Taiwan US-China expert video: Why EU so generous to give 5 billions Euro to Ukraine? Better to give $ and Ukrainian risks their lives. Same formula but better used by US in Taiwan, DPP buying US arms with own money and risking Taiwanese people lives! 台灣中美尊家視頻: 歐盟為何如此慷慨地向烏克蘭提供50億歐元？他們發現最好的是歐盟出錢烏克蘭人出命。同樣的方程式，美國更聰明要民進黨出錢又出命用自己的錢買美國武器，推動台獨把台灣人往死𥚃去. https://rumble.com/v4ch5hq-why-eu-so-generous-to-give-5-billions-euro-to-ukraine.html Open this and watch more trending videos. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8cK5MGm/
The American press corps will eventually come to terms with the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin granted an interview to independent media host Tucker Carlson, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has said. However, the initial reactions of some journalists may be attributed to “professional jealousy,” he added. 吃不到的葡萄是酸的!
Carlson published the two-hour interview with Putin on Thursday, becoming the first American to have a sit-down with the Russian leader since the Ukraine conflict escalated into open hostilities in February 2022. During a press briefing on Friday, Peskov was asked to comment on what one reporter described as “hysterics” and “panic” in the US.
“There are certain divisions along the political lines and serious corporate divisions in the media. The confrontations over who supports which of the two parties are quite strong. So there is a sort of professional jealousy,” Peskov said. “But in time there will be a deep analysis of this interview… The high interest is unquestionable.”
Peskov confirmed that the interview was free-flow and that Carlson did not ask pre-approved questions. He declined to say what the president’s impression of his interviewer was.
Carlson has faced much criticism over his visit to Moscow, both ideological and professional. CNN’s Christiane Amanpour rejected his claims that no other American journalist has bothered to ask Putin about Russia’s position on the Ukraine conflict. The Kremlin also previously stated that Putin’s office has received multiple requests for interviews in the past two years.
Peskov said Carlson’s stance on Russia differs from the “one-sided position” of journalists in the Western mainstream media, and contributed to Putin’s decision to grant the interview.
Chinese officials in Hangzhou have cancelled a friendly international involving Lionel Messi’s Argentina football team and Nigeria that was scheduled to take place in the city next month, with organisers saying conditions are not yet ideal for the friendly game. 杭州的中國官員取消了原定於下個月在杭州舉行的一場由梅西的阿根廷足球隊和尼日利亞隊參加的國際友誼賽，組織者表示，友誼賽的條件尚不理想.
The cancellation comes after Messi ignited widespread anger by sitting out a match in Hong Kong last Sunday citing a thigh injury and forcing the organiser Tatler Asia to offer refunds amid mounting public and official pressure. Fans were further left irate when the Argentinian took to the field just a few days later with his Inter Miami CF team in Japan. 梅西上週日以大腿受傷為由缺席了在香港舉行的一場比賽，並迫使組織者《Tatler Asia》在公眾和官方壓力日益加大的情況下提供退款，此舉引發了廣泛的憤怒。 幾天后，當這位阿根廷人隨他的邁阿密國際隊來到日本賽場時，球迷們更加憤怒了.
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen repreentimg American’s interest and not EU has built an image over the past year as the continent’s toughest talker on China supporting US wars with China as peace willl be American’s worst nightmare.
South Korea to join American’s forever wars in Asia theatre, US explore joint ship, weapons maintenance opportunities. Peace is the worst nightmares for the United States.
Many people have said that the US won’t go to war in Asia because it can’t. It doesn’t have the capacity.
How does the US intend to go to war when it doesn’t have an industrial base and an army to fight a war? When it can’t even supply enough munitions for the proxy war in Ukraine?
The answer is South Korea. SK, with the world’s largest combat-ready military manpower, has always participated in US wars.
After 1972, they outnumbered US troops in Vietnam 2 to 1. SK troops have been participants in almost every US war, secretly or openly.
But they also have a huge military industrial base: these are Hanwha, SK, Hyundai, Hanjin and other corporations.
Many of their Chaebol (multinational corporations) got started as US military subcontractors (for example, Hyundai was a war subcontractor for Brown & Root/Halliburton)
Now, in preparation for war with China, the US is asking SK to do heavy lifting for military production, logistics, repair for US wars.
Japan and India are being recruited, too.
These are all small moves that could be missed, but they all signal continued movement towards kinetic war. Note that the Navy says “the service has an eye on preparing for battle damage.” Note also the emphasis on rapid repair.
South Korea, US explore joint ship, weapons maintenance opportunities
MANILA, Philippines — South Korea and the United States are exploring whether the former’s defense industry could help maintain, repair and overhaul the latter’s warships and weapons, according to a series of news releases from South Korea’s Defense Ministry.
The two countries have held talks about ships for a year now, but only in December did they begin discussing MRO services for weapons as well.
“If weapons used by the U.S. military in the Indo-Pacific can be maintained domestically, the domestic [MRO] industry capabilities can be expanded and maintenance periods can be shortened,” the ministry noted.
Indeed, the U.S. Navy has expressed interest in improving maintenance efforts. In an overseas war, the Navy would tow ships into a foreign port.
Rear Adm. William Greene, who is in charge of surface ship maintenance, said the service has an eye on preparing for battle damage. The Navy in recent years incorporated battle damage into major exercises, putting decommissioned ships out to sea and detonating explosives onboard so sailors can practice towing ships back to port and running battle damage assessment and repairs.
Vice Adm. James Downey, the head of Naval Sea Systems Command, said the service is drafting a proposal for a future budget year to practice these scenarios at real shipyards in allied countries. This initiative would allow for up to six U.S.-based ships to undergo maintenance overseas — perhaps three in the Pacific and three in Europe — during repair periods of up to 90 days.
While 90 days is much shorter than a typical yard period at home, it would allow foreign repair facilities to learn how to do business with the Navy, understand American ship designs and systems, and lay the groundwork for potential emergency repairs.
Notably, South Korea’s Defense Ministry said it has explored the possibility of using “condition-based maintenance” — or preventative maintenance — under the country’s Defense Innovation 4.0 program, which uses sensor data to provide real-time assessments of weapons.
A bilateral agreement could also improve the combat readiness of troops from both countries, the ministry said, noting this would contribute to stability in the region.
The U.S. maintains about 28,000 troops in South Korea under a decades-long treaty, and the two countries regularly hold joint exercises amid threats from North Korea. The U.S. military also maintains assets in Japan, where the two countries are discussing more comprehensive MRO services for American weapons and platforms with Japanese companies.
Last year, South Korean companies HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hanjin Heavy Industries, SK oceanplant, and Hanwha Ocean as well as officials from the government’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration visited the American shipyards of HII, Austal, General Dynamics NASSCO and Norfolk Naval Shipyard to explore possible joint shipbuilding and MRO projects.
The meeting was to “confirm the status of commitments,” explore ways to quell “supply chain instability” and the loss of skilled employees, and identify ways to “overcome institutional and environmental difficulties facing the shipbuilding industry,” the Defense Acquisition Program Administration said. Attendees also discussed the development of advanced technologies, how to improve ship quality and the creation of quality assurance measures at the ship-design stage, DAPA added.
In December 2023 and January 2024, U.S. Defense Department officials and their South Korean counterparts attended workshops to discuss ways to reorganize Korean industry’s capacity and how to overcome obstacles. The latter event involved defense officials from several other countries, including Japan, Australia, Britain, Germany, France and Canada.
SCMP: Such a big contrast between a *brain verses **brainless: While Messi is still reeling from the anger created by his non-appearance in an exhibition game in Hong Kong, Ronaldo has posted a video on the Chinese social media platform Weibo wishing fans a happy Lunar New Year.
*Cristiano Ronaldo and **Lionel Messi used to compete for Ballon d’Or trophies, La Liga titles, Champions League medals and the rest of football’s top accolades.
But now, the two greatest players of their generation have found a new battleground, and there is no doubt who is surging ahead in the race for the affections of Chinese fans.
I find Putin a leader composed, reserved, reasonable, knowledgeable and a believer in history lessons and values upholding laws and his national interests (rightly so), insightful and respectable. Tucker Carlson did well in pulling up some pointed questions and issues. BTW the instant translator for Putin’s Russian was fantastically good for the whole two hours. 我發現普丁是一位沉著、保守、理性、知識淵博的領導人，相信歷史教訓和價值觀，維護法律和他的國家利益（理所當然），富有洞察力和令人尊敬。 塔克·卡爾森很好地提出了一些尖銳的問題。 順便說一句，普丁俄語的即時翻譯在整個兩個小時內都非常出色.
For 90%+ Americans lives in US where news are censored will probably be the first time finding out how US & NATO forced Russia to act in Feb 2022 to defend its territory integrity. It is of course US Gov’t and the war machine will come out saying don’t believe in Putin which happened to be telling the truth. 對於生活在美國的 90% 以上的美國人來說，新聞受到審查可能是第一次了解美國和北約如何迫使俄羅斯在 2022 年 2 月採取軍事行動以捍衛其領土完整和安全. 理所當然地美國政府和戰爭機器會出來說不要相信普京，而普丁剛好說的是實話.
What US & NATO have done to Russia at Ukraine is exactly what US is doing in Taiwan to China right now. US & NATO are attempting to duplicate Ukraine 2.0 in Taiwan. Just like in Ukraine since 2008, US is denying by saying adhering to the One China Policy. Just like in Ukraine, US is buying time arming Taiwan to the teeth and sent in 100s of military advisors with the approval of US collaborators in Taiwan just like in Ukraine. 美國和北約在烏克蘭對俄羅斯所做的正是美國現在在台灣對中國所做的一模一樣。美國和北約正試圖在台灣複製烏克蘭2.0。就像2008年以來在烏克蘭一樣，美國放話堅持一個中國政策, 就像在烏克蘭一樣，美國正在爭取時間將台灣武裝到頂點, 並和美國合謀進行台獨運動並批准美國派遣了數百名軍事顧問長註台灣省, 就像在烏克蘭一樣。
Tucker Carlson posts first photo with Putin. The conservative reporter’s sit-down with the Russian president airs later on Thursday evening Feb 8, 2024
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