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Carice Witte, The Diplomat: ‘The Battle at Lake Changjin’ and China’s New View of War
War was once viewed as a danger to the ruling party. Now it is perceived as a way to strengthen CCP’s position.
On China’s October 1 National Day holiday, while real-life People’s Liberation Army (PLA) fighter jets and other military planes sortied into the Taiwan Straits in record numbers, many Chinese celebrated by flocking to screenings of “The Battle at Lake Changjin,” breaking all box-office records. The 3-hour war epic commissioned by China’s propaganda department depicts a battle from the Korean War, where Chinese soldiers fought against the United States in what China calls the “War to Resist American Aggression and Aid Korea” (generally known abroad as the Korean War).
The film’s massive popularity arguably stems from China’s new view of war. Entering into military combat was formerly seen as a threat to the Communist Party’s hold on power. China’s military was not in a position to win. Going to battle and losing Chinese lives, even if it resulted in a territorial gain, was seen as potentially provoking a level of domestic unrest that could undermine China’s leadership. With the potential to topple the ruling party, war was off the table. Now it is perceived as a way to strengthen the CCP’s position.
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WNU Editor: I red flagged this growing sense of nationalism and willingness to go to war on my last trip to China a few years back. I witnessed a demonstration in Xiamen (Fujian province) where the crowd was demanding the forcible taking of Taiwan.
Fujian province is across from Taiwan, and it has deep cultural/social/and historical ties to Taiwan. To see such an openly display on the streets of a Chinese city and the support from those who saw the demonstration could only happen if the government permitted it.
And according to my friends in China, the environment has gotten worse.
President Xi has made a point of pushing Chinese nationalism but with a Chinese Communist Party flavour. This is the opposite of Marxist/Mao ideology, where nationalism is regarded like religion as a detriment to mankind's evolution. But tapping into this nationalism has paid dividends for him and the CCP.
Bottom line.
There will be no opposition among the Chinese population if the Chinese government should make the decision to go to war. In fact. They will be hungry to do so to right what they perceive are historical wrongs and humiliations.
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"There will be no opposition among the Chinese population if the Chinese government should make the decision to go to war."
Perhaps initially, but what will happen if there are significant casualties? Most Chinese families with sons of fighting age have but one son--if many sons start dying in wars, opposition may form.
China is a totalitarian state, you don't get to have "Vietnam" style protests, they would be crushed ruthlessly as unpatriotic.
China is already at war, the problem is the Western powers refuse to acknowledge it until they launch a full blown offensive action. It is the simple notion of support, American allies will not support aggressive action on China based on theories of Covid19, we saw how the US media destroyed Donald Trump and more importantly how he was dethroned when calling covid19 the China Virus. Problem i see is if China is using AI, then AI only initiates conflict when it knows it can win. The only way to defeat AI is to change the game with unforeseen possibilities which puts it into feedback loops in which it becomes very stupid very quickly and reverts to an inert function until it perceives a way to win.
" Most Chinese families with sons of fighting age have but one son--if many sons start dying in wars, opposition may form. "
If that son, who does already gave them a grandson, it would be a grievous loss, but acceptable if they captured Taiwan. The social dynamics change if the familial line continues.
Who cares about Chinese AI, The NBA, Hollywood, Joe Biden, Pelosi, Feinstein and others are sitting in their mansion counting their Chinese money.
Can you tell us data: how much money and where it is from? how got? where it is kept? How do you know? Is it legal or not legal? provide evidence. Innuendo is not an Italian suppository
It is known where the NBA and Hollywood got their money. While legal it hardly makes it moral.
We have seen both the NBA and Hollywood kow tow to China and suck their dicks.
Feinstein and Pelsoi are protected by vague Congressional reporting requirements.
Congress critter. My net worth is some where between -1,000,000,000 and +1,000,000,000 etc, etc, etc.
Just using your method.
I agree. I have many chinese friends and business contacts - ALL and I mean all, including the ones living in the west, are hardliners and hate the West. Get that? Including the ones living here. If you ask them, they think Chinese.
And we have 80,000 CCP members in that leaked 2mn database list working in the west in top positions. When it got leaked, NOTHING happened. The media buried it so quickly.
Again: It's YOUR country, but if it was mine, I'd chase the traitors of your country out of their offices, trial them and hang them publicly.
But then again, that's just me
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