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[–] 21 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

I get this vibe that no one knows what’s going on anymore and everything is just running on the fumes of the zeitgeist and conspiracy theories.

I find the fact that the whole world “knows” that China will invade Taiwan in 2027 to be really strange. And this has been the case for years. It feels like certain groups are taking it as a foregone conclusion.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    Because in a sea of massive uncertainty and chaos that's around us today, China invading Taiwan in the middle of this makes the most sense out of anything that's happening right now. It makes so much sense, that everyone has collectively realized it would be stupid for China not to invade Taiwan right now.

    I mean, it's really, really bad for the world, but it would be stupid if they didn't do it and take advantage of what's happening everywhere.

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  • [–] -2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    China taking Taiwan makes zero sense. It’s a peaceful island next to gigantic mainland China and they can easily coexist like this

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    Any time. And they probably know that if they start warring against the peaceful island, the worlds perspective on them changes for good. Tibet was already bad, but they didn’t have the means to spread their message like today and China got away with it.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

    China has no deep sea submarine ports.

    But it doesn't make sense to take Taiwan because it would trigger the war that those ports could prevent by allowing China nuclear retaliation.

    I think they prepare to take Taiwan, and Japan, for when the US start the conventional war that prevents a Chinese technological lead. They can't let the US have airfields that close.

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