A key piece of the answer is that there is a major struggle between Xi and the CCP. A lot of discussion in China about the loss of the "Mandate of Heaven". Xi is working to place that responsibility on the CCP. He has already hamstrung two of his major enemies. I believe the CCP is pushing for the war. My deep intel predicts a reuniting of Taiwan and China, but as a democracy. Unfortunately my current events intel pipeline and my good friend passed away a couple of months ago.
and my good friend passed away a couple of months ago.
Sorry to hear it.
I could believe it that Xi and the CCP are at odds. If theres a lot of talk about them losing the 'mandate', I wonder what prompted it. Yeah they have strucutural problems, but the everyday citizen still remembers starvation under mao and his follow-alongs. Maybe its because not enough of them do, what with the demographic pyramid being upside down. Maybe the CCP grasps the need to deal with all the excess males--grasps it better than mao.
So what you are saying is mao isnt pro-war, or is delaying, while the CCP wants it sooner or a more definite answer on it?
Mandate problem because of all the flooding and virus deaths and lack of food.
The CCP sees Taiwan as a giant pot of gold. And China is teetering on the edge of financial collapse.
As I explained to the leadership, when I was doing Revolutionary Planning, China was going to either implode or explode because of the one child policy. Explode equals war. The CCP fears the former because the people would wipe them and their families out.
Here is an interesting development in China that has been going on for a while (lie down). https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3153362/what-lying-flat-and-why-are-chinese-officials-standing-it
Thank you for everything you took the time to write. I appreciate it all.
I feel like I'm walking away from this with a much better grasp of the situation over there than before. Can I ping you for comment/input from now on whenever I write a relevant post?
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