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#ChineseSpyBalloon
1. As early as 2015, #CCP successfully flew its stratospheric airship "Yuanmeng (Dream)”.
It has continuous power, can monitor the ground 10 times better than satellites, act as a #wartime communication support & attack platform, and is difficult for missiles
1. As early as 2015, #CCP successfully flew its stratospheric airship "Yuanmeng (Dream)”.
It has continuous power, can monitor the ground 10 times better than satellites, act as a #wartime communication support & attack platform, and is difficult for missiles
2. and aircraft to reach & attack, according to this propaganda video.
Yuanmeng is the pronunciation of the Chinese word 圆梦, which means “a dream comes true”.
Hasn’t #XiJinping always talked about his “#ChinaDream”? The name of this stratospheric airship reflects
Yuanmeng is the pronunciation of the Chinese word 圆梦, which means “a dream comes true”.
Hasn’t #XiJinping always talked about his “#ChinaDream”? The name of this stratospheric airship reflects
3. the #CCP’s “dream” to conquer the world.
You know what? While the West calls #ChineseSpyBalloon a “balloon”, the CCP has been using “#airship” (飞艇) to refer to the flying object that was shot down by the #US.
You know what? While the West calls #ChineseSpyBalloon a “balloon”, the CCP has been using “#airship” (飞艇) to refer to the flying object that was shot down by the #US.
🇪🇺🇺🇦👇important contribution. Start of debate forcing itself onto #EU agenda when Leaders meet for 'Growth summit' in Versailles next week.
Personally I have no doubt a "doubling-down" on EU #borrowing capacity in time will be necessary -- but not necessarily as proposed.
Personally I have no doubt a "doubling-down" on EU #borrowing capacity in time will be necessary -- but not necessarily as proposed.
As a quick take, I think @benjaminhaddad @maxbergmann's proposal:
- lacks ambition in the most adverse scenario (1⃣) (obvious)
- faces question about EU borrowing priority in world we are waking up to tomorrow (2⃣);
- requires discussion of European defence fundamentals (3⃣).
- lacks ambition in the most adverse scenario (1⃣) (obvious)
- faces question about EU borrowing priority in world we are waking up to tomorrow (2⃣);
- requires discussion of European defence fundamentals (3⃣).
1⃣ Worst-case: rest of Europe gets pulled into war w/ Russia. What nobody wishes, is not inconceivable.
We are then talking about something entirely different in scale in terms of mobilising resources across society, including issuance of war debt, to finance the effort.
We are then talking about something entirely different in scale in terms of mobilising resources across society, including issuance of war debt, to finance the effort.
Of interest: "How Pandemics Past and Present Fuel the Rise of Large Companies"
#WEF #greatreset #digitalization, #IoT, #BlockChain #5G #NewDealForNature
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#WEF #greatreset #digitalization, #IoT, #BlockChain #5G #NewDealForNature
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"There has been a clear spike in #online shopping, and #retail #analysts are wondering whether this is a #decisive #move into the #virtual world, and the further #dominance of big #corporations."
Please tell the analysts that the answer is yes.
Please tell the analysts that the answer is yes.
"Keeping us distracted as we wait at home for our parcels is the streaming #entertainment industry – a market sector which is dominated by big corporations including #Netflix, #Amazon Prime (again), #Disney and and others."
🦠 COVID19 104 cases.
#SuperSpreader South Korean woman potentially infected 166 contacts. +++
2 more from ship died today - Japanese citizesn
30 of 53 NEW cases = sect members.
US base in SK on travel restrictions w/23K+ military stationed there.
bbc.com/news/world-asi…
#SuperSpreader South Korean woman potentially infected 166 contacts. +++
2 more from ship died today - Japanese citizesn
30 of 53 NEW cases = sect members.
US base in SK on travel restrictions w/23K+ military stationed there.
bbc.com/news/world-asi…
🦠 COVID19 Man who died Wed in S Korea had been hospitalized w/schizophrenia 20 yrs. - bedridden in the restricted psych ward and was only Dx'd after he died.
2 more patients in psych ward tested positive.
Everyone in the hospital now being tested.
afp.com/en/news/826/fi…
2 more patients in psych ward tested positive.
Everyone in the hospital now being tested.
afp.com/en/news/826/fi…
🦠 COVID19 South Korea and Vietnam as millions to stay home in self quarantines.
With 11 of 16 cases in Son Loi, 44 km from Hanoi, Vietnam has quarantined the city of 10K residents - a very strict 20-day quarantine since February 14 for 20 days.
businessinsider.com/coronavirus-qu…
With 11 of 16 cases in Son Loi, 44 km from Hanoi, Vietnam has quarantined the city of 10K residents - a very strict 20-day quarantine since February 14 for 20 days.
businessinsider.com/coronavirus-qu…
