Pong Nan -下世 01/14/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]
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Re: Jimmy Lai To Spend Next Few Months As Winnie The Pooh's BBF
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What Jimmy Lai's conviction says about today's Hong Kong - Asia Specific podcast, BBC World Service
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Rise of the Patriots: Hong Kong - BBC World Service Documentaries
What Jimmy Lai's conviction says about today's Hong Kong - Asia Specific podcast, BBC World Service
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Rise of the Patriots: Hong Kong - BBC World Service Documentaries
13 Reasons China Is the Greatest Nation on Earth 01/13/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]
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From the “best citizens in the world” to “ultimate freedom,” this is my breakdown of why China is truly #1 — at propaganda, rebranding failure, and turning dictatorship into comedy.
From the “best citizens in the world” to “ultimate freedom,” this is my breakdown of why China is truly #1 — at propaganda, rebranding failure, and turning dictatorship into comedy.
Re: Q: What is the problem with Chinese-made weapons? 01/13/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]
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China’s Military Tech Looks Great on TV — Until America Shows Up. In one night, U.S. forces entered Venezuelan airspace, neutralized Chinese-supplied radars and air defenses, captured Nicolás Maduro, and left without a single casualty.
This video breaks down which Chinese systems failed.
This wasn’t theory. This wasn’t propaganda.
This was a real-world test.
And the results were humiliating.
China’s Military Tech Looks Great on TV — Until America Shows Up. In one night, U.S. forces entered Venezuelan airspace, neutralized Chinese-supplied radars and air defenses, captured Nicolás Maduro, and left without a single casualty.
This video breaks down which Chinese systems failed.
This wasn’t theory. This wasn’t propaganda.
This was a real-world test.
And the results were humiliating.
Re: What are the favorite Dim Sum dishes? 01/13/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]
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The most impressive item we got was the Twin Fish Dumplings in Lotus Pond, which, for better or worse, genuinely looked like a goldfish swimming in a pond. Thankfully, I’m not seafood-averse, and I don’t mind slippery, chewy textures, so I loved this shrimp and grouper dumpling that had a very chewy-textured wrapper. The lotus-shaped winter melon garnishes also provided a refreshing, crunchy contrast to the soft dumpling.
The most impressive item we got was the Twin Fish Dumplings in Lotus Pond, which, for better or worse, genuinely looked like a goldfish swimming in a pond. Thankfully, I’m not seafood-averse, and I don’t mind slippery, chewy textures, so I loved this shrimp and grouper dumpling that had a very chewy-textured wrapper. The lotus-shaped winter melon garnishes also provided a refreshing, crunchy contrast to the soft dumpling.
Re: Everything You Need To Know About Attending The San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade 01/12/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]
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Chinatown’s Lunar New Year Festivities Are Almost Here — And the First Big Festival Starts Earlier Than You Think
Chinatown’s Lunar New Year Festivities Are Almost Here — And the First Big Festival Starts Earlier Than You Think
Re: It looks like Merkel disagrees. Perhaps it is time for the US to Ask Germany to Repay the Marshall Plan Back to the US w/ back interest 01/12/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]
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Europe Threatens to Close US Military Bases Over Greenland - The 70-Year Alliance is Fracturing
Europe Threatens to Close US Military Bases Over Greenland - The 70-Year Alliance is Fracturing
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Merkel has made Germany an unreliable NATO ally: [www.express.co.uk] Her lack of considering the opinion of other EU member states will trigger the downfall of internal EU cooperation. Trump was right that Germany isn't paying enough to protect itself. Why is my American tax dollars going to protect German interests when the Germans aren't interested in protecting American interests? Biden should think about exploiting that one. US-European cooperation minus Germany and France is doable because those 2 peas in a pod aren't enough to make a salad.
Because Merkel is committed to investing Euros in China instead of at home in Europe, it would not be a surprise when there will be no more industries left in Europe strong enough to prop up the strength of the Euro but who will be held accountable when the Euro collapses?: [www.express.co.uk] ...not Merkel for sure as it will be her successors problem since Merkel will be laughing all the way to the Bank...a European Bank that is owned by China.Quote
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Hong Kong: The New XinJiang
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“It is worth remembering, for all European politicians wherever they come from, that the Jewish community around the world has been outspoken about Xinjiang and in particular has drawn attention to the similarities between what is happening in that region today and the Holocaust in the 1940s.”Quote
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This treaty does not give immunity to European executives in China from becoming the next Jack Ma [nypost.com] . Don't be surprised if you end up picking cotton in XinJiang.Quote
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Merkel just opened the floodgates of CCP trojan horses to infiltrate Europe with the new treaty with China: "the treaty may also open up opportunities for Chinese corporations in outbound acquisitions over ‘bargain deals’ from vulnerable businesses in the effect of the pandemic – of which European governments had initially blocked foreign business takeovers earlier this year." [www.forbes.com] That is in exchange for no longer having forced technology transfers to China but does forced technology transfers to China even matter anymore now that the CCP will require all companies operating in China to have CCP staff influencing business decisions as well as giving them direct contact with the German technology that can be reverse engineered?Quote
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Dear all,
just wanted to share with you a video of solidarity with Hong Kong. People in Germany are concerned. The German parliament debated the security laws a couple of days ago. Last night, it was announced that the next EU-China summit will be postponed. The official reason: logistical challenges because of Corona. But the truth is: there is so much frustration and indignation over here about China’s handling of Kong Kong, that this may in fact also be the catalyst for cancelling/postponing the summit which was supposed to take place in the German city of Leipzig in September.
Here is a link to my video: Please, you Cantonese language experts, be easy on me, I basically taught myself here in Berlin over the last 6 years, still make lots of intonation mistakes. But I hope the message is clear: Hong Kong, you’ll never walk alone.
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Greetings from Berlin
Tobias
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Re: Chefs On The Forefront of Modernising Cantonese Cuisine 01/11/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]
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Blending legendary Chinatown flavors with Filipino fusion
The chefs behind Señor Sisig and Chef Kathy Fang of House of Nanking partner up ahead of Lunar New Year for a one-day only colab that you won't want to miss.
Blending legendary Chinatown flavors with Filipino fusion
The chefs behind Señor Sisig and Chef Kathy Fang of House of Nanking partner up ahead of Lunar New Year for a one-day only colab that you won't want to miss.
Re: 神仙放屁 01/11/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]
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Fabricating Divine Prestige: The Cult of He Xiangu and Local Society in Guangdong’s Zengjiang River Basin, 960-1864 has been published
Date: 2023-01-19
According to legend, Zengcheng, Guangzhou is the hometown of the goddess “He Xiangu” (Immortal Maiden He), the only female deity among the “Eight Immortals.” This book adopts literature analysis and field research and focuses on the He Xiangu worship tradition in the Zengjiang River Basin of Guangdong Province from 960-1864. From an exclusive female deity in the Ruo-fu mountains to a well-known goddess in Zengcheng, from temples in the city center to widespread worship centers in the outskirts and suburbs, the popularization of this mythology discourse and worship tradition underwent “descension” (localization) and “egression” (temple territory expansion) through the process of creation, selection, and appropriation among different people. At the same time, the worship tradition gradually embedded into the organizational structure and cultural texture of the social region and became an important cultural resource to mold the communal historical memory and group relations.
This book unravels the mutual structurization between the He Xiangu cult and the local society in the Zengjiang River Basin for nearly ten decades. Through comparing and analyzing cases of female worship in different South China regions, a female role similar to He Xiangu is presented—the unmarried woman with multiple identities such as female deity, unmarried daughter, and ancestress in the long development of the South China society. In diverse religious discourses, shifting social systems, and different communal cultural strategies, they wandered back and forth between the margins and the center of the social structure and cultural symbolic system and exhibited an abundance of identity and meaning that mixes mundane and sacred images.
Fabricating Divine Prestige: The Cult of He Xiangu and Local Society in Guangdong’s Zengjiang River Basin, 960-1864 has been published
Date: 2023-01-19
According to legend, Zengcheng, Guangzhou is the hometown of the goddess “He Xiangu” (Immortal Maiden He), the only female deity among the “Eight Immortals.” This book adopts literature analysis and field research and focuses on the He Xiangu worship tradition in the Zengjiang River Basin of Guangdong Province from 960-1864. From an exclusive female deity in the Ruo-fu mountains to a well-known goddess in Zengcheng, from temples in the city center to widespread worship centers in the outskirts and suburbs, the popularization of this mythology discourse and worship tradition underwent “descension” (localization) and “egression” (temple territory expansion) through the process of creation, selection, and appropriation among different people. At the same time, the worship tradition gradually embedded into the organizational structure and cultural texture of the social region and became an important cultural resource to mold the communal historical memory and group relations.
This book unravels the mutual structurization between the He Xiangu cult and the local society in the Zengjiang River Basin for nearly ten decades. Through comparing and analyzing cases of female worship in different South China regions, a female role similar to He Xiangu is presented—the unmarried woman with multiple identities such as female deity, unmarried daughter, and ancestress in the long development of the South China society. In diverse religious discourses, shifting social systems, and different communal cultural strategies, they wandered back and forth between the margins and the center of the social structure and cultural symbolic system and exhibited an abundance of identity and meaning that mixes mundane and sacred images.
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神仙 are Taoist Immortals not angels. I don't believe the qualities of an immortal can be conflated with the qualities of an angel.
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delonix87
Hi
Does anyone know "Angel farts" refers to>?
Thanks神仙放屁
Re: "caa1" in "caa1 siu1" 01/09/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]
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For the most popular dish, char siu, Chan’s team cures Kurobuta pork for four hours with sugar and spices before marinating it overnight in a hoisin-heavy sauce and potato starch. After roasting in a traditional Chinese smoker, the mostly cooked char sui is finished on a charcoal grill with a coating of honey for a smoky, charred exterior.
For the most popular dish, char siu, Chan’s team cures Kurobuta pork for four hours with sugar and spices before marinating it overnight in a hoisin-heavy sauce and potato starch. After roasting in a traditional Chinese smoker, the mostly cooked char sui is finished on a charcoal grill with a coating of honey for a smoky, charred exterior.
