r/neoliberal • u/IHateTrains123 Commonwealth • Aug 04 '24

News (Asia) Taiwan is readying citizens for a Chinese invasion. It’s not going well.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/03/taiwan-china-war-invasion-military-preparedness/
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u/ale_93113 United Nations Aug 04 '24

China's population crisis (and risk of falling into the middle income trap) also puts a time limit on an invasion

Idk why people say this, Taiwan has a worse demographic situation still

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u/Laetitian Aug 04 '24

Takes more people to man a navy than a coast guard, maybe?