What if there are already thousands of US troops in Taiwan, all disguised as civilians? Can't China do anything to stop this salami slicing?
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Then the only thing China has to fear is if they are immune to bombs and ballistic missiles
Well, it's not like China can stop Americans from entering Taiwan other than a full-scale blocakde of Taiwan itself.
If those US troops disguised as civilians in Taiwan are fighting against the PLA without officially joining the ranks of the separatist ROC military while the US isn't directly participating in the war, then they would be treated as foreign mercenaries.
If those US troops disguised as civilians in Taiwan are fighting against the PLA while the US is directly participating in the war, then they would be treated as official US servicemen, if I'm not mistaken.
My respect and admiration for Russia has only increased as the war has gone on. They are taking on the entire Western world economically, financially and technologically and are still doing well. Their economy has not collapsed, their currency has not collapsed, they don’t have hyperinflation. This despite the strongest possible sanctions from the West. In military, they have destroyed the vast majority of the Ukrainian military and are now essentially fighting against NATO. NATO weapons, NATO ISR, NATO military commanders, foreign mercenaries.
We can criticise Russia for certain military mistakes they made early on, but they are fighting admirably against the entire West in all areas so much so that the Western leaders are frustrated and shown utterly unhinged behaviour at their failure to crush Russia. I don’t think even China could do that much better if put in Russia’s current shoes. It’s easy to have great plans, but we don’t know how a country will do once it gets punched in the face. Russia has shown incredible resilience after getting punched in the face. I’ve got nothing but respect for the Russians.
This is just projection. NAFO isn't Russian, neither the massive amounts of bot accounts that pop up everywhere whenever the US is attempting a regime change anywhere, like it happened when the US and Europe tried to bullshit their way into Hong Kong and Bolivia.
Musk's twitter files showed that the biggest manipulators of social networks is the US and any of its three letter agencies.
A few years ago, Reddit admins posted a blog about the "Most Reddit addicted city" with the number one spot being Eglin Air Force Base, a place that has been linked to multiple social media ops by the US
I wouldn't chalk that to hubris and more to trusting the good will of the west. That has been Putin biggest mistake from day one, thinking the US and Europe would accept Russia as one of their own when they have been out for blood since 1917.
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If the subject of discussion is on asking China to buy US treasury bond to carry the US over their debt crisis this time, then LOL NO HELL NO FVCK NO
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All you have to do is look at Australia. Australia talked it up big about alternatives to China but as usual in the end they were begging China to lift all economic bans on them. Now was it because these countries Australia saw as alternatives didn't have the infrastructure to be an alternative to China or was it because Australia couldn't pay for it for them which these countries would love for the West to do for them? It didn't happen then... it ain't happening now.
Besides again China is the largest and continuingly growing market in the world. As history shows if the West knows something exists, they need to be in control of it. Just look at North Korea. The West taunted and teased North Korea was the most backward country in the world and yet always to this day the itch they can't scratch. You think greedy capitalists like Westerners can ignore the China market even if they had their AltAsia? Maybe it'll be like Russia, they expect no one to do business with Russia but they still can because they need Russian energy. Are they going to demand "AltAsia" not do business with China while they still can especially when they're not paying the money that will be needed to be the alternative?
I saw Richard Haas the other day talking about China. He was indignant that China is so arrogant that they believe China doesn't need the West but instead they believe the West needs China more hence why China is not complying to anything the West wants. China's trade surplus with the US is higher than ever. For an alliance that teased and wanted to cancel China, the trade surplus should be going down not up. That's only because China is the only place they get what they need at the lowest cost. Any change to that is going destroy their economies.
Russia military and economic power is second to none and this not just reflected in lobbying missiles externally to greatest distance possible but quality of domestic recruitments and functioning of government. Russian swat teams demolish competition in UAE that they have Team USA also represented. This is post Covid result. These are team efforts not like one person taking all Gold medals in Olympics. Also Russia has soft power look at G-20 meeting in India. India resisted all West. Russia does not need to sell anything to Arabs. It just need to be present. The only thing that Russia does not have success yet is how to extract Turkish head from German behind. the system is too corrupt to reform. At least Azerbaijan has seen the light. they simply not present during UN votes on Ukraine.
Russia also favors Arabs and Israeli to cooperate more if not publicly. this create more favorable economic conditions.
They booted up a game of Wargame Red Dragon.
Rare China-India joint W on the international stage.