China’s vast fleet is tipping the balance in the Pacific

Re:China’s vast fleet is tipping the balance in the Pacific by stcredzero on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @08:20PM (#19803155)

the basic premise is that the bottom line for control is deadly force

Yes. That's actually enshrined in international law. Sovereignty is pretty much defined as whomever has enough force in that place to get their way.

the international operating mode is that serious conflicts are resolved with machines designed to destroy property and lives

CGP Grey puts it this way: Sovereignty == Bigger Army Diplomacy.

Actually that's not quite right. Sovereignty == Better Armed Forces with Sustainable Logistics Diplomacy.

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Re:China’s vast fleet is tipping the balance in the Pacific by SapporoChris on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @10:41PM (#19804103)

Thank you so much for the introduction to CGP Grey. Watching 'The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10

The line, "While you can call them all British it's not recommended as the four countries generally do not like each other." hooked me, I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. Rest of my day is gone watching these videos, I'm down the rabbit hole.

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