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China preparing for war with USA
« on: January 29, 2017, 06:38:27 am »
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/09/united-states-china-war-thucydides-trap/406756/?utm_source=fbb

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-donald-trump-war-us-military-official-practical-reality-president-latest-a7550601.html

The South China Sea warmongering and posturing has been going on for a while now and as China seems unwilling to accept that they can't just claim to control a sea and move international boundaries even if international laws and other countries deny it a war may be approaching...

Obama at least tried to be diplomatic but Trump broke the "One China" policy and has publicly insulted China so at this point we are in a situation where one wrong move can move this conflict beyond the point of no return.

I know that there are a lot of jokes about how Trump could nuke someone after he throws a temper tantrum but let's remember that if China tries to avoid a conflict by appeasing him it will make them look weak and that is not acceptable for a country that sees itself as a world power. More than Trump starting a war for petty reasons he is a threat because he makes it so much harder to back off from the threat of war.
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Re: China preparing for war with USA
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2017, 03:52:40 pm »
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/09/united-states-china-war-thucydides-trap/406756/?utm_source=fbb

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-donald-trump-war-us-military-official-practical-reality-president-latest-a7550601.html

The South China Sea warmongering and posturing has been going on for a while now and as China seems unwilling to accept that they can't just claim to control a sea and move international boundaries even if international laws and other countries deny it a war may be approaching...

Obama at least tried to be diplomatic but Trump broke the "One China" policy and has publicly insulted China so at this point we are in a situation where one wrong move can move this conflict beyond the point of no return.

I know that there are a lot of jokes about how Trump could nuke someone after he throws a temper tantrum but let's remember that if China tries to avoid a conflict by appeasing him it will make them look weak and that is not acceptable for a country that sees itself as a world power. More than Trump starting a war for petty reasons he is a threat because he makes it so much harder to back off from the threat of war.
Now I know how people felt during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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