Sino India Border - India's position based on official secret Indian govt papers

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaM0C9NunEg

'In a 42-minute interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, based on his recent book ‘Nehru, Tibet and China’, published during the dark days of the pandemic and which hasn’t got the attention it deserves, Mr. Bhasin discusses in great detail, first, India’s stand and Nehru’s multiple mistakes on the western border and, then, separately, India’s stand and mistakes on the eastern border.'   The Wire

The video explained the root cause of the Sino Indian Border probems using facts and official Indian documents.  All scholars interested in this issue would be enlightened by what is being presented and would look at the problems from a well informed perspective, minus all the emotions, prejudices and disinformation.

Be educated by Indian scholars, Karan Thapar and Avtar Singh Bhasin

The discussion in the video was conducted honestly by two rational and objective Indian scholars in a clear and distinct manner. The facts presented simply said that the border issues could easily be settled in India's favour. China was willing to do so and had offered the favourable solution to India many times during Nehru and Zhou Enlai's time.

India has been stuck by the past positions Nehru took without wanting to acknowledge the geographical and historical facts and has since been held prisoners of Nehru's obstinacy. All Indians must view this to understand the truths from the Indian side and free themselves from deep seated false perceptions and emotions of the border issues. Only when the Indians are brave enough to face the truths, that they are the ones that are complicating the problem, only when Indians are honest to themselves and free themselves from the past and misconceptions, the border can easily be resolved in India's favour.

China was willing to concede many points to India. Would India rise to the occasion, be rational and wise, to settle the border problems once and for all instead of being trapped by their own misrepresentation and public opinions, by facing the truths?  India cannot continue to live in their own lies to hate China for all the wrong reasons.

The truths hurt, but it is time to face them squarely like a man.
 

Ban big dogs in HDB flats. No big dogs allowed in the island

 I just saw a video clip of a maid walking peacefully in a residential estate with two little children. They stopped outside a house and looking inside innocently.

Then a black dog rushed out, wagging its tail, looking friendly, and dashed towards the smaller child. It then started to devour the child while the maid tried to ward it off. The owner charged out to restrain the dog but in vain. A passer by took a board to hit the dog. But it refused to let go and continued devouring the child, with its tail wagging.

By the time they separated the dog, the child was lifeless.

This dog attacked the child like it was a plaything, a doll. It was so horrifying and painful to watch.

DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN IN HDB ESTATES OR ANYWHERE IN SINGAPORE. DOGS ARE WILDLIFE AND CAN KILL!

Xinjiang - A picture is worth a thousand words

 A picture is worth a thousand words. Let the photographs of Xinjiang tell the true story of the place and its people, the Muslim minorities of China. No amount of silly and mischievous American lies can dispute what the photos are saying. If need confirmation, just make a trip to Xinjiang to face the truth.

'Maxime Vivas (Vivas) is a French writer and journalist, who wrote a book titled Ouïghours, pour en finir avec les fake news (Uygurs, to put an end to the fake news) based on his two visits to Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in 2016 and 2018. 

Recently, his new book Les Divagations des Antichinois en France (The ramblings of anti-China forces in France) has been published in which he wrote about.' Global Times

This is Urumqi, capital city Xinjiang.  How many Muslim cities around the world are as well developed and modern as Urumqi, in the middle of the Gobi desert?  All the photos are from Global Times.

Are these Muslim minorities in Xinjiang unhappy? Scrutinise their faces to see if they are faking or real. The treacherous Americans are lying to the world that these Muslim minorities are victims of genocides.  The evil Americans can fabricate their lies. The picture above will tell the truth.

The Americans are claiming that the Xinjiang minorities are working like slaves in the cotton fields of Xinjiang, like the black African slaves that worked in American cotton fields.

The slaves of Xinjiang cotton fields are the machines, modern cotton picking machines operated by skilled workers. This is the new realities that the Americans would not want to see and were very angry when UN chief of Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet visited Xinjiang to get a first hand view of the truth. And the American gangsters have organised a hate team to discredit her and forcing her to resign. Look carefully at the so called slaves of Xinjiang cotton fields, it is a huge cotton picking machine. Not the same as the African slaves of American cotton fields.

I rest my case.

Below are a few pics of LA, USA. Credit to Google. These are definitely slums compare to the modern skyscrapers of Urumqi.

Table tennis - Training a world champion

 

She is only 5 years old but already knows what she wants to be and willing to work for it. Her perseverence and dedication to become a world champion is beyond that of children or adults. The determination is written all over this little 5 year old's face.

This is true grit.

How much to buy up all the condominiums and private apartments in Singapore?

Resident households in condominiums and private apartments Singapore 2012-2021
Published by R. Hirschmann, Feb 23, 2022

In 2021, the number of resident households living in condominiums and private apartments in Singapore was approximately 229 thousand. Condominiums and private apartments are private residential units in Singapore and not under the management of the Housing Development Board. The majority of Singapore residents live in public housing under the purview of the Housing Development Board, known locally as HDB flats.

In 2021, there were around 332.98 thousand condominiums and private apartment units in Singapore. Condominiums and private apartment units are not under the purview of the Housing Development Board.

The above statistics published by R. Hirschmann could allow a simple extrapolation of how much is needed to buy up all the private apartments in Singapore, assuming that there is no restriction or limitations in a free market situation. Before going into that, there are just about 1m HDB flats on top of the private apartments and landed properties. And of the HDB flats, 80% were occupied by residents ie citizens plus PRs. Quoting from HDB, 'With more than 1 million flats spread across 24 towns and 3 estates, the Singapore brand of public housing is uniquely different. The flats spell home for over 80% of Singapore's resident population, of which, about 90% own their home.'

What is unknown from the above data is the number of Singaporeans living in private apartments. It only states that 229,000 resident households lived in private apartments but no breakdown on the number of citizens versus PRs. How many of the 333,000 private apartments are occupied by Singaporeans?

Let's come back to the question of how much would it cost to buy up all the private apartments in Singapore. Assuming the average price of a private apartment is $1m, total value would be $330b. If average price is $2m, the total value of 330,000 units would be $660b.

What is $660b to a big country like China or India? China has a reserves of US$3 trillion. Theoretically, China or India could buy up all the private apartments in Singapore if they have the intention to do it. Can you imagine what would that mean in a free market Singapore where everything can be bought on a willing buyer willing seller basis?

What is $660b? Any takers?  Actually Elon Musk or Bill Gates could do it if they are interested, as good as buying up Singapore. It is so cheap, so affordable.