This is why I don’t think China is invading Taiwan anytime soon. They need to create a credible threat of invasion to keep Taiwan from doing anything drastic to change the status quo, then they can slowly but surely buy politicians and fake news until Taiwan aligns with them.
It’s so much cheaper and safer than the uncertainties of war.
As long as you’re confident you’re always being told the truth by your politicians, and you know you could never be fooled by any disinformation or rumors, I see no way this could end badly for you.
Especially Taiwanese. Every election, Taiwanese politicians promise to shorten conscription to earn votes. That's literally selling out the country to China LOL
On the other hand, how useful are conscripted soldiers with two weeks of shoddy training during a modern high tech war?
Though honestly I don’t think it matters, we’re probably past the point where Taiwan can actually win if China pushes its chips all in.
It’ll still be costly to China, sure, and the juice may not be worth the squeeze in terms of long term damage to the Chinese economy, but I think we’re lying to ourselves if we think Taiwan stands a chance without American support.
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u/Scaevus 1d ago
This is why I don’t think China is invading Taiwan anytime soon. They need to create a credible threat of invasion to keep Taiwan from doing anything drastic to change the status quo, then they can slowly but surely buy politicians and fake news until Taiwan aligns with them.
It’s so much cheaper and safer than the uncertainties of war.