All about CHINA "land of the red dragon"

[kagalingan]

actually, i am satisfied with sm manila city hall. i also like the payaso & bubuyog, tokyo tokyo and aling nene, and the literal turo-turo beside the work place. cheep lang tastes ko. ako mismo, ay low maintenance.
i don't bgc. naliligaw lagi kami pag punta jan.

weekdays ba yan near work?

dok di ba taga paranaque ka? Bakit ang layo mo magmall. Pag weekends saan ka naman?

Nakita ko din sa isang video yung sm footbridge near sm bicutan sobrang dami tao.

Si sm talaga marunong kung saan crowded.

[dr. d]

dok di ba taga paranaque ka? Bakit ang layo mo mag mall.

who said i am paranaque?
i am "unanimous".
i also have my own vehicle, to drive where i wish when i wish.
and should i leave the car home, the lrt station and mrt station, are just meters from the mall entrances.

[dr. d]

Nakita ko din sa isang video yung sm footbridge near sm bicutan sobrang dami tao.

Si sm talaga marunong kung saan crowded.

actually, you have it baligtad.
sm and the other malls, generate the crowd.
if i had my way, these malls should be banned from setting up shop in the metro.

[kagalingan]

Oras na. Masyado na pinagbigyan.

China flexes muscle near Hong Kong amid more weekend rallies
[Associated Press]
DAKE KANG and YVES DAM VAN
Associated Press17 August 2019


This Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, photo shows members of China's paramilitary People's Armed Police, in military fatigues, are seen at Shenzhen Bay Stadium in Shenzhen, China. Chinese police marched and practiced crowd control tactics at the sports complex in Shenzhen across from Hong Kong on Friday, in what some interpreted as a threat against pro-democracy protesters in the semiautonomous territory.(Madoka Ikegami/Kyodo News via AP)


SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Members of China's paramilitary People's Armed Police marched and practiced crowd control tactics at a sports complex in Shenzhen across from Hong Kong in what some interpreted as a threat against pro-democracy protesters in the semi-autonomous territory.

The sound of marching boots and synchronized shouts echoed from the grounds on Friday. Officers in green camouflage stood guard at closed entrances. A stadium security guard said "it wasn't clear" when the paramilitary police would leave the grounds.

Chinese state media have only said that the Shenzhen exercises were planned earlier and were not directly related to the unrest in Hong Kong, though they came shortly after the central government in Beijing said the protests were beginning to show the "sprouts of terrorism."

From a distance, police could be seen conducting drills in military fatigues, using shields, poles and other riot-control gear. In one exercise, two groups marched in formation with those in front raising shields as if to protect themselves from projectiles. Others behind held red flags and banners. The words "the law" and "prosecuted" could be seen on one.

Outside, dozens of armored carriers and trucks sat in the parking lot of the Shenzhen Bay Stadium, close to a bridge linking mainland China to Hong Kong.

Asked if Hong Kong police could maintain order or if mainland Chinese intervention is becoming inevitable, Hong Kong police commander Yeung Man-pun said that while they face tremendous pressure, "I can tell you we're confident the police have the capability to maintain law and order."

Germany, meanwhile, said it considers China to be a responsible actor that will respect Hong Kong laws guaranteeing freedom of speech and rule of law.

Government spokesman Steffen Seibert said Friday that Hong Kong's 1997 Basic Law, under which the city was promised a high degree of autonomy when the former British colony returned to China, "is a Chinese law, and as such we naturally expect that the People's Republic of China, too, won't call into question the peaceful exercise of these rights."

Weeks of protests in Hong Kong have been marked by increasing violence and a shutdown of the Hong Kong airport earlier this week. The demonstrators are demanding expanded political rights and the scrapping of legislation that could have seen criminal suspects sent to mainland China.

A weekend of protests began Friday night with a university student-led "power to the people" rally in Chater Garden, a public square in the financial district.

A pro-democracy march is planned for Saturday along with a separate pro-government "Save Hong Kong" rally, ahead of a major pro-democracy rally called for Sunday. Police have denied permission for the march on Sunday, but protesters have ignored such denials in the past.

China has pressured foreign and Hong Kong companies to support the ruling Communist Party's position against the protesters.

The CEO of Cathay Pacific Airways, one of Hong Kong's most prominent companies, resigned Friday following pressure by Beijing on the carrier over participation by some of its employees in the anti-government protests.

Cathay Pacific said Rupert Hogg resigned "to take responsibility" following "recent events."

The company chairman, John Slosar, said in a statement the airline needed new management because events had "called into question" its commitment to safety and security.

On Monday, Hogg threatened employees with "disciplinary consequences" if they took part in "illegal protests.'

Last week, China's aviation regulator said Cathay Pacific employees who "support or take part in illegal protests, violent actions, or overly radical behavior" are banned from staffing flights to mainland China.

On Friday morning, Frenchman Alain Robert, who has been dubbed "spiderman" for his unauthorized climbs of skyscrapers, hung a banner appealing for peace as he scaled the 62-story Cheung Kong Center, a landmark Hong Kong building that is the base for property tycoon Li Ka-shing's business empire.

The banner showed the Chinese and Hong Kong flags over a handshake and a small yellow sun with a smiley face.

"The banner is to give joy and smile to the people of Hong Kong," he told the AP as he sat in a taxi about to leave for his climb. He added that he didn't want to get "mixed up in the political situation."

Robert, 57, was taken to a police station afterward. It wasn't immediately clear if he would be charged. He was banned in 2017 from returning to Hong Kong for one year after climbing another building.

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Yves Dam Van reported from Hong Kong.

China flexes muscle near Hong Kong amid more weekend rallies

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Oras na. Masyado na pinagbigyan.




China flexes muscle near Hong Kong amid more weekend rallies

Sana nga maging violent para matapos na rin china. [emoji23]


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[kagalingan]

ano eepal na naman america. Wala na yan mga kano mo. Sila-sila na nga nagpapatayan araw-araw pa.

[kisshmet]

^actually the Taiwanese are prepared to kill the communist chinese

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[MR_BIG18]

Oras na. Masyado na pinagbigyan.




China flexes muscle near Hong Kong amid more weekend rallies

Hk will be under martial law, my guess is in a months time, its getting violent already..china has no choice or else they will look toothless and weak in the eyes of the west..

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[madball]

It would be a political disaster for China if they do something drastic on HK. They already have an ongoing trade war with US and angry neighbors in SEA. How would they be able to advance their geopolitical agenda if they keep on ****ing up their reputation?

Directly suppressing the protests will only add more fuel to the fire. It's better to play the waiting game. As time drags on and nothing changes, indifference to the cause will eventually take place. Also, China can use less repressive means to pick the opposition apart like branding the protesters as criminals/radicals and sending them to jail. They can also perform dark magic and make some key political dissidents vanish, alakazam!

[MR_BIG18]

It would be a political disaster for China if they do something drastic on HK. They already have an ongoing trade war with US and angry neighbors in SEA. How would they be able to advance their geopolitical agenda if they keep on ****ing up their reputation?

Directly suppressing the protests will only add more fuel to the fire. It's better to play the waiting game. As time drags on and nothing changes, indifference to the cause will eventually take place. Also, China can use less repressive means to pick the opposition apart like branding the protesters as criminals/radicals and sending them to jail. They can also perform dark magic and make some key political dissidents vanish, alakazam!

I hope youre right..

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