cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/8441552
Here is an alternative Invidious link: https://inv.thepixora.com/watch?v=hLoPJQR0EfU (8 min video)
Michael Kovrig, the Canadian diplomat who spent over 1,000 days in a Chinese prison, says that while stabilizing relations with China is necessary, the deal is ‘asymmetric, and it’s China that holds the balance and the leverage.’
Magna International has always wanted to build a car. Why doesn’t the Canadian government get them to do so? No reason why we can’t do something like Bezos is with Slate. Bezos is a knob, but I’ll give credit for a good idea wherever it comes from.