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6. The bright side of the rising South China Sea level due to climate change.

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 09:38 AM

Oct 2021

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China sends more than three dozen warplanes in skies near Taiwan in largest incursion yet [View all] Omaha Steve Oct 2021 OP

In this case it is a rip off of the Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker EX500rider Oct 2021 #15

Good find! Lasher Oct 2021 #20

I think you are right on the money about this. HUAJIAO Oct 2021 #5

naw. I don't fear for Taiwan. Roc2020 Oct 2021 #11

Maybe I am too cynical or something Sapient Donkey Oct 2021 #27

I'm just waiting for a huge cyclone to hit those "islands." Martin68 Oct 2021 #10

Not a problem - just add more layers of concrete. China has plenty of it. JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2021 #18

Ha! QUAD is working. BlueWavePsych Oct 2021 #8

The PLA fighter planes aren't allowed to carry external fuel tanks. Crowman2009 Oct 2021 #12

Um, if they have enough fuel to fly near Taiwan and then back... bluewater Oct 2021 #13

Chinese pilot defections . . . AverageOldGuy Oct 2021 #14

Does that mean there have been no pilot defections since 1990? bluewater Oct 2021 #17

History rhymes soryang Oct 2021 #16

:) Much smaller and more crowded planet, colonialism defunct, Hortensis Oct 2021 #30

The US is still looking for more stepping stones in Asia nt soryang Oct 2021 #32

If they think the US is weakened by 20 years of a war on fear IronLionZion Oct 2021 #19

Sanctions against China would screw our own economy and consumers IronLionZion Oct 2021 #25

they can produce anything, and quickly. Evolve Dammit Oct 2021 #28

The same is practice for US war planes .... TomWilm Oct 2021 #23

China seeing how far they can push before we respond. sarcasmo Oct 2021 #24

Exactly. Just like with Crimea... VarryOn Oct 2021 #29

China has a LOT of internal issues Red Mountain Oct 2021 #31