Re:Hong Kong crowd booing China's anthem sparks police probe
by abraae on Saturday July 31, 2021 @04:11AM
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Ignoring the author of that quote, that sounds pretty realpolitik to me. What other option is there anyway?
Re:Hong Kong crowd booing China's anthem sparks police probe
by emodendroket on Saturday July 31, 2021 @07:57AM
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“Limited” nuclear war is one people are talking about, or else first use that’s so devastating that it removes the Chinese ability to respond. I think they’re ill considered but I suppose they are options.
Re:Hong Kong crowd booing China's anthem sparks police probe
by T-A on Saturday July 31, 2021 @07:16AM
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Re:Hong Kong crowd booing China's anthem sparks police probe
by WastingMyTime89 on Saturday July 31, 2021 @05:34AM
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> the Chinese would be quite happy leaving the 1992 Consensus alone.
No and that's the main issue. China has a long term strategy going all the way to 2049, the centenary of the revolution and Xi has repeatedly hinted that getting Taiwan back is part of it.
Modern China has an aggressively expansionist political strategy. Leaving China alone now would be making the same mistake which the world did with Nazi Germany in the 30s. Direct war is made complex by China's nuclear arsenal yet might be unavoidable in the long run but as of now all the diplomatic tools available should be used to contain them.
Re:Hong Kong crowd booing China's anthem sparks police probe
by emodendroket on Saturday July 31, 2021 @07:53AM
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The way things are going right now is the US and Taiwan taking provocative actions to disturb the consensus and then acting like China is the aggressor when they respond.
Re:Hong Kong crowd booing China's anthem sparks police probe
by WastingMyTime89 on Saturday July 31, 2021 @08:37AM
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Having boats in Tawai waters which China illegally claims is not an aggression. Would you mind reminding me of which country has been building artificial islands in the strait for military purpose for years and is now harassing civilian boats?
Sadly for the Chinese propaganda, the rest of the world still has access to free information.
There's a lot of talk about standing up to China, but in concrete terms, what does that mean? It's hard to see how any "kinetic" action doesn't go nuclear. I think we should just stop poking the hornet's nest; the Chinese would be quite happy leaving the 1992 Consensus alone.
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