Posted on 05/15/2020 8:49:09 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Republican-led efforts to hold China accountable for the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus are being watched closely by the communist regime.
State-run media reported Thursday that Republican lawmakers will “face severe consequences” for speaking out against China, pursuing lawsuits, and pushing “anti-China” legislation.
“Republicans who have been groundlessly accusing China and inflaming the 'holding China accountable' political farce will face severe consequences, sources said, noting that the aftermath will also impact the upcoming November elections, while business and trade between Missouri and China will be further soured,” the Global Times, a branch of the Communist Party of China's People's Daily, wrote in an article.
The article focused on efforts by Missouri’s Attorney General Eric Schmitt who sued the country last month on behalf of the state arguing the communist country is responsible for Missourians’ suffering, death and economic hardship.
"The Chinese government lied to the world about the danger and contagious nature of COVID-19, silenced whistleblowers, and did little to stop the spread of the disease," Schmitt said. "They must be held accountable for their actions."
The article also singled out Sens. Josh Hawley and Tom Cotton and two other members of Congress over legislation that would allow Americans to sue China, saying they will be added to the country’s sanctions list.
Reps. Dan Crenshaw, Chris Smith, Jim Holzapfel, Greg McGuckin and John Catalano as well as Sens. Marsha Blackburn, Rick Scott, Martha McSally, and Lance Gooden were also named in the piece over their support of legislative efforts that would let U.S. citizens sue China.
"We must resolutely hit back at those politicians who, for no reason, undermine China-US ties for their own political benefits. For those who promote anti-China legislation, we need to find out what the business ties are between those officials or their families with China," one research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences told the paper. "We can't just strike back symbolically, but should impose countermeasures that could make them feel the pain.”
Republicans were unfazed by the threat.
***”We must resolutely hit back at those politicians who, for no reason, undermine China-US ties for their own political benefits. For those who promote anti-China legislation, we need to find out what the business ties are between those officials or their families with China,” one research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences told the paper. “We can’t just strike back symbolically, but should impose countermeasures that could make them feel the pain.” ***
Fine... start with Hunter Biden, and his demented Daddy.
“ Dump all of our foreign debt, a significant amount which they hold.”
We buy it back at a discount. Or just repudiate it.
“Withhold essential products that they make and we don’t from the USA ( drugs, medicine, equipment, etc. ) which they produce.”
Bring it back here. Reinstate the Puerto Rico tax breaks.
“Stop buying our products/food/farm produce and shift their own supply source and chains to other countries.”
Let them. They’ll pay more and get less.
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They could DUMP the treasuries they own ( our debt instruments, which they own a lot ) and cause our bond market to crash ( and commit financial suicide as well ).
The fact that China is forcing things over what Trump has done, tells me that China is not in a good position. They should have laid low and waited out Trump’s two terms, and I would think that they would have if they could have.
There is something happening internal to China that is forcing this to come to a head, now.
US entities own 70 % of US Debt.
China owns about 5.6 % of US Debt.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-who-owns-a-record-2121-trillion-of-us-debt-2018-08-21
It’s not that big of a deal - and frankly, they own in as a great investment.
The Japanese, Euros and Federal Reserve could easily replace this amount.
“ China favors Biden.”
China owns Biden. China and Biden are the same thing.
But we should always remember - 7 years after 9/11 Americans were stupid enough to elect a president named Hussein. The Romans during The Fall have nothing on us.
Most places rack up causalities from people having the virus - in China, they have casualties for those who know the truth about the virus...
RE: in China, they have casualties for those who know the truth about the virus...
We don’t even know the REAL casualty count from the virus in Wuhan and ALL of China.
The brave Chinese citizen journalist and Wuhan Doctors who WANT to present the truth have all DISAPPEARED !!
” All you naked selfies belong us. “
Now there’s a crime with the punishment built right in.
Guess we can with 100% certainty say China, along with the dims, are trying to influence the 2020 election.
That was exactly my point....
like leaking a MORE lethal virus, killing 150 million of their own and the same number of ours... however, to us 150m is half our people. to them 150 m is a mere tiny drop in the bucket.
Small price to pay for world hegemony.. to them.
They are wondering if we would retaliate physically at all, seeing we have not taken out the region of wuhan and their top 4500 commie leadership menus.
to them our response is a “paper tiger”
and if that is all they have to pay to get rid of the usa and the conservative christians who live here... they would consider that a “bargain”.
China, Communism, Murder.
who supports our abortion loving leaders and populace? China of course.
spot on.
They’ll just have Soros and Hillary do something to them. Indirect subterfuge.
Like?
Well for one they (PRC) would have no compulsion about pulling investment from the states or districts of the targeted Republicans. Throw in hacking the target's communications and campaigns. Also for effect, accidents happen. Dictatorship's do not play by Marques of Queensbury rules.
"We have a lot of Communists in our legislature"
Absurd list if used as a “threat”...
Most of these would also have serious consequences on the china mainland...
The most “possible” threat would be some form of an attack on Formosa...
Anything else is useless bluster...
“The Chinese are a lot more ruthless than most people realize.”
They gotta eat. And they re doing a poor job of that right now.
https://fortune.com/2020/02/15/china-coronavirus-business-impact-inflation-economy/
All they have is talk or stupidity. They are one of those countries that is far from self sufficient. They can threaten us in court or with the UN. In the meantime, they can starve to death. And they have too much invested in trade and ownership with the US to start a war as that falls into stupidity.
rwood
... a non citizen US president..
There, I fixed it.
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