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Post by SharksFan99 on Jul 5, 2020 17:57:40 GMT 10
There's a number of parallels that can be made between what the world is currently going through today and what the world was like back in the 1930s. Australian PM Scott Morrison even made a similar claim just days ago. Due to COVID-19, much of the world is currently in the grips of a major recession that is the worst of its kind since the Great Depression. We have a global superpower (China) that is suppressing the freedoms of the people of Hong Kong and is looking to expand its level of power across the globe, such as by interfering with government elections and its "Belt and Road Initiative". Civil unrest has spread globally, not just because of political reasons, but also due to the #BlackLivesMatter protests and people rebelling against quarantine/social distancing laws. An increasing number of countries are condemning China for their actions and this has meant that tensions are at the worst they've been since World War II. I know we're already returning to some degree of normality due to social distancing restrictions being relaxed, but there's so much unrest in the world right now. Are we just going to return back to the way things were without taking any action against China? Surely this can't be a possibility? I mean, China can be held directly accountable for the over 10 million infections and 500,000+ deaths since the pandemic began, and they are not doing themselves any favours by intentionally provoking the West and making several territorial claims. Are we just going to move on from all this a few years down the track and pretend as though none of this happened? I would sure hope not. In any case, I just have this feeling that things are only going to get worse before they get better. I predict that there will be a war of some kind, whether it be a world war or just one between the US and China, sometime within the next 2-3 years. If Trump wins the election in November, that will almost certainly be the "seal of approval" for a war starting within his next term. What are your thoughts on this?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2020 20:29:16 GMT 10
I wouldn't want to start a shooting war against China, especially because I can technically still be drafted, but I do want the rest of the world to take a forceful stance against the country. They've been getting away with literal genocide the last few years and I can't stand for that.
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Post by karlpalaka on Jul 6, 2020 15:18:43 GMT 10
I feel like this pandemic could cause a third world war for sure.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Jul 6, 2020 18:46:36 GMT 10
I wouldn't want to start a shooting war against China, especially because I can technically still be drafted, but I do want the rest of the world to take a forceful stance against the country. They've been getting away with literal genocide the last few years and I can't stand for that. I agree that it's a far from ideal scenario, however if we continue to leave China up to their own devices, we could one day see ourselves in a situation where all federal government agencies in the West are tampered by Chinese authorities and their level of influence on the world can no longer be counted. They're an increasingly growing danger that needs to be addressed before it's too late.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2020 12:56:57 GMT 10
I wouldn't want to start a shooting war against China, especially because I can technically still be drafted, but I do want the rest of the world to take a forceful stance against the country. They've been getting away with literal genocide the last few years and I can't stand for that. I agree that it's a far from ideal scenario, however if we continue to leave China up to their own devices, we could one day see ourselves in a situation where all federal government agencies in the West are tampered by Chinese authorities and their level of influence on the world can no longer be counted. They're an increasingly growing danger that needs to be addressed before it's too late. Let's hope that doesn't happen while somebody like Trump is at the helm. I don't think it's possible to be more terrified of what is in store if Trump ends up getting re-elected.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Oct 22, 2020 21:09:06 GMT 10
I was thinking about this earlier. This is something that genuinely worries me now, I don't think the possibility of a third world war starting within the next few years is far-fetched at all and tensions are only continuing to escalate: * China has reportedly beefed up its forces off the coast of Taiwan. An invasion of Taiwan is almost imminent. ( source) * President Xi Jinping has told his troops to put all of their time and energy into preparing for a war. This was only a week ago. (source)* The Armenia and Azerbaijan conflict. * Back in June, Australia announced a $270 billion plan to build a larger military to prepare for a "poorer, more dangerous world" and the rise of China. (source)
* India, Japan, the United States and Australia are currently carrying out military training exercises in the South China Sea. * The strong anti-Chinese sentiment among people worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic and China's actions in Hong Kong, the South China Sea etc. * Armed conflict between China and India over the Himalayan border dispute. * China imposing strict tariffs against Australia and the United States, the effects of which will be especially felt given that we are living through the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. I feel as though this is all building up to something.
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Post by Telso on Oct 23, 2020 7:50:11 GMT 10
I'm fairly sure China knows damn well that if it starts a war with the world, its economy might risk a massive collapse due to potential international embargo on its exports. So I highly doubt a WWIII would ever come from there.
In any case if Biden gets elected, then he's actually planing on reinforcing the USA's relationships with other NATO nations. And in such case, China would be smart enough to know to not rub things the wrong way and start a war with the NATO.
If Trump gets reelected, then things might get more uncertain for the future since he's actively pulling the US away from the NATO and he has also not hasn't the best relationship with China...
So vote responsibly, Americans.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Oct 23, 2020 9:02:27 GMT 10
I'm fairly sure China knows damn well that if it starts a war with the world, its economy might risk a massive collapse due to potential international embargo on its exports. So I highly doubt a WWIII would ever come from there. In any case if Biden gets elected, then he's actually planing on reinforcing the USA's relationships with other NATO nations. And in such case, China would be smart enough to know to not rub things the wrong way and start a war with the NATO. If Trump gets reelected, then things might get more uncertain for the future since he's actively pulling the US away from the NATO and he has also not hasn't the best relationship with China... So vote responsibly, Americans. That's how China's "Belt & Road Initiative" comes into play though. It has been proposed as a means of improving 'regional connectivity', when in reality, the ultimate goal of the project is to establish a Chinese-centric global trading network. All of the assets they have been building across Africa and the Pacific, such as hospitals, highways, schools etc., are all Chinese-owned assets. Even if countries were to cut-back or stop their imports from China altogether, they would still be at the mercy of China since their level of influence is now so large.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2020 19:33:10 GMT 10
I don't think Nagorno-Karabakh is likely to start a world war, but an invasion of Taiwan just might. However, I also think China is biting off quite a bit more than it can chew and is pissing off too many people at once. I fail to see what sort of alliance it can form now since Russia is likely to stay out of it for the sake of self-preservation and North Korea is useless without fully capable nukes.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Oct 28, 2020 18:08:52 GMT 10
I don't think Nagorno-Karabakh is likely to start a world war, but an invasion of Taiwan just might. However, I also think China is biting off quite a bit more than it can chew and is pissing off too many people at once. I fail to see what sort of alliance it can form now since Russia is likely to stay out of it for the sake of self-preservation and North Korea is useless without fully capable nukes. I wouldn't underestimate China. As much as having strategic alliances with Russia and North Korea would give them the upper hand in the advent of a third world war, I also feel as though they are more than capable of standing on their own two feet if their resources were ever seriously put under threat.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2020 21:14:20 GMT 10
Well yeah, a China vs. US shooting war would be over fast (easy victory for China). But I’m not sure their nation alone could withstand literally the entire free world ganging up on them.
And like I said, Russia cares about Russia and only Russia - I doubt they would join a war with China.
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