Italy signed China's belt/road thingy 

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03/24/2019 at 08:44 • Filed to: None

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Leaves allies in shock, as it’s the first EU nation to endorse president’s Winnie-the-Pooh’s crazy plan.

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Of course, we’re too busy with stupid walls and stupider trade wars to work on keeping our European allies from walking over to the Chinese shop.

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DISCUSSION (9)


Kinja'd!!! farscythe - makin da cawfee! > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
03/24/2019 at 09:16

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Brussels is also not very pleased with the rapprochement between the two countries. Macron, for example, said on Friday that relations with China must not be based primarily on trade.

why not?

we base our relations with  pretty much anywhere else primarily on trade

are we pretending we give a fuck now?


Kinja'd!!! wkiernan > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
03/24/2019 at 09:55

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Y o u c a n a s s u m e t h a t a n y h i g h w a y i s o f m u t u a l i n t e r e s t t o t h e parties at either end, i t’ s t h e parts in the middle that are the rub. T h e “ B e l t ” p a r t , w h i c h g o e s o v e r l a n d , m u s t p a s s t h r o u g h a v a r i e t y o f c o u n t r i e s m i s r u l e d b y t h e w o r s t s h i t - h e a d s o n t h e g l o b e, putting t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f a n y s t able trade across it at the merc y o f t h eir a n t i - s o c i a l whims . The “ R o a d ” p a r t o n l y g o e s t h r o u g h E g yp t o n l a n d but is also subject to the b l o c k a g e of the Persian Gulf b y a n y o f t h o s e s t a b l e p e a c e - l o v i n g r e g i m e s o n e i t h e r s i d e o f i t . So good luck wi th that, China.


Kinja'd!!! My bird IS the word > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
03/24/2019 at 10:45

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Still no mention or outrage of chinas concentration camps.  No wonder italy is making deals with them.


Kinja'd!!! wkiernan > wkiernan
03/24/2019 at 11:01

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N o t t h e P e r s i a n G u l f , t h e R e d S e a . D u h .


Kinja'd!!! El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
03/24/2019 at 11:48

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The propaganda music alone is a good reason not too.


Kinja'd!!! farscythe - makin da cawfee! > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
03/24/2019 at 11:56

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hahahahahaha oh man that first one is gold *adds to playlist*


Kinja'd!!! El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > My bird IS the word
03/24/2019 at 12:03

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Other places have them too, but we seem to like them, apparently.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/world/asia/north-korea-sanctions.html

I ronically, we reimposed sanctions against a country who wanted to buy 100 jets from us, worth billions, but we roll back sanctions on a country too poor to buy 100 paper planes from us. 


Kinja'd!!! Berang > My bird IS the word
03/24/2019 at 12:24

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Keep in mind a succession of Chinese governments have been oppressing religious and ethnic minorities, particularly M uslim ones for literal centuries now. It’s not a new thing, but it has experienced a resurgence in the past 10-15 years, possibly aided by (but by no means rooted in) western anti-Islam rhetoric and paranoia.


Kinja'd!!! gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
03/24/2019 at 20:19

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I’m sure Italy will show careful fiscal discipline and not screw anyth ing in this deal.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/world/asia/china-sri-lanka-port.html