They're not willing to stand up to an obvious bully and push for further investigation. Closer to your second and third statements than the first. With the third being the most likely.

I do understand how my first comment could be misunderstood now though.

I think even the countries that abstained are on their side.

They're obviously being pressured to be on that side but all of the UNSC veto holders do that. The veto power shouldn't exist because this is what happens. Veto holders are allowed to bully whoever they want with no meaningful consequences.

They've been planning on invading Taiwan for nearly a decade.

That conflict overall is as old as the CCP. The reason it ended was the US threatening to step in: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM4900.html

China holds Trillions in foreign assets in the West, they'd be kissing that all goodbye.

I'd bet on Russia getting invaded by China far sooner than Taiwan. In fact, either than the Sino-Vietnam war, the war with the Soviets is their most recent war.

Russia simply has less allies and has more of what China needs and wants, fresh water, uncontested ports and oil among many other things. They also have a (recent) historic claim to Outer Manchuria too.

Even Russia knows this:

https://www.ft.com/content/758ff1ca-6ac1-4188-9b61-c514638447b1

As the war with Ukraine grinds soviet stockpiles down, Russia gets weaker and weaker. Taiwan on the other hand has a lot of allies and is very defensible.

Chinese philosophy and military doctrine is clear. The threats to Taiwan escalate while railways are being made towards the Russian Far East 'for trade'.

"All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near."

"Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt."

Invading Taiwan might be the most obvious, telegraphed invasion in history.

If you have a US mortgage, mortgages are usually open so you would just refinance with a different institution, the penalties should be less than with Canadian term mortgages.

Depending on your rate though it would probably be a bad idea.

HSBC used to be the big foreign bank but they sold to RBC recently.

around C$113 billion in assets currently operating in Canada

American banks are such a tiny fraction of the Canadian banking sector, they're basically a rounding error.

TD alone has $2 trillion in assets.

Valid. I understand where you're coming from.

That said, if China can provide safe and affordable EVs that aren’t connected to the internet… basically a dumb car that runs on batteries

That would be ideal. If that was the goal, I'd support requirements for that. But that's not what we have, we have gigantic tariffs that were implemented because America did the same.

The majority of UN countries are on their side, Muslim majority countries included.

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/un-body-rejects-historic-debate-chinas-human-rights-record-2022-10-06/

You're vastly oversimplifying. Linking Wikipedia isn't convincing.

You'd be far better off linking and talking about human rights organizations information or even the 2022 UN report. There is obviously something happening there and the lack of transparency is a huge problem.

If people feel like they haven't seen substantial sources- there's a reason for that- they aren't allowed access.

I don't see that happening outside of an outright war with China. I dont think that's very likely. If you have evidence of them doing stuff like that already I'd be open to changing my mind on the topic.

I think it's much more likely they'll just continue buying up our companies like Husky and trying to turn us into an economic puppet state. Which is still better than the stated American alternative of being the 51st state.

They lose that power and risk nationalization of their assets if they go too far. They know that.

By switching at renewal.

I'm assuming you went through a broker?

Not analogous in any meaningful way. Unless you want to argue that men are underprivileged in society.

We already have Chinese phones, applications, computers and networks.

I don't believe cars are not a meaningful attack vector relative to the economic benefit. Tiktok is a far larger threat.

The trade disputes related to Meng Wanzhou are nothing in comparison to what the US is doing right now.

The argument against Chinese Ev's is not an economic one.

If some authoritarian state wants to steal from its poorest in society and transfer the wealth to foreign electric car buyers, why is our government trying to win in the race to the bottom?

Billions have been spent on the Canadian EV industry through subsidies, tax cuts and grants. The relative amount of jobs and Canada made goods are pitiful. The real beneficiaries are the foreign auto companies.

We will NEVER have a competitive advantage against China, Japan, US, UK, SK and Germany. Stop trying and put all that money and effort into something we do have a chance at being competitive in.

Here's a list of them:

Amex Bank Citibank J.P. Morgan Bank Bank of America, National Association Bank of New York Mellon Capital One, Nation Association Citibank, National Association Comerica Bank Fifth Third Bank, National Association J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, National Association M&T Bank Northern Trust Company PNC Bank, National Association State Street Bank and Trust Company U.S. Bank National Association Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

If you recognize these names, I and many others would highly appreciate you moving your business elsewhere.

blame them for much

Is it time to bust out the crime statistics?

I'm sorry, I just have so much negative life experience exclusively caused by men. My heart tells me that these are just damaged boys that are too scared to heal but my brain says 'dont get assaulted again'.

Cow says, "Please help me I'm scared"

OP says, "Four grass water paint seven"

Mooing is a very tonal language, humans just aren't great at it.

Outdated firmware about to be a top torrent of the week lmao

Unhealthy garbage, full of sugar, made off the backs of tortured animals not being peddled to children is a good thing.

We need more fun, kid friendly spaces but I'm grateful there's one less hook these places have in children's minds.

I’m the only one who really exists and the world around me is a reflection of my mental state?

What did you (I) do to deserve Donald Trump? Is this a punishment for misandry?

Given the high amount of relative population growth, property remains affordable compared to the rest of the country.

I think this is almost entirely up to the choice to open up zoning and being less protectionist in terms of development. I feel like Edmonton is one of the few places in Canada and the US that has taken a more liberal approach to development and it shows.