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Originally posted by Taishyou
Don't confuse single party vs. multi party with authoritarianism vs. democracy
In democracy the citizens are supposed to have a say in the decision making process of the government in most if not all issues that it faces. In that aspect, China isn't that much different from many other "democratic" countries. The US government doesn't let citizens vote on issues they face does it? Did it seek the people's permission before going to war with Iraq?
What is different between China and some "democratic" country is that while others are two-party or multi-party, China is single-party.
This doesn't make too much of a difference, however. In single party, the party needs to make lies to stay in power. In multi-party, the parties need to make lies and make other parties look bad in order to stay in power, and the party with more funds to make propaganda has better chance of winning.
Multi-parties also have many inconveniences and flaws during election. For example, here in Canada, Liberals and PC are most popular while a third party NDP has small popularity (and some other tiny parties doesn't matter). If I want to vote for NDP (left wing), I end up helping PC (right wing) by hurting the Liberals (centre wing). wtf is this!
Originally posted by bodebliss
your confusing the KMT's action and rule w/ Taiwan.
Taiwan has never been under the control of the CCP and it was not given over to the KMT, It was ruled by an emporer for 5 years and ceded to Japan how much did the chinese emporers really care about Taiwan then.
Money money money is all that the CCP cares about. They don't want Taiwan they just want to bleed it dry. Like they've done to Hong Kong.
They have big complex and high level officials in Taiwan andjust past a law to let Taiwans president visit and address congress.
The complex is called AIT look it up on the web, Deny Ingnorance.
Originally posted by devilwasp
Originally posted by zcheng
I do not doubt the bombing capability of B2.
When a thing is about a mile long, it can be easily spotted, targeted and destroyed, and much more difficult to defend. It is common sense.
it has like 2 carrier groups with it.
its got fighters stationed on it,even with your air force it can stage far longer range than any of your bombers hell farther than any bomber i am pretty sure with out refueling,but that requires a tanker and a tnaker is a sitting duck. you gota admit a refueling tanker pilot must have one of the most hazardous jobs in a war zone.
Originally posted by crisko
24 bombers here on Guam (oh yea, Guam is only three hours away) and 24 fighters stationed here would have something to say about it. Not to mention the 10,000 marines, 4 nuclear subs and ABG.
Yes Korea, as they want to declare a formal truce. Yup, Krazy Kim wants that, as long as the U.S. promises that no regime change will take place. He'll get that as we have no interest in overthrowing him, we just want to verify thats his nulcear components don't fall into anyone elses hands.
Then there is Australia, think they will allow such an act so close to their borders?
Originally posted by Zife
Sorry Zcheng I was wrong about the 35 million, not like you would state that you were wrong.
People's Republic of China, Mao Zedong's regime (1949-1975): 40 000 000
* Agence France Press (25 Sept. 1999) citing at length from Courtois, Stephane, Le Livre Noir du Communism:
o Rural purges, 1946-49: 2-5M deaths
o Urban purges, 1950-57: 1M
o Great Leap Forward: 20-43M
o Cultural Revolution: 2-7M
o Labor Camps: 20M
o Tibet: 0.6-1.2M
o TOTAL: 44.5 to 72M
Originally posted by Daedalus3
From what I gather Australia doesn't like China and Indonesia too much..
Also they have some Pcific rim pact with the US
Originally posted by Daedalus3
From what I gather Australia doesn't like China and Indonesia too much..
Originally posted by rogue1
So much so that when a Chinese diplomat tried to defect the other week with information about the CSIS ( Chinese Secret Intelligence Service ) operations in Australia, he was pretty much ignored for fear of disrupting our relationship with China.
Originally posted by rogue1
What I find interesting as a person who travels to China regularly is that the people have no animosity towards Australia and the US. It is only the government who likes to rattle the sabre, as they can when they don'y have to answer to the people.
[edit on 26-7-2005 by rogue1]
China does not have the logistics to transport its forces to Taiwan. Few transport ships and few transport planes.
Originally posted by puri
I don't know for sure CHina has enough logistic support to take Taiwan.
Originally posted by puri
But I know Chinese pilots' training aren't as bad as you think.