Given that Muscat ‘delivers what he promised’, it’s time we asked questions about China
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May 28, 2013 at 9:42pm
Now we know for certain that PM Muscat honours the agreements he signed in Opposition (examples so far: the hunters, the hawkers and the hoteliers, plus all those rewards to fake switchers), shouldn’t he be hounded about the content and implications of this particularly mysterious agreement he signed with China (link below)?
Of course, bilateral agreements can only be made between states.
The Leader of the Opposition does not represent the state and is not empowered to enter into agreements on its behalf.
But this is China we’re talking about, where the finer details of democracy are not important.
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http://www.scribd.com/doc/128130324/Joseph-Muscat-says-he-signed-an-agreement-with-China-on-Malta-s-behalf-it-Torca-18APR2010
Well if he keeps the communications happening through the embassies unlike his hero Mintoff it wouldn’t matter that much. But history tends to repeat itself in its most intimate details.
They have started acting on it already.
Malta, China agree on mutual recognition of degrees, diplomas …
http://www.timesofmalta.com/…/malta-china-agree-on-mutual-recognition-of-deg...
As if! This is the previous administration’s work. It is impossible that something so technical was concluded in such a short period of time and judging by their first few weeks in government mutual degree recognition is not on their priority to-do list, however, I guess it could be a good ice breaker …
The news about the MOU with China had been broken here. So much for Muscat’s transparency.
http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2010/04/andanother-one/
He discussed energy, so the agreement was on the new unneeded power station running on LNG.
The fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Who knows, maybe “CPECC China Power Engineering Consulting Group Corporation” will be a household name in the near future. Anyway, China has been on the agenda ever since Labour moved into power — March 27th 2013 and The Times reports of a “…Chinese naval task force (which) sailed into the Grand Harbour for the first time.”
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130327/local/Chinese-task-force-sails-into-Grand-Harbour.463153
In his piece in L-Orizzont, Muscat says that with the vice-president, Muscat discussed the services which Malta may offer to China in the Mediterranean, and areas for collaboration in energy from alternative sources.
Just wait for the finalisation of the second hand power station.
A chink in his armoir?
Great place to start. Degrees in either countries are virtually worthless anyway. Rote learning, virtual illiteracy and collecting your stipend seem to be the main requirements.
Just got in. Beat me to it.
That sweeping statement is highly unfair to the large number of graduands who have made to top positions in various countries and to others who stayed in Malta and yet lead ground-breaking research.
The problem is that most of these take a backbench role when it comes to publicity of their work, while enjoying the full esteem of their colleagues outside Malta.
I shall not mention names for fear of leaving someone out, but just perform a Google scholar search with Malta as the keyword and you might be surprised. And most of this research work done with the grand total of around 500 to 1000 euros grant per year.
Oh lordy, here we go again. Ground-breaking research in what? Designing electrical fittings? Describing the Maltese two-tailed lizard? Singing at the Metropolitan?
We should start asking ourselves what kind of democracy we are experiencing at the moment. Doesn’t literally buying votes with secret agreements before an election amount to fraud? Why are opinion writers not questioning this situation?
Inspector Gadget is tied up learning how to pronounce Erskine May correctly.
We’ll find out the day the power station tender is issued
It is not just “China that we are talking about”. It is also about Joseph Muscat’s style of governing promising one thing in the election run up but acting differently after being elected. Need we be reminded of the promise of “Malta Taghna Lkoll”
Completely unrelated question. JM had promised sick leave for mothers who had to stay home with their sick kids. When is that going to be put in place or is it just another empty promise?
Imagine what unpleasant surprises the upcoming November budget will hold, given the EU action on the deficit, and considering that their idea of cost-cutting is switching off the eternal flame at the cenotaph.
http://www.1930shanghai.com/items/105582/en1store.html
http://thehackernews.com/2013/05/chinese-hackers-access-major-us-weapons.html
not the best pr…..