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How a hybrid war with China could hurt UK consumers (inews.co.uk)

submitted 3 months ago by gytrash@feddit.uk to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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"High street chains forced to shutter their doors, medicine shortages, no phone network, international shipping routes blocked, and the UK’s critical national infrastructure under constant threat. This is not the plot of a disaster movie, but rather the very real potential consequences if China invaded Taiwan.

Tension in the Taiwan Strait is increasing, and experts are now in general agreement that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will attempt to take Taiwan using force. 67 per cent of US experts polled in January by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said they expected a crisis in the Taiwan Strait in the next six months..."

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[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"Won't somebody think of the consumers?!?!"

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I don't think the vast majority of people pulled in the UK would support China invading Taiwan so it's weird that they're framing it like this, as if that's the only way that anyone would care.

[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net -4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

China is not going to invade you fucking war mongering ghouls. They literally have no need to.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You are correct China have no need to invade Taiwan. They could just not do it but they probably are going to anyway because they are like that they are expansionists, Communists always are.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago

"communists"

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Like they didn't invade Tibet, or exert their dominance over Hong Kong?

[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You know tibet was a feudal slave state before right? It made sense that, whilst throwing off their own shackles, they popped next door and got rid of those liege lords as well. You also know that the only people from Hong Kong who actually complain are rich business owners upset that they can't exploit the poor like they could under British rule?

Taiwan was been a nationalist hold out ruled under a military dictatorship for most of its existence. Their leadership does not represent the will of the Chinese people, they are literally just a US puppet.

They will reintegrate with the mainland peacefully, despite western attempts to stir up a regional war. All the US can offer is blood and subjugation under capital. China offers progress and peace.