The Great Game Changer: Belt and Road Intiative (BRI; OBOR)

[NiceGuy]

There are many aspects in China challenge NATO ,but so far Vietnam seems to have nothing to have challenged aganist China or NATO. Not chinese look down on Vietnam but your behaviors of arrogance and morbidness have to be scorned.The urgent matter of Vietnamese is need to learn to introspection . Thanks

U cant even take back TW, so stop bragging abt challenging NATO or US. We dont challenge any one, pls dont drag VN in , Mr.Ah Q.

The only aspect China can challenge NATO is 'spiritual victory', thats all.

 

[xyxmt]

Gas taxes (in the US at least, and I suspect elsewhere as well) are not levied on profit or price - it isn't "10% of sales receipts go to the government" or anything like that. Gas taxes are fixed adders per gallon (mostly, there are some cases of sales tax being applied as well).
USA Gasoline Tax Map - Nevada Gas Prices

So, where I live we pay about $0.51/gallon in taxes. We paid 51 cents per gallon when gas was $4.50/gallon. We're still paying 51 cents per gallon now that gas is $2.60/gallon.

If anything, gas tax receipts will go up, as people can afford to buy more gasoline and travel more. Essentially, the government's share of what the consumer pays is rising.

in canada its 43%, breakdown is listed on every pump. a % is not a fixed price

 

[TaiShang]

TW is going nowhere. Partnership with Russia is the strategic urgency, I would say. TW will have to wait its turn. Just keep it in check but do not stir the waters. Yet. China needs to do the more important job of power build up.

 

[mike2000]

Loool. Joke of the year.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Loool. Joke of the year.

Ex-PM Hatoyama is pro-China and pro-Putin.

And when the Abenomics is totally finished, he will become the PM again and bring Japan closer to the BRICS.

 

[Galad]

And when the Abenomics is totally finished

It is already finished -just check recent economical info for Japan.It was a total failure...as predicted from very beginning.Not only it did not stop Japan decline,on the contrary-it made it worse.

 

[sicsheep]

lol only if Russia wanted more sanctions

 

[Huaren]

No doubt Japan could provide Russia with all the honeyed words but when it comes to action Japan will always be looking up to uncle Sam for guidance/permission.

 

[nvKyleBrown]

in canada its 43%, breakdown is listed on every pump. a % is not a fixed price

Motor fuel taxes in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seems to indicate that Canada's system is mixed. First, an excise tax (fixed per L, but different from locale to locale). Then a series of Value Added and Sales taxes are applied, on the combined price+excise tax.

The impact on government revenue would be much harder to calculate in this case.

 

[terranMarine]

I like both Abe and Hatoyama, one wrecks Japan's economy the other has a pro China stance

 

[mike2000]

Ex-PM Hatoyama is pro-China and pro-Putin.

And when the Abenomics is totally finished, he will become the PM again and bring Japan closer to the BRICS.

Loool you still think Japan will go against the U.S especially for critical/major issues that affects U.S influence/interests in the region.? You must be dreaming bro.

No matter how 'pro china' hatoyama or whoever might be, there are things Japan can't do simply because its not aligned with China and Russia, countries it still considers as threats/rivals and also due to its close alliance/mutual defence treaty with the U.S. moreover, the U.S can offer wayyyyy more to japan than russia ever could. So U.S and japan interests match for now.

so bro, pls let's be serious/realistic.

 

[NiceGuy]

Both China-JP r heavily influenced by Confucius. They learn well that when a nice man fell into a well, what should they do next.

Tsai Yu, also known as Tsai Tsu-wo(子我), was one of Confucius' students. He was born in the kingdom of Lu and was later classified by Confucius in the group of people who were good at speech. Once he asked Confucius. "If somebody informs a benevolent person that a man fell into a well, should the benevolent descend into the well to save him?" Confucius replied, "Not necessaril

Russia is a nice man fell into the well now

 

[mike2000]

Both China-JP r heavily influenced by Confucius. They learn well that when a nice man fell into a well, what should they do next.

Russia is a nice man fell into the well now

Ahahahahahaha.......agree my friend niceguy, only that Russia is farrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr from being a 'nice man'.

 

[magic-007]

U cant even take back TW, so stop bragging abt challenging NATO or US. We dont challenge any one, pls dont drag VN in , Mr.Ah Q.

The only aspect China can challenge NATO is 'spiritual victory', thats all.

Your the only challenging weapon is your mouth, Use your mouth for counterattacking China and China will fail right now .So you won and all of you . Congratulation

 

[Aepsilons]

Both China-JP r heavily influenced by Confucius. They learn well that when a nice man fell into a well, what should they do next.

Russia is a nice man fell into the well now

There are no such thing as "friends" or permanent "alliances" in regards to nations, only permanent interests. Japan's cooperation and rapport with Russia will serve both interests of Japan and Russia, as various intergovernmental platforms have shown -- this is irrespective of the feelings of any of Japan's partners in the West.

As for your reference to Confucian lit, are you purposely trying to troll ? It would be unequivocally foolish of you to try to , attempt, to disregard the fact that Vietnam has been influenced by Confucian culture for over a millennium.

Loool. Joke of the year.

Not a "joke" per se, there's no doubt that Russia and Japan have overlapping mutual interests and there is a consensus in Japan to mend relations with Russia and secure energy sources there as well to establish emergency services regarding patrol vessels , fishing vessels from both our nations. Further developments do serve Japan's interests as it does for Russia. So in this vantage point, we should take this into consideration when analyzing the entire situation.