Comments by "chaosXpert" (@chaosXP3RT) on "How does the upcoming Chinese supercarrier compare?" video.

Much of China's trade routes pass through the Indian Ocean and if China expands it's military capabilities into the Indian Ocean, India will be surrounded on all sides by China or it's allies. This is why China supports Pakistan and Myanmar's military junta. China also has it's first overseas base in east Africa which will be able to serve as a base for Chinese ships that come across the Indian Ocean. China wants to project power and influence while isolating it's rivals. No different than the USA.
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@eugenvonbismarck5029 I'm on your side, but I don't think you know how geopolitics works. China is not bad because it's evil. China is "bad" because it directly opposes the EU and the USA. (It's also bad because the CCP has built a corrupt and unstable regime, but one could argue the US's two party system isn't much better). Just like the USA cannot afford to be geopolitically isolated and does not want to be subject to the will of other nations, China sees expansion as it's only way to protect it's national interests. The EU and USA are no different. But I cheer for the USA because I'm American, I believe in the US's founding ideals and I think the US has slightly, maybe better ethics.
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@eugenvonbismarck5029 Obviously. there are many Afghans that hate the Taliban, but NATO won every battle in Afghanistan. NATO poured in trillions of dollars, tons of equipment and training. Even Pakistan's funding and support should not have sustained the Taliban. At this point, much of the blame has to rest on the Afghan people. They (as a whole) did not have the will to fight the Taliban for 20 years and that's why we're here.
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@NahMate You're right. But they're also isolating India, Myanmar, Laos, Bangladesh, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Singapore. That's the cause of the tension and conflict.
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@ueks69 Your comments about China's strategy is correct, but I don't believe any nation or people is pure evil.
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@ueks69 I don't believe any modern conflict will involve nukes. If China and the USA have a conflict, it will be a few skirmishes, but not an all-out-nuclear war.
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A Chinese nationalist just told me that aircraft carriers are useless and will be sunk easily, so none of this matters. China is apparently wasting time and money
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It's actually about protecting South Korea, Taiwan and Japan. As well as attempting to make allies with Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and Brunei who all have lost resources and trade because China has taken over their access to international seas. Being able to reach the Indian Ocean and assist India will also be invaluable because India would not want to have a conflict against Pakistan and India alone. Much of China's trade routes pass through the Indian Ocean and if China expands it's military capabilities into the Indian Ocean, India will be surrounded on all sides by China or it's allies. This is why China supports Pakistan and Myanmar's military junta. China also has it's first overseas base in east Africa which will be able to serve as a base for Chinese ships that come across the Indian Ocean. China wants to project power and influence while isolating it's rivals. No different than the USA.
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@charles8769 That doesn't make any sense because China has blocked any sanctions against the Myanmar Junta in the UN security council.
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@lolasdm6959 China has allies. It's influence is growing in Africa, the Middle East, South America and eastern Europe. This is why China is building the Belt and Road. It will expand it's trade, political and military influence. Right now China is trying to build roads through Central Asia to the Middle East and eastern Europe. But if it's trade routes through the South China Sea and Indian Ocean are blocked, 75% of all Chinese exports will be unable to reach it's destination. This is why China is siding with Pakistan against India and also why China is building islands in the South China Sea. They want to claim it for resources and trade. This is why China built Forest City in Malaysia and has taken out a 99 Year Lease on a Sri Lankan port. This is why China is building a port in Pakistan. This is why China opened up a military base in Djibouti. This is why China proposed a plan to build a 2nd canal in the Bosporus Strait and a canal connecting the Danube River. They want the trade into Europe and Africa. The Belt and Road is the new Silk Road.
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@远山-k3s I believe that China believes the Junta is the best opportunity for a stable neighbor. But If you're in China, you would know more about what the CCP is saying. I also know that China has built dams that have dried up river water from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. These dams are very good for making sure that Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia do what China wants. China will dry up Mekong River if they don't listen to China. China is the same as the USA.
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@远山-k3s China was the first to invite the Taliban for a foreign relations meeting. We also know that Pakistan was funding the Taliban and allowing the Taliban to hide in Pakistan. Osama bin Laden was living next door to the Pakistan Military Academy. Pakistan created the Taliban after the Soviets left. The USA had funded the Mujahedeen, which had many members that later formed the Taliban. Pakistan wants and wanted to control Afghanistan for obvious reasons. The US screwed up when it trusted Pakistan and when it made a former Taliban leader, Harmid Kharzi the president of the Afghan government. NATO was sent to Afghanistan because the Taliban government had been sheltering the terrorists behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Of course China wants Afghanistan stable for it's trade routes and border. It'll be if Afghanistan becomes China's first international conflict since the 1970's or if China befriends the Taliban to help out Pakistan.
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@远山-k3s NATO would never sing the Internationale because that's a Communist song and also because Communism is a fundamentally flawed idea. There are as many sects of Communism as there are sects of Christianity. It sounds great, but nobody can get along or agree on what it means to make it work. Lol
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@M.Đ-z4u China is trying to change that. They are becoming powerful in the Indian Ocean and aircraft carriers will help that
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@ueks69 All the more reason for China to send troops and ships into those countries to protect them
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@远山-k3s The whole reason for the invasion of Afghanistan was that the Taliban government was harboring Al Queda and their leader, Osama Bin Laden. They refused to turn him over after the 9/11 attacks. The negotiations were an attempt to end the war and get the Afghan and Taliban to form one government. The Chinese must've been shocked because they didn't know anything about the war in Afghanistan
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Why does the US care about the South China Sea? It's actually about protecting South Korea, Taiwan and Japan. As well as attempting to make allies with Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and Brunei who all have lost resources and trade because China has taken over their access to international seas. Being able to reach the Indian Ocean and assist India will also be invaluable because India would not want to have a conflict against Pakistan and India alone. Much of China's trade routes pass through the Indian Ocean and if China expands it's military capabilities into the Indian Ocean, India will be surrounded on all sides by China or it's allies. This is why China supports Pakistan and Myanmar's military junta. China also has it's first overseas base in east Africa which will be able to serve as a base for Chinese ships that come across the Indian Ocean. China wants to project power and influence while isolating it's rivals. No different than the USA.
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They already have weapons capable of sinking ships. Sinking aircraft carriers is difficult, especially if they're well designed.
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