If I could buy a game from Nintendo, I still wouldn't.
I do buy from Steam though, since it's more convenience than piracy.
Operation Prosperity Guardian
I did a quick Google search and see no mention of China.
All the lists only include: United States, United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles, Spain.
There are no contradiction here. Marx only states that capitalism will create the material condition for a revolution, he does not imply that it will magically happen.
Heaven and Earth change, but it is Man's will to seize the opportunity.
The US did stab China with their economic warfare and their racist propaganda.
To be honest, I as a Vietnamese used to favor the US more than China. Then I see all the petty acts the US did against China in the last few years. I recognize these acts as signs of a desperate and failing empire, I can no longer respect the US. Funny how their propaganda backfire, huh.
China presents itself as a noble 君子, the US and the collective West by contrast act like petty 小人. A noble man doesn't see the need to prove himself to the petty man, for he knows that by displaying his generosity, he will gradually win favors from the rest of the world.
Make big promises to get elected, then ignore these promises once you've won, such is the mechanism of liberal democracies, yet liberals everywhere are still falling for it.
Vietnam was looking to buy some F-16, only for the US to display incompetence like this.
Something Uyghur something concentration camp something something CCP.
Palestinian? Open air prison? Genocide in Gaza? What are you talking about?
That show is obvious to Vietnamese, no doubt.
For the wider East Asian culture however, there's Journey to the West. It contains allegory and political commentary on the corruption, decadence, and weakness of the Ming Dynasty. In Journey to the West, both the Taoist Celestial Court and the Buddha side are corrupt in their own ways. These elements have sadly been removed in the 10,000 Chinese cinema remakes. These remakes are profitable, but soulless and forgettable.
I did know you were joking but I didn't know "bureaucratos" until you explain it to me. Cultural difference, I guess.
Regarding the Celestial Bureaucracy (or Heavenly Court). Nowadays, it is often used in fictional works as a metaphor for actual government to criticize the government. Actually, it is not just "nowadays", it has always been used as a metaphor for actual government.
Well the Vietnamese don't worship Greek Gods, but many people are superstitious. Their beliefs range from Feng Shui, to Wu Xing, to demons and ghosts. I've heard of parents who prevent their son from marrying his lover simply because their ages incompatible. And there are reports about people of minor ethnicity in remote areas who rather invoke a shaman for an illness rather than call a doctor, even if the illness is lethal.
You implied that your business outlasts your former employer's? Serve them right! What a shitty company. Losing trust is detrimental in business so their bankruptcy is only natural.
Regarding "lubrication", many people including my parents believe that the right middle men ("cò" in Vietnamese) can speed up the process. They don't have any basis to this thinking though. It's like a secular form of Asian superstition. Regardless, I now have a habit of reading the nameplates of gov employees should "difficulty" arises.
It's kinda expected that our immigration laws aren't the best. Vietnam as a developing economy would expect to export our own labours abroad, rarely do we import labours.
Anyway, it's nice to hear a story that contradicts what I find on /r/Vietnam subreddit. Let's hope that the government continue to modernize and improve bureaucratic efficiency. And may the God of Wealth bless your business.
Tried working for a foreign company as an employee, got cheated badly, lost most of my assets, didn’t know what to do.
Did they only pay you in "equity" instead of wages?
Also, how was your interaction with the government? Did you have to "lubricate" with your money to make things go faster?
Understandable.
BTW, I'm a bit surprise when I find out you were actually a foreigner migrated to Vietnam, which is a developing country. I was always under the impression that talents usually rather migrate to a more developed economy, not only for higher life quality, but also more advanced technologies. What made you decide to open a tech company in Vietnam instead of anywhere else?
Impressive, but not cost-effective. I would just fetch("random.org") XOR Math.random().