Xi denies 2027 Taiwan invasion plans, but analysts say island should remain vigilant
Xi denies 2027 Taiwan invasion plans, but analysts say island should remain vigilant
Mr Xi refuted reports that Beijing was planning for military action against Taiwan in 2027 or 2035. Read more at straitstimes.com.
yeah we heard that story before and we all know how good it went for ukraine...
So taiwan should definitely keep arming up and be ready for a fucking invasion.
I’m weirded out time and time again why people and newspapers listen to the likes of Xi and Putin. You know? Dictators who lied over and over and over and over and over and over again?
Their job is to report what is said exactly, not give their commentary on it (otherwise, you get fox news). Now, good journalists also provide the current news in context of past actions, but they should still let the reader decide if it will happen again.
Could you. Fucking. Imagine. If he said yes I'll invade Taiwan in 2027.
He could've said "Why would I wait until 2027? I could invade it tomorrow if I had wanted"
He would never say it. He would have said "we don't comment on internal affairs".
I recall people laughing at the US warning Ukraine that a Russian invasion was imminent.
In hindsight, it was imminent since they annexed Krimea almost 10 years ago.
Considering Russia's red lines were made very clear (and were crossed), I'm not sure why anyone is surprised.
China's red lines were also very clear, but then Pelosi decided to stomp right over them anyway.
It's rather concerning how today we're more concerned about protecting ideology than we are about maintaining world peace.
China doesn't get to dictate what Taiwan does.
Russia doesn't get to dictate what Ukraine does.
Very simple. The only ideology being pushed here is the delusion that one country should be able to dictate the actions of another to placate the ego of an authoritarian leader. Implying Russia or China were forced into doing anything is some DARVO bullshit.
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It's rather concerning how today we're more concerned about protecting ideology than we are about maintaining world peace.
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Agreed.
It's gonna be Jan 1, 2028, isn't it?
Or 2026
Among all the other very good reasons this would be a completely fucking stupid and morally bankrupt thing to do (doesn't mean it won't happen), this would have a devastating impact globally. You thought the chip shortage was bad during COVID? That was caused by just a change in demand from people's shift in spending habits. Can you imagine the impact of China trying to invade the country that produces 60% of the entire world supply of chips? When it comes to advanced chips they produce 90% (source).
Just...fuck right off please. Nobody wants you here anyway.
They produce 90% of the world's advanced chips more out of systematic neglect than out of any technological gap.
Intel floundered years of technological supremacy because they were run by an incompetent manager type. They refused to run a foundry model for decades.
Samsung has completely lost competitiveness and the South Korean government is happy to let them do whatever because South Korea is more like the Samsung government of Korea.
SMIC can't get access to EUV machines, but even then they're already knocking on the doors of Intel's current process.
But have you considered, that the existence of an independent Taiwan is an insult to Xi's ego? And that's what really matters here.
/s obviously
Anyone seriously contemplating whether China would invade Taiwan needs to look at a map of Taiwan. There is no feasible invasion of Taiwan without millions of casualties: it would be a fight infinitely worse than Vietnam. Taiwan is the perfect fortress, with urban combat surrounded by densely-forested mountains and decades of buildup explicitly designed by the KMT to block a Chinese invasion. It's also an island separated by more than a hundred kilometers of open ocean. The KMT understands this, as does the CPC.
The only practical military option available to the CPC is a naval blockade like the US did to Cuba, but the KMT was actively trying to stimulate trade with China in the 2008-2016 period to make a blockade economically infeasible. Today, China imports more goods from Taiwan than from any other country in the world.
All this talk of war is fearmongering and posturing to justify increased defense spending at the cost of a lasting and sustainable peace.
Imagine if Taiwan invades China instead
So WWIII is due for 2027 now? I'll put it in my agenda.
Why would they have to believe China
Because even 'the last warning' is still a warning. Taiwan can better be prepared than think it's a lie.
Dude keeps a beautiful garden. That's about the nicest thing I can say about him.
Right, CCP recognised Taiwan as defacto independent by ratifying the anti secession law in 2005. What are you smoking, mate? I don't know about the chip situation but I haven't seen anything substantive from you and it seems to me like you have a somewhat distorted view of the situation as a whole but again, if you have anything source wise that talks about it I'd be interested to read it.