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15-04-2020, 05:22 PM
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Ecuador plans to sell rainforest to China

This is absolutely appalling .

https://www.businessinsider.com/ecua...thAc&r=US&IR=T

The world is in straits but surely the billionaires of the plant could club together to buy this rainforest for humanity .
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That is terrible.
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16-04-2020, 01:31 PM
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Doesn't if depend on what China does with it? exploring for oil isn't necessarily total destruction of the rain forest which would happen if it was sold to farmers.

China can't take it away from Equador.
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16-04-2020, 05:54 PM
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Oil is filthy stuff which could of itself be destructive. What about the practicalities - space would have to be cleared to build accommodation/offices/processing plants/access roads etc.,

What about the wildlife habitat? We lose more and more of 'our' rain forests every year and some poor creatures are already on the brink of extinction.

Are we even sure it would be used for drilling oil? They could build another dangerous virus laboratory!!
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17-04-2020, 10:47 AM
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The decision has been overturned according to this later article..

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-e...-idUSKCN1U72AZ
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Originally Posted by mart ->
The decision has been overturned according to this later article..

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-e...-idUSKCN1U72AZ


Cannot read that without turning my Ad Block off - but hope it means the rain forest is safe.
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With every product we buy, we are supporting the Chinese government in its relentless pursuit of buying up real estate all around the world.
Some may not realize it but the Chinese government is building islands on coral reefs in the middle of the South China Sea and turning them into military bases. They then claim vast tracts of open sea as "Chinese territory". Frightening.
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Originally Posted by bakerman ->
With every product we buy, we are supporting the Chinese government in its relentless pursuit of buying up real estate all around the world.
Some may not realize it but the Chinese government is building islands on coral reefs in the middle of the South China Sea and turning them into military bases. They then claim vast tracts of open sea as "Chinese territory". Frightening.
Really, Bakerman? That is scary.
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Originally Posted by bakerman ->
With every product we buy, we are supporting the Chinese government in its relentless pursuit of buying up real estate all around the world.
Some may not realize it but the Chinese government is building islands on coral reefs in the middle of the South China Sea and turning them into military bases. They then claim vast tracts of open sea as "Chinese territory". Frightening.
Australia sends its Navy along with the Indonesian and Malaysian Navies (and other Allies) through these areas of the South China sea to enforce International freedom of navigation. My son's ship was been challenged by the Chinese Navy on a few occasions. We have discussed this before.
 
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