It was built by the Qin Dynasty, which despite being called "the first unified China" was a fraction of the size of modern China. And was built in part to keep people who are also now Chinese, and not just Mongols, out of "China"
And it also didn't last, it was fractured whem that dynasty fell.
Other than distant genetics, they have as much in common with modern China as the Greek government does to the linage of Ptolemy.
Every week I pass by a starbucks at a major transit hubin Canada.
Used to be a big blocker with the crowd of40-50 people at all times waiting to either order or pickup.
Since feb it is below 8 people. The local coffee shop across the street, and even the Canadian fast food place that serves good breakfast though, they got a lot of new business.
He has already made multiple comments on how he wants free access to Canadian water.
It was also a significant issue that almost derailed the original NAFTA, and is the reason that agreement had some of its nastier trap regulations.
He is already refusing to honor decades old agreements on the Columbia River, because he wants to just take it all.
If his goons create shortages in the US, they can work public opinion into trying to take it from Canada.
Because Biden opposed him.
Cynically, it increases US water usage and will make water more expensive in the US, allowing him and his ilk to push for an invasion of Canada.
I work to live. I dont live to work.
Corporate media: many thousands of people.
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Events across the country saw protests against the
China is going one step further. Aside from their own tariffs, they have blocked all rare earth mineral exports to the US.
Given that US companies sold them the monopoly they enjoy in the mid to late 2000s, that is amusing.
Also, Trumps entire stated goal is onshoring production, putting export caps and taxes on oil, potash, minerals and electricity directly hurts that goal.
Because if they didn't do that, the people would rise up.
Just like how Canadian Potash was mostly exempted, and that the Moron got really mad when Ontario put an export tariff on electricity.
Because it would affect Yank pocketbooks directly.
E.g. Digital Extremes put out an April Fools that the (deservedly beloved) Creative Director of Warframe had been replaced by an EA suit, people were legitimately upset.
Carney has said the same.
PP, of course, is willing to talk about it.
The Vancouver International auto show absolutely: • Is not, and will never be, in the US. • has international participation. This year the usual European supercars weren't present, but that is more of a "recovering from covid" issue for the show.
You know that no one in a blue state would be allowed to use this "program"