>>>>>>Foreign Minister Wang Yi reiterated requirements from Beijing in Monday’s talks in Tianjin with Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, namely that the U.S. stop criticizing China’s political system, drop all sanctions and tariffs, and stay out of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Xinjiang affairs.<<<<<
Lol!
Fat chance.
Taiwan will never be invaded because the casualty rate in young men killed and injured would be unacceptable.
China, for all is ‘socialist’ propaganda, has a very limited system for caring for the elderly, whose numbers are increasing. The family, i.e., males in their prime earning age, are expected to contribute significantly to this obligation. Take away a large number of these males due to war-related death or incapacity, and the result is predictable: A horrific result for the elderly.
Sons are valued. Kill or injure enough of them and the CCP’s raison d’etre - stability - would disappear.
In other words, it is just not worth it.
Plus, it is a seriously difficult task to accomplish. The human costs, not to mention the internal and geopolitical ones, make it a near-certainty that nothing will happen.
So, we can expect lots of saber rattling but no war, no invasion.
Ever. |
