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How a hybrid war with China could hurt UK consumers (inews.co.uk)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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"High street chains forced to shutter their doors, medicine shortages, no phone network, international shipping routes blocked, and the UK’s critical national infrastructure under constant threat. This is not the plot of a disaster movie, but rather the very real potential consequences if China invaded Taiwan.

Tension in the Taiwan Strait is increasing, and experts are now in general agreement that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will attempt to take Taiwan using force. 67 per cent of US experts polled in January by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said they expected a crisis in the Taiwan Strait in the next six months..."

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Won't somebody think of the consumers?!?!"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I don't think the vast majority of people pulled in the UK would support China invading Taiwan so it's weird that they're framing it like this, as if that's the only way that anyone would care.