No, I don’t think so. From what I’ve read about the history of Chinese international relations, they’ve been using pompous language since time immemorial.
There’s a YouTuber I follow called 文睿 who’s noticed. They’ll make a threat, then not follow up, then change the subject like it never happened.
For example, Xi said, “The day the US sends military aircraft on the island, is the day the red line is crossed.”
Then Senator Duckworth comes in a military plane, and Xi acts like nothing happened.
China is more prepared than it has ever been militarily, but also has more to lose economically. A big difference is Xi himself, who has consolidated all power under himself and made this a personal issue. It’s a wildcard that wasn’t really there under previous leaders since Mao.
I think economically and demographically, even if they don’t attack, the trends are not on China’s favor which makes the next few years something of a now or never moment. Again, this is new.
A lot of it boils down to whether Xi thinks the best time is soon, and if he thinks they’re ready, and if he thinks the US will get involved.
They also have a history of swallowing their neighbors, that’s how China got so big.
That’s not exactly basing a squadron of F35s here though, is it?
No it doesn’t only an idiot would think they are docile. They have guns everywhere there lol. They have had actual wars there recently. You literally seem to know nothing about what you are talking about.
No they don’t. The borders with Korea and Japan changed once over a 1000 year period.
They got big because, first of all, East Asia is densely populated because rice supports a bigger population , and second, they figured out a way to govern and administer a large area with a modern bureaucracy very early.
Since time immemorial were your words, we can start more recently
Also, military conquest. Maybe you should visit Xinjiang and Tibet, and read a book.
Those regions constitute about five percent of their total population, it’s not why China is so big. I don’t know what the hell your point is, God bless you.
My point was land mass, they don’t want Taiwan for the population. You were talking about borders, and my video is pretty clear. The size of China has grown because the have swallowed their neighbors, clearly.
Nothing uniquely Chinese about that, the British didn’t exactly take Hong Kong by asking nicely, US borders are mostly a result of arms and arma sales. C’est la vie
They are docile in that they are easily led and blindly patriotic.
No doubt they would stubbornly fight for a cause no matter how pointless and the losses.
Thats what makes the Phillipines such a promising candidate as a sacrificial lamb/proxy in a war against China.
Makes no sense.
Great insight. Please continue with your excellent analysis.
This coming from someone who openly advocates for Russia and China with their populations overwhelmingly “easily led and blindly patriotic”
Yes how dare anyone have dissenting opinions from dogma doled out from bbc/cnn 
Exactly! Some people think BBC/CNN is the only place a person can get their information from!
Exactly! Some people think Pravda/Global Times is the only place a person can get their information from!
Heheee you guys are so predictable 
↓ I actually find this response much more predictable.
Not me who resorted to dreary sarcastic off topic remarks and derailed the thread zzzzz
Predictability is based on how often a similar remark or tactic of arguing is throw out by the same user. In this case claiming others points as invalid because they must be repeating something from the BBC or CNN.
Not counting temped posts that are gone forever, we still have:
Im just stating some facts that make the Phillipines a great candidate as a proxy in a war.
Large, poor population with a govt desperate for US approval.
Honestly i reckon if the USA offered filipinos a “citizenship through service” pathway they could raise an army of 30 million in a week.
Not sure why that gets people so butthurt and veering off topic 
If anything folks here should be happy it means taiwan is less likely to be a warzone.
It’s because it’s wrong with no basis in fact.