Xi Jinping doubts his troops’ ability to invade Taiwan, says former head of MI6

Nigel Inkster, former head of MI6 joins Frontline to discuss the US aid package to Taiwan, and what it means for potential future conflict with China.
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[@blazinchalice]

Kate Gerbeau, arguably one of the best in the business, interviewing Nigel Inkster on the topic of the PRC is must-see news for anyone interested in the power dynamic playing out between the USA and the PRC. This should be a running segment with updates at least a few times a year.

[@tureytayno3154]

Taiwan as opposed to Tibet does have a modern military.

[@melheinrich5438]

Wish China would forget about having Taiwan under their rules but let it be its own nation. This would really ending tension in the south China sea for all. Be ending the threat of war or wrong mishap. 🤔. Be a permanent peace ✌️ for all.

[@pisablavatsky-cb3dd]

Nezi west dream

[@melheinrich5438]

@pisablavatsky-cb3dd dreams can happen if determined to getting it done ✔️. Idea's come to you as a dream like new technology, work hard and you'll get it done ✔️.

[@pisablavatsky-cb3dd]

@@melheinrich5438 lol.. A delusional Nezi parrot lecturing me about dream? Funny nezi😁

[@huangzb8060]

Wish UK forget about ruling Scotland, Wales and North Ireland and them be independent countries.

[@GeoSer-lv9eb]

Save our planet earth

[@user-ry3dy8fz8b]

The systematic military corruption similar to Russia's is his concern.

[@whereisrevell]

I’m I’m gonna gonna get some some thing and and I I I have some food food for the the the the boys so I’ll I’ll I’ll see see see what happens with

[@ZootyZoFo]

They use the exact same tactics as Russia and their weapons are reverse engineered copies, they have a pathetic military that has not seen combat in over 75 years.

[@andrewsematimba5827]

Which one , is more corrupt . of the recent 61 B USD for Ukraine , how much of that will reach Ukraine. Then the little that reaches Ukraine how of that goes into the war. You guys are living in false bubble

[@Nikoolayy1]

Yes a youtube video confirms it.

[@Qiushishuo]

Military corruption is much worse in US, so what is your point?

[@yeetian2774]

Also in 2022 MI6 said Russia is gonna lose for sure..,,

[@BOBBOBBOBBOBBOBBOB69]

Well they haven't won yet, and navel invasion are orders of magnitude harder than land invasions.

[@cannotfindmyshoes3]

Yeah, it doesn't seem to be the case, does it. 😒

[@yeetian2774]

@@cannotfindmyshoes3in 2022 MI6 said Putin has cancer and would die soon.😖

[@Wise101]

Russia is struggling to take tiny amounts of territory despite Ukraine being on artillery rations for months. Calm down...we'll see how things go when the military aid arrives.

[@blazinchalice]

@@Wise101 Ukraine has a serious shortage in manpower and morale, something that just throwing money at the situation is not likely to help much. The West failed Ukraine, and that looks very bad for any country looking to choose between allying with the West or with Russia/the CCP.

[@cyclopse011]

Chinese PLA is Just A Marching Band Expert😂😂😂😂

[@W_Bin]

Lovely open informative talk. Well balanced.

[@ryanjohnston7844]

They've never bin in a war. They got slaughtered in ww2.

[@adamconner9302]

This is patently false. China is likely the bloodiest patch of land on the planet. The slaughter they endured in WWII pales in comparison to the self-inflicted slaughter that has taken place there over the millennia. You see the CCP and say they have no experience fighting, but heck you have to fight just to survive there. You either fight there or get taken advantage of till you are completely used up in a way that we can hardly even fathom in the west. Do I think China would be 'competent' in a modern war? Hardly. They are clearly inferior in tech, tactic, and most importantly logistics. That doesn't mean they don't have the capacity to fight though. It also doesn't mean that they can't endure loss on scale far beyond the acceptability of the western mindset. This means regardless of current power parity they still have teeth. Be careful of putting too much stock in the talking heads. Anyone who is telling you that a nation of over a billion people is a poodle has never seen a tiger, paper or otherwise.

[@ryanjohnston7844]

@@adamconner9302 Mao killed more of his own than cancer.

[@rayraycthree5784]

​@adamconner9302 infighting is different than a war. It has been reported that Xi has a lot of yes men under him that are afraid to tell him anything negative likely leading Xi to think his military and equipment to be much more capable that it is. Such a relationship foretells a disaster if they went to war.

[@michaelmichaels-tw7wd]

as is Kate you are always Fabulous with Fabulous Content. 💖

[@brianholmes3547]

We need to pull back most of the manufacturing we have allowed China to take and make the stuff we need ourselves. They would then see how dependent on us they really are.

[@freedomenforcer]

And all of us would be paying 4 times of what we pay now to buy anything. I get your frustration, but your political sentiments cannot affect my cost of living.

[@brianholmes3547]

@@freedomenforcer tosh, your figures are from your imagination, and bare in mind costs and environmental effects to ship from the far east. We have to work towards a rules based world ( with efficient manufacturing )or tyranny will prevail and your cost of living will be trivial in comparison.

[@MagnumInnominandum]

They mean to become the predominate world power and they think they can do it with cutting corners and duplicity, internally and externally. I think they are mistaken.

[@SteffiReitsch]

So what if they do become the predominate world power, so what?

[@mnoot7209]

​@@SteffiReitsch Ask the people of Hong Kong and the Uighurs - they're the one's who can best address your question of "So what."

[@TheKrouton]

​@@SteffiReitsch I don't trust powers that are primarily motivated by grievance, i.e. the "century of humiliation". Not to mention China is an autocracy and therefore is incapable of removing disastrous leaders.

[@araara4746]

​@@mnoot7209 still playing with all lies about Hongkong and Uyghur. Look at what US done to protesters. More people arrested in 7 days of protest in US rather than 4 months of protest in Hongkong. Stop playing Uighur narative unless US can show a single evidence.

[@ShadowPhoenixMaximus]

​@araara4746 Stop flooding youtube with theme park rides of Xinjiang by White Monkey channels. We can see through your cover up and lies. We can see the North Korean style minders. We can see the scripted routes that never change in any pro-CCP channel. We've seen the "outrage" videos of "independent" Uyghurs all magically appearing on KZbin - despite both the site and VPNs being banned in China - over Pompeo's comments on the ongoing Uyghur genocide.

[@user-yb6eo1xp2f]

We stand with Ukraine, Taiwan & Israel

[@justinb7940]

indeed we do 👍

[@edwardhammond5582]

Israel? You do realize they wiping out tens of thousands of innocent civilian on the pretext of wiping out Hamas? They're not much better than Russia in this regard.

[@darkbrotherhood3607]

Imagine making a hoot about standing for genocide on KZbin comments. Bravo.

[@TheRealSteveEllis]

Indeed, Democracies need to help each other to prevail over the evil that grows around us

[@heycidskyja4668]

@@darkbrotherhood3607 Not a genocide.

[@HisShadow]

An untested army and navy attempting the largest amphibious invasion in the history of mankind is a pretty tall order.

[@bg24955]

In 1913 British shipbuilding industry had 69% of global output. Last year China reached 50% or 42 million tons. Yet China doesn’t have Grand Fleet, nor Yamamoto’s Combine Fleet. No decisive battle preparations At All. I don’t think China is serious about Taiwan.

[@robbiezxf1472]

You're wrong, we're very serious

[@Qiushishuo]

Yes, China needs to build more. So don't worry about it.

[@brickhunter9537]

China doesn’t have blue water navy, more like a huge coast guard. If your navy has land at their backs and can’t maneuver into deep waters, all the ships are sitting ducks.

[@lazrus7049]

Thanks!

[@TheMrCougarful]

Nicely nuanced.

[@lorenzo6868]

Of course he doubts, otherwise he would have done it already

[@ScottMcMaster-er4xj]

Yep Xinnie the genocidal and democidal pooh bear is a psychopathic monster.

[@brianlowe3529]

Do you want war ?

[@a.barker7792]

Especially with other things going on. Yet Xi has not. If they do, a scorched rebuild at best. It will take trillions, yet they still will have an underground resistance to deal with.

[@lorenzo6868]

@@brianlowe3529 no thanks

[@Pippie5555]

Only Putin wants war.

[@johnferguson40]

Well done.

[@midimusicforever]

I also doubt the ability of the PLA!

[@peterlim1972]

The PLA loves to be doubted and underestimated but when you get hit don't go shouting for your mummy and daddy.

[@ryanspinoza6586]

@@peterlim1972 That's because they don't have a good military record... The few wars they've won or stalemated (Korean war) always came with more losses on their side. Their military strategy may have worked in the past where it was always quantity over quality and just overwhelming the aggressor with numbers but in today's era, quality is favored more than quantity.

[@pisablavatsky-cb3dd]

nezi west have the habit of talking down or underestimate its adversary just like it did against vietnamese, koreans, afghans, Russia but when nezi west get smacked they hate to talk about it

[@JCSY1]

Try first and then you will know.

[@peterlim1972]

@@ryanspinoza6586 I agree that quality is more important than quantity and it is true that more Chinese died in the Korean War. Despite far inferior weapons, the Chinese fought the US and I think 9 of her allies to a stand still which means the US failed. In fact it shows the determination and patriotism of the Chinese. Present day China is different and it's a big mistake to underestimate them. The US didn't win in Vietnam or Afghanistan and I can't think of any war that the US won fighting ALONE. The US and the other 31 members can't even win the war with Russia despite their supplies of so called Game Changing Weapons. Mind you if the US starts war with China on her backyard, Russia will be involved. Things are not as simple as you think.

[@Whistlewalk]

Very interesting conversation.

[@bradkubota6968]

Little Emperors. India knows the term. Chinese army is almost as tough as putins.

[@pisablavatsky-cb3dd]

lol..another nezi west troll habit

[@andrewsematimba5827]

But Putins army is beating the whole west and NATO combined . Which world are u guys living in

[@GregorClegane402]

Maybe take a close look at the inventory before babbling such nonsense lol.

[@pisablavatsky-cb3dd]

Nezi west delusions

[@bboyHogan]

I think the biggest thing that gets overlooked in the china vs US conflict is that the chinese population is oppressed and surveilled, they do not have many freedoms. In any conflict the soldiers are not fighting for their own well being and freedom, they are fighting to keep a system of surveillance in place. In the US there is an understanding amongst the soldiers that they are fighting to keep the very freedoms we love, they are fighting for a good cause. I think that difference in motivation will always result in the US having the upper hand because when push comes to shove, why are Chinese soldiers fighting to win a war when they can’t even speak freely at home?

[@mrjons7340]

wake up

[@markb8468]

​@@mrjons7340to?

[@PawelLeszczynskipav]

​@@markb8468to there being ruzzian trolls projecting their reality onto other nations 😂

[@markb8468]

@@mrjons7340 to what?

[@markb8468]

@@PawelLeszczynskipav it's odd how many of my completely innocuous comments get deleted when responding to trolls...

[@christopherkelly577]

They are going to be schooled by 🇺🇸 when they finally do move on it.

[@peterlim1972]

Oh, like the way not only the US but 32 members moved in Russia? Is the US and her 31 🐕 winning? If the US and her puppy dogs can't even win against 1 lonely Russia, the US can never win against China. Stop thumping your chest.

[@pisablavatsky-cb3dd]

nezi west have the habit of talking down or underestimate its adversary just like it did against vietnamese, koreans, afghans, Russia but when nezi west get smacked they hate to talk about itface-blue-smiling

[@myungkwak0311]

😂😂😂😂 bring it

[@ZootyZoFo]

You think Russias military is bad remember the entire Chineese military used the same tactics and their weapons are reversed engineered garbage 😂.

[@oberleutnant4013]

United states cannot get closer than 3000km to Chinese mainland in a war scenario. Except with submarines and even they would take significant losses.

[@parkpatt]

sure, I'll just turn my speakers all the way up. No problem.

[@jloiben12]

Snape: Obviously

[@LunaticTheCat]

Incredibly insightful interview

[@mojoeherb3280]

Interesting point of view

[@jacksonliu5554]

The signing of the US-China communique is one of the biggest western foreign policy disaster of all time. Best thing to do is to go back to US-Taiwan MDT

[@terencefield3204]

Why?

[@cameronspence4977]

​@@terencefield3204Because China is our enemy.They've said as much and they're an enemy of freedom and all democratic nations. Taiwan is an ally it's that simple.

[@12time12]

@@terencefield3204because it heralded neoliberal dogma and the destruction of western manufacturing. Reagan destroyed my country.

[@Qiushishuo]

So you mean the promises and agreements are all BS?

[@anomaly2990]

Agreed.

[@westbeach8097]

Now is about the wost time in history to fight a war. Just ask Putin.

[@tureytayno3154]

Putin want to bring back the long gone days of Russia's imperial times. But you cannot bring back a dead empire Westbeach.

[@mirceadragomir5692]

„Xi Jinping doubts his troops’ ability to invade Taiwan.” - Are you sure about this?

[@hanryhenry6612]

USA will defend taiwan, I think things are very clear :)

[@mike1117777]

On the front line sofa

[@johncheong4584]

...don't try him bro.

[@gerry4b]

I criticize much of the Times content... because it often fails to deliver anything more than biased political posturing. Mr Inkster is an appreciated departure from that agenda. A sober and informed voice that should be heard. Please find more like him.

[@cannotfindmyshoes3]

8:48 Oops, we missed something there... I wonder what exactly.

[@cannotfindmyshoes3]

20:49 "the rest"?? What exactly? Did they just take him hostage and extract every bit of information out of him they could before locking him up?? What?

[@JCSY1]

How can he know Xi's mind and thinking? Most westerners don't even understand China at all. 😂😂😂

[@UrMediaIsFake]

Because he is making it all up.

[@JCSY1]

@@UrMediaIsFake Yeah... 😂 😂 😂

[@kuroneko77716]

+$0.50

[@kuroneko77716]

@@UrMediaIsFake +$0.50

[@markdouglas8073]

The people at the new CIA China Center do.

[@IWannaBeFamous647]

Not Our War!!

[@swift_learn]

How do you know sitting in your living room?

[@jjwallace38]

Source???????

[@danmoreman954]

The Chinese lack the technical expertise to operate the Taiwanese chip plants. C’mon people. This isn’t that hard.

[@jeorge1153]

I wouldn't be surprised if Taiwan and China are sharing knowledge. They are of the same race, they speak the same language, they have the same roots and ancestry. Blood after all is thicker than water. You think Taiwan will share its knowledge with Americans? "The Chinese lack the technical expertise to operate the Taiwanese chip plants" is simply idiotic.

[@truckerinsight1179]

And what’s your source to confirm this? My gut and a cup of tea

[@judyhawkins6584]

On the question of whether China has a chance of becoming dominant in technology -- they haven't got a hope. Innovation at the highest levels is almost impossible to do when you're looking over your shoulder all the time at the repressive, strangling powers of the autocrats. There's a good reason why judicially protected freedoms of expression and high levels of innovation and technological implementation go hand in hand; among other things, the most innovative businesses have some protection from other predatory businesses and arms of government.

[@letssee5213]

Send in the Glosters to give the 🇹🇼 a little guidance

[@PhilipLeitch]

"Reunification" ??!! That's similar to the US saying it wants Canada part of USA through reunification. This is a CCP word and not accurate to use in the context of Taiwan.

[@piscator2813]

The Government on Taiwan is literally called Republic of China. Their civil war never ended… when was Canada part of the US, ever?

[@robertmay2499]

Oh sweet. Meeksy Jabow my favorite interviewer. Brilliant, insightful and incredibly good looking. Brian's and beauty with the true gift for listening to the guest. A rare talent!

[@cockyrustler]

Wow, you guys are now telepaths?! And at such long distances! That's freakin' amazing.

[@luskvideoproductions869]

I think to China's credit...Xi knows the score on Taiwan, and until they have an extremely capable army AND navy, picking a fight over Taiwan is foolish errand. And we can thank the Russo-Ukrainian War for demonstrating just how hard invading another country can be, let alone doing a maritime operation 100+ miles away from the mainland. So in the meantime, they'll just continue to apply diplomatic pressure. In fact, I'm surprised China doesn't spend more time clamoring for Manchuria, which is RUSSIAN controlled at the moment, but they desperately want to take back control of it

[@trogdortpennypacker6160]

I'm Chinese and we have no interest in Russian territory or any other countries territory for that matter. We are entrepreneurs and scholars, not a society obsessed with war like America. Whoever tells you these things I suspect is not Chinese and has fantasies of us getting into a war with Russia. For one we have never called it Manchuria and we already possess what you call Manchuria.The Russians helped us get back it back from the Japanese in 1945. We share a large border with Russia, and we have no desire to fight with the zhàndòu mínzú.

[@LordBuckhouse]

@@trogdortpennypacker6160 LOL !! You also said you would not militarize your man made islands in the South China Sea. That’s the first thing you did with them.

[@vietnguyen4312]

@@trogdortpennypacker6160 Well China should also have no interest in Taiwan's territory. There are no internationally recognized written treaties, policies, agreements or UN resolutions that state that Taiwan is part of China.

[@trogdortpennypacker6160]

@@vietnguyen4312 Taiwan is not a country hence not part of the UN nor does it have territories. Every major country recognizes the one China policy and that Taiwan is part of China. The US, UK, France, Russia, and EU all recognize this as does Japan, India, etc etc. This is not questioned, only how unification is to occur is what the issue is.

[@bobs_toys]

​​@@trogdortpennypacker6160yes it is. It's the Republic of China, an independent country since 1912. 37 years before the secessionist PRC was proclaimed. The UN has never been part of the criteria for recognition. Under the constitutive theory of statehood, only one country needs to recognise it for it to be a country. Under the declarative theory, it only needs to act like one.

[@rerun3283]

Invading an island seems difficult even if it is right next to 100 acre wood.

[@Fanta....]

I bet theres plenty of hunny for xithead.

[@noahway13]

Take a shot every time he says -- Ummm

[@notinterested8452]

Who?

[@user-cd8xh1er5l]

And they'll be fighting battle hardened US troops with experience fighting Russians in Ukraine. Of course they are.

[@SuperOdyss]

Yeah, I am pretty sure ROC would beat the PRC.

[@BRADPARDZS]

Says the former head of mi6 😁😁😁😁

[@guydreamr]

An excellent, wide ranging discussion on the present and future challenges presented by China.

[@noahway13]

Kate asks great questions, I could watch her all day, but this guy is a typical politician and you won't know anything more at the end than you knew before.

[@a.barker7792]

Its not their "Home", why fight to the death for it.

[@blafonovision4342]

China is still totally dependent upon the USA to maintain freedom of navigation. That can be revoked.

[@user-vq8yk1wc1u]

Xi knows that in a real fight, the wolf warrior will be exposed as a whimpering dog.

[@bobs_toys]

Cur is a better word here than dog.

[@mnoot7209]

Or a Mangy Coyote! Wily Coyote?

[@Fanta....]

@@bobs_toys Mutt is more appropriate in this context.

[@yotony0]

Vietnam 1979 comes to mind

[@bobs_toys]

@@Fanta.... There's nothing wrong with a mutt. A mutt might be a very good dog. A cur, however... M

[@craftsman40]

Where have I heard this story before? Oh yes, it was in eastern Europe way back in the distant past last February 2022. How every western character got that right.

[@cannotfindmyshoes3]

Kate, looking STUNNINGLY beautifull as usual. 😍 (Actually looking more and more attractive every time! )

[@Johnny-qu9op]

Love your style ❤ your professionalism Ms kate😊

[@powercomm]

This is absurd. Taiwan wants to buy weapon but the US doesn’t want to sell it. Military aide to Taiwan? Crazy!

[@franksmith3636]

Taiwan is its own country. Probably before a lot of commentators were born. If China thinks it owns Taiwan, so can Japan. Luckily for China the US is powerful but nieve, it could have held onto Taiwan as it did Okinawa.( The US should have controlled the Kuril Islands too after sacrificing all that blood and treasure but for the isolationist in America).

[@dessmith7658]

Taiwan is a province of China

[@urjoker1576]

Taiwan is a part of China longer than the entire US history😅

[@JCSY1]

No need to talk too much. What is the origin of the US? How did the current US end up with the US people of today? Go and read real true history first.

[@Qiushishuo]

Educated yourself with real history.

[@sheilamclaughlin963]

@@urjoker1576not since 48-49

[@twobellz]

My concern, and it’s a very deep concern, is the purchasing in very large amounts of gold by China recently. Remember, they are buying gold up at the height of its value in very very large amounts which suggests they are prepping their economy for Western sanctions and the only reason why Western sanctions would be initiated is if they invaded Taiwan or initiated their secret defence agreement with Russia in regards to Ukraine.

[@michaellan78]

Western countries can still sanction gold held by CCP. Each gold bar has a unique identification number.

[@Qiushishuo]

@@michaellan78 LoL, you should try it on Russia first.

[@Qiushishuo]

Your guys always think sanction works. But it doesn't work for superpower.

[@twobellz]

/2 breaking news: Russia states that it will target UK installations both within and outside Ukraine and this is probably why China has been buying up huge amounts of gold.

[@iancoles1349]

Ok to display your abbilities but when comes to the fight and blood and guts it gets like Russia then a meat grinder and i dont know if Chinese could deal with that one its a bit complicated when a battle starts.Usa Russia experienced at this stuff u got to read what Patton said about them to understand the fight.

[@oberleutnant4013]

Ukraine has constant weapons flow from other countries. Taiwan would have to fight with what they got.

[@darrenfenton9280]

Cameron China question , China had just allowed its citizens to invest outside of China, Banks etc , out flows were huge huge.

[@Qiushishuo]

How much? What is the percentage?

[@spillsthecutter]

Unwarranted scepticism...

[@Scorp333]

Taiwan needs to invest in a fleet of maritime drones based on the success in Ukraine Russia conflict. It would be a huge deterrent on any attempt to invade via the Taiwan Strait!

[@user-qz3mh5bh2z]

Yeh china 😅

[@zenchang8957]

Taiwan is not seeking “independence from” China as CCP has never ruled Taiwan for even one minute. Taiwan is seeking support to fend of CCP’s annexation attempt and to protect our sovereignty.

[@robertos4876]

This $2B military assistance to Taiwan is the first of its kind because Taiwan has always paid for every delivery of US equipment. This speaker is misleading by confusing financial aids with paid purchases. YOur usage of Taiwan island instead of Taiwan Counry is also indicative of your CHinese SHill status.

[@davegibson79]

"Knowledge of China is not something that gets you promotion and recognition", no, we all know the UK civil service has become an HR bureaucracy, and meritocracy has been replaced by DEI orthodoxy, and other superficial, MBA / corporate concepts. Getting rid of the personality tests and maths/verbal reasoning tests at the first stage of graduate recruitment programmes and replace the first stage with an actual human who understands the position looking through CVs and cover letters would also help substantially.

[@HenkBoshoff]

Odd that Xi announced his doubts - according to the video title. Odd that so many support suppression of a hegemonic attempt by supporting another hegemon...

[@Qiushishuo]

The comment is a joke. GB still suppose it as a peer in global power with China and understand China as well. But unfortunately, it is not.

[@what-ug2lp]

no need war or attack, PRC can govern Taiwan island based on one China policy and cross strait Constitution and also anti-taiwan independence Tsai Ing-wen groups coalition with U.S. and the West making Chinese Nation in danger and hurting Chinese Nation securities.

[@richardm-n]

What an amazingly interesting and knowledgeable guy , many thanks

[@gregparrott]

Ahh , yes, the CCP's 'Win-Win' slogan. That means the CCP wins - twice.

[@RivellaBl]

The naivety or absolute indifference of U.S. big tech companies to Chinese influence is baffling. CNTG is being active in countries such as Turkey through U.S. media platforms unhindered.

[@linmal2242]

When China says Win-Win co-operation it means they win twice!

[@enfredlindstrom6763]

why the ccp start a off shore bank ? 200 miles from the usa ? is it full of gold ?

[@pcsing2006]

As George Galloway said, Britain's army can hardly fill a football stadium and you have this clown, aka Nigel Inkster, give strategic assessment of Taiwan military capability to withstand the PLA? It's absolute ludicrous and laughable if not so sad when the Brit's aircraft carrier spend 99% in the repair yard and the other aircraft carrier has to borrow from the US its squadron of F-35s! When the host of the show claimed clown Inkster had 3 decades of experience, she is being disingenuous, Inkster had 1 year of experience repeated 30 times!

[@byeurside6740]

Unlike Ukraine, Taiwan and China is separated by sea.

[@JA-pn4ji]

Considering the title, a surprisingly balanced and nuanced analysis.

[@user-kq5ke5yb6k]

Chinese engines -- garbage Chinese manufacturing -- don't look too closely at the "quality" of buildings, etc.

[@les8518]

China has one of the best railway systems in the world

[@eriklarsson3188]

Chinese manufacturing -- don't look too closely at the "quality" of buildings, etc. Same thing in the US, over there buildings simply collapse from shoddy construction.

[@Qiushishuo]

Keep your ignorance.

[@javilo2797]

​@@les8518which they copied from spain, back in the early 00s you could sport chinese *tourists* taking pictures of our railroads to try to walk back the technology used.

[@burtonsmith6468]

Everything in China is fake and collapsing, China is a puppet tiger.

[@kryts27]

I have doubts about China's ability to manufacture high level electronic sensor equipment, let alone medium level metallurgy, such as chassis for road vehicles, gun barrels etc. is definitely sub-par. Actually, not as well made as Cold War era Soviet militarily equipment, suprisingly. However, i think there is an explanation for this. The West, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan (and Russia during the Soviet era) maintained quite high standards on metallurgical, chemical and electronic engineering. While CCP China has improved this, it has started from a very basic level from the 1980s, and with an oppressed and significantly underpaid and overworked manufacturing workforce, even in the growth times, has not improved QAQC processes in engineers and workers alike. Arguably, it has gotten worse under the current Xi Jinping dictatorship. So the average PLA soldier is not well trained or as well equipped with good working equipment as thought.

[@AccordGTR]

Yes one-child policy gave birth to a weak Chinese infantry.

[@jamescherriman1633]

Times radio, how about, china has no homeless people, good family bonds , excellent infrastructure, most Chinese people own there own house , china promotes peace around the world,

[@kuroneko77716]

+$0.50

[@jungleworld11]

A very correct analysis!!

[@4MyThoughts]

Sound is so low I can barely hear it

[@Fanta....]

turn up your hearing aid gramps.

[@honyeechou3308]

Head of what? M16? People like you always like to overestimate yourself and be arrogant. Btw keep on taking what u r now…at the least u r in your own world

[@gregparrott]

Mt. Inkster defined three key area of contention as including Technology, Trade, and Taiwan. I suggest a fourth...the 'Nine (now Ten?) Dash Line'. This is manifesting itself in aggressive naval 'shoving matches' between the the Philippines and the CCP at the Second Thomas Shoals. This flashpoint could turn 'hot' a lot faster than chip wars, dumping EVs on EU and U.S. markets, or a planned invasion of Taiwan.

[@Qiushishuo]

Educated yourself, when Spain transfer Philippines to US, no tiny land in SCS. For EVs, it is not dumping, it is competitive. It is shame to say dumping when you cannot compete with it. Taiwan is part of China, your government cannot deny it as well.

[@gregparrott]

​@@Qiushishuo #1)Your first line contain 3 disconnected sentence fragments. It is incoherent. What does 'no tiny land in SCS' attempt to convey? #2) Yes, I am aware of the historical ties between Spain, the Philippines, and the U.S. There was no need to tell me this or post a disparaging barb: 'Educated yourself'. BTW, the correct spelling is 'educate'. 'Educated' implies past tense. Your instruction to me should be in the present or future tense. #3) We disagree on 'dumping'. Among the 'free market' countries, a distinction exists between 'competition' and 'fair competition'. The CCP's use of 'State Owned Enterprises' (SOE) provides many mechanisms for subsidized manufacture. The extensive use of state sponsored subsidies hidden within SOEs is one of the primary areas which President Xi encounters when he meets with world leaders. #4) When China was admitted to the WTO, the U.S. was a sponsor. I firmly supported it as well. But there were terms which WTO members agree to which include restrictions on subsidies. While it's true that all countries test and sometimes break those terms in specific areas, China does this far more extensively than other nations. This includes subsidies, a currency exchange rate that is not based on the free market, intellectual property theft, etc. #5) Yes, Taiwan is part of China. Even my best friend's wife, who is from Taiwan, agrees. (And, this is despite her father having been a general in Chiang Kai-shek's army). The dispute centers more on the CCP having never governed Taiwan. Western democracies have had long historical conflicts with communist, authoritarian governments attempting to subjugate other nations. Half of NATO nations were once either ruled by the Soviet Union or under considerable imposition. Several others (Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and others still under Russian influence) have expressed interest in joining NATO. Think about what it says when so many who were once forcibly ruled by an authoritarian government, have either left or want to leave and actively join an alliance against their former leader. Now, consider thee ex-Soviet nations in relation to Taiwan. Taiwan also wants to distance itself from the CCP's insidious, authoritarian, one party rule. Let's jump back to 2001, when China was admitted to the WTO and consider two possible ways in which Taiwan could join China. One approach was for China to become more open and progressive over the last two decades. This is what we had hoped when we admitted China into the WTO. Had this occurred, Taiwan would have VOLUNTARILY agreed to be one with mainland China - China's 23rd administered province. The world would have been one with it. The second approach is what we have today, which can be characterized by the CCP's violation of the Hong Kong 'One Country, Two Systems' agreement. This demonstrated a belligerent determination by the CCP to force its agenda rather than negotiate an amicable agreement, suppress democracy and free speech. If you're Chinese, you are not even allowed to be on KZbin, let alone exchange viewpoints with me, and must illegally use a VPN to skirt their restrictions. What the CCP did in Hong Kong hardened both Taiwan's and the west's stance against the CCP. The CCP is also hurting its international relations by insisting on their utterly absurd 'Nine Dash' (now Ten Dash) claim to the south China sea. This makes no more sense than if Greece were to claim the entire Mediterranean because of some map. The people of the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and others, fished and used other resources from these waters, uncontested for MULTIPLE MILLENNIA. Yet now, the CCP claims to own the waters more than 1,000 kilometers away from the Chinese mainland??? This is utterly absurd. China's coast guard looks like total A-holes chasing Philippine boats with water cannons. There is a lot to respect and commend about China. But president Xi's choice of direction is out of date with the times. Every time Mao Ning speaks about some issue of conflict, she frames it as though China's efforts are entirely generous, while the other side is entirely at fault. Her stance sounds comical when small Filipino fishing vessels are being forced out of their ancestral fishing zones by giant Chinese coast guard boats and large fleets of Chinese fishing vessels. Mao Ning may try to explain the expanded U.S. military presence in the Philippines being prompted by some coercive U.S. diplomacy. But the reality is the CCP's belligerent Nine/Ten Dash line policy was the driving motivation.

[@Qiushishuo]

@@gregparrott I have limited time to respond your narrative, which has no difference with western mainstream media propaganda. It is full of bias and without fact check as well. I will respond one by one when I have time.

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

Chinas military is a paper dragon. The entire country is one of passing the buck. Cheap fixes.

[@pisablavatsky-cb3dd]

nezi west have the habit of talking down or underestimate its adversary just like it did against vietnamese, koreans, afghans, Russia but when nezi west get smacked they hate to talk about it

[@Qiushishuo]

Then why should you yell everywhere regarding security.

[@antoniescargo1529]

Invade your own country 😅

[@darkhighwayman1757]

If they do attack do they have a plan to do something to the 3 gorges dam

[@user-gc1ss1qr1t]

Er er um um, you seem to have trouble stringing a proper sentence together.

[@thisdoesnotend101]

He will

[@harrykuehn2421]

What most experts and amateurs alike neglect to recognize is game theory and total immersive war simulation based on continuous data and sensor streams. It is an attempt to provide a clear picture on how a war given a strategic scenario would play out. A crude version using mathematical concepts was used in WW2. Obviously it grossly over estimated the Axis powers capacity to sustain operations. China most likely used its massive computing power to get very very close to real-time accurate simulation and IT'S NOT GOOD. No matter what technology used or tactics, they can't stop the use of a wide spectrum of nuclear munitions. Thus, the problem is paradoxical; meaning on the one hand American inference is intolerable and the other military options are more catastrophic.

[@ariffinsalim2999]

Haha... don't believe your own propaganda...the Chinese does not think like an Anglo Saxon...you would not have the heighten tension if they did...

[@crescentprincekronos2518]

Thr problem is, the only opinion that really matters regarding taiwan is xi or the chinese government.

[@Qiushishuo]

If give Chinese a poll, most of them will select withdraw Taiwan right away. So the world should be lucky to have Xi in position.

[@crescentprincekronos2518]

@@Qiushishuo I doubt you know that. The people will make their choice collectively, not some guy on KZbin trying to speak for them.

[@Qiushishuo]

@@crescentprincekronos2518 So you suppose you are more familiar with Chinese view than Chinese people. You even don't know Chinese language and Chinese media platform.

[@crescentprincekronos2518]

@@Qiushishuo no that's not the point I'm making, I'm saying it's the Chinese people's decision. Not yours nor mine.

[@Qiushishuo]

@@crescentprincekronos2518 BUT I am a Chinese, I know the comments in Chinese media platform and the people around. Maybe not right away, but trust me, if Chinese government fails to reunited with Taiwan, it will be abandoned.

[@David-Think]

You need to have hundreds of thousnads of troops to capture a whole country. They can't get to Taiwan now there are naval drones.

[@Gmlscf]

你自己去查查谁是无人机生产最多的国家吧