Self respect and dignity separate a nation/civilisation from a tribe

 It can also be said that self respect, pride and dignity separate a civilisation from a tribe. Civilisation or a nation state evolved over time, over centuries, to be what they are, a distinct civilisation or nation state with their own culture and belief system, a people that want to be themselves, free from oppression and suppression, independent and living freely among nations. No self respecting civilisation or nation state would think it is alright or dignify to live under the control and dictate of another state or civilisation, ie a crony or stooge of a big power. It is demeaning to be controlled and do the bidding of big power like a dog fetching a bone thrown by its masters. Fetch!

The ancient civilisations like China, India, the Arabs, the Latin Americans, the Europeans, all have their cultural roots and history as a people that is different from others and would want it to be that way, to live their lives as they so chose. The Europeans or white men even gone beyond this expectation. They arrogated themselves as the superior race and wanted to rule the world. The land and people of the world are to serve them, to provide comfort, goods and services to let the white men live as the living gods, from the toils of the rest of the world. There were thoughts of colonising China and make the Chinese work to serve the white men, to provide for the white men. So were the rest of the world. The white men are the rulers of the world.

Any self respecting nation state or civilisation would never agree to be ruled or colonised by another state or civilisation. But in some less developed state or civilisation, being ruled by the white men is acceptable. There are also anomalies like the Hongkongers and Taiwanese that do not mind being ruled by the Brits or the Japanese or the Americans. To them, being subservient or being subjects of another nation state is ok, as long as they can live well. In a way, they have been ruled by foreigners for too long and have been brainwashed to think that China would always be bad and would not give them a good life like their former colonial masters. Even as second class citizens under foreign rules would be good enough for them. They could not see that China is no longer the poor and backward country, and the demonising of China by the white men was all to suppress China. China today could give a very good life to its citizens and could likewise do the same to the Hongkongers and Taiwanese. Ideology was only a tool to a good life.  In many ways, the Chinese are enjoying a better quality of life and more freedom than the fake democracy of the US and the West. The Chinese are now proud and happy with their country, leaders and their good life.

There are also exceptions in some Asean states that think it is ok to be cronies of the Americans and the West. Some harbour the delusionary thoughts of claiming Chinese islands as their own without knowing that the Americans would not die fighting for them, not even to fight and die for the Ukrainians, not for the Taiwanese.  For that they even compromised their independence by inviting American soldiers to their soil. The Americans are only interested in agitating them in order to control them and China, make them fight with China. Some Asean states like to play the poodle and feel happy with the crumbs thrown at them by their master, thinking it is a respectable way to earn a living as running dogs.

Many people are still fighting for their independence and freedom from foreign masters. Some had fought and won their independence but reinvited their ex colonial masters back as their de facto neo colonial masters, and did not feel any shame or dishonour.

China, Russia and the BRICS countries should assist to champion the cause of independence fighters. A good example is to follow the Americans by enacting a Hawaii Relations Act to support the independence movement in Hawaii, to use it as a justification to sell arms and to defend Hawaii, as legally provided in their law. Independence fighters and movements should be supported as they deserved to be supported to protect their freedom, dignity and respect as a free people and civilisation. Countries and people that chose to be ruled by foreign powers deserved to be so ruled as they are not fighting or resisting colonial rules eg South Korea and Japan and now Europe.

What separate independent and proud people/civilisations from the tribes or tribal civilisations are pride, self respect and dignity to be free from colonial or foreign powers. Fake independence are just that, fake independence...cronies and stooges. No amount of fake statements can hide the fact when a state becomes a crony or stooge of a big power. Just see what they do their bidding and how they suck up to the big powers.

Xi Jinping Sits at Head of Table in Meeting with Un-Invited Blinken

In his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Chinese President Xi Jinping not even rebuff calls to resume military dialogue and even physically setting himself apart from his guest with an unusual seating arrangement.

Speaking with reporters at the U.S. Embassy here after Monday's talks, Blinken stressed the importance of military-to-military communication and said he raised the issue at every meeting during his visit.

"At this moment, China has not agreed to move forward with that," he said. But Xi, who leads China's military as chairman of the Central Military Commission, likely refused to give the nod.

The meeting at the Great Hall of the People took place at an unusual U-shaped table, with Xi alone at the head and U.S. and Chinese officials lined up on each side -- including Blinken, who sat to his right.

Xi's last meeting in Beijing with an American secretary of state -- Mike Pompeo, in June 2018 -- seated side by side with a table between them. Even Xi's meeting on Friday with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates used a similar arrangement, underscoring that Blinken's seating was an outlier.

The differing treatment was foreshadowed by the Chinese Foreign Ministry's statement June 14 announcing Blinken's trip, which said the visit was "as agreed between China and the U.S." A similar statement for Pompeo noted explicitly that the secretary of state had been invited by then-counterpart Wang Yi.

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Blinken's trip to China - Did China cave in?

Talk about issues doesn't mean China will cave in to them or agree with them. China now does not care what the USA thinks or wants to talk about. China will treat them as non issues and let its actions decide, just like its demonised BRI projects and its stance on Ukraine vis a vis Russia. Did China turn against Russia despite all the attempts to pressurised China to condemn Russia. It all falls on Chinese intentional deaf ears. Just like the USA talking about China's evil intent in Africa, human rights abuses and LGBT issues in Africa, which the Africans just completely ignored and let the USA and the West bark as loudly as they want.

China does not care about what the USA or the West thinks about Taiwan's independence. It is what China thinks that is important, and China need not keep repeating its stance over Taiwan again and again. Taiwan is part of China and they can invent scenarios to turn the de facto position of Taiwan to no avail. They can tell the whole USA leaders and people to visit Taiwan, but that will not change the position of Taiwan in relation to China.

China, as the fool today, is overtaking the USA in many ways, and that makes the USA an even bigger fool to ignore China for the last four decades. Yes, the USA had concentrated on fighting terrorism and the Muslims in the Middle East over the last few decades, thinking Chinaman are fools and just laundrymen and cooks, that can never rise up to compete with them. If China has lost so much respect from the rest of the world by being a fool, why are so many countries joining BRICS and garnering so many praises from African, Latin American and Middle East leaders. Not to mention five big Central Asian countries are now co-operating with China in development and trade ties.

Now, who is the fool, trying to contain China after it has risen to compete with the USA? Never try to look down on Laundrymen and Cooks? Just like never look down on Africans, which the USA and the West is still doing, calling Africa a 'shit hole'.

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Lavrov: When the Ukraine Conflict Ends, Globalism Will End

By the time the conflict in Ukraine is resolved, Kiev will have accepted the loss of its former territories, and Western-led globalization will be dead, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told RT Arabic on Friday.

Speaking on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Lavrov described the West’s proxy war with Russia as “a geopolitical conflict,” in which the US was attempting to eliminate a powerful competitor and “preserve its hegemonic position by all means.”

“The attempt is futile, and we all know this,” Lavrov stated, adding that Ukraine and its backers will be forced to accept new “concrete realities” before a ceasefire is reached.

The era in which the US and its allies control the institutions of globalization – primarily development banks and multilateral organizations – will come to a close.

It would be too much to say that the Russians planned it this way. Clearly, they did not. We can see from the initial invasion that Putin and Lavrov assumed that the US would negotiate. Anyone who suggests that the Russians are so stupid they believed they could conquer a nation of 40 million people with 150,000 soldiers is just lying to you. The initial invasion was obviously a negotiation tactic.

What they ended up with – the whole world on their side, and a lead role in the new world order – is more than they could have ever hoped for.

It was a perfect storm. Everyone was sick of the US for an entire list of reasons, the most recent being that the US is in the process of forcing the whole world to participate not only in gay sex but in child gay sex.

Link to article: https://www.unz.com/aanglin/lavrov-when-the-ukraine-conflict-ends-globalism-will-end/

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China should support states fighting for independence from the USA

China has accused the United States of stirring up trouble in Taiwan through arms sales and visits by senior lawmakers - allegations rejected by Washington, which says it seeks to preserve the status quo by helping Taipei defend itself. CNA

Above quote is the American's position on arms sale to Taiwan to 'helping Taipei defend itself'. The UN and the whole world acknowledge that Taiwan is a part of China. The double talking Americans also claim to agree with this principle. But the slimy Americans think it is also to sell arms to Taiwan to fight against China and supporting the Taiwanese separatist movements. This is a violation of the one China Principle and subverting the sovereignty of China. China should take note of this violation and do as the Americans are doing and support all independent movements within the USA.

There are many separatist movements that wanted to break free from the evil American Empire. Hawaii, the former Mexican states, Guam, the Pacific Islands, Diego Garcia, Puerto Rico etc etc. There also countries that have been suppressed by the Americans with total sanctions and wanting to break this American gridlock, to free themselves from the evil American Empire.

China should henceforth support these separatist movements and countries under the coercion of the Americans by openly supporting them, sell them arms to defend themselves against the evil American Empire. Both can play the same game under the same rules set by the Americans. China should offer safe venues for separatist movements inside China like the Americans offering venues for anti China terrorist groups in the USA, including the Dalai Lama and Falungong sect.

If the Americans can sell arms freely to Taiwan, there is no reason why China cannot sell arms to Cuba, North Korea, Iran etc etc to defend themselves from the evil Americans. This should be China's foreign policy objective in its relations with the US. China should pursue this path by providing more funding and resources to match the Americans dollar for dollar.

The Americans cannot think that only they can play foul, can be the shit stirrer and trouble maker. China can do likewise. If the Americans did not want to pursue the same formula of win win as promoted by Xi, but chose to play the provocateur to undermine China's national interests, China should respond with a tit for tat formula, until the Americans change tack to behave responsibly. China must treat a rogue America as a rogue, and stop appeasing this international terrorist to cause more trouble for the world.

China should set up an office for the native Americans in China to promote their mission to reclaim their land stolen by the Europeans by force and genocide, who now claim it as their home, their country. There must also be a office to support the independence movement in Ryukyu Islands. China must support the Ryukuans to dispel the Americans and Japanese in their islands.