Submitted by amandapanda1980 t3_111g46g in news
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JustAKeyboard t1_j8exw51 wrote
"Lasers can't even penetrate their navigation shields. Don't they know that?"
asdaaaaaaaa t1_j8f86yc wrote
>The Philippines on Monday accused a Chinese coast guard ship of hitting a Philippine coast guard vessel with a military-grade laser and temporarily blinding some of its crew in the disputed South China Sea, calling it a "blatant" violation of Manila's sovereign rights.
For whatever reason I was more expecting it to be a dispute between two commercial vessels, not military. It's looking more and more like they're losing their grip. With everything that's happened in the past year or so, they've just absolutely ruined their international image.
I do wonder how they're going to be handling the next 10 or so years with their economical issues and population dilemma. I figured with those coming up they'd be much more serious about diplomacy, image and all that, just seems like something you don't want to let slip as you're vulnerable.
schaef999 t1_j8f9a0g wrote
Well I thought it was funny
PangPingpong t1_j8fhpgs wrote
Countdown to the Chinese government claiming 37 lasers were shone at them first.
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RoddBanger t1_j8fx7jv wrote
In other news, China says 'nuh uh, they lasered us first'
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orbituary t1_j8hggsx wrote
Were they ill tempered?
WiartonWilly t1_j8hv04j wrote
Unfortunately, war can relieve the CCP’s economic and authority problems, and China’s gender imbalance. We will need to be very persuasive to avoid this outcome.
asdaaaaaaaa t1_j8hvj0m wrote
Depends. They rely heavily on imports. If other countries cut them off, they'd literally starve. Not to mention how much they depend on other countries for specialized markets like chip production and manufacturing.
If it were to happen, China would need a rapid and decisive victory, something we're learning is extremely difficult, and will probably be re-learned in the future multiple times.
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NekkoNubCakes06 t1_j8i8sq2 wrote
they shud retaliate with mirrors!
D_B6 t1_j8eiqxl wrote
They were probably just sharks from Dr. Evils aquarium.