With the way things are going, pretty likely.Jay wrote:
I wonder what the odds are of Chinese imperialism during our lifetimes.
China doesn't need an Aircraft carrier to invade Taiwan, they're close enough anyway. Carriers are usually for overseas force projection. If they park it next to Taiwan and invade that's the first thing Taiwan would hit anyway.Shocking wrote:
Very likely I think. China is becoming more and more dominant and is showing that to its direct neighbours through excersises at sea, or say, intimidation of Taiwan. China still thinks that Taiwan = China.
fitting also, given how they were treated by the British at one pointHurricane2k9 wrote:
With the way things are going, pretty likely.Jay wrote:
I wonder what the odds are of Chinese imperialism during our lifetimes.
Heil Hu Jintao der Fuhrer das vierte Reich!Jay wrote:
The problem is also that, like the Japanese, they would go all ethnic cleansing lebensraum on their neighbors.
And the Germans and the Russians and the Japanese and the Americans (slightly) and the French.jsnipy wrote:
fitting also, given how they were treated by the British at one pointHurricane2k9 wrote:
With the way things are going, pretty likely.Jay wrote:
I wonder what the odds are of Chinese imperialism during our lifetimes.
truthCybargs wrote:
China has no real military allies.
The history books refer to the period as "the good ole days".Cybargs wrote:
And the Germans and the Russians and the Japanese and the Americans (slightly) and the French.jsnipy wrote:
fitting also, given how they were treated by the British at one pointHurricane2k9 wrote:
With the way things are going, pretty likely.
You don't need to hold territory in order to be an empire. It's not the 17th century anymore.-Sh1fty- wrote:
Heil Hu Jintao der Fuhrer das vierte Reich!Jay wrote:
The problem is also that, like the Japanese, they would go all ethnic cleansing lebensraum on their neighbors.
Invasion of Taiwan: the million man swim.SEREMAKER wrote:
refurbished with mostly plastic to keep cost down
That wasn't the point of what I said though.Cybargs wrote:
China doesn't need an Aircraft carrier to invade Taiwan, they're close enough anyway. Carriers are usually for overseas force projection. If they park it next to Taiwan and invade that's the first thing Taiwan would hit anyway.Shocking wrote:
Very likely I think. China is becoming more and more dominant and is showing that to its direct neighbours through excersises at sea, or say, intimidation of Taiwan. China still thinks that Taiwan = China.
Besides that carrier is tiny compared to the nimitz afaik.
some of the parts were probably made in TaiwanCybargs wrote:
Invasion of Taiwan: the million man swim.SEREMAKER wrote:
refurbished with mostly plastic to keep cost down
I know but I'm just adding more shit to your quote.Shocking wrote:
That wasn't the point of what I said though.Cybargs wrote:
China doesn't need an Aircraft carrier to invade Taiwan, they're close enough anyway. Carriers are usually for overseas force projection. If they park it next to Taiwan and invade that's the first thing Taiwan would hit anyway.Shocking wrote:
Very likely I think. China is becoming more and more dominant and is showing that to its direct neighbours through excersises at sea, or say, intimidation of Taiwan. China still thinks that Taiwan = China.
Besides that carrier is tiny compared to the nimitz afaik.
Russian equipment, American equipment, all made in Taiwan.SEREMAKER wrote:
some of the parts were probably made in TaiwanCybargs wrote:
Invasion of Taiwan: the million man swim.SEREMAKER wrote:
refurbished with mostly plastic to keep cost down
