Certainly Poohbah would agree with you.
Certainly we can disagree with respect and friendliness.
I think there is too much attention paid to presumed and even partially true assessments of Chinese means
and
FAR TOO LITTLE
attention paid to Chinese will and Chinese improvisation. They don't care how many bodies they pile up making a vain glorious arrogant tyrannical goal work.
If they had the means, they would have already invaded Taiwan. What are they waiting for?
Was Dumitri giving away his books? Or was he selling them?
I am only trying to be rational, reasonable & logical.