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How to avoid war with China? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by KKSankara@lemmygrad.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For those of us, unfortunately, in the imperial core, what steps should we take to stop a US war with China over Taiwan? I've honestly been pretty scared since the war in Ukraine started knowing that China is next. We must avoid this at all costs to save the thousands of Chinese lives that will be sacrificed by the west in their bid to reestablish a unipolar world.

While I'm not discounting the achievements of the anti-war movement in support of Vietnam, the war still waged on for years. The same with Iraq. What should be done differently?

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[–] KKSankara@lemmygrad.ml -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's the point of their recent visits then? Just a fuck you to China? The US is stupid, but I also believe they believe China is a real threat, especially militarily, so why do this if it's no provocation?

[–] simply_surprise@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 1 year ago

If the U$ does nothing, they're guaranteed to lose their hegemonic position as China gets better.

If they goad China into a shooting war, they're just about guaranteed to lose.

If they goad China into a shooting war where it looks like China's the bad guy, they'll probably lose.

If they can convince Taiwan to buy over priced military trash, they'll put off the decline of the U$ for a little longer.