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emblem21 said:

But that guy is dead so his prediction is free to be changed at any time depending on if the Japanese government and the US government is willing to make this arrangement happen because with an economy like Japans right now, it doesn’t have the investment capabilities to make this happen not to mention that the USA no matter what they say is never going to let this happen

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Japan is further away from breakthrough capability in having a viable nuclear weapon than they were, say, like two decades ago. But if they funded a crash program they could certainly do it. South Korea is another country which could have nuclear weapons if they wanted to.

The key is to look for any country going for these technologies: uranium enrichment, plutonium separation, multiple stage solid rocket technology. South Korea and Japan had AVLIS uranium enrichment programs at one point, Japan used to have facilities to handle MOX fuel. And Japan has a multiple stage solid rocket 'Epsilon'.

gelgoog said:

Japan is further away from breakthrough capability in having a viable nuclear weapon than they were, say, like two decades ago. But if they funded a crash program they could certainly do it. South Korea is another country which could have nuclear weapons if they wanted to.

The key is to look for any country going for these technologies: uranium enrichment, plutonium separation, multiple stage solid rocket technology.

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Can China enforce a blockade if Japan go nuclear route? I think China will not allow it. It is more likely US base nuclear weapons on Japan than allow Japan do it on its own. China is less likely to go straight up war in that case.

TK3600 said:

Can China enforce a blockade if Japan go nuclear route? I think China will not allow it. It is more likely US base nuclear weapons on Japan than allow Japan do it on its own. China is less likely to go straight up war in that case.

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Yes. The US will most likely put Dark Eagle land launched hypersonic glide vehicle launch sites in Germany and Japan. This is expected to be nuclear capable.

The US has historically tried to prevent its 'allies' from having nuclear weapons. Because this might make them have an independent foreign policy. I don't expect that to change anytime soon.

TK3600 said:

Can China enforce a blockade if Japan go nuclear route? I think China will not allow it. It is more likely US base nuclear weapons on Japan than allow Japan do it on its own. China is less likely to go straight up war in that case.

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According to 53rd and 107th clauses of the UN charter, aka "enemy clauses", IF China defines Japan going nuclear as part of "agression policy", China can take any action including military WITHOUT separate authorisation from UNSC. And Japan as an "enemy state" has no say in what its actions constitute "aggression". Essentially, these clauses give all UN charter signators almost a blank cheque. That's why Japan struggles so hard to remove these clauses.

In practice for example, the US Japan "mutual defence treaty" is a dressed up occupation. If Japan refused the treaty by saying I don't need foreign assistance in defence, US could have called Japan's refusal as "agressiv policy" and justify its occupation as executing clause 53 of UN charter. For this reason, US would need to keep these clauses in place.

The charter gives almost unlimited possible options to choose from, just matter of "want" or "will" and the calculation of pros and cons.

Today's instance of censorship in the Western media:

Another case of gaslighting by a major Western media outlet:

The Ukrainian military is done. Tragically, tens of thousands of Ukrainian men, even those in their 40s and 50s, will continue to die for the Western MIC.

LMAO - the Indian who is wrong on so many things about India wants us to believe his "warning" about China. BTW, India will never rise if it refuses to build infrastructures and develop its industrial base and manufacturing sector as China did.

How true is this article? Anyone following Chinese internet? Does this kind of people really exist who want to takeover rocky mountains? I find it hard to believe.

I actually see the opposite in places like Chinese language reddit where there are many reverse anti-China nationalists who want to breakup China into pieces.

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How true is this article? Anyone following Chinese internet? Does this kind of people really exist who want to takeover rocky mountains? I find it hard to believe.

I actually see the opposite in places like Chinese language reddit where there are many reverse anti-China nationalists who want to breakup China into pieces.

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That article is completely made up bullshit. All its claims are made without naming any references or mentioning any specific person, writing, speech, or even internet posting. Any fantasy novel would be more grounded in reality than that article.

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How true is this article? Anyone following Chinese internet? Does this kind of people really exist who want to takeover rocky mountains? I find it hard to believe.

I actually see the opposite in places like Chinese language reddit where there are many reverse anti-China nationalists who want to breakup China into pieces.

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Hardcore han ethno-nationalist do exist, but they are both very few in number and also extremely scared of actually doing anything IRL. They only fight with mouth cannons online.

For example, can any of you think of a Chinese counterpart to Strelkov? You see any organized attempt at gathering volunteers to take part in the fighting in Kokang?

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How true is this article? Anyone following Chinese internet? Does this kind of people really exist who want to takeover rocky mountains? I find it hard to believe.

I actually see the opposite in places like Chinese language reddit where there are many reverse anti-China nationalists who want to breakup China into pieces.

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This article is full of rhetoric, but it doesn't contain any meaningful data. Has there been a rise in the number of Han-nationalist posts on Chinese social media? How many Chinese politicians are part of the "Imperial Han" faction and what are their names? The author doesn't even try to answer these questions.

This is my opinion on the matter. I use Chinese social media often and Chinese people are definitely becoming more patriotic, but Han nationalism is not popular at all. Most non-Chinese people don't understand that being a Han Chinese person in China is like being a white person in the United States of America. It's a large and incredibly diverse ethnic group united by a common culture. Many Chinese people have what I like to call a 大国心态. They're aware of the fact that they live in a large country filled with many different groups of people, all of which contribute to China's strength. China isn't an ethnically homogeneous country and it's never going to be one. That ship sailed thousands of years ago. On the other hand, countries with a 小国心态 are far more prone to ethnic nationalism.