taiwanboy

1.) internal political war between xi jing ping of the old guards and the moderates. Check sinoinsider if you wish to know more.

2.) internal provincial wars with Tibet, Xinjiang, and Hong Kong.

3.) conflicts with immediate neighbors over the south sea and other illegitimate claims, including Vietnam, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Philippines.

4.) trade wars with South Korea, japan, US, and Europe. More and more factories are shutting down in China in favor of other countries

5.) debt war to derisk 400 percent Debt to GDP in consumer, corporate and government debts. This economic shutdown will at a minimum take 3% off of China’s proclaimed 6% gdp growth

6.) globalism vs populism as Americans realized they have lost 1.6 million jobs to China since 1990.

7.) health wars with the recent pig flu, Wuhan flu and now bird flu

One must realize that China is losing ALL of these wars currently. The finances, social fabrics, and public anger (check Chinese netizens fight over Wuhan) are stretched to the limit. It’s only a matter of time

China law blog can put it better than I can: https://www.chinalawblog.com/2020/02/whats-going-to-happen-w...

https://www.chinalawblog.com/2020/01/chinas-coronavirus-and-...

Fast mutation due to hundreds of million travelers + possiblity of being stuck in a city with a new order of unable to travel out for 30/60 days = no good reason to travel to china

(Chinese New Years is in 3 days and few hundred million people will travel in congested trains and flights. Also people in China usually don’t cover their mouths when they cough)

Coronavirus: Chinese hospitals not testing patients, say relatives https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/21/coronavirus-ch...

Wuhan virus kills fourth patient, infects hospital staff amid fear of ‘super-spreader’ https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3046908/new-...

man in Wuhan infected with coronavirus went to hospital but got sent away, took a flight to Dalian & became Patient Zero in Dalian https://www.reddit.com/r/China/comments/erszdd/disease_contr...

Also, wages in the low wage jobs ARE GOING UP, as mentioned throughout the comments

On a related note, congratulation to president tsai being re-elected yesterday! Thank god the evil Chinese communist party was not able to infiltrate and plant their own candidate

Taiwan is a shining example of democracy in Asia, hopefully inspiring people in Singapore, China, and others

https://www.chinalawblog.com/2019/11/how-to-survive-an-incre...

Btw if you have a smb or an European company that doesn’t think it applies to you, you are signing your company’s death sentence

There are only two parties in the US right now. And one is for globalization. And the other is for stronger US labor unions.

There are only two parties in the US right now. And one is for globalization. And the other is for stronger US labor unions, as mentioned in the article.

The main two problems that faced US economy in the last 60 years - energy and jobs, have been solved by US. For energy, US is now the largest energy producer in the world. For jobs, US has climbed out of the hole of threats from globalization, increased internal labor force and automation, by using tariffs, deportations, border walls, upgraded workforce via increased education, and splitting threat from its main outsourced competitor China.

white-collar workers have seen their wages grow by nearly 7.5% https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/08/14/blue-colla....

Workers at the lower end of the pay scale finally are getting the most benefit from rising wages https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/13/workers-at-lower-end-of-pay-...

Our wish is with you, tiny island democratic people. The free world is on your side. I don’t think this time we as a free world will tolerate another tiananmen; China would face fury and economic sanctions like never before.

1.) even with some declining cities, US cities are still some of the most powerful in the world. According to https://howmuch.net/articles/the-economic-size-of-metro-area... (2017) Bay Area economy is as large as the entire country of Nigeria, NY area is as largest as Canada, LA is as big as turkey! Even Portland is as big as Qatar! And with the global slowdown in 2018 and 2019, while US is the sole bright spot, the dominance will only be magnified.

2.) demographics is now shifting to where gen z is the biggest generation now. In 5-10 years they will be establishing families and moving to less crowded suburbs and smaller cities. Which means the mega cities will lose some growth and the secondary cities will gain.

1.) for many of the ethnicities, california usually has the largest immigrant communities, outside of the native country. Therefore the dishes can be much more authentic and cater to the native crowds. As opposed to a Greek restaurant in Tokyo, or a Thai restaurant in Paris. When I lived in Japan I often missed my Vietnamese pho. And when i lives in Paris I often craved for my Mexican burrito.

2.) it doesn’t have any food history, and therefore no codified rules on how and what cuisines should be ( as opposed to French cuisine, like mentioned in the article ). Therefore we have Californian sushi, Korean tacos, Japanese pastas, Korean hot dogs, and so on. Fusion and innovation is alive and well

3.) fifth largest economy in the world that helps to support diverse and vibrant restaurants, farms and foodies

4.) real focus on vegan cuisines. If you were a vegan you would be blessed to live in la or sf. You would be able to not just be able to get vegan but also Vietnamese vegan, Thai vegan, American vegan or Japanese vegan cuisines. If you tried backpacking through Asia or Europe as a vegan you would know how hard that is.

Michelin guide recently released a California guide and California is now on the map as a foodie destination. Even though it only has 90 Michelin restaurants as opposed to Japan’s 230, I have way more fun dining in la or sf than Tokyo due to the diverse ness and casualness of the cuisines. (But Tokyo will always have a place in my heart on how perfectly executed a single ingredient/dish could be)

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/more-restrictive-us-...

- Google decided to open a new AI research center in China, expanding its existing presence there. This in the face of expanding AI assisted surveillance in xinjiang and its 10 million population.

- Google decided not to renew its contract for project maven, a way to analyze drone footage using AI, for the US DoD

I put purported there for a reason. Han promised riches for citizens of kaoshung, went to visit China right after the election, and yet haven’t done a single thing yet to improve the city, before running for president.

1.) There are many media companies in Taiwan that have taken subsidies/investments from the Chinese government. For example, the richest Taiwanese, Tsai eng-meng, currently lives in Shanghai, and owns many tv stations and newspapers in Taiwan. Many of these tv stations are watched by the older generations, and a lot of the channels are politics focused. Thus these channels usually have a pro-China angle on them: how well China is doing economically, and ignores any sort of xinjiang/Hong Kong/trade war problems/economic slowdowns/human rights issues China has. I shuddered when an older relative told me that the tv show had told him that concentration camps for Uighurs are ok because it keeps the peace.

And don’t think this is restricted to Taiwan. China has spread its media influence to other democratic countries in the world as well.

2.) hacking politicians. The pro-China presidential candidate, Han-Kuo-yu, was a literal unknown 6 months before the election for city of kaoshung. However, thanks to a (purported) digital influence campaign by Chinese hackers, he won the election. Then he declared to run for president, without having accomplished much of anything for the city. This sort of thing could also happen to US, in that China could interfere in the 2020 election.

After China tariffs, Trump should recognize Taiwan, the Pentagon likely agrees