Comments by "" (@tekannon7803) on "US releases video of Chinese warship passing extremely close to US destroyer | DW News" video.

  1. What is all the fuss about? Here is the deal. Both China and the USA are nuclear powers. An accident would lead to attacks with conventional weapons and then a nuclear device would be used. Simple as that. All this posturing is ridiculous. China, like Russia, is---for lack of a better term---a tzarist nation. From top down, it's stovepipe leadership. We can huff and puff all we want, but they are going to live with one-man-rule for as long as we're in the world; it's a bitter pill to swallow and if we don't there is only Armageddon waiting in the wings. The Chinese system is one person calling the shots---as they do in Russia. So; what's the solution for the South China Sea and Taiwan hullaballoo? You just keep throwing this line of questioning and response at the Chinese when they do a daring maneuver with one of their warships or planes: "Hey, we're listening. What's up guys? What are you trying to tell us? What do you want us to do?" This is all you can do realistically. And: you don't have to obey their commands. Yes; we have to accept what is unacceptable in our culture and way of life and do our best to avoid an air collision or a sea mishap, but we have to understand that the Chinese mentality is a one-way street. So; you keep asking every time there is a new provocation: "Hi guys, we're listening, what do you want? Is there something we can do to help?" You don't have to do what they say, but what doesn't work is to flex your muscles. The Chinese cannot lose face on the international stage; they do not use emotions like we do. They always have a poker face: we have to do the same. It's either play the game like this or risk nuclear annihilation for billions of people.
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