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> China is completely uninterested in military aggression Except they increasingly fly their fighter jets in Taiwan's airspace. And regularly engage in deadly

> China is completely uninterested in military aggression Except they increasingly fly their fighter jets in Taiwan's airspace. And regularly engage in deadly border disputes with India. And continue to conduct cyberwarfare. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58794094 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58794094 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_China%E2%80%93India_skirmishes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_China%E2%80%... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberwarfare_by_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberwarfare_by_China

FooBarWidget 5y ago
Except that Taiwan's ADIZ is not its sovereign airspace, but a unilaterally decided zone that covers large parts of mainland China. https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/lack-of-perspective-on-taiwan-china-tensions,15623 https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/l... Except that the border dispute with India was caused by the British, who randomly drew some borders somewhere that parties then later disagree with. India also has border disputes with non-China neighbors. China already tried to solve this diplomatically, for example by trading areas that India claims but are defacto China-controlled and vice versa, but India refused all deals so far because they want to claim in all. Do note that China (PRC) has already given up land in the past as part of diplomatic deals. Check Vladivostok. Check the whole of Mongolia. Western coverage of China’s border conflicts are extremely distorted. In the ASEAN summit, southeast asian nations are upgrading strategic ties with China. https://www.france24.com/en/video/20211028-asean-summit-southeast-asian-nations-upgrade-strategic-ties-with-china https://www.france24.com/en/video/20211028-asean-summit-sout... Many countries are worried about AUKUS. Malaysia planed China consultations as anxiety simmers over defence pact. https://amp.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3149713/malaysia-plans-china-consultations-anxiety-simmers-over-aukus https://amp.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3149713/mal...

FooBarWidget 5y ago

Except that Taiwan's ADIZ is not its sovereign airspace, but a unilaterally decided zone that covers large parts of mainland China. https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/lack-of-perspective-on-taiwan-china-tensions,15623 https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/l... Except that the border dispute with India was caused by the British, who randomly drew some borders somewhere that parties then later disagree with. India also has border disputes with non-China neighbors. China already tried to solve this diplomatically, for example by trading areas that India claims but are defacto China-controlled and vice versa, but India refused all deals so far because they want to claim in all. Do note that China (PRC) has already given up land in the past as part of diplomatic deals. Check Vladivostok. Check the whole of Mongolia. Western coverage of China’s border conflicts are extremely distorted. In the ASEAN summit, southeast asian nations are upgrading strategic ties with China. https://www.france24.com/en/video/20211028-asean-summit-southeast-asian-nations-upgrade-strategic-ties-with-china https://www.france24.com/en/video/20211028-asean-summit-sout... Many countries are worried about AUKUS. Malaysia planed China consultations as anxiety simmers over defence pact. https://amp.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3149713/malaysia-plans-china-consultations-anxiety-simmers-over-aukus https://amp.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3149713/mal...