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Bill Chen
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Indian carriers were already troubled by the closure of Pakistani airspace since operation sindoor. The stratospheric rise in jet fuel prices due to Hormuz is driving them further into the red. Storm clouds ahead. …
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The UAE leaving OPEC is a most significant development.

Remember this, sinkies?

This might be a slightly dumb question, but what's the point of this part in the kitchen scissors? …
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Laith, whose work I respect immensely, makes the same point as me. If the Jew opposes Zionism but flies the same flag, he is complicit by default. Rise up, and oppose the evil you profess to deny, or you’ll be counted among them. Laith also mentions the Germans who took up arms against the Nazis, and t…
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You know, after third assassination attempt on Donald in 24 months, I am numb to the event. But I found the footage of the latest attempt at the white house correspondents’ dinner surprising. The security details appeared unmotivated and performative, especially the helmeted guards in riot gear. What…
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You know, after third assassination attempt on Donald in 24 months, I am numb to the event. But I found the footage of the latest attempt at the white house correspondents’ dinner surprising. The security details appeared unmotivated and performative, especially the helmeted guards in riot gear. What…
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Day 60. Week 9. Unchanged. Nothing from congress yet to wrestle warmaking powers from the president. In the age of the Donald, the sacred principle of the separation of powers is on life support and both parties will engage in similar tactics to dismantle it further. I leave you with a recent UNSC sess…
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This is a kooky headline. Too many madhatters these days. …
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China’s GDP per capita — a rough estimation of average output per person and average income, wealth, and standard of living — is ranked around 75th in the world. That puts it on par with countries like Argentina, Malaysia, and Argentina. In terms of PPP per capita (which represents buying power withi…
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The Hongqi Golden Sunflower series presentation. In particular, the top of the line L5 model (the last of the 3 models presented), is almost 6m long and starts at 7m RMB, or north of $1m USD. Note that is the base price. Expect the average customized delivery to top 10m. A 14–15m final bill isn't unu…
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Booming economy. …
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made of chocolate, by clever Chinese patisserie chefs. This is a replica of the famous 9 dragons and 9 phoenixes ming-era empress crown. …
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Part of a solution to the mystery of how America added $10t to GDP since 2019. …
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The Hormuz swoon. …
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Imagine Linux at similar valuation decades back. this is the new open source. …
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This is next-level, and nowhere else is there such concentration and scale as mainland china. …
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I don't understand their desire to go down with a big bang. This is doubling down on deficit spending. …
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Birds of a feather… …
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The flight clearance wasn't granted, because it was a military flight, and under One China, ROC sovereignty isn’t recognized if diplomacy is established with the PRC. …
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Amazing progress isn't it? …
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Clown show alert. 🤡 …
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Hainan builds 12 offshore duty-free stores under evolving shopping policy Fifteen years after China launched the offshore duty-free shopping policy in Hainan, its southernmost island province, customs authorities have supervised a cumulative 286.4 billion yuan (about 41.76 billion U.S. dollars) in of…
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B. Engineering from National University of Singapore
Lives in Singapore
Knows Mandarin Chinese
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