Pretty sure it happened once before
Not a very usual thing then?
Well they sure have Japanās attention, making it more and more certain that any attempt to undermine Taiwan will be viewed as an attempt to undermine Japanās security.
As always, Beijing is doing a great job of uniting the neighbourhood against it.
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Theyāre just getting up to speed with carrier operations. Itās probably intended as a provocation, if that matters.
Right, like turning it without stalling.
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No. Way. 
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Or as i like to call it
Iām shocked! Shocked I tell ya!
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Trifecta?
Also, boards donāt hit back.
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This is sensible, nothing revelatory
What Is China Learning From Russiaās War in Ukraine? America and Taiwan Need to Graspāand InfluenceāChinese Views of the Conflict
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I think theyāre learning that Russiaās aggression and the economic sanctions it has incurred will wreck China should they just build up and invade Taiwan.
Letās hope so.
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I definitely agree that China has most likely seen this as a warning. The authorās argument that the US didnāt intervene directly because of nukes doesnāt acknowledge other possibilities, such as perhaps they saw this as a possible distraction from Taiwan and didnāt want to commit to Ukraine at the expense of Taiwan which is arguably more important to American interests now.
But other points I think are wise, like Xi will not give up but will learn from this, and the US and Taiwan should do the same
I came here thinking there was at least 5 years where I didnāt need to worry. Iāll add another 5 because of Ukraine and other developments. After that, letās see what things look likeā¦
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They are still disappearing people.
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I donāt know how much either side can learn. An invasion and war with modern and well equipped militaries will be unlike anything weāve seen. It wonāt be like Ukraine.
It could last a few weeks with both sides just throwing as much ammo at each other and taking each otherās tech and satellite out or it could last years after the first few weeks/months of just heavy causalities.
We donāt know what it will be like, reallyā¦ best laid plans and all that
And I believe it will be the first major conflict with nuclear powers assuming the US jumps in. India could also be in play.
Letās hope it doesnāt come to that
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Iāve said this before, I donāt get Chinaās strategy. If I was Xi, I would just stay quite on Taiwan while building up his military. Lull the west and Taiwan for the time being and then just come. Why put everyone on high alert and make enemies of your neighbors and piss off the west?