Anonymous #1 13h

They most certainly do not

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Anonymous #2 13h

When they don’t they get caught. Like what happened in the Galapagos a number of years back. But globally we lack adequate enforcement mechanisms or political willpower to deal with the ecological catastrophe that is the Chinese fishing industry

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Anonymous #4 13h

Given fishing vessels are considered part of the Chinese navy, that would start world war 3

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Anonymous #3 12h

Though I suppose most of the deep pacific ships probably aren’t officially Maritime Militia. Still, world war 3.

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Anonymous #3 12h

I don't really see any meaningful international backing to Chinese overfishing happening, it'd just be a war with China

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Anonymous #4 12h

Which is already the second strongest military on the planet and has nukes. And if the USA was preoccupied with war with China, other nations aligned against America would take advantage of it. Like Russia would try to fuck with Europe more.

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Anonymous #3 12h

Russia is already doing that regardless

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Anonymous #3 12h

Plus the Chinese don't want to escalate to thermonuclear war and we don't either, they'd probably back off their fishing operations and find another way to get protein supplies for their war vault.

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Anonymous #4 12h

So we would collapse the global trade economy over some fishing boats and then hope China just backs off? And that they don’t proceed to just take advantage of the moment to invade Taiwan and turn Southeast Asia into vassals?

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Anonymous #3 12h

I hate the Chinese fishing industry but going “yeah just bomb the fishing boats full of nearly enslaved workers” is a terrible idea

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Anonymous #3 12h

It'd also be a good chance for a show of force in terms of naval power

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Anonymous landtrust 12h

??

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