i should add too for these aggressive ensure rapid target aquisition and situational awarness. Things like ivas and thermal fused day night agumented reality sights and goggles are a must, as they dramatically increase first time hit probability through detection and rapid iff which reduces trigger hesitation
PLA Strategy in a Taiwan Contingency
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I think Radio France International's Chinese version reported on this.
Quite obvious to people who actually read about these matters. If they are expecting China to shoot down the plane, putting a very small force (compared to the PLA) in a region where US forces are scarce but the PLA assets are literally everywhere is the worst decision. It is basically sending a CSG to its death for nothing. China would be deterred more if the US readied 4 CSGs in Hawaii, for example. Sending 2 - 4 fighters for escort is not good either. If China is bent on shooting the plane, 4 fighters will not deter it. In fact if China overflies Taiwan and escorts Pelosi's plane (this seems to be the course of action that hawks in the CPC are advocating for) despite the US presence, it will be a very public display of disregard China shows toward the US military presence.
Especially now the US is running low on ammo because of war in Ukraine. I hear the US is running low on artillery ammo which was sent to Ukraine. So bad time for the US to start a war with China.
China already has one. He's called Xi Jinping.
The more posts on this Pelosi visit, the more unlikely I see this visit happening. What would the US achieve with this visit? It’s just pointless posturing at the risk of a real war.
Even, if something happens and there is no war, there are still going to be economic consequences which will certainly spell the end of the Democratic Party in power for the next election.
Even, if something happens and there is no war, there are still going to be economic consequences which will certainly spell the end of the Democratic Party in power for the next election.
Sun Tzu is way smarter than Xi. Sun Tzu would arm Russia with thousands of HJ-12 missiles. You cannot compare a world famous strategist with Xi.
The point is not that Xi Jinping is smarter than Sun Tzu, but that Xi Jinping is a modern-day Sun Tzu. Of course, I guess its silly to compare the two, but the point I'm trying to make is that I consider Xi Jinping to be the greatest statesman of the 21th centaury as of now(this could totally change of course).
Wouldn't doing this just provoke Europe and ruin relations with China. Pretty sure China wouldn't want that.
China-EU relations has not deteriorated enough to the point of outright supplying Russia with thousands of missiles is more feasible than continuing relations with the EU.
Remember not long ago when China just ordered nearly 300 Airbus airliners?
China-EU trade and economic partnership is still very much present, and still expanding today (especially with the current energy crisis in Europe that are driving Europe-based factories elsewhere, including to China). Furthermore, the EU is still the largest trading partner of China, following ASEAN and the US.
Right now, China holds way more cards than both the EU and Russia. Don't throw them out so early.
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China has its own interests. China selling HJ-12 to Russia has nothing to do with EU. China also does not kowtow to anyone, not EU, not anyone.
EU is not particularly hostile to Russia. The most hostile to Russia are the US and the UK which feel their Anglo Saxon hegemony threatened.
Selling JF-17 to Argentina irks the UK due to territorial dispute between Argentina and the UK. Selling HJ-12 to Russia does not irk EU. There is no territorial dispute between EU and Russia.