Better Start Building Bunkers

[Jerry_Atrick]

美国空军将向澳大利亚部署可携带核弹头的B-52轰炸机
https://www.abc.net.au/chinese/2022-10-31/china-tensions-taiwan-us-military-deploy-bombers-to-australia/100434238

[onetrack]

There's nothing surer than the fact we will see a Chinese invasion of Taiwan within 5 years - provided Xi Jinping is still alive, and at the helm of the CCP.

There may be quite a number of CCP party members however, who realise the futility of Xi Jinpings plan, and stop him from carrying it out. Or he may even drop dead, making the rules for the ball game change overnight.

 

Is there a successor in the pipeline, if this happens? I don't think so, Xi  Jinping has ensured he has no competition, so his death may cause a major power vacuum, and a lot of navel-gazing in China.

A lot depends on any major Chinese economic downturn, too - and how bad that downturn gets, if it does come to pass. I see a major, disruptive, economic downturn in China within 5 years.

[old man emu]

The United States and Australia are the children of Great Britain. We are the good child and shouldn't get involved in  other child's naughtiness.

[facthunter]

Don't mention the connection to Britain with China. They didn't exactly treat the Chinese that well.  Nev

[Marty_d]

China's communist party does hold that policy of taking Taiwan back.  However I also think they've watched the whole Russian debacle closely and they are generally far more patient that Western governments.

I hope this is so, anyway!