I was really hoping at least, the Chinese MSS could get some info on the invasion, that they would place agents around the city and at least look a few manpad missiles against the helicopters when they flew by
Imagine the cost to the US of they had lost even a few helicopters with SOF on board. That would have been easy pickings.
That’s just stooping to America’s level of playing dirty for no other reason than to fuck with your opponent.
I’m not saying China is categorically against such plays, but generally China prefers to at least look like it’s taking the moral high road where China is merely advancing Chinese interests and that fucking you over is just a happy coincidence.
Additionally, in this case, to play such games carries serious risks. If the Venezuelan domestic security apparatus has collectively all stood down, that speaks to a massive conspiracy and a deal having been done with the U.S. If that is so, having your agents shoot down US helicopters will most likely result in the entire Venezuelan security apparatus trying to hunt your guys down, with active American military assistance. Which is just asking for at least one of your guys to be killed or captured and then you just gift wrapped America a massive propaganda win that could carry real, serious and wide reaching diplomatic and economic consequences. All that just to kill a handful of American grunts and piss on Trump’s parade. Hardly seems worth it does it?
This is something America would do, and China is winning across the board precisely because it’s disciplined enough to not give into its baser instincts despite endless American provocations and spends its energy and resources advancing Chinese interests first and foremost instead of endlessly trying to trip America up. Because enough of America’s such dirty plays against China have backfired that China really doesn’t need to do much itself in the fucking America up department. Indeed, I suspect this high handed, I can’t be bothered to even respond to you attitude is deliberately calculated to trigger the Americans the most and drive them to try harder to fuck with China, and in doing so they end up Green lighting more and more questionable ops and schemes that backfires more often and more spectacularly.
