Eric Czuleger
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And for those who don't know, Belt and Road was all about uniting, I think it's like two thirds of the world into a single, you know, economic trade network. Right.
It's mind bending. Yes.
It's mind bending. Yes.
It's mind bending. Yes.
Dual use, yeah. Actually, while I was in Somalia as the ambassador to Liberland, I was doing a food delivery, like an aid delivery out to some nomads that had been affected by a cyclone that happened in the area, Cyclone Sagar. So Cyclone Sagar had blown through. We're delivering a couple tons of food out there.
Dual use, yeah. Actually, while I was in Somalia as the ambassador to Liberland, I was doing a food delivery, like an aid delivery out to some nomads that had been affected by a cyclone that happened in the area, Cyclone Sagar. So Cyclone Sagar had blown through. We're delivering a couple tons of food out there.
Dual use, yeah. Actually, while I was in Somalia as the ambassador to Liberland, I was doing a food delivery, like an aid delivery out to some nomads that had been affected by a cyclone that happened in the area, Cyclone Sagar. So Cyclone Sagar had blown through. We're delivering a couple tons of food out there.
And all of the kids who sort of came up to me through my translator, they were like, they're asking if I was Chinese. And they knew certain Chinese words for different gemstones. And I asked why that.
And all of the kids who sort of came up to me through my translator, they were like, they're asking if I was Chinese. And they knew certain Chinese words for different gemstones. And I asked why that.
And all of the kids who sort of came up to me through my translator, they were like, they're asking if I was Chinese. And they knew certain Chinese words for different gemstones. And I asked why that.
Yeah. Yeah, I guess they just hadn't seen somebody who's, I mean, I'm not. They haven't seen a China.
Yeah. Yeah, I guess they just hadn't seen somebody who's, I mean, I'm not. They haven't seen a China.
Yeah. Yeah, I guess they just hadn't seen somebody who's, I mean, I'm not. They haven't seen a China.
They knew Chinese gemstone words. And I was told that this was because there were Chinese mining companies out there. And so, you know, this is a part of the expansion. In fact, I even met the, well, I met a guy who identified himself as the Chinese ambassador to Somaliland. I mean. What did he look like?
They knew Chinese gemstone words. And I was told that this was because there were Chinese mining companies out there. And so, you know, this is a part of the expansion. In fact, I even met the, well, I met a guy who identified himself as the Chinese ambassador to Somaliland. I mean. What did he look like?
They knew Chinese gemstone words. And I was told that this was because there were Chinese mining companies out there. And so, you know, this is a part of the expansion. In fact, I even met the, well, I met a guy who identified himself as the Chinese ambassador to Somaliland. I mean. What did he look like?
He was clearly Chinese, but I mentioned that I was the ambassador to Liberland, and I felt like we really had solidarity as being goofy ambassadors in the same place. But immediately, he wanted to make deals about Liberland, and I'm like, I don't think you understand what Liberland is. And he's like, we're going to make you the president one day. And I'm like, I...
He was clearly Chinese, but I mentioned that I was the ambassador to Liberland, and I felt like we really had solidarity as being goofy ambassadors in the same place. But immediately, he wanted to make deals about Liberland, and I'm like, I don't think you understand what Liberland is. And he's like, we're going to make you the president one day. And I'm like, I...
He was clearly Chinese, but I mentioned that I was the ambassador to Liberland, and I felt like we really had solidarity as being goofy ambassadors in the same place. But immediately, he wanted to make deals about Liberland, and I'm like, I don't think you understand what Liberland is. And he's like, we're going to make you the president one day. And I'm like, I...
Man, you just heard about it and I just heard about it. So I don't think this deal is going to go forward. But you do, you know, you do see deals, you know, a part of the Belt and Road Initiative all over the world. In fact, recently in Serbia, one of their projects collapsed. killing quite a few people. And it's led to the biggest demonstration since the fall of Yugoslavia in Serbia.