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ProfessorGAC

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Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Mon Oct 4, 2021, 06:44 PM

Oct 2021

For China, war is bad for business.
They don't have a capitalist based MIC. Resources spent on war are resources interfering with, not part of, domestic business.
To be a superpower, they need to talk tough, but war is not likely to be profitable for them, particularly if trade sanctions get applied by 70% of the planet.
It just makes no sense for them to do any more than rattle their sabres.

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On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is a war breaking out between Taiwan and China? [View all] True Dough Oct 2021 OP

Pompeo stoking the embers... True Dough Oct 2021 #1

Likely Hood: 0 bluewater Oct 2021 #2

It's be the most difficult position the US would find itself in since the Cuban Missile Crisis WarGamer Oct 2021 #3

The world is wiery of war. pwb Oct 2021 #4

snark alert on: If Taiwan will stop their daily threats to invade mainland China abqtommy Oct 2021 #5

Well MIC does need to be fed malaise Oct 2021 #6

-37 greenjar_01 Oct 2021 #7

I'll go you one better....-100...Trump is that stupid, Taiwan is NOT THAT STUPID...VERY FEW ARE ... Stuart G Oct 2021 #16

That's literally greenjar_01 Oct 2021 #17

Less Than 1 ProfessorGAC Oct 2021 #8

The question is "When?" They have Hong Kong, and Taiwan is a festering sore... TreasonousBastard Oct 2021 #9

Patience is a Chinese speciality is kinda....you know. Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2021 #12

2. There is always a chance for something unexpected to happen but not much of one. FreepFryer Oct 2021 #10

War of words/shooting war? 100/0 Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2021 #11

When mainland Chinese see thousands of their sons brought home in a box jpak Oct 2021 #13

Eventually, Beijing will attempt greater economic projection into the island. LanternWaste Oct 2021 #14

China has lots of internal problems right now. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2021 #15

1. marble falls Oct 2021 #18