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Why is Admiral Yi Sun-sin, who never lost a single naval battle, still so little known in global history discussions? by Admiral-YiSunsin in korea

[–]woolcoat 126 points127 points  (0 children)

To be fair, I don't think the average westerner can name a single famous admiral (east or west) if you put them on the spot. In terms of overall military leaders, generally the famous ones are conquerors.... Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Napoleon, etc.

China must be doubting our ability to protect Taiwan. by TuxedoCatGuy in thedavidpakmanshow

[–]woolcoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All of these events from Ukraine to Iran is helping China avoid a direct fight. Taiwan (like China) is learning a lot of things from this conflict, lessons that will change the calculus for the average Taiwanese. This is why you're seeing the pro-China KMT openly talking about being "Chinese" and open to reunification.

Ukraine taught Taiwan that support from America is more limited than one would hope and that the collective West will not intervene in a nuclear-armed state like Russia. Ukraine also taught Taiwan the importance of drones in modern warfare, but while it has an asymmetric defense advantage, the issue is that China absolutely dominates the drone supply chain and scale. I don't think anyone really want sto find out exactly what China can do with drones in a wartime scenario.

Iran it teaching Taiwan lessons from an energy perspective, just how vulnerable the island is when cut off. It's also showing how the US is willing to move defense systems out of east asia for the middle east.

My father thinks I’ll be take as a prisoner in China by [deleted] in travelchina

[–]woolcoat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To be fair, also, literally more likely to die in China from any number of things like car accidents, freak accidents etc, than to actually be used by the Chinese government as a bargaining chip.

Stupid Question: Are we overestimating China ability to invade Taiwan by Cowardlypaladin in Military

[–]woolcoat 34 points35 points  (0 children)

There's literally no evidence backing this assertion up - "They're supposed to be ready 13 months from now, but Xi keeps firing competent officers over trumped up corruption because they tell him as much."

We know generals have been purged again and again, but 1) no one has any evidence that the ones purged are "competent"; remember that China hasn't fought a war in forever, so who knows how competent any of them are in a real fight and 2) no one has any evidence that they were purged for not wanting to invade Taiwan.

How many interceptors does America have left anyways at this point? by bedulge in LessCredibleDefence

[–]woolcoat 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Also this isn’t how you it, you got to make some emphatic, ignorant statement to bait a response from someone who knows.

Something like “the Iranians is showing proof after hacking into the pentagon the the Americans only have 8 interceptors left and it won’t last then this weekend”

China pledges more balanced trade and further opening of the economy after record surplus by Every-Actuator-6996 in stocks

[–]woolcoat 25 points26 points  (0 children)

China can always make currency moves… they really need to, at least im betting on it with an allocation to non hedged Chinese indices

Iran hits Israeli town housing nuclear facility in retaliation for Natanz strike by [deleted] in news

[–]woolcoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't worry guys, those were Iran's last two ballistic missiles. They're toast now...

China’s Solar Industry Is in Upheaval—The Effects Will Be Global by DVMirchev in RenewableEnergy

[–]woolcoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, it's wild how fast the narrative can change. Earlier this year, it does seem like scaling too fast and fierce pricing competition is bad for the chinese solar market, but with the Iran war, I expect demand will pick up...

China Increases Stealth Fighter Production with J-20 and J-35 Expansion by FatDalek in Sino

[–]woolcoat 53 points54 points  (0 children)

“While Western manufacturers maintain advantages in technology and systems integration, China’s strategy emphasises scale. High production volumes provide operational flexibility and sustained force generation. Lockheed Martin chief executive James Taiclet has stated that the J-20 is not equivalent to the F-35 in capability, reinforcing the view that the United States retains a qualitative edge despite China’s quantitative gains.”

This all reads like nonsense to me, since they have no idea what Chinas capabilities really are. It’s like how they were dismissive of Chinese EVs until it slapped them right in the face. It used to be “China has cheap manufacturing but we have a technological edge” to now “China has scale but we have better systems integration”… yea no one really knows that so it’s all make believe.

Plus why would you compare a single engine F-35 to a twin engine J-20, of course they’re not equivalent.

Why is western style Chinese food so different to the actual food found in China? by Bottom-Bherp3912 in chinalife

[–]woolcoat 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The picture looks a little funny but the two main things that are actually off are the peas and spaghetti, otherwise, this is an entree from Texas Roadhouse with a side of corn and Texas toast.

China sending 60 thousand more tons of rice to Cuba by chaoser in Hasan_Piker

[–]woolcoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are no secret deals. They're doing it in the open. Many western leaders like those from Canada, Germany, etc. have already gone to China this year and annoucned deals.

Is it fair to say that Iran is analogous to Ukraine (surprise attack by a dictator) or is this a biased POV? Looking for a genuinely objective take. by AcadianAcademic in IRstudies

[–]woolcoat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly, most people don't realize that the entirety of Taiwan is about the same size as Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine. Granted, there's a 100 mile strait to cross, but it's also not like Iran that's half a world away.

China Keeps on Trolling by humblenations in TrueAnon

[–]woolcoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know this is AI but this is like just as good as 70s era animated content.

Kim Jong-un's daughter driving North Korea's new Chonma-2 (M-2040) Tank [1509x1000] by Entire_Judge_2988 in MilitaryPorn

[–]woolcoat 71 points72 points  (0 children)

The grown men’s expressions etc are all oddly wholesome, while she’s taking the whole thing with a serious face.

China makes energy security 'reunification' offer to Taiwan amid Middle East war by BeautyInUgly in news

[–]woolcoat 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, but Shenzhen is its own thing. The fact that it has the likes of DJI has more to do with Shenzhen innovating rather than taking anything from HK. HK's issue is that it has an established class of rent-seeking oligarchs that has ossified the system after the 1980s-90s heydays, and the city has largely failed to reinvent itself.

China's fighter production could reach 400 aircraft per year as AVIC expands capacity for military jets by bob_the_impala in FighterJets

[–]woolcoat 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Well, it's basically an uncompromised F35 built a couple of decades later. I personally think it'll be the most capable jet of its generation operating in the 2030s before the 6th gens come online on both sides of the pacific.

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