Putin impoverishes the world & is Doomed.
No one wants to be poor. When one man makes the whole planet poorer, guess what happens next..?
Word of the Day: missile (En/Fr), misil, Rakete, rakett, ракета, ракета, 导弹
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Putin's on-going war crime will increasingly impoverish the world. This will increasingly lead to backlash against Putin, including by China. By destroying Ukraine, Putin seriously threatens China's food security. As a result, it is natural to question when China might seek to reclaim territories that were occupied by Russia during what is known as the "century of humiliation."
https://www.the-sun.com/news/8825583/ukraine-missile-attack-crimea-bridge-holidaymakers/ (Video of latest attack on the bridge from da Murderland)
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/08/10/joe-bidens-china-strategy-is-not-working This isn’t bad news… You want to tame a dragon? Dragons like food! Ukraine has food! Well, had food, until incompetent corrupt war criminals raped and robbed and murdered their way into zinc coffins.
THIS IS GREAT NEWS!
https://nypost.com/2023/08/11/russia-warehouse-near-putins-residence-is-on-fire/
Gib mir das Ja Wort!
“This ends with Putin dead or in the docket for war crimes. Ukraine will win.” -Eric Engle
Sanctions:
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1690
China and the Chinese Would Rather Make Money than Wage War
It’s almost as if they are actual human beings, huh!
Sovereign Funds: How the Communist Party of China Finances Its Global Ambitions, Zongyuan Zoe Liu (with audio
Seriously, they like money.
Go Read On Contradiction by Mao Zedong.
Even though China and the Chinese want money they are in fact ruled by a single party which describes China as a "dictatorship" (Article I, Constitution of the People's Republic of China). This sometimes causes domestic governance and foreign policy complications, and when those contradictions combine, when a domestic contradiction occurs at the same time as a foreign policy contradiction there is real risk of systemic instability both nationally within China and internationally. Chinese governance can and should continue to evolve to better resolve the contradictions between Marxist theories, Chinese characteristics, and material facts. Wang Huning is entirely capable of articulating and resolving those contradictions, and Xi Jinping is politically able to implement them. These are practical reasons why you should accept the Xi Jinping government, at least if you're actually interested in helping China improve domestic governance, reform economically and politically, and to have good relations between the global "core" of the highly developed world and the PRC.
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/08/lessons-for-todays-cold-war-2-0-with-russia-china/
I generally don't reproduce falun gong propaganda but this is basically correct and in any case interesting and well done. Lei's not crazy, she's just a typical philosophical dualist instead of being a scientific materialist. In that framework you can probably understand her (and her mistakes).
At first, I thought perhaps China's CGTN finally broadcasting in Russian might be a sign of improved Chinese-Russian relations.
Then, I saw this video is about Chinese energy policy. So of course I thought "uh oh... China is trying to get Russian oil..."
Nope! CHINA IS EATING RUSSIA'S LUNCH IN CENTRAL ASIA. The video is all about China-Kazakhistan energy cooperation. Even though it's in Russian. Remember! Backs are for stabbing!
《谁知盘中餐,粒粒皆辛苦》?
https://www.reuters.com/world/china-defence-minister-visit-russia-belarus-this-week-2023-08-14
“When your enemy is making a mistake, do nothing to interfere.” Napoleon
China intends to contend with the USA in Latin America.
The ability of China and the USA to channel their rivalries into productive economic activity and constructive political and economic reform both domestically and internationally will largely condition how much conflict occurs for the remainder of this century.
I don’t know if SCMP is confirming, following, agreeing, or reached this conclusion on its own, but China is now openly speculating on life after Putin. Draw your own conclusions。 解放加油!
LEARN CHINESE YOU ARE MISSING OUT ON ALL THAT GREAT CULTURE!
Codes & Ciphers Hiding in plain sight.
可大天立国月者年在而莫
“ May the great heavens establish the country, and the moon reigns, yet there is no such thing as a year”. Moon is symbol of Islam. Sun is symbol of Japan. (year is one solar cycle).
Apparently, Russian forces encircled, heavy artillery barrages, naval attacks by drones, attacks on bridges. [as predicted in last weeks decrypt see “notes”]
ROUND 1
消防员 Fireman 防 protect, defend
甜甜圈 Donut (lit sweet roll) 圈 circle, roll(ed up) [what we do to the enemy codebreakers! we roll up their network!]
灯塔 lighthouse 塔 tower
斑马 zebra (lit. striped horse) 马
荡秋千 seesaw 千 1000 [1000 year reich?]
魔术师 MAGIC (lit. magic art master) 术 art [MAGIC was the name of a famous decryption ring!]
防圈塔马千术
Rook Knight 1000 art
protect circle tower horse 1000 art
消防员
甜甜圈
灯塔
斑马
荡秋千
魔术师
fireman donut lighthouse zebra seesaw magician
All possible permutations of the Chinese characters "防圈塔马千术":
防术千塔马圈 Defense technique thousand tower horse circle i.e. 1000 chariots (tanks). (horse+tower=chariot=tank, a perimiter defense by a circle of1000 surrounded tanks)
It probably referse to a tank encirclement in Ukraine. 1000 tanks being encircled in turn form up a 1000 tank defensive circle (perimeter)
1. 防圈塔马千术
2. 防圈塔马术千
3. 防圈塔千马术
4. 防圈塔千术马
5. 防圈塔术马千
6. 防圈塔术千马
7. 防圈马塔千术
8. 防圈马塔术千
9. 防圈马千塔术
10. 防圈马千术塔
11. 防圈马术塔千
12. 防圈马术千塔
13. 防圈千塔马术
14. 防圈千塔术马
15. 防圈千马塔术
16. 防圈千马术塔
17. 防圈千术塔马
18. 防圈千术马塔
19. 防圈术塔马千
20. 防圈术塔千马
21. 防圈术千塔马
22. 防圈术千马塔
23. 防马圈塔千术
24. 防马圈塔术千
25. 防马圈千塔术
26. 防马圈千术塔
27. 防马圈术塔千
28. 防马圈术千塔
29. 防马千塔圈术
30. 防马千塔术圈
31. 防马千圈塔术
32. 防马千圈术塔
33. 防马千术塔圈
34. 防马千术圈塔
35. 防马术塔圈千
36. 防马术塔千圈
37. 防马术千塔圈
38. 防马术千圈塔
39. 防马术圈塔千
40. 防马术圈千塔
41. 防千圈塔马术
42. 防千圈塔术马
43. 防千圈马塔术
44. 防千圈马术塔
45. 防千圈术塔马
46. 防千圈术马塔
47. 防千马塔圈术
48. 防千马塔术圈
49. 防千马圈塔术
50. 防千马圈术塔
51. 防千马术塔圈
52. 防千马术圈塔
53. 防千术塔圈马
54. 防千术塔马圈
55. 防千术圈塔马
56. 防千术圈马塔
57. 防千术马塔圈
58. 防千术马圈塔
59. 防术圈塔马千
60. 防术圈塔千马
61. 防术圈千塔马
62. 防术圈千马塔
63. 防术千塔马圈
64. 防术千马塔圈
65. 防术千马圈塔
66. 防术马塔圈千
67. 防术马塔千圈
68. 防术马千塔圈
69. 防术马千圈塔
70. 防术马圈塔千
71. 防术马圈千塔
72. 防塔圈马千术
73. 防塔圈马术千
74. 防塔圈千马术
75. 防塔圈千术马
76. 防塔圈术马千
77. 防塔圈术千马
78. 防塔马圈千术
79. 防塔马圈术千
80. 防塔马千圈术
81. 防塔马千术圈
82. 防塔马术圈千
83. 防塔马术千圈
84. 防千术塔圈马
85. 防千术塔马圈
86. 防千术圈塔马
87. 防千术圈马塔
88. 防千术马塔圈
89. 防千术马圈塔
90. 防术塔圈马千
91. 防术塔圈千马
92. 防术塔千圈马
93. 防术塔千马圈
94. 防术塔马圈千
95. 防术塔马千圈
96. 防术千圈马塔
97. 防术千圈塔马
98. 防术千马圈塔
99. 防术千马塔圈
100. 防术千马千塔
101. 防术千马千塔
ROUND TWO
勉强 reluctant
洞穴 cave
哄骗 deceive
攻击 attack
喝彩 applause (drink in the selected splendor)
向往 look forward too
Round two is likely about Russians entrenched in various forts (caves) in Ukraine, deceptions, attacks, and looking forward to celebrating Ukraine's victory.
ROUND THREE: UNSCRAMBLED SET EXPRESSIONS ARE
山穷水尽
穷光蛋
花火山
龙珠果
有山玩水
游轮
This one looks autobiographical
山穷水尽
- 山 (shān): mountain
- 穷 (qióng): poor, destitute
- 水 (shuǐ): water
- 尽 (jìn): exhausted
Literal Meaning: The mountain is exhausted, the water is depleted.
English Definition: It describes a situation where one is in a desperate or hopeless condition, with no way out or resources left.
[E.G. SURROUNDED RUSSIAN TROOPS IN UKRAINE]
穷光蛋
- 穷 (qióng): poor, destitute
- 光 (guāng): light, brightness
- 蛋 (dàn): egg
Literal Meaning: Poor egg with no light.
[E.G. ILL EQUIPPED RUSSIAN TROOPS IN UKRAINE WITH BAD OR NO EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES]
English Definition: It refers to someone who is extremely poor or broke.
花火山
- 花 (huā): flower
- 火 (huǒ): fire
- 山 (shān): mountain
Literal Meaning: Flower fire mountain.
English Definition: It refers to a volcanic mountain that emits flames, symbolizing a dangerous or explosive situation. THIS IS WHERE THE MONKEY KING SUNWUKONG 孙悟空 WAS BORN
But fire flower in Chinese is also fireworks, so may be referring to artillery barrages on some mountain.
龙珠果
- 龙 (lóng): dragon
- 珠 (zhū): pearl
- 果 (guǒ): fruit
Literal Meaning: Dragon pearl fruit.
China is the dragon, Shanghai has a famous Pearl building. Fruit=Capital, results of labor.
English Definition: Dragon fruit.
Though, it may also refers to a fictional fruit from the Dragon Ball series, which grants the ability to summon a dragon and make a wish.
有山玩水
- 有 (yǒu): have
- 山 (shān): mountain
- 玩 (wán): play
- 水 (shuǐ): water
Literal Meaning: Have a mountain to play with water.
[may refer to Ukrainian attacks at sea, some of Crimea is mountainous]
English Definition: It describes a leisurely or carefree state of enjoying nature, particularly playing in the water by a mountain.
游轮
- 游 (yóu): travel, tour
- 轮 (lún): wheel
Literal Meaning: Travel wheel.
[More Ukrainian navy references]
English Definition: It refers to a cruise ship or a tour boat used for leisurely travel on water.
ROUND FOUR
性本善 "by nature good natured" first line of the thousand character classic. "Man at birth, is quite good, but then by habits, paths diverge."
安乐窝 a comfortable "nest" (spies are often known as "birds")
忙里偷闲 busily stealing a break i.e. in the midst of work taking a quick break. the idea is a brief respite while working.
无精打采 lit. without spirit [to] strike [to] pluck i.e. to be exhausted
小红点 small red dot (Singapore)
牛魔王 niu mo wang but Niu Yue would be New York 。 A demon king (specifically magical bull king) from the childrens show "Journey to the West"
铁山宫主 iron mountain princess is his wife
幸灾乐祸 taking joy in others suffering, gloating [Russians committing war crimes in Ukraine and gloating about it]
FINAL ROUND
落花流水 falling flowers flowing waters. "to suffer a resounding defeat" [what will happen to the russians gloating in Ukraine]
Falling flowers, Ukrainian rockets and drones, flowing waters, which flow through destroyed bridges. Within one week Bridge was indeed attacked!
Though at first I thought it might be describing a defeat of the Ukrainian offensive.
Apparently, significance Russian forces encircled, heavy artillery barrages, naval attacks by drones, attacks on bridges.
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