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Re:Australia locks down ports after 'nationally significant'... by JumpCrisscross on Sunday November 12, 2023 @10:39AM (#38241069)
> Chinese leadership typically reasons in terms of decades (or more)

Historically, yes. But Xi is a dictator, and has been making decisions on mortal, personal timelines.

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Re:Australia locks down ports after 'nationally significant'... by thombee on Sunday November 12, 2023 @06:34PM (#38245246)
what a randomly baseless statement
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Re:Australia locks down ports after 'nationally significant'... by NicoJuicy on Monday November 13, 2023 @01:52PM (#38253687)
He's not wrong, it's called "the dictator trap".

Eg. For Putin. Yes men: Yes, Take Kyiv in 3 days and it's a done deal.

Reality: lose > 300 k. Troops, a major portion of all Soviet tanks, risk of Russia splitting, occupy part of Ukraine instead of the whole, lose 300 billion € in Western banks, bring other countries into NATO, risk sphere of influence, Russian military strength debunked, ...

Additionally: paranoia

The only thing that was correct of Putin's analysis is that corrupt people mostly "support" him. ( Trump, Orban, Xi, Erdogan)

Their propaganda failed where it matters ( except in Slovakia concerning the EU). However it's still in Africa, but don't have enough info about it.

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