It's fair to be critical of Hersh's use of anonymous sources, but it was those same anonymous sources that enabled him to cover the so-called "weapons of mass destruction" and "nuclear materials" used to justify the invasion of Iraq. It's not like this article is coming from a journalistic non-entity. Hersh has a pretty stellar record as far as journalism uncovering government corruption.
If you're currently working for a US semiconductor company, I'm sure there are Chinese companies that would be happy to hire you with a very sizable raise...
The funny thing is, modern Chinese policy is against war.
Even from way back in 1964, the CIA determined that Chinese military doctrine is primarily defensive in nature [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/DOC_0000413519.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwj36czJsIqBAxWgFjQIHSYqAIYQFnoECBQQBg&usg=AOvVaw1QQgwJTRyYQ6hXxNnSCqQP].
This recent study summarizes modern Chinese military doctrine https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://setav.org/en/assets/uploads/2020/02/A56En.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwj36czJsIqBAxWgFjQIHSYqAIYQFnoECB4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw1LSvgCeq0-dwzfela757iE
It's a defensive doctrine designed to protect local interests. Chinese foreign policy involves remaining in a justifiable grey zone, not in open conflict.
You mean, China doesn't want a US IoT company to install a whole bunch of sensors in China? Say it isn't so!
Fuck that. Requiring trains to be built in the US will blow up the already obscene budget even more and lead to poor-quality trains due to a lack of experience in high speed trainset manufacturing.
We saw this in Boston, where the requirement of US-made led to absolutely fucked supply chains, constant delays and cost overruns, and shoddily constructed trains with a multitude of problems (though, admittedly, the entire Boston transit system has these problems anyway so I guess it's just another part of government dysfunction). For what? For a voting bloc of like a thousand temporary workers?
Thing is, the US doesn't really have high speed rail in the pipeline that can share technical expertise. The proposed Texas line is planning to use Shinkansen trains, Brightline already has a supplier, and so does Amtrak. Where are you going to get economies of scale to come into play?
It's also a fucking California state project, and California is the safest blue state that ever blued.
I mean... Man's got a good point here lol. As far as circumstantial evidence goes, this is pretty damning.
So... Now Tiktok gets to be a surveillance tool for the US government like every other major social media? Wonderful.
No, that violates international law.
Do Australians have a choice? We in Canada have had to put up with American military bullshit while they've been looking at our Northwest Passage with suspiciously greedy eyes.
That's our fucking sea, go get your own.
Shit country, great pay in a few fields.
If you're skilled labour and not a software engineer, just move to Canada tbh.
Can we get rid of these bullshit sources, thanks
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People have been far more concerned about the efficacy of the ALPS system at extracting other contaminants than they are about tritium contamination. The ALPS system is unproven and the wastewater they're releasing would be pretty toxic as far as other radioactive isotopes is concerned if the ALPS system isn't doing it's job perfectly.