THE VIDEO SHELF · taiwan amphibious invasion
China's Invasion Barges, Leading Indicator Of Plans For Taiwan
Defense analyst H I Sutton argues that a new type of Chinese landing barge can only be explained by planning for an amphibious assault, in particular on Taiwan.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN points to it as the best source on why these barges are designed for invasion and how they overcome limited landing beaches.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- H I Sutton
- Topic
- taiwan amphibious invasion
- Format
- commentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2025–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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The Defence Analyst who wrote this article has posted a YouTube video where they outline why they are specifically designed for invasion. [VIDEO]
Khaine on Hacker News · 2025-01
In China Suddenly Building Fleet of Special Barges Suitable for Taiwan LandingsH I Sutton's recent video on China's new invasion barges was very interesting so not really HN material, but there he talked about how all of Chinas ferries are designed to also move tanks if they have to - [VIDEO] You go to South Korea …
aaron695 on Hacker News · 2025-02
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