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China doesn’t have the infrastructure or logistics to wage a far from home operation against a similar power country (let alone the USA). They might get there i
by seanmcdirmid 11mo ago
China doesn’t have the infrastructure or logistics to wage a far from home operation against a similar power country (let alone the USA). They might get there in a decade or two, but right now there isn’t much they can do besides provide material support.
Their whole move to EVs is more about national security as it is about environment. Not having to get into wars about oil because you don’t need so much is it’s own freedom.
- riku_iki 11mo ago> China doesn’t have the infrastructure or logistics to wage a far from home operation against a similar power country (let alone the USA). they can totally do asymmetrical actions: - deploy submarines which could attack offenders - rather fast develop large quantity of ocean attack drones (even Ukraine could do it with rather limited industrial capabilities)
- JumpCrisscross 11mo ago> deploy submarines which could attack offenders While letting U.S. kit paint the submarines they'll presumably want to use on Taiwan. > fast develop large quantity of ocean attack drones This is plausible. (Still not worth it for Beijing. But doable.)
- seanmcdirmid 11mo agoThey could sell on credit submarines, drones, and so on to Venezuela, along with some training. They could even make it into a war by proxy, but asymmetrical by the Chinese themselves? They have too much to lose to do that these days.
- nradov 11mo agoLol what a joke. It would take a Chinese SSN about a month just to make the transit. By the time they reached the op area it would be almost time to turn around and go home.
- riku_iki 11mo agoTensions in region started few months ago, so assets could be deployed already. Also, my bet Maduro will still endure multiple months from now.
- nradov 11mo agoNah. Chinese submarines aren't that quiet so if there were any in the area then the US Navy would have them localized already and there's no sign of that. And Chinese subs lack the persistence to stick around without support for long. The reality is there are zero Chinese subs anywhere near Venezuela.
- riku_iki 11mo agoThank you for your theoretical speculations.
- cosmicgadget 11mo agoSubmarines needing support isn't theoretical.
- riku_iki 11mo agoSure, there could be support ship in deep ocean.
- cosmicgadget 11mo agoNow who is speculating?
- riku_iki 11mo agoSupport ships are not speculations.