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China can find more shells in the couch cushions than NATO could produce in 5 years
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Apr 1, 2024 20:50
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Soapy_Bumslap posted:China can find more shells in the couch cushions than NATO could produce in 5 years The couches are also made in China
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Apr 1, 2024 20:55
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https://twitter.com/PDChina/status/1774903814883057717 starting to feel that in a war scenario, china can send grandparent battalions and still clown all over nato troops
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Apr 1, 2024 22:28
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I think about that video of a family using a homemade howitzer to accurately blow up wasp nests like 150+ yards away almost every day That's gonna happen to us
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Apr 1, 2024 22:55
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I will welcome my new Chinese grandparents with open arms
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Apr 1, 2024 23:48
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Rudeboy Detective posted:I think about that video of a family using a homemade howitzer to accurately blow up wasp nests like 150+ yards away almost every day Fun fact, China didn't really have gun control until 1993 when 5000 people from two villages in Hunan fought a 2-day battle over a blood feud with WW II surplus guns + homemade artillery and shut down the Beijing-Guangzhou railway (which passes between the two villages). https://www.quora.com/I-heard-that-...or-is-it-a-myth
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Apr 2, 2024 02:43
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Slavvy posted:I will welcome my new Chinese grandparents with open arms
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Apr 2, 2024 03:24
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https://twitter.com/CollinSLKoh/status/1775005512314335700?t=YGzr1A6_Q6XKP05iG7gVNw&s=19 Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand would put it at a majority of the region's population being in favor of China, I think
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Apr 2, 2024 06:34
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ASEAN population per google is 666 million!
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Apr 2, 2024 07:43
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I feel like the big shifts in the Muslim countries in ASEAN are more against-America than towards-China. Doesn't account for Thailand though
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Apr 2, 2024 07:50
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Boat Stuck posted:Fun fact, China didn't really have gun control until 1993 when 5000 people from two villages in Hunan fought a 2-day battle over a blood feud with WW II surplus guns + homemade artillery and shut down the Beijing-Guangzhou railway (which passes between the two villages). i misread that as “fire control” and was bemused how it took a clan war between two villages to first develop the technology
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Apr 2, 2024 07:51
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Vietnam seems very against it from the looks of things. Is there still a lot of tension between Vietnam and China?
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Apr 2, 2024 08:33
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Josef bugman posted:Vietnam seems very against it from the looks of things. Is there still a lot of tension between Vietnam and China? that stood out to me too. I always wonder how well these polls are run.
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Apr 2, 2024 08:35
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apparently there are also/still tensions between Vietnam and the PRC regarding competing claims in the South China Sea, although I don't know how much of a driver that is of sentiment between the two nations. It only gets brought up here in the context of "we should be more like Vietnam in resisting Chinese claims in the SCS but without relying on America"
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Apr 2, 2024 08:35
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gradenko_2000 posted:apparently there are also/still tensions between Vietnam and the PRC regarding competing claims in the South China Sea, although I don't know how much of a driver that is of sentiment between the two nations. It only gets brought up here in the context of "we should be more like Vietnam in resisting Chinese claims in the SCS but without relying on America" vietnam/china announced joint patrols recently. it could just be that public opinion hasn't shifted yet. i'm really surprised though, i would think the vietnam war would still hang over opinions on the US
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Apr 2, 2024 08:38
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crepeface posted:vietnam/china announced joint patrols recently. it could just be that public opinion hasn't shifted yet. i'm really surprised though, i would think the vietnam war would still hang over opinions on the US There was the conflict between VN and China more recent than that during the war against the Khmer Rouge.
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Apr 2, 2024 08:46
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Josef bugman posted:There was the conflict between VN and China more recent than that during the war against the Khmer Rouge. wasn't that like a 3 week border skirmish tho? hardly on the same level as agent oranging 3 million people
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Apr 2, 2024 08:48
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crepeface posted:wasn't that like a 3 week border skirmish tho? hardly on the same level as agent oranging 3 million people True, but at the same time any invasion is likely to be perceived quite badly. Especially when they are backing the folks you are in direct conflict with. Josef bugman has issued a correction as of 08:56 on Apr 2, 2024 |
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Apr 2, 2024 08:51
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Josef bugman posted:Vietnam seems very against it from the looks of things. Is there still a lot of tension between Vietnam and China? historically yes. a lot of Vietnam's cultural narrative is rooted in resistance to China. literally 2000 years of conflict, with most of the periods of alliance ending badly. in terms of actual foreign relations, trade, and business ties, Vietnam-China relations are actually pretty strong
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Apr 2, 2024 09:00
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gradenko_2000 posted:apparently there are also/still tensions between Vietnam and the PRC regarding competing claims in the South China Sea, although I don't know how much of a driver that is of sentiment between the two nations. It only gets brought up here in the context of "we should be more like Vietnam in resisting Chinese claims in the SCS but without relying on America" I think you should vehemently agree with the Philippines being more like Vietnam.
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Apr 2, 2024 09:02
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The missing piece of the puzzle is Russia and most Vietnamese people probably see Russia as a bigger ally than both countries for historical reasons and most Vietnamese arms are still Russian/Soviet.
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Apr 2, 2024 09:05
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US knows Vietnam has hands and would never try invading again. China is a lot closer.
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Apr 2, 2024 09:29
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Kazzah posted:I feel like the big shifts in the Muslim countries in ASEAN are more against-America than towards-China. Doesn't account for Thailand though The reply below that tween said last year's survey was mostly government/academia/think tank, this year added in business. So you can treat these numbers as elite attitude vs elite+middle class. These numbers are pretty much aligned with my perception of each ASEAN country. The only surprises are 1, Cambodia is only 50% pro China when I thought it was like 75% pro China, 2 Vietnam only 20% pro China, but IMO the leadership has secretly taken the China side in a few big topics already. I guess emotionally, the Vietnamese don't want to side with China. stephenthinkpad has issued a correction as of 10:14 on Apr 2, 2024 |
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Apr 2, 2024 10:11
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crepeface posted:wasn't that like a 3 week border skirmish tho? hardly on the same level as agent oranging 3 million people No it became a decade long border shelling war afterward. After PLA went back to Chinese border, Deng rotated in different armies to shell the Vietnamese side. It only stopped after the fall of eastern bloc and Soviet stopped sending war resource and oil to Vietnam. One main reason was Deng wanted to tie Vietnam down so VN couldn't send troop in Laos/Cambodia/Thailand and become a regional hegemon. Ardennes posted:The missing piece of the puzzle is Russia and most Vietnamese people probably see Russia as a bigger ally than both countries for historical reasons and most Vietnamese arms are still Russian/Soviet. IMO this particular question is a surrogate question of which side to take in a potential Taiwan conflict, that's why it only let them choose from 2 countries.
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Apr 2, 2024 10:23
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I mean surely having a Communist regional hegemon would be all to the good? I know realpolitik, but it is still sad to see.
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Apr 2, 2024 10:25
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stephenthinkpad posted:The reply below that tween said last year's survey was mostly government/academia/think tank, this year added in business. So you can treat these numbers as elite attitude vs elite+middle class. Elite attitude makes sense. The only Vietnamese guy I knew was pretty down on the whole communism thing, but was also the kind of guy who got to study in Europe. So, he would be.
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Apr 2, 2024 10:27
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It's important to remember that it has been almost 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War. The men who fought it are now in their late 60s or older. This is a little small percentage of Vietnam's current population. It's a very young country demographically, so the personal animosity has largely faded. The war is now history for the majority.
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Apr 2, 2024 11:03
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The general assembly elections are days away now in South Korea. Excited to see just how strange things will get if Yoon gets put in extreme lame duck mode. He can still manage to veto everything and stop things from passing that way but if the libs get a big enough majority they'll start to pass things even through a veto. I expect there would be some serious poo poo with the prosecutors bringing charges against anyone and everyone. https://www.blueroofpolitics.com/post/tbr-weekly-update-week-4-march-2024/ quote:The government continued its standoff with doctors on strike. On March 29, the Korea Medical Association 대한의사협회 elected Lim Hyeon-taek 임현택 as its new president. Lim, who was gagged and dragged out by presidential security at a Yoon Suk-yeol 윤석열 town hall, vowed that the doctors would not negotiate unless Health Minister Jo Gyu-hong 조규홍 보건복지부 장관 and numerous other government officials were fired and the president issued an apology.
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Apr 2, 2024 11:26
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Boat Stuck posted:Fun fact, China didn't really have gun control until 1993 when 5000 people from two villages in Hunan fought a 2-day battle over a blood feud with WW II surplus guns + homemade artillery and shut down the Beijing-Guangzhou railway (which passes between the two villages). It began on 'September 11, 8:30 Beijing time, and lasted for 34 hours. Thousands of peasants fought with dynamite, homemade guns, cannons and other weapons. Artillery fire covered an area of 2 square kilometers. these guys were hardcore lmao
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Apr 2, 2024 12:48
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Truga posted:lol 9/11 wow can't believe China banned dudes rocking
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Apr 2, 2024 12:55
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yea, i feel like if your village manages to create its own artillery arm then you should be allowed to settle disputes by way of honorable battle
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Apr 2, 2024 13:03
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We really are the same
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Apr 2, 2024 13:06
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look at china's veiled threat of sending more advanced dirigibles into the US https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UGtcyShShQ
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Apr 2, 2024 13:28
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Gildiss posted:The general assembly elections are days away now in South Korea. Excited to see just how strange things will get if Yoon gets put in extreme lame duck mode. He can still manage to veto everything and stop things from passing that way but if the libs get a big enough majority they'll start to pass things even through a veto. I expect there would be some serious poo poo with the prosecutors bringing charges against anyone and everyone. he has had a pretty good presidency. lots of lols
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Apr 2, 2024 13:30
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crepeface posted:look at china's veiled threat of sending more advanced dirigibles into the US WE CANNOT ALLOW A HOT-AIR GAP!
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Apr 2, 2024 13:30
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what do you mean a babby died after falling into a ditch? What the hell is going on in south korea?
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Apr 2, 2024 13:39
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It's wild that doctors are letting people die in order to prevent people getting job training.
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Apr 2, 2024 14:08
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no, babby falling into a ditch is just some bullshit absurdity.
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Apr 2, 2024 14:10
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I believe it. Dumb babies can't even feed themselves or clock in on time
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Apr 2, 2024 14:16
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What south korea baby are you guys talking about? I searched SK baby and all I got are SK birth rate record low news items. VVV oh now I see it. RIP babby. This doctors vs president feud still sounds like a pro wrestling drama. It's like the landlord and the renter arguing over 1% difference in rent increase but they have to throw the furnitures out on the street and put up a show about it. stephenthinkpad has issued a correction as of 14:42 on Apr 2, 2024 |
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Apr 2, 2024 14:24
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