PLA Strategy in a Taiwan Contingency

RedBaron

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Trump is also susceptible to flattery and to bribery. China is no doubt already seeking the means to ingratiate itself to him, his family members, and to Musk (via Tesla), offering generous investment perks in China for Trump Inc. and other businesses owned by Ivanka and Jared.
I would not attempt to placate Trump if I was China. He will only interpret that as weakness and will be emboldened to act more aggressively toward China. People with bully mentality like Trump only respect one thing - power.
 

Iron Man

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I would not attempt to placate Trump if I was China. He will only interpret that as weakness and will be emboldened to act more aggressively toward China. People with bully mentality like Trump only respect one thing - power.
Who said anything about placating Trump? This is where nuance in geopolitics comes in. Placating someone comes from a position of weakness. Manipulating someone comes from a position of strength.
 

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On one hand you can be a part of the great rejuvenation of your nation and on the other you get to cuck for literal fascists who only want you for your semiconductor. Now add in an orange dictator who wants to sell you out directly… why not just cut out the middle man?
 

zyklon

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On one hand you can be a part of the great rejuvenation of your nation and on the other you get to cuck for literal fascists who only want you for your semiconductor. Now add in an orange dictator who wants to sell you out directly… why not just cut out the middle man?

The DPP, which currently governs Taiwan, is at its core an organization and ideology founded upon a victimhood narrative: "We're not Chinese, we were colonized by the Chinese in 1949. They oppressed us!"

People who embrace such victimhood narratives tend to defer major decisions to others or to fate.

You can't possibly expect these bitches to believe in personal accountability, can you? ;)
 
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