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A two-minute video interesting observations and a fun ending.
1 posted on 01/19/2025 9:29:22 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT
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To: DUMBGRUNT

No, because China has a uniquely vulnerable strategic position. It similar to what Germany faced in WW1

While China cannot easily be invaded, it is easy to cut off from strategic imports like oil. China is very difficult to access going West to East. So China is very depended on sea borne trade.

Look at a map. Geography and alliances give the US Navy and Airforce an unbreakable choke hold on Chinese sea trade any time they want to apply it


2 posted on 01/19/2025 9:34:44 AM PST by MNJohnnie (Don't blame me, my congressman is MTG!)
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If the Red Chinese were going to militarily attack, they would have done it before Trump took office.

The Red Chinese might be planning on nationalizing foreign operations in China because of the attempted takeover of TikTok.


3 posted on 01/19/2025 9:36:48 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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I hope the Chinese aren't stockpiling bananas or avocados. My bananas and avocados go bad overnight.;-)

Whadda mess.

4 posted on 01/19/2025 9:43:51 AM PST by RoosterRedux ("There's nothing so inert as a closed mind" )
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To: DUMBGRUNT

In other words, they have a Chinaman’s Chance.


5 posted on 01/19/2025 9:46:47 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

I saw tin under the cotton hat.../s

Fyi, he’s pimping his patreon post on y/t

https://www.patreon.com/posts/china-has-no-119668367

and oddly doesn’t reference his own webpage

https://zeihan.com/china-has-no-chance/

with no citations/references at any 3 posts whatsoever.

This smacks of ds.


8 posted on 01/19/2025 9:55:40 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: DUMBGRUNT
The Chinese are stockpiling resources - food, fuel, and materials - to help it endure a protracted conflict with the US. Is this something to be concerned about?

No, the west appears to be hell-bent on self-destructing on it's (woke/corrupt) own, but thanks for asking.

13 posted on 01/19/2025 10:06:14 AM PST by RckyRaCoCo (Time to throw them out of the Temple...again)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

This posting is much like the old FReepers of 20 years ago informative while being humorous at the same time.


15 posted on 01/19/2025 10:49:26 AM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
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Yes. The PRC economy is cratering -hard- and they have a HUGE problem with too many military age males woth too few females.

Either Xi is removed fast or he invades Taiwan (or Vietnam) as a way of distracting and rallying the public.

I can’t see Xi relinquishing power voluntarily.


16 posted on 01/19/2025 11:07:19 AM PST by Vikon99 (-Yeah, I make very complex things.)
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China has all they need. It is a very resource rich country. They are even 7th place in oil production and could easily improve that at any time.


17 posted on 01/19/2025 11:08:57 AM PST by CodeToad (Rule #1: The elites want you dead.)
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Make China 1959 again.

Hungry didn’t have money for a war machine.

Until they made most of our items including medicine.


23 posted on 01/19/2025 12:13:35 PM PST by Vaduz
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