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Damage done to US radars/installations in GCC

ZeaXG — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:49:35 +0800

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Damn billions of dollars of damages to expensive radars that will take 7-8 years to repair.

No wonder Israel and Planetlabs censoring satellite images and damage videos in Middle East now.

Israel Iron Dome/Arrow/David Sling system no more advanced warning liao since their frontline radars in Qatar/Kuwait have been destroyed.

Fuyao factory employs 2000+ Americans in Ohio

ZeaXG — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:21:41 +0800

Apa lagi Muricunts mau? Pipu opened factory employ 2000 pipu in town of 6000+. Still want to say agenda China mau tumbangkan economy US. Topkek.

Deswai when Trump say want allow China EV to build factory in US, my first thought is better don't. It's matter of time before they come up with bullshit excuses to rob the factory and kick out the owners just like the Dutch.

https://www.wsj.com/business/tariffs-china-...-trade-4495c2a4

https://archive.ph/Oei02

MORAINE, Ohio—President Trump spent much of last year courting foreign investment in U.S. factories, promising to replace jobs lost to the global economy. The rise of a Chinese automotive glass plant in the Ohio heartland shows the risks when America’s biggest rival sets up shop.

Ohio’s governor, along with state and federal lawmakers, welcomed Fuyao when the Chinese glassmaking giant took over a closed General Motors factory a decade ago. The project, supported by Ohio taxpayers, was hailed as a step to reviving a battered Rust Belt region. Now, many feel duped.

Competition from the Fuyao Glass America plant is threatening about 250 jobs at a rival glass factory operating since the 1950s. Vitro, the company that owns the longtime plant in Crestline, Ohio, has spent the past year considering whether to shut down, said Carlos Bernal, Vitro’s head of automotive glass.

After announcing plans to close the Vitro plant at the end of 2026, the company told employees last month it would continue operating. Yet the plant’s long-term future is uncertain. Since 2019, Vitro has shut three auto-glass plants in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Indiana—decisions the company attributes in large part to Chinese competition.

The entry of Chinese firms into the U.S. auto industry “not only threatens the safety and security of domestic supply chains,” Bernal said, the companies “jeopardize entire communities that rely on American manufacturing jobs.”

Rivals say they can’t match Fuyao’s lower prices and allege the company employs unfair business and labor practices. The Chinese company supplies GM, Ford, Stellantis and other automakers in the U.S.

Vitro’s concerns reached Washington after federal authorities conducted a raid on the Fuyao plant in 2024. The U.S. alleges that Chinese business owners formed a web of dozens of commercial enterprises in Ohio to “facilitate the harboring, transportation, and employment of illegal aliens at various factories,” including Fuyao, which allegedly funneled $126 million to companies in the scheme, according to a civil forfeiture complaint filed by federal authorities last year in U.S. District Court. No one has been criminally charged in the case.

Trump to tariff French wine; Macron reject BoP

ZeaXG — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:13:45 +0800

Macaroni needs to pay up. There is no choice. KEK

No wonder China didn't kena 勒索, I mean invited. Trumpet knows tariffs threat doesn't work on China.

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WASHINGTON/PARIS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to hit French wines and champagnes with 200% tariffs in an apparent effort to cajole French President Emmanuel Macron into joining his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts.

Trump's initiative, which would start by addressing Gaza and then expand to deal with other conflicts, raises questions about the role of the United Nations and a source close to Macron said the French president intended to decline the invitation to join.

When asked about Macron's stance, Trump said, "Did he say that? Well, nobody wants him because he will be out of office very soon."

"I'll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes, and he'll join, but he doesn't have to join," Trump said.

Macron is due in Davos for the day on Tuesday before a scheduled return to Paris in the evening. Elysee aides have said there are no plans to extend his stay to Wednesday, when Trump arrives in the Swiss mountain resort town.

In another shot at the French leader, Trump published a private message from Macron in which he said he did not understand Trump's actions over Greenland. France holds an election to replace Macron in 2027.

Wines and spirits exported to the United States from the European Union currently face a 15% tariff - a rate the French have been lobbying hard to reduce to zero since Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed a U.S.-EU trade deal in Scotland last summer.

The United States is the largest market for French wine and spirits, with shipments at 3.8 billion euros in 2024.

"The fact that we're getting more threats is going to make the industry harder to invest in, it's going to make it harder for companies to make decisions for their own investments," said Laurence Whyatt, head of European beverages research at Barclays.

"They will have to be more reserved, keep a bit of cash back, not invest, because they need to be able to weather the storms as and when they come."

Shares in luxury conglomerate LVMH (LVMH.PA), opens new tab, which owns major champagne producers including Moet & Chandon, were down 2% in early trading.

"These declarations by the President of the United States must be taken seriously but with composure," Gabriel Picard, chairman of the French wine and spirits export lobby FEVS, said in a statement.

The issue must be handled at the European level, in a united and coordinated way, the association said.

France's wine and spirits industry suffered a 20%-25% hit to its U.S. business in the second half of last year after previous tariff measures, Picard had told Reuters on Monday, before the latest threat.

A Macron aide said the Elysee took note of Trump's remarks and stressed that tariff threats to influence a third party's foreign policy were unacceptable.

Europeans are weighing their own 93 billion euro tariff riposte and even the use of the bloc's "Anti-Coercion Instrument" to retaliate against a separate threat of tariff hikes against a group of European states over Greenland.

"It's brutal, it's designed to break us, it's a tool for blackmail. All of this is outrageous," French Farm Minister Annie Genevard told news channel TF1.

"We have the tools; Europeans must take responsibility. We cannot allow such an escalation."

Trump has threatened a 200% tariff on wine and other alcoholic beverages imported from the EU before, including last year in March as transatlantic trade tensions escalated.

Governments have reacted cautiously to Trump's Board of Peace invitation, a plan that diplomats said could harm the work of the United Nations.

A draft charter sent to about 60 countries by the U.S. administration calls for members to contribute $1 billion in cash if they want their membership to last more than three years, according to the document seen by Reuters.

US copy Iran Shahed drone technology

ZeaXG — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:50:44 +0800

The US has begun deploying its own Shahed-style drones in the Middle East — but the same low-cost swarming logic that works against Iran may fall apart in the vast, naval-dominated Pacific.

This month, The War Zone (TWZ) reported that the US has deployed its first operational unit of Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones—reverse-engineered from Iran’s Shahed-136—to a US Central Command (CENTCOM) base in the Middle East, marking a significant shift in US drone warfare strategy and an effort, officials say, “to flip the script on Iran.”

The newly formed Task Force Scorpion Strike, a roughly two-dozen-person Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT) element backed by CENTCOM’s rapid employment task force, fielded the delta-wing drones in late November after fast-tracked development with Arizona-based SpektreWorks.

The US$35,000 systems include variants equipped with gimbaled cameras and miniature satellite datalinks, enabling beyond-line-of-sight control, real-time retargeting, and swarm tactics previously absent in Iranian or Russian Shahed operations.

Oops forget sos link:
https://asiatimes.com/2025/12/us-shahed-sty...war-with-china/

Takaichi: Japan acknowledges TW is part of CN

ZeaXG — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:56:05 +0800

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Wrong move Kaohsiung City, now all the CN tourists might come back to Japan.

US-China trade deal in full, from China POV

ZeaXG — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 18:47:05 +0800

[twt]https://twitter.com/PDChina/status/1983797884043530385[/twt]

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TLDR:
- US reduce tariff on China’s imports by 10%.
- US suspend expansion of entity export restriction list announced on Sep 29 for one year.
- US suspend shipping fees on Chinese vessels for one year.

- China to rollback some countermeasures to fentanyl tariffs (probably tariffs on certain imports from US such as agriculture related, which paves the way for soybean imports).
- China suspend rare earth export controls announced on Oct 9 for one year.
- China suspend shipping fees on US vessels for one year.

Soybeans storage silo cracked under pressure

ZeaXG — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 21:14:23 +0800

[reddit]/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1o9u5fj/a_90foot_concrete_grain_silo_in_martinton[/reddit]

Damn imagine the amount of soya bean drinks that can be made.

Since leddit deleted the post, here's alternative video

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US first time kena sanctioned cry mader fader lol

ZeaXG — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 14:54:20 +0800

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinese...ate-2025-10-16/

SEOUL, Oct 17 (Reuters) - China's sanctions on U.S.-linked units of shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean threaten to impact ambitious plans for shipbuilding cooperation between Seoul and Washington by disrupting supplies of Chinese equipment and materials, officials in Seoul said on Friday.

Beijing announced the sanctions on Tuesday as the U.S. and China began charging additional port fees on each other's vessels, in the latest exchange in a protracted trade war ahead of a planned meeting of the two countries' leaders.

South Korea has vowed to "Make America Shipbuilding Great Again" with a pledge of $150 billion of investment in the sector to help U.S. President Donald Trump's push to revitalise American shipbuilding to catch up with China's.

The decline of the U.S. shipbuilding sector and the industries needed to support it made it impossible to supply materials and parts from within the U.S., officials in Seoul said.

"There is bound to be an impact," South Korea's Minister of Defense Procurement Program Administration Seok Jong-gun said.

"I don't see how we can make all the materials and supplies for Philly Shipyard within the U.S.," Seok said in a parliamentary hearing on Friday.

"So if you're going to get a lot of things to the U.S. from South Korea, and you have sanctions and all kinds of obstacles to doing that, I'd say there's going to be an impact on MASGA eventually."

Hanwha (042660.KS), opens new tab also runs a shipyard in China's eastern province of Shandong that builds modules of ship components, a company filing showed. It supplies the modules to its shipyard in South Korea for final assembly, according to the firm.

While analysts said the Chinese sanctions would not have an immediate impact, they may be a harbinger of tougher Chinese actions that could hit South Korean shipbuilders cooperating with the United States.

South Korean lawmaker Yu Yong-weon estimated the Chinese sanctions would cost Philly Shipyard $60 million over the next two years. Yu did not give a breakdown of the estimate but cited likely disruptions of supplies to the shipyard and delayed delivery of vessels.

"This is not simply a trade issue but a grave matter that affects our economic security and industrial supremacy," said Yu, adding he visited the shipyard last month.

Hanwha Ocean declined to comment on the lawmaker's estimate on losses, but a statement from Hanwha USA, a subsidiary, said it was reviewing the details of the Chinese announcement and added: "Hanwha will continue to provide world-class maritime services to our customers, including through our investments in the U.S. maritime industry and via Hanwha Philly Shipyard."

Philly Shipyard, in Philadelphia, was bought by Hanwha last year and is one of five subsidiaries in the U.S. hit by the new Chinese sanctions.

Hanwha's South Korean competitors, HD Hyundai (267250.KS), opens new tab and Samsung Heavy Industries (010140.KS), opens new tab, are eyeing projects envisioned for rebuilding U.S. maritime capabilities including work to build and maintain navy vessels.

Earlier on Friday, the U.S. State Department criticised the Chinese sanctions as an "irresponsible" act that interferes with a private company's operations and undermines South Korea-U.S. cooperation on revitalising U.S. shipbuilding and manufacturing.
"China's actions ... are the latest example in a long pattern of China's attempts to coerce (South) Korea," a spokesperson said in a statement to Reuters.

China's Commerce Ministry banned transactions and cooperation with Hanwha Ocean's U.S.-linked units, citing security risks stemming from what it said was their involvement in the U.S. government's "relevant investigative activities".

South Korea's investment plan in the U.S. shipbuilding industry is the most concrete of pledges made to support a trade deal aimed at cutting U.S. duties on South Korean goods.

Man this is the first time I see US so butthurt, first on REE issue and also on Korea shipbuilding issue. So many decades of simply using unilateral sanctions to get what they want. Now eat back own medicine kekekekek

Tech companies shuffling money among each other

ZeaXG — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 11:25:36 +0800

Nvidia looks fine to me because they are actually selling a product. But other players macam very dangerous to invest in and the environment seems ripe for scams, fraud and corruption. In the end, they still need to monetize their AI at a far greater scale than it is at the moment. All these deals don't really address the monetization issue.

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US Artemis 2 launch date confirmed by Feb 2026

ZeaXG — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 22:10:50 +0800

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Landing on moon planned to be on 2027, vs China’s moon landing by 2029/2030.

So fast oredi got four J-36 flying together

ZeaXG — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 16:18:44 +0800

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I thought prototype stage only but oredi build four pcs. Means mass production stage is near? Surely they wouldn't spend so much building four of them if still in prototype stage.

Americans should eat more tofu and fucuk

ZeaXG — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 19:16:03 +0800

Kesian US soyabean farmers losing out to Brazil. I think they should start thinking of a new crop to farm, something they can eat ownself when cannot sell.

https://archive.ph/axWqz

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It’s a bleak harvest season for US soybean farmers, with prices near multi-year lows and not a single cargo sold to China. Now another threat is looming as Brazilian producers gear up to expand plantings and possibly flood the market.

The South American agricultural powerhouse is expected to increase acreage by 3.7% this season and sow an additional 1.7 million hectares (4.2 million acres), government agency Conab said last week. That’s the biggest percentage jump in three years. If weather conditions remain favorable, Brazil will produce a record 177.7 million metric tons of the oilseed.

It’s the latest challenge for US growers, who see Brazil as their main competitor. Top buyer China has already been avoiding American purchases in favor of supplies from Brazil as trade tensions between Beijing and Washington drag on. The outlook for another large Brazilian crop further reduces the need for Chinese crushers to place orders for US soy.

Many online seller don't want ship to US customers

ZeaXG — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 18:44:19 +0800

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/...de-us-customers

President Donald Trump ended the de minimis exemption for goods coming from China and Hong Kong in May 2025, with imports from the rest of the world following suit at the end of July 2025. This means that products entering the U.S. are now subject to customs duties and import taxes, even if their value is less than $800. This change most heavily affected online shoppers, especially those who are used to purchasing cheap goods from abroad. This has caused some retailers to take extreme 'countermeasures,' often to dissuade Americans from purchasing their products.

Some sellers, particularly on eBay, have resorted to charging exorbitant shipping fees to deter Americans from purchasing their items. 404 Media reports seeing several listings of lightweight items from across the globe with high delivery costs.

For example, there’s a camera lens from Japan priced at around $320, which only costs $29 to ship globally — except for the U.S., which has a $2,000 delivery fee. Other sellers charge more than $500 to ship their items to the U.S., far more expensive than the actual price of the product. According to the report, this is much easier than taking down hundreds of listings and excluding the U.S. from them. There’s also the issue that some American buyers might not understand how tariffs work, and leave negative feedback on the seller, affecting their profile on the platform.

According to the Wall Street Journal, one customer bought a $77 shirt from a Swedish brand and was charged an extra $42.35 on top of the $30 shipping fee. Another person bought $640 worth of oven replacement parts from Canada and was surprised by a $1,196.12 “government charges” bill and a brokerage fee of $128.17. These tariffs and import taxes heavily affect tech goods, especially as many of them are manufactured outside of the U.S. Tom’s Hardware staff are also encountering a similar problem, though not to these extremes, even when dealing with review samples.

This change has caused widespread confusion in international shipping, with many post offices across the globe suspending e-commerce shipments until they’ve updated their systems to account for the new charges. The big shipping companies in the U.S. — FedEx, DHL, and UPS — reported that customers are confused by the new rules. And although they process tariff payments for imports, either by the buyer or the seller, the service is not free, resulting in additional brokerage or processing fees.

Some sellers pay the tariffs upfront to make the transaction smoother for their customers, while others leave all these extra costs to the recipient. Nevertheless, the person who bought the item will ultimately be the one responsible for import taxes. But even though couriers are trying to make the process as smooth as possible, the payment process can sometimes be confusing.

S.Korean PATI komplen US no gib human right

ZeaXG — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:59:03 +0800

https://archive.ph/UtTf6
https://www-hani-co-kr.translate.goog/arti/...r_hl=en&_x_tr_p

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Their waists and hands were tied together, forcing them to bend down and lick water to drink. The unscreened bathrooms contained only a single sheet to cover their lower bodies. Sunlight barely penetrated through a fist-sized hole, and they were only allowed access to the small yard for two hours. Detained by US immigration authorities for eight days, the workers and their families expressed shock, describing human rights violations and absurdities they could not have imagined as ordinary Koreans living in 2025.

The 330 workers detained in a crackdown on illegal immigrants at a Hyundai-LG Energy Solutions joint battery plant in Georgia, USA, returned home on the 12th, and reports of human rights abuses they suffered during their detention are pouring in. Their testimonies from the 14th revealed a detention facility that violated all internationally recognized minimum standards for detainee treatment (Nelson Mandela Rules), including hygiene, communication with the outside world, the ability to raise objections, and the ability to explain the situation.

The arrest process itself was absurd. No one could properly understand the situation because there wasn't even a basic explanation, such as a Miranda rights notice. Mr. Seo, a 40-year-old employee at an LG Energy Solutions subcontractor, said, "I didn't even know I was under arrest. I thought it was a procedure to confirm my identity, but they asked me to sign some document." The family of Mr. K (48), an employee at another subcontractor, said, "They said they saw the word 'arrest' on the document and whispered that they shouldn't do it, but the agents were holding guns, so they ended up signing anyway." Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, who confiscated personal belongings such as cell phones in 'onion net'-like pockets, reportedly tied the workers' arms and legs with chains, and when that wasn't enough, they used 'cable ties' to restrain the workers.

Initially, the workers were herded into a 72-person temporary facility. According to one worker's detention diary, reported by Yonhap News that day, bunk beds were lined up, and the bed mats were moldy. Even basic supplies like toothpaste, toothbrushes, and blankets appeared to have only arrived the day after their detention. To combat the cold, the workers wrapped themselves in towels to warm themselves. Many workers only moistened their lips with water, which smelled, and their only food during their detention was canned beans and toast.

On the third or fourth day of detention, the workers were sequentially assigned to two-person rooms. They said the rooms, measuring approximately 4.96 square meters (1.5 pyeong), contained bunk beds and metal desks. The biggest problem was the bathroom. In a shared space, the toilet was “open,” with only a cloth covering the lower body. Cho Young-hee (44), a subcontractor worker, said, “It was a situation where menstruation was particularly not guaranteed as a human right. There was no way to solve it in an open bathroom.” For the workers, the only time they got sunlight was the two-hour daily outing to the “yard,” a narrow yard half the size of a basketball court.

Mr. K relayed his feelings at the time to the Hankyoreh through his family, confessing that he felt so helpless that he couldn't even protest the incomprehensible treatment. Mr. K's family said, "We are being held in such an inhumane detention without knowing what we did wrong, and the reality that no one is apologizing has really hit us hard." It is said that even when the South Korean consul and other officials visited the detainees, the workers continued to complain, "Shouldn't we find out what we did wrong?" The unexpected situation they encountered at the factory construction site, where they had gone to build a factory at the request of the United States, further heightened their fear.
Lee Seong-hun, vice president of the Korean Association for Human Rights and adjunct professor at Sungkonghoe University's Graduate School of Citizens and Peace, said, "Considering the testimonies so far, there are many aspects that do not meet international standards for the treatment of detainees, such as the arrest process, forcibly detaining dozens of people in one room, and providing poor bathrooms and food." He added, "The United States tends not to pay much attention to these aspects, but from our perspective, we can raise the issue from a human rights perspective."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, “From the beginning of the incident, the government has expressed regret to the United States and has continuously raised the point that the rights of our citizens should not be unfairly violated during the law enforcement process,” and “We have accepted some of our requests and made improvements, such as limited external calls and health checks by medical staff stationed at detention facilities, but we will closely investigate with the companies involved whether there were any shortcomings, such as whether there were unfair violations of the human rights or other rights of our citizens, and take necessary measures.”

Berak: Poland invoke NATO article 4

ZeaXG — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:01:43 +0800

https://www.newsweek.com/nato-article-4-pol...irspace-2127438

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Prime Minister Donald Tusk said his country would formally request the invocation of NATO's Article 4 in response to the violation of his country's airspace by 19 Russian drones, some of which were shot down.

NATO's Article 4 states: "The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened."

Unlike Article 5's collective defense element, NATO's Article 4 does not trigger military action, but initiates a formal alliance discussion when one member considers its territorial integrity or security is threatened.

Lai liao lai liao. Will NATO be united in response to this? Russia testing NATO alliance.

Another funny character in Trump government

ZeaXG — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 07:34:08 +0800

[reddit]/r/CringeTikToks/comments/1ncjiy0/trumps_spiritual_advisor_paula_white_to_say_no_to/[/reddit]

Literally Firecracker from the boys

[@lurkingaround] pancuted liao

US/EU unilateral sanctions kill 500K annually

ZeaXG — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 15:50:54 +0800

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/a...0189-5/fulltext

Our findings showed a significant causal association between sanctions and increased mortality. We found the strongest effects for unilateral, economic, and US sanctions, whereas we found no statistical evidence of an effect for UN sanctions. Mortality effects ranged from 8·4 log points (95% CI 3·9–13·0) for children younger than 5 years to 2·4 log points (0·9–4·0) for individuals aged 60–80 years. We estimated that unilateral sanctions were associated with an annual toll of 564 258 deaths (95% CI 367 838–760 677), similar to the global mortality burden associated with armed conflict.

inb4 all half million deaths are terrorists

Xiaomi YU7 wait time more than 1 year

ZeaXG — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 14:50:31 +0800

Xiaomi’s YU7 SUV Backlog Hits 59 Weeks — CEO Suggests Buying a Tesla

Xiaomi’s second electric vehicle (EV), the YU7 SUV, has taken China’s EV market by storm — but overwhelming demand has created a backlog so severe that CEO Lei Jun is telling buyers to consider rival models, including Tesla’s Model Y.

Unveiled in late June as a direct competitor to the Tesla Model Y, the Xiaomi YU7 racked up roughly 200,000 orders within its first 3 minutes it was on sale. The rapid order rate has now left new customers facing wait times of 56–59 weeks — meaning many won’t take delivery until well into 2026.

While high demand is typically a welcome problem for automakers, some prospective owners have voiced frustration. Data from China’s 12365auto.com platform shows the YU7 ranked among the top 20 most complained-about vehicles in July, with long wait times being the most common gripe.

The YU7’s popularity is no mystery. The base Standard model starts at 253,500 yuan (C$48,700/US$35,300) and offers an 800-volt architecture capable of charging from 0–80% in just 13 minutes. It boasts a CLTC range of up to 835 km (519 miles) and is powered by a 315-hp motor.

The Pro variant, starting at 279,900 yuan (C$53,800/US$39,000), features dual motors producing 489 hp. The top-tier Max model combines a 101.7 kWh NMC battery with 681 hp, priced at 329,900 yuan (C$63,400/US$46,000).

Xiaomi is still ramping up production at its Beijing facility, which has been balancing output between the YU7 and the earlier SU7 sedan. In July, Xiaomi delivered a record 30,000 vehicles, but scaling to meet YU7 demand will take time. Lei Jun has set a target of delivering 300,000 vehicles in 2025, though that figure includes all models.

In a candid, and lengthy social media post, Lei Jun acknowledged the delays and encouraged those needing a car sooner to consider other Chinese-made EVs. His suggestions included the Xpeng G7, Li Auto i8, and the Tesla Model Y.

“The Model Y is a good car, and Tesla announced many preferential policies yesterday, so you may want to consider it as well,” Lei Jun wrote. This isn’t his first public nod to Tesla’s electric SUV. When the automaker launched the refreshed Model Y earlier this year, Lei responded on Weibo with a single word — “Ok” — a subtle show of confidence that the YU7 could hold its own in a direct comparison.

Lei Jun post: https://m.weibo.cn/status/PzhD6gJMt?jumpfrom=weibocom

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/xiaomis-yu...buying-a-tesla/

Chengdu all-day spa facility for 299 yuan

ZeaXG — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:25:02 +0800

Cheersum Hotel - 249 yuan (RM150)
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Fufutang 福福汤 - 299 yuan (RM180). This one macam include buffet lunch or dinner.
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Macam nice leh. Great place to relax for a day.

Sohai Pinoy president admits having no sovereignty

ZeaXG — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:31:25 +0800

Imagine your own country leader saying they cannot control and have absolutely zero say in whether they can avoid a war waged by two countries unrelated to your own. So stupid and I hope we can avoid having such a brainless leader. Total loss of strategic autonomy over their own foreign policy, probably hijacked by the Americans.

https://www.nst.com.my/world/region/2025/08...comments-taiwan

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MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday that Beijing has "misinterpreted" his comments saying Manila will be inevitably drawn in to a conflict between China and Taiwan should one erupt.

China accused Marcos of "playing with fire" after the Philippine leader said during a visit to India that "there is no way that the Philippines can stay out of it" due to its proximity to the democratically governed island.

"We are, I think for propaganda purposes, misinterpreted," Marcos told a press briefing.

"I'm a little bit perplexed why it would be characterised as such, as playing with fire," he added.

Marcos said Filipinos working and living in Taiwan will have to be evacuated if a conflict does arise but maintained that he wishes to avoid confrontation and war.

Over a hundred thousand Filipinos live and work in Taiwan, according to Philippine government data.

"War over Taiwan will drag the Philippines kicking and screaming into the conflict. That is what I was trying to say," Marcos said.

By his logic, if war spread to Philippines, then Sabah also have to be dragged in kicking and screaming la, is it? Then Indon, then Australia, then New Zealand.
Macam covid already. What a retard.