China threatens American government over proposed Taiwan visit in August (Nancy Feet is now on Land) China upset:Firing Ballistic Missiles
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Well nevermind
All I see are drawbacks to the trip so why go over there?If she didn’t go cacs and c00ns would be calling her and Joe weak and “bowing down to China”
And I'm gonna talk trash about her regardless if she goes or not.
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people need to understand
China's debt is not the same as American debt. China doesn't have private banks. They don't have chase. They don't have private insurance firms. They don't have mortgages held in private hands that can be foreclosed on. The federal governement is the one and only bank, and they can (will) simply write down debts.
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A lot of military traffic here in the past 48 hours.
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The first myth is that China maintains a vast hidden arsenal of potentially thousands of nuclear warheads in the country’s underground tunnels. As the United States has called for a trilateral arms control agreement with both Russia and China, an op-ed contributor to The Wall Street Journal alleged that any reluctance on Beijing’s part only confirms the existence of this secret nuclear force. Writing in The Hill, two observers claimed that “Estimates of the size of the Chinese nuclear arsenal vary considerably, from fewer than 300 warheads to a significantly larger number” [emphasis added]. Indeed, claims of a wildly expansive Chinese nuclear arsenal are not new— similar claims were made in major American newspapers nearly a decade ago.
There is, however, little evidence to support these claims. The most credible estimates of China’s nuclear forces from both the U.S. government and independent experts attest to Beijing’s relatively limited — though increasingly sophisticated — nuclear forces. The Pentagon’s most recent annual report on the Chinese military estimates that China has roughly 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles and puts China’s nuclear warhead stockpile “in the low 200s,” even lower than many well-respected independent estimates.
Related to the myth of a vast secret warhead stockpile are ongoing concerns that China may attempt a so-called “sprint to parity” by quickly expanding its nuclear arsenal to the size of the American one. The U.S. government predicts that China will double its nuclear warhead stockpile over the next decade (though similar past predictions about growth in China’s nuclear arsenal have not come to pass). Given the current size of that stockpile, a doubling would amount to fewer than 500 weapons compared to the 1,550 deployed warhead limit established by the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
However, and perhaps most significantly, China lacks the fissile material necessary to build a significantly larger nuclear arsenal. The International Panel on Fissile Materials reports that China stopped production of fissile material for weapons in the 1980s and that Beijing possesses relatively limited stocks of both uranium and plutonium. Additionally, Chinese warhead designs may be comparatively conservative, requiring more nuclear fuel than those of other states.
Some skeptics have fixated on the extensive system of underground tunnels China reportedly uses to shelter and move some of its missiles, arguing that the tunnels themselves are evidence of a vast nuclear stockpile. Why would China create such an elaborate underground network if its arsenal were truly so small? The answer: to shelter this vulnerable nuclear deterrent. Not surprisingly, China sought to protect its relatively modest deterrent force by hiding it. As one expert has argued, Beijing could have enhanced the survivability of its force by expanding its size. Beijing’s reliance on concealment enhanced the force’s survivability at lower cost and with the added benefit of not introducing arms race pressures.
The third myth is that China has developed and deployed an array of nuclear war-fighting capabilities, including tactical nuclear weapons. While there is no strict definition of tactical nuclear weapon, they are usually defined as lower-yield warheads affixed to shorter-range delivery vehicles and intended for use against military targets on the battlefield or other high-value theater targets. Over the last year, several American media outlets have published claims that China is fielding or has already fielded an array of tactical nuclear weapons. But such claims lack merit.
China certainly has the industrial and technical base to produce tactical nuclear weapons if such a decision were made. There are scattered reports that Beijing may have initiated projects to develop such weapons during the Cultural Revolution. But those projects were ultimately canceled before deployment because they conflicted with China’s nuclear strategy. China conducted successful tests of a neutron bomb in the 1980s, though it’s unclear how readily those designsmight translate into a modern nuclear war-fighting capability.
More than three decades ago, U.S. intelligence estimates were predicting that China would soon field these kinds of capabilities. But 35 years later, those predictions have yet to come true as Defense Department and independent assessments of China’s capabilities continue to make no mention of deployed tactical nuclear weapons.
The Dangerous Myths About China’s Nuclear Weapons - War on the Rocks -weapons/pool
Taiwan is independent today, independent tomorrow and will be independent when Xi kicks the bucket
the biggest myth of them all is that China wants war
Taiwan will eventually choose a relationship with China over a relationship with the US bc the American economy is 100% fugazi while China actually builds shyt and is run by a bunch of engineers instead of a bunch of lying as lawyers.
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What about cyber? US is a sitting duck when it comes to a cyber attack. Knock out the US power grid and it's game over.
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Yeah, you’re absolutely correct.What about cyber? US is a sitting duck when it comes to a cyber attack. Knock out the US power grid and it's game over.
When you're on top you can piss in the world's face. America was/is in this position right now. China is the most likely to kick them from the position.
You don't ask permission to place sanctions on a nation for example for a whole decade starving thousands of people and then invade said country with false intelligence and killing many more while violating its sovereignty when you can tell the world to suck your balls without fear of consequences. You just do the shyt like we did.
Look at the world opinion on America and its government. We are ranked lower than Russia for example in most places as far as being detested but America don't give a fukk. People aren't our allies because they like us. They do it because they get something from it but the US can move without their permission either way.
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Man, shyt..a knock on the power grid with these high ass temperatures right now would take us down at the knees right quick.
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Knock out any country power grid and it’s game over..you not saying much..China is not yet ready for war with UK/US and NATO..Few more years maybe and that’s prob why Uk/Us and Allie’s are looking to start a war in order to slow down all of the progression the Chinese been makingWhat about cyber? US is a sitting duck when it comes to a cyber attack. Knock out the US power grid and it's game over.
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we really need another WW3 scare? come on
Well they are already succeeding by knocking Russia out the paint. Putin dumb ass know he is sick and didn’t want play the waiting game
