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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (175351)	7/24/2021 4:48:59 PM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 217661

Bush Sr seemed okay. Clinton seemed ok but maybe my memory faulty, but perhaps too colorful. Colorful leaders are automatically suspect. In the meantime a visitor expected in Tianjin, a city I knew pretty well way back 1984 - 1987. Unclear, but I suppose happening is better than not-happening. Let’s see if we get sight of the translator ladies again. Re Covid, we remain in watch & brief, as no one is saying we must do whatever, or be not allowed to do whatever else. Coconut shall do some sort of performance today, live, and then we intend to dine at night spot in central. No one is treating either event as big to do, and we shall as always, as everybody else except performers and diners, wear mask scmp.com Why Tianjin? And what’s in store in China for US envoy Wendy Sherman? Beijing might be repaying a favour to Washington by hosting the meeting outside the Chinese capital, an observer says The talks come after lengthy protocol jostling but that they are happening at all is positive, analysts say scmp.com In upcoming talks, US diplomat Wendy Sherman to seek ‘guardrails’ with China to manage competition and avoid conflict US sees the meetings in Tianjin as an opportunity to set parameters for the relationship at large ‘Stiff and sustained competition’ is embraced as long as playing field is even, US officials say scmp.com ‘Forget herd immunity’: Hong Kong experts say better to prepare to live with Covid-19, but more must get their jabs Fast-spreading variants that render vaccines less effective have changed the game, experts say Instead of chasing ‘zero infections’, city should move towards treating Covid-19 like flu scmp.com Thousands in Italy protest against tougher regulations to contain coronavirus The ‘green pass’ certificate will allow fully vaccinated citizens to enter restaurants, museums, gyms and swimming pools, among other public places On Thursday, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said the requirement was not arbitrary, and that reopening required the continued use of the green pass

To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (175351)	7/24/2021 4:57:12 PM
From: TobagoJack	1 Recommendation Recommended By Cogito Ergo Sum Respond to of 217661

Nations go through phases, and one way to tell meritocracy from de facto autocracy is by looking at societal views re associations. Neither has anything rem o tell to do with voting, whether by 7% or 50% of the population. I find below interesting, and perhaps of possible merit China at some point reckoned about capitalist-roaders and a class, and at other times promoted Zheng He to be admiral of the largest fleet of ancient times scmp.com Joe Biden promotes liberal values, but could learn a lesson or two from Imperial China The US foreign policy establishment’s embrace of a ‘clash of civilisations’ narrative encourages guilt by association, a legal fiction abandoned in China 2,000 years ago The China Initiative, administered by the US Department of Justice, undermines the rule of law and fosters a permissive atmosphere for racial profiling

To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (175351)	7/24/2021 6:07:36 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217661

Re <<Mr. Biden is using China attack as he knows it unites left/right in US... >> ... it is good that the left/right of US has the bandwidth for China thus indicating all-well in every other domain. Bloomberg has a take on the Tianjin meeting from a different angle, meaning it is not necessarily correct or wrong, and not necessarily in conflict w/ the SCMP take Message 33411308 , but just from different angle on supposedly the same event Am sure Team China doesn't much care what Team USA has to say, and simply watching the moves, for noise is distracting. In any case, a meeting shall happen. Re climate change, needs input of Xinjiang solar-grade polysilicon blocks, full stop. First, re polysilicon, it is rare in the sense that 45% of global production in Xinjiang, and China in total accounts for 70+% at least and shall soon rise to 90% based on current capacities under works solarpowerworldonline.com May there be mercy on the souls of competitors and vast majority of would-be off-ed outfits are domiciled in China per China competing against China. Then there be solar cells, of which ~80% made in China, and then there be add-ons and tack-ons, boards, inverters, converters, other electronics, storage batteries, etc etc and etc 80% seems the operative / decisive number for a lot of domains of competition. Am guessing that anti-China coalition cannot and does not work, attempts to put one together is problematic for instigators as well as participants, and members would in any case be betrayed once the madness washes over and season is up. Certainly the "with us or against us" tried on for size got no-where fast. Best not treat people as cretins too often. bloomberg.com U.S. Says It Isn’t Seeking Anti-China Coalition Ahead of Talks Bill Faries 24 July 2021, 22:10 GMT+8 U.S. officials said they aren’t seeking to build a broad anti-China coalition despite disagreements on a range of issues ahead of high-level talks in the city of Tianjin on Monday. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman’s meetings with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng come after a series of tit-for-tat actions between Washington and Beijing, including a U.S. warning to businesses about investing in Hong Kong and Chinese sanctions against a handful of private American citizens. Sherman will raise concerns about areas where the U.S. believes China’s actions are violating international commitments or principles, including human rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang, according to senior administration officials who briefed reporters on Saturday. The officials said the Tianjin talks are a continuation of early high-level talks between the U.S. and China in Alaska at the start of the Biden administration, discussions which were marked by confrontational rhetoric on both sides. But the American officials said continued engagement at a senior level is needed to ensure responsible management of U.S.-China ties. The officials asked not to be identified because the meeting’s agenda isn’t public yet. The U.S. officials also emphasized that they will seek areas of common ground with their Chinese counterparts, including on areas such as climate change. Sherman will be arriving in China after deadly flooding in the central province of Henan and is expected to offer her condolences for the loss of life and damage, U.S. officials said. — With assistance by Colum Murphy Before it's here, it's on the Bloomberg Terminal. LEARN MORE