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China seems to be testing the US air defense system, is this a sign that China is getting serious over Taiwan?

65a 4y ago
I think so; the volume of comments implying that either: 1. The US is just amplifying this to justify a war 2. The balloons are totally civilian 3. Aliens Strike me as a relatively coarse influence campaign, notable mainly for its volume. Not sure if the ramp up is to save face, or part of a larger effort. Similar efforts were notable before Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- MichaelMoser123 4y ago
  the Russian military had this strange anti-satellite missile test - last January, right before the war. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvdQcDDUV1o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvdQcDDUV1o
- darthrupert 4y ago
  The confusing part is: why would enemy propaganda be focused on this relatively obscure board?
  - 65a 4y ago
    It's not. There's plenty of that elsewhere as well.
    - darthrupert 4y ago
      Exactly. So we mostly have useful idiots here.
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- nmeofthestate 4y ago
  You could be right about that, but Occam's razor (there's lots of morons on the internet) is also a plausible explanation. Maybe a bit of both. I suspect a lot of "disinformation" by hostile parties just serves to provide the idiots with material that appeals to them, and they run with it.
iancmceachern 4y ago
I really hope not, but this seems to be the most logical non-aliens conclusion I've seen so far
elsonrodriguez 4y ago
Taiwan has enough missiles to sink and shoot down a significant portion of China's navy and air-force. This would then open them up to attacks from India or Vietnam to claim territory currently under dispute, and create openings for China's rivals to destabilize their government by agitating existing aggrieved political minorities towards action. China getting serious over Taiwan would be them creating deeper ties with Taiwan's economy and ruling body, and just waiting a few decades.

65a 4y ago

I think so; the volume of comments implying that either: 1. The US is just amplifying this to justify a war 2. The balloons are totally civilian 3. Aliens Strike me as a relatively coarse influence campaign, notable mainly for its volume. Not sure if the ramp up is to save face, or part of a larger effort. Similar efforts were notable before Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

MichaelMoser123 4y ago
the Russian military had this strange anti-satellite missile test - last January, right before the war. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvdQcDDUV1o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvdQcDDUV1o
darthrupert 4y ago
The confusing part is: why would enemy propaganda be focused on this relatively obscure board?
- 65a 4y ago
  It's not. There's plenty of that elsewhere as well.
  - darthrupert 4y ago
    Exactly. So we mostly have useful idiots here.
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nmeofthestate 4y ago
You could be right about that, but Occam's razor (there's lots of morons on the internet) is also a plausible explanation. Maybe a bit of both. I suspect a lot of "disinformation" by hostile parties just serves to provide the idiots with material that appeals to them, and they run with it.

iancmceachern 4y ago

I really hope not, but this seems to be the most logical non-aliens conclusion I've seen so far

elsonrodriguez 4y ago

Taiwan has enough missiles to sink and shoot down a significant portion of China's navy and air-force. This would then open them up to attacks from India or Vietnam to claim territory currently under dispute, and create openings for China's rivals to destabilize their government by agitating existing aggrieved political minorities towards action. China getting serious over Taiwan would be them creating deeper ties with Taiwan's economy and ruling body, and just waiting a few decades.