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Dave-Bath

Dave Bath
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Relative Brier Score

83

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Why do you think you're right?

Getting closer.  China is more likely to get access to a base than have one exclusively.

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Why might you be wrong?

An African country may feel so threatened by an increasingly aggressive west it feels a Chinese base, however small, provides a measure of security. 

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Why do you think you're right?

Time running lower

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Why might you be wrong?

China might become more concerned about US blockade plans

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Dave-Bath
made their 16th forecast (view all):
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Forecast Window
0% (0%)
Yes
Nov 19, 2025 to May 19, 2026
100% (0%)
No
Nov 19, 2025 to May 19, 2026
Why do you think you're right?

China has no interest in causing a conflict.

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Why might you be wrong?

America will want to bring a conflict forward before its window of opportunity closes.

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Why do you think you're right?

Time dropping and China unlikely to want to label a construction "military" - if construction starts, it might have another label, and then usage change later.

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Why might you be wrong?
Trade blockades (whether official or state-sponsored piracy) between Africa and China, or the Middle East and China, might force China to provide military escorts to trade convoys.
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Dave-Bath
made their 15th forecast (view all):
This forecast expired on Nov 21, 2025 02:38AM
Probability
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Forecast Window
0% (0%)
Yes
Oct 21, 2025 to Apr 21, 2026
100% (0%)
No
Oct 21, 2025 to Apr 21, 2026
Why do you think you're right?

China doesn't need to invade Taiwan - it just needs the 2050 plan to mature and for Taiwanese to watch the American empire implode and demand too much of Taiwan.

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Why might you be wrong?

The Americans could get quislings to declare independence.

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Confirmed previous forecast
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Dave-Bath
made their 8th forecast (view all):
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0% (0%)
Less than or equal to 49
0% (-15%)
Between 50 and 59, inclusive
15% (-10%)
Between 60 and 69, inclusive
58% (+18%)
Between 70 and 79, inclusive
27% (+7%)
More than or equal to 80
Why do you think you're right?

There is a difference between the actual threat, and the reported threat, because of the incentive of reportiing an increased perceived threat.  The industry is pushing for war preparations, or actual war, as a means of economic recovery, so the threat will be reported as much higher than it actually is.

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Why might you be wrong?

The threat might be reported accurately, and therefore much lower than my prediction here.

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