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U.S. Maneuvers Could Spark a War

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  • #62
    ionapaul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,354 ✭✭✭ionapaul


    Originally posted by gaelic cowboy
    I wouldn't be at all surprised to find out a lot of china's economic data is lie's presented to Beijing by provincial functionaries afraid to tell the truth. It is very easy to build a showcase city like shanghai is at the minute on the bone of oppressed peasants.

    Intestesting point there. A friend is currently on three month's contract in Shanghai for a multi-national, lots of industry there, dozens of magnificent skyscrapers, tons of ex-pats trying to make it rich - but one thing that is really striking (says my friend) is how 'low-tech' and 'backward' he finds it behind the sheen of the skyscrapers and new roads. He is a logistics manager trying to modernise a factory system over there.


  • #63
    vorbis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭vorbis


    curiously after reading through these posts, thre seems to be no actual reason for why either side would want to risk all out war with the other. neither of them view Taiwan as that big a prize. The odds of France and germany attacking each other again would be higher imo. (but still overall incredibly small)


  • #64
    gaelic cowboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 187 ✭✭gaelic cowboy


    Originally posted by vorbis
    curiously after reading through these posts, thre seems to be no actual reason for why either side would want to risk all out war with the other. neither of them view Taiwan as that big a prize. The odds of France and germany attacking each other again would be higher imo. (but still overall incredibly small)

    This is I would say spot on my good man


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