Politics South China Sea Thread

[Nansouty]

Posting this video here. I agree beforehand, this is mostly conjecture although, in my opinion, an educated one, given the credentials of the sources it is based upon.

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The headline is, IMO, over-dramatizing the content, but such are YouTube's rules in order to generate traffic *shrug*. But the question it generates is a valid one : has Xi pulled a Stalin's purge on the PLA? And in that case, what are the reasons & the implications? Food for thought, no answers due soon.

 

[Hiryu2.0]

https://usa.embassy.gov.au/us-china-and-strategy-deterrence-through-denial

Address to the US Army War College

 

[Hiryu2.0]

Közzéteszem ezt a videót ide. Előre is egyetértek, ez többnyire feltételezés, bár véleményem szerint megalapozott feltételezés, tekintve a források hitelességét, amelyeken alapul.

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A cím szerintem túldramatizálja a tartalmat, de ilyenek a YouTube szabályai a forgalom generálása érdekében *vállvonás*. De a kérdés, amit felvet, jogos: vajon Hszi Sztálin tisztogatást hajtott végre a Kínai Népi Hadseregben? És ebben az esetben mik az okok és a következmények? Elgondolkodtató, válaszok hamarosan nem várhatók.

Zhang Youxia’s Differences with Xi Jinping Led to His Purge - Jamestown

jamestown.org

 

[Nansouty]

More food for thought. A short resume of the video.
The crisis seems indeed deeper and more serious than the 1st video led to believe. Various incidents, including possible armed clashes, seem to imply that despite, or because of, the purges of the military top command, Xi's grip on the military seems to be eroding. These purges are more extensive than previously told, starting to reach lower and lower in the military, in stalinesque fashion, prompting the Chinese military to show reluctance in executing orders from the top. In the end, Xi's thirst for absolute power, the consequence of the normal way of things in communist regimes, may well lead to the premature closing of China's window of opportunity to attain global hegemony.

My opinion : hey, Xi, who's a paper tiger now? *hearty laugh*

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[Junglejim]

This might have gone un noticed but in the past few days a Chinese spy ring was broken...

Game Over: Navy uncovers espionage plot hidden in 'Tetris' game app

What looked like an ordinary mobile game turned out to be a covert communication tool used in an alleged espionage network recruiting Filipinos to pass sensitive information to foreign handlers believed to be linked to China.

www.gmanetwork.com