#chinese

brainwavelost@nerdpol.ch

The #Chinese are #teasing.
They're a bit fed up with official Western visits, first with #European stooges, then with #American bosses. Who come to lecture them and even give them orders (!!!). But the Chinese are very polite, so they figure that since Western leaders are so stupid they might not understand, we'll politely let them know. To begin with, there's no protocol for welcoming Blinken at the airport, and no one to accompany him when he leaves. And to make matters worse, they're leaking a video taken at a trade show.
While waiting for #Blinken, Xi, who is obviously pissed off, asks his vice-president "When is he leaving?" Answer: "tonight", Xi: "so much the better". 😎😎😎
It's all going round the world, to the great glory of the Hegemon.
Cuckoo #Macron, cuckoo Séjourné, a little lesson in diplomatic subtlety?

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psychmesu@diaspora.glasswings.com

https://mastodon.social/@hanse_mina/112026312101036614 hanse_mina@mastodon.social - #Europe battles powder shortage to supply shells for #Ukraine

#Nitrocellulose, also known as guncotton, is a key ingredient in gunpowder manufacture.

"Would you know it, deliveries of this cotton from #China stopped as if by chance a few months ago"

#Nordic countries have found a substitute for the #Chinese cotton... innovation is at work, precisely to meet the need for powder, because... we have problems today with powder capacity".

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240302-europe-battles-powder-shortage-to-supply-shells-for-ukraine

#EU #Russia

girlofthesea@diasporasocial.net

#art #chinese
Artist: Zhao-ji
Emperor Huizong of Song (7 June 1082 – 4 June 1135), personal name Zhao Ji, was the eighth emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the penultimate emperor of the Northern Song dynasty. He was also a very well-known painter, poet and calligrapher.
Auspicious Cranes
Painting

girlofthesea@diasporasocial.net

#art #chinese
Artist: Zhao-ji
Emperor Huizong of Song (7 June 1082 – 4 June 1135), personal name Zhao Ji, was the eighth emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the penultimate emperor of the Northern Song dynasty. He was also a very well-known painter, poet and calligrapher.
Auspicious Cranes
Painting

girlofthesea@diasporasocial.net

#dragons #Chinese
CHINESE YEAR OF THE AZURE DRAGON
It's element is wood ~ for the green wood of Spring trees. It is also shown as blue, for the blue sky. Green and Blue = Azure.

Oh! I must re-decorate my apartment! I love dragons so much. I'm glad I'll have a year to post some of my favorite Azure Dragons.

girlofthesea@diasporasocial.net

#chinese #flowers #plants #tradition #music #art
*白光-小花 Bai Guang - Flowers 1948/7/20. (*Also known as White Flower.)*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeZZkegAdtY
- What are the four flowers in Chinese?
Chinese Painting & The Four Gentlemen | Living In Design
The plum (梅), the orchid (蘭), the bamboo (竹), and the chrysanthemum(菊)are the four gentlemen in the realm of plants and flowers. They represent humility, purity, righteousness, and perseverance, which is why they are commonly seen within traditional Chinese art.

girlofthesea@diasporasocial.net

#laundry #chinese@Bob Lai @Isaac Kuo
I love this Chinese Laundry and its people so very, very much, including the laundry wrapped in brown butcher paper and tied with string. I would be happy to have worked in such a place. But there is also great sadness in their story.
Affinity: Sometimes I think I must have been a Chinese or Japanese woman in another life.

https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/one-of-new-york-city-last-chinese-hand-laundries-closes/

mlansbury@despora.de

Flight risk: suspected spy pigeon released after eight months in detention in India

The pigeon’s ordeal began in May when it was captured near a port in Mumbai with two rings tied to its legs, carrying a message that was said to look like it was in Chinese, local media said. Police suspected it was involved in #espionage and took it in, later sending it to Mumbai’s Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit hospital for animals.

Eventually, it was revealed that the pigeon was an open-water racing bird from Taiwan that had escaped and made its way to India. With police permission, the bird was transferred to the Bombay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, whose doctors set it free on Tuesday.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/02/india-spy-pidgeon-suspect-china

"Low tech rules"
From an old episode of X-Files

#India #pigeon #Chinese #racing #birds

thefifthseason@venera.social

Nuclear battery that produces power for 50 years unveiled by Chinese firm

Beijing-based Betavolt said its nuclear battery is the first in the world to realise the miniaturisation of atomic energy, placing 63 nuclear isotopes into a module smaller than a coin.The company said the next-generation battery had already entered the pilot testing stage and will eventually be mass produced for commercial applications like phones and drones.

“Betavolt atomic energy batteries can meet the needs of long-lasting power supply in multiple scenarios, such as aerospace, AI equipment, medical equipment, microprocessors, advanced sensors, small drones and micro-robots,” the firm said in a press release.

Betavolt said its first nuclear battery can deliver 100 microwatts of power and a voltage of 3V, while measuring 15x15x5 cubic millimetres, however it plans to produce a battery with 1 watt of power by 2025.

Their small size means they could be used in series to produce more power, with the company imagining mobile phones that never need to be charged and drones that can fly forever. Its layered design also means it will not catch fire or explode in response to sudden force, Betavolt claims, while also being capable of working in temperatures ranging from -60C to 120C.


Wow! This technology is intriguing, its amazing what the human mind is capable of creating. Such battery is full of potential in its practical application. If they manage to get the production price down and expand the production quantity, expect to see this type of battery to be used in lots of gadgets. Imagine the possibilities this can create. Battery for life so to speak 😀

#News #Technology #Nuclear #Battery #Chinese #Power #Invention
Nuclear battery that produces power for 50 years unveiled by Chinese firm

faab64@diasp.org

#Palestine / #Israel 🇵🇸🇮🇱: A recent photo shows fighters of Al-Qassam Brigades (#HAMAS) and Saraya al-Quds (Islamic Jihad, #PIJ) during the release of the hostages.

The members appear to be armed with #Hungarian 🇭🇺 AMD-65 rifle (PIJ) and #Chinese 🇨🇳 Type 56-2 rifle (HAMAS).

https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1729593526994755935

nowisthetime@pod.automat.click

#Chinese #Society in Crisis: The Erosion of Ethics
11/13/23
China Undercover

(It's difficult to believe that such cruelty is so widespead in a nation of today's #world, but the evidence of just that continues to mount. As in the insanity of the "Cultural Revolution", #China is again apparently becoming #Hell on #Earth. )

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=989t8WogvVw
#money
Chinese Society in Crisis: The Erosion of Ethics (FULL) | China Undercover

girlofthesea@diasporasocial.net

#chinese #jews
Fasinating
Chinese Jewish Institute
- Chinese Jews are the descendants of Han Chinese and Sephardic Jews who migrated to China thousands of years ago. They reside along the banks of Yellow River, in the cradle of a great civilisation, but unknown to most people.

  • They boast a profound line of descent, from ancestors who fled Roman persecution during Han Dynasty to merchant forefathers who journeyed across the Silk Road during Tang Dynasty, the Jews found a new home for themselves in China.

https://www.chinesejews.com/