Comments by "Winston Smith" (@kryts27) on "China’s Military Production Cut Sharply: Russia-Ukraine War Reveals Outdated, Poor-Quality Weapons" video.

  1. South Korea sells more military equipment internationally than China, in terms of unit value and volume. For example, South Korean warships are generally very good and competitive on the international market and cheaper than NATO made warships.
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  2. Also China might be secretly supplying Russia with shells and missiles. Large equipment like planes, tanks and artillery batteries are traceable. Munitions, drones and small arms are harder to trace. If China supplies Russia with munitions then it's own inventory is becoming depleted. That means China must manufacture more munitions under tight budget constraints, and there's corruption..
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  3. The sinking of a nuclear sub last year in the Yellow Sea was from personnel error, not from equipment malfunction.
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  4. China might try mass conscription during a shooting war. While this dilutes the combat effectiveness of China's divisions, it does supply manpower and cannon fodder.
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