Haakon
has an accommodating arse
Onion will probably have to keep going under though, to avoid sliding off in transit...$2 snags too?
Onion will probably have to keep going under though, to avoid sliding off in transit...$2 snags too?
Let's just hope they don't pivot on dairy or mining. I like my electricity and milk too much!I don’t actually think PPE is the issue here it’s just been used as an example, it’s the pivot the company made under directive of the ccp while we are all in crisis.
I've been told we are not allowed to travel to Taiwan on gov passports but need to use our personal ones. This is incase we need to use our gov passport for China. Just one example, plenty in the business arena such as Qantas removing Taiwan as a country from their online booking system.Can you cite some examples?
The Qantas thing is not exactly a 'we' as in Australia thing though. That's a private company wossing out to economic coercion (as have many, many companies around the world). Regards the passport thing, it's interesting as traveling on official passports might be seen as official recognition, I guess. I'll ask if there have been similar experiences on my end. Although, I still wouldn't put that in the same basket as what WHO has done over the last couple of months.I've been told we are not allowed to travel to Taiwan on gov passports but need to use our personal ones. This is incase we need to use our gov passport for China. Just one example, plenty in the business arena such as Qantas removing Taiwan as a country from their online booking system.
Its the same basket id say. Its a big basket...The Qantas thing is not exactly a 'we' as in Australia thing though. That's a private company wossing out to economic coercion (as have many, many companies around the world). Regards the passport thing, it's interesting as traveling on official passports might be seen as official recognition, I guess. I'll ask if there have been similar experiences on my end. Although, I still wouldn't put that in the same basket as what WHO has done over the last couple of months.
Agree WHO is a bigger issue but while all major Western countries tow the line diplomatically then it's agreement through inaction. I'm surprised everyone is so surprised about this they kidnapped the head of Interpol last year and no one did a thing.The Qantas thing is not exactly a 'we' as in Australia thing though. That's a private company wossing out to economic coercion (as have many, many companies around the world). Regards the passport thing, it's interesting as traveling on official passports might be seen as official recognition, I guess. I'll ask if there have been similar experiences on my end. Although, I still wouldn't put that in the same basket as what WHO has done over the last couple of months.
Agree on many points. China is really the gangster of geopolitics, makes DPRK look like a two-bit street thug.Agree WHO is a bigger issue but while all major Western countries tow the line diplomatically then it's agreement through inaction. I'm surprised everyone is so surprised about this they kidnapped the head of Interpol last year and no one did a thing.
Missing Interpol chief resigns as it emerges he is being held in China
Meng Hongwei quits hours after Chinese authorities admit they have detained himwww.theguardian.com
They may not engineered it, but they sure will take advantage of all this...Agree on many points. China is really the gangster of geopolitics, makes DPRK look like a two-bit street thug.
He's a man of his word, that's for sure.President Donald Trump is extending the voluntary national shutdown for a month as sickness and death from the coronavirus pandemic rises in the US.
The initial 15-day period of social distancing urged by the US Government was due to expire Monday (local time), but will now be extended until April 30.
It comes as the US Government's top infectious diseases expert warns deaths from coronavirus in the country could reach 200,000, with millions of people infected.
Yep nothing to worry about if things go pair shaped with our biggest trading partner..Let's just hope they don't pivot on dairy or mining. I like my electricity and milk too much!
Newcastle harbour looks and souns as busy as usual, so they haven't pivoted there.
Any reason why that can't be nationalised if things go pear shaped with China?Yep nothing to worry about if things go pair shaped with our biggest trading partner..
60% owned by state controlled ccp. Go australia..Jemena - Wikipedia
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bloody socialistAny reason why that can't be nationalised if things go pear shaped with China?
Probably and how would that go down if there is tensions? I was wondering if we started taking back ownership of any foreign owned infrastructure whether the protections were in place to do that when the deal was signed?Any reason why that can't be nationalised if things go pear shaped with China?
Are our assests owned by foreign goverments via private businesses like China?People are also unaware of how much of 'Australia's assets' are owned by the USA, UK, Netherlands, Switzerland, UAE, etc.
However, in saying that, these countries aren't as well known as China is for economic coercion and SOEs that work for strategic purpose.
Muscle?Any reason why that can't be nationalised if things go pear shaped with China?
Because we don't export much dairy to NZ. We like to hold old cliches about it farmers and when those are challenged...is scary.Everyone seems to forget a huge part of our dairy industry was sold to NZ interests years ago. Now that it's China buying (and quite often from the NZ interests so not really Aussie companies) it's a big uproar, why is that?
I'd imagine it would be similar to nationalising the copper mines or telephone company...Probably and how would that go down if there is tensions? I was wondering if we started taking back ownership of any foreign owned infrastructure whether the protections were in place to do that when the deal was signed?
i worked with an ex post indian—he said that’s the std police approach to any incident, hit everyone involved with a stick, once subdued then you start asking questions what happened...and work out who’s going to kick in for the bride so no charges have to be laidThe Indian approach maybe ? But seriously people are taking the lockdown as a joke in my area, playing volleyball and house parties.
But on that thread what would make an NZ company keep producing milk for the Aus market? The company is offered a higher price for export rather than local supply and they would take it. A company doesn't need to be owned by a government to be influenced by one, in some ways it's easier without gov ownership. Corporate laws dictate the company must do what's in the best interests of shareholders and if a foreign gov is offering a higher price then they can justify sending it.Muscle?
Because we don't export much dairy to NZ. We like to hold old cliches about it farmers and when those are challenged...is scary.
But imagine if it was the mega Chinese dairy company that downed tools to gather medical supplies, leaving grocery refrigerators empty? Or they were instructed to process their produce for export rather than domestic market? Sure it would eventually come to a he and be resolved in some way, perhaps even nationalisation of the industry.
Or if the world's busiest coal port was instructed to close to all ships not moving cargo to China? Or to boycott ships going to perhaps Japan Korea or Taiwan? Or it was found to be a gateway for Chinese operatives or narcotics coming into Australia and smuggling of dissidents back to China?
Such things may never happen.