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Thanks for informing me and please pardon my belated response, I've been a wee bit busy these past few days and could only check in for a few minutes to catch up. Read a few reports to get a oversight of the censored speech, and it sure is very brazen by them, no doubt about that. The CCP...

Just read through the the thread Josh Dawsey posted on twitter, and Trump's been fanboying over Kim Jong-Un again and a few other things. Nothing new under the sun

My profile picture should be proof enough for my love for cats!

Looking forward to hearing it, especially since you can get a more intimate picture of domestic chinese opinion on the matter and know more about it anyways!

All the best and have fun with your bees then, when you eventually start, always nice to know when others are sharing a passion! We managed to get all but one over the winter, though it was the smallest one and couldn't generate enough heat to stay alive, we weren't surprised by it. The bigger...

Taiwan and China keep eyes on Ukraine They both want to see whether the United States will step up and lead. March 3, 2022 Michael Mazza Does what is happening in Ukraine matter much for Taiwan? It depends on whom you ask. I raised the question with several policy experts and government...

Thank you! I'm feeling generally not very confident speculating about things of this magnitude, that's why the warnings and invitations for discussions are included, but I appreciate your telling me this!

It is true that the international power that the PRC has amassed is a blessing and a curse to them. But ultimately they are to gain a more beneficial standing in their relationship with Russia whether or not they win their war with Ukraine. Should they win and annex the eastern half of...

Same here, only that I'd expand on my beehives to go along with that. The simpler the better really

Yeah, that man and his content really calms the soul, glad to know that he's back.

NSFW dead civilians

Everyone in this thread hopes that there won't be a war, but we're speculating if, and what, could potentially happen.

"While there are currently no known plans in Japan to produce nuclear weapons, it has been argued Japan has the technology, raw materials, and the capital to produce nuclear weapons within one year if necessary, and many analysts consider it a de facto nuclear state for this reason.[33][34] For...

I agree with that, this should really show the EU how weak a hand they're playing in the modern world. Maybe they'll manage to turn the ship around and steer it in the right direction, but it'll be hard.

He'll probably confirmed as that in autumn. China currently has some 44 million men aged 15-19, in other words potentially 40 million soldiers of the best generation capable of being mobilized in a war against Taiwan(presently 23.5 million inhabitants, projected to peak at 23.7 in 2024 and...

For one is Xi doing his best to keep the relationships between Russia/China and West/China in tact, for the other is he probably doing everything necessary to ensure he gets his third term as premier. Two things that require more of his attention than a war with Taiwan, one that can wait for a...

That'll end badly for Russia

The Ukraine Invasion: What Lessons Is China Learning? Xi Jinping is watching Ukraine with one eye on Taiwan. The West must give him reason to think any invasion would be disastrously costly. By Jianli Yang and Yan Yu March 01, 2022 Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian...

Is this confirmed? Because that seems like a pretty hot flame under the pot of internal russian troubles