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Taiwan πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ό's Confusing Legal Status

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Note:    This was originally written on Saturday August 26, 202 3. This is thi rd entry in my series on China πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ and East Asia . The last one that I posted was abou t China πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³'s struggling economy . You can click here to read it. It isn't required reading to understand this post, but it is an interesting topic because a big part of China πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³'s power, influence, and status in the world comes from its economy. And if it's economy is struggling, then it loses some of that prestige, it loses a degree of its power and influence throughout the world. Their economy is still struggling, and still hasn't made the full recovery that some people have predicted that it would. Some people have taken this to mean that China πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ has "peaked," while others haven't.  I recently saw a video put out by CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies), a think tank that specializes in geopolitics and tries to influence American policy πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ on foreign policy. T

My Thoughts on "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"

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Note:  This was originally written on Friday August 11, 2023. Just like the reviews for Armageddon ☄️ and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen , this was taken from an excerpt from the description I wrote for the explosions compilation video πŸ’₯ that I did for this movie. You see, there was this YouTube channel that posted all kinds of compilation videos compiling clips from Michael Bay's filmography, showing all the explosions πŸ’₯ in his movies. Because if there's one thing Michael Bay is known for, it's explosions πŸ’₯.  You know, Michael Bay's known for explosions πŸ’₯, Quentin Tarantino is known for snappy dialogue and blood 🩸 (and also foot fetish shots 🦢), John Woo is known for dual-wielding pistols, slow mo gunfights, and doves πŸ•Š️, Zack Snyder is known for slow mo even more than John Woo is and also director's cuts ("Release the Snyder Cut" became a meme for a reason) among other things , Shane Black is known for Christmas πŸŽ„, and M. Night Shamalyan i