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lmao another “Taiwan invasion” headline. How many more decades of this are we gonna get before we realize this is just propaganda?
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Is that the cool side of Lemmy? I’m new to this Lemmy thing and I am surrounded by normie liberals. Coulda just stayed on Reddit for that lol.
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Totally, they're building up military and capabilities just for shits and giggles. Also Xi literally saying that they will take Taiwan no ifs or buts about it multiple times but somehow "it's propaganda" lmao
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/no-one-can-separate-taiwan-from-china-xi/3438987
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-58854081
There IS a propagandistic dimension to this, even as it doesn’t dispel the threat of invasion. The PRC tries to exploit their military development spending to project an image of strength but not to solely bully Taiwan or the Tiger states but towards its own population. It’s a display of strength to further the image of chinese hegemony. Maintaining this image is just as important for inner political stability.
China building an army: totally proof that they are going to invade a “country”
Any other country on earth building an army: just self defence!
LMAO
I hope you’re getting paid for this shit at least…
China is expanding offensive capabilities, specifically geared towards amphibious invasion. They also publicly state that they will "unify" with Taiwan.
Somehow I'm not as worried that Belgium is going to get any funny ideas when they buy a couple tanks. Gosh I wonder what the difference is...
If you know anything about China’s territory and history, you would understand quite well why they are investing in amphibious military tech. Read a book some time.
You know that everyone can check your profile and public post history right? all you do is shill for China with your 1 week old troll account. Go rake a gulag or smt tankie troll.
You know you got out-debated when you gotta resort to this “I saw your profile” nonsense. Maybe sit this one out next time little fella. You are out of your depths here.
Is the debate in the room with us?
About as many decades as Iran has been two weeks away from a nuke.
Nooooo! Western propaganda isnt real! Only non-white countries have that! We are free thinkers here!
🚨🚨 Tankie Alert!!! 🚨🚨
Can I interest you in reading this old parable?
The lesson is don't tell lies, but also of note -- THE WOLF DID COME.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
There once was a shepherd boy who was bored as he sat on the hillside watching the village sheep. To amuse himself he took a great breath and sang out, "Wolf! Wolf! The Wolf is chasing the sheep!"
The villagers came running up the hill to help the boy drive the wolf away. But when they arrived at the top of the hill, they found no wolf. The boy laughed at the sight of their angry faces.
"Don't cry 'wolf', shepherd boy," said the villagers, "when there's no wolf!" They went grumbling back down the hill.
Later, the boy sang out again, "Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is chasing the sheep!" To his naughty delight, he watched the villagers run up the hill to help him drive the wolf away.
When the villagers saw no wolf they sternly said, "Save your frightened song for when there is really something wrong! Don't cry 'wolf' when there is NO wolf!"
But the boy just grinned and watched them go grumbling down the hill once more.
Later, he saw a REAL wolf prowling about his flock. Alarmed, he leaped to his feet and sang out as loudly as he could, "Wolf! Wolf!"
But the villagers thought he was trying to fool them again, and so they didn't come.
At sunset, everyone wondered why the shepherd boy hadn't returned to the village with their sheep. They went up the hill to find the boy. They found him weeping.
"There really was a wolf here! The flock has scattered! I cried out, "Wolf!" Why didn't you come?"
An old man tried to comfort the boy as they walked back to the village.
"We'll help you look for the lost sheep in the morning," he said, putting his arm around the youth, "Nobody believes a liar...even when he is telling the truth!"
I do love setting all my foreign policy on the plot line of an Aesop's Fable.
But, just out of curiosity, why is the wolf China? Isn't the wolf typically aligned with Italy, Turkyie, or Estonia? Perhaps the moral of the story is that Europe plans to invade Taiwan. After all, its not called the "Boy who cried Dragon".
Swap China for Russia and you sound like every other tankie parrot leading up to the russian invasion of Ukraine.
How many sock puppets are you on now btw?
I love that you think these two countries are interchangeable.
Every single post you read that upsets you is authored by me, personally. That's not just on Lemmy. It's all me. It's always all been me.
China’s Possible Invasion of Taiwan – Part I: 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2023
China’s Possible Invasion of Taiwan – Part II: 2025, 2030s, 2049, or 2050
We are literally never going to hear the end of this.
Edit: To all the losers and haters downvoting me, I'm linking to your boys at GlobalTaiwan.org. They've been screaming about China's plot to conquer Taiwan for the last decade. You should love this shit. Why do these citations make you so sad and angry?
I recall similar mockery when the Biden admin came out and said a Russian invasion of Ukraine was imminent. It’s far fetched alarmism, until it isn’t
This comparison would make sense if Biden was screaming about Russia invading Ukraine for decades first…
I recall similar mockery when Trump came out and said a Mexican invasion of Texas was imminent.
I might believe your hypothetical if Mexico was investing heavily in beach landing craft the same way the PLN is…
The island-hopping strategy that paved America's way to Tokyo isn't forgotten. China needs to defend some 7,200 islands off its coastline in the event the US decides to launch a first-strike. That means being able to retake territory they lose, which means needing landing craft to get them there.
For some reason, American China-Watchers only recognize one island as possible contested territory when you've got whole archipelagos that rival militaries would compete to secure. That's before you get to Chongming Island or Hainan Island, both pivotal to Chinese domestic security.
Bro I am fucking dying reading this 🤣🤣
They been crying about this “very real plan” for decades now. It’s wild 😆
Could it be because it takes decades to prepare something like this?
The invasion of Grenada took twelve days, from the coup to US intervention.
The invasion of Panama took five days between Panama declaring war and US having boots on the ground.
The invasion of Afghanistan began fifteen days after 9/11.
Maybe Americans really do think in hours while Chinese folks think in centuries. But even by that standard, a 2050 invasion would be a bit slow.
These headlines are not predictions for the future, they have been reporting on an “imminent invasion” for decades.