Justin Beach 🇨🇦🇪🇺
@justinbeach.ca
I go ding when there's stuff: Work at UOIT + Freelance writer on STEM, politics, music, film+tv. ex PBS & CBC, fan of science & reason, but also folklore, mythology, and stories. Neurospicy. I also do this https://bsky.app/profile/can4eu.bsky.social
Sort of except pitch 2 should have been a strike.
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Sort of except pitch 2 should have been a strike.
That’s probably good. We wouldn’t want that war and it’s unlikely that it would change anything anyway
October 16, 2025 at 7:42 AM
That’s probably good. We wouldn’t want that war and it’s unlikely that it would change anything anyway
Trump pulls back from UN agencies & the WTO & the WHO - China immediately increases it's support for them. Trump cuts foreign aid, China increases foreign aid - sometimes taking over the exact same projects. There are 100 little examples of him weakening the US & giving gifts to China.
October 16, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Trump pulls back from UN agencies & the WTO & the WHO - China immediately increases it's support for them. Trump cuts foreign aid, China increases foreign aid - sometimes taking over the exact same projects. There are 100 little examples of him weakening the US & giving gifts to China.
He is. Latin America, Asia, and Africa, especially. People keep calling Trump a Russian asset, but the reality is that he's mainly working for China. Probably a trade - China props up Russia in Ukraine, Trump helps China. Because he's basically handing global leadership over to China without a fight
October 16, 2025 at 5:24 AM
He is. Latin America, Asia, and Africa, especially. People keep calling Trump a Russian asset, but the reality is that he's mainly working for China. Probably a trade - China props up Russia in Ukraine, Trump helps China. Because he's basically handing global leadership over to China without a fight
Oh and as far as our allies go - the Europeans are dealing heavily with the Chinese. China is investing heavily in Europe and the UK, and trade between Europe and China is growing rapidly.
October 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Oh and as far as our allies go - the Europeans are dealing heavily with the Chinese. China is investing heavily in Europe and the UK, and trade between Europe and China is growing rapidly.
I think the western perception of China is skewed by racism, old stereotypes and the Cold War. They are generally no more dishonest or scheming than any other country, it just makes more headlines when China does something. They haven't even been actively involved in a war since Vietnam.
October 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I think the western perception of China is skewed by racism, old stereotypes and the Cold War. They are generally no more dishonest or scheming than any other country, it just makes more headlines when China does something. They haven't even been actively involved in a war since Vietnam.
We can. You just have to understand that a) China is in it for China (but everyone else is in it for themselves too and b) Sorta like the Genie thing. China will always honour its agreements to the letter. You just have to make sure you read the agreement very, very carefully.
October 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
We can. You just have to understand that a) China is in it for China (but everyone else is in it for themselves too and b) Sorta like the Genie thing. China will always honour its agreements to the letter. You just have to make sure you read the agreement very, very carefully.
Even if they block them in the US it would be easier to ship Chinese cars to Mexico, most of Latin America and Western Europe from Canada than from China.
October 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Even if they block them in the US it would be easier to ship Chinese cars to Mexico, most of Latin America and Western Europe from Canada than from China.
It might be more realistic than we think. Apparently the Chinese talked to Trump about building plants in the US but Trump said no (probably because of Musk) and Trump is so unpredictable that China has cooled on the idea - but it's expensive to ship cars from China.
October 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It might be more realistic than we think. Apparently the Chinese talked to Trump about building plants in the US but Trump said no (probably because of Musk) and Trump is so unpredictable that China has cooled on the idea - but it's expensive to ship cars from China.
We need to talk to China, not only to remove the tariffs on their EVs but also to see if they'd like to build them in Ontario. They are better than American cars and cost less than American fossil fuel vehicles. The CEO of Ford drives a Chinese EV. insideevs.com/news/764318/...
‘The Most Humbling Thing I’ve Ever Seen’: Ford CEO On China’s Car Industry
Ford CEO Jim Farley said Chinese cars have
insideevs.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
We need to talk to China, not only to remove the tariffs on their EVs but also to see if they'd like to build them in Ontario. They are better than American cars and cost less than American fossil fuel vehicles. The CEO of Ford drives a Chinese EV. insideevs.com/news/764318/...
I'd like to see the US ditch Trump, but if Gavin Newsom is the best they can manage, then why bother?
October 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I'd like to see the US ditch Trump, but if Gavin Newsom is the best they can manage, then why bother?