Posted on 09/08/2023 11:55:50 AM PDT by ransomnote
By US and European standards their cities are absolutely filthy. Their water supply and food are contaminated. The 'Tofu Dreg' (shoddy) construction could as easily as not bring their building down around their ears.
Their government and society is corrupt beyond belief.
I would be far more willing to visit Russia than the PRC. The Russians might have my name on a list but they would acknowledge me as a retired professional and I would know better than to do anything sketchy. I would love to chat with some of their retired Naval Intelligence types. The head of Russian Naval Intelligence serves as the Deputy to the head of the GRU, Russian Military Intelligence.
And before any of you quip, yes, Military Intelligence is a contradiction in term. Naval Intelligence, on the other hand, is redundant.
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Good grief! It’d take me DAYS to get to the top!
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