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Re:It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life, and we ca... by lurk2 on Saturday March 15, 2025 @04:22PM (#43374922)
> The beauty about the future is that it is unknown

There are factors at play in historical development which make the development predictable.

The Chinese would have to go through half a dozen hostile countries to reach New Zealand. These countries have a combined population of around 300,000,000. Even if the Americans abandon the region, there is no feasible scenario in which the Chinese can afford to invade and occupy New Zealand.

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Re:It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life, and we ca... by breppp on Saturday March 15, 2025 @05:45PM (#43375363)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_during_World_War_II#/med...
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Re:It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life, and we ca... by lurk2 on Saturday March 15, 2025 @05:54PM (#43375394)
This is a map of Japan, they are nowhere near New Zealand, and they lost all of this within three years.
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Re:It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life, and we ca... by breppp on Sunday March 16, 2025 @01:02AM (#43377027)
I suggest you look at the distances, I am only pointing to the possibility in a scenario of a non-participating usa
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