Submitted by BezugssystemCH1903 t3_10nwrs7 in worldnews
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InternetPeon t1_j6bc18z wrote
Ooof! No more Swiss miss hot chocolate for you!
WilliamMorris420 t1_j6btstw wrote
It's probably the medicines that are Switzerland's most important export (although not in dollar terms).
But really it's about Western sanctions on China. When they've done an other crackdown on the Ughyurs, stolen more Western tech or invaded Taiwan.
Plucking figures out of my ass. I'd say there's probably a 50% chance of almost total sanctions by the end of the decade. The USAF General in charge of Air Mobility Command (transport and air to air refueling). Estimates that the war with China could be as early as 2025.
99Wolves t1_j6lvkf1 wrote
What do u think the US Will do when it starts. Do u think it’ll be only a F16 and water war and not like the last war for the US which was boots on the ground?
WilliamMorris420 t1_j6lxpj1 wrote
The US isn't going to invade China.
So that leaves fighting Chinese forces in Taiwan and in and around the various island chains.
The USMC has now gotten rid off all of their tanks, reducing the number of F-35s that they're buying.... In order to increase their ability to fight in the Pacific. With weapons such as self-driving trucks launching Norwegian/Naval Strike Missile. Which is an anti-ship missile and later versions also have a land attack capability. So the USMC expects to get involved in a shooting war.
99Wolves t1_j6lyu8e wrote
Do u think the draft will be involved?
WilliamMorris420 t1_j6lz43b wrote
Unlikely but possible if the war drags on for several years.
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rbcd t1_j6c2dv2 wrote
It is Thailand, it says so in the caption of the pic in the story.
"Thailand is one of the Asian countries which Swiss companies are considering as a second base in the region. Pictured is the Temple of the Emerald Buddha inside the Grand Palace in Bangkok Keystone / Narong Sangnak"
Ill_Arm_184 t1_j6bz2a5 wrote
...by doing as much as they can to assist China bypass any sanctions now and in the future. Lovely people!
BezugssystemCH1903 OP t1_j6cbz3p wrote
You read the article?
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OverallChicken7507 t1_j6cd3b8 wrote
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Stop reading fearmongering media, it isn't good for your mental health. China doesn't have the capacity to even attempt to invade America, they physically wouldn't be able to support any troops in the US, even assuming that they could land troops there in the first place. The US has military bases on every continent including one practically neighbouring China, while China is boxed in by islands and chokepoints. Even if they reached military parity with the US (which is unlikely), geography alone advantages the US immensely in a direct confrontation, to the point where it would be utterly irrational for China to even try. At most they'd go for Taiwan within our lifetimes, anything else is too unlikely to bother even considering for people like us.
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Even if all of what I said is wrong and China does just nuke everyone out of the blue, there's nothing you or I can do about it so just chill.
BusyNatural t1_j6ca28v wrote
Why the hell would you think China would get away with nuking everyone else?
Da_Vader t1_j6bbkaw wrote
EU found out about reliance on critical supplies from autocratic nations - better bevorepared if China invades Taiwan and sanctions are imposed to ban imports from China.