Ok, can we just start WWIII an end civilisation before i have to return to work on the 6th of January? Please!?
OTOH if civilization falls, the things you'll have to do the 6th will be like nothing you have ever experienced. Careful what you wish for.
Sorry, bud, you’re just gonna have to work through the slow rolling apocalypse. Speaking of, we’re going to need you to pull a few doubles, we had to lay off a few people to raise profits.
WHHHAAAATTTTTT??!??!!!?
But all Lemmy.ml dwellers said China is not an imperialist country!!!!
This must be some shitty western propaganda!!!
Did you read the fine print?
.ml: "China is not imperialist*"
"*because all of Asia, all islands, all African countries and all South American countries already belong to China"
I just want to point out that this is not like for example Italy invading Africa. ROC was the government of mainland China before the revolution, they fled to Taiwan which used to be a part of China. Both ROC and the PRC think they are the true rulers of all of China, meaning both Taiwan and Mainland. If ROC would be militarily stronger, it would probably plan to invade the PRC.
People may or may not think that that is imperialist, but at least it should be taken into consideration.
Fuck the CCP and PLA. Free West Taiwan.
Lets say tomorrow, the US manages to occupy the entirety of mainland China, and schedules elections for next week. Who do you think the people of mainland China elect? A business-friendly lib who promises American companies will invest in resource extraction and privatization or reelect the guys who brought a billion people from poverty and regular famine to first world living standards within living memory?
What? Lol. This is complete nonsense
another distraction from chinas intenral problems, by threatening taiwan again.
Now Taiwan knows where to install the sea mines.
Controversial opinion: war is bad 🫢
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