Posts by fulltimestudent

Which leads me to think about what this development could mean to those who may suggest that China is the Real King of the North? (China as the K of the N, may I say, the most stupid thing ever uttered by people who believe really stupid stuff-grin)

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Singapore and Chinese Armies Train Together in China

by fulltimestudent in

stumbled across these interesting piks:.

the training includes professional seminars and a company-level conventional infantry exercise featuring a live-firing demonstration.

the saf is represented by personnel from the 5th battalion singapore infantry regiment and 3rd singapore division.

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I believe everyone had a great time!

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Singapore and Chinese Armies Train Together in China

by fulltimestudent in

stumbled across these interesting piks:.

the training includes professional seminars and a company-level conventional infantry exercise featuring a live-firing demonstration.

the saf is represented by personnel from the 5th battalion singapore infantry regiment and 3rd singapore division.

fulltimestudent

Stumbled across these interesting piks:

The training includes professional seminars and a company-level conventional infantry exercise featuring a live-firing demonstration. The SAF is represented by personnel from the 5th Battalion Singapore Infantry Regiment and 3rd Singapore Division. They will participate in the exercise alongside their Chinese counterparts from the PLA 179th Brigade and Nanjing Military Region.

Assistant Chief of General Staff (Operations) Brigadier-General Siew Kum Wong co-officiated the opening ceremony on Sunday (Nov 2) with Major-General Wang Chunning, Commander of 12th Mixed Group Army, Nanjing Military Region.

Singapore incidentally has universal military training. All males must join up at age 18 for two years.

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Questions concerning Deng Xiaoping

by fulltimestudent in

on another thread band on the run requested that i answer certain questions she put to me concerning deng xiaoping.

i requested another thread for that, one wasn't started so i start it myself.. i see the questions are reasonable, at least for someone who (admittedly) claims to know little about china, and i have no issues about answering them.

like all humans deng xiaoping, is a mix of good things and not so good things.. in telling deng's story, i have no wish to distort history, i see no reason to tell "outright lies about the past, or to omit facts that may lead to unacceptable conclusions or to gloss over anything with a quiet, slight admission that is buried by some other detail.

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If anyone would like to know more about China's third line of defense, the wikipedia entry seems to give a reasonably balanced viewpoint:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Front_(China)

Today, in a much changed China, the need for that third line has gone. Much of it has been abandoned, as these images illustrate.

From: http://china-defense.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/the-abandoned-third-line.html

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Questions concerning Deng Xiaoping

by fulltimestudent in

on another thread band on the run requested that i answer certain questions she put to me concerning deng xiaoping.

i requested another thread for that, one wasn't started so i start it myself.. i see the questions are reasonable, at least for someone who (admittedly) claims to know little about china, and i have no issues about answering them.

like all humans deng xiaoping, is a mix of good things and not so good things.. in telling deng's story, i have no wish to distort history, i see no reason to tell "outright lies about the past, or to omit facts that may lead to unacceptable conclusions or to gloss over anything with a quiet, slight admission that is buried by some other detail.

fulltimestudent

Before this thread gets too far behind, here's a catch up on Deng's greatest contribution to China. I cant really list the change to market driven economy as Deng's alone. I believe it was a majority decision within the CPC. Westerner's are hallucinating (based on their experience with their own pollies) when they think that in China, one person can dominate the political landscape.

Anyway, here's my selection as to Deng's greatest contribution to China.

Back in the early 50's, as happens after every war/revolution, the new government was still consolidating. They were dropped into a very dangerous situation by grandfather Kim in N. Korea - the Korean war. Forced to intervene, by Macarthur's excellent tactic of the Inchon landing and the subsequent drive deep into North Korea. The Chinese government warned that they could not tolerate a drive to the border, but Macarthur ignored the yellow light.

The rest of the war, which roughly finished up with much the same border between NK and SK, is just history. But it left an even more unstable political landscape.

The new Chinese government, fearing (justifiably, I believe) an attack on China, by the USA, entered into a longterm plan to build a "fortress China" in the south west of the country. US airpower, even then, would likely (from Taiwan bases) wipe out the east coast cities of China, with mind-boggling casualties and the only recourse was to build this armed fortress in Sichuan and Yunnan.

The problem was, that the area in which it was planned, was almost uninhabited, extremely rugged, and with no transport links. First priority, became the building of a rail link. Western rail engineers, brought into consult, said it could not be done. Deng was put in charge to get it done. And he did.

A rail link had to be built from Chongqing to Chengdu, as the first step to integrating the area into a national transport system. The railway was built at breakneck speed. It had 340 km of tunnel in a total length of 1080 km. It opened in July 1952.

The project went on to incorporate even more transport links to support the new factories that were built inside hollowed out mountains. The cost was enormous and likely distorted the Chinese economy for decades. It had one other benefit though, it set a pattern, that the leadership should have practical experience in getting things done. In the last government headed by Hu Jintao, most of the top leadership were engineers with practical experience, who had demonstrated that they could do that.

Of course, other experience may also be important, and, as I understand it, the requirement now for the top leadership, is that they must have the experience of governing two major provinces and building economic progress, before they would come under consideration by the CPC, for the top leadership positions.

Considering that most of the larger Chinese provinces may have larger populations than most western nations, we may get an idea of why China has progressed so quickly.

In the detail I've posted about Deng, I am reliant on Harrison Salisbury's, The New Emperors, Mao and Deng, A Dual Biography. (Harper Collins, London, 1992) pp 124-128.

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My Breaking Point -- 11/9/14

by game1914over in

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friends

i have enjoyed reading your comments during the past four years.

deep down inside, i have always been agnostic.

the first few chapters in genesis are contradictory and differing.. no one has ever been able to answer my question: "why was satan ever created?".

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suavojr: Game over but they are getting ready for the sequel. My wife said to me this morning how their is something that is causing all the young ones to leave but she could not pin point the problem. Just listen to Tony rant and anyone can understand...

Umm! Hmm! Puzzle, Puzzle! Aaaah! New light dawns - smile, I see, I see - they're all gay! Of course, makes perfect sense ...

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Governing Body sick of waiting! They want the paradise they were promised!

by donuthole in

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this post is going to suggest that the governing body remains, as ray franz wrote, "captives of a concept".

like every jehovah's witness they were raised with the belief that the the paradise would be here by now.

unlike others, they are in a position to do something about.. why wait to rule over the earth?

fulltimestudent

Haha! A nice interpretation of what they are doing.

And, curiously - its all been done before, in early Christianity. The impatience with which we once waited for the paradise, matched the frustration of early Christians waiting for Jesus' promised return and his kingdom, read the Shepherd of Hermas to get some idea. When it did not come these frustrated Christian turned to the pagan concept of life in heaven after death.

When Diocletian's persecution came to its full end with Constantine's accession and his legalisation of Christianity, a huge construction of program of churches was commenced under Imperial patronage and finance.

If you study the internal decoration pf the second generation of church construction (what's left) you see a common pattern - they were designed to give the impression that you were already in heaven with Jesus and the holy angels all around you.

There's not really much that's new, under the sun

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I Waited Until My Wedding Night To Lose My Virginity And I Wish I Hadn't...

by Divergent in

i found this article interesting & just wanted to share.

after going through my teenage years trying to be the perfect jw, i realized that trying to live up to the standards imposed on me have been for worse & not for better.

i was feeling miserable, repressed, unfulfilled, with a great lack of self confidence & self esteem.

fulltimestudent

Virginity is bad for your prostate.

Look after your prostate because God won't give you a new one.

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Baby Beyonce-The 19 month old 'beauty queen' good or bad? For once, I disapprove

by fulltimestudent in

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http://www.msn.com/en-au/travel/news/baby-beyonce-19-month-old-beauty-queen-wowing-crowds-with-single-ladies-routine/vp-bbbskv4?ocid=mailsignout.

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http://www.msn.com/en-au/travel/news/baby-beyonce-19-month-old-beauty-queen-wowing-crowds-with-single-ladies-routine/vp-BBbsKv4?ocid=mailsignout