Pricks. This may be my bias speaking but I’m convinced the Chinese navy would get worked in an actual conflict.
Either way, I don’t see how they find pissing off every single one of their regional neighbors to be a productive policy. Say what you want about US hegemony, but at least they offer carrots here and there. The CCP expects everyone to thank them for beating them with a stick.
You know 20 years ago I lived there and everyone was so kind, hopeful, and excited for the future. They saw their lives improving and their freedoms growing. When Obama was elected people would stop me in the street, give me a thumbs up. They knew enough that it was a big deal for Americans. They felt a part of the world and hopeful for the future.
Then Xi comes to power, locks down everything, youth get fucked, 24/7 propaganda against the west. Last time I was there for work before the pandemic and people were stopping me in the street to tell me how much more powerful China was over America. Shout nasty things to me in Chinese randomly. He really is a dictator and fucked those people over. My friends are extremely cautious on what we discuss over the phone or by email now. We don’t need our own Xi rising to power again here.
That’s sad to hear. I hope it gets better but I can’t say I’m optimistic
It seems like basically the opposite of big stick diplomacy. Bunch of dickheads.
Like a yapping Chihuahua
small dick diplomacy
This is the best summary I could come up with:
HMAS Toowoomba had been operating in international waters off Japan in support of a United Nations mission to enforce sanctions when the incident occurred on Tuesday.
Naval divers were working to clear fishing nets from the Australian frigate’s propellers, when the Chinese warship began operating its hull-mounted sonar.
According to Defence Minister Richard Marles, the Australian frigate provided multiple warnings to vessels in the area that diving operations were underway.
The incident comes less than a fortnight after Anthony Albanese made the first official visit to Beijing by an Australian prime minister in seven years, meeting President Xi Jinping.
The discussion was described by the prime minister as one of ‘goodwill’, and President Xi credited Mr Albanese for working to stabilise the relationship between the two countries after years of rising tensions.
In May last year, tensions between Australia and China were heightened by the presence of a Chinese surveillance ship operating off the West Australian coast, close to a secretive naval communications base at Exmouth.
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If anyone else is interested in details on the effect of active sonar on divers, I found this https://physics.stackexchange.com/q/93222
Was it deliberate or incompetence? 🤔
i think a lot of authoritarian dictator moves bring up this same question. is it for plausable deniability? easiest to cover up?
