That doesn't require drumming up support from the Chinese people though. I'm thinking of something that would impact the domestic population. Maybe a substantial increase in the military budget or outright war.
Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis
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I feel no shame, but more anger if am being honest because the bullies will use this latest shit show as proof of Chinese inferiority or how the PLA is just a force for display which is demoralizing to say the least.
At least buzzed by Pelosi's plane or something you know that could have showed China is not a country to be messed around with. Instead, the pussyfooting remind me of the Chinese stereotypes in the west were most act meek, weak which gives their bullies more confidence to be more daring and insulting with their racist taunts. Something that I hate and detested personally because I have seen it in with my own eyes that I had to intervene. I saw how Chinese in general just take a licking and avoids confrontation. I thought Xi was different but man, don't know how long can he take this much insult and yet wants to remain the President of the country.
to be so pathetically weak in PR that China can't even call on ideological allies like North Korea, Laos or CPJ, or ethnic allies like Chinese Malaysians or especially Singaporeans, it is a real failure.
Legend has it that in 1965 Indonesia, hundreds of thousands were saved because they took Chinese passports and moved back to China at great personal risk and expense. In 1997 Indonesia, thousands were not saved because they refused Chinese passports despite the embassy passing them out.
Was 1965 China particularly rich or welcoming? No. It was that they had a vision to sell, of the dawn of a new China that was rich and powerful, that 1997 China didn't. The fact that 1965 China was not particularly rich or powerful wasn't important, just that it was moreso than 1948 China and had potential.
This is exactly it. Private Chinese internet media outlets like Guancha produces far more attractive and persuasive content. Honestly at this point it's time to purge the state media and just let vetted private companies to handle PR. The government just need to set general direction and bankroll them. I mean, look at South Korea and how relatively successful they are.
I think that comes later. Tbh I suspect after this military exercise we’re going to see a pretty significant militarization of the Strait, much more than is already there. The message would be “next time we don’t just demonstrate, we can invade on a hair trigger long before the US has time to organize a response”.
Another example of how post-Deng China is even worse than the Mao era in terms of propaganda:
1. Mao era propaganda got top tier Chinese American scientists like Deng Jiaxian (Purdue) and Qian Xueshen (JPL) to go back to China.
2. Deng era propaganda got top tier Chinese scientists to run to the US to become Chinese Americans and stay there even after legal persecution, like Hu Anming, Chen Gang and Xi Xiaoxing.
How much is an investment in propaganda worth if a single groundbreaking scientist either doesn't leave or comes back?
I think everyone here is far too sensitive about petty appearances. Hu Xijin’s theatrics were not policy. And Xi’s threats about playing with fire were not about theatric displays.
If Chinese cruise missiles and fighter planes fly over Taiwan unopposed, and Taiwan’s air defenses for some reason don’t or can’t engage with them, that will not be something behind closed doors, or a milk toast response. The area these exercises are occurring are well within range of Taiwan’s defensive countermeasures. If that’s the extent of these exercises, it would be a lot more provocative and threatening than what a lot of people might think just reading the word “exercise”.
Why is he even seeking a 3rd term if the best he can do is keep saying how high master? The lack of preparedness for the upcoming visit of Pelosi was even more difficult to accept and understand when he could have mobilized all the necessary military elements to bring home the message that Taiwan isn't something to be trifled with over and over again. I mean Xi even thought of sending a message of speedy recovery to Biden who's done nothing but shit on Xi every chance he gets. Xi did the same shit with Trump. He welcomed the orange man into the Forbidden City thinking it would help suade Trump to no avail.
Why can't they talk in direct freaking language when discussing or talking to other world leaders, why use axioms and other non sense when the outside world don't give a rats ass what we say? Xi got told by Biden not to get involve with Russia in terms of military support Xi obliged. What did Xi get in return, more sanctions, more provocations...like for real dude? When are you going to start pushing back? Instead let's do another round of Zero-COVID lockdown that has frankly beginning to look like it's run its course.
I just hope with all the corruption drive he spearheaded which was necessary didn't include the purging of warrior leaders that were waiting in the wing for China. Xi maybe a visionary leader but man, he just seems to avoid or shy away from armed confrontations. Xi has lost the valuable lesson from Mao Zedong that power, all power comes from the barrel of a gun not $¥...what use is your wealth when it can be easily stolen, confiscated by your enemies. Stop making speeches of breaking skulls when you're not even prepared to break an 82 year old geezers plane.
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Pelosi's action is quite stupid if you think about it. What her visit can really accomplish is to psych up a generation of Chinese for the eventual showdown over the Taiwan Strait.
Unlike in 1996-1997, China's military exercises will be really close to Taiwan this time.
Unlike in 1996-1997, China's military exercises will be really close to Taiwan this time.
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