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Old 12-16-2025, 11:05 AM   #15719
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I have always believed NATO would/can beat the Warsaw Pact or in this case Russia in a war.

The concerning point is China's support.

China concerns me.

Russia is a paper bear.
I feel China is currently too smart to get dragged into a big war. Of course that might change if somewhere down the line Xi either wants to leave a bigger mark in history (that typical stupid crap men tend to get into when they get old), or if there's a major internal crisis they need a distraction from.

Other than that, I would imagine that one big lesson China is taking away from this war is just how enormous the economical and political risks are.

Plus they have a really good thing going now, being the only sane superpower and the only superpower not actively trying to bankrupt itself.
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