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Re: Diplomatic decolonization
By: 90sRetroFan Date: November 12, 2020, 1:15 am
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How things should be:
HTML https://us.yahoo.com/news/bolivia-restores-ties-iran-venezuela-214850226.html
[quote]LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia's new president, Luis Arce,
has moved swiftly to restore ties with Iran and Venezuela,
receiving the credentials of ambassadors from the two countries
on Wednesday, just three days after his socialist party retook
the reins of power.
Bolivia's government said in a statement it wanted to
"reestablish diplomatic relations damaged by the previous
de-facto government" led by conservative interim president
Jeanine Anez.
Writing on Twitter, Arce said he was restoring bilateral
relations with Venezuela "to strengthen strategic ties for the
good of our peoples."
He said the same was being done with Iran and that "they are
always welcome in Bolivia. We will continue to strengthen common
projects."
Iran's foreign minister Javad Zarif attended Arce's swearing-in
ceremony in La Paz on Sunday as part of a tour of leftist Latin
American nations that included Venezuela and Cuba.[/quote]
All former victims of Western colonialism unite to kill Western
civilization once and for all!
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Australia and China Tensions
By: guest5 Date: November 30, 2020, 6:16 pm
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Why has the Australia-China relationship turned sour? | Inside
Story
[quote]Ties between Australia and China are unravelling fast.
Beijing has imposed a tariff of up to 212 percent on Australian
wine, the latest in an escalating dispute. China says it's a
measure against dumping to protect its own wine industry. But
Australia believes the reason's political. The government in
Canberra has criticised China's handling of COVID-19, as well as
human rights issues in Xinjiang and Hong Kong. Is there room to
repair the relationship?[/quote]
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1Cs_JgGJxg
China slaps Australia with barley tariffs as trade tensions
flare
[quote]Ties between Australia and China are under growing strain
after Beijing imposed tariffs and suspensions on Australian
agricultural products.
China has threatened to impose tariffs of up to 80 percent on
Australian barley and has suspended Australian beef imports,
after Australia's push for an international investigation into
the origins of COVID-19. [/quote]
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YMv9b_jcOc
Further escalation in feud between Australia and China | DW News
[quote]Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday said a
fake image that was tweeted by a high-ranking Chinese official
was "truly repugnant." Morrison called a media briefing
specifically to condemn the posting of the picture, which shows
an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of a veiled
Afghan child carrying a lamb in her arms. Morrison described the
image as being "deeply offensive to every Australian." He said
he had reached out to Twitter and Chinese authorities for the
immediate removal of the post.
The digitally altered post came from Foreign Ministry
spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Monday. Responses that came to the
tweet from those springing to Australia's defense referred to
the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and the repression and
persecution of Muslims in China's northwestern region of
Xinjiang. Zhao's comments follow the release earlier this month
of a damning report into alleged war crimes by Australian
special forces soldiers in Afghanistan from 2005 to 2016. A
four-year inquiry found that there was "credible information" to
substantiate claims that Australian soldiers unlawfully killed
39 prisoners and civilians. Washington criticized Zhao in March
over his tweet about a conspiracy theory that US soldiers may
have taken the coronavirus to China. He is considered a leading
representative of Beijing's new assertive approach to foreign
relations.
A rift between the two nations has deepened since the Australian
government called for an independent inquiry into the origins of
the coronavirus pandemic. Since then, China has imposed tariffs
and other restrictions on certain Australian exports.[/quote]
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Australia demands apology after Chinese official tweets
'falsified image' of soldier threatening child
[quote]Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has demanded the
Chinese government delete a "repugnant" and "falsified image" on
Twitter that appears to show an Australian soldier threatening
to slit a child's throat.
The image, set against a backdrop of the Australian and Afghan
flags, was shared on Monday morning Beijing time from Chinese
Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian's verified Twitter
account with the caption: "Shocked by the murder of Afghan
civilians & prisoners by Australian soldiers."
The spat is the latest example of souring relations between the
two countries, with tensions ramping up despite China being
Australia's biggest trading partner. [/quote]
HTML https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/30/australia/australia-china-twitter-intl-hnk/index.html
If the image is indeed false we should remember western media
had no problems doing the same to Germany during WWI and WWII.
China: Australia should offer apology to Afghan people over
"cruel crimes," says Beijing
[quote]Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying urged
Australia to apologise to Afghanistan for what she called 'cruel
crimes' committed by its soldiers in Afghanistan during a press
briefing in Beijing on Monday.
Hua's comment responded to Australian Prime Minister Scott
Morrison demand of an official apology from Beijing, after
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian posted a
doctored image depicting an Australian soldier holding a knife
to an Afghan child's throat.
"The Australian side is acting so strongly on my colleague's
Twitter. Does that mean they think the cold-blood murder of
Afghan innocent civilians is justified while other people's
condemnations on such cruel crimes are not justified? Afghan
lives matter," Hua stated.
"The Australian government should do some soul searching and
bring the culprits to justice as well as offer the official
apology to the Afghan people and make the sole pledge that they
will never repeat such crimes," she added.
Earlier on Monday, Lijian Zhao, a spokesperson for China's
Foreign Ministry, posted the fabricated image in reference to
alleged war crimes committed by Australian forces in Afghanistan
between 2009 and 2013.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison condemned the
fabricated image on Monday, calling it 'truly repugnant' and
'utterly outrageous.' He stressed that the tweet must be taken
down and called for an apology from Beijing.
Tensions between Beijing and Canberra have been increasing since
the Australian government called for an independent
international investigation over the origins of the COVID-19
pandemic.
#China #Beijing #Afghanistan[/quote]
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Re: Australia and China Tensions
By: guest5 Date: November 30, 2020, 9:30 pm
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New Zealand voiced concerns with China over Australian soldier
image
[quote]New Zealand's prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, said her
government has raised concerns with China about its using an
image of an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of
an Afghan child.[/quote]
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Re: Diplomatic decolonization
By: 90sRetroFan Date: November 30, 2020, 10:32 pm
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China's attitude is improving:
HTML https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3111903/australian-fury-china-foreign-ministry-tweet-doctored-war
[quote]A war of words between Australia and China has
intensified, with the Chinese foreign ministry refusing to
remove a tweet featuring a meme-like illustration of an
Australian soldier appearing to murder a child.
The image was posted on Twitter on Monday morning by Chinese
foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, accompanied by the text:
“Shocked by murder of Afghan civilians & prisoners by Australian
soldiers. We strongly condemn such acts, & call for holding them
accountable.”
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said she stood by her
subordinate Zhao over the post, which drew an immediate and
furious response from Canberra. Australian Prime Minister Scott
Morrison also demanded the removal of the tweet.
“Australia has already confirmed that their soldiers have
committed serious war crimes in Afghanistan ... The details are
shocking and their brutal behaviour has been strongly condemned
by the international community,” Hua said.
“Australia has shown a strong response to my colleague ... and
said the Chinese government should feel ashamed. Shouldn’t
Australia feel ashamed for sending their soldiers to commit such
atrocities and killing innocent civilians in
Afghanistan?”[/quote]
In the colonialist mindset, the problem is not the colonial
powers initiating violence, but the victims complaining about
it. Our duty is to remind those who still think this way that
the colonial era is over.
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Re: Diplomatic decolonization
By: guest5 Date: December 1, 2020, 10:46 am
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Twitter rebuffs Australian calls to remove Chinese official's
war crimes tweet
[quote]Twitter turned down calls from Australia to remove a
tweet from a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman about war crimes
by Australian troops in war-torn Afghanistan.[/quote]
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmx8LnHc69M
[quote]
Tony L
3 hours ago
You can't condemn a white supremacist! Their arrogant
indignation explodes, as can be seen in Morrison....
[/quote]
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Re: Diplomatic decolonization
By: guest5 Date: December 3, 2020, 1:16 am
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Killing of Afghan civilians by Australian soldiers confirmed,
who should apologize?
[quote]A tweet from Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao
Lijian has made headlines. Australian Prime Minister Scott
Morrison demanded an apology, which has been refused by China.
This is the latest incident in the turbulent relationship
between the two countries. The question is, was Zhao Lijian's
tweet appropriate? What about the killing of Afghan civilians
that Zhao highlighted? Can anything stop the free fall of
China-Australia relations?[/quote]
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Re: India
By: rp Date: December 3, 2020, 10:58 pm
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Captured Indian pilot praises Pakistani forces:
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz9z_LfwO58
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Re: Diplomatic decolonization
By: rp Date: December 3, 2020, 11:54 pm
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The Jews would have you believe that the Indians and Pakistanis
are eternal enemies who just hate each other, but this video
seems to show the contrary.
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Re: Diplomatic decolonization
By: guest5 Date: December 8, 2020, 10:40 am
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Kagame Does Not Joke Tells Europe that Africa Doesn't Need Adult
Supervision but Fair Trade
[quote]Welcome to the Great African Leadership Series where we
feature great, inspirational Speeches and quotes from African
Leaders. Kagame's stern speech at the 5th Meeting of the
High-level Group of Personalities on Europe-Africa
Relations.[/quote]
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg1oAe-ZSBw
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Re: Diplomatic decolonization
By: 90sRetroFan Date: December 8, 2020, 2:21 pm
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Kagame also needs to stop using the term "Africa". The following
(marked in red) is the only historically accurate meaning of
Africa:
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To use the term to denote any region beyond this is
Eurocentrism.
And he should stop wearing a Western suit.
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