Chinese soldiers pledge to sacrifice their lives in documentary on Taiwan invasion

‘Chasing Dreams’, an eight-part series aired on state TV, features testimony from dozens of soldiers

SIGSEGV 26 points 3 years ago

What are they expecting to happen if they attack Taiwan? They'll start the next world war. There isn't a reality where the West is going to let them have it, regardless of how effective their "precision strikes" or suicidal their lunatics are.

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SheeEttin -13 points 3 years ago

For the US, at least, I don't think the people care enough about Taiwan to support going to war.

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Longpork_afficianado 20 points 3 years ago

The average citizen probably isnt informed enough to know how critical taiwanese manufacturing is to nearly all Western electronics, but I doubt that level of strategic importance is lost to the politicians who will be making the decision.

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SIGSEGV 11 points 3 years ago

I see what you're saying, but it is really easy to drum up support, especially with how effective the media has become at manipulating public opinion. I've seen the US go to war over much less in my life.

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NuPNuA 4 points 3 years ago

It's a good thing we don't have referendums on these kind of things then.

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freagle -24 points 3 years ago

I mean, isn't this just the most schizophrenic framing. It's Chinese soldiers who are lunatics for being patriotic but Americans are sane for threatening world war over a Chinese island on the other side of the world.

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SIGSEGV 22 points 3 years ago

Suicide isn't patriotic. And it isn't a Chinese island; that's the point. It's a democratic, independent country that happens to be a US ally.

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vegai 11 points 3 years ago

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AnyProgressIsGood 6 points 3 years ago

It's not a Chinese island. They don't wanna be ruled like that. It's their choice, not yours

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