"In these geopolitically turbulent times, it (SAFE) is a means to increase cooperation, meet defence targets and spend better, as we address short-term urgency and long-term needs," European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a joint statement. CNA
China's J10CE, the Rafale killer. The only modern fighter aircraft with real battle experience and real kills. 4 Rafales, 1 SU30, 1 MiG29 and an unknown aircraft.
12/04/2025
White Peril's lie about defence and threats...they are the real threat to the world
"In these geopolitically turbulent times, it (SAFE) is a means to increase cooperation, meet defence targets and spend better, as we address short-term urgency and long-term needs," European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a joint statement. CNA
Rogue Empire's containment and choking of China falling to pieces
USA's beautiful containment of China in the maritime sector using Straits of Malacca, Suez Canal and Panama Canal is now also facing obsolescence.
The Panama Canal itself is dying a natural death due to climate change. The Suez Canal's navigation usage is in the hands of the Houthis, and up to them to control using the Bab Al-Mandab entrance to the Red Sea from the South. The Straits of Malacca faces uncertainty over the Isthmus of Kra development if implemented. Moreover, China's Belt and Road development has solved some of the geopolitical issues using the links afforded by the railway system. On top of that, the Arctic route is being explored by Russia and China for trade with Europe.
As of now, some shipping companies, mainly USA or Israeli owned or operated, are going around South Africa to avoid the Suez Canal. More expensive for shippers and longer, but definitely safer.
Perhaps we could also talk about the technological containment that the USA is carrying out against China. In AI, Chinese development is already on par with multi-billion developers in the USA, but at a fraction of the cost. In robotics, China is probably ahead in application throughout its industrial sector, while developers in the USA like Elon Musk are looking at selling of robots for homeowners to boost egos with robots doing housework. USA does not have the manufacturing base to leverage on robotics like China.
We can dig our own rare earth...then what?
Sure, setting up such rare earth processing plant is possible, but not easier than digging up the dirt, costlier and time consuming too, not to talk about environmental issues that could hamper progress. Have the USA and its allies already done that before digging? Putting the cart before the horse is not going to move anywhere. Just chest thumping and crowing on a dung heap is not going to solve any rare earth problem.
So, the USA and its allies can dig up all the rare earth dirt they want, but what can they do with it without China's processing logistics? Trump was dead right when he said that by next year the USA would have so much rare earth, it does not know what to do with it. Dig baby dig all you want Trump.
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12/03/2025
Mearsheimer - The evil American Empire is the most hated in the world, and in rapid decline
A 38 min lecture on the decadent American morality that the unthinking and brain dead believers still believed to be the highest order of human rights and decency...without question. Mearsheimer also shattered the myth of American invincibility by the use of force, threatening the world with aircraft carriers, to brow beat every country into compliance, calling it wars for freedom, democracy and human rights but never meant to be. The Russians and the Chinese simply changed the game by developing cheap hypersonic missiles able to sink multi billion dollar aircraft carriers or warships in an asymmetric new war.
Russia is supply Yakhont missiles, costing a few million to check and neutralise multi billion dollar aircraft carriers, closing the Strait of Man El Bab. This ability to cut off all the choke points would be spread around the world when the Yakhonts are delivered to all the small countries around the world, rendering the American military might, the aircraft carriers into obsolescence.
The Americans no longer rule the oceans, can no longer sail or fly their warships and warplanes anywhere they want. The Americans cannot threaten or coerce nation states with their warships and warplanes.
The world is waiting for the first American aircraft carrier in the Caribbean, or the shooting down of a F35. This will blow away the mask of invincibility and superiority of American weapons and weapon systems. The evil American Empire is crashing down in double quick time.
The world is now looking at the true American monster, naked, committing crimes against the world, committing genocide, violating democracy, human rights, bringing chaos to the world. All the pretences of goodness is looking hollow and absolutely ugly. American hypocrisies are crystal clear.
Hillary Clinton: We came, we saw, he died.
Madeleine Albright: It is worth it to kill half a million Iraqi children.
American terrorists playing 'Follow the leader' game...BRICS countries are following the leader
Russia is the first country to diligently follow what the Americans are doing in the 'Follow the leader' game. The Americans are telling the Russians, we can expand to Russia's border, place military weapons, including long range missiles along Russia's border. In Ukraine, Russia said no and stepped into stop the American terrorists from endangering the security and sovereignty of Russians and Russia.
In Venezuela, the Russians are doing exactly as what the Americans are doing in Ukraine, placing missiles and military weapons near the American homeland. And the Americans have no reason to say no like in the Cuban Crisis of the 60s. Actually, many did not know that the Americans then were also playing the same dirty game, by placing nuclear weapons in Turkey before the Russians responded by placing same weapons in Cuba. Finally both took a step back and withdrew the nuclear weapons in Turkey and Cuba to avoid an open war.
A slight difference today in Venezuela is that the Russian weapons were defensive in nature, to defend the sky and territorial integrity of Venezuela. But the message is the same. Follow the leader, what the Americans can do, Russians will follow.
In the latest Climate Change Summit in Brazil, COP30, Trump refused to attend, calling Climate Change a con job, a hoax. China, Russia and India followed the leader and their heads of govt too did not attend. Instead they sent lower level ministerial delegation to the Summit. The Americans boycotted the Summit totally.
The Americans are taking the lead in many provocative and hostile behaviours like regime change, allowing the Central Insurgency Agency, CIA operatives to conduct espionage and hostile activities against nation states, funding NGOs to destabilise countries and inciting street demonstration and violence. The American terrorists are telling the world, they can fly their warplanes anywhere they want, sail their warships anywhere they want, to provoke nation states, conduct hostile wargames in the coastal seas or borders of countries they called threat or enemies.
Increasingly, China and Russia, including North Korea and Iran will do the same, following the examples of the American terrorists. China has conducted several freedom of navigation exercises around Japan, off the coast of Alaska, off Guam, and also around the island of Australia. The American terrorists are setting a good example for others to follow and when others did the same, the American terrorists have nothing to say or object. They started the 'Follow the leader' game. Only silly Australia protested when China sailed its warships around Australia for the first time, while Mickey Mouse Australia have been sailing their warships, submarines and warplanes near Chinese border, through the Straits of Taiwan, around and over Chinese islands in the South China Sea. The Aussies can expect China and Russia to do the same more often around Australia going forward. Another flotilla of Chinese warships is on the way to Australia, on freedom of navigation exercise.
The American terrorists' aggressive and belligerent behaviours will only be precedents for other countries to follow, and more military presence will be in Latin America to let the Americans know that they have learnt all the tricks from the American terrorists. The Americans have been deploying their military bases and weapons around China and Russia, and also selling weapons to Taiwan. China, Russia and Iran are also deploying and selling weapons to Latin American states. The Americans are too embarrassed to protest. China, Russia and Iran and also North Korea, are just following the leader.
The American terrorists are setting good examples, good teachers, to teach the world how to behave like American terrorists.