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10/14/24

Dealing With Chinese Cotton And Xinjiang

I lost power during Helene the Hurricane — lots of wind and rain in Savannah, lots of trees down and windblown tree debris. No power meant no Internet. Adding insult to injury, I had no phone though I could slip into another part of Savannah and get some 5-bar G+. I am now repowered and re-connected.

As I write this post, I am listening to Kris Kristofferson. Rest in peace, Ranger.

So, what’s up with China, cotton, and Xinjiang, Big Red Car?

China is, of course, a rotten bunch of Communists (you cannot overstate what cruel fuckers these guys are). They grow cotton — 90% of China’s cotton — in Xijiang province:

Chinese workers picking ripe cotton by hand. Lots of hands and mouths to feed in China.

 1. China is the largest producer of cotton (2023 numbers) in the world (24%, 27.34 million pounds) followed by: Continue reading →

09/26/19

Digital Despotism — China

Tech can be a good thing; tech can be a bad thing. China, a vicious Communist country, is using tech to control its people. Soon they will use it to reward and punish their people. It is all about control. Let’s dig into this.

China — the world’s largest country by population — has 1,420,000,000 people. Some (talking to you, Hong Kong) are yearning to be free, free of the Communist leadership that desires to suppress the yearnings for freedom while controlling everybody. The promise of “One China, Two Systems” has evaporated. Hong Kong is going to conform to Beijing’s wishes or disappear.

Look at the picture of Moe and Larry. Two clowns who could cause a lot of trouble, who are big pals. If the Chinese wanted to control North Korea, they could do so in a heartbeat, but they don’t want to.

China is 92% Han Chinese with the balance being “other” minorities like the Uyghurs (Uygurs, Uighurs, Uigurs). The Uyghurs are a Turkic ethnic minority, one of the 55 “ethnic minorities” recognized by Beijing.

Since the 16th century, the Uyghurs have been Muslim which has defined their culture and identity. In China, there are 11,300,000 Uyghurs. More about the Uyghurs later.

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