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China has also not fought an actual war since their tussle with the Vietnamese in 1979, so really hard to say how the modern PLA would actually perform in a con
by Apocryphon 4y ago
China has also not fought an actual war since their tussle with the Vietnamese in 1979, so really hard to say how the modern PLA would actually perform in a conflict. Seems rather overambitious to go from zero to D-Day-esque massive naval operation.
- Balgair 4y agoBig Schlieffen Plan vibes coming out of China at Taiwan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlieffen_Plan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlieffen_Plan Curiously, Clausewitz (drink!) knew better and yet it still didn't stop Germany from their love of plans and order. Even with a world of techno-gadgetry, I don't see the Taiwan Plan will go any different than Schlieffen's. Friction always wins
- jemmyw 4y agoThey don't have to deal with quite the same level of complexity though. There's no railway calculation and no intermediate states. And while I hope if they try they fail, I hope more they never try. It would be a disastrous loss of life for nothing but the pride of the CCP.
- midoridensha 4y agoAs we've seen over and over in history, including as recent as last year, countless men are perfectly happy to throw their lives away in a meatgrinder for someone's pride.