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You don't think there is any connection between the China's forced influence on Hong Kong and it's aims of taking back Taiwan?
There are also differences. Such as the ROC/PRC Chinas "one China" fight is technically an internal thing and always has been. The breaking of the "One Country, two systems" rule for Hong Kong is a violation of an international treaty agreed by them and us (Like is breaking the Northern Ireland protocol)

So, whilst the outcome China wants is simplistic and the same (more land) the actual politics behind both are very different
 
There are also differences. Such as the ROC/PRC Chinas "one China" fight is technically an internal thing and always has been. The breaking of the "One Country, two systems" rule for Hong Kong is a violation of an international treaty agreed by them and us (Like is breaking the Northern Ireland protocol)

So, whilst the outcome China wants is simplistic and the same (more land) the actual politics behind both are very different
Edit: I may have oversimplified this. Have just done a bit more research and yes I can sort of see the connection, as they were trying to get a similar system for Taiwan/RoC
 
China seems to flexing their muscles against a 'weak' US president - although I do feel the US Empire of 80-ish years is on the decline, like all Empires eventually do, ours included.... but America won't be able to accept that
 
Didn't our outgoing chief of wars and stuff today say we had to prepare for war with russia. Sure I read that
 

A question for those with military experience or higher military knowledge is this sort of thing a tactic before an invasion of sorts?
It could be a form of coercion, to see how keen Ukraine are, bit like turning the gas off to Europe to get something else that you want.

As some on here have commented, why go the whole hog of starting a war when you can cripple countries through cyber attacks, energy crisis etc. Much simpler and cheaper, but you will need the military hardware and look like you might use it to back it up.
 
Can't see it randy they will just stay at the border, they are still sending us out there in march and they wouldn't with an impending invasion
It's a heck of a build up of troops and equipment though. Plus the migrant scenario on the polish border and vast movement of who knows what from America to the Ukraine over the past few days.
 
The Russians have conducted war games and large troop movements for years, there doesn’t seem much concern amongst expats here in Москва and I don’t think ordinary people here want a war at all. I’m not packing my bags just yet! Putin will most likely be posturing to gain concessions, it will all be tied in with nordstream and Belarus.

Russia is never as powerful as some fear it is, yet it’s never as weak as others think it is. These threads pop up on here regularly saying Putin will invade so maybe one time they’ll be right, a small incident could lead to an escalation I suppose. I’ve said it before, but if you want information from real experts then the podcasts by Brian Whitmore (The Power Vertical) and Mark Galeotti (In Moscow’s Shadows) are indispensable.
 
Probably just a bit of sabre rattling, but sooner or later that will escalate somewhere round the world.
 
So they're not planning on consolidating the territory held by Russian speaking separatists on the eastern border of Ukraine and formally occupying it as they did with Crimea?
 
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