Say When
Posted on 05/04/2020 9:46:38 AM PDT by blam
An internal report presented to Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders concludes that global anti-China sentiment is at a level not seen since the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, and recommends preparing for a worst-case scenario of armed conflict with the United States, according to Reuters, citing people familiar with the content of the document.
The report, created by the China Institutes of Contemporary Internal Relations (CICIR) – which is affiliated with the Ministry of State Security – suggests that the wave of anti-China sentiment is led by the United States, which sees China’s rise as a global superpower as a threat to Western democracies.
One of those with knowledge of the report said it was regarded by some in the Chinese intelligence community as China’s version of the “Novikov Telegram”, a 1946 dispatch by the Soviet ambassador to Washington, Nikolai Novikov, that stressed the dangers of U.S. economic and military ambition in the wake of World War Two.
Novikov’s missive was a response to U.S. diplomat George Kennan’s “Long Telegram” from Moscow that said the Soviet Union did not see the possibility for peaceful coexistence with the West, and that containment was the best long-term strategy. –Reuters
Reuters, which hasn’t seen the paper, couldn’t determine to what extent the report’s grim outlook reflects positions held by China’s state leaders, nor how much it might influence policy. That said, it suggests Beijing is taking the threat of global backlash over the coronavirus pandemic – which Western intelligence agencies suspect originated at a Wuhan biolab which was experimenting with bat coronavirus, and had previous concerns raised over the pandemic potential of such research.
China’s early coverup of the outbreak – including silencing and/or disappearing whistleblowing doctors and journalists, lying about the transmissibility of the virus while hoarding personal protective
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If we go to war that’ll cut into Congress income quite a bit.
Bring it. China is our arch enemy. We should send them back the era of squatting in the rice patties. A true gutter nation.
Let’s get ready to rumble.....
Oh, that should light up the snowflakes.
As if the possibility never before crossed their Red Empire minds.
Sounds like a threat to me.
Say When
Coordinated with the left to give them additional talking points against Trump.
China wants to kill us because the US is staking a stand against China trying to kill us.
I think they give the US three warnings per week.
...you know, the thing....
It will come, we cannot appease them and live ourselves..Cut em off today, if its war its war
Damn I hope this news doesn’t disrupt my afternoon nap!
I used to think that nuclear war between great powers was impossible, since it would be complete insanity to initiate one. Now I’m not so sure.
Complete insanity seems to be the order of the day.
I do not have particularly high confidence that we would have electrical, internet, or water service after the first couple of hours. This would get ugly fast.
Oh wow, Congress will really be torn. War on one hand Chinese bribes on the other
Not a threat - media stirring up $hit is what it is.
Is Xi Jinping related to North Korea’s Young Un ,sounds just as crazy , LOL
This would have serious implications for our country and the world. Seems like a threat and escalation at the same time. China: “We can kick you in the testicles when we want to. If you complain, we’ll just kill you.”
If we enter a state of war with China, I suspect there will be media outlets that will have to tread VERY carefully.
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