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localizer

localizer

Colonel
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Lol I’m waiting for the day where China can just buy them out. $100k per person if u stop resisting. Why waste hundreds of billions or trillions on a counterintuitive war and send money to the US for old tech.
 
manqiangrexue

manqiangrexue

Brigadier
localizer said:
Lol I’m waiting for the day where China can just buy them out. $100k per person if u stop resisting. Why waste hundreds of billions or trillions on a counterintuitive war and send money to the US for old tech.
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That's rewarding traitorous behavior. When they reunite, it will be because they've come to their senses that a world in which they are a part of the Chinese superpower is bright, prosperous, and proud, and one in which they are an American pawn against their own people under the guise of imaginary freedoms is a dead end. There are no bribes or buy-outs; this can only be achieved through Chinese strength and development.
 
Mr T

Mr T

Senior Member
localizer said:
Lol I’m waiting for the day where China can just buy them out. $100k per person if u stop resisting
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I think you need to take some remidial maths lessons. As Taiwan's population is 23.5 million, that would be $2.35 trillion. That's not a sum China could ever afford in one go.

Besides, this is Taiwan we're talking about, not Somalia. $100,000 is not enough to live on for a lifetime, let alone pay to relocate to a new country that respected civil rights (if Taiwanese took Chinese money and stayed, China could just take the money back after occupying Taiwan through higher taxes). Try $10 million per person. But I doubt even that would be enough. Taiwanese are as proud as Chinese.
 
Brumby

Brumby

Major
manqiangrexue said:
That's rewarding traitorous behavior. When they reunite, it will be because they've come to their senses that a world in which they are a part of the Chinese superpower is bright, prosperous, and proud, and one in which they are an American pawn against their own people under the guise of imaginary freedoms is a dead end. There are no bribes or buy-outs; this can only be achieved through Chinese strength and development.
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I agree with the notion of "imaginary freedom" when viewed through the lens of an education camp.
 
manqiangrexue

manqiangrexue

Brigadier
Brumby said:
I agree with the notion of "imaginary freedom" when viewed through the lens of an education camp.
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I view it through a complete lens from having lived in both Chinese and American society. Those who have broken one-sided lenses and no ability to compare need not be convinced nor lifted from their ignorance. Their agreement or disagreement are both unqualified.
 
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Jura The idiot

Jura The idiot

General
noted (dated 17 April, 2019)
US offers to renew Taiwan F-16 training at Luke AFB
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The US Department of Defense has approved a possible deal for the continuation of a training and support programme for the pilots of Taiwanese Lockheed Martin F-16s at Luke AFB, Arizona.

If accepted by Taipei, the possible $500 million package includes flight training, exercise participation, and other services and equipment consistent with the Luke contingent.

“This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security and defensive capability of the recipient, which has been and continues to be an important force for political stability, military balance, and economic progress in the region,” says a Defense Security Cooperation Agency notification.

“This programme enables the recipient to develop mission ready and experienced pilots through (continental USA) training. The training provides a "capstone" course that takes experienced pilots and significantly improves their tactical proficiency. Training is a key component of combat effectiveness.”

The announcement follows recent television footage from Taiwan apparently showing president Tsai Ing-Wen examining the cockpit of an upgraded F-16V. Taipei is in the process of upgrading 113 F-16 A/Bs to the F-16V standard with a new active electronically scanned array radar, avionics, and centre pedestal.

Taipei has recently increased efforts to obtain new F-16Vs from the United States. The sale is apparently supported by the Trump administration, although there has been no formal pronouncement.

Taipei had a long-standing request for 66 F-16 C/Ds in the 2000s, but the Obama administration ultimately let this fall through. Beijing views Taiwan as a breakaway province that needs to be reunited with the Mainland.
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