boredtortoiseShout-out to that vocal corner of Lemmy
When was the last time China invaded anyone? Including China here is a baseless equivocation and basically yellow scare nonsense.
ArcturusDo we count EEZ encroachments in the Pacific? Only reason why China isn't as militarily adventurous as Russia right now, is because they know they're not ready yet. Not really yellow scare nonsense when China itself (Republic of) is concerned about this.
Do we count disputes over territorial waters as the same as war? Are you actually serious with this question?
The Spratly Islands are China’s Afghanistan?
It would be a bit more serious if the territories they claimed were Japanese, but they're not. China's not going to pick that fight, because they know they won't win. China has picked regions guarded by nations that have ships such as these guarding their territories.
Exclusive: Philippines reinforcing rusting ship on Spratly reef outpost - sources
The Philippine navy is quietly reinforcing the hull and deck of a rusting ship it ran aground on a disputed South China Sea reef in 1999 to stop it breaking apart, determined to hold the shoal as Beijing creates a string of man-made islands nearby.