GeekSpeak subject for Saturday 7th May at noon SLT – Will China fall apart?

 China has so many problems that it is possible that a big change is around the corner.  What form will it take?  Regime change, civil war, the country splitting into different regions?When we hear about the social control in China, the vicious lockdowns, we may want to ask why China is so different from the rest of the world.  What is really happening there?  How can we find out?Come to GeekSpeak on Saturday at noon SLT...

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GeekSpeak subject for Saturday 26th December at noon SLT: China! Should we admire it or fear it? Will we become like it?

 China has made itself one of the most powerful and important countries in the world.  Its influence in the rest of the world is steadily increasing.  How big a threat is it? What is China really like?  Are the stories about concentration camps, disappearances, organ theft all true?  What is it like to live under the social credit system?  Do you think that all countries will eventually become like China?  Will...

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GeekSpeak – will China rule the world 10 years from now? Join the discussion May 18th at 12pm SLT

Let’s talk about China. Where is it going?  Will it be taking the lead in technology in a few years’ time?  How will world trade change when China completes its new network of land and sea trade routes (the belt and road initiative).  Will other countries become more like China as it grows more powerful?  Should we all be learning Mandarin?What about the dark side of China?  The forced abortions, the re-education camps,...

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GeekSpeak – will 2019 see the start of a race to the moon?

China has landed a lunar rover on the far side of the moon.  What will happen because of this?  How will other countries react?When there are two massive bodies interacting in space there are five points where the gravitational forces balance out and it is easy to place satellites or space stations.  These are the Lagrange points. China has a satellite at the L2 point for Earth and the moon.  These Lagrange points are very...

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GeekSpeak – what would it be like to live with a Social Credit System?

China is creating a social credit system where everyone has to behave well or they lose social credit points.  Your social credit score will determine where you can live, whether you can travel, whether you can buy or rent a car, in fact it will determine what your life will be like.What would it be like to live with such a system?  Will there be a black market in social credits?  Will people find ways to cheat?Will the system...

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