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[–]Musky[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

They have said they're trying to build a world class military by 2049 but Asians are devious and I suspect that's a smokescreen, stupid Americans do not worry about war until 2050, we promise

They probably see an opportunity between the US bogged down with Ukranian aid and possibly now Israel, our military issues, and their military advantages at the moment.

It's still a bit early, but like you said recon is the first step. And they probably are looking for those pesky UFOs. That'd put a damper on their plans if we can just send a fleet of UFOs to demolish their forces

[–]binaryblob 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Military generals in the US put the date of the Taiwan invasion at 2025, which is much faster than consensus. There are many reasons for this time frame, but the most important one is the population pyramid and China is unlikely to narrow the technology gap under sanctions. The situation with the US distracted with other wars also helps. So, every day China waits, it becomes slightly worse for them.

I think many people put the declaration of war date at 2035 for a long time; I was one of those people, but if a bad US president gets elected, I would not be surprised if an attack would coincide with such an event. If a rookie president (or essentially Russian agent, like in the case of Trump) sits in the White House, they might hesitate to escalate to a full war.

China has been created islands in the sea. Do you know why the US doesn't just send machines to remove those islands again?