Day: March 7, 2023

If China’s freshly appointed foreign minister Qin Gang is to be believed, the answer is: yes – China and the US could be headed for an all-out confrontation. At his first press conference in the post, he slammed Washington’s approach of “competition without conflict” and warned that the current dynamic threatened global peace. Speaking on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress – China’s rubber stamp parliament – Qin defied those expecting a more reconciliatory tone after the recent spy balloon inc

Ah, good old TikTok. This app is definitely not linked to the CCP, and we also saw a pig flying past our window!

China’s foreign minister has warned of potential conflict with the United States – declaring that a policy of “all out containment and suppression” was a “zero sum game”.

0:00 – Intro 0:20 – Goal 1:50 – Average military spending 2:07 – Current situation 2:33 – Personnel size compared to two Koreas 2:55 – Personnel size compared to two superpowers 3:15 – Budgetary differences 3:59 – US National Guard example 4:17 – Personnel target 4:39 – Three options 5:25 – Issue of demographics 5:43 – Recruitment pool age limit 6:05 – Age limits for reservists 6:46 – Nature of Japan’s military today and strike weapons 7:24 – Cruise and anti-ship missiles, and dual role 8:50 – Anti ballist