I extract the caffeine through food-grade ethanol, concentrate it in a rotovap, combine it with a thickener and surfactant, whip it and serve on top of a slice of bagel.

What flavour am I?

I put it in chart for for you as well. To get an exploitation ranking score, I took the differences between the cases sent and received, then divided it by the log of the gdp of the country.

So a smaller country that sends more suits like the Netherlands, will be more exploitative.

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I got the feeling that it was EU import restrictions that they mainly didn’t like.

There was a lot of difficulty getting goods into the EU from Britain after brexit, so those restrictions may have applied to imports into Britain prior to brexit. Looking at the data, there has been a spike in imports after Brexit despite covid and lockdowns. (Fig 1.1)

https://ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/UKICE-Supply-Chains-Report_Final.pdf

I have a theory that the calls for unity between the democrats and republicans stems from an intrinsic understanding of the destructiveness of imperialism.

The US economy is doing well, almost to the point where the US can start to raise interest rates to fight inflation.

But the whole world, excluding the eurozone because of energy, is doing well. If this continues, pushing imperialism onto the eurozone becomes an option for the US.

Interest rates are about 3.5% in China while they’re about 5% in the US, which means China has less room to perform expansionary monetary policy than the US.

No, that means China has more room to perform QE. Interests rates must lag inflation. Target interest rates are 2%, and QE causes inflation and interest rates must rise as a response, generally. (With a few caveats) China also has a healthier debt to gdp ratio than the US. But Chances are they won’t raise their debt ceiling.

Marx: the contradictions within capitalism will tear itself asunder

Boy boy:

Marx:

how well the economy is doing is only an indication of how much the poor have to gain from socialism.

Believe it or not, that’s always been the case.

Line goes up: the rich make money.

Line goes down: poor people lose money.

I took another look, and it’s not a stealth ship. It’s something way cooler.

I have a feeling we’ll be seeing pictures of this in 2-3 years.

Regarding friendshoring, Kissinger had said that it’s fatal to be America’s ally.

A lot of nuance here, but yea.

You can drink the tap water, but nobody will let you.

I secretly drank some when nobody’s looking with no side effects. It tastes kind of raw though. I don’t think they chlorinate it.

I know for a fact that China treats their tap water.

For 20 yuan, you can get a pack of those sausages. I’ve seen them at grocery stores.

So I’d say that it’s a ripoff.

To be fair, a lot of what we’re learning here is revolutionary theory. It’s theory, when applied, would lead to a revolution.

China’s already had their revolution. They don’t need to know how to start another one. They need to know how to protect itself from imperialism while advancing socialism. (Because it’s a third world country) One element of which is to be nationalistic, but in moderation.

If a revolution is to succeed in NA or the EU, we would have to take a different approach, as they are mainly first world countries. Nationalism in this context means to advance imperialism rather than to resist imperialism.

Fr though, that’s probably the only way you’ll get a conversation about Marxism and communism.

The majority of the Chinese aren’t all that knowledgeable about it unless they pursue politics as a career. Some older people might have traces of MZD thought, but it’s not really a thing.

If you go to a very urban area, and find a hole in the wall restaurant among well renovated shops, then dining there is a must.

Shopping centers in China are just built different. The top floors usually contains a daycare and restaurants.

Chinese national parks are also built different.

Highly recommend that you download an offline map. I use OSMAND. When you get back, use it to plan out your trips. (This isn’t China specific) Also, Baidu and DIDI is your friend. Actual friends are also your friends.

There are some extremely high tier super elite shops, restaurants, and services, with quality above and beyond anything you can find in NA. It’s worth a visit if you can find them. It’s expensive AF, even in foreign currency, but unlike expensive luxury shit in the west, it’s very much worth it. Like, I bought a $10CAD cup of black coffee brewed from Colombian Sakura beans and it was literally the best thing I’ve ever tasted. I came back to Canada and I couldn’t drink the coffee here for 2 months because of how bad it tasted in comparison.

Coffee is very expensive in China. But try out the local soft drinks. All the local soft drinks. China is the best place to go to quit coffee.

You generally don’t need to pack your own food. You can just buy food anywhere. But it’s kinda a ripoff if you specifically buy food at tourist traps, like $10yuan for a sausage on a stick.

Older people will tell you to watch out for bandits and kidnappers. But the most danger that you’ll be in is in danger of being ripped off.

You can’t drink tap water in China. You’ve got to boil it first. Stick some tea leaves in there while you’re at it.

Depending on where you’re shopping, you can haggle.

If there are signs saying not to take pics of military installations, then that’s just a suggestion. I have a pic of China’s stealth battleship in dock somewhere on my phone. But there areas that are military bases / military ground that you should avoid. (Hainan specific)

Update: don’t take pictures of military installations because you might take find yourself photographing something that you’re not supposed to.

Highly suggest that you go off grid and wander around not just the urbanized areas but also the poorer areas and ghettos. It’s gorgeous and it’s got a ton of history.

Learn to ride a Vespa before going to China because you can rent a Vespa in some areas that makes getting around easier.

Check out US steel’s stock price. Usually it jumps up when a company is being bought out. This is to reflect the price the buying is willing to pay for the stock, which is usually at a good premium.

None of this will go to the workers. This is not a win.

Regarding Chinese steel manufacturing, last I calculated, the average steel maker in China makes 3-5 times more steel than the average steel maker in the US, while working the same hours.

Also, someone explain why the top 10% are getting almost as much social benefits and non-profit funding as the 0-10%?

It’s up in the air. On one hand, this leads to a greater reliance of goods coming from the US and Europe. On the other, they get to attack Yemen.