Geopolitics of the South China Sea 

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When will we talk about the geopolitics of chocolate? Although i swear you did already. Lol

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Shirvan.

On behalf of millions of Americans I would like to apologize to the people of the Philippines for the careless and reckless behavior of the Obama administration. Hopefully we can be friends again someday.

thats how u know the chocolate is paying good 😂

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Well, he's a chocolate connoisseur apparently.

Still sweet though 😅

DID SOMEBODY SAY CHOCOLATE?

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It warms the heart on Christmas day.

Jacob Cantrell read up on chinese domestic christmas market, true christmas spirit right there

This video is one-sided you should cover why does America have over 400+ military bases surround China?? Why China is building these island in the South China sea?? Why does America pump out billion dollar worth of fake Anti-china propaganda trying hard to keep the fearmongering of China alive while keeping its American imperialism alive in Asia??

@@jakelaw9768 the fact that china is challenging the status quo is more interesting than the obvious. But i feel you, ignorant people would simply be persuaded to hate china bcs it seems that it is bullying small countries even tho the US have been doing it aswell

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Ukraine isn’t part of NATO, why does nobody understand that?

Baltics not Balkan

@@draphotube4315 They literally said crimea why don't you understand that?

@@takebacktheholyland9306 But how does that change my opinion, NATO technically has no obligation to do shit. Although they have been stupid enough for letting Russia get away with it all. Not that it matters, this is just a desparate attempt from a failing oligarchical state trying to make some last grasps. And even now they are failing.

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DID SOMEBODY SAY CHOCOLATE

bob c they’re selling chaaawwwcolate maaa!!

Sweet destruction

Smells like Spanish to me

damn these reply bots are eloquent

Earthly Fireflies what the fuck are you on

@@broyderpole7497 indeed. My 3 yo is more eloquent. Mind, right now she's insisting her cousin is her brother and that her stuffie wants to drive.

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The usa can only bring fire to a gunpowder factoury please please keep to your own lands

Economic and diplomatic sanctions usually accomplish nothing. A lot of angry posturing from useless managerials. Military presence and force always accomplish something. Power and resources under new ownership.

POWER/MIGHT

@@pwnmeisterage He who want control through power will find that is paid by bloods

@@centercannothold The leaders aren't the ones who bleed. That's why they build huge militaries.

@@pwnmeisterage tell that to the Russians, economic sanctions crippled their rearmament programs

@Da Hui that’s why they…militarize it? US has never before prevented ships moving about in the SCS except for that one time for a few years in the 1940s Understandably so

@Da Hui your social credit score has increased 10¥ has been added to you account

@Da Hui How many social credit points is XI the Pooh gonna give you for spreading your lies?

@@25fpslagger81 I wish RU-vid would do a better job at blocking these CCP propagandists. They’re spreading tons of misinformation in an attempt to somehow change public perception in the West to be more China friendly.

Oh my god, I'll watch that. There has got to be a story based on that. E.g. control over coco plantation

Would be a great April first vid 😊

This video is one-sided you should cover why does America have over 400+ military bases surround China?? Why China is building these island in the South China sea?? Why does America pump out billion dollar worth of fake Anti-china propaganda trying hard to keep the fearmongering of China alive while keeping its American imperialism alive in Asia??

@@jakelaw9768 not relevant to this thread. Are you a human or an automated bot?

@@jakelaw9768 50¢ have been deposited into your account. Thank you comrade

I'm pretty sure that's exactly what would happen if Russia decided to do that. Basically the same happened to Ukraine after all.

@@bapo224 1. Crimea is not a rock in the sea. 2. Russia has some kind of historical claim on the area (I'm not going to debate the validity of that claim). 3. Residents of Crimea did vote in a referendum to sucede from Ukraine to join Russia. You're comparing apples to oranges here buddy. I'm not saying I support Russia or Ukraine on this issue. It is what it is. Anyways Russia can't afford to take on any new territory... People always forget economical restraints when examining geopolitics.

@@hotrodjones74 Crimea is only a third of the land annexed. And the fact those lands are populated land areas instead of a rock only makes it worse...

NATO is the north Atlantic treaty organisation of course it is more active in the north Atlantic and it's connected sea the Baltic. This region was supposed to be protected by SEATO. The South East Asia treaty organisation. But it failed a long time ago.

@@bapo224 no the same did not happen in Crimea. Crimea led to a massive trade embargo on Russia also the west is shipping loads and loads of war materials essentially for free to Ukraine. We're essentially waging a proxy war in Ukraine.

It’s their history and education they believe the century of humiliation means they can’t trust the world. They don’t realize the world has changed. And China has decided that if they can be humiliated so can everyone else. It’s outdated thinking

US government: good.. our military will be occupying your land like once before simp.

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Do people know Santa Barbara? lol I live right next to it its so unimportant here

Before the emergence of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the countries in the Southeast Eye recognized China’s nine-segment line, but they did not recognize it after its introduction in 1982. Many countries do not agree that the UNCLOS has overwhelmed the United States

Chocolate was in a ww2 pilots ditch bag. I learned that from Black Sheep Squadron. "Hey joe,... U got any chocolate? You got any rice sake, rice bal? Loved that showl

And how many concentration camps before anyone noticed ?

@@rebekahhakeber5093 *geman laughin* nein

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@@rebekahhakeber5093 any prove and evidence for your word? Or that just your bullshit wors

@@sweetpotato3910 www.businessinsider.com/china-uighur-prison-camp-suspected-locations-maps-2019-11 apnews.com/4ab0b341a4ec4e648423f2ec47ea5c47 www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50511063 www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/secret-papers-reveal-workings-chinas-xinjiang-detention-camps-191125004212642.html www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-13/saudi-arabia-russia-support-china-treatment-uyghur-muslims/11306150 They call them reeducation camps.

Nope. Its the Treaty of Washington.

Then? So what? It's just a piece of paper. Do we have missiles, Destroyers, Tanks, Jets like China? Lol! We only have a bunch of neanderthals who loves to complain and don't see how poor our military capability was 😂

@@nahkoratan9673 mr. Chinese guy, Please do not use "Neathertals to use as form of insult degrading other race". Infact, the 1st of group of human interbred with Neathertals (with about1-4% dna to current genes), went to Europe & second in East Asia. You should be proud of your blood as well Mr.Tan. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AoRsa0Q5pA0.html

nah ko ra tan but its made in china 😂😂😂 i dont think it even works

@@nahkoratan9673 Someone famous said, the pen is mightier than the sword.

even Krypton ??

@@xingzhang904 LMAO Is that even a justification, bat eater?

@@xingzhang904 depends on what the "previous national strength". Countries at the peak of their powers have only stayed there for a period of time. If your logic applies then Mongols can claim Beijing.

Had a similar debate this morning with my man (He's Chinese btw) about how the ambitions of Chinese Government is solely based on 'Historical Context'. He showed me the map of China during 1820 (Qing Empire) to justify the land borders. It was such a big facepalm moment for me. I simply asked him to justify the current actions based on a map which is 200 years old. He couldn't.

@@LadyGenzy I guess, if India were to claim the lands on the basis of 200 or more than that, Whole lot of Countries wouldn't exist on planet. But, in the new world, its totally useless

Milk and the sea, aye?

They do have a navy though

That is contentment which China has not.

@@singhrajput6949 Hear, hear!

Ha, pound for pound they probably have the strongest military on the planet. Their fortifications in the mountains are insane.

MrHeavy466 that’s why the 2nd amendment is necessary

If you seek peace, prepare for war.

@@jonnyw82 2nd amendment only protects you from other people with guns. If the government determined you as an enemy of the state you would get fucked. If you served anytime in service you would know what I say is truth. You can be angry about it but it is true.

@CR BZ hows that just a stick? You can kill people just as well as military grade ones

@CR BZ "u cant fight the police man the military just gonna bom you" yeah imagine the army bombing the only infrastructure it has to supply itself... The entire point of guerilla warfare is to avoid a full on confrontation, it seems to work out pretty well for the Afghanis and the Vietcong in spite of their technological disadvantage. Fuck off back to your Syria videos you fucking armchair general.

So you're saying that they aren't called "Sparkly Islands"?

@@meanmachine2003 I don't know if this is an r/woosh trap, but no, it wasn't called Sparkly Islands, never ever.

@@jrexx2841 lol i was joking, ik they aren't sparkly islands.

@@meanmachine2003oh sorry pal, I thought you're serious lmao

@@jrexx2841 lol chill

You mean you actually watched the ad? I just double tap the right hand side of the screen til I get into the video.

looks like US can do what ever they want.

This is a hell of a quote.

The weak should submit to Emperor Xi.

Graham Luell ; Some times it does. So long as there are vegans and feminists and religious ppl in the world , so long as there are banks and governments we need violence as an option . Violence is necessary as a means to an end within limits

China aren't as strong as they think they are. They can play at strength because the truly powerful are reluctant to antagonize them, but xi is playing in his own back yard like Hitler was when he invaded Czechoslovakia, make no mistake or does not make him capable of conquering the world. The US is a lot better prepared today than they were in 1939 and yet even in ww2 they did win.

I do to

@DavetheSlave It was the Blacks who wrecked South Africa. South Africa was great under Mandela but the following blacks were failures.

@@jameschristophercirujano6650 you never heard of the apartheid, have you...

That's why I cited Mandela, he was the only black man who led South Africa that actually made a difference, the rest are just your standard corrupt politicians, plus the sad demographics during apartheid that most black folk didn't go to school. They used them... I'm not blaming the Blacks as a whole, I just generalized the following leadership who have peas for brains who happens to be all black coz y the hell would the ignorant blacks out of apartheid vote people they immediately knew were their oppressors. There, I clarified.

You mean like a (chocolate) dessertation right?

Are u ashamed your fathers wiped off nitive idians so u could enjoy your life in this continent acting like a prude everyday, gross

Only hate filled filled evil anti human environmentalist wackos like you.

Out of all the bad things that people are going through on the world, you’re upset that fake islands are built upon reefs. Despicable! You’re the type of asshole to step over a homeless man having a heart attack to help a stray dog. F You!

It has been decades since the US military blockade of China. If China breaks down, India will be the next target of the US

@@412StepUp do you have a developmental disability or did you not reach grade 6?

You think it is a joke, but it is a reality in many countries. In Croatia we have over 500 000 war veterans, in a country that now has around 4 million people. That is more than 10% of population. And don't forget all the soldiers that actually died. Imagine if these people were all soldiers during the war in 90s we would not only kick Serbia's ass in a few days, but we could have conquered the entire Europe. These people and their children get many benefits, from scholarships, higher pensions to cheaper public funded housing.

@@antoniorsoftware we had about 200k soliders in '95. Half a million seems too much, most likely people taking advantage of our corrupt system.

@@antoniorsoftware Conquer the entire Europe? Hahaha

@@antoniorsoftware hey ur balkan nothing of a country would immediately get steamrolled by western powers LMAO

most of the Chinese fishing vessels are spying assets for the CCP navy if u do research.

Only if they're radioactive...

Nothing has been safe since Europeans

@@WBCY2024 China has been imperialistic in SEA 1,500 years before Europeans arrived at the area.

The French and Imperial Japan sought security by building a line of static defense, the French with the Maginot line and the Imperial Japanese with the island chain occupied after Pearl Harbor. China would do well to learn from history and study the American island hopping campaign of WW2. An island is NOT an aircraft carrier. An island is static and cannot be easily rebuilt or resupplied. Carriers can MOVE. Carriers can be repaired, resupplied and built in safe harbors and allow for much greater tactical and strategic flexibility. We on the other hand can easily cut off Chinese supply lines in the South China Sea at any time and at all places using inexpensive naval mines at a very limited number of choke points. The tactics of naval blockade are well demonstrated throughout naval history, one recent example being Operation Starvation (ref. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Starvation).

Did someone called me?

Particularly Just Cause 2

@@VladislavDrac I wish I live in an island where its Tropical on outside and Winter on inside.

@@Lucivius27now that one's straight outta movies. But it would be interesting if such island exists.

Early propaganda perhaps

Next big earthquake and it's gone.

Japan and South east asia is west then

Prior to WW II or even WW I, who owned the South China Sea? Was it always international waters?

@@Sacrilege83 it was always "international waters" until humans discovered resources beneath it. Same can be said on all waters around the world.

@@Sacrilege83 - based on the UN Law of the Sea, there are rules regarding ownership.

LOP yes that’s what China is after for. China ignored the The Hague rulings about this. They hurriedly build their military bases in the disputed islands. Bullied the fishermen from Vietnam and Philippines.

@Shams what China doing now is no different nor give them the right to do it too. The US stopped, China plans to continue damaging.

or CaspianChoco

it's probably gonna be the kind that has sea salt on it, but with a lot more SALT

Because it's a tsunami

Several typhoons has striked Philippines and didn't do much to the man made islands, egh

@@lancetheking7524, typhoons are not the same as Tsunamis created by tectonic plates. A 50 feet Tsunami can wash these Islands away.

@@Crooked_Clown tsunamis are pretty connected to earthquakes

And not sure how 1 can happen

what is the US doing to counter this?

@@ericmin7645 Nothing

Why aren’t you protecting our coastlines rather than some foreign region that doesn’t threaten us in anyway? I ain’t gonna simp for some bullshit war overseas when we got Antifa to deal with at home

Aludras Are you stupid? South China Sea is not an American territory, you think the average American is willing to die fighting over empty rocks on behalf of your people’s interest? because your people’s government is weak and want us to fight for you? Lol

@@usersays8599 Good luck giving up on some allies.

Can weakness bend or break anything 😏 laws of nature

The strong make the rules. Unfortunately, that's has been the way for mankind since the beginning. I don't really see it changing anytime soon.

@@cgustafson240 that explains why it's good news the world wud eventually end, if not, then this world is eternal hell

@@spenofspenslaw8055 can bend that little will you have and break you ass when you fall on it.

@@watermirror that"s the spirit lol

The CCP doesn't care about the human life within their own country. Marine life means zero to them.

This analysis is so stupid. It is from a white man's point of view and it is most definitely from American view point. ASEAN don't see this as a problem. Everyone has dispute with each others. The reason why the American is making suck a big stink on the dispute is because they want to project the problem is solely cause by China. We all know the US wants to contain China and it is no secret. As well all of us knows the US likes to stick their dicks into business that doesn't involve them. That is a fact. Everyone knows all the wars and disputes around the world are caused by American. That is a fact. Go home Yankees. Take your war with you and keep your dicks out of people's business. You got enough problems at home....take care of the homelessness before putting your nose in someone else's issue.

It's peaceful now because no one wants war but China is pushing it by continuing harassing South east Asian fishermen and confiscating their catch, entering other countries waters like they own it thus has no respect for its sovereignty.

@@jackculler1489 主权在我，共同发展

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Ay yo Ph boi here

Aye! I'm here! Let's kick some fetus-eating ass

Be realistic, there is no chance of fighting against the bully

all SEA countries already became China puppets.

@@VladislavDrac are you a brainlet? Btw the fetus eating thing is a myth made by the hongkongers. Anyway, if ASEAN attacks China they are betraying their largest trade partner. There is no good when comes to war. Will America defend ASEAN when she has a weaken economy and having issues with other countries like Iran, Russia, China, Germany?

Nobody fucking calls it that lol

In Sea we call it. You don't know sh!t.

Sounds better than South China Shit

@@marlarki5280 But we should.

SEA sea - sounds like thanks

the extra dash was recently added. It was originally written on a napkin by a Chinese diplomat. Seriously - that's the historical claim. They later felt like it needed to be bigger.

Fusion Historically it was 12 dash line claimed by the ROC, then reduced to 9 dash lines by the PRC.

At the time 1940, communists couldn't count as they claim everything belong to them

It has been decades since the US military blockade of China. If China breaks down, India will be the next target of the US

@@liangzisong240 Chinese bot spreadin false info lmao

yeah go say that after you kill and rob some one. point proven dump logic

@@hoangvuification just like how Russia take Ukraine?

@@evankurniawan1311 yeah! bullshit right? >:C

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BeagleBear Gaming There is a group of people who have robbed and killed others on this planet for almost 500 years, so you mean they are dumb and stupid? Oh btw, this group of people is called westerners.

Philippines isn't strong enough militarily. Whereas China and India are placed 3rd and 4th respectively according to military strength. Philippines dependence on the US is huge.

@@meanmachine2003 Bobo yang nasa itaas eh

@@Ken-sr6eo t4nga mas v0v0v yung cory inabando mga military naten

@@Ken-sr6eo kung colonial mentality ka sa America dilaan mo pwet nila tnga

Because Obama did nothing. As usual. Weak.

Don't subscribe please Malaysian : *Gets mad at China*

@Sun Light indonesia and thailand : *_eat popcorn and drink tea_*

@Sarbini Rauf Ngomong apa lu tong? Kita nggak punya hak klaim di laut China selatan. Kalaupun ada, lawannya adalah tetangga kita sendiri. Bukan lawan China.

@Sarbini Rauf Duh ... Situ aja yang parno. Ngapain juga TNI-AL ikutan ribut di Laut China Selatan? Kurang kerjaan? Langkah pemerintah saat ini sudah cukup benar. PT PAL bikin kapal perang, jual ke Philipina. Biar orang Philipina yang ribut sama China. Plus kita kasih bonus persenjataan buatan PT PINDAD. Nanti kalau kapal selam buatan PT PAL sudah layak tempur. Kita jual juga ke Vietnam dan Philipina lagi. Mungkin ditambah juga pesawat patroli maritim buatan PT Dirgantara. Supaya mereka makin berani lawan China. Sementara kita disini tenang - tenang aja. Sambil nunggu cicilan pembayaran peralatan tempur dari tetangga - tetangga kita. Lumayan kan? Duitnya bisa dipakai riset untuk bikin atlutista yang lebih canggih lagi. Atau beli radar, bikin pangkalan militer di pulau - pulau terluar, dsb. Makanya kalau mikir agak panjang dikit. Jadi orang jangan bersumbu pendek. Pernah dengar istilah gampar orang pinjem tangan?

@Sarbini Rauf Nggak percaya? Nih ... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rd8SmnnpcAw.html

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2020s is quickly looking to be the decade where China finds itself more than ever politically, and ultimately economically isolated from the geopolitical stage. COVID-19 reparations are only but a start.

@Harry Corley The US claimed stewardship over the entire continent of south america in 1823.

This is nothing strange though, as Europe has always been of higher priority than Asia to the US. The Marshall plan was a plan for Europe, and there’s no NATO in Southeast Asia. Or perhaps there is another NATO (No Action, Talk Only) here.

Not baltic, but if its a Russian sea, then why not?

do you know taiwan self claim as Republic of China, also claim the whole south china sea

@Oppo 2018 Until recently lol, Indonesia just entered the group chat due to Chinese illegal fishing near Natuna Island.

@Oppo 2018 are u dumb? Indonesian fishing area has been stolen by Chinese

This is as useless as going into a court of law and firing lawsuit against a judge.

Yeah, againts one of the permanent member of UN. Those countries you mentioned are definetely not enough. Unless you can make the other four permanent members to help then yeah may be butz definetely need to offer benefits to them. Nothing is free. The sad truth.

I hope you can read better than he can. "Spartly Islands"?

Chuck Price Do you speak Azerbaijani and Russian as your first languages? If not, then chill out English isn’t his first language.

@@Justanothaguy In my country, just about everyone speaks their native language, but we all can speaqk English as a bridge language. None of us pronounce things correctly and most of us have horrific grammar. But then considering that, most people can't even speak a second language. Never mind knowing a second language well. So if the message gets across, all is good and well.

@@Justanothaguy I'm a big fan of his, but butchering a name has nothing to do with first or second language, since the name is usually carried over. Even in Russian, the name for the islands would be "Спратли" (ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BB%D0%B8 ) He just probably misread it and never noticed it. That being said, I don't think it's a big issue at all.

@@Justanothaguy No but it makes it difficult to follow along if your not exactly Mr. Current Events with the topic at hand. Nice flag btw, what island you from?

Good point but U.S didnt had any threaty with Ukraine binding U.S to military response. So baltics are different than Crimea. Baltics are actually NATO members protected by 5th Nato article.

Many there are Russians. Ukrainian sounds like Russian if it isn't.

Not the same. Baltics and SSC can be freely and easily entered. While to go to crimea, any US Fleet have to pass the bosporus. And turkey is not an amiable american subject like it used to be.

Ukraine had lots of nuclear warheads after the collapse of the Soviet Union. They exchanged it for a treaty that Russia broke when they invaded Crimea. Ukraine should have kept its nuclear weapons. Bad decisions.

@@Destroyer4700 i can understand Russian point of view here and im Polish so it's says something. U.S promised after unification of Germany that no post soviet country wil host Nato rocket installation, meantime Poland and Romania are obtaining more and more dangerous weaponry (patriots, F35), Russia knew that this can be last moment to invade crimea. I understand east europe point of view so i can also understand Russian response to our actions.

Britain? You mean *London's CITY bankers.*

@@transforgoku Are Jews involved?

Ah yes Britain, the new Holy Land for Muslim immigrants.

@Emerald Hawk It's a core tenet of Brexit

@Emerald Hawk Okay, that got me curious. From what I know, Brexiters are usually concerned about EU immigrants - like the ones from Poland - because they're apparently "stealing our jobs" (well, I'm not British, so not exactly "our", but you get my meaning). Wouldn't getting out of EU limit this?

U r a moron

@@wothin chill

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Philippines: Holy crap where did you come from!!!!!! I didn't even notice you were there!!!!!!

Most definitely!

Palau : I know that feel bro...

@LagiNaLangAko23 there's no country back then, only kingdom. until we are all invaded. lol

All countries want more power and influence we are living in interesting times

Paracel storm

@@HickoryJ Seeya there

We need an audiobook with his great music in the background

China also goes into civil war and Russia invaded Manchuria. I can’t say that this hypothetical war would play out that way.

Black ops 2 takes place in the second cold war between the US and China in 2025. According to the lore, the cold war started in 2018.

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I hope nothing aggressive happens in cristmas, that will be hilarious as a critsmash gift

Feliz Navidad! - Yes, here comes the Christmas music - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LTJqHtR2eQU.html

I do not think they celebrate Christmas that much in China. Afterall, most are Buddhist , Taoists or Confucianists.

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The CCP's attempt to jostle for the title of "superpower" is still decades away from being a reality, and that is if their economy doesn't collapse before hand.

idiotic and greedy

A O yeah obviously, but how is Russia going to do that? Like he said it could support one site or the other

Russia might wait out and then support the side that starts to "lose ground" thereby securing or forcing a sorta status quo.

"Will Russia lend economic and military support to China in a bid to undermine US hegemony" Are you seriously thinking about this? Russia's GDP is only about 10% of that of China, and it nowadays basically depends only on selling natural resources, while China has the world's largest manufacturing industry and is the only country on earth that has every single one of all the categories of industry defined by the UN. How possibly can Russia lend "economic" support to China in any perceivable way? Don't you know that it is China that has been continually transferring blood to Russia since 2014 when Russia got sanctioned so harshly because of its annexation of Crimea? The only reason Russia's economy hasn't collapsed is because China doesn't want it to. Also, why don't you take a look at what condition Russia's navy is in? China has a far larger and more advanced surface fleet than Russia. How could Russia possibly lend "military" support to China? In other words, what types of economic and military support do you think Russia can possibly provide to China?

www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/china-russia-iran-conduct-naval-exercise-amid-rising-tensions-us

​@@thomasweltmeister4544 "what types of economic and military support do you think Russia can possibly provide to China?" Really, I'm just trying to maintain the illusion of impartiality. But it should be noted that Russia has roads, railways, and nukes. GDP and other peace time measures of economic strength are potentially misleading when we're considering a hypothetical conflict that could all-too-easily escalate to world war era levels of total war. I don't think it's inaccurate that Russia has the potential to shift the balance of power depending on who they throw their weight behind. So, even if I think you're being a bit flippant, I don't disagree with your assessment of Russian power. Russia isn't in a position to be an active player. In the wake of USSR collapse, Russia isn't in position to compete on equal footing with either the US or China. That much is obvious. But its strategic presence on the grand chessboard has the potential to shift the conflict against those two parties. Russia siding with the Chinese would force American military assets to be spread on opposite ends of the continent, as opposed to allowing American troops to fight in a single theater if Moscow were to throw its weight behind Washington. The same is true if Russia were to open up another northern theater against the Chinese while the Americans pushed up from the Southeast. But to be honest, I feel that Russia would be best served by throwing its weight behind the US. If China were to come out on top, it's unlikely that Russia could exert soft power influence in the ensuing world order. I feel that China would press its advantage to the detriment of Russian interests. Meanwhile, if the US prevails, it'll be inclined to nurse its wounds and make concessions to Russia. Russia would also have an easier time wooing populist elements within the US to achieve influence over American political proceedings. Another useful historical parallel, beyond the greco-romans, is how Russia and the US defeated and divided Germany following its ascension in the 20th century. I could easily see the US and Russia tag-teaming China in the same manner that they demolished Germany in the prior century. I very much doubt that Russia is eager to have an ascendant China sniping Kazakhstan, Mongolia, et al. away from its sphere of influence. Whatever changes have occurred in the last century due to globalization, I doubt that Russia is eager to share Eurasia with another superpower*. *again, Russia isn't in a spectacular place at the moment, but the idea that they're one of three global superpowers is important to their self-image and not wholly inaccurate as Russia can potentially cast the deciding vote in a conflict between the other two triumvirates. Though I do think India has the potential to be an interesting wild card. I suspect that it'll be too involved with internal affairs, but perhaps I'm underestimating Modi. Hell, it's possible that the US, India, Russia, and China might decide that, in lieu of inflaming hostilities between each other, they'd each be better served by tacitly uniting under the banner of anti-islamic sentiment. China could be allowed to have terrestrial dominion over the SCS if it, as an extension of the belt and road initiative, invests in a US controlled hyperloop/space elevator. We've been sitting at the precipice of extraterrestrial development for a while, but the US's recent adoption of a space force and Chinese investment in that theater seem to indicate that it might actually happen this century. The powers that be could consequentially decide that they're best served not by fighting on the chessboard as is, but by expanding the context of conflict through the acquisition of extraterrestrial resources.

and i need it as well

Oh, I thought you wrote "edible". Chocolate, anyone?

This video is one-sided you should cover why does America have over 400+ military bases surround China?? Why China is building these island in the South China sea?? Why does America pump out billion dollar worth of fake Anti-china propaganda trying hard to keep the fearmongering of China alive while keeping its American imperialism alive in Asia??

@@jakelaw9768 i think he already covered the reasons why china is building military infrastructure on the south china sea (west philipinne sea for filipinos). Watch it again my friend, thoroughly

@@jakelaw9768 anyways, welcome to the philippines, a chinese overseas territory.

And duterte scratching his balls waiting for a blessing from china...

@ Martin Pierce. Maligayang pasko pare. Kahit anung mangyari. Pilipino parin tayo at di tyo nawawala ng galang.

@Lord Voldemort many crimeans also wanted to stay in ukraine

@@miliba But the majority supports Russia. At least, the referendum says so.

China invade us, Viet Nam. But we "invade" them in most culture. Also we are not will and will not let them take south china sea for good.

@@nguoixemkhongtontai2612 Viet Nam : superpower by 2020, the only nation which can beat up the US badly. Viet Nam, FxxK, yeah. Viet Nam , N°1

Not for free. Look at their GDP after sanctions, it almost halved.

It’s ok as Brunei itself too might be claimed by China soon....

@@devinwwt 😂sadly but true

Merry Christmas

Thank you, Merry Christmas and may God bless you.

Lol🤣

Chinese In 2030: The moon was part of silk road

@@ignashi7plays401 they made artificial moon already...

Low IQ comment.

nagar palika ko bulao koi

That's because the Philippine government kisses the ass of China.

nope because too confident from external threat from other country because of mutual defense treaty by US. so marcos was right for be self reliance in territorial defense in the 60s and 70s

This could be turned around easily if Filipinos work hard and smart enabling a much higher economic value. thru that, Philippines could potentially establish nuclear power that would threaten other nation, even china

@@PugadBavboy the US cannot defend the Philippines while that MDT is decades-old. The US also has a problem not just with China but with Iran and other nation-states. The Philippines is too much reliant on the US-PH MDT.

Our President is open to all negotiation.. we are still lucky enough to be able to get 60% share for the gas exploration in SOUTH CHINA SEA... if I am CHINA and greedy enough i wont share anything for the PHILIPPINES.. think twice...this is a US BLACK PROPAGANDA to stop ASIAN from UNITING.. ASIAN countries are the RICHEST COUNTRY because of our VAST AMOUNT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.. Since BRITISH/SPANISH time they conquer us and divided us.. MARCOS wanna UNITE the ASIAN COUNTRIES and BOOST our economies that's why the US did everything to ruined him.