the so-called "virus experts" are making fools of themselves again and again.

Among the unknowns, the invisibility of the virus to the naked eye is already a great challenge. It is like living in a haunted house with many ghosts around you, trying their best to attack you whenever you become careless. How to live a life like that? How long can you last living with invisible ghosts haunting you? You will go mad in no time!

Think again.


LIPS At Your Service.

Covid19 - Who is the guinea pig?

 

Covid19 - Should daily reports focus only on those who are likely to fall very ill?

The recent move to tighten safe management measures is not surprising but disappointing. The work-from-home policy may thin out the crowds. But some feel the vaccinated are being "penalised" with the dining-in numbers at F&B establishments reduced from five to two while the number allowed at hawker centres and coffee shops remains at two.

The authorities have repeatedly talked about Singapore living with the virus. Thus, this reversal in dining-in numbers is confusing, perhaps even sending a negative signal to both the local population and international communities.

Some countries have placed Singapore in their higher-risk travel group as we keep focusing on the total number of new cases per day.

From the daily Ministry of Health (MOH) press statements, we can tell that:

•About 98 per cent of the infected individuals had no symptoms or mild symptoms.

•Over the past 28 days, no one 18 years and below has required oxygen supplementation or intensive care unit (ICU) care.

•An average of more than 80 per cent of infected individuals who need oxygen supplementation or ICU care are 61 and above.

So is it time for MOH to report the number of just the 2 per cent new cases who are likely to fall very ill? At least one neighbouring country is already doing this.

If there are 2,000 new cases per day, 2 per cent works out to 40 cases per day. To allow for sufficient hospitalisation capacity, the percentage can be expanded to, say, 10 per cent and that will be 200 new cases.

When MOH announces 2,000 new cases per day, it causes unnecessary panic among the general public, especially those who are less informed of the more infectious Delta variant.

Of the patients who fall very ill, the elderly are much more likely to require oxygen or ICU care.

Should the authorities focus even more on this most vulnerable group? They can be identified easily at hawker centres, coffee shops and HDB void decks, chatting away for hours. Regrettably, most of them are either unmasked or improperly masked.

Besides educating them on the various safety measures, more safe distancing officers should be deployed where these seniors gather. Such deployment is less critical at shopping malls as these crowds are mostly younger people who are less likely to become very sick. That said, everyone must be socially responsible so they will not be infected and infect others.

The authorities can consider more measures (both incentives and disincentives) to further persuade the unvaccinated who are medically fit to be inoculated.

If Singapore can reduce or prevent the seniors from getting infected (particularly the unvaccinated), we can then truly move towards treating the disease as endemic. 

Anonymous

Japan has taken control of Chinese island of Taiwan through subterfuge.

                                                                                                                                                                                   The people in control of the Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party  ( DPP ) are not Chinese. They are the third generation descendants of former Japanese soldiers who invaded Taiwan in 1895.

Covid19 - Exposing the fakes, liars, incompetence and the greedy and ugly

 When the Americans heard of the virus, they banned flights from China.  Somehow the virus still found its way into the USA. Or were the virus there all the time? What the Americans failed was to keep the virus inside China.

When a few cases started in the USA, the Americans talked it away as fakes. Maybe they believed it was meant to kill Chinese and coloured people, not white Americans.  Their over confidence allowed the virus to spread all over America and killed hundreds of thousands of Americans. They failed to contain the spread of the virus. Incompetence, delusion or conned by their own schemers that told them it would not infect white Americans.

Then the Americans quickly pushed out their own vaccines, claiming that they were 95%  efficacy, the best in the world to prevent infection. The vaccines did not prevent infection. Their vaccines failed.

The Americans also claimed that with 60% or more vaccinated, their country would achieve herd immunity and life could be back to normal. They failed again. They could not achieve herd immunity even with a high rate of vaccinated by the world best vaccines they claimed to produce. They failed because of their own lies?

After 80% vaccinated, still not herd immunity, still must wear masks. The vaccinated are afraid to be infected by the unvaccinated! Holy shit.

Have the Americans done anything right about containing this pandemic? 

The Americans also badmouthed Chinese vaccines and forbid their allies and cronies to use Chinese vaccines. Did they did it right? The Chinese and many countries around the world  continue to use their own vaccines and doing extremely well in containing the spread of the virus. Life was as good as normal inside China. The Chinese vaccines were working so well that there was no need to call for a third booster shot.

The Chinese continue to produce their vaccines and used their vaccines and put in place stringent measures to prevent the spread of the virus in China. They were very successful and without having to boast about it. China has more or less achieved zero virus in the country.

Which foolish countries would choose to follow a reckless and deceitful country that could not manage to contain the virus, could not manufacture a vaccine that worked, and kept bragging about how effective were their vaccines, if 2 shots no good, 3 shots better, 4 shots betterer?

Why would foolish countries stupidly chose to follow the hilarious failure of the American ways, cannot contain, go for herd immunity, if it doesn't work, live with the virus, forget about zero virus? Accept more infections, accept more deaths, and open up the economy quickly for everyone to come.

Unfortunately this clownish approach would end up with so many infections, so many deaths, that no one would want to come, except those that are so badly infected that going to another equally badly infected country would make no difference. There is really no difference as either way, they would be infected in their home country or be infected in another country. And the clowns would claim success, that they have done a great job to open up the country and economy.

China and some successful countries continue to keep the infection to near zero in their countries and not saying anything.  When a country has done well, there is no need to brag about it. Just do it and enjoy the success, keeping the people safe and free from the virus.

Let the fools, fakes, liars, incompetence, the greedy and ugly live with the virus, with the infection and deaths.

What do you think?

China's way is wrong.  Chinese vaccines are ineffective, cannot use. The American way is the best.  American vaccines are the best?

AUKUS - ‘You have escalated the threat’: Mahathir blasts Australia on subs' said Mahathir

 

R u sure Asean is supporting Aukus?

‘You have escalated the threat’: Mahathir blasts Australia on subs

Australia’s planned acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines has made armed confrontation in the South China Sea more likely, according to veteran Malaysian politician Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

In an exclusive interview with The Australian Financial Review, Dr Mahathir said an arms race in the region was inevitable after the creation last week of the AUKUS pact as part of Canberra’s decision to buy nuclear-powered submarines.

He also fears the agreement could prompt China to match its claims with actions in the South China Sea.

“This agreement indicates you openly regard China as a possible enemy and that, if it comes to the crunch, you might even go to war. Just imagine what war would do to south-east Asia,” Dr Mahathir said.

His comments follow those of Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who on Friday expressed concerns about the new security partnership.

According to a statement released by his office, Mr Ismail Sabri told Prime Minister Scott Morrison that Malaysia feared AUKUS could spark a nuclear arms race in the Indo-Pacific.

This would be the opposite of the peaceful coexistence on which AUKUS participants say the agreement is pinned.

Dr Mahathir, who dealt with three Australian prime ministers during his long first stint as Malaysian PM from 1981 until 2003, said Canberra had again proved that Australia identified as a European nation that just happened to be located away from Europe and the United States.

Australia looks west

“Australia keeps talking about the region, and about being much closer to the region. Yet, every time there is a crisis or problem, Australia looks west. It seeks friends from the West, not from the East,” he said over Zoom from his office in Kuala Lumpur.

The 96-year-old said the AUKUS agreement, and Australia’s role in particular, had changed the dynamic.

“You have improved your capacity to fight. Even if these submarines are not carrying warheads, they will introduce nuclear capabilities to the region,” Dr Mahathir said.

“So you have escalated the threat. This will elicit a response from China.″⁣

China until now has permitted boats to traverse the contested waters of the South China Sea. This could change, Dr Mahathir said.

“China has declared the South China Sea belongs to China. But it has not stopped ships sailing through, even warships. So far, China’s claim has just been a statement; they have not really been carrying out what they claim is their right to do certain things.

“If you bring in military weapons in the region and the alliance is supplying them with weapons, I think that will elicit some reaction.″⁣

Dr Mahathir, who fronted a coalition that won an historic victory in 2018 only to lose it due to infighting less than two years later, noted the Malay states had co-existed with China for centuries before the Federation of Malaya was formed in 1957.

The bilateral relationship has its frictions. Along with Brunei, the Philippines and Vietnam, Malaysia claims sovereign rights that clash with China’s view that it owns 90 per cent of the South China Sea.

Like other claimant states, Malaysia’s preferred forum for dealing with this territorial issue is the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN). Since 2002, ASEAN has been working with China to develop a code of conduct for the South China Sea.

The long process shows no sign of resolution but for many involved, the process itself is successful if it keeps armed conflict at bay.

‘We ASEAN countries like to solve problems through negotiation.’

— Mahathir Mohamad, former Malaysian prime minister

“We ASEAN countries like to solve problems through negotiation,” Dr Mahathir said. “Malaysia is a small country; we are aware of that. We value China because it’s a big market for us, and they value us because they get some raw materials from us.

“We have to live next door to China, and we can’t be confronting them.” In Dr Mahathir’s view, Australia and the US are trying to push ASEAN states to take sides.

“You keep on trying to persuade ASEAN to confront China, to be unfriendly. We cannot do that. The United States has a lot to contribute to south-east Asia. But so has China,” Dr Mahathir said.

In his view, the idea of a balance of power, “that groups of countries are a threat to other countries” is “an old kind of thinking”.

He believes AUKUS is the latest sign the West has not adjusted to the rise of Asia.

“In the past, you were very comfortable because Eastern countries did not have the capacity that Europe and America had, but now many Eastern nations – Korea, Japan and China – have almost the same capacity as you.

“They want to send out rockets to outer space and so on. Let them do that. Compete there; that doesn’t hurt us. But don’t disrupt our market.” 

Anonymous