To: Julius Wong who wrote (169656 ) 3/19/2021 6:51:49 PM From: TobagoJack Read Replies (3) | Respond to Re <<Bitcoin ETF >>footnote, that Gazprom accounts for ~5% of Russian GDP, and together with its supplier network, ~15%, and its bank, the special-purpose Gazprom accounts for all clearing of Gazprom's European and Asia gas trades, dubbed out of freedom Hong Kong )jpt.spe.org Gazprom Neft Mines Bitcoin as an Alternative to Flaring Unwanted Gas footnote: Rusal is listed in HK finance.yahoo.com )coindesk.com Russian Aluminum Plant Pivots to Bitcoin Mining Following US Sanctions zerohedge.com Biden "Proud" As "Theatrical" Alaska Summit Ends In 'No Breakthroughs' With China "confrontational" talks in Alaska , which is the first time the Biden administration has conducted a face-to-face meeting with Beijing officials. It was essentially a failure by all accounts. Yet Biden said he was "proud" of the US diplomatic team's performance under Blinken. the day prior ) Friday as the Chinese delegation reportedly stormed out of the hotel in Anchorage , according to CNBC, without giving any comments to the press , with only the US side saying there were "very candid" conversations in talks that were "tough and direct" over many hours, particularly related to issued involving Iran and North Korea. But for all the hype regarding the "diplomacy" of the Biden presidency, the US didn't announce any level of breakthroughs with Beijing , according to Bloomberg .breaching agreed-upon protocol from the start , which threw things off and led to "wanton attacks" and the failure of acceptable "diplomatic etiquette". Zhao said the US side "exceeded severely the set time limit and wantonly attacked and criticized China's domestic and foreign policies, provoking disagreements." He continued, "These are hardly good host manners or proper diplomatic etiquette . The Chinese side has made a solemn response."opening statements were fiery and theatrical , which is not what China wishes to see." He concluded, "When the Chinese delegation arrived in Anchorage, their hearts were chilled by the biting cold as well as the reception by their American host ."tit-for-tat introductory remarks which were filled with mutual scathing and sweeping criticisms of human rights records and even quips of "do not lecture us". As Reuters details"grandstanding" while Chinese state media blamed U.S. officials for speaking too long and being "inhospitable" ."The Chinese delegation ... seems to have arrived intent on grandstanding, focused on public theatrics and dramatics over substance," the official told reporters at the Anchorage hotel where the meeting was taking place.Some even characterized the talks as a "Hongmen Banquet" , referring to an event that took place 2,000 years ago where a rebel leader invited another to a feast with the intention of murdering him ."substantive, serious, and direct" - and even ran past the initially planned-for two hours, according to Reuters . "I am proud of the secretary of state," the president told reporters at the White House.
