[LonePalm]

China has also been attempting to modify the weather and if it does anything it probably backfired. I suppose owning a lot of American food companies and their products could take the pressure off feeding their people.

(Unless they stupidly start a war and we seize those companies and stop any shipments.)

It is hard to understate the incredible shock the Russian war in Ukraine has had on the CCP. They already knew that getting across the largish anti-tank ditch that is the Taiwan strait was going to be harder than they thought but now they KNOW that their army, navy, and air force will likely fare little better than the Russians have.

They also know what sanctions will do to to their economy. They know that it will be the END of them, personally, politically, and as a functioning nation. They can't even be absolutely sure their atomic arms will function. They are sure that the ones coming back at them will work as designed.

WWG1WGA

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[little jeremiah]

It is hard to understate the incredible shock the Russian war in Ukraine has had on the CCP. They already knew that getting across the largish anti-tank ditch that is the Taiwan strait was going to be harder than they thought but now they KNOW that their army, navy, and air force will likely fare little better than the Russians have.

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The Russians are doing a lot better than the Ukrainian military so far, and now with a new commander of the operation, focus has changed and it’s pedal to the metal on the RF side. Ukraine will lose, is losing, and is only still twitching because the US $$$$ and equipment still flowing in, horrible.