The "median line" doesn't even make sense, because the way it's drawn is straight so as it extends south-westwards it's clearly closer to the mainland's coast and not the median anymore.
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There are plenty of unhinged politicians against China but Pompeo got sanctioned among all of them. What made him special?
Yeah exactly.
This chat thing bot, is not really AI.
The chat thing is a neural network. That may be what people call AI, but I think that is missing the point.
From what I understand, neural networks are kind of unpredictable.
If lay people think that ... AI = neural network = prefect ... that is simply wrong.
They never heard of what or about neural networks.
What's the implications for western hi-tech companies if such a ban were to happen? How or where are these western companies going to get their magnet-tech since Japan has only around 15% of the said supply? Such a move would essentially shut up the prices for the much vaunted companies of tomorrow.
The median line only existed because ROC and US used to shoot down everything PLAAF that was flying in the general direction of Taiwan. After three communiques it became an unwritten rule. Even after 2010 China respected the line. It was finally erased after Pelosi's visit in 2022.
He's highest ranking officials in Trump admin, besides he could use some weight loss, China just concerned about his health.
Would it really change anything for them? China isn’t banning the export of magnets but the technologies to make the magnets.
What does this sentence mean? China is already above the US in both the GDP and military budget in real terms. There is absolutely no reason why you should be comparing their powers in dollars, when China buys everything in yuan, at 20 times lower prices (for the military). The Chinese government controls its corporations, especially military corporations, while those kinds of corporations control the US government. The Chinese government can dictate weapon prices, meanwhile, in the US those corporations dictate astronomical prices instead and rob the US government because they elect politicians and have power and leverage, in China, there is nothing like that. China has cheaper labor and a way more developed industrial capacity, which all contribute to them paying 1 dollar while the US pays 20 dollars for the same equipment for the military in real terms. Not to mention how in the US "military budget" there are all kinds of social, healthcare, and other hidden spendings. Not to mention the base soldier salaries which are way higher, the need for the US to service its hundreds of bases, etc. You, Westerners, need to educate yourself on the concept called "purchasing parity". Nominal terms are toilet paper statistics that only Westerners like you think are important. I thought this was common knowledge in the world by now, but it seems that it isn't, at least in the West. It's not important in the real world.
You clearly didn't keep up with those maneuvers back in August 2022. They were not only conventional military drills but also a rehearsal for an eventual naval economic blockade. I think at least a few civilian ships and airplanes were forced to move aside. There was also an intrusion in Taiwan's 24 nautical miles of territorial waters. It was just that Taiwanese officials and Western media lied that it didn't happen. It happened. It was all over Chinese media and there was even a picture of one PLA soldier on a ship with binoculars observing some mountain on the island.
what effect on the ground does visiting Taiwan do? If they want, they should declare independence or try to get someone to build a base on Taiwan and see what happens.
I guess scouting all of Taiwan's positions from within line of sight does nothing.
If US was really dominant they should try flying over Chinese airspace or declaring Taiwan actually independent, and see what happens. They complain that the only thing stopping Taiwanese formal independence is Chinese opposition. Why? China can't do anything kinetic, according to you, so why is this opposition meaningful? They've been held back from things like selling F-35s, building military bases, etc on Taiwan because of some verbal opposition?
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