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minus-squareaodhsishaj@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·edit-23 months agoThat unfortunately is never likely to stop. I wish Xi would let it go. He’s facing internal struggles of looking weak to the military. https://www.businessinsider.com/china-military-loyal-communist-party-purges-xi-jinping-speech-2024-7?op=1 I mean fuck they just got a command structure. Until the 2000s the generals instructed the soldiers and the soldiers taught the generals. https://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2018/11/chinas-military-has-no-combat-experience-does-it-matter.html They can’t even project enough power in Africa to keep Chinese nationals safe, look up Central African Republic Chinese Nationals if you like.
minus-squareAurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoI think you’re right on this one, I don’t hold out much hope for it but I can dream. For now the status quo will have to do.
minus-squareaodhsishaj@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·3 months agoKeep on dreaming friend and may they be pleasant ones. It’s a curse that we live in such interesting times.
That unfortunately is never likely to stop. I wish Xi would let it go.
He’s facing internal struggles of looking weak to the military. https://www.businessinsider.com/china-military-loyal-communist-party-purges-xi-jinping-speech-2024-7?op=1
I mean fuck they just got a command structure. Until the 2000s the generals instructed the soldiers and the soldiers taught the generals.
https://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2018/11/chinas-military-has-no-combat-experience-does-it-matter.html
They can’t even project enough power in Africa to keep Chinese nationals safe, look up Central African Republic Chinese Nationals if you like.
I think you’re right on this one, I don’t hold out much hope for it but I can dream. For now the status quo will have to do.
Keep on dreaming friend and may they be pleasant ones. It’s a curse that we live in such interesting times.