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enid602

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2. China

Reply to BlueWavePsych (Original post)

Tue Jun 25, 2024, 05:06 PM

Jun 2024

Why would China invade the Philippines? With all Russian assets busy in Ukraine, Dagestan and on the ready in other potential hotspots in Western Russia, why wouldn’t China go for Eastern Russia and Siberia?

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If China invades the Philippines ... [View all] BlueWavePsych Jun 2024 OP

Thoughts and prayers, but no financial or military assistance. IIRC correctly, the Philippines threw us out in 1991. Glorfindel Jun 2024 #1

Just to correct the record... Pototan Jun 2024 #4

There's actually a lot of military support from SQUAD (ie, Japan, Australia, India, US, South Korea) BlueWavePsych Jul 2024 #6

China enid602 Jun 2024 #2

Better food. usonian Jun 2024 #3

To encircle Taiwan. BlueWavePsych Jul 2024 #5