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Re:Xi Jinping decides to abolish presidential term limits by rtx on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @02:33PM (#16531347)
China has been getting aggressive with India, sometimes it feels like somebody needs a war to manage economics.
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Re:Xi Jinping decides to abolish presidential term limits by gaius on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @03:15PM (#16531704)
China has been getting aggressive with India

India is a nuclear power. Then again so is the UK and Argentina still invaded, so maybe that's not so much of a deterrent.

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Re:Xi Jinping decides to abolish presidential term limits by tomc1985 on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @03:18PM (#16531739)
Would the UK really nuke Argentina over the Falklands? That's just absurd.
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Re:Xi Jinping decides to abolish presidential term limits by gaius on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @03:23PM (#16531795)
Well, that’s exactly my point. China could probably annex some Indian territory too, without provoking a nuclear response.
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