In the 1930’s, Germany was suffering mightily due to the sanctions imposed on her from the Treaty of Versailles. In stepped Adolf Hitler and played on that to get control of Germany and start his Fascist dictatorship and take control of Europe.
Japan started its expansion in Asia and Southeast Asia to expand its territory and secure oil fields. The economic hardships they suffered caused them to invade other countries for the natural resources and valuable possessions that they owned, and both countries did it by building up their militaries and violently taking them over. Japan had a great start in trying to destroy our navy and gain control of the Pacific.
I know everyone knows this, but my pinpoint is that if China suffers enough economic hardship, even as big as that country is, it won’t hesitate to attempt to take Taiwan, especially now that the U.S. is weakened militarily and politically. The CCP has been stealing and buying our secrets for a long time. Add to our weaknesses the fact that China has operatives, lots of them in this country in sensitive positions, I can only imagine what they have planned for us.
I don’t think they will be as quick to take credit for hostile action against us like the Muslim radicals, but they will do something.
Taiwan has no natural resources for China. Attempting to take over Taiwan would be a Pyrrhic victory at best.
More likely a bad bloody nose when Taiwan launches missiles at the three gorges dam.
China wants to bully their way into the oil rights of Japan and the Philipp
if China suffers enough economic hardship, even as big as that country is, it won’t hesitate to attempt to take Taiwan
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China will never invade Taiwan - you think China is a western country and thinks like a western country?
You do not understand just how vastly different China is from the other countries you mention.
This is not to mention that China sucks at logistics and its troops have zero combat experience.
“The Long March Through The Institutions’’.