Donald Trump could win the US election for the same reason he won last time

Posted to The Age (1/9/2920) on 2/9/2020 (not yet published by the newspaper)
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Biden will not win this unlosable election. Trump is a fantastic marketer, and he understands the psychological needs of his followers, while Biden keeps missing the opportunities to hit hard on the key issues.

Trump has a good chance to win, and he will make himself the peace maker after the election. He has to rely on China for supplies, as well as a customer. Out of the blue, bilateral relationship will improve, and he will come out the winner not only in the US, but also the world. Along the way, Trump will leave a trail of economic disaster for the blind followers.

Australia, the lap dog of the US will be the biggest loser, and most of our key exports will be replaced by the US’ and other countries’. There will be plenty of barley to feed our stomachs and enough wine to drown our sorrow.

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Donald Trump could win the US election for the same reason he won last time

Chinese embassy explains hurt

Posted to Facebook on 27/8/2020 at 3:26 PM
Posted to The Age (25/8/2020) on 27/8/2020 (not published by the newspaper)
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https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/australia-brutus-to-china-s-caesar-20200825-p55p84.html

Diplomacy is not the strong point of most Australian PMs and MPs. They seem to suffer from the foot in the mouth disease, or obsessive-compulsive disorder in targeting at China.

Language used by the Morrison-Dutton-Payne clique towards China has been unfriendly and fairly aggressive; in fact, more like the language used by bullies asking for a fight.

Australia and its allies expect China to change from Communism to Democracy, or conform to their system. However, how would all these do-gooder countries react or respond if China tells them to change their political system to Communism? Very likely, Australia and the rest will ask China to go jump, and bugger off!

Australia Commonwealth government has problem getting the state governments to agree on issues such as border closure and reopening. How can it tell other sovereign countries how to run their affairs. Put it bluntly, stop telling China how to suck eggs?

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The money or our sovereignty: China leaves us no choice

Posted to The Age (1/5/2020) on 1/5/2020 at 8:47 PM
Commenting on "A virus cluster at an Auckland school has Australian parents worried. Should they be?"
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-money-or-our-sovereignty-china-leaves-us-no-choice-20200501-p54p57.html

The world is getting more and more dangerous to live in, and is facing complete destruction caused by aggressive, undiplomatic, self-centred, power hungry politicians.

Australia, with reasonably low fatalities in this pandemic, unless the second wave strikes hard, can become the world leader of peace and humanity, but its government chooses to be the Deputy Sheriff and know-tow not to China but to the US.

Printing money or keep borrowing are not the ways to get Australia out of financial wows after the pandemic. Australia is not the Gilligan’s Island, and needs injection of foreign investment and having other countries to buy its coal, iron ore, wine, education and tourism.

India has more coal than Australia and Russia holds the second largest reserve. As for iron ore, Brazil is still a very large exporter despite its production has fallen to 4th place in the last quarter.

Stocks dip after RBA minutes

Posted to The Age (17/4/2012) on 17/4/2012 at 10:49 AM
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http://www.theage.com.au/business/markets-live/markets-live-stocks-dip-after-rba-minutes-20120417-1x4gg.html

The graph looks spectacular, doesn't it? It is just the scale of the graph that plays the trick.

There's nothing to celebrate these days - the PIIGS are still getting leaner, China has to dig into her own pocket because lean PIIGS are not good for Chinese export, and lean China means less mineral export from Australia to China or same volume at lower prices.

If banks keep increasing interest, more money will be deposited and not go out, that means less profit eventually. If borrowing becomes more and unaffordable, the real estate will continue to decline. Collapse in real estate industry means more defaults, and bank write-off.

Am I too pessimistic? No way, I think I have my brain at the right place and think like a common citizen, while those gurus sitting in the ivory tower having been throwing darts to the future outlook dart board.

Wanted: a visionary to plug the leadership

Posted to The Age(14/4/2012) on 14/4/2012 at 2:15 PM (Not published by Newspaper)
Commenting on "Wanted: a visionary to plug the leadership"
http://www.theage.com.au/national/wanted-a-visionary-to-plug-the-leadership-hole-20120413-1wz3p.html

I called 4 real estate agents to appraise a house, and only young representative impressed me very much. The house was a rental property, dated with telltale sign of mission brown door frame and skirting. However, he did not see all these as the downside. He was very enthusiastic, saw the potential, talked about the positives and explained how he would market the house.

Whether he could sell the house eventually is secondary, but he excited me by giving me hope that the house could be sold at the current depressive market. He never put any other real estate agents down; in fact throughout the whole appraisal process he concentrated his energy in the house only.

Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott are worse than lack lustre and lack vision; they lack the enthusiasm and salesmanship to put ideas across. They lack the important rapport called honesty and trust. Their views are superficial and mainly party line driven.

Julia Gillard is like a little spoilt brat; she wants her way to get the carbon tax bill passed, miscalculates the Malaysian solution and refuses to impose GST on online imports less than AUD1000; despite the public outcry, the risk of wiping out most of the small businesses which employed bulk of the working population and torment the already heavily debt-ridden farmers who are the guardians of the Australian food bowls.

Tony Abbott has to work on his body language. However, body language is a reflection of what he is within. It would be better if Tony Abbott could come up with something more positive in revitalising the manufacturing industries or any industry for that matter.

On many occasions, political parties use negative campaign to scare voters on their choice, but time and again the tactic failed. Polls after polls people of Australia have spoken that they want a strong a leader, a leader that leads and not to kowtow to foreign powers; a leader to give us hope, create job opportunity for present and younger generation and drive Australia economy further.

China was a third world country perceived to have nothing to live for during early Mao’s time. Australia was a lucky country according to Donald Horne then. Now China has the largest airport, fastest train, tallest building, rocket, space station, factories that building hi-tech computers and electronic, factory of the world, etc. What do we have in Australia – primary producing industries that cannot absorb all the so called smart Australians having university degrees? Can Julia Gillard or Tony Abbott do anything to move Australia forward?

Wanted: a visionary to plug the leadership

Posted to The Age(14/4/2012) on 14/4/2012 at 2:15 PM (Not published by Newspaper)
Commenting on "Wanted: a visionary to plug the leadership"
http://www.theage.com.au/national/wanted-a-visionary-to-plug-the-leadership-hole-20120413-1wz3p.html

I called 4 real estate agents to appraise a house, and only young representative impressed me very much. The house was a rental property, dated with telltale sign of mission brown door frame and skirting. However, he did not see all these as the downside. He was very enthusiastic, saw the potential, talked about the positives and explained how he would market the house.

Whether he could sell the house eventually is secondary, but he excited me by giving me hope that the house could be sold at the current depressive market. He never put any other real estate agents down; in fact throughout the whole appraisal process he concentrated his energy in the house only.

Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott are worse than lack lustre and lack vision; they lack the enthusiasm and salesmanship to put ideas across. They lack the important rapport called honesty and trust. Their views are superficial and mainly party line driven.

Julia Gillard is like a little spoilt brat; she wants her way to get the carbon tax bill passed, miscalculates the Malaysian solution and refuses to impose GST on online imports less than AUD1000; despite the public outcry, the risk of wiping out most of the small businesses which employed bulk of the working population and torment the already heavily debt-ridden farmers who are the guardians of the Australian food bowls.

Tony Abbott has to work on his body language. However, body language is a reflection of what he is within. It would be better if Tony Abbott could come up with something more positive in revitalising the manufacturing industries or any industry for that matter.

On many occasions, political parties use negative campaign to scare voters on their choice, but time and again the tactic failed. Polls after polls people of Australia have spoken that they want a strong a leader, a leader that leads and not to kowtow to foreign powers; a leader to give us hope, create job opportunity for present and younger generation and drive Australia economy further.

China was a third world country perceived to have nothing to live for during early Mao’s time. Australia was a lucky country according to Donald Horne then. Now China has the largest airport, fastest train, tallest building, rocket, space station, factories that building hi-tech computers and electronic, factory of the world, etc. What do we have in Australia – primary producing industries that cannot absorb all the so called smart Australians having university degrees? Can Julia Gillard or Tony Abbott do anything to move Australia forward?

How'd you like your koala - braised or stewed at a restaurant in China

Posted to Herald Son (31/10/2011) on 31/10/2011 at 8:32 PM
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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/chinese-restaurant-offers-braised-or-stewed-koala-on-the-menu/story-fn7x8me2-1226181833803

Do Australians give any thought when they eat beef? Hindus do. Cow is a Holy animal.

Get tough on China: unions

Posted to The Age (3/10/2011) on 3/10/2011 at 11:42 AM
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http://www.theage.com.au/national/get-tough-on-china-unions-20111002-1l3zp.html

@Alexander, why no one stops China stealing copyright for so long? In fact, the stupid "smart" countries hand over their decades of designs and blueprints to China via "technology transfer", utilising Chinese factories to produce their goods - idiotic by true. Why? China offers the world cheap labour! Is it China’s fault? No, comfortable life-style comes with a price!

Australia was classified as a developed country, while China was still "under-developed". Australia was so much richer, and China miserably poor. Australia was technologically advanced, and China relied on recycled, rusty metal scraps during early Mao's time. Now China is producing the latest generation computers, telecommunication electronics, electric cars, satellites, rockets, fastest train, etc. It can complete projects in short period well beyond other country’s dream.

Deregulate labour market without sacrificing OHS, revamp unemployment welfare system, and in the meantime curb obscene salaries and remunerations of top executives will likely to propel us in competing more vigorously in the world market, and cope with any future GFC.

Who wrecked this country? Ask the unions, and the big-mouth, loud-mouth leaders who know nothing about innovation or how to adapt to changes. Australia still lives in the past, and like dinosaurs, it will perish. I bet all these people will blame the negligible carbon emission as the cause of Australian economic extinction.

Internet shopping to cost 50,000 Australian jobs in next five years

Posted to Herald Sun (29/4/2011) on 29/4/2011 at 3:31 AM
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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/internet-shopping-to-cost-50000-australian-jobs-in-next-five-years-national-retail-association/

The bigger the online sales boom, the more China will benefit, because China is the Factory of the World producing products for almost all the online stores, and despatching them from China directly! Today, the items are small in size, but tomorrow the product range will include larger household items, furniture, cars, yatch, etc.

It has been said that Australian students' academic performance is far behind the Asian, the next obvious move is to enrol in online classes conducted by Asian schools oveaseas. In fact, this matter was raised at the training session I attended on 28/4/2011.

The most frightening thing that will eventuate is that China will become the Office of the World. With the advancement of technology, offices will follow the footstep of factories and schools and become borderless. All office works can be done remotely - documents/transactions processed, filed and stored; reports produced; calls answered; money transferred; meetings organised and conducted in virtual meeting rooms.

50000 jobs are just a small drop in the ocean. If you are working in an office reading this comment, "be alert, and alarmed", because your job will go sooner than you think.

China dismisses Gillard concerns about crackdown on human rights

Posted to Herald Sun (26/4/2011) on 26/4/2011 at 10:28 PM
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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/china-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-julia-gillard/story-e6frf7jo-1226045120195

I wish Julia Gillard stop lecturing the Chinese about human rights, treatment to minority groups and religious freedom.

What is happening in Australia is just the exact opposite. Excessive human rights to law breakers, special privileges to queue jumpers / hooligans on the roof, and in the name of religious freedom, we spend mega-bucks to refurbish public hospitals for the religious minorities and feeding them with special meals.

Read SinFongChanSocialIssues.blogspot.com

China's economy about to overtake US

Posted to Monash Weekly (25/4/2011) on 26/4/2011 at 1:35 PM (not published)
Resubmited Part 2 of 3 on 10/5/2011 at 9:23 PM
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Good on China. This is a great example for many countries to follow! Unfortunately, far too many countries adopt the NATO’s motto - Talk Only No Action!

With a population of 1.3 billion people to support and yet can win the economic race is definitely a modern day fairy tale. Australia has only 23 million people, but keeps whinging about the size of the population – this is just laughable!

While Australia still needs to resolve the NBN rollout, China has already built the highest rail track in the world linking Beijing to Tibet, the fastest bullet train, a modern international airport bigger than London’s Heathrow Airport, thousands of wind turbines, booming automotive industry building electric cars, rockets to send satellites and astronauts to outer space, and the most awesome one is that China is the factory of the world now!

End Part 1 of 3

Is there anything China cannot excel in? China is progressing at lightning speed – thanks to technology transfer, it is rather unstoppable. What is more concerning is that China will soon be the office of the world. With the unprecedented speed of technological advancement, a modern office is no longer an enclosed space with fixed locality - staff can be situated in other parts of the world, and documents filed and backed up in computer servers remote from the source.

Can you imagine the benefit of outsourcing office services to overseas companies? Just compare that with buying goods online from other countries – there is no GST if the value is under $1,000. Outsourcing office work saves on payroll tax, compulsory superannuation guaranteed contribution, office expenses, union interference, etc. What is going to happen to employment?

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2009-2010 $19.1 billion international education industry has become the thing of the past. Australian government move to change the visa and permanent residency policies have led to a drastic decline in international students coming to study in Australia, causing a financial blackhole in our economy. This subject has not been raised openly and treated urgently by both political parties.

With economy of scale and determination, China can train more people in China per week than probably all the Australian learners / trainees trained in one year. It is just a matter of a decade or so, professional trainers in China will lose their accent, and international students from all over the world will be pursuing their qualifications in China. After being an educator / trainer in the industry for about 15 years, I can only say that future learners will probably get higher quality training in China than Australia, and at fraction of the cost.

After all that being said and written, are there no negatives about China especially the way she deals with human rights and social justice? I can only say it is a matter of opinion, and this is not relevant to the subject in discussion.

End Part 3 of 3

Lobbies dying on China's docks

Posted to The Daily Telegraph (1/12/2010) on 1/12/2010 at 2:13 AM as SphericalThinker (Not published)

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http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lobbies-dying-on-chinas-docks/story-fn6e0s1g-1225963508569

Australia's economy is over dependent on China, the largest trading partner of Australia - China relies on our iron ore and coal.

Australia is holding a trump card at present, but probably until China owns enough mines in other offshore countries. The decline in students coming from China is a huge blow to our economy, but has been swept under the carpet.

Now, out of the blue, Chinese are banning the lobsters. What's next?

Chinese ban imports of Australian lobsters

Posted to Adelaide Now (1/12/2010) on 1/12/2010 at 12:52 AM

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Australia's economy is over dependent on China, the largest trading partner of Australia - China relies on our iron ore and coal.

Australia is holding a trump card at present, but probably until China owns enough mines in other offshore countries. The decline in students coming from China is a huge blow to our economy, but has been swept under the carpet.

Now, out of the blue, Chinese are banning the lobsters. What's next?

Rudd is facing a Great wall

Posted as SphericalThinker of Melbourne to The Australian on 11/8/2009 at 10:28 AM

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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/rudd-is-facing-a-great-wall/comments-e6frg7a6-1225760001652

Kevin Rudd is a "Jack of all trades, Master of none". His unexpected rise to the highest position in Australia makes him over confident and autocratic. He being a workaholic is nothing more than an affirmation that he neither knows how to delegate nor trust his fellow ministers and subordinates. Understanding Chinese language is not synonymous to understanding Chinese culture. Culture is more than textbook material; it requires many years of interaction with wide cross-section of people. Constant headline criticism of Chinese internal politics and external policies are not the right ways to build relationship. Publicity brings short term fame and satisfaction, but may cause irreparable damage to long-term friendship.