mclumber1 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 30 minutes ago, Zaku3 said: Agreed. They could level Hong Kong and I doubt the west would bat an eye. The UN would have a vote to consider having a vote to consider furrowing eyebrows, probably. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 minute ago, mclumber1 said: The UN would have a vote to consider having a vote to consider furrowing eyebrows, probably. China uses Security Council veto. It's super effective! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Trump would increase steel tariffs on Germany and South Africa to really show China who's boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 minute ago, Jason said: China uses Security Council veto. It's super effective! The UN really screwed the pooch when they replaced the Republic of China with the PRC on the security council! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 1 hour ago, CitizenVectron said: People on reddit are smugly thinking that because people in Hong Kong are broadcasting images across the net, that it means they are safe. Are they dumb enough to believe that "the west" is going to step in and do anything to China? China could literally kill 10,000 people by crushing them with tanks, and the west will do next to nothing (maybe some trade sanctions, etc). The only question is how the Chinese do it, show of force, or pull a Putin and send in "'little Green Men" dressed as HK Police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 13 minutes ago, Jwheel86 said: The only question is how the Chinese do it, show of force, or pull a Putin and send in "'little Green Men" dressed as HK Police. Driving tanks crushing every thing in sight like a kid and a tonka truck going nuts on a sandcastle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 13 minutes ago, thewhyteboar said: Driving tanks crushing every thing in sight like a kid and a tonka truck going nuts on a sandcastle. It'd probably be pretty easy to immobilize a tank in a tightly packed city like Hong Kong. Probably wouldn't even need explosives to do it. EDIT: People would die doing it of course, but a tank is a poor weapon in that type of environment. America needs to drop 100,000 liberator pistols over Hong Kong, like we did in France during the Nazi occupation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 9 hours ago, Greatoneshere said: I think Americans should start doing this to its own government to get some shit actually done. They're too lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Protesters beating the shit out of a suspected undercover police officer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/flights-restart-at-hong-kong-airport-as-protesters-apologize/ar-AAFLc47?ocid=AMZN Quote "It is not our intention to cause delays to your travels and we do not want to cause inconvenience to you," said an emailed statement from a group of protesters. "We ask for your understanding and forgiveness as young people in Hong Kong continue to fight for freedom and democracy." The airport's management said it had obtained "an interim injunction to restrain persons from unlawfully and willfully obstructing or interfering" with airport operations. It said an area of the airport had been set aside for demonstrations, but no protests would be allowed outside the designated area. The airport had closed check-in for remaining flights late Tuesday afternoon as protesters swarmed the terminal and blocked access to immigration for departing passengers. Those cancelations were in addition to 200 flights canceled on Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 My friend is inviting me to China since he wants to come back to the US next year. I am hoping to go to Hong Kong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zaku3 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Jason said: Commander in Chief Deals to the rescue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/hk-activists-beijing-supporters-demonstrate-in-london/ar-AAFWEdK Quote More than a thousand people took part in the two demonstrations in the British capital. Protesters supporting the activists paraded banners reading "Will Britain hold China to its promise on Hong Kong's freedom?", "Power to the people: stand with Hong Kong" and "Will Boris surrender to China?", referring to new Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Others said "The only place I want pepper is in my noodle soup", "SOS: please save Hong Kong" and "No China extradition". The gathering was organised by the StandwithHK and D4HK groups. The old British colonial Hong Kong flag was seen at the demonstration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/16/disneys-mulan-star-sparks-call-for-boycott-with-hong-kong-stance Quote Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan is facing calls for a boycott after its star voiced support for police in Hong Kong. Crystal Liu, also known as Liu Yifei, reportedly posted a message on the Chinese social media site Weibo, which translated as: “I also support Hong Kong police. You can beat me up now.” In English, the post added: “What a shame for Hong Kong.” Though Twitter and many other social media sites are censored within China, the comments provoked fierce criticism elsewhere and the hashtag BoycottMulan began trending. Liu’s comments were an apparent reference to chants heard by pro-police activists demonstrating in support of a journalist who was beaten by pro-democracy protesters. A T-shirt bearing the slogan “I love HK police” was reportedly found in a bag belonging to Fu Guohao, a journalist from the Chinese state newspaper the Global Times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 18 minutes ago, thewhyteboar said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Jesus Christ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 On 8/17/2019 at 3:48 PM, Remarkableriots said: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/16/disneys-mulan-star-sparks-call-for-boycott-with-hong-kong-stance I can see Fox News using this as an example of why White Washing a cast is beneficial to a movie project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 On 8/12/2019 at 8:01 PM, SFLUFAN said: Wow, this is a truly shocking revelation! I never expected this, not from Donald Motherfucking Trump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-signals-intervention-as-hong-kong-s-protests-intensify/ar-AAGjnKT?ocid=AMZN Quote China sent the strongest warning yet of using troops on Hong Kong’s streets where Beijing says protests have turned into a “Color Revolution,” with water cannons and tear gas fired in skirmishes between police and demonstrators in the 12th straight weekend of unrest. In Sunday’s commentary, Xinhua said Hong Kong’s protests have turned into a Color Revolution aimed at overturning the Special Administrative Region’s constitutional institutions, a signal it was ready to take further action. Previously, Chinese officials had described the protests as having some characteristics of a “color revolution.” Protesters’ violent acts have pushed Hong Kong to an extremely dangerous edge, the city’s government said in a statement after a day full of violent clashes between demonstrators and the police where an officer fired warning shots in the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-idUSKCN1VG01H Quote Hong Kong police said on Monday they arrested 36 people, the youngest aged 12, after violence during anti-government demonstrations escalated as protesters hurled Molotov cocktails at security forces who responded with water cannon and tear gas. Sunday’s protests saw some of the fiercest clashes yet between police and demonstrators since violence escalated in mid-June over a now-suspended extradition bill that would have allowed Hong Kong people to be sent to mainland China for trial. Police fired water cannon and volleys of tear gas in running battles with brick-throwing protesters on Sunday, the second day of violent clashes in the Chinese-ruled city. Six officers drew their pistols and one officer fired a warning shot into the air, police said in a statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 After months of protests, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam withdraws bill that started it all Quote Hong Kong's embattled leader Carrie Lam has finally fully withdrawn a controversial bill that allowed extradition to mainland China and sparked three months of dramatic protests in the financial hub. The decision to cave in to one of protesters' five core demands marked a dramatic U-turn for Lam, who for months has refused to withdraw the bill. "We must find ways to address the discontent in society and look for solutions," Lam said in a a video statement Wednesday evening. "After more than two months of social unrest, it is obvious to many that this discontentment extends far beyond the bill." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Beijing must be absolutely furious at her withdrawal of the extradition bill... ...unless they actually ordered her to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/02/apple_hong_kong/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 tim apple cucked by xi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Seeing as how we are ostensibly a videogame enthusiast site: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 17 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: Seeing as how we are ostensibly a videogame enthusiast site 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore D Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 On 8/12/2019 at 9:20 PM, Keyser_Soze said: They're too lazy. “Bro, I sent out 32 tweets while picking up my iced brew. Don’t call me lazy.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 1 hour ago, SFLUFAN said: Seeing as how we are ostensibly a videogame enthusiast site: Fuck Activision-Blizzard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 For Hearthstone, I was trying to guess at out how much money Blizz makes from China, and I couldn't find anything definitive. Activision Blizzard says that all of Asia Pacific amounts to 12% of their total revenue. That may or may not include China, because I know that Blizzard doesn't actually sell games in China. Everything is done through their partner NetEase, so Blizz only receives license fees, so it's possible that they don't account for them in the same way. 2/3rds of Act/Blizz revenue is from "Subscription, licensing, and other revenues," but that includes all Wow subs, dlc, microtransactions, etc. For their fiscal year ending in 2018, NetEase reported that they paid Blizz a guaranteed payment of ~$14M, and some unknown portion of their ~$280M in royalties and revenue sharing. compare that to Act/Blizz's $173M in APAC earnings over the last 6 months. Hearthstone has 32 million MAUs and my gut feeling is that maybe half of them could be in China. I think the bottom line is that it's likely that China represents a decent cut of Hearthstone's player base, but probably not nearly that percentage of their Hearthstone revenue, much less Activision Blizzard's overall revenue. It'd be a cowardly move that is overly punishing some kids no matter how much money is at stake, but this feels like another move protecting future access to a market rather than an existing profit center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 It’s nice to see woke capitalism fall apart as soon as revenue is threatened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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