Are we heading for war with China?

[The4thEstate]

Nothing substantial to say then, 4E?

Well, let's examine what you consider "substantial."

I know most of the academics who study this stuff. None of the serious ones are worried in the slightest. China can threaten the US Navy in the Western Pacific. It cannot threaten Australia.

Apparently that sentiment is not as universal as you contend, according to this November 2019 story:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/28/worl ... -zhao.html

Fears of Chinese interference once seemed to hover indistinctly over Australia. Now, Beijing’s political ambitions, and the espionage operations that further them, suddenly feel local, concrete and ever-present.

“It’s become the inescapable issue,” said Hugh White, a former intelligence official who teaches strategic studies at the Australian National University. “We’ve underestimated how quickly China’s power has grown along with its ambition to use that power.”

American officials often describe Australia as a test case, the ally close enough to Beijing to see what could be coming for others.

In public and in private, they’ve pushed Australia’s leaders to confront China more directly — pressure that may only grow after President Trump signed legislation to impose sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials over human rights abuses in Hong Kong ...

Fears of Chinese interference once seemed to hover indistinctly over Australia. Now, Beijing’s political ambitions, and the espionage operations that further them, suddenly feel local, concrete and ever-present.

“It’s become the inescapable issue,” said Hugh White, a former intelligence official who teaches strategic studies at the Australian National University. “We’ve underestimated how quickly China’s power has grown along with its ambition to use that power.”

[brian ross]

One does not equal many, 4E. Hugh White is a non-entity. He is not amongst the senior ranks of academia. Get back when you've found someone senior...

[Black Orchid]

Nothing substantial to say Brian tsk tsk

[northofnorth]

One does not equal many, 4E. Hugh White is a non-entity. He is not amongst the senior ranks of academia. Get back when you've found someone senior...

Guess yer juss too old to care no more!

[brian ross]

Nothing substantial to say Brian tsk tsk

When are you moving to America, Black Orchid?

[brian ross]

One does not equal many, 4E. Hugh White is a non-entity. He is not amongst the senior ranks of academia. Get back when you've found someone senior...

Guess yer juss too old to care no more!

Oh, I care. I'm just more subtle about it.

[Black Orchid]

Nothing substantial to say Brian tsk tsk

When are you moving to America, Black Orchid?

When are you moving to China or the Middle East? Nothing substantial to add I see.

How about using the smaller yawn emotes I put in the Smilies thread for you? Those huge ones are silly.

[brian ross]

Nothing substantial to say Brian tsk tsk

When are you moving to America, Black Orchid?

When are you moving to China or the Middle East? Nothing substantial to add I see.

How about using the smaller yawn emotes I put in the Smilies thread for you? Those huge ones are silly.

I wasn't aware of it. Thanks.

The large ones are effective. They demonstrate how bored I am by your comments, Black Orchid. They are not a load on the server 'cause they are hosted elsewhere.

[Black Orchid]

Nothing substantial to say Brian tsk tsk

When are you moving to America, Black Orchid?

When are you moving to China or the Middle East? Nothing substantial to add I see.

How about using the smaller yawn emotes I put in the Smilies thread for you? Those huge ones are silly.

I wasn't aware of it. Thanks.

The large ones are effective. They demonstrate how bored I am by your comments, Black Orchid. They are not a load on the server 'cause they are hosted elsewhere.

Then perhaps deleting them will show you how bored I am with your petulance.

[brian ross]

Nothing substantial to say Brian tsk tsk

When are you moving to America, Black Orchid?

When are you moving to China or the Middle East? Nothing substantial to add I see.

How about using the smaller yawn emotes I put in the Smilies thread for you? Those huge ones are silly.

I wasn't aware of it. Thanks.

The large ones are effective. They demonstrate how bored I am by your comments, Black Orchid. They are not a load on the server 'cause they are hosted elsewhere.

Then perhaps deleting them will show you how bored I am with your petulance.

Petulance? Where? I think you need a new dictionary, Black Orchid. A simply disagreement is not being "petulant". ::) ::)