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  • I went and did a little digging. There are opposition parties

    Tnx for your digwork. Haven’t done that myself now.

    What I do remember from some older tv documentary was basically that Chinese Gvement was using local politicians for greater CCP dogma into Nepal via schoolchildren books. Locals mentioned the fear of the eradication of Nepalese culture and lenguage, iirc.

    Add: found this link

    " According to the Chinese embassy in Nepal, there are more than 900 Mandarin teachers in Nepal who are already teaching the language in various parts of the country. Additionally, China is also promoting its films, arts, and culture in Nepal through various means"





















  • Quote from this article :

    " The Financial Times has obtained access to 29 Russian military secret files from 2013-2014 with lists of targets, particularly nuclear power plants, for a potential war with Japan and South Korea."

    I read this article differently; atacks on civilian targets and energy infrastructure, while effective to completely neutralise a country, is without any consideration for the principle of proportionality, according to international humanitarian law, and is primarily a warcrime.

    To me, it’s an affirmation of the idea that Russian, Chinese, and North-Korean military cooperation has been going on for much longer than some suspected. And, that such states have no regards for civilians lives and have no intentions of upholding international law.

    See also Is attacking Ukraine’s power grid a war crime?, BBC; " The state has an obligation under international humanitarian law (IHL) to choose a target or a tactic that will cause less damage to civilians. Less death and less injury, but still fulfilling the military advantage," Dr Maria Varaki from King’s College War Studies department told the BBC."




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    I don’t know how to read this analysis. So, it starts out as a comparative analysis between the US and EU. And that’s where I get lost. Comparing a single country and then failing EU for not having( yet?) a single fiscal policy, because EU isn’t a single country, is just… non applicable (yet).

    Also, their quote, about the different levels of gouvernement debt between North and South. while correct, it is also true for some US states. “An equitable fiscal union means countries should enter with similar levels of government debt. That condition is clearly not met in the eurozone, where debt stands at 40% and 60%, respectively, in the Netherlands and Germany, while it lies at 110%, 140%, and 100% in France, Italy, and Spain, respectively”

    What I also miss, is the effect of the extreme rise in energy prices, which are (sort of) unique to the European situation.

    Unlike the USA, the Euro isn’t a reserve currency, and we can’t print endless money, which is the US way to solve their debts

    Their arguments could still be valid though. I’m just unsure how to understand their viewpoints and how to implement them.

    We don’t have a fiscal union, we still have debts and they keep rising; more investments( debts?) are needed; energy, tariffs and other trade barriers cripple our import/ export balance etc .

    Am no expert here, so hopefully someone can offer more insight and expertise, to shed some light .

    Fiscal Union would facilitate Eurobonds according to fiscal union wiki:

    " In the European Union, fiscal union has been mooted as a next step forward into deeper European integration but, as of July 2022, remains largely just a proposal. If fiscal union were to happen, national expenditure and tax rates would be set at European Council level. There would be Eurobonds instead of individual national bonds that would finance collective Euro debt."

    Add: According to FT article Macron , there are several schemes to implement Eurobonds, the main but not only one, seem to be a fiscal union.