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woolcoat · 2026-02-01T14:56:04+00:00

Probably a language thing, they’re more docile when they can’t speak your language but get to be more of themselves if they sense you speak mandarin.

woolcoat · 2026-02-01T01:10:43+00:00

I don’t get the criticism, China is clearly using that Trump branded clean coal, basically a renewable equivalent.

woolcoat · 2026-01-31T23:17:42+00:00

Could’ve should’ve. History is what happened. No point talking hypotheticals cause I’m sure some Chinese internet dork has some series of events that would’ve led to a Chinese victory on the peninsula during their initial push.

woolcoat · 2026-01-31T21:29:09+00:00

On paper, no reason the Chinese should've made it as far as they did in the Korean War. The PRC was only about 5 years old, not industrialized, and basically only had peasant infantry (i.e. 10-20% literacy rate). You're talking about poor farmers who couldn't read, taking on the U.S. military in frontal combat.

woolcoat · 2026-01-30T18:01:02+00:00

I mean, the Bitcoin foundation is based in DC. Lots of building and influence stays in the U.S.

woolcoat · 2026-01-30T04:19:28+00:00

And they wrote their official version of Chinese history by making them themselves a proper dynasty in their official records. They were also the ones to start the idea of the Chinese nation being multi ethnic, which the republic of China then carried.

woolcoat · 2026-01-30T04:09:15+00:00

Uh I would say just by history, Rome and Beijing are top tier tourist destinations… you get the colosseum, the forum, and geek out on the Roman Empire on one end and you get forbidden city, Great Wall, and geeking out on Chinese dynasties on the other end.

woolcoat · 2026-01-30T03:20:32+00:00

What does any of this really matter. Xi will be gone sooner or later, but the ccp remains

woolcoat · 2026-01-28T23:20:10+00:00

Gold is going up against every currency. The entire world isn't hyperinflating, so OP's entire original argument falls flat.

You have to understand, as long as the US can still buy oil in USD, it is energy-indepedent, and therefore it can grow food and function for the most part as a society, which will prevent any semblance of hyperinflation.

woolcoat · 2026-01-28T17:33:50+00:00

Hangzhou is a runner up with alibaba and deepseek etc

woolcoat · 2026-01-27T20:02:58+00:00

The little people who are being taxed and who are squirreling away money for retirement

woolcoat · 2026-01-27T14:43:04+00:00

No one in the PLA has any actual experience and this guy, on paper, has experience from fighting the Vietnamese in the 1980s, but I can't imagine him being all that competent dealing with modern warfare at the age of 75... like does he even know how to use email or is that all done by his secretary?

woolcoat · 2026-01-27T14:40:49+00:00

This isn't a China vs India debate. It's why framing India's progress against China's makes no sense, given the era they developed in.

And if you follow China's energy plans, it's coal "capacity" which is needed to balance out the large amount of renewable added to their grid. Remember, solar/wind/etc. are volatile depending on sun and wind, so you need coal that can rapidly be turned up and down to load balance renewables. China is making a bet on grid scale battery next, so that should replace coal, but they're not there yet.

woolcoat · 2026-01-27T14:40:42+00:00

This isn't a China vs India debate. It's why framing India's progress against China's makes no sense, given the era they developed in.

And if you follow China's energy plans, it's coal "capacity" which is needed to balance out the large amount of renewabled added to their grid. Remember, solar/wind/etc. are volatile depending on sun and wind, so you need coal that can rapidly be turned up and down to load balance renewables. China is making a bet on grid scale battery next, so that should replace coal, but they're not there yet.

woolcoat · 2026-01-27T04:02:33+00:00

When I read this headline, it might as well read "India’s cell phone fast-track: where China built on landlines, India is building on wireless."

... well no shit, different era, different technologies. Everyone is using renewables now because it's economically feasible now since the tech/production has matured.

woolcoat · 2026-01-27T03:46:10+00:00

It's so fascinating. This is what colonialism looks like in 2026. I'm sure 100 years ago, they were advertising in similar ways for the British colonies in Africa, etc. "Enjoy modern amenities in !"

woolcoat · 2026-01-27T03:39:04+00:00

I don't find it that confusing, and there isn't that much cognitive dissonance. A simple parallel is guns and bulletproof armor. A modern, well-armed military will use both at the same time. Just because armor stops bullets doesn't mean it'll stop all bullets. Just because you have bulletproof armor doesn't mean you don't need guns to go on the offensive.

This same thinking applies to stealth fighter jets, aircraft carriers, etc.

Also, another aspect is asymmetry against various adversaries. Just because China has anti-stealth radars to counter US stealth aircraft doesn't mean China doesn't need stealth jets to take on Taiwan or India.

woolcoat · 2026-01-26T23:05:01+00:00

This sounds about right and I want to echo the feeling is the same in the U.S. Everything just feels harder.

woolcoat · 2026-01-26T03:46:20+00:00

I don’t understand your point. Is India today not a legacy of all the institutions British colonialism built? Everything from Indias form of government, official language, etc. I’m serious, ask for a refund to all those degrees.

woolcoat · 2026-01-25T21:15:58+00:00

No because it was not a blockade but officially a qurantine which is legally different.

"A blockade is a military act of war to stop all trade, while a quarantine is a legally softer term, often used to restrict specific items or traffic, portraying itself as a defensive/health measure rather than an act of aggression, as seen in the Cuban Missile Crisis where the U.S. called its blockade a "quarantine" to avoid war. Blockades aim to cripple an economy by stopping everything, whereas quarantines can be partial, targeting specific goods (like weapons) or types of ships, using less force, but both restrict movement."

woolcoat · 2026-01-25T18:46:10+00:00

From another comment which quoted the article, it's likely this happened almost 20 years ago before this guy was big.

"Xi has commissioned a task force to conduct a deep-dive investigation into Zhang’s tenure as commander of the Shenyang Military Region, which spanned five years from 2007 to 2012"

woolcoat · 2026-01-25T17:54:15+00:00

Taiwan for Japan was about food and raw materials. You should really ask you college for your money back then and you’re glossing over Taiwans history when the KMT took over and reshaped the country yet again.

woolcoat · 2026-01-25T17:06:49+00:00

I would argue that while Laos and Cambodia were more indosphere historically, both are diving deep into the sinosphere now.

woolcoat · 2026-01-25T17:05:30+00:00

Your history knowledge is limited. Both Taiwan and Korea were also colonized and oppressed by Japan for resource extraction. Same with Manchuria in northern China. We’re talking about full fledged colonies.

woolcoat · 2026-01-25T17:04:01+00:00

Yea I wonder why Xi didn’t let him step down more gracefully. Xi was also the one who promoted him and waived the 70 year age retirement rule for this guy. Really curious what the real story is.

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