How could a war between China and Taiwan play out? | Four Corners
Tensions over Taiwan are the highest they’ve been in nearly three decades.
China has warned it will take Taiwan by force if necessary, while US military strategists are now mapping out war games to predict the impacts of a conflict.
They forecast it could become a brutal regional war, with casualties and carnage on a scale not seen since WWII.
It’s increasingly becoming a question of when - not if - China will launch an assault. Experts say it could be as early as 2025.
And Australia would play a key role in the conflict as it spills across the Pacific.
The investigation reveals how the US has been quietly building up its military assets in northern Australia, including plans to deploy nuclear capable B-52 bombers south of Darwin.
There are now fears that relationship could pull Australia deeper into any future conflict.
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I love the response of my commander " I don't spend my time worrying, I spend my time planning"
your commander said preparing ,not planning
Hooch
@@jrpatatas9928 Both word are at least part of the 7 P’s. Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance
Have a look at his eye pupils -they are so dilated
His duty isn't the plan, it's to follow orders.
As an American who has served, I believe we are extremely fortunate to have allies like Australia, Great Britain, Japan and many more. Yes the U.S. is very powerful but I believe the greatest strength comes from fostering powerful alliances between free nations.
Well said.
Rite on!
As usual it will be a gang fight, a dozen of countries led by the US vs China.
The world watched the trapeze man fall from the plane as the mighty Americans fled Afghanistan😂
perfect cannon fodder recruitment sentiments, Im tearing up here bruiser
Australia and the US not only allies but a friends. The US and Australia have stood shoulder to shoulder in every major conflict in modern times. More important is that Australia is a country the US can count on, and vice-versa. The US, Canada, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand stick together no matter what. There is deep affection in the US for Aussies, in fact I'm going to crack a Fosters right now. Cheers Mate!
They dont drink that in Australia. lol. That advertising got you.
@@DR10002 Their other option is to side with China and watch the Aussie boat sink. Nobody wants to go down with the ship.
@@hotchicsf Whats this have to do with my comment?
I love me some Aussies
@@DR10002 didn't you say you don't drink that?
Much love to you Americans;we here in Aussie do greatly appreciate your efforts and sacrifices for your friends like us here in Australia and the Pacific.
Keep a beer cold for us!
Did you hear 20:23 part??? They will make you a target like they did to Guam and when they dont need you, you will be discarded!!
Same to you friend!
Our countrymen fought and died beside each other and we will do it again
@FedupAmerican correct. You will go 1000s of miles away from your little country hometown to fight China over Taiwan and yes you will die there. Coz US never fought equal fight against strong army. You fought with 19 most powerful countries little Serbia in 1999 then also with others poor Iraq, then Lybia then Sirya and so on and on. This time you will face China a formidable opponent if not on your level then very close to it. This won't be fkn Mujahideen with kalashnikov. Get ready for slaughter fest
One thing we can be sure of, whatever Gao says not to do is what we should do.
exactly when have the chinese ever folowed through on their promises
@@bigmojito1765 like usa promise in afghanistan
well said
Absolutely. I thank Gao for being a contrarian indicator on what we must do.
In fact Gao kindly suggested Australian not to commit suicide, and your response just proved an old Chinese adage: 好言难劝该死的鬼
Never underestimate your enemy. Remember, as much as both sides might hurl propaganda at each other, we are both at great stake.
I also try not to underestimate the willingness of some to jump into the meat grinder for other people's geopolitical interests. Fear mongering is something the politicians often use to push their agenda to all of our detriment.
Yeah I’ve never underestimated the warmongering USA
@@MrFastFarmer warmongering usa? every world power war mongers, gets people to approve of higher military spending, which is in the end the greater good considering that if you didnt have a strong/er military you would end up like the polish in 1939. People obviously wouldn't vote for more military spending out of the blue, it sounds useless, hence why countries war monger.
@@Birdylockso What’s that supposed to mean? They are just fighting for land.
@@Bk6346 They didn't need to fight, if Zelensky could work out a diplomatic solution. The US wants to use Ukraine to degrade Russia, so in essence, the Ukrainians were fighting a proxy war for the US/NATO. In the same way, the US wants to use Taiwan to degrade China politically and militaristically. All the while, the weapons the US will sell to both Ukraine and Taiwan will make the US weapon manufacturers billions of dollars! We are all under the manipulation of our politicians.
China’s biggest problem is managing a large scale amphibious assault without being detected .It took the US and Britain three full scale amphibious assaults (North Africa , Sicily and Italy) before attempting Normandy and even then it was helped enormously because of a strategic surprise.
It's not like chinas entire industrial sector is based off of stealing western IP
They didn't have hypersonic missiles at Normandy. They are too fast to be shot down. China and Russia have them, but USA doesn't.
That was the way war was fought in the 1940s and we are now in 2022, the war will play out quite differently today than 80 years ago..
@@jliang70 If you ignore history, you surely won't get anywhere.
@@billkage4279 Do you know history? The last time Taiwan experience a full scale naval attack was in 1683? Do you know what was the result of that war? Try to get somewhere tell me about Qing Dynasty's war against Ming loyalist in 1683. I know both current affair in Taiwan and mainland better than you do, I also know the history well.
As an American, we should be totally committed to helping any and all allies. Australian people are amazing and kind and deserve everything we could give to them.
I hope the People of USA don't run to Canada calling "hell no we won't go"
@@goodboyringo9716 that doesn’t make sense with what I said but okay!!
@@TrentBattyDrums ... It makes sense to me . It doesn't make sense to you maybe because you are too young to know what that means or you ran to Canada during the Vietnam war as one of them. Many many service men that fought for the USA were treated like crap by the American people during the war and after. They even spit in some service men's faces. I hope you understand now. I' a Marine so I know first hand.
@@goodboyringo9716 👍
but is it worth it, is having a war with a huge nuclear power capable of taking out all of our cities here in Australia just for keeping Taiwan safe, it doesn't make sense Taiwan has a population of 24 million, America 330 million, Australia 23 million Japan over 100 million, it just doesn't make sense to sacrifice hundreds of millions of lives just for Taiwan 24 million. I don't have the answer for this but war can't be the answer there's got to be something else that we can come up with rather then sabre rattling.
When I went to Sydney, out of VN, in 1968, I was approached by an elderly lady who asked if " I was a Yank"? I told her yes that I was on R&R from VietNam. She was the only person in my military career who then said to me, "Thank you, we appreciate what you are doing, just as your fathers did for us in WW II!
well, the US lost that proxy war and caused a refugee crisis. thanks for your service?
@@harryk8696 you need to learn more
@@harryk8696 What happens when politicians try to direct the war instead of letting the Generals run it
@@harryk8696 America didn't cause the refugee crisis the north Vietnamese did 🙄
@@louisd6410 We won't have to. Taiwan can defeat a Chinese invasion all by itself. 500 anti-ship missiles will make quick work of any invasion fleet, and Taiwan has a lot more than that.
Uniting Germany and Austria was supposedly inevitable. It was portrayed as the culmination of the unfinished process of uniting all the various German states (Prussia, Bavaria etc) that had been apart for various historical reasons. Supposedly Berlin would supposedly never give up on it. And yet now basically nobody in Germany cares and there is no effort to merge the two countries. Beijing tries hard to portray taking Taiwan as inevitable, but it's not.
Well last time the germans wanted austria, Hitler was in charge. Also there is a difference between the concept of a unified german realm (what hitler and bismark wanted) and a unified German state (what happened after the berlin wall was toppled, or as a result of the franco-prussian war).
Yeah a little bit different
Taiwan has semiconductors
Be the first to fight for taiwan.
But Germany did annex Austria in the 1930’s. It took a world war and millions of dead Germans to finally get Austria back as a separate nation
This is one of the main reasons that we want Ukraine to succeed if anything to serve as a cautionary tale to China regarding Taiwan.
Best believe that china is watching closely how the US reacts to Russia to determine how we may react to aggression to Tawain
it won't happen, it was never about that is just about making suffer economic loses to the RF can't you see? why do you care about an island miles and miles away from home? What would be your reaction is suddenly China and the RF decided to support California's independency or decided the whole south legally belongs to Mexico and will military "support" the re-anexation? I bet most countries will be sending prayers and and wanted that to succed...
ONLY ONE! ALSO DON'T INVADE A FREE COUNTRY . BOTH DICTATORS WILL BE DEFEATED BY THE FREE WORLD , I GUARANTEE YOU !!FROM AUSTRALIA.
not a chance.
_"The bombers could be based outside of missile range, but still fly in and strike the Chinese."_ Yes, but when they "fly in" they are no longer outside of missile range. That's a kamikaze attack. B52s are big targets.
Thanks to those Australians who support the US. My grandfather was among the first American troops to arrive in Australia during WW II. Fought along side Australians. I don't know any American that doesn't love the ANZACS and the UK. Thanks also for your help to Ukraine. These authoritarian barbaric dictatorships need to be dealt with.
Second this!
Your "Authoritarian barbaric dictatorships" applied to countries which simply attack, bomb & invade other sovereignty nations at their whims & fancies. Guess I don't have to name them out for you here.
backed
Fought...? They've been slaughtering indigenous people of Australia. They were settlers.. Russians are doing against Ukrine what all European, American and Australian did to every corner of the earth. Army of Satan.
Third this. Bullies need to be put in their place. They're paper empires with nothing to back them up than threats
To those following current world news and followed the news before WWI and WWII, It's very difficult to now say that WWIII is not inevitable. The tensions world wide now because nobody can get along, and all seem to have forgotten the horrors of war are building up to a powerkeg and inevitable world conflict, if not already there.
I studied the wars myself I just wrote pretty much the same thing dude. This is really alarming, people don’t understand this is early days of a world war. The signs are all there I’ll be shocked if it does happen now.
Yea i think the people right before ww1 felt like us. They knew shit was going down, but no one really said anything because they all knew the war was coming, it was just a matter of when. Every day could be the day i feel, and i'm pretty sure many others feel the same. China says that Taiwan is China, but thats just simply not thr case. Taiwan used to be the republic of China, but now they dont even want the title of Taiwan anymore, they want to be called Taiwan. They are not China, they were never under the control of the CCP
This is mirroring the Weimar Republic apparently. Communism and political divides became really prominant prior to WW1. Society was in their Romantic period, nostalgic for times recently passed, similar to how music and movies are replicating comics, and the style of the 70's, 80's and 90's.
It feels like we are slowly sleepwalking into nuclear war and the end of the world; 1. There is a huge rise in nationalism on both sides. 2. Both sides feel weak but can't afford to look weak. They are arming themselves because they think the other side is stronger, but the other side feels weak and reacts by arming themselves some more. 3. Anyone who suggests a compromise is cancelled and shunned. The middle ground is slowly being eroded. There is a huge rise in intolerance. I am really worried by the lack of logic and reasoning. But i am more disappointed by the West. 4. Weeks ago US/Australia/New Zealand were warning Solomon Islands that there would be consequences if they allow China station police (not military) in their own territory. They totally ignore the fact that in November 2021 thousands of Chinese were attacked in a riot most business burnt and looted were in China Town. They said that they were never consulted - as if they would consult Solomon Islands when they invited more American troops. 5. The former US ambassador to Russia stated that if Russia were to attack Ukraine with nuclear weapons, no one would ask Zelensky to cede part of his country to Russia. I kept wondering if that is really how nuclear weapons work, because if Russia nukes Ukraine there will be nothing left to surrender. Again in this video they keep saying that. 6. Then Zelensky himself telling us that Russia has captured and occupied a nuclear power facility and Russia not Ukrainian soldiers were responsible for the shelling of a facility they already occupy. God help us all.
@@Snoop_Dugg The only flaw in this is the Weimar Republic formed after WW1. 1918-1933 into the Third Reich. Germany was an Empire during WW1 (1871-1918)
The First Question that should be asked before any of this is "Are the Taiwanese willing to fight for their so called Taiwan Independence?"
it is fairly obvious they are.
@@TheNomad2727 Standing from a shared cultural perspective I don't really think they are. No matter, what perspective you look at the potential war, the Taiwanese won't treat the war as an invasion of alien nation. Chinese civil wars are always cruel and the Taiwanese know that. China might not be willing to use weapon of mass destruction on foreign nation but their are on themself. This is how China has always behaved which includes PRC and ROC.
@@Lin-eo5xu I think Ukraine showed us that nations will defend themself no matter what even if some may consider them close to their attacker.
@@Ghostread First they have to be a nation
@@Lin-eo5xu well that's a given isn't it. Just because some people don't recognize it doesn't change the fact that they are a group of people controlling land and 100% govourn themself please explain what the difference between themself and other nations is. and they have been doing that for 50+ years. According to Russia Ukraine isn't a nation either it's the same. And if you look at the history of the conflict and really want to say that there is only one Nation doesn't the predecessor of the ROC predate the PRC? As far as i know in this case the PRCs origin is as an uprising and as far as i know they never had control over the current territories of the ROC. Therefore they have no claim to those People or lands or whatever they want. They need to calm down and accept that there is no reasen these 2 countries can't both exist. So thats my perspective plese explain to me why you think the PRC can't accapt that and want to cause war.
Wow. Didn't know the US was this closely involved militarily with Australia. Thanks for the update
The US basically provides the Aussies with all of their military kit - besides the Nuclear subs that the Aussies will build (UK will provide the reactors) and their new frigate class (which is an Royal Navy class ship that been exported to Aussie and Canada.
ALWAYS WILL BE BROTHER!!
@@dynamo1796even Australia’s type 26 frigate (Hunter Class) despite being of UK built is going with the US Aegis system and MK41 VLS
@@tylergibson7593 Yeah that makes sense, only the Royal Navy has SAMPSON and S2500 EOGCS
The Australians are the only ones (NOT the French) that have went to War/Conflict on the right hand of the U.S. every single time in U.S. military history. RLTW
Why do bullies always accuse others of bullying and aggression when they're the only ones at it? For whom the bell tolls, no one can afford to stand by if they value their own freedoms & family lest there's no one left to stand with them by the time the bullies come ...
Because that is what bullies do
cause nukes, and cheap labour. luckily their economy is collapsing, and i believe that letting china strike first will be a strategical advantage. We may see that their army is under poor conditions as russia's was, making them less of a threat even with nukes. it just takes one massive stealth bombing operation to hinder china's nuclear capablitys. Or something like desert storm.
Well 🇺🇸 is good at it.
Because they feel threatened. More specifically Xi feels his ideologies are threatened.
Because the only moral justification for physical violence is self-defense. The bully wants others to ignore the fact that unprovoked force is *_never_* self-defense.
Much love to the Aussies from America, we love and respect you. You are some of the best people on the planet.
The space-marine need you to test experience exo-unform,customize by collecting world component and gear.
Some of the best lapdogs in the world.
@抽血唔食得早餐嘅 Just another nasty comment we have learned to expect from people like you. Jump back over.
@@yank-blood-no-eat-get Taiwan independence is near.
You would think that, your country is planning a war waged on our soil not yours, yet your govt is causing this!
Meanwhile here in America we enjoy walking around freely. Going to Starbucks and shopping for the newest smartphone. 90% have no clue what’s happening!
The price of freedom is unknown to those who enjoy this freedom
What, you think in China people don't go to Starbucks and shop for the newest smartphones freely? You are on KZhead. You claim you live in a free democracy. So use the internet. Use KZhead. Check for vlogs made by Westerners who travel to China. Go figure.
My veteran WW2 family that's left in there 90s continues to say we're repeating 1937 all over again with all the warning ⚠️ there just different players events and circumstances but the outcome remained the same it led to another catastrophic world war that wiped out almost 100 million people in only 7 years but the events that led up to it started in the end of the 20s into early 30s and the disturbing negative buildup way way before the Biggest Kaboom In Modern History that changed are earth and way life forever and paved the way to the next catastrophic mistake and mess the Korean War and Vietnam War that both cost us catastrophically on levels that has has stayed with us since that period time
If I were Taiwan I would move most of the electronic semiconductors to either America Canada or Australia
All looks pretty impressive, however there is a bit of a ditch between China's army and Taiwan, and seaborne invasions are very difficult, very technical I just do not see them getting it right
go look at where the nearest taiwan island is relative to china
Not that World War 2 D-Day invasion scenario again. How about Hiroshima and Nagasaki. That got the enemy to surrender.
China is well prepare to fight US in the sea, not Taiwan, this is the anwer to your statement, check the number before you say something, we are afraid of China at the present.
@@Bk6346Then better be ready to get sanctioned for decades.
I'm a veteran and I've seen the ramifications and ugliness of war up close and It's imprinted on my mind like a branding iron. I find the term "war-games" not only an oxymoron but repulsive.
I find it hard to believe the U.S. would be caught sleeping on an initial “surprise” attack.
It’s funny that someone that talks about how they won’t be bullied is trying to tell another county what to not think about. Kind of sounds like bullying 😂
I remember going to Vietnam, thinking I was with the most powerful military in the world, and that we would win
So did the Chinese and boy would you look at those casualty figures
So did the Russians in Ukraine and boy, will you look at those casualty figures.
@@paulohagan3309 no one has seen Russian casualty figures. are you talking about the western propaganda/lies?
On the one hand you think private property is inviolable, on the other hand you go to other countries to drop bombs. You are righteous because they think differently from you! right! That's it for Avatar!
USA played by the rules, almost fought with one hand tied, They really didnt touch the enemy (HANOI). This time they have to play by Chinas rules ( BY ANY MEANS ) dont concentrate on a naval battle hit every vital Chinese target hard and fast.
Armed combat always comes down to doctrine, logistics, intelligence, unit cohesion and leadership redundancy. It's very easy to look capable when a mountainside isn't shooting back, and the guy next to you isn't disappearing in a pink mist.
"a pink mist"?? My, you are gruesome.
@@craigkdillon No...Sounds like he's been there.
Chinas military is completely untested as well and if corruption in China is any indicator they will be almost as bad as Russia once reality kicks in and we see what they’re really capable of. In most of asia people bribe to get into military etc to have a lifetime government job then do not much all day.
@@Tamburello_1994 not necessarily. Plays a lot of FPS games. Don’t read too much into a basic comment.
@@samg8572 Your guess is as good as mine, and I'll read whatever I like -- I didn't ask for your help.
War, war never changes. Ppl only forget.
Idk why we announce our capabilities, assets & strategies for anyone to see. We better have a surprise bag of tricks yet to be seen.
I am sure what's shown here is a fraction of what actual capability US and her allies possess.
What ee see as civilians the CCP already knows about. The show of the military might may be a deterant to the people of China and some Chinese military personnel and motivate them to rebel because the SHOCK from the devastation is indescribable! Im a USAF veteran! No war is mission accomplished because it is peace through strength.
17:18 this is the problem, NEVER underestimate your enemy. There's your weakness right there.
If you make the assumption that the majority of china's air fleet is soviet era, and poorly maintained, then yes, it is clearly a fair underestimation of their capabilities. This is a bad assumption to make. Assuming they are at least peer level to US capabilities, for most of their airframes, is a good start. The j-20s, apparently stealth capable? Assume they are, prepare accordingly with better radar sets, and even if they aren't capable of as good stealth capabilities as US aircraft, you have longer range radar now. Hopefully... the Australian military is not as prone to underestimation as the ABC would suggest our government is.
@@Destroyer_V0 couldn't agree more
@@Destroyer_V0 I would not expect the Chinese to skimp on maintenance. But considering the current situation I expect spare parts to be hard to acquire. Same end result I guess.
@@Destroyer_V0 why do you think america is always making better stuff? We create gear capable of countering what the enemy pretends they have, and whether they have it or not, they’ll get smashed.
@@guybonfiglio5899 corruption in china o highly doubt they’re anyway really prepared. Also they’ve never fought a successful war.
saw US Marines , Australian Marines and Philippine Marines in Cavite doing war games last year, guess this is our side
Seems so much better to avoid a conflict
You have to love Victor Gao, he is by far the best advocate for the Western alliance. He should be on TV every night in the West.
Nothing life has to offer is worth the price of worry. Worry is an unsettled mind and an unsettled mind is helpless. Concern means taking problems seriously with poise and clarity.
Brilliant wisdom, can I ask which school of thought?
@@jaybeebee9288 Part of Australia's DNA: "No worries." Those words are used quite often. Also psychology 101 // +++ Plus, you cannot always control the circumstances in your life however, you can control your RESPONSE to those circumstances (CBT). "A quiet mind cannot be perplexed or frightened." Another successful attribute is to learn how to take emotion out of the decision making process… Your initial reaction is often the wrong reaction and it is important to take a second, even if a second is all you have, to make an informed decision. Try to apply it every day. Ask yourself: “What is the problem? What is the emotion I’am associating to the problem”? … That is enough time to make an informed decision. Do not react, do respond… even in combat. On our imaginary gauge, be on the neutral zone, neither in a negative manner nor in a positive manner. Do not react at all. Instead take an action, one that you are in control of, rather than a reaction... an action you are not in control of. Think back to anytime when you were angry and you will find that you reacted to some stimulus outside of yourself. Know this for a fact, you do not have to react to anything unless you want to react to it. For most part we are programmed to react, we are hypnotised into thinking that a response in kind is called for or we are not mature adults. Actually the mature adult is the one who thinks before reacting to anything.
@@jaybeebee9288 It's Chinese. I think we could get along. I don't know why we have to put so much effort into convincing them that this war isn't worth it.
that line of thinking needs to be applied to the chinese...who appear to be chomping at the bit and offer no end of bellicose statements....we, on the other hand... appear to be calm and cool while quietly getting ready....@@kevinmaccallum336
it would certainly have a major impact on the world's economy@@artispeedy
“War is when the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other.” - Niko Bellic
Nice in theory. During wartime, military service is obligatory. You are trained for 3 months and then if you are lucky and learn quickly you may survive!
you absolutely correct
@@PaquiCamus Obligatory? Not in Australia it;s not or in the UK or in any other modern Western country
No. I sounds like will try something
If u want peace prepare for war
Very good show. Excellent in depth reporting.
I BELIEVE THAT ALL THE ALLIANCE SUCH AS BRITAIN, CANADA, FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY, JAPAN ETC SHOULD BEEF UP ALL THEIR CAPABILITIES NOW AND NOT LATER 🏁🗝️ 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇨🇵🇩🇪🇮🇹🇯🇵+
Why is this Victor Gao still bein given so much air time - this guy should just be ignored.
He's a party mouthpiece; you want to know what the government is thinking you listen to him.
He is masterclass "Wolf-warrior" diplomat. The only type of "expert" PRC will allow to speak in international forums.
Thank you for Sharing, IMO this would already be happening had the russians conquered Ukraine easily... Ukranians are literally dying for the free World. RESPECT. Slava Ukraini!
Lmao
Slaughtering civilians became legit😂
You are blind. The US set the stage for Ukraine. It is a proxy war. The Elite WEF and Left of the US and arrogance of the EU want a war at the cost of the innocent; even a Nuclear war. They wanted to spy on Russia as they are obsessed with Russia; filled with arrogance and pride. Go take a few red pills, dig deep then go down the rabbit hole. Ever see the show Redacted? They dig deep.
This might be America's toughest opponent in it's history which is China with it's staggering population and army
You mean they're not winning?
Me as a Aussie wondering what would happen to australias borders
The Chinese guy has become more aggressive over the years and people have known him since 20 years.
Remember what army we kept hearing about as 'perhaps the 2nd most powerful in the world'? Now look what it's doing in Ukraine... don't panic from the Chinese propaganda
4 regions annexed from Ukraine yeah their propaganda is something.
In war no one wins in the end. The costs are too high. Training and preparation is crucial but the goal is to keep working for peace.
Wrong, the military industrial complex always win every single time.
Tough times creates tough men tough men tough men create soft times soft times create soft men.
@@augustinevelajr3915 😂 ok Joe rogan
This all reminds me to a speech by John F. Kennedy during the Cuba crisis: "Together we shall save our planet, or together we shall perish in its flames."
Agree
I've been all over the world and 1 thing i've noticed is ............. In USA (and most its allies) everybody talks about - containing china and defending taiwan. In China everybody talks about - how to get rich and get a better job.
I was getting ready to turn it off then you throw a b2 on the screen... touche 4 corners!
I like that Victor Gao guy, he is perfectly programmed the way we expect and want a Chinese Bot to be. 😂
Rest assured that if ever fighting breaks out, none of his family or extended family will be sent to the frontlines.
@@indiasuperclean6969 apni shakal dekhi h aayne me?
The hive mind never fails
😅😅😅😅😅😅
😂 exactly...he doesn't even seem real...and when any fighting breaks out...these types are nowhere near any of the smoke
It will be akin to a very very prolonged version of Battle of Okinawa all over again. Taiwan’s terrain is rather similar to it, except that its defender has more than 7 decades to prepare for it rather than mere weeks or months like Imperial Japan in mid 1945.
The mainland has been preparing for an invasion for decades; it's been thoroughly thought out.
@@jiokl7g9t6 Well, Imperial Japanese Navy were severely crippled then. Its Army counterpart didn’t fare much better either. US Navy sent a gigantic fleet of carrier and battleship to invade it. Yet, fully conquering it proved arduous task even for them. Moral of the story : don’t underestimate defender with enough determination who know their terrain inside out.
Just so you know. The Chinese that make up the Taiwanese used to outnumber the communists 3 to 1 in the Mainland. They received what is equivalent to hundreds of Billions of dollars in equipment from the US in today's money during the Chinese Civil War. They had thousands upon thousands of American WWII battle hardened veterans embedded in their military as military advisors with them.. Guess what? t They still lost the war. If they couldn't win in the Mainland why would anyone think they would win in Taiwan. They have never won a single war.
War is not the same as it was 80 years ago. Comparing the modern battlefield to one in WWII, such as Okinawa, would be like comparing that same battle to the Crimean war or the American Civil War
@@hsheuw Correction: dont underestimate a defender with enough determination AND SKILL. The japanese were effective due to their combat experience and training which was superior that of the US (but not Australia, demonstrated when 300 of our men held off thousands in PNG). The US helped us win due to technological superiority, sheer numbers, and the ability to support a long and harsh war. At the moment, the CCP only has one of those principles, which is sheer numbers. However, in the modern age, sheer numbers doesn't mean shit due to force multipliers. China has no chance against the west. I highly doubt they'll even be able to support the war effort outside of their own nation. They're not as much of a threat as people think.
To publicly release the details from “blueprints” for the proposed B52 infrastructure at Tindal seems unusual to me. 🤔
It's one thing to attack Taiwan. It's another thing to take out US aircraft carriers and bases in Guam and elsewhere and thereby enter an active war with the US as part of Taiwan strategy. Ask Japan how preemptively attacking a US base played out for them.
That was back when we had strong leadership and strong men willing to fight. Times have changed, and our government is more corrupt than it ever has been. General Milley is even willing to go so far to give the Chinese information on how to beat us if we do go to war.
1:52 I never heard someone say "Australier" before and I'm strangely livid
China lacks combat experience, Russia been fighting in the Middle East helping Assad the Syrian dictator and look at how terrible their military fights. I believe China will make the same mistake
Yes i wonder that too. Very revealing how bad the Russians are, so nothing to say the Chinese won't be as bad either.
Yeah like how 4 regions of Ukraine have been annexed now you would be stupid to underestimate a country if you have not seen there military fight because Taiwan military could be a lot worse.
Who needs experience when you are dogfighting from 100km+
It's all nice & dandy to shoot at targets that don't shoot back. It's also a different kettle of fish when u see your buddies being blown up to bits by your side...Russia's military performance in Ukraine at it currently stands is a big disappointment
Chinas threats of missile and naval power mean nothing if they can’t prove they work. shooting a missile into the ocean is different then shooting one at a us ship
I’m absolutely sure that if China plans to take Taiwan by force it’s militarily strategists have also factored in all possible scenarios including the possibility of other militarily powers coming to the aid of Taiwan…
Lulz. Even if china takes taiwan, It will gain a barren island. There is a 0% chance that anything will be left for them.
@Paul Kiely 'absolutely sure that if China plans to take Taiwan by force'? Time is on China's side. Why hurry? In 8 years' time, China's GDP will be bigger than that of the US. China's military might will also be more intimidating. Have you notice that China hasn't fired a single shot to become the world number two in 30 years? Infra structure and economic growth is China's strength. Why use destructive military force if one can achieve the same objective by peaceful means? This is one of the top strategies hailed by Sun Tzu in his 'Art of War': Win the War without fighting a battle. 'Take Taiwan by force' will only benefit the US. The US is trying to repeat the Ukrainian success in Taiwan. But looks like China is more tactful than Russia, and the US.
true, as we all know, Korea, Japan, Philippines and even Vietnam have been growing their military due to China's aggression in the South China Sea.
@@audieacer What is the ASEAN? What is RCEP? We know it is you job to create hatred in the area. However, can you be more tactful?
@@liulaolao7269 I grew up in Thailand and Hong Kong, I know what the Chinese Government have tried to and may do to any competition in Asia. btw the ASEAN group is mainly for economic development not military.
This war would be more like an NBA players vs CBA players, The US is not just technologically and strategically advanced but very experienced too.
@Cayenne Captain unlike Vietnam and Afghanistan, most people living in China loathe their government, and the Chinese military doesn't operate under guerilla warfare. it will most likely be a conventional war in the most horrible ways.
No, it is WNBA vs CBA. Ask Emma.
I love the Camaraderie between the Aussie s and the USMC
@@satanwillnotjudgeyou that's your right Satan
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There is no Satan. A man made nothing meant to inspire fear. Yet it amazes me how anyone can fear an imaginary boogie man created by man itself, which is no different than vampires, witches, ghosts, Frankenstein's, and the wolf man. The brains of some people......not in good shape......
Why they need you though?? Your literally over the othere side of the globe, so why and how can you help quick??
Remember the brits and anzacs was rolling como ism way back and stopped it before yanks had to deal with it??! ... MALAYA!!!!who said this was the way forward??..
Amphibious landings are ridiculously hard to do … I believe most Island countries with modern weaponry are almost impossible to invade. It was hard in ww2, modern weapons would tear up anything trying to come ashore.
True, but no matter how much training one has in warfare, there is NO substitute for combat experience, something the PLA has NOT had...other than murdering over 40,000,000 unarmed Chinese Citizens whose only CRIME was that they didn't want to live under Communism!
Taiwan can easily be attacked without making landfall. Florida is almost 5 times the size of Taiwan and 100 miles from China. Let that sink in.
@@Scorpio-tn4vy attacking a country is one thing occupying it is another
@@troublej1035 Taiwan isn't a country. It is a province of China.
@@Scorpio-tn4vy Florida is 100 miles from China?
The rugby game segment is fun. Good stuff. Thanks for posting.
Naaaa....Even India single handedly dare to do hand to hand combat with chinese troops resulting in lost of lives on both sides. China is not as tough as you think.
i love how the marines are just cursing 24/7 lol
the last time they met the chinese in battle it did not go well for them
Taiwan people have firmly rejected the idea of becoming part of China. That's been shown on multiple polls over decades. Taiwan people also firmly rejected China's so-called "One Country Two Systems", which has proven a disaster as examplified by Hong Kong. Taiwan President Tsai stands firmly on that position, which is one main reason people voted for her in 2016 and 2020. Every Taiwanese above 20 has a direct vote in presidential election.
I wish I had a direct vote in presidential elections.. EC makes no sense to me
Not true ,they are actually surprised China is growing faster than them ,even.
Are you a native Taiwanese? I read or saw a video that stated that the majority of Taiwanese.... or was it just the young, as in teens to young adults, were indifferent about joining the military and were not interested in the politics regarding the relationship of Taiwan and Mainland China. The feature that asserted this seemed to imply that they were more interested in their business affairs and that politics were a nuisance to be ignored.
@@dconov Politics affects business affairs. TSMC relies on other countries to survive, especially the west. They want the status quo, anything else risks their economy.
Poll is most unreliable thing ever look at US and Australian polls. It is whatever they want you think
Taiwan’s Constitution says she is part of China. What is your business in interfering other country’s internal affair? What rights do you have to interfere in Taiwan and China affair?
China is the largest global importer of food and oil. The majority of oil comes from the ME. The majority of food comes from the Americas and Australia/NZ. China cannot secure the supply of either. Until that changes, China’s threats against Australia and the U.S. are empty words.
My teacher once talked to us about that problem: he said you can't eat a cell phone and in six weeks their population would be decimated
And yet from Prussia to Imperial Germany to the Axis to the Korean War, the Gulf War, etc, it tends to be the weaker powers with the weaker economies that gamble and launch aggressive wars in part to try to break out of that box and seize a commanding position with regard to those resources.
US was the biggest supplier of oil to Japan
Your absolutely right. China's economic growth could not have happened without the big corporations in USA and Europe. Their ecomomy is an extension of the west's. Also militarily USA are the most advanced and powerful. China have no battle experience,a vastly inferior naval capability and airforce. He who controls the oceans controls the world.... And that would be uncle Sam by a mile 🌍. This documentary is laughable. Preemptive strikes on the US.... Yer China good luck with that one
Have you for got about COVID 19 already ? They pin point these dieases for any countries , at any time, and lose no sleep just their peoples and not care .
China: Singing about "defending" the motherland from the defending defenders who didn't attack first. Also China: Threatening the threatened because they feel threatened by their defensive posture.
I couldn’t have said it better! My name is Eric as well. Aloha 🤙🏽
@@EeZ3-808 I could have, it makes little sense at all.
It's called the security paradox and the US is just as guilty
@@federicobilli8606 I agree, the only difference is that the US isn't surrounded by Chinese and allied military.
The civil war isnt over. Both sides fought over the same claims.
Mr. Victor Go as you said there is only one China, so why not leave Taiwan alone? Why not respect people who do not want to be with your China? Everyone is free to choose bro. Key word is respect. You can unite with then without using force and intimidation.
Why are we just broadcasting where these bases are and if they're expanding? I don't see the point in openly showing these places.
Chinese ambassador "We conducted the biggest military war games ever showing total domination of Tiawan". He didn't seem to mention the US Navy totally surrounding the Chinese wargames....
He probably would have been executed if he stated the obvious
When did the US military surround the Chinese war-games. The US had an Aircraft carrier near Japan and that was it.
@@johnpaul252003 That US Aircraft carrier was enough. And you can be sure it was not the only war equipment in the area. Aircraft carriers ARE PART OF A BATTLE "GROUP!"
@@theodethomasa6358 so you think a carrier battle group can take on all of the PLA. What are you smoking 🚬?
@@johnpaul252003 My reply upset you? Do you have any idea how large a carrier battle group is? Maybe you should go smoke something and calm down!
If China truly wishes to reclaim their historic borders they would be wise to initially consider Outer Manchuria vs Taiwan. 1. Global support for Taiwan is immeasurably higher.. 2. Russia's military is depleted, 3. China needs fresh water; Lake Baikal is not far from the war zone. 4. China needs Crude oil which is not far from that war zone......Wake up Bejing!
Aussies mind this: fractional orbit bombardment, tailor made for long range targets like this.
I studied foreign policy in university. Similar to how Britain gifted America technology in WW2, I firmly believe we should be gifting submarine and aviation technology to Australia. There were several military academia reports that stated that if Australia and New Zealand had access to more sensitive US aviation and submarine technological capabilities. They would be able to rapidly use them to develop their own systems. By Australia having an extremely powerful submarine and fighter aircraft fleet , allows them not only to protect against China, but allows them to help protect some of the most important waterways in the Indian Ocean. Australia is a country that's going to have massive global significance over the next century, and we need to do more to help our allies. When you look at an aggressive and expanding China. They're going to follow the same strategy of the Japanese had in WW2. They need the Philippines, the Indonesian, and Australian areas. The metal, rubber, oil, just the vast natural resources of this area makes it critical for long-term war effort and economy. As an American 100% in supportive of our Australian allies and I think we need to be doing more! We need to be building new joint military facilities, exchanging technology and have a highly integrated military systems, I would even propose as going as far as building joint infrastructure projects together.
Well you yourself then can provide billions of your own tax dollars :)
The first thing both 🇺🇸 🇦🇺 needs to do is uproot the infiltration of CCP agents in their military and govt. I mean, having ex military pilots train the Chinese is just the tip of the iceberg. Transfer of technologies is the easy part, but basically handing it to your enemy is a no go.
Hay hope you're not misaligned with who the Americans truly are and that America was once a none existence country I know that to be a true American is to be an Irish nationality and the population in Australia is from Ireland And not the indigenous of Australian people.... Same as so many other locations that you know of if you would only do your own researches....
While you were studying foreign policy, did you learn about how the US military worked with European nations to spy on Black Americans? Do you know they did this to keep fellow Americans from simply building trade routes and economic opportunities in Africa? African Americans had turned toward Africa when America refused to extend democracy and civil rights to them. Be skeptical of what you study or hear in the news about US policy goals. The US is not always an honest actor.
America needs to keep it's technology, laboratory, Labor, Manufacturing And productions in its own country ....
I love Australia and Australians, always. Visited Sydney in '65 and fell in love with the place. locals rolled out the welcome mat, I will never forget that!
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I'm Australian, David, and I really appreciated your kind remarks. I am so glad we treated you kindly. Best wishes from Queensland, Australia.
You visited the worst city mate. It's full of traffic problems and it's too cosmopolitan. It's like visiting New York. Melbourne is way better. ;)
@@Snoop_Dugg Sydney in 1965 would be way better than Melbourne now.
@@joebloggs24 I wasn't alive then, but why would it be better?
“America is quietly building up their military assists in Australia” well not quiet enough to announce it plain and clear on national television so it can’t be THAT quiet
and australia wonders why china don't want to buy their stuff anymore... lol
What is happening to our world? Those who want peace and Democracy are being attacked for no reason. We must stay strong. I pray for these countries who are being attacked for no reason but for power of the enemy. How sad. What has this world become? Why cannot there be PEACE. Be satisfied with what you have and let all people live in peace. This is so unnecessary.
Dear Dianna: I feel so sorry for you very sincerely. Your sweetness and naiveite
Sorry but that s a very naive assessment. The US has been involved in Asia for a very long time and it has nothing to do with the so called democracy but rather geopolitical control of the region. And all countries do that.
There cannot be peace while Humans run this world!!!!
I am a Taiwanese and would like to remind our friends in Australia that Japan did not cede Taiwan to China in any form of a legal document. Japan simply "abandoned" Taiwan. China's claim that Taiwan is apart of China but in what treaty is it based on?
None as l know it Japans fleet was all but gone. And had no army left to stop any body. Big difference to day then yesterday.
@@chrisparbe1077 Taiwan was liberated from the rule of Japan in 1945 by the US. China didn't fire a single shot directly to the Japanese to win back Taiwan in the Pacific war in WWII.
None of that matters...what matters is what the current people living in Taiwan want. End of story. If they want to be free it is their right, let the people decide. The Chinese national in this documentary doesn't understand the basic desire of self determination...that is his problem, not Taiwans.
AUSTRALIA SHOULD GIVE ARMS TO ITS CITIZENS NOW!!!
China is not being bullied or challenged by an outside country its the other way around.
Hosting the US forces at Pine Gap is a privilege and an honour. When we all stand together, the nations of the anglosphere are unbeatable. Currently, the ChiComs have managed to split NZ away from the group. They are the weakest member. Australia must not follow.
Ideologically, NZ split from the group long before China was an issue. NZ PM David Lange is a good example.
China hasn't fought a war since '79, where the Vietnamese kicked their butts. The idea that they can plan and execute the most complex amphibious/airborne invasion in human history is beyond stupid.
Well, that was because of Mao. Though xi may be different, we has been really open of his aggression
esse documentario ficou excelente!!!!!
Knowing that at least 17 countries will be working together to defend democracy is very reassuring and encouraging. I pray that it never comes to that.
Just like the 17 un countries in Korea. Pity it's no longer 1950
I thought it strange so much time was spent on Darwin without mentioning the Japanese attack during World War 2. Surely that has a big effect on the local perspective. We could guess it makes them think and feel whatever, but seems like an obvious question to just ask the residents so no one is guessing.
Roosevelt had known a week prior to attack on pearl harbor that the attack was comming . But he and the banker's wanted the attack to pursuede the American public to go to war so he Roosevelt hung over 2000 men and half the pacific fleet out to die. Roosevelt wasn't a hero he was a crook that hung thousands of men and women out to die so he and his banker buddies could eat pheasant drink expensive wine and count profits while millions of people died
@@michaelbunner7387 I won't even try to teach you the whole history of Pearl Harbor in a comment. If you really believe what you just wrote, you're not even falling for a new groundless conspiracy theory, but an old one that was debunked many decades ago when some 20th century equivalent of a troll came up with it. The bit I'll give you is ask if such a disaster was needed to get the US into the war. Japan declared war, so the answer is no.
@@webcelt historical facts prove this. And the admiral of the pacific fleet when interviewed confirmed my statement as fact. If u choose to beleive propaganda as fact that is given to you by western board of media propaganda and disinformation that is your choice. As for the roosevelt family they have as a family been directly involved In far more felonously crimminal crimes against a country then just the pearl harbor attack but again you would have to get past the propaganda and study historical facts
@@michaelbunner7387 So you're the only one in the world who knows the history. Must be nice. Next, you're going to claim all the people at Pearl Harbor were crisis actors.
@Michael Bunner Maybe I'msuffered
The way they promote Pine Gap in this report led me to believe there are nothing but cardboard antennas at that place. The real missile silos and listening devices are probably somewhere in the Simpson desert.
Nah it's already far out of range anyways.
Chinese admiral in 1996 said that when USS Nimitz entered Taiwan strait , that it would push back US till 1 chain of islands by 2000 , 2 chain of islands by 2010 and till midway & Guam by 2020 how could you miss it?
There’s no need to asked the outcome of War between any country.. The only question we need to ask ourselves is what do we fight for?
The spokesman for China states, if Australia wants to join the USA against China then it should be ready for armageddon. In my opinion, he should also place his motherland in the same situation to face armageddon and the end of China as it exists today.
I agree!
great you are threatening a nuclear power that can destroy the whole world
@@jesselu143 It will be mutual destruction. It is about time Chinese to overthrow CCP and bring some relief to oppressed citizens of China.
Taiwan is surrounded by seas and would like to see more preparations on seas including its allies
All wars, unless invading and occupying are driven by air power.
Australia knows the ocean just about better than anyone else
we've been building new bases in the pacific since obama, when he did the "shift to asia" none of this is catching our military by surprise. phase one of ww3 is secure the oil, attack your enemies on their periphery. afghanistan, iraq, arab spring, syria (russian ally, russian naval base), libya, coup in turkey. aegis ashore romania, poland, ukraine (russian naval base, home to black sea fleet). It's already started.
Finally someone else who knows that most wars are started years before the "official start". China too have been undermining the west where they can for years. The last phase before war becomes official will be mainstream media OFFICIALLY reporting Covid was manufactured and released by The CCP, and exposing their involvement in Fentanyl distribution to the west
Victor Gao... what an attitude... Like Putin saying nobody threatens Russia (whilst threatening Ukraine), he says nobody threatens China (whilst threatening Taiwan)..... what is wrong with people these days!
China, a war would not end well. War is not in your Chinese blood line. While USA troop is hell bent on the darkest valley of war & we study hell. China/PLA/CCP take a page from our American Chinese, they’re good, peaceful and hard working loving people. We can work out our differences. No war.
we’re all together no questions no hesitation 🇺🇸🇦🇺🇨🇦🇬🇧 🇳🇿Theres no breaking this bond ❤ from 🇨🇦
Hear!, Hear!
I love our commonwealth and NATO friend’s. Despite our differences our number one goal is to protect democracy. We stand with you.
YES. And of course Japan, Singapore, South Korea, India and much of South East Asia has had a gut-full of the CCP. And France has bases in the Pacific too.
Who is "we?" Don't see you serving courtesy of the 82nd Airborne 504th "devils".
Yes yes... even though there were no WMDs found in Iraq.. we shall follow the US to the end of the earth.. You whistle, we will come
I mean in the war game scenario presented a US-Chinese War would happen immediately because the Chinese have attacked US warships, a US base in Japan and even attacked US territory Guam. Which would lead to the kind of cultural and economic boycott in the West that the Ukraine War led to surely, not to mention potential attacks on the Chinese diaspora. They don't think China would try to avoid US/Western direct involvement by initially only attacking Taiwanese targets?
They assume that the US will support Taiwan militarily, so it makes sense for them to make first strike against US assets before they can respond.
In a war when US attacked Chinese, you think China will allow US soil to be untouched????
@@yaphonghor4409 Yes. Why would they further escalate beyond the eastern pacific?
@@yaphonghor4409 in these scenarios, China strikes first. Don’t twist it.
@@yaphonghor4409 I know right so many people in U.S believe u.s is untouchable.I find it comical for people to believe that.
Taiwan has 5 iconic features. Convenience stores, night markets, sheet metal houses, scooters and temples🥰👍. Although it's way far from comparing with the lifestyles of beauty and graceful architectures, designings of Europe, prosperity with great combination of the old and new cultures and infrastructures and magnificent art works of China, Japan and Thailand, entertainment, fashion and prosperity of the U.S., Korea and H.K., or healthy, simple and harmonic environment of Singapore, Canada and Australia. Yet in terms of food and convenience it's performing over the average. With this World first or second amenities of life and convenience store we need to thank to a lot of talent, friendly and deligent staffs working in the industry. Taichung, Taidong and bush walking of Northern coast are some of those tourists are not that familiar but also worthwhile to visit. There's a lot of cousines with chicken, Beef, pork, tepanyakis, noodles, hot pots, soups, dumplings, bread and pastries, snacks, fried stuffs, breakfast, coffee shops, fruits and beverages. In terms of hygiene, platings and decorations, environment and atmospheres, accommodation and friendly communication are probably can be much improved. But amounts and prices which is cost performance ratio is above the World average. In Taiwan people like salty sweet, bittery sweet or hot sweet taste so food tended to be a little bit smooth sweet than the other places. Some of those good food come from the famous shops and some from small shops or shops in traditional markets are even better. There's still ones not that good but the propotion are relatively less. So will be some suprises to explore. Great filming and editing and welcome to Taiwan. All the best🥰👍。
Taiwan also makes the best semiconductors in the world.
Heres an idea for combat soldiers how many ex retired soldiers are there out there between 40 and 65 if medically fit in Australia and NZ still in the military mind set and mode willing to rejoin the combat role saving younger lives or joining them to make up numbers with mobility to move troops theres a thought
The problem about early detection of any Chinese attack against its enemies are its huge "fishing fleets" that sail by the hundreds. It's really certain that China will use them to launch their first strikes and perhaps even as troop transports.
I think Western/Australian intelligence are wise to that fact. If you have a military as big as China, then it's very difficult to hide your plans.
Nothing NEW, during the Koh Tang Island incident, Russian trawlers were constantly cutting across the bow of the USS Hancock on their way to the island with a relief force. I was on the flight deck in the first wave to be launched with a relief force, 10 minutes before launch, the Captain of the Hancock announced that all Marines were off the island and we would be returning to Subic Bay in the Philippines! At that point, as we were turning to port a Russian trawler cut across our bow and was "bumped", standing on the flight deck I saw the Russian sailors sliding across the deck of their vessel. From then to our return to Subic Bay we didn't SEE any Russian trawlers! Bye the way, I made an amphibious landing on Taiwan about 1963, there are ONLY two beaches on Taiwan appropriate for amphibious landings, BOTH are small and protected by sea and land mines!
All would be destroyed long before they got within artillery range of Taiwan, the area around Taiwan is heavily mined!
Yeah, the CCP's Maritime Militia is the biggest middle finger in the high-seas. Can't fire at them because they're technically fishing vessels, yet they're armored and probably combat-ready.
@rocket5833 Maybe video-gaming has helped get some minds ready to join a potential draft. Come on, how else could the US stack up to raw Chinese numbers?
It's so encouraging to have reliable trustworthy partnerships in the event of wasr.
Aha, do I detect cynicism to highlight the USA stealing your lunch and dinner when they stepped in and replaced the same products that China refused from Oz.
0:47 buddy eyes are closing and he has glasses 😂😂😂
Considering the objection China will face even from allies and BRICS partners if it invaded Taiwan, considering that they have until 2049 to fulfil the promise to their people, considering the massive troop assembly, the massive assembly of logistics, vessels and infrastructure required for such an undertaking, the two million Chinese troops on Taiwanese soil (required to conquer and hold), armed and fuelled, and the massive impacts that such an invasion will have on the Chinese economy, plus the disruption to the world economy, such talks of an impending Chinese invasion are just fantastically crazy. This narrative serves only one goal, that of justifying the US arming up in the Pacific, thousands of miles away from homeland, halfway around the world from the US. As a European, on the long run, if I have to chose between Taiwan becoming Chinese, and World War three, I chose the former, sorry.
Loving the threat to Australia parents. Is The peoples republic of China aware that for every man they loose they will leave behind 4 grandparents and two parents, who will have no other child or grandchild to bare the family name? How long will the political system be able to sustain that? Maybe the free and democratic republic of China have similar issues, but they will be defending their parents and grandparents when dying.
The parents and grandfathers are quite capable of fighting you lot !
Mm, good point
Each son represents a family’s entire investment (and I mean the entire family). They spend every cent on education. BUT it’s basically only peasants whose parents cannot afford any education that join the PLA because being a soldier is looked upon as being like a janitor. It’s considered pathetic.
I have expanded upon my answer: Being a soldier is viewed with total contempt by Chinese society (the US equivalent of being a janitor at McDonald’s there) and their soldiers are almost exclusively rural peasants who joined because it was their only option to survive. Food and shelter is their pay. The communists are afraid to have hundreds-of-thousands of well trained soldiers. They view it as a threat to themselves. The reason the vast bulk of the Chinese military is made up of only the truly desperate is because in China, joining the army is basically unthinkable for not just the individual male but for the entire multi-generational family unit. This is due to the financial ramifications of not having your only son you invested every penny you had into maximizing their education to give the greatest possible competitive edge in the workplace. So, the individuals who have actually gotten educations and scored well in educational testing, would never be allowed by their family to join the army as it would mean no financial return on a huge investment (a good education is extremely expensive in China). Factors Indicating PLA Will Perform Poorly 1. There is no collective or civic spirit in China. It’s all about individual ambition. 2. When 95% of your army is looked at as the scum of the earth and the organization itself has an absurdly top down structure, you’re going to utterly shit morale, uninspired soldiers with nothing to fight for and poorly trained to boot. _ 3. Corruption is not only expected, it’s considered bizarre to not operate that way in China. So, it’s not just things like skyscrapers that collapse after a few years that will bite back in the back. You can be sure many of their big military platforms will malfunction and break when put into the field.
@@The_ZeroLine In that case, simply bribe whoever managed to survive the beach landing to join the Taiwan defenders.
Oh wow they putting in a nuclear capable B-52 bomber. I thought that was just a regular B-52 bomber.
0:26 sounds like the ripped off To Hell and back by sabaton
Who’s the guy? US to lose 700to 900 planes, 30 warships and Chinese dozens of both! What a joke!!
My Grandmother who is a Centenarian told me that she had been to TW twice, once was before the Chinese Revolutionary Wars, the second time was after the Wars. It will be the tragedy of our life times if wars were to break again. But it probably will, so it will be the burden we as ethnic Chinese People will have to bear.
This all reminds me to a speech by John F. Kennedy during the Cuba crisis: "Together we shall save our planet, or together we shall perish in its flames."
regardless of how many missiles china has or how advanced radar tech china has, chinese problem on actual event of war is they never fought in massive scale of war. the lack of experience would be key factor of how battle plays out.
yeah...but america is infected with LGBTism and word policing. australia probably too...dunno enough...but COVID response tells me a lot. I'm sure if everyone used the right pronouns we would all get along.
China has already fought in a massive scale war against the US in Korea...
You never know is unpredictable.
lmao and Australia is famous for their military history??? Give me a break. China was fighting wars millenniums before UK prisoners came to slaughter indigenous people.
How ironic！While advocating China's military threat, also said that China has no military experience，Doesn't it prove that China is not a warlike country?！ talking about "war experience", does it remind you who is the greatest threat on earth?