But we haven't retaliated for shit. Espionage is a 2 way street, they would see this as equal to supporting Taiwan or Hong Kong. Remember to look at this through the enemy lense. They view everything within the 9 dash line as theirs. For decades the USA and the western world has pushed back. They believe this is payback in kind. Im not agreeing with them, seriously fuck CCP, but view it throw their lense and it makes more sense why they don't give a fuck. They know they have the upper hand due to tyranny of distance (not technological, tactics, ability, or military might) so large-scale hot war is unlikely. They think in terms of generations while people in the western world want a pizza in 30 minutes or its free.
But we haven't retaliated for shit. Espionage is a 2 way street, they would see this as equal to supporting Taiwan or Hong Kong. Remember to look at this through the enemy lense. They view everything within the 9 dash line as theirs. For decades the USA and the western world has pushed back. They believe this is payback in kind. Im not agreeing with them, seriously fuck CCP, but view it throw their lense and it makes more sense why they don't give a fuck. They know they have the upper hand due to tyranny of distance (not technological, tactics, ability, or military might) so large-scale hot war is unlikely. They think in terms of generations while people in the western world want a pizza in 30 minutes or its free.