tiempo90

tiempo90 t1_j31gphw wrote

Reply to comment by trou_bucket_list in WTA says return to China will require resolution to Peng Shuai case. by PrincessBananas85

I will do my best and translate it to English... My translation's in bold.

>Yeah but we are totally forgetting they are leaving since 2 years and a half their most profitable market (10 🏆 with some big ass tourneys) and like billions in endorsements, ads and everything else.
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>Translation: "We are forgetting that the WTO have already made a shit ton of money in China." (So, essentially, the WTO has gained 'enough' from China and can choose to stay out)
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>It's like ok I'm gonna cut my throat at 65% just to stand for civil rights and just for one single player.
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>Translation: ?? Mental gymnastics: "This Chinese tennis lady risked her life to stand up for civil rights in China."
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>They need to be recognized all days in media coverage, all year long in every sport talks, just in this manner china will be slowly called out, and maybe won't change shit but at least u put pressure on'em.
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>Translation: "Our media need to cover this situation all year long, in all sports programs, to keep on calling out China and keep this in the limelight. This action probably won't induce them to change, but at least there is pressure for them to change; the world is watching and are not forgetting"
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>Instead nobody gives a shit and we are releasing a dope ass Netflix series to not think about this atrocious situation.
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>Translation: Instead, our media (and we) stopped giving a shit about her, and instead were focused on the next Netflix series.
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>Yes, when u see a fucking video with your wta player alone in an empty stadium, saying "it's all right folks, nobody is haunting me" with a fear look in her face (bc her family is probably under torture or something) and 10 fake ass players all smiling simultaneously. Yes u know things are real bad. But this is the way china operate.
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>Translation: The situation for her is bad. Her video saying that she is "OK" was clearly coerced, maybe because her family was held hostage / "tortured or something". You could see the fear in her eyes. But this is totally normal in China.

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tiempo90 t1_j2cpwri wrote

Reply to comment by jeremy9931 in South korean military has successfully completed a solid fuel space rocket test. by r2vcap

This is "thanks" to Trump.

Trump wanted the Asian allies to be more independent (because "they aren't paying enough!" as if the US is a mercenary force and not in Asia for their own benefit), so (finally) cut the restrictions on rocket / missile distance, meaning South Korea could focus on rocket / missile development.

And since then, they've become the world's 7th (?) country to independently send a 1 tonne payload to space... something like that. Only about 2 years ago.

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tiempo90 t1_j1ylvru wrote

Reply to comment by Prestigious_Cheek_52 in S. Korea military sorry for failing to down North’s drones by diadectes

>S. Korea is on a roll with a string of bad news in recent days.

I think it's just Reddit only highlighting the 'bad'. But what are these? I can think of:

Itaewon crowd crush, North Korean missiles, and now this... What did I miss? Oh... low birth rate records getting smashed?

(But, 2022 has been a 'good' year for South Korea too particularly in their defense / space industry. E.g. Indigenous 4.5 generation fighter jet successful maiden flight, huge export deals for tanks / howitzers / artilleries / weapons to Australia, Poland and others, successful launch of their indigenous space rocket carrying over a ton of payload (or was this 2021), successfully getting a satellite to orbit the moon just TODAY (https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2022/12/133_342563.html) etc. And we haven't covered the cultural successes / K-pop stars / groups becoming the first Asian winners for music awards / setting new records blah blah)

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