China preparing for 'protracted' war, says think tank

The HIMARS got more combat experience than the entirety of the PLA.
Yup blown up to pieces by the lancet . You haven't heard much crowing this day in the Western press about the efficacy of Himar for obvious reason
 
Yah, the guy is oversimplifying what is actually a very complex operation. China is lucky that he is not in charge of the planning of the PLA
Back in high school, I learned to fly in a Cessna 152 so by the time I joined the USAF, I had all the basics of flight down. The thing with experience is that the more you gain the more you are forced to think about details. And if you have no experience, you should rely on those who do have to give you those details. Expansion of one's mind, and all that stuff. I was invited to come to PDF back in 2009 and since then, I found there is a high degree of contempt for experience here.

Maybe, but I don't think the strategic value of Taiwan is TSMC alone. Capture the Island, and the PLA could venture past the 1st Island chains.

As for the cost, never underestimate how far are politicians willing to go to save their career at the expense of national misery (short and long term). Not only for China but U.S politicians as well.
Taiwan was our 'unsinkable carrier' during the Cold War, now China want to make the island the same for them. Do not blame them one bit.
 
I found there is a high degree of contempt for experience here.

Yup, seen it too.

Kids and adults with not a lot of experience in regards to the topics being discussed on the forum have a lot of contempt and hate.

Especially the guys in these threads. That's because people like you are a thorn in their attempts to propagate their own narratives along with their dreams and hopes onto PDF. 😂
 
Here is a detailed account of the PRC's involvement in the Vietnam War at the height of the Vietnam War China sent 32000 men of which 1100 men died and 3200 wounded. China sent aid worth 320 million Yuan that today is probably worth billions of dollar. But the most important aid was to send construction worker to repair war damages and free North Vietnam to send troops to the south. I hope young Vietnamese watch this video and stop worshipping the West! Fortunately, the older generation of Vietnamese remember this act of generosity. Even the military because they know firsthand. There was an unhappy period in the relationship but it is now a forgotten time

I mean China did this for its own security because, during the Cold War, China aimed to secure its perimeter. But without this help is it doubtful that Vietnam would have won the Civil War
Here is the detail. China's arms shipments to Vietnam included 270,000 guns, over 10,000 pieces of artillery, 200 million bullets of different types, 2.02 million artillery shells, 15,000 wire transmitters, 5,000 radio transmitters, over 1,000 trucks, 15 planes, 28 naval vessels, and 1.18 million sets of military uniforms." It was China's ...
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If you want to learn more here is an exhaustive article on the said aid https://networks.h-net.org/node/28443/reviews/9583275/lin-li-dragon-jungle-chinese-army-vietnam-war
 
Here is detailed account of PRC's involvement in the Vietnam War at the height of the Vietnam War China sent 32000 men of which 1100 men died and 3200 wounded. China sent aid worth 320 million Yuan that today probably worth billion of dollar. But the most important aid was to send construction worker to repair war damages and free North Vietnam to send troop to the south. I hope young Vietnamese watch this video and stop worshipping the West! Fortunately, older generation of Vietnamese remember this act of generosity. Even the military because they know firsthand. There is unhappy period in the relationship but it is now a forgotten time

I mean China did this for itw own security because during the Cold War, China aim was to secure her perimeter . But without this help is it doubtful that Vietnam would have won the Civil war
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They will forever hate Chinese because their independence from China requires it. Otherwise, sooner or later, Vietnam will be re-integrated back to China.
 
Another important aspect of China aid was to protect Hano. it was said that air defense was so thick that US airplanes tried to avoid it
After establishing the broad Cold War context of China’s Vietnam policy, Li devotes the next four chapters to examining the operational details of Beijing’s aid to Hanoi. Li first examines the performance of Chinese anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) divisions in Vietnam. From 1965 to 1967,
China sent nine AAA divisions into North Vietnam, which provided air defense for North Vietnam in response to America’s Rolling Thunder airstrikes. Li discusses the command structures of the Chinese AAA division, their weapons, combat tactics, and other operational issues in great detail. In late 1965, the objective of the Chinese air defense shifted from protecting Vietnamese facilities to shooting down as many American airplanes as possible. While this more proactive tactic satisfied Hanoi’s desire to defeat Rolling Thunder, it also exposed the Chinese troops to high casualties. Gradually, the Chinese government moved toward a more cautious air defense to reduce casualties. Until China withdrew its AAA division from Vietnam in 1969, Li argues, “it was their ability to preserve their forces that may have been their greatest success” (p. 123).
 
Yup blown up to pieces by the lancet . You haven't heard much crowing this day in the Western press about the efficacy of Himar for obvious reason

Before HIMARS, there was bayraktar, then there was the Ghost of Kiev. Lolol. Gor God's sake, China makes better MLRS than that.
 
They will forever hate Chinese because their independence from China requires it. Otherwise, sooner or later, Vietnam will be re-integrated back to China.
Vietnam hates China because they want to be independent. Else sooner or later, they will get absorbed, the same with Korea.
 
Now when we discuss Taiwan contingency the pro-Tawan always brings up the embargo to strangle Chinese economy they love to talk about the Malacca dilemma etc as if it is easy to realize the embargo. They incessantly cite China's needs for oil when China only imports 50% of its needs and mostly for transportation and Chemical feedstock of which 20% are from central Asia and Russia and the rest is from Angola and the Middle East. China has a huge and dormant oilfield around Karamy in Xinjiang but not developed due to difficult area and transportation. Anyway here is the result of who needs whom and You Pro Taiwan will be surprise
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BTW I got an interesting photo guess who is this wretched guy?1710824632615.png
 
Here is a detailed account of the PRC's involvement in the Vietnam War at the height of the Vietnam War China sent 32000 men of which 1100 men died and 3200 wounded. China sent aid worth 320 million Yuan that today is probably worth billions of dollar. But the most important aid was to send construction worker to repair war damages and free North Vietnam to send troops to the south. I hope young Vietnamese watch this video and stop worshipping the West! Fortunately, the older generation of Vietnamese remember this act of generosity. Even the military because they know firsthand. There was an unhappy period in the relationship but it is now a forgotten time

I mean China did this for its own security because, during the Cold War, China aimed to secure its perimeter. But without this help is it doubtful that Vietnam would have won the Civil War
Here is the detail. China's arms shipments to Vietnam included 270,000 guns, over 10,000 pieces of artillery, 200 million bullets of different types, 2.02 million artillery shells, 15,000 wire transmitters, 5,000 radio transmitters, over 1,000 trucks, 15 planes, 28 naval vessels, and 1.18 million sets of military uniforms." It was China's ...
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If you want to learn more here is an exhaustive article on the said aid https://networks.h-net.org/node/28443/reviews/9583275/lin-li-dragon-jungle-chinese-army-vietnam-war

What's the use ? The ungrateful Vietnamese will always belittle and deny any useful Chinese help to Vietnam in their wars against US and France. If it wasn't for China stopping the US army from crossing the 17th parallel into North Vietnam, Vietnam today is an American colony. They just want to perpetuate their hate of China as their thousand year historical enemy to justify and keep Vietnam's independence. Snake will always bite back on the hand feeds it. Maybe, they rather like to be an American or French colony than being a friend of China as some top Vietnamese leaders voiced.
 
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