Rest in peace. Hopefully the Republic of China can manage to resist them.
China Unveils Plan to Tie Hong Kong, Macau Closer to Mainland
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The US and the British Empire in first half of the 20th century (until the dissolution of the empire) might be an example
Well, the US Army did regard the UK as a potential enemy before WW2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Plan_Red
Even then, they had pretty detailed plans worked out for many, many scenarios. It doesn't mean they weren't co-existing well or that anyone thought it was likely. Making a plan is so inexpensive compared to the cost of responding to some event without a well-laid-plan, that having a plan is hardly what I would call regarding them as a potential enemy.
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#63The headline is a little alarmist. I read the plan and the plan completely acknowledges the one country, two systems principle.
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#64Here's an interactive map of the growing Pearl River Delta megalopolis: https://geoshen.com/posts/the-pearl-river-delta-megalopolis
>The PRD megalopolis is an urban area of gargantuan proportions with few like it in existance. >It's home to 65 million people, a population similar to that of the United Kingdom. >It covers an area around 55,000 km^2, about the size of the country of Croatia. >The GDP of the PRD megalopolis clocks in at over $1.2 trillion, about the same as Mexico. Well damn, I live in Croatia, can't even make a mental image of that…
Minor note: Wikipedia says that the size of New York state is 141,300km² (54,555 sq mi), so New York is almost thrice the size with less than one third of the population.
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#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
The opposite seems to be true right now. China's relations with the West are a bit strained at the moment.
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>Secondly, even if Trump followed through on his blusters, China is well aware that following through on them is also costly to the U.S. and even to Trump's base (e.g. soy farmers), so they can discount the risk considerably.
What are you even talking about? Trump imposed hefty tariffs on Chinese goods a year ago. US Soy exports to China, previously their biggest market, also collapsed last year after being hit with 20% tariffs last summer[0]. According to some estimates, they fell by 98%[1]. They have resumed some small scale purchases, but that's mainly due to a lull in the Brazilian growing cycle. What you think will never happen, already did over the last 12 months.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-trade-soybe...
[1]https://finance.yahoo.com/news/incredible-u-s-china-soybean-...
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#66Firstly, this plan has been unveiled for a while now. Secondly, this plan is as much hong kong/macau trying to "tie" itself closer to the mainland as vice versa. But bloomberg being bloomberg, we get a dose of stale news mixed with propaganda. Thirdly, rather than hong kong and macau being tied closer to the mainland, it's really the pearl river delta cities just integrating together as you'd normally expect cities i…
The actual document was only released by the PRC State Council in the afternoon of February 18 2019. Granted it's been over 24 hours by now, but it's hardly stale.
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#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
The opposite seems to be true right now. China's relations with the West are a bit strained at the moment.
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> Firstly, nobody in the international community takes Trump at his word (he's a notorious liar who also follows a wholly transparent negotiating playbook, one that he's spent decades advertising).
There is a theory that the Sun clan's "art of war" was intentionally disseminated among its enemies, to make them more willing to yield to negotiations, and make their maneuvers more systematised, and predictable at war.
Strategists of Suns, on the other side, were well known for trickery, and unconventional maneuvers.
If it is so, "the art of war" is one the most brilliant piece of disinformation ever written.
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#68Interestingly the plan mandates the use of IPv6 pretty much everywhere, as well as FTTH to all homes in all cities across the PRD. It doesn't give the reason why these specific technologies are mentioned in what's meant to be a strategic plan though.
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Why would they want to do that? I would bet lots of people will revolt, forcing them to drive on the wrong side of the road.
Driving rates are pretty low in HK and Macau because the cost of car ownership is so high (namely, the cost of a parking space) and public transit/taxis are so good. So I don’t think you’d get much pushback from actual drivers.
Are you really sure???!!! HK has like one of world's most ridiculous car culture...
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And Croatia's town (like Split) leaves impression like a really crowded place. At least for me as person from North Europe country.
That's because of atrocious urban planning. Traditional Mediterranean streets were never meant for cars. Municipal governments, instead of having a clear strategy where historic city centers are preserved and everything else is bulldozed to make room for proper, modern urban design have instead opted to have no plan whatsoever. As a consequence, there is now nowhere to park, the streets are hard to navigate (even for…
Car oriented cities are a bad idea.