Such disgustingly deliberate word choice when China hasn't dropped bombs in, what, 60 years? The bombardment is happening in Gaza, not the fucking tech sector

[–] nohaybanda@hexbear.net 20 points 1 day ago

Ok but hear me out

[–] perestroika@lemm.ee -2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

No, it's not deliberate. "To bombard someone with letters" is an expression actively used in the English language.

China hasn’t dropped bombs in, what, 60 years?

Almost correct. The last war-sized conflict China took part in was the 1979 Chinese-Vietnamese war [1]. That was 45 years ago. Battle-sized events between China and Vietnam have occurred up to 1991 [2], that would be up to 23 years ago. Skirmish-sized events with India are as recent as 2021. [3]. As for what occurs in Gaza, I agree. Bad stuff has been happening there. Going by the tonnage of things blowing up, Gaza is a gang shootout compared to Ukraine, though.

[–] OhHiMarx@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 hours ago

Do you mind noting when/where bombs were dropped by the Chinese during the Chinese-Vietnam war, or any of the engagements you've listed? I'm having trouble finding any information about that.