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Probably, but do you think it’s at least in part a legitimate response to the Chinese threat?
by dgs_sgd 5y ago
Probably, but do you think it’s at least in part a legitimate response to the Chinese threat?
- Lammy 5y agoI bet China says all the same things about us to also justify building things that spy and kill.
- gumby 5y agoHonestly what actual Chinese threat?
- Sophistifunk 5y agoIs that a joke? If China invades Taiwan and the nuclear umbrella is proven to be a fraud, the entire world order will come to a screeching halt as Japan and South Korea kick off an asia-wide arms race, because they have to. And that's assuming Kim does nothing at all.
- rixed 5y agoHonestly, what actual world order ?
- jiggawatts 5y agoThe World Order where small countries aren't simply annexed by superpowers, like it used to happen during the WWI and WWII era. Has the US increased the number of its states any time recently? No. Meanwhile, Russia just waltzed into Crimea and is threatening the rest of Ukraine. China annexed Tibet, then just skipped a few decades of the planned transition of Hong Kong, going straight to the "one China" step and jailing anyone who has different ideas. They're now threating to take over the entire South China sea, and I guarantee you Taiwan is next. Just because of TSMC alone it's incredibly valuable to their long term plans. China has clearly stated these ambitions, and then followed through with military action repeatedly. Just recently, they imposed trade sanctions on Australia that ended tens of billions of dollars worth of exports simply because our PM had the wherewithal to suggest that it might be a good idea to investigate the origins of the Coronavirus. When interviewed on TV, their diplomat directly threatened us, saying that our behaviour is unacceptable and has "consequences". This was not normal for decades. Russia and China want to go back to the "before times" when superpowers went to war to divvy up small countries in between them. Now the "consequences" are that the little guys are tooling up with nukes. This is the new World Order forming, and China is directly responsible for it happening.
- rixed 5y agoDirect land acquisition is out of fashion only because there are better ways of control. That "world order" is indistinguishable from the systematic use of force and economic sanctions to make sure the "little guys" comply with the agenda of the big one. I feel stupid to have to phrase such a banality, hopefully you are not just acting naive? Edit: Indeed, the big one may slowly be losing its advantage due to China development, leading to some readjustment. We should have little preference though, as to which world disorder we prefer.
- refurb 5y ago
- lostmsu 5y agoHong Kong practically happened yesterday.
- jiggawatts 5y agoTaiwan, tomorrow!
- King-Aaron 5y agoThe Chinese are actively trying to establish control of their territories and it's surprising that anyone thinks that there isn't a real threat to global security which comes with that.
- gghhzzgghhzz 5y agoThere's always a new threat. Communism around the globe, middle eastern dictators, Islamic terrorism, Russia now China. All very convenient. "Every War in the past 50 Years is a Result of Media Lies" Jullian Assange If Australia are so concerned about China then stop selling them minerals, stop buying their products etc.