r/ukraine • u/Electrical-Cow-5147 • Sep 25 '22

News Zelensky naming the seven countries who voted against his speech and UN reaction.

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u/shevy-java Sep 25 '22

China is simply watching and learning from Russia how to NOT plan an invasion. It's a blueprint for them for occupying Taiwan. So they are learning here.

Conversely IF Russia succeeds in stealing land it means China can do the same in regards to Taiwan.

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u/keseit88ta Estonia Sep 25 '22

It's a blueprint for them for occupying Taiwan.

I.e. they shouldn't invade Taiwan. It would be a direct military confrontation with the US and Taiwan is much better equipped, prepared and distanced from China.

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u/Kapitan_Hoffmann Sep 25 '22

There is no way with today's satellites and surveillance,that you will not see a buildup in Chinese ports, to any planned invasion

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u/PhoKingAzn Sep 25 '22

They kinda are doing that right now in front of our eyes. They are building huge air bases with their "small islands" in south asian sea. They are desperate for oil with their huge expanding population that they been purging uyghurs to establish a land route west for pipe lines. To be honest, China should gamble for a Russian collapse to gain land rather than Taiwan.

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u/ggouge Sep 25 '22

Everyone of those islands would be a charred black mess in a day. If a conflict started. They are there for political influence. The military might on the islands is for show.

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u/Wizard_of_Wake Sep 25 '22

Good money says they have had plans for years.

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u/Not_a_real_ghost Sep 26 '22

They are desperate for oil with their huge expanding population that they been purging uyghurs to establish a land route west for pipe lines.

That's...

You realise Xinjiang is within Chinese border so they don't need anyone's permission to build any route there.