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Deterring China over Taiwan does not require being able to beat it, which the United States probably cannot do anyway.

Drawn from what John Mearsheimer said

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war Armed conflict and preparing for it: military spending, alliances, and what changes when machines are in the loop.

What John Mearsheimer actually said

  1. John Mearsheimer Political scientist at the University of Chicago
    A lot of people think that to make deterrence work, you have to be able to beat the Chinese and therefore, you need a much bigger military. And I don't think over time that's possible. I think it's probably not even possible now to beat the Chinese in a war over Taiwan or in a war in the South China Sea.

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    Watch from 2:46:51 plays here

    ↗John Mearsheimer: Israel-Palestine, Russia-Ukraine, China, NATO, and WW3 | Lex Fridman Podcast #401youtube.com

    17 Nov 2023 · video · 3h 26m · spoken · official transcript

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