Yes, but the US can't really stop Putin without a severe escalation.

But China is getting their #oil from the plentiful coffers of shunned Russian oil…Is the UAE suggesting that they are not? That China is sharing the same constrained oil supply as non-communist countries?? Sounds fairly ridiculous… $SPY

I had read that Putin jus survived an assination attempt and is dying of cancer. Of course I'm not sure how we would know if any of that is true.

The problem is that you are largely basing this on official date out of China, which is highly suspect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d3nrJ18BPc&t=216s

Because of Hong Kong.

Western nations are all bark and no bite. It's enemies have come to realize this and are closing in.

Its worth noting that 80% ofTiger's users are outside of China and 20% of their users are from Hong Kong. No mainland users where the restriction applies. Lost interest in mainland, that's why is expanding in Asia and australia. As soon the stock start to rise narrative will change.

I think China simply likes to flex its muscles now and then to show the world that no one can boss them around.

Aren't a lot of these not even Canadian?

Yep, you nailed it. Agree with all of that. And actually, it’s pretty common these days in China to see tiny unassuming independent shops popping up with a La Marzocco machine. Probably cost more than everything else in the store combined, but the equipment is important.