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Now is the most favorable time for China to strike. With everyone reeling from the pandemic, a centralized government can temporarily move faster than everyone

Now is the most favorable time for China to strike. With everyone reeling from the pandemic, a centralized government can temporarily move faster than everyone else and consolidate faster than everyone else. A chance like this won't come again, so I'd be pretty surprised if they didn't make their move this year.

stanislavb 6y ago
Unfortunately this makes sense :/
knz 6y ago
Not to mention we are twenty years into the Global War on Terrorism. The appetite of the US public for another conflict, especially one directly against a superpower, is exceptionally low.
- jtdev 6y ago
  Appetite is exceptionally low for ill advised forever wars... defending an ally against the CCP however is something that many Americans would likely be in favor of.
tim333 6y ago
I think China will become more powerful in the future so they could be better off being patient. Which is what I think they'll do.