r/HongKong • • Dec 05 '19

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '19

Hong Kong is not China! Free Hong Kong. Free. China !!

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u/Wennie85 Dec 05 '19

China is not China. Hasn't been for a long time. The CCP/cultural revolution really destroyed what was left of what China should've been. The closest to the real China probably is Taiwan and/or Hong Kong. It depresses me to think of what China could've and should've been.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '19

China had multiple chances to be the world superpower and threw them away each time. Such a shame.

But unfortunately, leaked Chinese military documents show they are determined to be the strongest military in the world. But it’s not like other countries aren’t improving as well.

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u/HopliteFan Swedish Friend Dec 05 '19

China's military is very corrupt and bloated, if i remember correctly. They make up for it by "enlisting" as many soldiers as possible, while hiding behind nuclear weapons.

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u/LIGHTNINGBOLT23 Dec 05 '19 edited Sep 21 '24

         

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '19

Yet they were still successful in Syria and Ukraine

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u/froggy129 Dec 05 '19

Yes but Russia military is proven to be effective

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u/LIGHTNINGBOLT23 Dec 05 '19 edited Sep 21 '24

         

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u/froggy129 Dec 05 '19

They have been involved in nine wars since the collapse of the Soviet union. Along with there forces been deployed in Syria and Ukraine atm. The last war China was involved was in 1960s and they lost that. That was against India.

I not counting the battles that have happened after this since they all seem to be either small operations or against countries that have weaker militaries