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[emblem21]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1571924532247646212

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1571258243380383744

And thus the battle for the soul of Greece begins though given there alliance with the EU and the USA, one must wonder, how much of a soul do they have left

 

[BoraTas]

We need more of these. It needs to be shown how easy it is to push a narrative by cherrypicking. Most people don't get it.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1571758956409950208

 

[jwnz]

Now I agree that China should expand its nuclear arsenal if doing so can ward off a war between China and the US.

What I have a problem with is the view that:

1. PR is dead, and
2. China will have the time to grow until it completely outmatches the US

I think these two statements are contradictory. I think AR will happen if the US provokes a war before (in their view) China grows more powerful than the US. If that fails to materialize, and China does indeed grow to outmatch the US, then PR is the more likely possibility.

Indeed, PR is a manifestation of power and wealth, which the US still posseses and is the top dog for the time being.

 

[Abominable]

I'm not a Chinese strategic planner so I don't see why my opinion should hold any weight. My own feeling is that should this happen in the immediate future (which I consider a very remote possibility), China should take military action to at least restore the status quo ante.

So all it would take for you to support immediate reunification is for America to instigate the Taiwanese....which they could easily do.

I thought you were saying China wasn't ready yet and needs to wait 20 years.

 

[Abominable]

We need more of these. It needs to be shown how easy it is to push a narrative by cherrypicking. Most people don't get it.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1571758956409950208

People getting arrested for holding up pieces of blank paper....now where have I seen that before?

 

[ZeEa5KPul]

So all it would take for you to support immediate reunification is for America to instigate the Taiwanese....which they could easily do.

I thought you were saying China wasn't ready yet and needs to wait 20 years.

I didn't express support for immediate AR; read what I write as I mean what I say and choose my words carefully. I said I think in such a circumstance China should take military action to at least restore the status quo ante, which is a weaker condition than AR.

As for readiness, it depends what you mean by "ready". Is China ready to wage WWIII against America? No. Is it ready to deter Taiwan from declaring independence or wage war to restore the previous state of affairs should deterrence fail? Absolutely.

 

[Abominable]

I didn't express support for immediate AR; read what I write as I mean what I say and choose my words carefully. I said I think in such a circumstance China should take military action to at least restore the status quo ante, which is a weaker condition than AR.

As for readiness, it depends what you mean by "ready". Is China ready to wage WWIII against America? No. Is it ready to deter Taiwan from declaring independence or wage war to restore the previous state of affairs should deterrence fail? Absolutely.

So when?

 

[ZeEa5KPul]

So when?

Hang on a sec, let me look in my crystal ball... October 1, 2049.

 

[Overbom]

Oops. Not a good start for the new king. At least he is following the traditions

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1571831152163299331

 

[supercat]

Strategic Schizophrenia would be a more accurate and appropriate description.

More like cognitive dissonance - as the one who presided over the very chaotic and ugly withdrawal from Afghanistan, Biden knows that they could not even defeat a bunch of goat herders. Yet he insists to pay lip service to Taiwan.

China now holds the 3rd largest stock exchange by market capitalization (Shanghai), and 3 of the top 10 (Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong). This is despite the fact that mainland stock exchanges are not entirely open to foreign investors and often affected by capital controls.

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China also leads the world with IPO on its domestic market. China doesn't really need a lot of investments from the U.S. and the West anymore.

China IPO Market Trounces the World With Record $58 Billion Boom​

• Proceeds raised since start of the year reach a record high
• This contrasts with slump in deals in traditional IPO venues

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So German sized of Gazprom branch is an attempt to steal gas destinated for India. India now needed to pay a record amount for gas. And German would only pay a small fine. Guess German is really desperate.

Yup, Germans will be using grass and tree branches for cooking in spring.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1571830803956482048

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Patrushev is in Beijing now.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1571859759699230720