No invasion of Taiwan this year

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I think NKOTB you have better luck asking Nostradamus when China invade Taiwan.

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A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would not be easy, and the 400 anti-ship missiles the US plans to sell to Taiwan would make it even harder

Days after a proposed $US1.8 billion arms sale to Taiwan, the US State Department notified Congress of a possible $US2.4 billion sale of hundreds of Harpoon anti-ship missiles and launchers to the island, which faces rising pressure from mainland China.

With one of the world’s largest militaries, China could destroy Taiwan if it really wanted, but taking the well-defended island is a lot more complicated. Harpoon anti-ship missiles could frustrate an amphibious assault, a likely requirement for a successful invasion.

Arms sales to Taiwan have angered Beijing, which argues that they are a challenge to its national interests and has threatened to retaliate.

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The generals and all the officers down the line who told President Xi invasion of Taiwan was impossible are gone. All replaced by ‘yes men’.

Invasion was never going to be easy. But it’s becoming more and more possible with the wholesale replacement of the officer corps and the upgrading the military to make it happen.

High casualties and heavy losses aren’t a concern to President Xi, only final results. Number one keystone of PRC military philosophy, that there is always more to win.

Of course, there is no way that the US, Japan and South Korea would let that happen, at least under President Trump.

In others words, it’s the flashpoint for an all out conventional war.
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Trump is gone soon, and then?
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alexvanlaar wrote: Sat Oct 31, 2020 3:40 am Trump is gone soon, and then?
Won’t make a jot of difference. Arms sales will continue and America will continue to be the world police and tell everyone who are the baddies.

China’s economy has grown since covid. Grown!
All those videos and reports of them forcibly making people to stay home and arresting people in the streets has worked. Draconian yes but it’s the only way.
Meanwhile the West’s “free” youth continue to protest and flout lockdown, and you can see the results. Utter cluster fuck.

Taiwan will be a Chinese city one day. Just like HK and Sihanoukville. Yip, yip.
Don’t listen to Chinese whispers.
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Just had a horrible thought.

PRC China invades Taiwan.
High casualties on both sides.

US, Japan, South Korea move to intervene.

The PRC unleashes Kim, and North Korea invades South Korea. Seoul, is taken (initially). Just like in the Korean War.

The PRC whispers to Iron Man to go ahead and settle centuries old scores. Cambodia goes to reclaim Khmer land in Thailand and Vietnam. Thailand (and Vietnam) are too busy fighting the RCAF to support the US.

No one uses nuclear weapons, straight conventional war. Lots of dead, everything destroyed.

So many flash points, starting with Taiwan.

No more tourism, no more global economy, no more iPhones.

I’ll put my tin foil hat back on, now.
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clutchcargo wrote: Thu Oct 29, 2020 3:09 pm Arms sales to Taiwan have angered Beijing, which argues that they are a challenge to its national interests and has threatened to retaliate.
If Taiwan is part of China, that means the Americans have sold arms to China, what’s the problem?

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News Flash!!

No invasion of Mars this year either, Nuke.



(can somebody please pass on the message, he's perma banned me for giving him a nick-name)
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