"China Could Attack Pearl Harbor and the West Coast" Topic

Tankers from the US, Brazil, the Saudis, Iran might never leave for China, Cuprum. And in transit, the laws of contraband, murky as they are, could readily be invoked. Russia as a de facto or formal ally of China may lose some rights. In any case, China will feel the squeeze once the gloves come off.

China if one looks at it is playing a game of Risk and taking up many areas little by little. Again, they really are in it for the long game.

Tortorella, cargo for China from foreign countries will not need to go to Chinese ports. They can unload in Russian ports and go to China by land.
Note how complimentary they began to write about China about Ukraine, and in Ukraine – about China. Moreover, China literally the other day signed two trade agreements with Ukraine – on the supply of peas and aquatic products to the Celestial Empire.

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China supplies both Ukraine and Russia with spare parts for the creation of the bulk of drones… The main striking force of the current front line. What is this, if not the incitement of war?
China, like Europe, like Ukraine, wants to continue the war, and now considers Europe and Ukraine as its indirect allies.
And Russia tore North Korea away from China, which would undoubtedly be on China's side in the event of a war. Now this is already in question.
Russia, most likely, will not be an ally of China or the United States in their future conflict. But he will gladly earn money on this)))
Although it depends on how the situation develops. Now we can expect the most incredible alliances…

And I published the map of Africa here so that it would be clear how many places there are for proxy wars between the USA and China… And there is also South America… And maybe Canada?))) There's plenty of room for "what if" games)))

"The China Aid statement also came after the Trump administration severely cut US foreign aid by dismantling the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington's principal agency for global humanitarian aid and disaster relief.

Its demise has raised concerns about a significant gap in international aid and stimulated discussions on whether China could fill the void".

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China and its European allies))) Leftists unite?

There are going to be some more voids for China to fill. Cuprum, what do you think about the Chinese navy's capability to project power around the globe? How do they maintain this new global empire in a naval/air war with the USN, Britain, Australia, Japan? They are still mostly a frigate-based force.

And the land route – I wouldn't want to be waiting for that train to arrive if I needed something fast….

I think China understands its capabilities and vulnerabilities very well. It needs time to increase its own power now, and it is actively doing so. It does not need to project power around the world now – it needs to be able to counter the US and its allies on its own shores.

Everything else is just a matter of logistics.

Yes, logistics. Which is exactly what I have been saying.

logistics.

With higher tech that means more logistical requirements.

A WAR OF CHOKEPOINTS: MAVULIS ISLAND IN A FUTURE TAIWAN WAR SCENARIO

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Chinese satellites practiced ‘dogfighting' in space, Space Force says

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PLA Factions and the Erosion of Xi's Power Over the Military

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Armand

China has created a compact device to cut any underwater cables

"China has unveiled a compact deep-sea cable-cutting device capable of damaging the world's most secure underwater communications and power lines," the South China Morning Post article says.

This is the first time any country has officially disclosed that it has a device capable of disrupting critical underwater networks, the newspaper notes".

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I think I even know where they tested it)))

Thanks, Armand. Looks like it's still a snake pit of devious power grabbers in the upper echelons of Xi's commanders. He needs Elon over there!

Cuprum, why do you think the Chinese feels compelled to always tell the world about their latest gear? My guess is that they are trying to impress everyone with their masterful cleverness, thinking that they will be seen as the new number one as the US pulls back.

But wait till everyone sees our Golden Dome!

I think the Chinese are talking about something that is no longer a secret for the leadership of other countries. That is, if the effect of owning an unknown technology is lost, then at least the media effect of announcing this technology can be obtained.
It is better to ask yourself how they are going to use this technology in the event of a conflict and what the consequences might be. I assume that they will try to complicate and disrupt global communication and management as much as possible, reducing the conflict to methods and management capabilities, for example, to the middle of the last century. If you destroy satellites and interrupt cable communications at the same time, who will have the advantage?

Rumors: China is now talking about a blockade of anything getting to Taiwan.

35th – This would be an act of war, would it not?

"35th – This would be an act of war, would it not?"

It would probably be like the Cuban Missile crisis or the Berlin blockade. Up to the responses by those involved.

Tortorella, not from China's point of view. And Taiwan is formally recognized as an independent state by only 12 countries, far from the most significant ones. So this is a rather slippery situation from a legal point of view… A blockade of its own rebellious province?

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A New Asian Bloc in the Making?

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China Lobby During and After World War 2: An Analysis of the Influence of the China Lobby towards US- China Relationship

"​Following the 18th century, China was a desired trading partner for western countries. The grandfather of Roosevelt Delano Roosevelt, Warren Delano, amassed enormous wealth by selling opium in Canton in the early 1800s. However, like many other Americans, Delano portrayed China as a "pitiful, drug-addicted, backward pagan mess of a place"[1] that should be Christianized and civilized by American values. This idea of saving and changing China into a westernized country continued in the twentieth century. In the 1930s, China Lobby was established; it encompassed a particular group of people who shared a similar interest in overthrowing communism in China. It was typically referred to as an offshoot of Roosevelt's unconventional diplomacy to support China in fighting Japan. The core members of the China Lobby included Henry R. Luce, Congressman Walter H. Judd, Senator William F. Knowland, diplomat William C. Bullitt, aviator Claire L. Chennault, businessman Alfred Kohlberg, and lawyer William J. Goodwin[2]. This essay will investigate how the China Lobby has greatly impacted the US-China relationship before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC)…."

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