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    1 year ago

    Well Taiwan can either go with the US or China. They’ve been wanting to stay independent from China for a while now so I don’t think it’s much of a surprise.

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      1 year ago

      Almost all countries other than USA, Russia, and China have to pick a side.

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          Well, their economy isn’t collapsing any time soon. And they managed to destroy modern military systems supplied by NATO.

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              I’ve been saying for the last couple of months that Xi is in a perfect position to reclaim the Vladivostok oblast. The native population is over 40% Han, not just Chinese, the type of Chinese the CCP gives a shit about. He could easily appear strong internally, and reclaim former Chinese territory that the Russians invaded in 1901, under the excuse of “a special military operation to defend the ethnic Chinese people in the region.” I seriously doubt that any other country other than Russia would even bat an eye, and Russia would be impotent to defend itself.

              This would also give China a port that is outside of the first chain of islands that the US has set up

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            Their gdp is production of weapons right now. After they lose no one is going to want these weapons and they have been produced for the trash.

            My point is it’s not real growth.

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            Europe could stand against Russia without American support. probably not China though. china couldn’t attack any American aligned state without facing humiliation though

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          It is, but I wouldn’t count on our potential to wage an effective modern war in functional cooperation with the many countries in the EU. Especially when it is a war taking place out of Europe and not a defensive action.

          A militaristic endeavor would surely be held up and manipulated by opposing countries within the alliance, just like it is now with economic decisions.

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        I’m highly biased but that seems like an easy choice, geography notwithstanding.