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发帖数: 6973 | 2 Ian Austen and Christopher Drew, Canada Plans to Buy F-35s, but Hurdles
Remain. New York Times, July 16, 2010.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/16/business/global/16fighter.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=f/a-18&st=cse
("Though recent Pentagon estimates have placed the cost of a single F-35 as
high as $112 million, Mr. Stevens said Lockheed believed it could lower the
cost, by 2014 or 2015, to be comparable to updated and fully loaded versions
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发帖数: 7521 | 5 Teenagers Charged in Harassment at Mosque
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/nyregion/01mosque.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=ground%20zero%20mosque&st=cse
A group of teenagers in western New York has been accused of harassing
members of a mosque by yelling obscenities and insults during evening
prayers for Ramadan, sideswiping a worshiper with a vehicle and firing a
shotgun outside, the authorities said Tuesday.
The teenagers were cornered by members of the mosque, who held them for the
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发帖数: 6973 | 10 Reports in chronological order.
(1) Bob Davis and Evan Ramstad, 'Peer Pressure' Seen as Currency War Fix.
Wall STreet Journal, Nov. 6, 2010.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704405704575595853994221046.html
My comment: Just take a look at the graphic, which hints that anticipation
of QE2 (Aug. 27, 2010 when Fed Chairman Bernanke signaled) led to
(a) renminbi appreciation by about 3% so far (left panel). It is misleading,
for the report neglects to say that China had promised to rais... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 12 Robert D Kaplan, Obama Takes Asia by Sea; China, not on the itinerary, is
the realtarget of the trip. New York Times, Nov. 12, 2010 (title in the
print).
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/12/opinion/12kaplan.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=kaplan%20india&st=cse
My comment:
(a) I started paying attention to Mr Kaplan the past January, when he wrote
about geopolitics of South Asia.
(b) diversionary (adj): "tending to draw attention away from the principal
concern : being a diversion" www.m-w.com
(c) The term "h... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 13 Mark Landler, Obama Urges China to Check North Koreans; A frank phone
conversation is part of a broader effort. New York Times, Dec. 7, 2010.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/07/world/asia/07diplo.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=obama%20jintao&st=cse
My comment: Read only
(a) "Mr. Hu did not offer any specific assurances to Mr. Obama, the [US]
official said, but he also did not complain about joint American-South
Korean military exercises in the Yellow Sea. Nor did he suggest that the
United States was partly ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 16 I received an internal email and I appreciated the level-headed feedback.
The email said, "You are totally ignorant. How could U.S. monitoring the
Chinese activities when they are under a roof?"
(a) But we all know that scientists/engineers have developed hand-held
gadgets which can see through walls, in part to alert law enforcements or
soldiers when they storm a house or conduct urban warfare. And we all know
American airports feature machines that can see through clothes (backscatter
X-ray).
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发帖数: 6973 | 17 New York Times, Jan. 2, 2010 (editorial).
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/opinion/02sun2.html?_r=1&scp=
Quote:
"The Pentagon has a long history of hyping the Chinese threat to justify
expensive weapons purchases, and sinking well-defended ships with ballistic
missiles is notoriously hard.
"Cutting back purchases of the Navy’s DDG-1000 destroyer (with its
deficient missile defense system) was a first step. A bigger one would be to
reduce the Navy’s reliance on short-range manned strike aircraft... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 18 Christopher Drew, Cutting Deeper at the Pentagon; Landing vehicle for Marine
Corps said next in line for cancellation; . New York Times, Jan. 6, 2011 (
title in the print).
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/business/06marine.html?scp=1&
Quote:
"Mr. [Robert] Gates, moreover, has questioned whether amphibious assaults,
which were crucial in World War II and the Korean War, make sense now that
adversaries can fire missiles at ships and tanks from many miles away.
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发帖数: 6973 | 19 (continued)
(2) Yesterday, there was a snowstorm in New England. The snowfall was about
half a foot, but city and state were shut down, as usual. It was surprising
that newspaper delivery was accomplished in at least some neighborhood. But
only one library was open in greater Boston area, which had reeived no
newspaper of the day. So I will cite from YESTERDAY's newspapers--which I
will remind you were written on Jan 11 (the same day the VOA Chinese piece
was written; the latter was published on... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 20 William J. Broad, John Markoff and David E. Sanger, Israeli Test on Worm
Called Crucial in Iran Nuclear Setback; Computer worm was shown to sabotage
devices that process weapons fuel. New York Times, Jan 16, 2011 (title in
the print).
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/world/middleeast
/16stuxnet.html?scp=1&sq=iran%20sabotage&st=Search
My comment:
(a) Please
(i) take a look at the Multimedia to the left of the report; and
(ii) Read the first seven and the last six paragraphs of the text.
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发帖数: 6973 | 21 (1) Editorial, Dealing with an Asserive China; If Beijing wants to be
treated like an equal, it should act like one. Wall Street Journal, Jan 18,
2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870379190457607535
Quote:
"When Robert Gates met Hu Jintao in Beijing last week, the Defense Secretary
raised the very public test of a new stealth fighter jet that coincided
with his visit. The Chinese President expressed surprise at the news, asking
his military colleagues whether it was true.
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发帖数: 6973 | 22 David Barboza, Christopher Drew and Steve Lohr, Trading Technology for Sales
in China; In a joint venture, a Chinese window into GE's Skills; Helping
China while trying to compete with it.New York Times, Jan 18, 2011 (title in
the print).
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/business/global
/18plane.html?scp=1&sq=lohr%20c919&st=cse
("For the most part, Western aviation executives say the Chinese are simply
too far behind in both civilian and military airplane technology to cause
any real fears anyt... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 23 Maybe. But * * *
(1)
(a) Geoff Dyer, Mongolia Makes Tracks to Escape Neighbour; The country is
building ril lines to Russia and beyond to find new markets for its
resources. Financial Times, Jan 20, 2011.
www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e81f0366
-23ed-11e0-bef0-00144feab49a.html
(i) You need to register to read this report.
(ii) Summary: Mongolia would rather take four days/4,769km--and cost three
times as much-- to transport coal to a sea port in Russia Far East than to,
say, Qinhuangdao 秦皇岛. The planned ra... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 24 Too late now. Many Americans know it by now. See
Michael Wines, Chinese Leader Gets Ride on Chicago’s Big Shoulders. New
York Times, Jan 22, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/22/world/asia
/22hu.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=chicago%20jintao&st=cse
(second heading: "Piano Politics?")
The report did not cite Mr. Wei Jingsheng. (Come on, there are so many Chinese--from PRC, that is--in US.)
Nonetheless, Americans are not into 文字獄.* Rather, in this instance they
(Americans) take it in stride.**
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发帖数: 6973 | 25 Martin Fackler, Japanese Isle in Sea of Contention Weighs Fist Versus Open
Hand; A choice between a show of force and an embrace of links to Taiwnan
and China. New York Times, Feb 11, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/world/asia
/11island.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=yonaguni&st=cse
Quote:
"Yonaguni, with three tiny villages and a small airport, is Japan’s
westernmost point, a place from which Taiwan is visible on a clear day. It
is also the closest spot of inhabited land to the Senkakus
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发帖数: 6973 | 26 James Dao, Staying in Touch With Home, for Better or Worse. New York Times,
Feb 17, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/us
/17soldiers.html?scp=1&sq=military%20better&st=cse
("The Pentagon, which for years resisted allowing unfettered Internet access
on military computers because of cyber-security concerns, has now embraced
the revolution, saying instant communication is a huge morale boost for
troops and their families")
Note:
(a) scramble (vi):
"1a : to move with urgency or panic
b : to mo... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 27 Martin Fackler, With Its Eye on China, Japan Builds Up Military; For Tokyo,
big change in postwar strategy. New York Times, Mar 1, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/world
/asia/01japan.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=naha&st=cse
("For now, at least some of its neighbors appear willing to accept a larger
Japanese military presence. The new Japanese strategy received very little
opposition in South Korea, which analysts say now sees China, and also North
Korea, as bigger threats than Japan. In fact, Sout... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 28 Paul Krugman, Degrees and Dollars; The hollow promise of education. New York
Times, Mar 7, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/07/opinion
/07krugman.html?scp=1&sq=krugman%20college&st=cse
My comment: The report cites
John Markoff, Armies of Expensive Lawyers, Replaced by Cheaper Software. New
York Times, Mar 5, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/05/science/05legal.html
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发帖数: 754 | 29 lol
cp /china/supplies/. /japland/shithole/.
scp supplies 梁光烈@japland.gov:/nuclear_hellhole |
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发帖数: 6973 | 30 瓦良格圆航母梦 中国军事大转折. VOA Chinese, Apr 9, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20110409-China-First-Aircraft-Carrier-119529679.html
My comment:
(a) The report states "《人民日报》旗下的《环球时报》日前在网站刊登标题为'巨
舰即将出航，圆70年中国人航母梦'的图片和文字说明报导。官方的新华网也对报导的
图文进行了转载."
Apparently the CNA Chinese report is correct. What I found in Xinhua came
from Global Times.
(b) The VOA report cites
邱國強, 蘭寧利：大陸航母對台有威脅. 中央社, Apr 7, 2011.
http://www.cna.com.tw/ShowNews/Detail.aspx?
pNewsID=201104070057&pType0=aCN&pTypeSel=0
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发帖数: 6973 | 31 (1) 美國防部亞太官員換血. Liberty Times, Apr 9, 2011.
http://libertytimes.com.tw/2011/new/apr/9/today-p2.htm
My comment:
(a) As is the practice, the report was published around 3 pm yesterday
Eastern Daylight Time (because Taiwan is half a day ahead of EDT). I waited
but have found no American news report to confirm or deny the appointments.
(b) The report states "唐安竹即將出任國防部主管中國、蒙古與台灣的科長"
唐安竹 Drew Thompson of a DC think tank Nixon Center. "On March 9, 2011 it
was renamed The Center for the National Intere... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 33 (1) David A. Fulghum, New Chinese Ship-Based Fighter Progresses. Aviation
Week, Apr 27, 2011.
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?
channel=aerospacedaily&id=news/asd/2011/04/27/02.xml&
headline=New%20Chinese%20Ship-Based%20Fighter%20Progresses
("Analysts and aircraft watchers in China say the aircraft’s first flight
was made on Aug. 31, 2009, powered by a Russian-supplied AL-31. Ukraine is
the source of China’s Su-33/Flanker D, U.S. analysts agree. 'Russia’s
carrier training... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 34 Wil S Hylton, The Deep End; Two years after Air France Flight 447 fell out
of the sky, the main part of the wreckage has been located at the bottom of
the Atlantic Ocean. But will teh mystery of the crash ever be solved? New
York Times Magazine, May 8, 2011 (title in print).
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/magazine/mag-08Plane
-t.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=air%20france%20&st=cse
My comment:
(a) The photo in web page 1 shows the yellow Remus 6000 floating in water.
See also the photo in web page 2.
(b... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 35 What do you mean? "吃了一惊"?
The timing? Read the first three paragraphs only of
Michael Wines? Eyeing the White House After Service in China. New York Times
, May 1, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/01/us/politics
/01huntsman.html?scp=2&sq=+gates+huntsman&st=nyt
("Pentagon officials considered whether the best response would be to pack
up and leave before the mission had even begun")
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发帖数: 6973 | 36 More about sewer system: (1) is about Europe's, as sightseeing attractions,
and (2), New York City.
(1) Daniel Michaels, It's Flush Times for the Darkest Stop on the Grand Tour
—Europe's Sewers;
If it's Tuesday, it must be Vienna or Paris; Love Among the effluent in
Brighton. all Street Journal, May 28, 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274
8704681904576321044058634186.html
Quote:
"And the wellspring of sewer tourism, Paris's Musée des Égouts,
plans a makeover to handle ris... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 37 Michael Wines, Wary Rivals, US and China Try to Reach Truce on Military
Strategy. New York Times, July 15, 2011 (title in print).
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/world/asia
/15beijing.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=WINES%20MULLEN&st=cse
Quote:
"By the time Admiral Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, departed
on Thursday morning, one might never have suspected that each side bases
its military planning on the prospect that the other might be the enemy.
They do, however, and that reality hung lik... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 38 Christopher Drew, Revamped Humvee Draws Military’s Eye; A design for
cheaper, and more nimble, mine-resistant vehicles. New York Times, July 23,
2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/23/business
/humvee-with-chimney-for-safety-draws-militarys-interest.html?scp=1&sq=
humvee&st=cse
(George Tunis, Hardwire's CEO, "said the chimney, which is hidden next to a
gunner’s turret atop the Humvee, is the biggest change. But like the mine-
resistant vehicles, the Humvee prototypes have V-shaped steel bottoms... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 39 (1) Scott Kirsner, Defense Tech> An Illustrated Guide. A high-speed running
robot, a helicopter--Humvee hybrid, and a flying video camera are just a few
of the new armaments coming out of Boston-area labs. Boston Globe, July 31,
2011.
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles
/2011/07/31/new_armaments_boston_area_labs_are_producing_for_the_us_
government/
Note:
(a) The first sentence alludes to
USS Constitution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Constitution
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发帖数: 6973 | 40 VOA Chinese, Aug 11, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20110811-Russia-react-to-China-carrier-127515058.html
("俄罗斯公报说，中国仿制了俄罗斯的苏-33舰载战斗机并命名为歼-15。但中国的歼-
15仍处在开发阶段，在近期内不会在航母上起降。 * * * 商人日报援引俄国军事评论
人士的话说，中国无法批量生产歼-15舰载战斗机")
--------------------------------Separaterly
(1) Jeremy Page, China Flexes Naval Muscle. Wall Street Journal, Aug 10,
2011.
Quote:
"The Pentagon is also playing down the carrier's significance. Some US
officials privately question the quality of Chinese engineering, whic... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 41 VOA Chinese, Aug 16, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20110816-biden-china-127863793.html
("白宫官员在电话会议中说：重要的是要明确指出，副总统拜登并没有主动提到台湾议
题的计划，当然此行也不打算讨论对台军售")
----------------------------------Separately
(1) 中国卫生部派专家为“小伊伊”腿伤会诊. VOA Chinese, Aug 16, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20110816-china-train-crash-127827318.html
("中国卫生部在其网站上说，四名专家星期二将前往温州。这条消息发布的同时，中国
官方媒体报导说，政府已经将铁道部新闻发言人王勇平解职")
My comment:
(a) James T Areddy, China Derails Railway Spokesman’s Career. China Real
Time, Aug 1... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 42 Andrew E Kramer, Aloft, a Russian Image Problem. New York Times, Aug 30,
2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/business/global
/russia-hits-headwinds-in-selling-airliners-to-the-west.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=
superjet&st=cse
Note:
(a) Aeroflot
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot
(Aeroflot, English translation: "air fleet"; the flag carrier and largest
airline of the Russian Federation; Founded 1923; Headquarters Moscow; The
airline is owned (as of March 2007) by the Russian Government)
(b) The a... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 43 Or 滿臉全豆花 in Taiwanese lingo.
(1) 何宗安, 中国证实卡扎菲代表访华曾接触军火商. VOA Chinese, Sept 5, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20110905-china-libya-129254673.html
("中国政府一名女发言人承认，卡扎菲的政府官员7月访问北京期间曾与中国军火商接
触。但她星期一说，中国政府对此次会面并不知情，那次会面也没有达成任何协议。中
国外交部发言人姜瑜说，北京现在知道了卡扎菲代表7月访华时曾与中国商人会面一事")
, which is translated from
Stephanie Ho, China Unaware Arms Dealers Met With Gadhafi Representatives.
VOA, Sept 5, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news
/China-Says-It-Was-Unaware-Arms-Dealers-Met-With-Gadhafi-Representa... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 44 Jim Wolf, Lockheed CEO Eyes New F-16s for Taiwan. Reuters, Sept 6, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/06
/us-aero-arms-summit-lockheed-taiwan-idUSTRE7855M320110906
(CEO Robert "Stevens said he knew that the administration had not yet made a
decision on the F-16s")
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(1) 美考虑对台军售 北京重申反对立场. BBC Chinese, Sept 7, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp
/chinese_news/2011/09/110907_china_us_taiwan.shtml
("中国外交部发言人姜瑜在北京举行的例行记者会上表示")
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发帖数: 6973 | 46 Jim Wolf, Exclusive: Lockheed Lobbies Anew for New Taiwan F-16s. Sept 29,
2011
http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-lockheed
-lobbies-anew-taiwan-f-16s-023628570.html
(Lockheed's memo to lawmakers, dated September 22, a day after the
administration announced an upgrade, said "Taiwan has some of the best-
protected, hardened aircraft shelters in the region, the memo argued. In
addition, the self-ruled island is advancing the 'state-of-the-art in rapid
runway repair technology'")
My comment:
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发帖数: 6973 | 47 (1) Jom Wolf, US Says Mulling Further Taiwan Arms Sales. Reuters, Oct 4,
2011 (1 hour ago).
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/04
/us-usa-taiwan-china-idUSTRE79369M20111004
Note: Gerald Connolly (D-Virginia)
(2) Kurt Campbell, Why Taiwan Matters, Part II. US Department of State, Oct
4, 2011
http://www.state.gov/p/eap/rls/rm/2011/10/174980.htm
(Testimony Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee)
My comment:
(a) I google for Part I and the only item returned is:
"Why Taiwan Matters, Part I: ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 48 Levkov Igor, Chinese Spy Mania Sweeps the World. Voice of Russia, Oct 7,
2011.
http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/10/07/58323601.html
Note: The significance is Voice of Russia is official. Maybe even Russians
have reached the boiling point.
------------------------------------------Separately
(1) Owen Fltecher, Patriotic Chinese Hacking Group Reboots. China Real Time,
Oct 5, 2011
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/10/05
/patriotic-chinese-hacking-group-reboots/
Note:
(a) Honker Union of China (HUC... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 10248 | 50 中：没图你说个JB?
英：You say a JB without pictures?
日：JBはありがとうございました理解しなかった?
法：JB ne vous ai pas la figure d'un?
俄：JB не показатель за?
德：Ohne Bilder sagst du JB?
意：JB non ha figura di un?
拉丁：JB non vobis ad figuram?
瑞典：JB inte siffra dig f？r en?
芬兰：JB ei hahmon varten?
荷兰：JB geen cijfer u voor een?
西班牙：JB no te diste cuenta de un?
希腊：JB δεν σα? ?ριο για το?
韩：汪汪汪汪汪汪汪汪汪汪汪汪?
阿拉伯语：?? ?? ?? ??? ?? ????? ??
越南语：JB ?? kh?ng tìm b?n cho m?t?
泰语：JB ???????????????????
爱沙尼亚：JB ei kajastu teid?
菲律宾：JB ay hin... 阅读全帖 |
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