Shadow navy: How China's civilian fleet could be a potent weapon in a Taiwan invasion (www.reuters.com)
from HowRu68@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 20 Nov 15:01
https://lemmy.world/post/39065509

China is mobilizing an armada of civilian ships that could help in an invasion of Taiwan – a mission that could surpass the Second World War’s Normandy landings. Reuters used ship tracking data and satellite images to monitor the role civilian vessels played in Chinese maritime exercises this summer. The drills revealed that China is devising concrete invasion plans, naval warfare experts say, and rehearsing new techniques aimed at speeding up beach landings of troops and equipment in a bid to overwhelm Taiwan’s defenders.

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Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca on 20 Nov 15:30 collapse

How do you distinguish civilian vs military with China? Public vs Private? Everything is a function of the state.

tornavish@lemmy.cafe on 20 Nov 16:13 collapse

You don’t. They have sleepers everywhere. And, if they don’t obey their families in China will be punished. That’s how China can punish someone (usually from China) who disobeys the CCP, or they talk shit, from far away. For example: Person A talks shit, then the CCP phones up Person B who lives down the street to go slash their tires.

Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca on 20 Nov 16:16 collapse

It was a rhetorical question already answered but yes and thanks.

tornavish@lemmy.cafe on 20 Nov 16:19 collapse

Should I care? (Rhetorical)

Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca on 20 Nov 16:26 collapse

You’re fun! So sparky.

tornavish@lemmy.cafe on 20 Nov 16:28 collapse

Likewise.

Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca on 20 Nov 16:32 collapse

So uh, you, like, wanna get together for a drink later, or something?

tornavish@lemmy.cafe on 20 Nov 16:53 collapse

With you? Some sass-ass mfer? … yes. I also have a big backseat, for later.