Comment by 1over137

Comment by 1over137 5 days ago

17 replies

China is not publicly espousing conquering Canada and Greenland (Europe). Who would you choose, the people threatening to invade you, or the other guys?!?!

thesmtsolver2 5 days ago

China claims parts of India, occupied some parts already in Ladakh, has conquered and subjugates Tibet, subjugates Xinjiang and has disputes with almost all other neighbors.

As a person whose country is being threatened by China, I support the US.

If China were as developed as the US, a lot of China’s threats would have been reality.

lostlogin 5 days ago

China is threatening invade other places, which are of more value to them.

  • TheOtherHobbes 5 days ago

    It would not surprise me in the least to discover that China is the true source of the current internal attack on the US, and Russia is a cut out.

    It would be efficient for China to have Russia undermine the US while Russia also weakens itself.

    China has made huge inroads in Africa, which gives it access to essential metals and other raw materials, and also puts it in a strong position diplomatically.

    • somenameforme 5 days ago

      America's history is basically one long story of internal divisions, briefly overcome primarily during economic booms. The last economic boom, the computing/internet boom, was particularly long lived and helped create the longest window of internal stability we've had. That boom's coming to an end, and the era of stability it brought probably isn't that far behind. And this is before you even stop to consider things like social media which helps amp up and accelerate divisions by orders of magnitude.

    • lostlogin 5 days ago

      If the root cause is external, it’s easier to stomach. But what if this is just America, attacking itself? That’s a lot harder.

  • 1over137 5 days ago

    >China is threatening invade other places...

    Taiwan and where else?

    • palmotea 5 days ago

      There's also the whole South China sea thing, where they're making claims on international waters and the territorial waters of their neighbors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_disputes_in_the_So...

      But I have a feeling your position is basically "Except for all the cases where they're threatening their neighbors, they're not threatening their neighbors at all."

      • 1over137 5 days ago

        >I have a feeling your position is basically...

        No, not at all. I don't follow China closely, and was genuinely asking.

    • lenerdenator 5 days ago

      Pretty much anything that happens to abut the South China Sea.

      I suppose you could also make the argument that they already did invade Tibet and Hong Kong, though that's splitting hairs.

      • RobotToaster 5 days ago

        Hong Kong was always Chinese, and was leased at gun point.

    • lostlogin 5 days ago

      India, Bhutan. South China Sea. East China Sea/Japan.