CCP is the correct order of the words in chinese.

However, CPC is the official translation, and CCP unnecessarily centers “Chinese”, insinuating xenophobia. CCP is probably a self-translation from anti-communist chinese expats who might have limited english fluency and didn’t use many english sources of information. People saying it’s supposed to Evoke the CCCP I think are off the mark.

IMO, I think CCP can be rejected as an incorrect translation, because the word used in the original is Zhōngguó, not Zhōnghuá.

Now, the word used in the named PRC is Zhōnghuá, so the most accurate translation of that would be Chinese People’s Republic? now that’s cursed. I bet that’s the official translation in some language, but none I know.

it’s also witcher 3’s birthday today.

if anyone wondered How America could justify the position the ICJ has no authority to make arrest warrants for Netanyahu, but does have the authority to make arrest warrants for Putin, they found a way. it’s because evil, authoritarian countries like Russia will never punish their criminal president on their own, but Israel totally could try and sentence Netanyahu for war crimes. eventually. just give them time.

“The ICC was established by its state parties as a court of limited jurisdiction. Those limits are rooted in principles of complementarity, which do not appear to have been applied here amid the Prosecutor’s rush to seek these arrest warrants rather than allowing the Israeli legal system a full and timely opportunity to proceed. In other situations, the Prosecutor deferred to national investigations and worked with states to allow them time to investigate. The Prosecutor did not afford the same opportunity to Israel, which has ongoing investigations into allegations against its personnel.”

very funny referring to the prime minister as just “personnel”. and “no, he’s of course not outside the law, can’t you see he’s already so well known for corruption that he’s being investigated for bribery!” and “clearly there is no chance of anyone in his cabinet being indicted for war crimes, but isn’t the theoretical possibility of him being indicted for political corruption years from now basically the same?”

Keet’s Meet & Greet (Formerly Sloan’s)

the majority of an S400 system was recently destroyed by atacms. whatever the state of GPS jamming, it seems like HIMARS are still working effectively. ATACMS also have inertial guidance, so even if they lose GPS signal half way to the target, as long as it’s stationary, it should still be accurate enough.

he uncorks a demijohn of english real ale, which, as tradition, is served at room temperature and with almost no carbonation. half the tankard is yeast trub.

Matera, Naples, Pompei, Milan, and Turin is worth a day too.