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> Unlike the USA, China doesn't have a long track record of starting wars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Vietnamese_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin

> Unlike the USA, China doesn't have a long track record of starting wars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Vietnamese_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Vietnamese_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Indian_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Indian_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Tibet_by_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Tibet_by_the_Peo... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyghur_genocide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyghur_genocide

ggm 3y ago
You think the Uyghur genocide is war? Its despicable, but its not very war like as I understand warfare, even civil war. For completeness wouldn't it be sensible to list the US foreign aggressions across the same time?
- Gibbon1 3y ago
  It's genocide which is worse.
zgs 3y ago
https://english.news.cn/20220902/735703a45cfd458791179d4c0a80e727/c.html https://english.news.cn/20220902/735703a45cfd458791179d4c0a8... - 201 wars started by the USA since world war 2 finished. That's only until 2001, there are many more since. Okay that's from a China based news service (which I honestly believe far more and the incompetent and biassed USA news services). Wikipedia suggests quite a few less: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States#20th-century_wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_Uni... but still a lot. I believe (but haven't checked) that the USA has started at least one war every year since 1945. This was true in the mid 2000s, it might not be now. That you managed 3 (or at a push 4) versus a hundred or so is a great comparison in favour of my comment: China does NOT want a war. It's bad for business.
- junofan 3y ago
  Well yeah it’s our military doctrine. Your whataboutism isn’t persuasive here. Also Xi’s been all about combat readiness all year.
babelthuap 3y ago
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ggm 3y ago

You think the Uyghur genocide is war? Its despicable, but its not very war like as I understand warfare, even civil war. For completeness wouldn't it be sensible to list the US foreign aggressions across the same time?

Gibbon1 3y ago
It's genocide which is worse.

zgs 3y ago

https://english.news.cn/20220902/735703a45cfd458791179d4c0a80e727/c.html https://english.news.cn/20220902/735703a45cfd458791179d4c0a8... - 201 wars started by the USA since world war 2 finished. That's only until 2001, there are many more since. Okay that's from a China based news service (which I honestly believe far more and the incompetent and biassed USA news services). Wikipedia suggests quite a few less: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States#20th-century_wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_Uni... but still a lot. I believe (but haven't checked) that the USA has started at least one war every year since 1945. This was true in the mid 2000s, it might not be now. That you managed 3 (or at a push 4) versus a hundred or so is a great comparison in favour of my comment: China does NOT want a war. It's bad for business.

junofan 3y ago
Well yeah it’s our military doctrine. Your whataboutism isn’t persuasive here. Also Xi’s been all about combat readiness all year.

babelthuap 3y ago

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