How likely is Mandarin to surpass English as the global lingua franca?
Virtually zero chance. There are many reasons why English is the lingua franca today. It’s widespread around the world. The British Empire was pretty effective at spreading it…
What will happen when China cancels a deal with Boeing?
The deal isn’t cancelled China instructed their Airlines not to take deliveries of any Boeing Aircraft because of the 125% Tariffs which would cause the price of the…
Why does China look so confident in this trade war vs. the USA?
You don’t have to be an expert, you just need to read newspapers regularly. China discovered already in 2016–20 that USA could change its attitude drastically on a…
How can a man increase his testosterone?
The average testosterone levels in men have dropped 25% since 1999. A lot of men are strong and full of testosterone. But, as soon as they hit 35–40 years old,…
What civilizations were around 60,000 to 100,000 years ago?
Probably none, but there’s one inherent problem that all answers so far seems to miss. Yes, “civilization” means living in a city. Cities leave traces. We see no such…
Who would win the trade war, China or the US in 2025?
Let’s see China exports roughly around 12.50% of its total exports to the US markets Of this nearly 7.50% consist of finished products owned in full or in…
Is it true that students in China are taught that China defeated Japan in World War 2 even though the overwhelming force was actually the US?
Here are some pictures from the history textbooks Chinese History (the old ones and the new one): So it says it’s China and the world that defeated Japan….
Which one was worse, Indonesia under Dutch rule or Japanese rule?
My paternal grandmother is still alive and still remembers the colonial era. At that time, she was still a teenager and often told me about the Dutch and…
Who is considered the best dictator in history who did not commit war crimes against their own people?
This man: Thomas Sankara. He ruled Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987, the year of his murder. During his goverment in Burkina Faso: “Comrades, there is no true social revolution…
Who are some of the dumbest criminals ever to be caught?
I would like to nominate the following interesting group of guys. In the city of Charleroi, Belgium, a group of men walk into an e-cigarette store around 3…