China has flown 56 fighter planes towards Taiwan in the largest show of force on record, continuing three days of sustained military harassment against the self-governed island.
The first sortie on Monday of 52 planes included 34 J-16 fighter jets and
Go one them shoot me down and I will have an excuse to invade you
The solution is for the world to stop buying Chinese goods.
Testing the waters as they say. This has been going on for a long long time. How would you feel if the Isle of Wight was suddenly to become a socialist state? I can see where they are coming from but by now one might have expected that some compromise might have been reached, but no, the US and the west in General want it to be their friend but the Chinese have a valid case. Meanwhile the people no doubt are just pawns as per usual. Brian
It's more like the IoW resisting a communist take over of the mainland UK
- but it is a few hundred miles off-shore - unlike the IoW
You mean stop buying 21st century computers generally speaking.
I am not sure why we should still, after more than sixty years, side with the losing Chinese naationalist side against the victorious communist party. I am really quite unclear why we wanted to do that in the first place.
If you come bearing pounds to exchange for bawbees you won't even need to invade.
Owain
PS wanna buy a flat for £45k?
Is that the Scottish system where "Offers over £45K" means that it will actually change hands for £250K ??.
It's not in Edinburgh.
I bought it for £48k, but as I've completely rewired it myself, fitted a new kitchen (apart from worktops), and rehung some of the internal doors, I reckon £45k would be very fair to reflect the work I've done to it.
Owain
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