what happen to taco, what happen to yeelan?

TheEvilMan — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:58:29 +0800

so biz as usual no moar oil krisis?

what cum after mani

TheEvilMan — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:19:46 +0800

last time we got 1malaysia, then we got prihatin, now we have madani, what is the next slogan should be ar?

rate my runch today

TheEvilMan — Sun, 24 May 2026 11:31:03 +0800

fuuu lego

TheEvilMan — Mon, 18 May 2026 19:08:36 +0800

potatolala dun need a gf

TheEvilMan — Fri, 15 May 2026 14:02:45 +0800

[@potatolala] need this

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Trump and Xi tetek-a-tetek

TheEvilMan — Thu, 14 May 2026 12:45:01 +0800

what is tetek a tetek btw?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/...sues-xi-jinping

Trump and Xi tête-à-tête: five key issues on the table in China

The US president has arrived in Beijing to much pomp and ceremony. Iran, Taiwan, trade, AI and drugs look set to dominate talks at the summit

Donald Trump has arrived in China to much pomp and ceremony. His state visit – the first by the US president in nearly a decade – comes amid a time of geopolitical upheaval, a new and intractable conflict in the Middle East, and a sometimes rocky relationship between the world’s two major superpowers.

Trump began his trip by describing the Chinese President Xi Jinping as a friend, and promising the US-China relationship “is going to be better than ever”.

Xi was more circumspect. He expressed hope that the two superpowers could avoid conflict, and wondered if China and the US could transcend the Thucydides Trap, according to an official English translation of his remarks broadcast by CCTV. Thucydides Trap refers to an idea that when a rising power threatens to displace an established power, the result is often war.

There is much for Trump and Xi Jinping to discuss, but a few key issues are likely to dominate the agenda.

1. Iran war
Trump is eager for China to lean on Tehran to advance peace talks and reopen the strait of Hormuz. To now, Beijing has sat back and watched the US struggle against Iran, at least publicly. But with about half of China’s crude oil imports passing through the strait, Xi does want the waterway unblocked. China knows its exports will suffer if a global recession results from an oil supply crisis.

Complicating the picture, the US this week put sanctions on several Chinese firms accused of assisting Iranian oil shipments and supplying satellite imagery allegedly used in Iranian military operations, claims that Beijing denied. Trump’s arrival comes after Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, visited Beijing last week.

2. Taiwan
Beijing is keen to push the US on Taiwan, with Trump saying he is prepared to raise the issue of arms sales to the island, which China claims as a breakaway territory despite never having ruled it. In December, Trump authorised an $11bn arms package for Taiwan, the largest weapons sale ever to the island, but no shipments have been made yet.

Xi may seek changes in how the US refers to Taiwan. Ideally, from the perspective of Beijing, this would be a statement from Washington “opposing” Taiwan’s independence rather than “not supporting” it. Taiwan will be watching closely. Just two weeks ago, China’s foreign minister in a phone call with Marco Rubio urged the US to “make the right choices” on Taiwan.

With Trump known to veer off script, John Kirby, a former US state department and Pentagon spokesperson cautioned: “They just have to be so extraordinarily precise when you’re talking about Taiwan because, quite frankly, the stakes are enormously high.”

3. Artificial intelligence
China and the US are locked into a race on artificial intelligence that is becoming something of a technological cold war.

In April, the White House accused China of stealing US AI labs’ intellectual property on an industrial scale, claims Beijing denied. Meanwhile, Beijing has been frustrated by Washington’s reluctance to allow Nvidia to export its most powerful processing chips to China. In January, the White House said Nvidia could export its second most powerful chip, the H200, but no shipments have been sent yet.

Analysts and ethics leaders hope Trump and Xi will discuss non-binding AI guidelines, including sharing information about AI misuse and safety, which are seen as critical guardrails amid the advent of AI weaponry and military adoption.

4. US-China trade
Trump has repeatedly threatened China over trade, imposing tariffs above 140% last year. But Xi held some cards of his own and did not fold. Instead, China blocked exports of its rare earth minerals and magnets to the US. Trump, finally, backed down. The US has depleted notable levels of its weapons arsenal in the war against Iran, with many weaponry components requiring critical minerals that are linked to supply chains dominated by China.

China is expected to announce purchases related to Boeing airplanes, American agriculture and energy, US officials have said. In turn, Beijing wants the US to ease curbs on exports of advanced semiconductors. Beijing also wants to reduce barriers to investment in the US, and hopes to establish a Board of Investment to match the Trump-backed Board of Trade.

5. Fentanyl
Fentanyl is a key item on Trump’s agenda this week, Politico reported, citing an administration official granted anonymity to preview the closed-door sessions. The US has long accused Chinese businesses of knowingly supplying the chemical precursors to Mexican cartels who use them to make the drug. Trump knows that being seen to press China hard over fentanyl and precursors plays well with his Maga base.

But Trump lost important leverage on the fentanyl front when China defied his tariffs threats. In March, the US and China clashed over fentanyl and trade at a UN drugs meeting. China wants to be removed from the state department’s annual list of “major drug transit or illicit drug producing countries”, due to be updated in September.

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ricardo is back

TheEvilMan — Mon, 11 May 2026 11:29:58 +0800

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i am ahgua man

TheEvilMan — Sun, 10 May 2026 16:14:34 +0800

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have u try 69 in the water with ur partner

TheEvilMan — Sat, 09 May 2026 16:26:50 +0800

this two must have trained very the long

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welcome to sydney

TheEvilMan — Sat, 09 May 2026 06:52:54 +0800

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virgin punk

TheEvilMan — Fri, 08 May 2026 12:00:09 +0800

too bad some important scene missing, iykyk

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rate my snek yesturdei

TheEvilMan — Fri, 08 May 2026 07:35:01 +0800

homdmed shihlin fly jiken brest

why use ladle when u got hand

TheEvilMan — Wed, 06 May 2026 12:09:52 +0800

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rain rave rxtended 4/5/26

TheEvilMan — Mon, 04 May 2026 11:30:19 +0800

the rain today is not a joke, anyone go out and have fun with the rain?

Already May, after june

TheEvilMan — Mon, 04 May 2026 10:27:44 +0800

we secure any new fuel contract or not? or we sitting duck eaiting to be slaughtered?

my dinrar tonite

TheEvilMan — Sat, 02 May 2026 09:39:53 +0800

bek cis pasta with honemed tomato sos, extra keep for tomolo runch

anyone balik kampung tonight or tmr

TheEvilMan — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:14:42 +0800

after 200L can tahan or not, teehee

rate my dinrar jest nao

TheEvilMan — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:06:06 +0800

meatpie,mushroom mince and mabuk clam

rate my dinrar yesturdei

TheEvilMan — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:21:33 +0800

lazy meal all straight forward fry fry nia

why suzuki jimny remove post?

TheEvilMan — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:14:34 +0800

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5562588

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