15-01-2021, 11:22 AM
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Re: U boats and EU rules !!
Originally Posted by Bread
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I can't wait to see how the EU will deal with China's pollution violations when it rolls out Von Der Leyens Green New Deal and carbon border tax policy.I have a feeling they will turn a blind eye to China and only punish small countries they have some kind of influence over.
China's retaliation with all those trillions in cheap loans from the Chinese State Bank for the Belt and Road Project would put the EU at a massive disadvantage.
Can't imagine China paying a fine to EU, or anybody else for that
matter can you??
Donkeyman! 🤔🤔
15-01-2021, 11:35 AM
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Re: U boats and EU rules !!
Originally Posted by JBR
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I think when the day comes that they make our aero engines in China, it'll be the day I never fly again.Eh? You say they already do?
style airliner allready ??
After all they launch satellites don't they!
I believe one of the reasons for their rapid expansion in
manufacturing is because of Western nations eagerness to move
their factories out there ??
That may have come back to bite them and us now???
Serves us right imo!!
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15-01-2021, 12:38 PM
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Re: U boats and EU rules !!
Originally Posted by Donkeyman
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Your right Bread,Can't imagine China paying a fine to EU, or anybody else for that
matter can you??
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15-01-2021, 05:02 PM
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Re: U boats and EU rules !!
Originally Posted by Bread
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China can never be trusted with anything. The WTO members should vote to remove its membership. It should never be treated as an equal.
That's one where Trump was right IMHO, in threatening to leave the WTO.
Sometimes subtlety and statesmanship don't work but a big stick does.
15-01-2021, 06:45 PM
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Re: U boats and EU rules !!
Originally Posted by Zaphod
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The WTO are as toothless as NATO.That's one where Trump was right IMHO, in threatening to leave the WTO.
Sometimes subtlety and statesmanship don't work but a big stick does.
And we are looking forward to rejoining one of them soon ??
Just asking !!
Donkeyman! 🤔🤔
15-01-2021, 08:08 PM
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Re: U boats and EU rules !!
Originally Posted by Donkeyman
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Why are we members of so many useless organisations Zaphod. ???And we are looking forward to rejoining one of them soon ??
Just asking !!
Donkeyman! 🤔🤔
The WTO arose out of GATT of which the UK was one of the founder members.
The idea was sound but times have changed and it's become (like other things) too political; it's difficult to keep politics out of even supposedly-independent organisations when so many different countries want their say in how it should work.
That's why the WTO is in trouble now.
NATO.
Oh boy, where to begin there ....... well let's be brief and just say firstly that it's never been particularly successful.
Then it too faces political problems as (again) each member country has their own agenda, and these are often at odds with each other.
Why are we members?
Because we helped to start them off.
Personally what I would hope for is that we can now encourage reform, because it is very badly needed.
Maybe it's as good a time for reform as any too.
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