Russia and China complete joint drills

[obsidian]

Russia and China complete joint drills

Warships from the two nations were supported by submarine-hunting aircraft

The Russian and Chinese militaries have finished a week of joint naval drills, during which the two sides practiced anti-submarine maneuvers, search and rescue operations, and communications exercises in the East China Sea.

The ‘Maritime Interaction 2022’ exercise wrapped up after seven days of drills, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday, noting that the warships “jointly searched for a submarine of a conditional enemy and fired a volley of jet depth charges” with the support of “anti-submarine aviation.”

“Naval task forces of the [Russian] Pacific Fleet and the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy have completed their tasks for the bilateral … exercise in the East China Sea,” it said in a statement.

Footage published by the ministry shows some of the drills in progress, with Russian sailors seen addressing their Chinese counterparts in Mandarin over the radio, while a number of naval guns and other weapons platforms were filmed in action.

In addition to simulating the destruction of an enemy sub with rocket-propelled depth charges, the exercises included “an operation to free a seized vessel” as well as rescue and communications missions, the ministry went on. Earlier Chinese media reports also stated the maneuvers would have a “deterrent effect on [the] US’ simultaneous suppression of China and Russia.”

According to China’s Xinhua News, the drills were staged in waters near the coastal cities of Zhoushan and Taizhou – held in closer proximity to Taiwan than previous iterations of the yearly exercises.

The Russian naval group was led by the missile cruiser Varyag, the flagship of the Pacific Fleet, supported by two corvettes and a frigate, while the Chinese side was headed up by the destroyer Jinan.

Beijing and Moscow have carried out several rounds of exercises together this year, including flights involving nuclear-capable bombers during US President Joe Biden’s visit to Japan, as well as bomber patrols over the Sea of Japan and East China Sea last month. The two countries have held joint naval drills since 2005 under the umbrella of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a regional security bloc, and the ‘Maritime Interaction’ exercise has been carried out annually for the last ten years.

https://www.rt.com/news/569090-russia-china-complete-drills/

[oldschoolfan]

Fuck them paper tigers 🐅

[ROBOAK]

Fuck them paper tigers 🐅

[IroNat]

China is going down the tubes bigtime.

[ROBOAK]

China is going down the tubes bigtime.

nope....

[IroNat]

nope....

Demographically they are dead man walking.

[ROBOAK]

Nope....

[OneMoreRep]

I think there's more at play here.

Russia this past week unveiled a digital currency backed by gold. It's very meaningful, because Russia has their BRICS alliance for trade (Brazil + Russia + India + China + South Africa) and if China decides to conduct trade using this digital currency or makes their Digital Yuan backed by gold as well, it could all become a major threat to the US dollar serving as the world reserve currency. Remember, these BRICS nations account for about 41% of the world's population.

Moreover, there are supposed talks regarding Saudi Arabia trying to join the BRICS alliance. If this happens, I don't think the "PetroDollar" will continue to be a thing, which could be devastating to the US economy. Just recently, Xi Jinping of China met with Saudi Arabia and promised to buy more oil and gas from the Arab states, but asked that the oil/gas trades be settled in the yuan. Again, more posturing to push out the dollar as the medium of trade.

This is big. Think of how Nixon de-pegged the dollar from gold back in 1971 and how our currency is literally FIAT with no true inherent value. One of the things that makes it so valuable to many is the perceived value given that it is the world reserve currency. A key ingredient to it being able to qualify for that role is the dollar being pegged to the oil and gas trade throughout the world. If that is removed, what other means of value will the US dollar have?

"1"

[Mayday]

Either we are winning and we will move to green tech and decouple mostly from oil and gas producing countries.

OR

We got it wrong and it turns out we can’t decouple from oil and gas producing countries and wind up with China leading the global economy.


We have huge technological and infrastructure bills coming into play this decade. We are rebuilding our economies which will be based around green tech and less destructive levels of consumerism.

Perhaps There is more risk of war on the other side of the rebuild as China and Russia see themselves not included and isolated.

[honest]

I think there's more at play here.

Russia this past week unveiled a digital currency backed by gold. It's very meaningful, because Russia has their BRICS alliance for trade (Brazil + Russia + India + China + South Africa) and if China decides to conduct trade using this digital currency or makes their Digital Yuan backed by gold as well, it could all become a major threat to the US dollar serving as the world reserve currency. Remember, these BRICS nations account for about 41% of the world's population.

Moreover, there are supposed talks regarding Saudi Arabia trying to join the BRICS alliance. If this happens, I don't think the "PetroDollar" will continue to be a thing, which could be devastating to the US economy. Just recently, Xi Jinping of China met with Saudi Arabia and promised to buy more oil and gas from the Arab states, but asked that the oil/gas trades be settled in the yuan. Again, more posturing to push out the dollar as the medium of trade.

This is big. Think of how Nixon de-pegged the dollar from gold back in 1971 and how our currency is literally FIAT with no true inherent value. One of the things that makes it so valuable to many is the perceived value given that it is the world reserve currency. A key ingredient to it being able to qualify for that role is the dollar being pegged to the oil and gas trade throughout the world. If that is removed, what other means of value will the US dollar have?

"1"

The lack of respect for currency since the removal of the gold standard in 1971 and the constant abuse of the US dollar in global markets gives this position legs, even though it will negatively effect all of us in the west, can you blame them. Our governments behave appallingly, the US in particular have no respect for debt and we just print it as we need it and swap basically worthless paper in return for something of value. At least they are talking about hedging their digital currency against something of value. The west lost its way economically since 71 and as we approach 2023 we are truly valueless as we have allowed the socialist left use racism feminism gay rights and climate to divide our society and destroy its christian foundation. None of us have issue with blacks, females or gays we have been co existing and becoming more tolerant to each over time, but we now represent a valueless society not only in economic currency but humanity as we attempt to normalise the un normal.

Our economies cannot get away from china and cheap energy unless we economically sanction it, and our societies are to lazy to work covid labor shortages have shown us that, we need the third world not only for labor but to reproduce as most young educated males are morally sterilised by the feminist left leaving only the poor having children,as they have nothing to lose through divorce. 

The west is morally and economically bankrupt, but im still not moving anywhere else.

[OneMoreRep]

The lack of respect for currency since the removal of the gold standard in 1971 and the constant abuse of the US dollar in global markets gives this position legs, even though it will negatively effect all of us in the west, can you blame them. Our governments behave appallingly, the US in particular have no respect for debt and we just print it as we need it and swap basically worthless paper in return for something of value. At least they are talking about hedging their digital currency against something of value. The west lost its way economically since 71 and as we approach 2023 we are truly valueless as we have allowed the socialist left use racism feminism gay rights and climate to divide our society and destroy its christian foundation. None of us have issue with blacks, females or gays we have been co existing and becoming more tolerant to each over time, but we now represent a valueless society not only in economic currency but humanity as we attempt to normalise the un normal.

Our economies cannot get away from china and cheap energy unless we economically sanction it, and our societies are to lazy to work covid labor shortages have shown us that, we need the third world not only for labor but to reproduce as most young educated males are morally sterilised by the feminist left leaving only the poor having children,as they have nothing to lose through divorce. 

The west is morally and economically bankrupt, but im still not moving anywhere else.

Amen brother Honest.

It seems as if this socioeconomic experiment is on the verge of a complete implosion.

"1"

[Mayday]

The lack of respect for currency since the removal of the gold standard in 1971 and the constant abuse of the US dollar in global markets gives this position legs, even though it will negatively effect all of us in the west, can you blame them. Our governments behave appallingly, the US in particular have no respect for debt and we just print it as we need it and swap basically worthless paper in return for something of value. At least they are talking about hedging their digital currency against something of value. The west lost its way economically since 71 and as we approach 2023 we are truly valueless as we have allowed the socialist left use racism feminism gay rights and climate to divide our society and destroy its christian foundation. None of us have issue with blacks, females or gays we have been co existing and becoming more tolerant to each over time, but we now represent a valueless society not only in economic currency but humanity as we attempt to normalise the un normal.

Our economies cannot get away from china and cheap energy unless we economically sanction it, and our societies are to lazy to work covid labor shortages have shown us that, we need the third world not only for labor but to reproduce as most young educated males are morally sterilised by the feminist left leaving only the poor having children,as they have nothing to lose through divorce. 

The west is morally and economically bankrupt, but im still not moving anywhere else.

And I’ll repost again that our greatest BOOM times have been on the back of the greatest inflationary periods…….

Give me my $200 when I pass GO. If you don’t want yours, no problem, I’ll take it