China news roundup / Nachrichten 2024-05-04/05
China's Xi visits Europe: A divide-and-charm offensive?
"The French government source said Macron will "encourage China, as one of Russia's main partners, to use the levers at its disposal to change Moscow's calculation and contribute to a resolution of the conflict.""
--- Yawn...
"After France, Xi heads to Serbia, where timing is everything. His arrival coincides with the 25th anniversary of US bombs hitting the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade as part of NATO's aerial campaign to stop the then-Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's ethnic cleansing campaign against Kosovar Albanians."
--- Totally coincidental, of course.
"Hungary is China's Trojan horse in the EU"
--- Yep. (But Hungary is still a democracy, so this can change quickly.)
The new ‘space race’: what are China’s ambitions and why is the US so concerned?
"Last week the head of Nasa, Bill Nelson, said the US and China were “in effect, in a race” to return to the moon, and he feared that China wanted to stake territorial claims.
“We believe that a lot of their so-called civilian space program is a military program,”"
--- Well, it very obviously is. It is led by the PLA.
"Suzuki says international agreements don’t allow for national appropriation of resources on the moon, but in reality “it’s the wild, wild west”"
--- Everywhere China has 'national interests' is the wild west. Rules are only followed as long as they favour China.
China sends 300 workers to deep sea port project in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
"China has said it wants to play a “constructive role” in stabilizing the situation in Rakhine as soon as possible, but observers say Beijing is likely motivated by concerns for Chinese development projects in the state, which also include gas and oil pipelines that cross from Rakhine to China’s Yunnan province.
While the junta is believed to have asked Beijing to mediate as it continues to lose ground in the state, it’s unclear whether China has enough influence over the AA to end the conflict."
--- Obviously not. But it seems that both the rebels & the regime want to appease China. The smell of Chinese money lures...
Chinese-owned gold mines in Niger ordered shut after herders report animal deaths
--- China Uncensored: "China Was Doing It In Plain Sight. And Now It's Too Late To Stop Them."
--- DW News: "Could China's Chang'e-6 moon mission have a military goal?"
Xi Jinpings Europareise: Besuch mit viel Konfliktpotential
"Nach seinem Besuch in Frankreich reist Xi nach Serbien. Der Zeitpunkt ist kein Zufall. Seine Ankunft fällt genau auf den 25. Jahrestag der Zerstörung der chinesischen Botschaft in Belgrad durch US-amerikanische Bomben. Damals hatte die NATO Luftschläge gestartet, um die ethnischen Säuberungsaktionen der damaligen Bundesrepublik Jugoslawien gegen die Kosovo-Albaner zu beenden."
--- Macht mal wieder klar, wie nachtragend die KPCh ist.
"Ungarn ist das trojanische Pferd Chinas in der EU"
--- Jau.
"Chinas Strategie in Bezug auf die EU war in den letzten 20 Jahren immer eine des Teilens und Herrschens."
--- & die Europäer machen gerne mit.
