First, the article is written badly. Has he already given the speech or not? The article seems to already know what he will say/said:
He will be speaking in Prague because of “the close and productive bilateral relationship between the UK and the Czech Republic and further, the historic context in the aftermath of another Russian invasion in Europe”, his office said.
In his first public speech, Moore warned that China and Russia were racing to master technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing, and this will again be a focus.
Government and intelligence agencies globally are seeking to harness the power of AI, but Moore will say it will complement not replace humans who can uncover secrets beyond technology’s reach.
“The unique characteristics of human agents in the right places will become still more significant,” he will say.
"They are never just passive collectors of informatio n: our agents can be tasked and directed; they can identify new questions we didn’t know to ask; and sometimes they can influence decisions inside a government or terrorist group.
"Human intelligence in the age of artificial intelligence will increasingly be defined as those things that machines cannot do, albeit we should expect the frontier of machine capability to advance with startling speed.”
The embassy said in a statement that China had measures in place to prevent the trafficking of substances used to make illegal drugs, and added the U.S. was “blindly shirking its responsibilities” by not taking domestic action.
Well fuck genius, I’m sure if they’ve made it illegal it can never happen.
At least 61 shipments containing drugs worth thousands of dollars coming from countries including Hong Kong, Hungary, India and Singapore were shipped to Segovia’s home between October 2015 and January this year, according to the complaint.
Where’s Hong Kong?
Secondly, the claim was that China prevents this from happening - not that their is zero domestic production of Fentanyl in the US. You’ve just tried to whataboutism something without even understanding what you’re talking about, that’s how kneejerk your reaction to seeing China being fallible is.
So yes, you’ve further proven the point that these chemicals are coming out of China with your sources, thank you.
China ceased Fentanyl and precusor exporting in 2019: per the DEA lol
"As Beijing and the Hong Kong Special Autonomous Region (SAR) place restrictions on more precursor chemicals, Mexican transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) are diversifying their sources of supply. This is evidenced by fentanyl shipments from India allegedly destined for Mexico. On May 4, 2018, the Hong Kong SAR updated their drug law to control the fentanyl precursors 4-anilino-N-phenethyl-4- piperidine (ANPP) and N-phenethyl-4-piperidone (NPP) as well as the synthetic opioid U-47700. This matches China’s scheduling of ANPP and NPP on July 1, 2017. The move by the Hong Kong SAR is considerable, since synthetic opioids produced and shipped from China may transit the Hong Kong SAR en route to the United States. Effective May 1, 2019, China officially controlled all forms of fentanyl as a class of drugs. This fulfilled the commitment that President Xi made during the G-20 Summit. The implementation of the new measure includes investigations of known fentanyl manufacturing areas, stricter control of internet sites advertising fentanyl, stricter enforcement of shipping regulations, and the creation of special teams to investigate leads on fentanyl trafficking. These new restrictions have the potential to severely limit fentanyl production and trafficking from China. "
The 2023 claim is that “The root of the fentanyl crisis in the United States is within itself,” the embassy said. which is 100% true not only from the police gangs selling this but from the opiad epidemic perpetuated by drug corporations.
While the article i linked showing how the U.S police profit off the destruction of the communities they are sworn to protect the quote you referenced included 2015-2019, so the current article’s claim is true the problem is within the United States and to shirk blaim to China is unfounded.
Add every fentanyl overdose to the black book of communism.
Interesting. Your quote says China controlled fentanyl, but states the precursors were restricted in the Hong Kong SAR, and they may go through the SAR.
Does China itself restrict the precursors? Or could they be making their way out through other routes?
China certainly helped get the ball rolling for the 4 years between 2015-2019, and then divested itself to some extent, which is driving the demand for other sources. I doubt India is going to stop exporting precursors anytime soon. Their pharmaceutical industry is insanely unethical.
Mexico is mostly owned by the narcos, so they’ll “cooperate,” but the fentanyl will continue to flow as long as they can get precursors. It seems the US has quite a pickle on its hands.
Hopefully, the crisis will die out over time? (oof, that’s a lot of bodies) Unless the US pharmaceutical companies have a new, “non-addictive” pain killer they’re promoting these days.
This is evidenced by fentanyl shipments from India allegedly destined for Mexico. On May 4, 2018, the Hong Kong SAR updated their drug law to control the fentanyl precursors 4-anilino-N-phenethyl-4- piperidine (ANPP) and N-phenethyl-4-piperidone (NPP) as well as the synthetic opioid U-47700. This matches China’s scheduling of ANPP and NPP on July 1, 2017.
China started regulating the two primary precusors ANPP and NPP in 2017 considering them their equivalent of a schedule 1 drug (Administrative Measures on Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances without Medical Use) Here is the history of their drug control:
“This represents a blow to (the cartel’s) financial operations and illicit activities, since the company receives chemical shipments from China,” Salazar said in a statement.
It looks like China is struggling to enforce their controls. I’m trying to think of a reason that doesn’t boil down to a lack of political will. I don’t blame them, though. They certainly have a bunch of more pressing, complex domestic problems (balancing environment, business, and social welfare). I would certainly shrug as well when Uncle Sam comes whining when those he trampled on are dying from poisons you’ve made illegal and are being produced somewhere else. It’s not like any other nation can perfectly control their imports and exports. They probably are just denying it altogether to save face with their people.
I’m always surprised at just how capitalist Chinese businesses are.
I thought you guys wanted a free hong kong, make up your mind please. Should China further bring down the hammer of justice, or should they take a more lax approach?
The taxi lobby is to blame, there are definitely too few licenses. Also, try finding a taxi driver that accepts credit card payments or is ok with giving you a fiscally valid receipt. Good luck! Whenever I fly there, I always rent a car exactly to avoid having to deal with them. Plus, since competition is non existent, they are also crazy expensive.
The fentanyl crisis is just revenge for the opium trade.
EDIT: My mind has been changed by the incredibly patient Carcosa. It’s certainly not top down, but I still think that the CCP remembers the opium trade when thinking about this issue, which contributes to how much they’re willing to disrupt their own pharmaceutical production to enforce their controls absolutely.
lmao, just to be clear, I think tankies are little CCP dick-sucking bitches, but anyone who throws around a thought-stopper like “tankie” really doesn’t deserve respect. C’mon, you can engage with the merits and flaws of an argument, right?
If you want to get into a whole ad hominem thing: I’m suspicious of communism (free markets are great for almost everything), and communist revolutions are a joke. I haven’t finished reading Das Kapital, but I’ve heard that the capitalism will inevitably create communism out of the consequences of its own actions, so any revolution is just trying to force the wheel of time forward. I also think it is plain to see that you can’t have a communist government without democracy (preferable direct democracy), because how can everyone be equal otherwise? China’s communism is just capitalism in a trench coat, which is why you see the same effects on its populace as elsewhere. Fundamentally, I’m an Anarcho-syndicalist or Anarcho-socialist. No hierarchies, free association, worker solidarity, and mutual aid.
I’m saying (in winey child voice), “nuh uh! I’m not a communist! I’m an anarcho-blahblahblah, and there are nuanced distinctions between blah blah blah! Nyah!”
Marsupial is saying, “nuh uh! China doesn’t blame Western capitalism for the opium trade! They only blame the Brits!”
I have no disagreement that typical “tankies” would call the Five Eyes an empire and Western hegemony, but calling the idea “tankie” is just using a thought-stopper to avoid talking about the idea that empires serve those with power and not the other way around.
And I just fucking disdain fervent communists, so Marsupial struck a nerve. I’d rather be dismissed for what I actually think.
I came to Texas this week for a vacation. Power has already been out here for 6 hours so far and was blinking on and off last night. Getting strong 3rd world vibes down here…
I’m gonna call bullshit. Is this being reported anywhere? I know it would because it has been before. And if not I doubt you have or will provide any proof of it.
Not sure why you would lie about something like this unless you’re just looking to shit talk Texas.
This is why it's so ironic seeing everyone arguing about this. There is no way in hell the EU will ever make meaningful reparations. It would be a huge economic hit.
France charged Haiti the equivalent of USD $26 billion dollars (figure from 2017 was $21 billion, so about $26 Billion today), at gunpoint. It took Haiti 122 years to pay it off.
And that's just one colony of many, and like you say, chattel slavery is only one part of historical oppression. Another big player in the EU, Germany, genocided the Namaqua and Herero people in concentration camps. Spain committed all kinds of horrific working-slaves-to-death in silver mines, and so on.
There's no way it will happen. People who are opposed to it shouldn't get so worked up about it.
Here we go with the Texas grid again. No matter what they get hit with they insist on remaining independent. Well actually it’s the cold that gets them, but they have a problem they’re not dealing with none the less.
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