Taiwan aims for big rise in defence spending amid escalating China tension

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US bobbleheads pulled some strings behind closed doors again. Arrogantly believing nobody can see it, seemingly.

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pretty much zero chance China attacks, even if they posture a lot

  1. All their politician's kids are living in the US. If they're pulled back, then ppl should start being worried.

  2. China has a food/population problem. They hold 50% of the world's food reserves cause they're afraid of another famine. Another famine would result in their own population rising up against them. They're currently reliant on trade to keep them afloat and mass sanctions would cause food shortages.

  3. They would need to go up against multiple countries as Japan, India, South Korea, all have their own interests in this region. SK and Japan fear China controlling the Taiwan Strait. India just hates China. US and NATO would also interfere, send aid/weapons and try to prolong the war.

  4. They view Taiwanese as the same ppl as them. Many have family members in both states.

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They also didn't only read (to forget again, asap) Sung-Tzu (like every jar-head (officers from my pov, fyi) supposedly should have) but they also perpetually apply the tactics that are suggested in "The Art Of War".

Instead of bullshitting propaganda by the ton to wage wars with to fill a lot of military-industrial-tick's pockets. Like US chief-bobbleheads-propagandists-in-command do relentlessy to force-feed their sheeple with.

So i do agree.