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China’s Military Has a Hidden Weakness
The Diplomat ^ | April 20, 2021 | Steve Sacks

Posted on 04/30/2021 5:04:52 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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To: glorgau

the reviews of their MREs are that they are horrid.


Not all reviews; it just depends on the meals reviewed and the reviewers - some US MREs are also rated as terrible. I’ve seen many of them so don’t refer me.


41 posted on 05/01/2021 4:52:16 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: reasonisfaith

They can’t even perpetrate their crimes openly in their own country!


The Civil Police publicly beat and incarcerate people daily, and sometimes torture and kill - its no secret except from the West. Filming is rare because of the plainclothes cops are everywhere and will stop and destroy the camera/phone - as are the ubiquitous State cameras watching for people filming.


42 posted on 05/01/2021 4:56:47 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Brian Griffin

“Circa 1950, the Chinese army sent US forces reeling south a few hundred miles.”


Because the incursion was unexpected, it was winter and our troops had no winter clothing, and mostly because we had to tell our every move to the UN and the UN told the Chinese.


“I doubt the Chinese army pays for “gender transition” surgery.”


Chinese emphasizes masculinity, the US emphasizes “femininity and diversity”


“The Chinese lost a few thousand Chinese to Covid.”

That being the CCP number - the real number was in the millions


“The US lost over 570,000 dead to Covid.”


That number includes people who had underlying conditions that were killing them anyway along with people who died in accidents but were found to have had covid, and hospitals inflating their numbers to receive federal monies.


43 posted on 05/01/2021 5:07:42 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Brian Griffin

China lied about their Covid #’s.


44 posted on 05/01/2021 5:30:40 AM PDT by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston? )
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To: OKSooner

One well placed missile on the Three Gorges dam and Taiwan looks like a lot less worth the trouble to the evil mass murdering bastards.


After losing face when a nuclear bomb destroyed the Three Gorges Dam and, because of their rage and anger at the murdering of 400 million of their citizens, the Chinese began WWIII in earnest, nuking all US assets in the Pacific, and launching the bulk of their missiles at the US homeland causing 250 million direct causalities; the US President declares it ‘a fair exchange’ and, refrains from launching - as he claims the US can absorb the losses - Biden playing his inner 0bama.

Before you get all huffy, remember, during WWII the Japanese killed over 20 million Chinese - many in experiments and as slave labor. For that, the Chinese planned revenge of exterminating all Japanese males over 14, those under would be castrated and used as slaves; all women over 20 would be killed, all women under 20 would be sterilized with hot irons and used as comfort women. On the brink of requesting this from the Allies, the Chinese were shown Nagasaki and Hiroshima - on seeing them, they relinquished their demands saying, “You Americans do good work.” - The Rape of Nanjing.

Before advocating the destruction of the Three Gorges Dam, question which group you will be in: the group that dies as a direct result, or the group that dies later of starvation, radioactive contact, disease, or mob violence ...


45 posted on 05/01/2021 5:32:04 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: reasonisfaith

They commit their crimes in the dark of night because they’re not strong enough to do it openly.


Or they are following their historical military doctrine written by Sun Tzu: The Art of War. Since you have not read it - it is basically methods to defeat your enemy without engaging in actual war, except as a last resort.


46 posted on 05/01/2021 5:39:33 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Mr Fuji; Colinsky

I’m thinking that Japan is furiously working on nukes during this period of PLA modernization. So Japan is the wildcard in the deck. If they pitch in to defend Taiwan, the US may not be able to sit-out as we’ll get struck anyway. Because once Japan steps in the war goes hot and becomes protracted. China’s diplomatic and non-kinetic attempts to neutralize the US will fail in a long war.

If Japan remains on the sideline then Taiwan gets gobbled up within weeks. So, if Xi is serious about taking Taiwan, I would look for him to initiate some sort of reproachment with Japan so that he has a free hand within the region.


47 posted on 05/01/2021 6:33:13 AM PDT by Tallguy
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To: AppyPappy

No China did not ‘lie about’ their Covid totals, at least for the most case.

I am in Vietnam now. Some similarities between China, and Vietnam. And some BIG differences as well (like I don’t see Vietnam as a threat to America)

There have been a grand total of 35 deaths due to Covid.

Really.

Thirty five.


48 posted on 05/01/2021 8:15:04 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam)
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To: cba123

(35 in Vietnam)


49 posted on 05/01/2021 8:17:49 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam)
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To: cba123

I believe China as much as I believe Democrats.

I know someone in Wuhan.


50 posted on 05/01/2021 8:18:57 AM PDT by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston? )
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To: setter

Very good, and very accurate post.

Spot on.


51 posted on 05/01/2021 8:27:37 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

Yes, we all need to remember: the Military’s purpose is to push left-wing social change.


52 posted on 05/01/2021 8:43:38 AM PDT by GOPJ (January 6th - Patriot March Against Voter Fraud.)
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To: PIF

“The Civil Police publicly beat and incarcerate people daily, and sometimes torture and kill - its no secret except from the West.”

If they were able to be open about what they do, then they wouldn’t be hiding it from us.


53 posted on 05/01/2021 10:04:33 AM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: PIF

What people don’t seem to understand about books like The Art of War and others such as Rules for Radicals is the following:

1. the principles and tactics were already around prior to the book being written and we can know this because the tactics are derived from very basic, common practices

2. when you read and follow these books you’ll likely gain ground on your opponent, but at the same time your reverence for them will unbeknownst to you become something akin to worship

3. the context for the ideas in these books is a broken world in which things like war and lying are tools for the evil and necessary defenses for the victims of evil, but things like war and lying should never be an end in themselves


54 posted on 05/01/2021 10:12:13 AM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: reasonisfaith

The point is they are not hiding it from their citizens - just foolish westerners who are too lazy to go on YouTube and watch the leaked videos.


55 posted on 05/01/2021 1:55:25 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: reasonisfaith

things like war and lying should never be an end in themselves


How very naive of you. So you are setting out moral principles for moral people to follow, eh? Then, following your morals they will follow you to your collective graves.

Putting ‘The Art of War” in the same category as “Rules for Radicals” tells me you have never read either. - or “The Prince”

Who told you the principles and practices were around before the books were written - you have some secret time machine?

With the exception of “Rules for Radicals”, ‘The Art of War” and “The Prince” are tools for political and national survival in times of turmoil and violent upheaval, not evil.

“...at the same time your reverence for them will unbeknownst to you become something akin to worship” - that’s just ridiculous.


56 posted on 05/01/2021 2:07:35 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: PIF

No, China hides their crimes from us for existential reasons.

This defines their great weakness.


57 posted on 05/01/2021 4:39:24 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: PIF

Morally righteous refers to the Ten Commandments, which reign supreme in every sense.

At least Machiavelli was bright enough to know he had to answer the God question before he answered the question of morality. Unfortunately for him, he chose the wrong answer.

Every one of those three books are Godless, so they are losers.

When you elevate them above all else, or above most anything else, it’s worship.


58 posted on 05/01/2021 4:40:11 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: reasonisfaith

You are ridiculous


59 posted on 05/02/2021 4:13:24 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: reasonisfaith

More ridiculousness


60 posted on 05/02/2021 4:13:55 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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