From Newsgroup: alt.politics.usa

https://www.bangkokpost.com/video/world/3182843/china-investigates-its-top-general-in-high-profile-purge

China's top general and President Xi Jinping's second-in-command
is under investigation, the Ministry of National Defense said
on Saturday (January 24). It's the highest-profile purge to
date of senior military leadership, just as Beijing modernizes
its forces and tries to further project its might.

. . .

Ok ... this is pretty major.

Obviously Xi is in the middle of a big political
and military re-alignment.

But was this general too hawkish, or too dove-ish ???

China keeps escalating its 'exercises' around Taiwan.
The last ones included firing live munitions TOWARDS
Taiwan, just targeted to fall a little short.

Still looks like The Plan is an air/sea blockade to
starve 'em out. Taiwan has basically NO internal
energy reserves - no oil, no gas - and stupidly
minimized its nuke power plants. About 30 days
and all the lights go out.

A lot of the FOOD is imported as well.

And WHO would cross the CCPs "line of death" ?
NO insurer would cover it.

So, at this point, China can subdue Taiwan without
firing a single shot.

IMHO, because of that, it WILL - and pretty SOON.
The NATO disintegration will just encourage things.

Sometimes I wonder if Trump has a world-power 'axis'
in mind ... USA/Russia/China and NOBODY ELSE.

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