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> > ...and what appears to be an increasingly imminent Chinese invasion of Taiwan. > Does he even know what "imminent" means? That's a perfectly valid use of
by tuatoru 5y ago
> > ...and what appears to be an increasingly imminent Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
> Does he even know what "imminent" means?
That's a perfectly valid use of the word, especially in the context of increasing Chinese naval and aerial activity and increasing Chinese rhetoric about Taiwan, and China's orbital hypersonic missile test(s).[1] Perhaps you are confusing it with "immanent"?
1. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/27/us/politics/china-hypersonic-missile.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/27/us/politics/china-hyperso...
- LurkingPenguin 5y agoImminent means "about to happen". The naval and aerial activity has been occurring for years, and is not occurring in Taiwan's territorial waters or airspace. The aerial activity occurs in Taiwan's ADIZ. Some of Taiwan's ADIZ even includes parts of China. An invasion, as opposed to an attack, would require more than a few boats and airplanes. You would have weeks if not months of activity visible on satellite before such an invasion could be launched. Incidentally, China flies into Japan's ADIZ all the time and nobody is suggesting that a Chinese invasion of Japan is "imminent". [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2021/03/05/japan-has-a-new-air-defense-plan-ignore-chinese-planes/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2021/03/05/japan-has-a...