This is why I provided an archived link at the end of the body text :-)

I get your point and hope that the US will provide them Tomahawks and Germany Taurus missiles, but this here is mostly on Putin and Russia than on anyone else.

That you did that comment on multiple threads begs some questions.

Yeah? Which ones?

You may have missed that OP cross-posted that, as much as you misinterpret my comment while ignoring some points. Intentionally?

I already commented in another thread to these same empty accusations. No need to repeat that here.

The next wave of weird conspiracies just to distract from the topic.

As an addition: You don’t need to believe me or the linked study. Just go to these communities and read their posts and comments yourself.

Read their entire post history. The spin is absolutely clear.

Every time someone calls out Israel we get people discounting it because they are not perfect, and project motives.

That doesn’t happen ‘every time’ nor is it about discounting Israel’s war crimes or what you call a ‘lack of purity.’ Just read OP’s post history. It’s a devastating testimony for a lack of any ethics.

I know we should be friendly and polite here, but celebrating violence against innocent people because they perceive them as ‘enemies’ is - at best - brainwashed, and it is mentally derailed at worst. Just read the linked study or go to the comms and read the posts there yourself.

OP’s post history contains exclusively pro -China and anti-Western propaganda narratives, but this here has a special spin. Not that condemning Israel’s atrocities is wrong, but while posting this here OP’s communities literally celebrating Russia’s atrocities against Ukrainian civilians or China’s genocide against people in Tibet, East Turkistan (Xinjiang), and Inner Mongolia.

As one study says:

… The presence of left-wing extremism on the Lemmygrad. ml instance of the decentralized social media platform Lemmy, from its launch in 2019 up to a month after the bans of the subreddits r/GenZedong and r/GenZhou … reveal a substantial increase in user activity and toxicity levels following the migration of these subreddits to Lemmygrad. ml. …

[Users] frequently share posts that support authoritarian regimes, as seen in their support for China, North Korea, and Russia. Moreover, their support can extend beyond backing these authoritarian regimes, even cheering on their violent actions, as evidenced by their posts on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Additionally, we observe anti-Zionist and antisemitic behaviors, which show similarities to right-wing extremism … Our analysis suggests a concerning endorsement of authoritarian actions and extremist rhetoric on Lemmygrad. ml, further indicating that left-wing extremist communities on decentralized platforms should receive more attention from the academic community.

It’s a deeply repugnant mindset.

OP’s post history contains exclusively pro -China and anti-Western propaganda narratives, but this here has a special spin. Not that condemning Israel’s atrocities is wrong, but while posting this here OP’s communities literally celebrating Russia’s atrocities against Ukrainian civilians or China’s genocide against people in Tibet, East Turkistan (Xinjiang), and Inner Mongolia.

As one study says:

… The presence of left-wing extremism on the Lemmygrad. ml instance of the decentralized social media platform Lemmy, from its launch in 2019 up to a month after the bans of the subreddits r/GenZedong and r/GenZhou … reveal a substantial increase in user activity and toxicity levels following the migration of these subreddits to Lemmygrad. ml. …

[Users] frequently share posts that support authoritarian regimes, as seen in their support for China, North Korea, and Russia. Moreover, their support can extend beyond backing these authoritarian regimes, even cheering on their violent actions, as evidenced by their posts on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Additionally, we observe anti-Zionist and antisemitic behaviors, which show similarities to right-wing extremism … Our analysis suggests a concerning endorsement of authoritarian actions and extremist rhetoric on Lemmygrad. ml, further indicating that left-wing extremist communities on decentralized platforms should receive more attention from the academic community.

It’s a deeply repugnant mindset.

Give them Taurus missiles and Tomahawks.

Chinese carmakers have always been struggling with fierce price wars since the domestic industry has emerged. One BYD manager last year warned of a ‘blood bath’ (their word) if this continues.

Many Chinese companies went bankrupt over the years, and literally all others are fighting for their survival. This is a major reason why they seek relief in exports. As in many other industries, China’s automobile sector depends heavily on gaining export markets.

. … had now processed more than 4,000 cross-border transactions.

What kind of ‘surge’ is this?

The mBridge project was initiaaly intended as a system for the ‘BRICS currency,’ an idea that has now silently been abandoned as it seems. Wonder why China, Russia, Brazil, India, and South Arfica weren’t able to find an agreement on that. Maybe a lack of trust?

. … had now processed more than 4,000 cross-border transactions.

What kind of ‘surge’ is this?

The mBridge project was initiaaly intended as a system for the ‘BRICS currency,’ an idea that has now silently been abandoned as it seems. Wonder why China, Russia, Brazil, India, and South Arfica weren’t able to find an agreement on that. Maybe a lack of trust?

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China halts world’s largest ‘Higgs factory’, giving West edge in ‘God particle’ race

China’s ambitious plan to build the Circular Electron Positron Collider (CEPC), a multibillion-dollar project aimed at creating the world’s largest particle collider, is likely to be officially stalled after it was not included in the country’s next five-year plan.

There is an awful lot of articles about that.

Yeah, I get your point, but I think in this case Mr. Carney won’t find a friend in Beijing.

This was originally reported by Reuters as someone already said. We should add that The South China Morning Post is a Chinese state-controlled propaganda medium owned by Alibaba Group and based in Hong Kong.

The issue here is that malign foreign state actors are threatening European and politicians of other democracies to influence decision making, with China and Russia have been singled out here.

Yeah, as Carney said already back in April, China is a foreign interference and security threat for Canada.

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney said that China is one of the largest threats with respect to foreign interference in Canada and is an emerging threat in the Arctic … Carney said Canada has to counter Chinese foreign interference threats. He also criticized China for being a partner with Russia in the war with Ukraine and said it is a threat to broader Asia and Taiwan in particular … Carney said China is the biggest threat “from a geopolitical sense.”

“We’re taking action to address,” [Carney] added.

So Carney has a clear and realistic picture. Let’s hope he is doing the right thing for Canada now.

Purchasing Power Parity.

It’s a method that adjusts a country’s GDP to its local level of prices and living expenses. This makes it possible to compare the GDP across different countries. Comparing the countries’ nominal GDPs would be misleading as, simply speaking, earning 1,000 dollars in New York City or London has a different meaning than earning the same amount somewhere in the Global South where price levels are usually lower.

The GDP per capita in Iran is USD 5,800 with GDP per capita PPP ~16,200.

Official inflation rate has been further rising in 2025 reaching almost 50% year-on-year.