Comments by "Matthew Loutner" (@Matthew_Loutner) on "Xi calls on China's military to train for 'actual combat' | DW News" video.

  1. Uummm . . . . Taiwan has not belonged to mainland China since 1898 when it was ceded to Japan by the Qing dynasty.
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  2. He don't speak English.
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  3. Has there ever been one that didn't?
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  4. If a war starts, you can just say it in any language.
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  5. United States officially recognizes Taiwan as part of China. But we are playing both sides of the fence and maintaining Taiwan as separate from the communist mainland.
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  6. What a farce. They do not know where satellite debris will fall a week in advance. 🤷‍♀️ 🤷‍♂️
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  7. We do not have a no-fly zone around Cuba.
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  8.  @On_The_Piss  We do not have a naval blockade on Cuba. There are no sanctions on food or medicine. And there are no sanctions involving other countries. Any country in the world can trade with Cuba and Russia GIVES them money on a regular basis. Cuba has enough land to grow all of their own food. But their inefficient communist government is too dumb to do it.
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  9.  @On_The_Piss  U.S. law. It is against the law for any U.S. company to trade with Cuba.
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  10.  @On_The_Piss  Not certain, but they probably fine the company who violates the law. That is the usual way. I am surprised you are not more concerned about the North Koreans. They are way more worse off than the Cubans. The Cubans live in poverty, but they are not starving to death and they have some advantages. The Cuban government and economic system is communist, meaning that the government owns all of the real estate. Housing in Cuba is free -- there is no rent or bank mortgage -- you get your house for free and everybody has one. In addition to free housing, they get free healthcare, and a government food subsidy to help pay for their food. It is not a perfect life. The buildings downtown are crumbling and falling into disrepair, some Cubans own cars, but they are 1950's cars and they have to be inventive to keep them running. There are also shortages on staple foods, such as cheese and milk. But it is not because individuals cannot pay for it -- it is due to supply chain problems at the government level. The Cubans are dirt poor, but they are not starving and losing weight. On the other hand, if you stand a North Korean beside a Cuban, the difference is obvious. The North Korean is all skin and bones and the Cuban is normal weight. North Korea is abject poverty. No one has a car. They walk miles to bring drinking water to their house. The soldiers do not always get paid and will steal from the public. The mountains in North Korea are barren because the people ate every edible plant and cut down all of the trees and bushes to get firewood for home heating and cooking. I would worry about North Korea.
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  11.  @On_The_Piss  Oh. You were making a specific point? I do not lecture people and there is no embargo on Cuba. When every person in your country owns their own car, high speed rail is uninteresting and unimportant. We are neither embarrased nor impressed. Our airplanes are faster than China's trains anyway. Now I am blocking you because after you claimed I was "lecturing" you, I no longer enjoy chatting with you. Good day.
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  12. When did America or Europe interfere with Australia?
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  13. ​ @shikharsharma1523  You are all lip and know nothing. The United States is the world's leader in all types of inventions. Where does that come from? THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
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  14. So what? They cannot fire them without starting World War III.
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  15. People with normal brains do not give credence to anything in the New York Times.
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  16. Keeping the shipping lanes open in the South China Sea is not madness.
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  17. No winners in nuclear war. But U.S. will survive it.
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  18. We wrapped the war in Afghanistan in 3 months flat. So I do not see a problem.
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  19. Reunification is best for the whole world? Explain why.
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  20. It might be the end of story. But you are no political analyst. The United States can win a war with any single country in the world anywhere in the world.
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  21. Taiwanese are NEVER going to unite with communists. They will die first.
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  22. Wrong. Big problem is communists -- not USA.
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  23. And communist.
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  24. We can sink all of China's war ships with submarines and bomb Beijing.
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  25. We would pull the trigger.
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  26. As a man from China, your access to world information is highly limited by the CCP and you have no real idea what you just said. The United States could sink every warship China has in 72 hours and you would never even see them.
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  27. Are you joking? The United States would mop the floor with China.
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  28. They do that because they are free and want to remain free. They do not want to be brainwashed by the CCP.
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  29. China should solve it? How?
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  30.  @petrucci1794  Not a chance in a million that is going to happen. China beating the entire free world? Not a chance.
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  31. Taiwan will not accept communist government.
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  32. We will give them to her.
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  33. Normal people do not give any credence to the New York Times.
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  34. In the United Nations meeting in 1971 the United States explained that China has 2 governments: 1. Republic of China claiming to rule all of China. 2. People's Republic of China claiming to rule all of China. The United States explained that PRC was ruling the mainland and RoC was ruling the island. United States explained that reality is reality and there were 2 governments of China. United States explained that the United Nations should consider the reality of the situation and not pass a bad resolution. United States voted no on resolution 2758. Taiwan is democratic government and refuses to become communist. United States believes brothers should not fight -- be peaceful and maintain the status quo. Wait for peaceful way for reunification in future. Peacefully work out the problem that Taiwanese does not want to be communist. Work out all problems through negotiation BEFORE reunification. No rush. United States has democratic form of government and supports Taiwan's right to choose democratic form of government. The wishes of 24 million Chinese citizens living in Taiwan must be considered.
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  35. China is not going to lead in the future. China is going to start World War III end up in a pile of rubble.
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  36. Rocketman may fire another blank over Japan?
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  37. Uumm . . . Yes. But the Republic of China in Taipei is the government of China.
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  38. Probably not.
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