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Damn. My respect for Chinese academics has increased by a notch. They are now on the first notch. Jokes aside, fascinating.

INA = Indonesia, not India. The commonly used acronym for India is IND. He has compared Indonesian and Pakistani populations.

Modesty prevents me from correcting you.

The Chinese soldiers need to be honored and recognized by the PRC. If PRC doesn't do it, ROC must.

It's just a quote from Hamlet - no need to get worked up.

The quote is from Hamlet - doesn't work with "every country".

The toughest bang for your buck dive watches I've seen are Helm watches. If you are willing to wait - there is a waiting list and you get a 48 hour window when your name comes up. Victronix of course is Swiss and more expensive. Still make excellent watches.

Unfortunately, out of these I only have a JLC Reverso. And that was a gift. Tbh, I prefer to collect Microbrands and off beat watches than brands. I'd much rather spend on 8-9 watches with Sellita or ETA movements than one branded watch which also has the same movement.

I made it a separate thread earlier - @Nilgiri can delete the thread. Yes, it's good no. After so much yapping, they Chinese realize it's not worth the hassle

How is it possible that when I visit the forum this one dude has posted 20 new threads praising China? Something's rotten in the state of China.

:) These are fashion brands. Unfortunately they are far more popular than they deserve to be. Most of them have a Quartz movement and if they sell a mechanical watch, it's usually with a very cheap movement. The cost to make them is negligible. My wife wanted me to gift her a Mike Kors. She...

How so? It's mostly espressos

I am mainly a coffee drinker. Go through 5-6 cups a day including a decaf at night.

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/chinese-indian-border-troops-start-disengagement-in-eastern-ladakh-chinese-defence-ministry-210487

An HMT Taurus. It houses an automatic 21 jewel movement. In the 1950s or 60s, HMT acquired the rights and technical know how from Citizen Miyota to make automatic movements. Those rights were in perpetuity. India needed a workhorse movement and the Miyota 8205 fit the bill. Its power reserve...

Influence operators. So CCP propaganda chaps?

Firewall of Shame The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is by far the biggest offender when it comes to Internet censorship -- the apparatus of Internet repression is considered more extensive and more advanced than in any other country in the world. Forbes magazine featured an article entitled...

Apps are not websites. They are merely conduits through which data can be accessed. India has barred access to some apps because of data security reasons. What can be accessed on UC browser can also be accessed on Edge or Chrome. Now why does China block access to the world's most popular...

Not by numbers. By actual traffic. Why doesn't China give unfettered access to Social Media apps?

Lol. It's not the Internet if it's behind a firewall. It's an intranet.