China - super power shy of behaving as one, ended up being bullied by little pricks

 When Japan invaded China and captured most of the big cities, massacring Chinese to satisfy their savage nature, they arrogantly told the Chinese that this was the result of being weak. A weak China invited the strong to invade and to rule China. The fault was not the aggressive nature of the invaders, but the weak and hapless Chinese.

Did China learn from this painful experience, an ancient civilisation ten times bigger than Japan but being whipped like a stray dog with tails between its legs, with the heads of its people being chopped off for the amusement of the barbaric Japanese soldiers, and unable to fight back. China was a living hell for the Chinese during the Japanese Occupation. Robbed of everything of value, even the dignity and decency of being Chinese. They became the pariahs in their homeland, in the world.

The Chinese would not forget these dark days of their history and worked extremely hard, with many of their brightest, the best scientists and engineers, chosing to return to their motherland to rebuild their country sacrificing the lure of fortune and fame in foreign lands. When the tide changed, when opportunity opened its door, the Chinese were in a great hurry to catch up with the rest of the world. They are now at the top vying to be the number one super power, competing directly with the Americans. But one thing they still have not learnt. Or is it due to Confucius philosophy of being humble and respectful of the weak, that they refused to act like a super power? They allowed little silly countries to spit at them, to climb over their heads, to taunt them, to even seize Chinese lands and islands and still refraining from putting their feet down and tell the scoundrels to get lost.

When China was weak, it was bullied and unable to fight back. When China was working hard to find its way back, it has no choice but to keep its head low, just keep working, ignore the stares and the spits and the insults. Work hard to be rich and strong, to be able to defend themselves. During this period, Deng Xiaoping's famous advice, keep a low profile, do not get into trouble, avoid trouble, were the mantras of the time.

When China is finally rich and strong, many still refuse to accept their new status and wanted to continue to live the way Deng told them. They could not understand that time has changed, the situation has changed. They were angry when Xi Jinping came out with the bold policy of acting as a big and respectable nation state and reclaim whatever belongs to China, particularly the South China Sea. They lack the confidence to be big powers, still afraid and wanting to put their heads down and mine their own business. Still wanting to be Ah Qs.

It is this kind of thinking in the Chinese leadership that gives the world the impression that China may be big and strong, but can still be kicked around by little asses? Look at America, or even Israel, is there any silly country that dares to fool around or mess with them? They know that doing so would get them a black eye immediately. Even second rate third world power like India would carry a big clout to whack its neighbours if they mess around with India's interest. India even thinks it can mess around with China. Let alone little silly countries in Asean, taunting and throwing punches at China and thinking they can get away, all because China would not hit back, would not dare to hit back, or because of its antiquated beliefs that kindness would earn respect. 

China forgets that the devils and snakes would always be devils and snakes. Being kind to devils and snakes would only end up being attacked by the devils and bitten by the snakes. China is now a super power, as powerful as the USA. If it does not behave as one, act as one, it would be treated like a dumb overgrown village fool. No one is going to respect a village fool. 

China has to act and behave like a super power to be respected if not feared. To the devils and snakes, they would never like China or want to be friends with China. China must not harbour any illusion that the snakes and devils would love them one day. There is only one way to deal with devils and snakes. That is to kick their asses when they misbehaved. Only then would they behave and stay away from irritating and trying to be funny with China. Let them fear China and avoid China. Only then would China enjoy some peace and respectability in the world as a big power. If China insists to continue to tie its hands behind its back, then there will be endless troubles in the South China Sea, Taiwan, Tibet and the border with India.

There are times when might is right and China must use its might to protect its rights. Unless China enjoys or tolerates little pricks trying to seize its islands in the South China Sea, or traitors working with foreign powers to bring down China.

Weakness invites aggression and trouble. A super power that behaves as weak would also invites aggression and trouble even from little pricks. Wake up China and stop the aggression and mischievous behaviours of the aggressors, big and small. Failing to act against aggression and mischief is a sign of weakness. 

Would China want to be weak forever, to be seen as weak forever, and to forever invite aggression? When little silly states think it is ok to taunt and attack China, it is the fault of China as a failed super power, not the fault of little silly states. When Japan still thinks it can invade and attack China, it is the fault of China, not Japan...because China ask for it. This applies to what the Americans are doing in Taiwan. China's weakness is inviting trouble and the independence of Taiwan. It emboldens the trouble making Americans.

How strong or how weak is China depends on its willingness to act. If it is afraid to act, all the massive military weapons it possesses mean nothing. Afraid to act is weakness.

The real world respect only might. Believing and practicing virtues and righteousness in the real world are meant for the fools. Having said this, China should not behave like gangsters and terrorists in the world stage like the rogue Americans and the West that are hated everywhere in the world.

Why would Ukraine and Europe stupidly destroying themselves?

 Ukraine is already destroyed economically and structurally. Mines laid are now destroying Ukrainian tanks. A self destructive move.

Land mines in Vietnam were laid by the USA and Vietnam had no say in preventing that. Here in Ukraine, they have all the say about mines being laid, cluster bombs being used, and targeting nuclear power stations which are all suicidal acts of inflicting self damage. The USA will give anything to them to destroy themselves, while making a fortune for the Military Industrial Complex. It is reported that some of the damage to Ukraine are self inflicted due to lack of training and experience in handling Western armaments that they are unfamiliar with.

Not only is Ukraine destroying itself, the whole EU is doing that with de-industrialisation and without cheap Russian energy, the worst is yet to come. For the short term the EU can still depend on energy from elsewhere, but certainly far from cheap. Most people are saying that Germany and France were able to develop their industries to dominate and being competitive, were all due to cheap Russian energy. Now it is all gone for good, unlikely to return. 

Anonymous

The world fed up with American bullying and gangsterism

 The USA is overdoing its demonisation of China and countries in the Global South are getting really sick and tired of it. Everywhere they go, every alliance they form, every opportunity that presents itself, it is about countering threats from China. Why drag Tonga into their warmongering ideology and not let it enjoy its path to progress?

The USA seems unable to confront China by itself and needs rounding up all the allies and forming all the alliances just to compete with China economically, militarily and humanistically. This probably stems from the stark realisation that even dealing with Russia over the Ukraine War, complete with full support from Nato, is still not within its grasp and even failing, and is a confidence sapping realisation.

The USA is behaving today unbecoming of a unipolar superpower, just crying foul and waiting for sympathy and help from allies and friends alike. The irony is that they do not know how to garner support using diplomacy which, over the decades have been corrupted to such an extent that they have forgotten how it used to work, and instead using veiled threats and arm twisting to get what they wanted, like a big bully that everyone hates. That is not going to work in the long run.

Just as we have seen throughout the Ukraine War, support from allies is actually waning, while former friendly countries are not supportive and even turning away, just like the Africans. Even allies are doing that, all because coercion and using threats does not work like before. The Middle Eastern oil producers used to be in bed with the USA, but are now no longer towing the USA line. The USA still thinks that everyone has to follow its dictates, not realising that the backbone of the US$ hegemony lies with oil, and the Middle Eastern countries hold the key. Control of the key to the US$ hegemony is no longer in the hands of the USA.

Anonymous

US supplying arms to its allies, China and Russia should do likewise

 It is time for Russia or China to help North Korea, Venezuela or even Cuba manufacture guided missiles or set up facilities to give them the technology to do so, since the USA is upping the stakes to help Australia manufacture such weapons to counter China.

What is the reason for denying other countries from having such guided missile technology since the USA itself is proliferating it? Just like giving Australia nuclear powered submarines, it cannot deny Russia or China providing countries that are friendly to have access to such weapons. The USA's days of dictating to everyone is over, since it is behaving like a country running amok and behaving like a rabid dog.

Other countries have therefore to have deterrents as well, particularly Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Cambodia and Myanmar. Cambodia is now in the bad books of the USA for Hung Sun passing power to his son to deny the USA any opportunity to hijack any election to install a stooge. They did that to Thailand, which is facing chaos, now that the USA has failed to capitalise on the election result. If Thailand erupts into mass protest, it is liable to be under military control once again.

Imagine accusing Russia and China provocating for war by conducting combined military drills
just in front of their doorstep? What is the USA doing by conducting military exercises with South Korea and Japan when the USA itself has no justifiable reason to be in that area thousands of miles from its frontyard, flexing its military might. That is not provocating?

Watch Niger as well, with the USA now professing support for the ousted President, formerly under its control. The whole collective West is now taking action by withdrawing support for the leadership leading the coup. You can be sure that chaos and instability will ensue, with the USA using this as an excuse to step in directly eventually. Without chaos in the country the USA cannot just step in, as that will clearly show their bullying tactics against smaller countries, a stand they professed to uphold over Ukraine.

We also have to watch the USA eyeing military involvement in Haiti, which like Niger, they cannot just send troops in without the world accusing them of outright bullying. So they are waiting to create chaos and instability to justify their evil designs.

Anonymous

Presidential Election - 3 good men

 Despite the lack lustre interest in this election for the head of state, 3 good men have stepped up to offer themselves to be the president of the island. These 3 good men are as flawless as you can get from among the rich and powerful Singaporeans. The pool of good men would be bigger if money and power were not criteria to determine what is good enough for a basically ceremonial position.

The president may received some reports to read daily, but most of the daily tasks of the president are quite mundane of sort though done at the ethereal level. It is quite different and extraordinary saying happy birthday to a king or president to that of saying happy birthday to ah pehs in the HDB estate. Same as sending obituaries to heads of state from that of heads of families in HDB. Similar tasks of different values but require about the same level of intelligence and effort other than good quality papers to go with it.

The president also has very important roles in opening the Istana to the people during public holidays and shaking hands with the people. Another important role is the President Charity Fund. Oh, has to read important messages during the opening of Parliament. But the mother of all important roles of the president is to hold the second key to the nation's reserves. Fortunately this role is rarely exercised as the nation's reserves is in the good hands of experts and professionals that money can buy from all over the world. Never mind if very few Singaporeans are good enough for these jobs in no talent Singapore. Our reserves in the hands of highly paid foreign experts are in safe hands. And to make things more comforting, losing a few billions is no cause for alarm to alarm the president. The president would not have sleepless nights because of losing a few billions. So very likely the role of the second key would not be played out, just academic. Not sure how much would be alarming. This is relative as losing $1000 is a big thing to the ah pehs. Here losing $30b would not even attract a whimper. Either it is too small to lose or no one cares.

Now you see why the 3 good men are in a way more than qualified to be the president of the state. In another way it is a waste of their talents to become the president when their expertise could be put to better use in many areas, to make more money. As president, they cannot do anything else with their spare time, if they have any, from their very heavy schedules to meet and visit dignitaries of the world and also the citizens from the HDB heartland.

Think of what Tharman could contribute with his expertise if he is not a president. Think of how bore he would be without pushing the limits of his grey matter. Think of how much money fund manager Ng Kok Song and businessman George Goh could make with their special skills. Poor guys would end up kissing babies and shaking hands with the hoi polloi as a major part of their work.

I have only one word to say, wasteful. They are men at the top of the heap in their professions but would be awfully underused as head of state. Another example of underemployment for Singaporeans. There is no need for such talented and gifted individuals to be the president. Anyone with a good heart, good character, honest, not of unsound mind, and respectable should suffice as the president of the island state.

What do you think?