wanneroo wrote:Oldbloke wrote:It's starting to sound like Xi is looking for a reason to start a war. Rhetoric is getting more "threatening" if you ask me.
Perhaps he wants to go down in history as world leader,,,,or what ever.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-01/ ... /100260260
To me the worrying aspect is Chinese leaders have no regard for life. So sacrificing a few million citizens in order to go down in history as some sort of hero won't worry Xi in the least.
The Chinese communist party has never had any regard for life and never will. Only power is what matters. Xi is consumed with power and control.
Basically the world has let them get away with what they have done with Covid, so they are emboldened and they will make more moves.
I have no doubt if they continue as they do there will be open warfare. As it stands we are already at war, China steals everything they can, they manipulate everything they can and they break any deal they make. It's not all that far off bullets flying.
in this new cyber world i don't think the bullets will start flying. it's more a deterent against the west from attack . we're already at war as you say . a millitary leader in australia called it a "grey" war . propoganda , cyber attack and financial control . the "belt and road" scheme is about control over other countries resources and infrastructure .
why attack another country and destroy anothers infrastructure , when you could take it over and have a system in place that builds wealth for china .
it won't be down to bullets and bombs , crash another countries financial system and communications through the internet , and the society and citizens would turn into chaos . all those city living "couch potatoes" and yuppie types with no plastic card to buy fast food (not that many people seem to prepare their own food these days ).
how quick would the starving mobs start breaking into houses looking for water/food or a car to try to escape the situation . and i reckon most would be happy if the glorious army of the CCP turned up with food and water
this modern internet world has many conveiniances , but i reckon it's more fragile than most people realise
just my two cents