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"President Xi Jinping vows China "will never commit to abandoning the use of force" when it comes to the issue of Taiwan"
- You see how Russia fail, and that's with a flat land board right next to ukraine. You think China can maintain an attack, with supplies etc,shapesalad
- across a stretch of ocean that is a busy shipping route (esp for japan), is dangerous to cross most of the year, is prone to typhoons.shapesalad
- It ain't going to happen, if it does it's either Nuclear, or it's a 1 week thing that isn't sustainable, once USA etc come to the aid (of japan).shapesalad
- Yes, they can take some of Taiwan - The Matsu Islands, which are right next to China, closer to China then Taiwan main island.shapesalad
- But that would be instant bad PR, Sanctions russian style and economic disaster.shapesalad
- They use invasion of Taiwan as local rally cry, and an international bargaining chip.shapesalad
- Yes, local rally cry, well put
same as the Russian attempt with Ukraine******** - The entire speech was shorter this time and mostly vague just to save face on several issues - going from an expansion to a more "protective" position********