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Could a U.N. Embargo force china into submission

Actually China has only about 500 conventional missiles aimed at Taiwan. (Realisticly China isn't going to nuke Taiwan since their goal is unification.) While they finally are ramping up their amphibious capabilities, they are currently still quite limited. Right now a Chinese invasion of...
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- Post #18
- Mar 25, 2004
- Forum: Politics and News
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Taiwan Stock market drops nearly 7%

There appears to be an explantion for it. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/03/22/2003107253
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- Post #10
- Mar 22, 2004
- Forum: Politics and News
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Time to start preparing for Life after the Oil Crash

Note, TDP is not confined to taking advantage of organic waste. It can definately be used on items such as plastic and rubber. Since many of these items currently have to be disposed on in a landfill when thown away, it makes enourmous sense to use TDP on them instead. The "not profitable"...
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- Post #46
- Mar 20, 2004
- Forum: Politics and News
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Trouble in Taiwan

Its a little hard to say for certain. The most drastic Taiwanese response would be to declare independance, but I'm by no means certain it would come to that result.
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- Post #67
- Mar 19, 2004
- Forum: Politics and News
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Trouble in Taiwan

Unless something wacky occurs, such as it turns the President arranged a bogus assasination attempt to boost his election chances, I think it just became guaranteed that he will be re-elected.
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- Post #65
- Mar 19, 2004
- Forum: Politics and News
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Trouble in Taiwan

You didn't address that point at all in your previous post, you suggested that I was proposing that Taiwanese Airforce Fighter planes would shoot down the bombers. The obvious question is how is China going to elimate all of Taiwan's aerial defenses, particularly if you don't send out sorties...
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- Post #62
- Mar 19, 2004
- Forum: Politics and News
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Trouble in Taiwan

I realize that English is not your first language, but I'm getting seriously frustrated with you. You definately need to read my posts more carefully before responding. You seem to think I was refering to Taiwanese fighters shooting down the Chinese bombers, but I was definately not doing so...
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- Post #59
- Mar 18, 2004
- Forum: Politics and News
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Trouble in Taiwan

I don't have time to fully respond to your post right now, but the Stinger is the ONLY air defense missile in Taiwan's mobile arsenal that is likely to have much trouble hitting bombers. The Hawk Missile has a max altitude of 30,000 feet, the commonly deployed M733 Chaparral 20,000 feet, the...
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- Post #57
- Mar 18, 2004
- Forum: Politics and News
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Trouble in Taiwan

A major issue is that the distance between Taiwan and Mainland China is 3 time as long as the distance between England and Normandy. Slow moving vessiles such as the type you are suggesting would take a very long time to reach Taiwan. Besides its airforce and navy, Taiwan can also launch...
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- Post #56
- Mar 17, 2004
- Forum: Politics and News
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Trouble in Taiwan

Actually I would argue that China would have a hard time winning a war against a large portion of the world's powers, and arguing otherwise after thinking about it what would be unreasonable. (I'll leave nuking the other to win out of this, although many countries are out of the range of...
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- Post #54
- Mar 17, 2004
- Forum: Politics and News
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Trouble in Taiwan

You're right about it being the F5E Tiger. Taiwan does seem to be taking some steps to extend the life of the airframe. This site seems to suggest that over 90 F5 Tigers are currently being used as part of the active military forces. I'm pretty confident that a substancial portion of the...
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- Post #50
- Mar 17, 2004
- Forum: Politics and News
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Trouble in Taiwan

What's your military background exactly? Just because someone has a military background does not automaticly make them correct on all things military. Taiwan also appears to have 246 F-5 Phantoms in reserve that are somewhat modernized and could be used effectively against the older Chinese...
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- Post #47
- Mar 15, 2004
- Forum: Politics and News
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Trouble in Taiwan

I'm skeptical that China's leader's would be actually willing to suffer the costs of an invasion without even some benefits in return. On you second point, if you are mortally offended by the other term I'll consider it, but Taiwan is easier since it avoids the confusion of calling what are...
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- Post #42
- Mar 15, 2004
- Forum: Politics and News
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Trouble in Taiwan

Frankly, if China kills enough Taiwanese civillians taking Taiwan, it removes any domestic benefit politically from taking the country. If they also cause enough damage to Taiwan's infrastructure and industry, that removes any real benefit from taking Taiwan for China. The world could impose...
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- Post #38
- Mar 15, 2004
- Forum: Politics and News
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Trouble in Taiwan

The problem is your scenario is wildly unrealistic and still not sensible. China can't politically excessively harm Taiwanese civillian targets, and would not gain domesticly for doing so. Using nukes as a threat would unify most of the rest of the world against China. I'd expect to see Great...
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- Post #34
- Mar 14, 2004
- Forum: Politics and News

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