chartpolski 24,354 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 5 minutes ago, iworkwhippets said: Stop it richy, ya making me bloody hungry, I was brought up on dripping butties. Ration book days, two strokes later, I'm. Still here, just about, I try watch my diet best I can, I'm. Watching four Richmond sausages festering in the frying pan at this very moment Even when we had left home and married, my brother and I used to call in at my mother's on a Sunday morning after the whippet racing or a bit of ferreting to get our bread dip in the roast joint fat and a cup of tea before we went to the pub ! Halcyon days ! Cheers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,798 Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 Not much being reported in this yet. Could be interesting. Especially if China bring some of their new toys. IRAN, China and Russia will join 10 other nations in Venezuela to take part in joint military operations in a defiant message to the "unipolar world order". Iran, China and Russia link up for military operation to challenge ‘unipolar world’ | Science | News | Express.co.uk WWW.GOOGLE.COM IRAN, China and Russia will join 10 other nations in Venezuela to take part in joint military operations in... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Borr 6,283 Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 China is capable but tied to dollar , they'd have to clear a billion of their own people to be able to move forwards with Africa.. We are USA Australia UK and Canada.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicepix 5,650 Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 42 minutes ago, Borr said: China is capable but tied to dollar , they'd have to clear a billion of their own people to be able to move forwards with Africa.. We are USA Australia UK and Canada.... China haven't won a real war in over 100 years. They haven't the spirit for it. Technology is one thing, but when it is boots on the ground those single sons, the Little Emporers, will disolve like rice paper. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mickey Finn 3,016 Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 19 hours ago, Nicepix said: China haven't won a real war in over 100 years. They haven't the spirit for it. Technology is one thing, but when it is boots on the ground those single sons, the Little Emporers, will disolve like rice paper. It's true. The Chinese military is untested. I think they got into a fist fight with their Indian counterparts a year or so ago. But the real hurdles they have to clear is an aging population and dependence on imports and exports. They can't grow enough food to feed their people and they would be very susceptible to a blockade. Their navy while huge in number is limited in its range and ability to transport troops. So, their huge standing army. Is mostly useful for protecting the homeland. Which is good because only a lunatic would try to invade China. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,368 Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 10 minutes ago, Mickey Finn said: It's true. The Chinese military is untested. I think they got into a fist fight with their Indian counterparts a year or so ago. But the real hurdles they have to clear is an aging population and dependence on imports and exports. They can't grow enough food to feed their people and they would be very susceptible to a blockade. Their navy while huge in number is limited in its range and ability to transport troops. So, their huge standing army. Is mostly useful for protecting the homeland. Which is good because only a lunatic would try to invade China. On chinas border with India there agreed to have no guns,so they battle it out with fists an sticks apparently 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mickey Finn 3,016 Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 34 minutes ago, Francie said: On chinas border with India there agreed to have no guns,so they battle it out with fists an sticks apparently They might be on to something there. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Borr 6,283 Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 Going off news etc China's threat comes in the form of tech , stealing it flooding it and infiltration of media and.politics , they have the numbers to overwhelm the west , Russia is bad enough..... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mickey Finn 3,016 Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Borr said: Going off news etc China's threat comes in the form of tech , stealing it flooding it and infiltration of media and.politics , they have the numbers to overwhelm the west , Russia is bad enough..... Is that really true though? And if so, for how long? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_China Edited July 8, 2022 by Mickey Finn Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Borr 6,283 Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 6 minutes ago, Mickey Finn said: Is that really true though? And if so, for how long? Not sure what you're saying. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicepix 5,650 Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 49 minutes ago, Mickey Finn said: Is that really true though? And if so, for how long? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_China In 1940 the Chinese population was around 500 million. Japan's was around 70 million yet they wiped the floor with the Chinese. And that was before tactical nukes. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mickey Finn 3,016 Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Borr said: Not sure what you're saying. If you look at the age bars. There is a significant decline in population just after the 30yo mark. Their population is about to collapse, and they know it. Just as Russia, and most industrialized European countries know it. The UK's is not completely hopeless though. Edited July 8, 2022 by Mickey Finn Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mickey Finn 3,016 Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, Nicepix said: In 1940 the Chinese population was around 500 million. Japan's was around 70 million yet they wiped the floor with the Chinese. And that was before tactical nukes. I'm almost feel sorry for China. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Borr 6,283 Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 13 minutes ago, Nicepix said: In 1940 the Chinese population was around 500 million. Japan's was around 70 million yet they wiped the floor with the Chinese. And that was before tactical nukes. I don't think any of this is relevant to modern China, their money, tech and capabilities have changed , just because Russia was an anti climax don't think China is cut from the same cloth... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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