Are you from China?
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What a load of 
The United States is Taiwanâs second largest trading partner, accounting for 11.8 percent of total trade and 12 percent of Taiwan imports. Mainland China is Taiwanâs largest trading partner, accounting for 23.9 percent of total trade and 18.6 percent of Taiwanâs imports in 2018. In terms of total trade, other Taiwan trading partners include Japan (10.9 percent), the European Union (9.3 percent), and Hong Kong (7.1 percent).
China should feel lucky that Taiwan makes stuff that doesnât fall apart when you plug it in or doesnât (usually) kill you if you eat it.
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Iâm reading a book written in 2005 that says China will eradicate poverty by 2020 too. Howâs that going?
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This is so spot-on now that I think about it.
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Plenty of Chabudouism goes into local manufacturing to produce shit that falls apart and that youâd not feed to a dog. Perhaps itâs not as bad as in the old country, but itâs there.
Iâm sure the Screaming Jesus would have appreciated the compliment in 2004.
Youâll get no argument from me about that.
Well, it was more like I was complimenting his professor anyway⊠
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Ya think anybody would notice that force assembling on the coast of China?
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US has the satellites but can easily play a Falklands on us and see nothing.
We have âweatherâ satellites, do it depends on how good they are.
Satellite intel is late to the game and just confirms earlier intel and helps prepare the battle plan or diplomatic intervention or some other action. The USA will know well in advance if China is even thinking about it.
Even Taiwan has their own Intel capabilities both electronic and on the ground and whatever else.
I think Taiwan will know first. I take the threat seriously because I have been listening to the various statements by ministers in Taiwan and the President since President Tsaiâs latest election victory . From their actions and words I see a sense of urgency. I believe they have the best Intel and knowledge of what is going on. They in turn are staying clearly they are ready for war if needs be.
China canât launch any kind of navy attack without Taiwan knowing about it mostly in advance. I mean they can launch minor attacks by surprise but not a full on invasion force. We should be wary of some kind of large scale missile attack ,air force attacks and paratrooper type landings. Anyway., I just donât see how China can invade with a large force. We arenât looking for War but we are preparing to defend the country.
Werenât they also supposed to have a cross-strait tunnel by this year?
This is what Ian Easton, who wrote a book about a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan, said:
"while China could surprise Taiwan with a bolt out of the blue missile raid with 50 or 100 cruise missiles or ballistic missiles, China certainly could not surprise Taiwan with an invasion with hundreds of thousands or maybe a million or more troops prepared to float across the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan would start to see indications 90 days, minimum, in advance of the invasion.
For 60 days, it would be ambiguous, they would not be able to guarantee that Chinaâs true intention was invasion. But the last 30 days before the war started, it would become very clear with every hour that passed that Chinaâs intention was to do a minimal-warning invasion."
Compass was made in ChinaâŠtheyâre closer to Guam by now.
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Jiang Zemen is still alive, but did any of the rest of this actually happen? Is there a North Pacific Treaty Organisation? As far as I know, everyone hates everyone in perfect harmony.
SoâŠ
Still one more month for China to âresolve Taiwan problemâ?
Soon we need a new thread:
China to âresolve Taiwan problemâ by 2035
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Just rename this thread, chabuduo