leaky_wand t1_itf32bl wrote
Does this have some kind of strategic advantage for them? Like extending their territorial waters or something like that?
clintCamp t1_itf8lxi wrote
If people haven't noticed, energy independence is a very strategic win. Look at Europe right now with Putin cutting off fossil fuel exports. They may step in and offer energy to other countries at a steep cost? Then there is the continued existence factor as we are seeing record lows and high temps, droughts and massive floodings, famines and other climate events, ocean warmings, glacier meetings, sea life population collapse like the 12 billion snow crab population down to 2 billion in the last 2 years, etc. Lots of long term benefits to helping stave off further ecological disaster, and if anything pull more energy from the increased winds.
RuachDelSekai t1_itgg4tf wrote
It's not just Europe. It's Haiti, the USA too. Energy independence is also related to gas & crude oil. Even the USA, which consumes more gasoline than it can refine itself with current capacity is one major natural disasters (or sabotage) away from a transportation catastrophe.
It's wild to me how short-sighted people are.
urmomaisjabbathehutt t1_itg9251 wrote
Also resiliency, stoping those generating power with a single drone hit as Russia does with power plants in ukrania is impossible
also if the poles are fixed to the ocean floor it may act as artificial riffs helping the local marine ecosystems
MachineDrugs t1_itf8j98 wrote
Uhm yeah no. China is in a pretty bad energy crisis right now. Rolling blackouts and shutting down of factories. That's why they are building them
themistergraves t1_itfw21c wrote
175km out from Chaozhou is pretty clearly on the Taiwan side of the Taiwan Strait, though, for what it's worth.
Peanut_Tree t1_itg4cuo wrote
They are building a windpark because they need energy. But the location was probably chosen to have a stronger claim on Taiwan and its surrounding waters.
blastradii t1_itgtpxt wrote
Once the takeover of Taiwan is complete I guess they will just build a massive wind farm out of Taiwan island.
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VitaminPb t1_itf4m6q wrote
If they haven’t invaded Taiwan by the time they start building they will move a huge naval presence in to “protect” it.
No-Swimmers1622 t1_itr13b6 wrote
They already move huge naval presences around Taiwan without any windfarm to protect. You underestimate the will of China to retake Taiwan
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Obelix13 t1_itfrlmb wrote
Those wind farms, with their high poles, spinning blades, and all that steel, must wreak havoc on radars. Easy to slip a few fighter jets and commence an assault run on Taiwan.
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