“It is always useful to face an enemy who is prepared to die for his country," he read. "This means that both you and he have exactly the same aim in mind.”

–Terry Pratchett, Jingo

Chinese government nowadays is just as fascist as Mussolini was back in the day. Revanchist and extremely nationalistic tendencies are strong. They think they are the future superpower and are salivating at the thought of oppressing the entire world under their yoke. I’ll take that they call “US hegemony” over the Chinese oppression any day, don’t need to think about it.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

China has released a new documentary about the army’s preparations to attack Taiwan, showcasing soldiers pledging to give up their lives if needed, as Beijing continues to ramp up its rhetoric against the self-ruled island.

“Chasing Dreams”, an eight-part series aired by state broadcaster CCTV last week to mark the 96th anniversary of the People Liberation Army (PLA), features military drills and testimonials by dozens of soldiers, of which several express their willingness to die in a potential attack against Taiwan.

They serve to fan rising Chinese nationalism and display military confidence against Taiwan and, implicitly, its ties with the United States.

The “Chasing Dreams” documentary showcased, among other things, the PLA’s “joint sword” drills, which simulated precision strikes against Taiwan.

Li Peng, a pilot from Wang Hai Squadron under the PLA air force, echoed the statement, saying his “fighter jet would be the last missile rushing towards the enemy if, in a real battle, I had used up all my ammunition”.

Fan Lizhong, a special tactics unit commander, said in the docuseries that while losing comrades was painful, he had to remain calm to respond to emergencies and always be ready to fight.

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This may be optimistic but China has no route to take Taiwan. Any attempt would destroy their already shakey population due to one child policy. On top of that it would be the largest, longest distance and costly naval invasion attempt. I can go on and on at this point. Their energy would be better spent trying to be the USA of Asia.

Maybe I’m stupid but surely the first thing any soldier is gonna do is say they’re willing to die for something