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I agree. In the case of Taiwan, the charm offensive had reached its limits, hence military threat had to be used to remind them of their place. Nevertheless, we must acknowledge that the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the Russia-Ukraine War had massively added weight to the military threat of the PRC. Both of these events greatly shattered US credibility with regard to its allies, and exposed the weaknesses of the US military industrial complex. The post-Pelosi-visit PLA exercises last year would have brought tensions up on its own. But with those two major events, especially the Russia-Ukraine War, it was especially powerful. It finally sobered up many Taiwanese, especially the youths.
More military exercises would be useful, but it should be controlled. Not too much, or it'll drain budgets and becomes routine, thereby losing its fear factor. Or too little, which is repeating the mistakes of the past decades since the 3rd Taiwan Straits Crisis.
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Failure to react to natural disaster, internal political division, lazy/complacent leadership and seeking offensive foreign wars is a sign of losing the mandate of heaven.
I'm of course talking about the Ming Dynasty in the Wanli era. Only historically, nothing to do with modern day.
I'm of course talking about the Ming Dynasty in the Wanli era. Only historically, nothing to do with modern day.
Dear President, please fire whoever is running your Twitter account. Thank you.
Crappy Chinese QC ruins lives.
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The War Nerd podcast has published an with Pulitzer-prize winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh concerning his recently published that alleges the US government was responsible for the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines. Reportedly this is the first interview Hersh has given since publishing the story.
I don't think the episode is free (some are, most aren't) but I can vouch for the quality of the War Nerd podcast, having followed the writings of the principal folks involved (Mark Ames and John Dolan) for decades now. The provides an indication of the breadth of the material they cover. The podcast is particularly useful as a source of information on Russia in the 1990s to mid-2000s owing to both of the showrunners living and working as journalists there at the time.
I don't think the episode is free (some are, most aren't) but I can vouch for the quality of the War Nerd podcast, having followed the writings of the principal folks involved (Mark Ames and John Dolan) for decades now. The provides an indication of the breadth of the material they cover. The podcast is particularly useful as a source of information on Russia in the 1990s to mid-2000s owing to both of the showrunners living and working as journalists there at the time.
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