LemmySmash

joined 1 year ago
[–] LemmySmash@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That would create a generational time bomb. What happens when the now sizeably reduced younger generation has to care for a hoard of old people and pay their pensions?

[–] LemmySmash@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Good for them. The best deterrence is the mainland knowing that Taiwan can put up a solid defence. If there's one thing that could destabilise Chinese society it's a large scale loss of only-sons

[–] LemmySmash@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel like the article's title and the current context of the sort of military gear that Ukraine are getting makes this sound way more exciting than it is. They're basically just being sold bullets by the sounds of it.