A few months ago my friend who works at the Logistic Support Department of the CMC, have started noticing odd requests from the Northern Theatre Command
They were requesting for type O- blood, this request should only be placed before a major military operation
So he jumped on our internal Wechat group and he started casually asking me if I've heard anything
We used voice chat, and put on our thickest local dialect to get around discipline officers monitoring the group
I of course have not heard anything, since I only deal with foreign relations and no classified staff
However, my dad did notice something odd
During a dinner gathering, his old army pal from Northern Theater Command, talked about how the PLA must be more active in politics
He waived it off as drunken table talk
We had a great time, my dad's army pal and I talked in depth about my interests, including Vexillology
Vexillology is the study of flags and symbolism, I've stayed in touch with my dad's army pal
Few weeks ago, he had asked me to reinterpret the Chinese flag, based on my understanding of Chinese Socialism in the New Era
So I came up with this design, which emphasized on harmony through the usage of round typologies
I also gave nod to the Army aesthetic by using the vertical orientation of the 5 stars
He was ecstatic, and asked my permission to use it for his unit as an informal patch
Yesterday, to my absolute horror, I found out that the vehicles in the coup convoy had spray-painted my design as a form of identification
The entire propaganda apparatus went into overdrive trying to deny the existence of a coup by flooding coup related #, myself included
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The Trump-Zelensky fight was the unintended consequence of a setup from both sides.
Zelensky wanted to act tough on camera, and Trump got cold feet and wanted to back out of the deal presented by Rubio.
Ultimate fault lies with Rubio and his State Department.
Here's why🧵: 1/8
The details of this mineral for protection deal would've been drafted by the State Department, and sold as a profitable business transaction by Rubio to Trump.
Trump initially liked it, but reality probably set in for him.
Rare Earth minerals are not rare per se. However, because of its low concertation, mining it requires a robust mining industry.
It is only economically viable IF your country has an existing robust mining industry.