What is the J-20? An air superiority fighter? An interceptor or interdictor? An air support aircraft? A nuclear fighter-bomber? All w...
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Showing posts with label geopolitics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label geopolitics. Show all posts
Why does China occupy Xinjiang?
The inhospitable terrain, especially the Taklamakan Desert, forms a strategic buffer zone between majority of China's population and the...
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What are the main points of conflict between China and India?
China and India do not have much issues, and all issues can be traced back to the following... From India's POV, the only two issu...
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Given ongoing territorial disputes between India and China, how significant is the recent Indian ICBM test?
Si vis pacem para bellum Neither India or China are going to fight over border disputes anymore. It's not good for business for ei...
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"China will build a 7,000-kilometer high-speed rail link from Beijing to Moscow." What's the consequence for Russia?
Consequences? Russia wins, big time! The Trans-Siberian Railway is still perfect for freight, so this new rail line is not competing wit...
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What would a cyberwar look like between India and China?
China's best and brightest work for China. India's best and brightest work for Silicon Valley. But random rolling blackouts in ...
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How effective would China's "carrier killer" missiles be in a potential future conflict with the United States?
I think the current proposed Chinese strategy is to fire a salvo of three missiles per carrier, though realistically they would need to f...
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If China and Japan are involved in a military conflict in the East China Sea, who will win?
The belligerents are not going to win anything in the long run, thus there is no incentive for a military conflict. Politically Whoev...
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How would an armed conflict between China and Japan play out over the disputed islands in the East China Sea?
Japan conducts routine flights over its airspace, *asterisk+fineprint*. China conducts routine flights over its airspace, *asterisk+fine...
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If an air war broke out between China and Japan, which fighter aircrafts will likely be engaged in dogfights? Who would win?
TL;DR China has Flankers and a Euro-canard. Japan has F-15, F-16, and F-4. China has better stats. Japan has better pilots. US wins. ...
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Why did China invade and occupy Tibet in 1950?
Because they were too busy in 1949. There are three core reasons: To assert de facto sovereignty over de jure sovereign territor...
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Will China and Japan go to war?
China and Japan both benefit from sabre-rattling because it drowns out their domestic issues, like economic stagnation and political imma...
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Why is China not supporting Russia over the Russia-Ukraine Crimea conflict?
Déjà vu? This is probably not a huge factor in modern politics, but it is noteworthy to mention that [Repbulic of] China had historically ...
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What is the general level of knowledge (or ignorance) relating to Tibet?
The general level of knowledge and ignorance in the west relating to Tibet (or other Chinese territorial issues) can be attributed to the of...
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How many countries has China invaded in its history?
TL;DR — between 1 and 4 or 5 foreign countries, up to 6 or 7 if you loosely define "country". China as a western style nation st...
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