The thing is Andrew is China! If a push comes to a shove (A British phrase) then Russia would fight and so would China! President Putin is a brilliant Pragmatist but like in Ukraine I don't think he will have a choice if it happens! Just like Ukraine. China has interests in Iran and will defend them aggressively if the need be! So will Russia!
The thing is Andrew is China! If a push comes to a shove (A British phrase) then Russia would fight and so would China! President Putin is a brilliant Pragmatist but like in Ukraine I don't think he will have a choice if it happens! Just like Ukraine. China has interests in Iran and will defend them aggressively if the need be! So will Russia!
You can continue imagining that, but you're going to be deeply disappointed when it doesn't happen. China has no international force projection capability that's able to compete with the US or Israel in West Asia, and it won't nuke them either.
I'm not interested in arguing with you though, but I'll leave you with something to think about. Your worldview totally ignores the fact that Russia arms India to the teeth against China. That's the big hole in your theory. Think about it. Cheers.
China and India, however, are both in BRICS which many countries wish to join. The world is tired of the unipolar, world order of the West and are going to dump it very soon and live harmoniously, respectfully and cooperatively with each other. That's the plan, a uni-polar world economy.
1. If anyone wants to get a realistic take on the US, listen to Sergey Lavrov's speech to the UN general assembly on Sept. 27 (on YouTube). He is the world's best/only diplomat.
2. Scott Ritter says Iran can have a (or 3) nuclear warheads in 3 days. Ritter is the foremost expert on all aspects military.
3. Zelensky/Ukraine, most corrupt in Europe, should be given no help (as Israel should not). Those $billions are getting Ukraine slaughtered. We all almost died Sept.14 had that idiot gone deep into Russia. Putin doesn't lie and he doesn't bluff, as the US warharks assume, just because our president's always lie..
4. After the Oct. 22-24 BRICS meeting in Kazan Russia, the US and its sycophants will lose the ability to control the Global South, its money (no more sanctions' effects), its resources, its leadership; well, anything outside NATO countries in the Global North.
5. Israel will not last through this decade, happy to say.
AFAIK, China has already begun to fold even before a push comes to a shove. Not only that, I think either China had officially notified Russia about its change of sails or Russia has figured that out already (hence Putin's visit to all China's neighbors.) China could barely win in the Taiwan Strait, and no chance to win in South China Sea.
I disagree with that. If a push becomes a shove then China will obliterate Taiwan after heavy losses! However I do not see Taiwan and China going to war albeit a lot of sabre rattling. I think that something will happen with Pakistan of Afghanistan first. If China chooses the right equipment for the theatre of war then China should win. It has hypersonics and nukes after all!
China will not, nor does it want to, "obliterate Taiwan," because BOTH are China. They also have extensive trade between them. Suggest you read history.
China can easily beat Taiwan and occupy Taiwan, or even loot Taiwan clean. But that does not solve the strategic problems China face with the Americans. By taking Taiwan militarily, China has basically doomed itself strategically. Taiwan is but a small piece of the puzzle and USA is already seriously working on the scenario of losing Taiwan by trying to transplant TSMC to USA. However, that would not work either as the secret sauce of TSMC is its work force. But the larger issues are elsewhere and perhaps even more difficult to solve than Taiwan's existence. In the short term, a compromise is good for both China and USA. For the longer term, it is better that USA and China have no interaction, that would also be good for both sides. The center of the conflict is that #1 USA wants to make sure #2 China fall behind much further. And China would not agree. Taiwan or not Taiwan is really peanuts in the larger confrontation.
The thing is Andrew is China! If a push comes to a shove (A British phrase) then Russia would fight and so would China! President Putin is a brilliant Pragmatist but like in Ukraine I don't think he will have a choice if it happens! Just like Ukraine. China has interests in Iran and will defend them aggressively if the need be! So will Russia!
You can continue imagining that, but you're going to be deeply disappointed when it doesn't happen. China has no international force projection capability that's able to compete with the US or Israel in West Asia, and it won't nuke them either.
I'm not interested in arguing with you though, but I'll leave you with something to think about. Your worldview totally ignores the fact that Russia arms India to the teeth against China. That's the big hole in your theory. Think about it. Cheers.
China and India, however, are both in BRICS which many countries wish to join. The world is tired of the unipolar, world order of the West and are going to dump it very soon and live harmoniously, respectfully and cooperatively with each other. That's the plan, a uni-polar world economy.
1. If anyone wants to get a realistic take on the US, listen to Sergey Lavrov's speech to the UN general assembly on Sept. 27 (on YouTube). He is the world's best/only diplomat.
2. Scott Ritter says Iran can have a (or 3) nuclear warheads in 3 days. Ritter is the foremost expert on all aspects military.
3. Zelensky/Ukraine, most corrupt in Europe, should be given no help (as Israel should not). Those $billions are getting Ukraine slaughtered. We all almost died Sept.14 had that idiot gone deep into Russia. Putin doesn't lie and he doesn't bluff, as the US warharks assume, just because our president's always lie..
4. After the Oct. 22-24 BRICS meeting in Kazan Russia, the US and its sycophants will lose the ability to control the Global South, its money (no more sanctions' effects), its resources, its leadership; well, anything outside NATO countries in the Global North.
5. Israel will not last through this decade, happy to say.
I'm not so sure about that! Whatever we say about Israel they are like cockroaches i.e. tough as old boots!
AFAIK, China has already begun to fold even before a push comes to a shove. Not only that, I think either China had officially notified Russia about its change of sails or Russia has figured that out already (hence Putin's visit to all China's neighbors.) China could barely win in the Taiwan Strait, and no chance to win in South China Sea.
I disagree with that. If a push becomes a shove then China will obliterate Taiwan after heavy losses! However I do not see Taiwan and China going to war albeit a lot of sabre rattling. I think that something will happen with Pakistan of Afghanistan first. If China chooses the right equipment for the theatre of war then China should win. It has hypersonics and nukes after all!
China will not, nor does it want to, "obliterate Taiwan," because BOTH are China. They also have extensive trade between them. Suggest you read history.
China can easily beat Taiwan and occupy Taiwan, or even loot Taiwan clean. But that does not solve the strategic problems China face with the Americans. By taking Taiwan militarily, China has basically doomed itself strategically. Taiwan is but a small piece of the puzzle and USA is already seriously working on the scenario of losing Taiwan by trying to transplant TSMC to USA. However, that would not work either as the secret sauce of TSMC is its work force. But the larger issues are elsewhere and perhaps even more difficult to solve than Taiwan's existence. In the short term, a compromise is good for both China and USA. For the longer term, it is better that USA and China have no interaction, that would also be good for both sides. The center of the conflict is that #1 USA wants to make sure #2 China fall behind much further. And China would not agree. Taiwan or not Taiwan is really peanuts in the larger confrontation.