War with China
Over the last 30 years, China has grown into a global economic and military superpower.
It is the world's second-largest economy and a leading production hub worldwide. Has a permanent UN Security Council seat, and has a very ambitious space exploration program.
Because they were not burdened by wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan like the United States in recent years, China has been slowly but surely scaling up its military strength. China's navy is now larger than the USA's. They have been expanding their might into disputed territorial waters of the coasts of most Southeast Asian countries like Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam, building huge artificial islands or taking over uninhabited ones.
China has been observing the West and their military capabilities, silently developing an advanced arsenal, including long-range weapons systems.
It was announced in late 2021 that there is now a new military alliance between the USA, the UK and Australia to counter China's aggression in the Pacific. The news surprised many, leading to speculations that preparations are underway for a potential war with China. A panel of five experts discuss how Australia will get affected - and survive - if the worst-case scenario, an all-out war between China and the United States, takes place.
The tinderbox in this crisis is Taiwan, a tiny island nation off China's southeast coast. After the Chinese civil war, it broke away from the mainland in 1949 but has never officially declared its independence because once they do, China will attack.
Taiwan is a very wealthy democratic country, holding the 6th largest foreign exchange reserve globally. It supplies almost 70% of the semiconductor computer chips globally, which is a vital part of all digital gadgets and home appliances and cutting-edge weapons.
It also has a solid relationship with the United States, which is the acknowledged reason why China has never invaded it despite breaking away.
However, China's President Xi Jinping has declared that Taiwan "must and will be reunited" at some point with the mainland. All of China's military growth has been in preparation for war over Taiwan. And when it does take place, what happens? Will America support Taiwan? And if they do, will Australia also help out as it has done historically in many other armed conflicts? Since it is a well-known American ally, expert military strategists agree that there is a big possibility that Australia might take a nuclear hit.
Recently, China imposed economic sanctions on several Australian industries because it criticized Beijing regarding Huawei Technologies and the Covid19 pandemic.
Australia is one of China's largest trading partners globally, making the situation even more alarming.
Australians need to decide if it will just sit back and let China take over Taiwan or if it's ready to get wholly involved in a major global war. However, due to the intricacies of foreign policy and diplomacy, that decision may have already been taken out of their hands.
Neither the US or Australia or any other countries in that area recognize Taiwan as an independent country.
I have one more comment, in order to do everything I suggested in my first comment, WE MUST BUY TIME in order to prepare for this horrible WW3 but by the United States dramatically increasing it's military in all areas and to regain the confidence of all it's allies, this is the only to prevent WW3.
I think that at this very moment, the united States needs to bring back the draft and needs to increase it's defense from the ground all the way to space and all in between by ten times!!! Now with president Biden and his administration this would be a problem but never the less, it must happen and I mean now for the good of the free world and human kind. And the United States must regain the confidence of all it's allies now!!!
Its amazing how in western media its only spoken about the propaganda of the enemy (russia, china,...) but never of one´s own propaganda. And this documentary is just that, pure propaganda. And a tool to prepare public opinion for that war they mention and they seem to claim they fear.
Im not saying that China might not have huge ambitions in dominating as much as it can in the world, and that its not getting ready for war. But isnt this what the USA has been doing now for decades at a huge price for many countries? Is it not the USA the country that has the largest number of military airbases, including military bases next to their enemy countries thousands of miles away from home? In fact more bases than countries there are in the world. For peace and democracy purposes right?
What would western media report if China said they aim to have a bit of that widespread presence, just a little bit, like just one military base in Mexico?
According to western propaganda, which most of western citizens do not seem to realize about (good propaganda is the one that does not look like it, and I wouldnt say this documentary passes that filter), those bases and history of war are ok because the USA is the good guys, our guys. But China saying they want a share of the cake is bad. Cause its our cake.
Its not a war of values, of democracy VS tyranny as they say everyday. Thats just what "sells" better to public opinion. The way of manufacturing the needed consent. Instead its a war for domination, a war of empires: control over microchips, ressources, trade... . And no empire has ever been a friend of human rights.
China is now just trying to play the same game the USA has always played but couldnt play until now. If China is a threat for that, then what can we say about the USA... .
At least be honest and equal to both parties when explaining the story. Cause otherwise its not information, but missinformation. Propaganda.
The U.S. Military 'Failed Miserably' in a Fake Battle Over Taiwan 22 times.
Center for a New American Security (CNAS) ran war games simulating a direct U.S. hot war with China.
CNAS is funded by the Pentagon and by military-industrial complex corporations Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and Lockheed Martin, as well as the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, which as Antiwar’s Dave DeCamp notes is the de facto Taiwanese embassy in the U.S. The Pentagon has been fighting wars the same way for decades. What happens if someone is taking notes? U.S. forces did not accomplish their goals in a series of recent wargames.
The flunked exercises, which took place last October, are a red flag that the way the military has operated for years isn't going to fly against today's enemies. Specifically, a simulated adversary that has studied the American way of war for decades managed to run rings around U.S. forces, defeating them decisively. "They knew exactly what we're going to do before we did it," Gen. John Hyten, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, revealed at an industry event. While Hyten did not disclose the name of the wargame (it's classifed), he did say that one of the exercises focused exclusively on a brawl between U.S. and Chinese forces fighting over Taiwan—a scenario that seems increasingly likely. This is a war that only China will win!
It is idiotic to compare military conflict with China to Afghanistan, Iraq, or Vietnam. China is a nuclear state, and we are not going to wait for their nukes to fly. We will first-strike with sub-launched nuclear weapons in a counter force attack if they go hot with Taiwan. That China can put 10 ships in the water for one of ours is obsolete WW2-type thinking. We only need one good ship, and we have dozens already there. The Chinese know this, and that is why Taiwan is safe. An invasion of Taiwan would be the end for the CCP and most importantly an end to Pooh-bear's cushy job. He will play out time, enjoy his honey-pot, run out the clock, and die.
War mongers. How ignorant..
While it is true that western governments are becoming more and more liberal ,the world POPULACE are becoming more and more CONSERVATIVE ! CHECK MATE !
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This is a superb documentary. All of the debaters are well-informed, and present their arguments well. With respect to China ultimately invading Taiwan, I think it was watching with some satisfaction the West's response to what is happening in Ukraine - we are only willing to levy economic sanctions, and only as long as they don't hurt us too badly e.g. sanctioning oil is off the table. Western countries are becoming more and more liberal. A consequence of this, I believe, is a "live and let live" mentality that steadily makes armed retaliation less and less likely. It would not surprise me to see China invade Taiwan and get away with it, with the West acceding to a "spheres of influence" position, allowing China to dominate Asia.
"...Australians need to decide if it will just sit back and let China take over Taiwan ..."
...what kind of a person would express such a thing...