re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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I have a rudimentary understanding of it, but from what I’ve been told is China has a problem with launching subs due to their coastline and ocean floor being very shallow. You can see it pretty clearly on this map and notice a major drop off on Taiwan’s east coast:

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It might be shallow, but one of the major submarine bases for the US is in the Puget Sound, which has an average depth of 450 ft. Even though the East China Sea is shallow, it's average depth is 660 ft. I'm just skeptical this is a prevailing reason.

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Dude, this is a basic fact that is well known to anyone in logistics. The South China Sea is by far the busiest trade route in the world. The English Channel doesn’t even come fricking close to it. This image alone disproves that:

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Yeah all I asked for was a more specific source. I would have posted this though.