How could a war between China and Taiwan play out? | Four Corners
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Publicado 2022-10-31
China has warned it will take Taiwan by force if necessary, while US military strategists are now mapping out war games to predict the impacts of a conflict.
They forecast it could become a brutal regional war, with casualties and carnage on a scale not seen since WWII.
It’s increasingly becoming a question of when – not if – China will launch an assault. Experts say it could be as early as 2025.
And Australia would play a key role in the conflict as it spills across the Pacific.
The investigation reveals how the US has been quietly building up its military assets in northern Australia, including plans to deploy nuclear capable B-52 bombers south of Darwin.
There are now fears that relationship could pull Australia deeper into any future conflict.
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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I love the response of my commander " I don't spend my time worrying, I spend my time planning"
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As an American who has served, I believe we are extremely fortunate to have allies like Australia, Great Britain, Japan and many more. Yes the U.S. is very powerful but I believe the greatest strength comes from fostering powerful alliances between free nations.
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Australia and the US not only allies but a friends. The US and Australia have stood shoulder to shoulder in every major conflict in modern times. More important is that Australia is a country the US can count on, and vice-versa. The US, Canada, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand stick together no matter what. There is deep affection in the US for Aussies, in fact I'm going to crack a Fosters right now. Cheers Mate!
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Much love to you Americans;we here in Aussie do greatly appreciate your efforts and sacrifices for your friends like us here in Australia and the Pacific.
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Thanks to those Australians who support the US. My grandfather was among the first American troops to arrive in Australia during WW II. Fought along side Australians. I don't know any American that doesn't love the ANZACS and the UK. Thanks also for your help to Ukraine. These authoritarian barbaric dictatorships need to be dealt with.
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One thing we can be sure of, whatever Gao says not to do is what we should do.
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China’s biggest problem is managing a large scale amphibious assault without being detected .It took the US and Britain three full scale amphibious assaults (North Africa , Sicily and Italy) before attempting Normandy and even then it was helped enormously because of a strategic surprise.
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As an American, we should be totally committed to helping any and all allies. Australian people are amazing and kind and deserve everything we could give to them.
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Never underestimate your enemy. Remember, as much as both sides might hurl propaganda at each other, we are both at great stake.
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Much love to the Aussies from America, we love and respect you. You are some of the best people on the planet.
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This is one of the main reasons that we want Ukraine to succeed if anything to serve as a cautionary tale to China regarding Taiwan.
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Meanwhile here in America we enjoy walking around freely. Going to Starbucks and shopping for the newest smartphone. 90% have no clue what’s happening!
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When I went to Sydney, out of VN, in 1968, I was approached by an elderly lady who asked if " I was a Yank"? I told her yes that I was on R&R from VietNam. She was the only person in my military career who then said to me, "Thank you, we appreciate what you are doing, just as your fathers did for us in WW II!
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Why do bullies always accuse others of bullying and aggression when they're the only ones at it? For whom the bell tolls, no one can afford to stand by if they value their own freedoms & family lest there's no one left to stand with them by the time the bullies come ...
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It’s funny that someone that talks about how they won’t be bullied is trying to tell another county what to not think about. Kind of sounds like bullying 😂
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The First Question that should be asked before any of this is "Are the Taiwanese willing to fight for their so called Taiwan Independence?"
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Uniting Germany and Austria was supposedly inevitable. It was portrayed as the culmination of the unfinished process of uniting all the various German states (Prussia, Bavaria etc) that had been apart for various historical reasons. Supposedly Berlin would supposedly never give up on it. And yet now basically nobody in Germany cares and there is no effort to merge the two countries. Beijing tries hard to portray taking Taiwan as inevitable, but it's not.
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Taiwan people have firmly rejected the idea of becoming part of China. That's been shown on multiple polls over decades. Taiwan people also firmly rejected China's so-called "One Country Two Systems", which has proven a disaster as examplified by Hong Kong. Taiwan President Tsai stands firmly on that position, which is one main reason people voted for her in 2016 and 2020. Every Taiwanese above 20 has a direct vote in presidential election.
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Very good show. Excellent in depth reporting.
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War, war never changes. Ppl only forget.
