Posted on 11/23/2025 2:30:54 PM PST by DFG
The ancient enmity between China and Japan has erupted into one of the most dangerous faceoffs in the Asia-Pacific in decades, with Tokyo openly threatening Beijing with military action if it invades Taiwan.
It is believed that the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, has ordered his forces to be ready to seize the island by 2027 and is now warning Tokyo would 'bear all consequences' if it dares to get in the way.
Officials from the two sides have since traded barbs, with one from China warning of decapitating 'dirty necks', seen as a direct threat to Japan's prime minister, Sanae Takaichi.
The war of words suddenly moved much closer to the brink this week when Japan scrambled fighter jets after spotting what it said was a Chinese military drone near Yonaguni, its southernmost island, just a short distance from Taiwan's east coast.
At the same time, a formation of Chinese coast guard vessels sailed for hours through waters around the Senkaku Islands, a chain controlled by Japan but claimed by China, prompting furious protests from Tokyo.
Analysts say the timing is no accident - the incursions came days after Japan's new leader, hardline conservative Takaichi, told parliament that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could amount to a 'survival-threatening situation' for Japan and might trigger a military response.
The 'survival-threatening' line is enshrined in Japan's security law, and it means an attack on its allies is seen as a direct threat against the country.
In response, China's defence minister, Jiang Bin, issued a stark warning, saying: ' Should the Japanese side fail to draw lessons from history and dare to take a risk, or even use force to interfere in the Taiwan question, it will only suffer a crushing defeat against the steel-willed People's Liberation Army and pay a heavy price.'
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Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! Excellent!
steel-willed People’s Liberation Army and pay a heavy price.
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Like crying PLA troops on the way to the Indian front or a price like the Vietnamese and the Indians paid?
except the Chinese have a large surplus of males.
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All of whom supply their familes with an income. Dead males means some family no longer has an income and will become destitute, homeless and could starve to death as China has no safety nets as the the West does.
That happening, on a scale of a Taiwan invasion, means 500,000 families, at the minimum, will suffer economic disaster. Which will threaten the stability of the CCP to rule. China, despite the propaganda, cannot afford to go to war from that perspective alone.
I have zero doubts about the Japanese navy outclassing the Chinese version.
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Keep in mind that before any decision is taken, every PLAN ship’s captain must obtain the permission of the ship’s political officer, as does the fleet commander.
Japan is not burdened by that cumbersome command structure. Nor are Japan’s ships built by the lowest bidder that can pay the highest bribe, using the cheapest materials.
China never fared well against Japan in any historical military conflict.
Yeah maybe so but we didn’t have a CIA back then or an OSS either...
So far as the current situation the ccp better beware...
When they’re at their best they’re inscrutable, keeping a neutral countenance... they might have a surprise waiting... it’s a cultural thing for generations...
Oh, news from last week, USN F-35s doing touch and goes from Japanese “Helicopter Carriers”...
I wish the USA and Russia would become true working partners
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Never happening. Russians have little regard for human life, Americans scream if a kid gets a hangnail. Russians live by lies, bribery and murder, Americans eschew that sort of culture.
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