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Re:Thailand finds 14.8M tonnes of lithium by hnu234 on Saturday January 20, 2024 @12:17PM (#39069899)
> It won't cause conflict because China will just come in and take it...

vs

> "Here, take a 'free' hydrodam on your river and we will just take some land and electricity."

So which is it? They will 'take it' or they will trade for it?

That's the problem with anti-chinese propaganda. It makes no sense and is full of contradictions.

Re:Thailand finds 14.8M tonnes of lithium by latchkey on Saturday January 20, 2024 @12:21PM (#39069944)
What they take has been proven to be far greater value than what they gave. It isn't a fair "trade", at all.

To be fair to China, corrupt locals allowed it to happen.

Re:Thailand finds 14.8M tonnes of lithium by hnu234 on Sunday January 21, 2024 @08:10PM (#39084890)
> What they take has been proven to be far greater value than what they gave. It isn't a fair "trade", at all.

Sure it is. As long as it wasn't coerced.

> To be fair to China, corrupt locals allowed it to happen.

I have a feeling that any trade with china or anything that helps poor countries progress is 'corrupt' to you. But then again, you push so much ant-china shilling, I recognize you just from your username.

If china is taking so much for so little, why isn't europe or the US swooping in and offering a better deal? Perhpas because china is giving them the best deal?

Re:Thailand finds 14.8M tonnes of lithium by latchkey on Sunday January 21, 2024 @09:27PM (#39085390)
> As long as it wasn't coerced.

By definition, it was coerced.