It's all just pretend - it's been that way since the handover actually - China took no chances.

"Just a little help from my friends" "Back in the USSR" - "It's easy!"

Hong Kong is independent in name only - it is totally a part of China, yet the charade continues that Hong Kong has some autonomy. The reason for this, of course, is to lure foreign investment, but it's not really working.

I really can't count the number of people I've inspired! LOL

"Stepping down from this job will leave me a broken man"

"Bye, everyone! I only have a narrow "window of opportunity" to leave before the end of the year. So long! I hate to "drop" this on you. It will be a "long fall" for me when I step down."

Yandex now completely taken over by Russia - Putin's close ally, Alexei Kudrin, is pretty much taking over the helm.

I've seen videos of conscripts trying to run away - it's hilarious and sad at the same time. Can you imagine being forced to have to fight and die for your country, a country that is not worth fighting for. I mean, Russia could be a great country, but its governance for centuries has been abysmal.

I don't think Russia can easily run out of ammo either, but it can run out of soldiers if the war continues for a long time. What's the latest count on Russian casualties? Well over 100K? Who in their right mind would voluntarily want to fight for Russia?

Yameen was totally in China's pocket - it was good to see him lose and even better now to see him sentenced. We'll see if he ever pays up and actually spends that much time, if any, in prison. The corrupting evidence of China's BRI is evident for all to see. No country comes out ahead dealing with China.

Summary: Canada called China a “disruptive” global force that must be contained, the latest salvo against Beijing as Ottawa embraces a less friendly approach toward the country following a high-stakes U.S.-China battle over telecommunications.

Putin must be really desperate for "success stories" at this point even if it means shooting down more commercial airplanes. I really do have to wonder why the decision to open Russian airspace given the current situation and Russia's horrible track record. The people manning the missiles are incompetent.

Can you imagine working for that company with all the crap going on in China now with covid and Xi's zero-covid mandate and how workers there are treated to begin with??? It's a total nightmare.

All their fingers are itchy "Pull that trigger, come on, do it, for Kremlin glory"

Hongkonger protester at the Chinese consulate traveling from Manchester back to Hong Kong over Russian airspace to drink tea with communist officials? - heck yea! Count me in!!! LOL

Imagine the people power of 300,000 employees! In the end, they are defenseless against all the guns pointing at them. Their company is so big, it would qualify as a large city in most places in the world.

So what does it mean for Foxconn that owns it? Probably on the books they own it, but it seems the Taiwanese owners have little say over workers' rights, policy, etc.

We know how dangerous that can be. Let's not forget Russia shooting down a Korean airline in 1983 and a Malaysian airline in 2014. Did Russia ever say "sorry!" or "we'll pay!" - actually, no.

I have often wondered how that business deal is going. I can't imagine smoothly, even before covid. Are all the employees Chinese in that location? Does Taiwan actually make any money with that factory or do Chinese officials rake in all the profits?

Quotes from the article: "They were Foxconn employees who escaped from the factory and were walking home," wrote a user of WeChat in a post about the social media images. "Some people were walking amid wheat fields with their luggage, blankets and quilts. I couldn't help but feel sad."

The fish will enjoy, dolphins will not need pufferfish for a while.

Isn't contributing to the UN like flushing money down the toilet? Even former UN employees have openly talked about the huge amount of wasteful spending at the UN as well as the mismanagement of funds. I really do hope those funds go towards curtailing terrorism - it's a noble use of money, and glad to see India doing this.

It's not always like that - usually around the Christmas season.

Here's the hold up: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on October 24 that Moscow has asked the United Nations for data on the destination and end-consumers for Ukrainian grain exports. Lavrov said "corrections" needed to unblock shipments would depend on Russia receiving this information.