Let me get this straight. Public universities (including the University of Minnesota, UT Austin, and others) are private property, despite receiving billions in government funding?
I thought that the Philippines were explicitly denied the Spratly Islands in their treaty for independence with the US because the Philippines did not hold sovereignty over the Spratlys when they were a Spanish colony? I can understand China and Vietnam’s conflicting claims, but the Philippines sounds like they’re ignoring the first rule of UNCLOS: UNCLOS does not resolve issues of sovereignty and does not supercede existing sovereignty claims.
The Filipino claim on the Spratlys is completely nonsensical. By the same argument, Kinmen should also be Chinese. It’s stupid, insane, and just an opportunity to deflect from the very real territorial dispute between China/Taiwan and Vietnam.
The law requires colleges and universities to get approval before hiring or working with Chinese people who aren’t US citizens or green card holders...
Spying from within public educational institutions feels rather counterintuitive. Chinese students weren’t getting security clearance anyway, so the only goal of their research is to be published in publicly viewable journals or conferences. This is a witch hunt.
Holy shit we might actually have a chance of beating back climate change. I never expected the sheer scale of Chinese photovoltaic expansion.
Regardless of what you think about the impacts of this on the economy, it’s undoubtedly good for the environment to have cheap electricity available to supplant expensive fossil fuels.
Have you ever been to Xinjiang? Claiming that Uyghur culture and history is being eradicated sounds like some sort of joke.
Did you watch Chunwan? Chunwan is the most watched televised program in the world and the pride and joy of CCTV. Every year, every single year there is a display of traditional Uyghur dance, dress, and music. This year, a part of it was filmed in Kashgar, Xinjiang.
Dilraba Dilmurat, of Uyghur descent, is recognized by many as the most popular celebrity in China and commonly performs in traditional dress with traditional music:
Do you consider it genocide when Western fashion swept through the world, unseating traditional forms of dress? Do you consider it genocide when communities in North America default to English, losing their mother tongues? Do you consider it genocide when French people learn English to participate in the British economy? When Quebec forces Canadians to learn French?
No, you don’t. You regard culture as a static element rather than a dynamic, constantly evolving entity. You regard language in the same way. You consider indigenous people as though they are some hapless treehugger or casino operator rather than what they really are: people.
You’re the type of people who will write on and on about the rights of First Nations people but, when the Squamish decide to build a 10000-unit apartment complex on their land, you’ll be the first to protest it. Cultures evolve. People evolve.
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Georgian parliament passes 'foreign agent' bill, prompting US anger, new protests (www.reuters.com)
Biden quadruples tariffs on Chinese electric cars (www.bbc.com)
China's SMIC has reportedly developed its 5 nm node without EUV (www.notebookcheck.net)
Biden Is Trying to Buy EVs Time With New Tariffs on China. It Might Not Work (www.wired.com)
Microsoft open sources MS-DOS (cloudblogs.microsoft.com)
Shafik authorizes NYPD to sweep ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment,’ officers in riot gear arrest over 100 (www.columbiaspectator.com)
US Navy to Turn Pacific Oil Rigs Into Mobile Military Bases to Counter China (www.thedefensepost.com)
Elon Musk's X, Australia government clash over order to take down church stabbing video (www.cbc.ca)
Canadian embassy in Syria damaged in Israeli strike on Iranian embassy next door (www.cbc.ca)
Dutch set to comply with U.S. demands on China exports (www.reuters.com)
UK will not suspend arms exports to Israel, David Cameron says (www.theguardian.com)
China trying to gain space through force, US admiral says (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/19066229...
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The law requires colleges and universities to get approval before hiring or working with Chinese people who aren’t US citizens or green card holders...
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