Any war will require at least some popular mandate no matter how dictatorial the regime, not to mention the consent of the actual fighting forces involved. > A

Any war will require at least some popular mandate no matter how dictatorial the regime, not to mention the consent of the actual fighting forces involved. > And Xi has sworn to unite Taiwan with the mainland at whatever the cost. In that, he is no different from every single Chinese leader since 1949. 2027 is a red herring borne out of inaccurate intel and failed understanding: https://twitter.com/MikeBlack114/status/1571401031539367939 https://twitter.com/MikeBlack114/status/1571401031539367939