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Hopefully that expands at some point.

True, just pointing out that it does exist. Northern provinces certainly be easier to get to from Russia. :)

Capitalists are still standing in the way of this. The US just put huge tariffs on solar panels from China.

there is visa free travel from Russia

(6) 30-Day Hainan Visa-free Entry - 59 Countries (US, Canada, Australia, Malaysia...)

Since May 1, 2018, citizens from 59 countries are visa exempted to travel to Hainan Island (Haikou, Sanya...) from any open ports in Hainan, for no more than 30 days. Meanwhile, they must report current travel information (including passport, round-trip tickets, hotel reservation and itinerary in Hainan) to a local travel agency 48 hours before arrival.

59 Hainan Visa-free Countries:

Europe (40 Countries): Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovak, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom;

https://www.chinadiscovery.com/chinese-visa/visa-free-countries.html

lol yup

haha yeah Canada is on a whole different level

lol some people really think they're the main character

sure

I recognize Freeland, Sanna Marin, Scholz, and Yoon. Not sure about the rest of the clowns there.

Exactly, tedious repetitive tasks tend to be the most soul crushing types of jobs, and if those can be automated that frees up people to do more interesting things. I can also see a benefit for stuff that's repetitive with a potential risk of injury. Doing a repetitive task for a prolonged period makes the mind wander and that's how you end up getting hurt.

I can also imagine these things being installed in community kitchens, taking care of public spaces, and so on.

This stuff is still in its infancy, and practical applications are limited today, but it's not hard to imagine that this stuff will improve fairly rapidly. The main use I can see is for robots doing work in spaces that are primarily designed for humans, such as doing house chores.