I too enjoy reading Western media instead of experiencing things first-hand.

You do realize that Tibetan independence was never recognized by any country, right? Not even the British.

Do you understand Tibetan history up to that point? At least it's no longer a serfdom system (which Tibetan advocates will say was equal because of the one-in-a-million chance that one of the peasants can become the Dalai Lama and that everyone was totally happy because everyone was working towards bettering Buddhism). How many Tibetan refugees do you know who experienced serfdom?

You mean, Pashinyan flirting with the West led to Russia decreasing support for Armenia? No way!

Pashinyan is in a situation of his own making.

Ah yes, because Tibet before the CCP was a bastion of human rights protection. Who do you think you're convincing?

Still, clearly never been to China 🤷‍♀️

So... I'll take that as a no?

No first party sources, no evidence, and probably has never left a NATO country. Truly a well-informed opinion.

Foundations of geopolitics? Fuck that, more war. More Ukrainians will die, and that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make.

Have you ever been to China? Ever talked to a person from a Chinese minority? Clearly not.

By and large their complaints are about a lack of economic opportunity (because, y'know, Inner Mongolia isn't exactly the most hospitable climate) and that the government affirmative action isn't enough to address the gap in resources. That's what you'll hear on the ground... And that's an absolutely fair concern.

It's literally a poor financial decision to get an iPhone in the US. Flagship pricing on Android phones in the US is so fucking low you can get an S23 for like $300 on a $20 4 month contract.

Pissing off the rest of Asia in 3... 2... 1...

Japanese demilitarization post-WW2 kept relations stable and happy. What will this do?

I mean, you were never blocked from replacing ICs. Most people just didn't have the capability to solder. Today, IC replacement is blocked by hardware DRM.