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by DavidD
25 Sep 2023 14:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses
Replies: 548
Views: 182428

Re: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses

The glittering Chinese growth stat's published world over -- might have pulled the WOOL over "most" of the Western CABAL/Elite ... The real story is actually what happens in the rural areas .. What is the level of education, health care, food security, etc etc .. https://press.uchicago.ed...
by DavidD
15 Nov 2021 03:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
Replies: 1287
Views: 318461

Re: Understanding New China after 19th Congress

An authoritarian system that derives its authority from the simple fact of its being in power, and whose decision making cannot be challenged by common people in anyway, whose direction is set by the vision/whim/ambition of a supreme leader or a small group of individuals, will breed corruption of ...
by DavidD
14 Nov 2021 18:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
Replies: 1287
Views: 318461

Re: Understanding New China after 19th Congress

Suraj, I know you don't believe anything that comes out of China. That's fine, I take everything the CCP says with a grain of salt too. With that said, if you just invent your own reality instead of trying to look for coroborating evidence then you won't be any closer to the truth than had you take...
by DavidD
13 Nov 2021 05:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
Replies: 1287
Views: 318461

Re: Understanding New China after 19th Congress

I can't speak about Bo Xilai, but I do have a relative who's a low level CCP official. He's the vice-secretary of the CCP of a district in a Tier-1 city. Based on what he tells me, the anti-corruption drive is for real. All his colleagues are on their tippy-toes as punishments are quite severe. One ...
by DavidD
13 Nov 2021 03:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

Another Evergrande in the making? - Economic Times There'll be more I'm sure. I think the Chinese government will step in to make the contractors whole, and probably make sure those who prepaid for housing are made whole as well. Equity holders might get something back. Offshore bond holders are pr...
by DavidD
13 Nov 2021 02:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
Replies: 1287
Views: 318461

Re: Understanding New China after 19th Congress

Need to study this Han Emperor period. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_He_of_Han Sima Guang, the early historian lists these items as the faults of Emperor He that led to the decline of Han dynasty 1. excessive power in the hands of imperial in-laws 2. indulgence of imperial favorites 3. a ...
by DavidD
12 Nov 2021 05:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
Replies: 1287
Views: 318461

Re: Understanding New China after 19th Congress

Sectoral ring tier lockdown are commonplace in India, from house level up to ward level. While it's impressive that you conflate some medical examples here, they're not relevant. Maybe not with AI whizzbang, but "AI" is a grossly overused term, and I work in the field. I appreciate that y...
by DavidD
11 Nov 2021 01:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
Replies: 1287
Views: 318461

Re: Understanding New China after 19th Congress

The Chinese are usually seen as exemplars of inter-ministerial coordination towards major goals, e.g. the speed of their high speed rail construction with finance, power, rail and industrial ministries coordinating. Now you have this situation with Covid where case studies in many places, including...
by DavidD
10 Nov 2021 03:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
Replies: 1287
Views: 318461

Re: Understanding New China after 19th Congress

How do you reconcile your assertion that China's threat is an indirect one with your concern regarding the PLA wanting to make a move? I wrote that 20 years ago. Since then much water has flown down the Brahmaputra. Things change but people don't. PLA at that time had Pakistan tie up India. No long...
by DavidD
04 Nov 2021 22:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
Replies: 1287
Views: 318461

Re: Understanding New China after 19th Congress

So having weapons is not the issue but the delivery vehicles is the crux of the problem. The bolded statements indicate there is parity along LAC. So where and how would PLA make a move? How do you reconcile your assertion that China's threat is an indirect one with your concern regarding the PLA w...
by DavidD
23 Oct 2021 03:57
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Personal Health, Nutrition and Fitness Thread
Replies: 72
Views: 13214

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

... Ji, it was sarcasm onlee :). The real concern is that people don't check the source of the study - JNU of all places. And they are playing up the usual caste cards. Maybe the study itself is valid, but the best thing to do is to check the source data (NFHS) for oneself, not go blindly by the st...
by DavidD
22 Oct 2021 04:59
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1665510

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Prem Kumar wrote:Jamwal: agree with your points. I am aware that the PCL181 is truck mounted. But the arguments given by DavidD was almost word-for-word from Gobar Times regarding this deployment.
I just stated some facts, I dont believe I made any arguments. What argument did I make?
by DavidD
21 Oct 2021 04:25
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1665510

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Why can't the journalist ask, China is deploying 25 ton 155mm howitzer on border and why do you want to further reduce weight of 18 ton well tested and proven howitzer? What could Chawla reply...Tibet is plains and we have rugged mountains?? You can just Google the answer. PCL181 is self-propelled ...
by DavidD
20 Oct 2021 04:27
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Personal Health, Nutrition and Fitness Thread
Replies: 72
Views: 13214

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

https://swarajyamag.com/ideas/why-the-global-hunger-index-does-not-pass-the-smell-test-heres-what-india-must-do Why The Global Hunger Index Does Not Pass The Smell Test; Here's What India Must Do These four parameters are (1) undernourishment, which is based on estimates of the proportion of popula...
by DavidD
15 Oct 2021 00:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

It's not really worthwhile to deal with trolling or even respond about cold Chinese calculations here. This is fundamentally incoming information to process and manage. There's no need for pushback. It's not like DavidD has any influence on policy. Not all of it will be palatable, but in the larger...
by DavidD
14 Oct 2021 01:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Quad News and Discussion- June 2021

Thanks for the chart, so China will have grown 16.7% over those 3 years you listed, the fastest in the world, and it's not really even close. Yet there should be a revolt within the CCP? I am not saying there should be a revolt. The word 'revolt' is your choice, not mine. All I said was that there ...
by DavidD
14 Oct 2021 01:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Quad News and Discussion- June 2021

Thanks for the chart, so China will have grown 16.7% over those 3 years you listed, the fastest in the world, and it's not really even close. Yet there should be a revolt within the CCP? Yes, it is 16.7% growth over a 3 year period as you point out. But that is without making adjustments for 'Shang...
by DavidD
13 Oct 2021 10:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Quad News and Discussion- June 2021

Thanks for the chart, so China will have grown 16.7% over those 3 years you listed, the fastest in the world, and it's not really even close. Yet there should be a revolt within the CCP?
by DavidD
12 Oct 2021 10:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Quad News and Discussion- June 2021

The Chinese PoV is that the current world order is not designed with a strong China in mind, that it needs to be changed to accommodate a stronger China, and that those who potentially stand to lose in such a new world order is pushing back. A strong China being one which bullies all its neighbours...
by DavidD
12 Oct 2021 05:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Quad News and Discussion- June 2021

The Chinese PoV is that the current world order is not designed with a strong China in mind, that it needs to be changed to accommodate a stronger China, and that those who potentially stand to lose in such a new world order is pushing back.
by DavidD
10 Oct 2021 10:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Quad News and Discussion- June 2021

David, there will always be exceptions, no doubt. But, now that you raised the issue of Beijing, it is a fact that its construction almost led to the ruin of the Ming Emperor, the Yongle Emperor. Yongle had sent Adm. Zheng He on voyages and established his name far and wide and in a megalomaniac tu...
by DavidD
09 Oct 2021 21:08
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1735957

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

anupmisra wrote:
shyamd wrote:I can confirm PLA soldiers were detained for hours by IA released after negotiations
There are photos floating on weibo that claim to show "IA soldiers detained by PLA". Is that true?
It's reportedly from the Galwan clash a while back.
by DavidD
09 Oct 2021 17:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Quad News and Discussion- June 2021

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/china-is-the-main-game-and-removing-xi-is-how-to-play-it/news-story/a22e5afbd7f2bc9df1437ec4ecf4fab5 Removing Xi is how to play it The only way to avoid a devastating conflict is to facilitate a coup within China’s Communist Party. This is how it could be d...
by DavidD
09 Oct 2021 04:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

The comparison between a "success" of Chinese authoritarianism over "failure" of Indian democracy is moot. China is rich not because it is autocratic, it is because it was smart enough to know which side of the bread was buttered. If China was a true "communist" nation...
by DavidD
09 Oct 2021 02:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

Democracy, political freedom, etc. have not been attractive to the world because of what they stand for, but because the countries who espouse them are wealthy. If China can show the world that it's not necessary to have one in order to have the other, opinions will change. DavidD, This says it all...
by DavidD
08 Oct 2021 22:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

Taiwan GDP per capita (2021): $30k, I assume if we just pick a big city e.g. Taipei it'd be higher. Shanghai GDP per capita (2020): $24k China GDP per capita (2020): $10k For the older generation, many were either born on the mainland or have close family ties there, so there's some additional pull...
by DavidD
08 Oct 2021 16:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

I disagree with the notion that the wealth disparity is an issue. Top tier mainland cities can put even Taipei to shame. Taipei is really nice, but it's more like a cleaner New Delhi than Shanghai. Sure it's got Taipei 101 and I've been up it, but otherwise it's not a showpiece city. I actually lik...
by DavidD
08 Oct 2021 05:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Quad News and Discussion- June 2021
Replies: 377
Views: 94983

Re: Quad News and Discussion- June 2021

vw01undU8_k China has passed a law that makes every transport ship to be under PLAN. This is a serious threat and QUAD must be utilizing this opportunity to declare those ships will now be treated as military vessels. Banning them outright may not be possible, a work around will be they need permis...
by DavidD
08 Oct 2021 05:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

I don't see the Taiwanese willingly merge with the Mainland any time soon. No group of wealthier people ever willingly join a larger group of poorer people. If China continues to develop, that might change with some carrots and sticks. A nuclear umbrella for Taiwan is not feasible. Deterrence is abo...
by DavidD
07 Oct 2021 21:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

I think this discussion has run its course. You started by expressing surprise that the US and China took diametrically opposite approaches in the context of Cold War 2.0 . When I responded that in the same context, i.e. countering the other's influence, those respective actions were natural, you s...
by DavidD
07 Oct 2021 14:49
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

David, one question for you. In my interactions with expatriate Chinese people from the mainland, almost without exception, they believe that economic prosperity has been a worthwhile trade for lack of political freedom. These are people who have spanned the Tiananmen crackdown. They are all profes...
by DavidD
07 Oct 2021 14:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

This is a strawman because given that the contest is bipolar, making China less competitive IS the same as making America/West more competitive. Not strawman, just a very simple concept. You can widen your wage gap with me by making $50k more, or by having me make $50k less. Only one of those optio...
by DavidD
05 Oct 2021 14:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

Makes the contrast since the start of CW2 even more obvious, doesn't it? The emphasis, at least it seems to me, has shifted massively from outwardly directed initiatives like the BRI to inwardly directed initiatives like tackling debt, monopolies, etc. Well, that is also the natural i.e. expected o...
by DavidD
05 Oct 2021 03:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

Is it true that Chinese moves have been inwards? They laid the groundwork for this Cold War 2.0 through a massive colonization campaign around the world masquerading as BRI. It is a tactic right out of Britain's 250 year old playbook. Makes the contrast since the start of CW2 even more obvious, doe...
by DavidD
05 Oct 2021 00:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

It's interesting to me that at the start of this Cold War 2.0, major American moves have been directed outwards, while major Chinese moves have been directed inwards. Very different strategies. Yeah, quite interesting, no doubt. But, that is the compulsion of the times, isn't it? China has very few...
by DavidD
04 Oct 2021 21:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Quad News and Discussion- June 2021
Replies: 377
Views: 94983

Re: Quad News and Discussion- June 2021

It was Taiwan's ADIZ, which is pretty huge and actually extends hundreds of miles into mainland proper. Also, China has only one type of dedicated bomber, the H6, an ancient platform, so specifying that China sent "nuclear capable bombers" is just sensationalizing. It is in Chinese, but, ...
by DavidD
04 Oct 2021 10:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

Way back in prehistoric days, when I was involved with the steel industry, India was importing coal from Australia even when India has a good supply of coal. India did not need Australian coal to produce electricity, but for its steel industry. Australia is the world's largest exporter of coking co...
by DavidD
04 Oct 2021 10:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Quad News and Discussion- June 2021

For critics who say we don't project strength: Taiwan has had a massive airspace violation by the PLAAF on 2 consecutive days. 35+ aircraft each day incl. SU-30's and nuclear capable bombers. Neither Taiwan or the US could respond. Japan and Australia haven't condemned it. I'm fairly sure any airsp...
by DavidD
03 Oct 2021 21:58
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737672

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

The question is why did the oh so forward looking CCP henchmen let the situation get this bad. Especially when the matter of Australian Coal is involved. China's whole stance was the they don't need Aus coal to survive, but it's vice versa that Aus needs China to import their coal to survive. Now W...