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Is Xi losing control of the military?
2025-08-17
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Posted by:3dc

#9  Ever thought of a concrete desktop. I understand a lot of raw material is available locally.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2025-08-17 21:22  

#8  Desktop? A nice piece of plywood should do the trick, and you can easily dust it with a cloth, like Hillary.
Posted by: trailing wife   2025-08-17 17:40  

#7  Call IKEA.
Posted by: Skidmark   2025-08-17 14:56  

#6  But if they do collapse - what do I do when I need a new desktop?
Posted by: Grom the Affective   2025-08-17 14:02  

#5  Gotta take Gordon with a little salt.
Posted by: Besoeker   2025-08-17 09:19  

#4  Gordon Chang wrote "The Coming Collapse of China" back in 2001. The book predicted collapse by 2011, later revised to 2013 or so.

Posted by: Lord Garth   2025-08-17 09:05  

#3  There is a strong demand in some sectors for "China is about to fail" news. The Three Gorges Dam is always three weeks from breaking and it always will be.
Posted by: Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435   2025-08-17 08:10  

#2  Inverse relationship. Should be "Military Regaining Control of Xi".
Posted by: ed in texas   2025-08-17 08:03  

#1  If he really felt threatened, he'd divert their attention with real work, like Taiwan (see- Argentina Junta and the Falklands).
Posted by: Procopius2k   2025-08-17 07:32  

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