Current Affairs World War 3

[Martin Alvito]

Taiwan should be feeling increasingly uneasy about this situation.

China’s downturn leaves people struggling to meet ‘basic needs’, Xi Jinping admits

President's comments come amid further signs of economic slowdown

www.telegraph.co.uk

Great power + male/female imbalance + declining economic conditions = bad things, man. Great power leadership throughout history often has elected to give the resulting anger an external focus before it turns into domestic unrest.

 

[Yarrgh]

Also the China thread is locked

That's all the proof I need.

We're doomed!

 

[Rita_Poon]

Great power + male/female imbalance + declining economic conditions = bad things, man. Great power leadership throughout history often has elected to give the resulting anger an external focus before it turns into domestic unrest.

Is a lot of cheap manufacture finding it's way to India now, or is that just being spoken of as a likely possibility?

 

[Martin Alvito]

Is a lot of cheap manufacture finding it's way to India now, or is that just being spoken of as a likely possibility?

Big Pharma has been there in force for some time. I would have to dig a little if you want broader-based trends.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Big Pharma has been there in force for some time. I would have to dig a little if you want broader-based trends.

No it's alright, no mithers, China has created it's billionaires, could well be India's turn. Be good if some of the wealth generation could filter into better infrastructure for all. (clean water and sanitation to begin with).

 

[spectateur]

No it's alright, no mithers, China has created it's billionaires, could well be India's turn. Be good if some of the wealth generation could filter into better infrastructure for all. (clean water and sanitation to begin with).

Doesn't widespread Hinduism make this objective difficult.?

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

With each strike, fears grow that Israel, the US and Iran's allies are inching closer to all-out war

Each strike and counterstrike increases the risk of the already catastrophic war in Gaza spilling across the region.

apnews.com

These Houthi militias shooting Iranian missiles at US/UK at navy ships isn't going to end well.

'Largest Houthi attack to date' in Red Sea repelled by HMS Diamond and US warships, Grant Shapps says

Grant Shapps, the defence secretary, says it is the largest attack in the region by the militants to date, with drones heading towards HMS Diamond.

news.sky.com

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

With each strike, fears grow that Israel, the US and Iran's allies are inching closer to all-out war

Each strike and counterstrike increases the risk of the already catastrophic war in Gaza spilling across the region.

apnews.com

These Houthi militias shooting Iranian missiles at US/UK at navy ships isn't going to end well.

'Largest Houthi attack to date' in Red Sea repelled by HMS Diamond and US warships, Grant Shapps says

Grant Shapps, the defence secretary, says it is the largest attack in the region by the militants to date, with drones heading towards HMS Diamond.

news.sky.com

Tick Tock

 

[Goat]

Tick Tock

Whole world is just itching to try out their latest little war toys.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

Whole world is just itching to try out their latest little war toys.

Doomsday clock currently at 90 seconds to midnight.

it’s never been this close. Just waiting now for that Kim Wrong-un to kick off and that’ll be it

 

[Kurt.]

I don’t mind to be honest….. been a very stressful week in work and I’d welcome a bit of time off

 

[spectateur]

It can Very easily happen if the right sequence of events fall into place.
Ken Follet novel "Never" is a story of such a sequence.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

China's fake US warship targets could help it better threaten US Navy

Mock-ups of aircraft carriers and other US warships could help China step up its missile game, experts told Business Insider.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[DavidH]

Doomsday clock currently at 90 seconds to midnight.

it’s never been this close. Just waiting now for that Kim Wrong-un to kick off and that’ll be it

Gangnam time

 

[Ivo]

Should we be worried? I'm just a civvy so not sure what's going on in simple terms.