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“Spokesman Wu Qian of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Defense Ministry recently said, “The Chinese military is ready, alongside the Russian military, to up
by mensetmanusman 2y ago
“Spokesman Wu Qian of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Defense Ministry recently said, “The Chinese military is ready, alongside the Russian military, to uphold justice worldwide.”
This means the US might have to face both China and Russia at the same time.
Wu Qian highlighted that China’s military strength could match all of NATO’s conventional forces, sending a strong message to NATO countries. “
Maybe the iPhone 16 is the last version.
- r2_pilot 2y agoOf course a Chinese propagandist would say that about their forces, with truth being at best coincidence. True world powers need not make empty boasts nor fear paper Poo bears.
- more_corn 2y agoNot sure the boast of Chinese military might is an empty one. I guess we’ll see when they attack Taiwan.
- r2_pilot 2y agoIt's empty because they won't attack Taiwan. You can review this comment in 5 years and I am confident that it will remain true.
- belter 2y ago> It's empty because they won't attack Taiwan Can you elaborate?
- r2_pilot 2y agoSure. The US has a treaty to defend Taiwan against foreign aggression. China has abstained from attacking the Taiwanese people since before I was born. Ergo, you are the only one who thinks China is stupid enough to behave in a nonsensical manner.
- belter 2y agoAdmire your certitude. An orange man in the White House could break NATO and say its an internal affair between China and Taiwan in no time... "China warns on Taiwan, South China Sea at Shangri-La forum" - https://www.voanews.com/a/china-warns-on-taiwan-south-china-sea-at-shangri-la-forum/7639355.html https://www.voanews.com/a/china-warns-on-taiwan-south-china-... "Former U.S. President Trump Hints He Wouldn't Defend Taiwan From China" - https://youtu.be/5KEgY8FR51o https://youtu.be/5KEgY8FR51o
- r2_pilot 2y agoI am thoroughly enjoying wasting my time off dealing with your assertions. Like pigs, I enjoy being muddy. The man in the white house doesn't matter a flying flip with regards to treaty enforcement, and there's sufficient rule of law left in this country to correctly handle any Chinese aggression. Oh and the real reason China won't attack Taiwan is because the chip factories are rigged to explode and without that there's no reason to invade. But you already knew that, or should, with your illusion of expertise in this matter.
- belter 2y agoYou speak like these people :-) https://youtu.be/P04pHRBmaaQ https://youtu.be/P04pHRBmaaQ Let me try: From the resplendent shores of freedom, the invincible alliance of the United States and Taiwan stands unbreakable! As waves crash upon the might of our union, China's endeavors will dissolve into the sands of futility....Together, fortified by the treaties of solidarity, we will witness the dawn of triumph over China ambitions over Taiwan. Long live the US Taiwan treaty!
- talldayo 2y agoDonald Trump says a lot of stuff that is intended to prey on the minds of the public. His words (let alone his signature on a treaty) mean nothing and can be revoked at any time. Until he actually does something, the singular value of statements like these is to make headlines. If everything Donald Trump said was written into policy, he'd have contradicted himself into anarchy. The parent's line of logic is sound; the United States has fundamental interests in securing Taiwan's independence. They are one of the very few countries that would receive Israel-levels of international intervention if their sovereignty was threatened, and China knows that. A ground invasion under current conditions would be political and materiel suicide; you have to imagine apocalypse-level global malcontent before NATO would roll over and go ahead with China's reunification strategy.
- belter 2y agoAre you telling me China built the largest navy in the World (per number of ships) and now....will NOT use it?
- jncfhnb 2y agoJust like their houses
- r2_pilot 2y agoAre you telling me China built the largest navy in the world (hahahaha little pooh bear with small honey-pot syndrome) and now... Will use it in violation of international law? I don't believe you're high enough ranking in the Chinese military to be privvy to any such plans. You're welcome to come back with evidence, though.
- belter 2y ago> Will use it in violation of international law? Checks notes: ....Uyghur camps...Hong Kong...takes whole South China Sea... Yeap, my notes say it will.
- r2_pilot 2y agoWhile within the territory of China, the United States is sadly unable to fully protect the rights of oppressed humans, I am very happy that my tax dollars go to support innocent passage through the South China Sea, making a mockery of their so-called territorial claims that are consistently refuted by the UN. Here's my proof : "On 10 May[2024] , USS Halsey (DDG 97) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, consistent with international Law." https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3771407/us-navy-destroyer-conducts-freedom-of-navigation-operation-in-the-south-china-s/ https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/37714...
- fnalelal 2y agoI suspect China is building a big navy so they can start "asserting navigational rights and freedoms" in waters close to the US, Australia, etc.
- wumeow 2y agoI’ve seen people claim that China has no desire to be a global hegemon and just wants regional security but this shoots that notion in the back of the head.
- exabrial 2y agoI agree with this. Their interests is regional geopolitics, which currently means unfettered control over the south china sea, but by extension, everything surrounding this side of India to past Japan. However, once that dries up, it'll just be 'finance based colonialism' (my term). Pakistan has already fallen, for instance.
- marcusverus 2y agoI don't know about you, but I'm not eager to alter my priors based on a single, context-free quotation from bulgarianmilitary.com.
- belter 2y agoThe site had multiple scoops so far, and never failed me until now. I agree on a first landing can look suspicions but, until proof of the contrary, and did not happen yet, I consider it somewhat reliable.
- PoignardAzur 2y ago> This means the US might have to face both China and Russia at the same time. In terms of GDP, that's like saying "China might have to face the US and Belgium at the same time". Russia's military output is constrained enough that importing shells from North Korea was a significant boost for them.
- throwaway555666 2y agoIs GDP really the best way to look at this though, when the US spends on the order of 2-5x more for equipment and weapons systems per unit compared to the Russian/Chinese equivalents, without necessarily being 2-5x better in real world applications? It would be interesting to see a more accurate comparison with spending adjusted by total amount and actual purchase/operating costs, though I'm not really sure how to go about doing that, and it gets even more murky looking at price gouging by military contractors for ordinary objects in the US ($50,000 trash cans come to mind.) For the first reason and one above I suspect our actual reported value gained from our budget is vastly overinflated. I also suppose something similar would be happening in Russia/China, maybe not as price gouging fraud but theft of supplies/funding, which would be harder to compare.
- belter 2y agoPutin is a war criminal, and let's hope Ukraine inflicts on Russia, a generational defeat. However, you are dealing with a country, that can put 2 millions workers in full war industrial footing. And whose electronic countermeasures, by the Pentagon own admission, have been recently defeating some extremely sophisticated US weapons. Don't underestimate an enemy, who can suffer losses unthinkable for Western Armies, with minimal danger of societal collapse.... "Russia's electronic warfare has repeatedly foiled American precision weapons in Ukraine." - https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-electronic-warfare-shows-us-needs-for-future-wars-2024-5?international=true&r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-electronic-warfare-s... "Every day, Russia produces 12,320 artillery shells" - https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2024/05/26/every-day-russia-produces-12320-artillery-shells-at-1k-each/ https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2024/05/26/every-day-russia-pr...
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- marcusverus 2y agoThis article is the only one on the internet that contains this quotation. How confident are we in www.BulgarianMilitary.com?