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Blinken Says China Wants to Seize Taiwan on ‘Much Faster Timeline’
Bloomberg | October 17, 2022 at 5:13 PM CDT | Iain Marlow

Posted on 10/17/2022 8:29:11 PM PDT by Zhang Fei

Link only Bloomberg article that may explain why the chip embargo basically went into place overnight. It's very possible that Xi Jinping will move on Taiwan in the next two years. And that is presumably why Biden has given 3 warnings to China, and Xi is downplaying any new policy on Taiwan. The big game we've been waiting for in the Western Pacific? It's coming. Anyone invested in equities should prepare to assume the position. What position? BOHICA.


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Japan; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: australia; biden; bideneffect; ccp; china; hongkong; japan; mfl; republicofkorea; solomonislands; taiwan; ukraine
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1 posted on 10/17/2022 8:29:11 PM PDT by Zhang Fei
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To: marcusmaximus; Paul R.; Bruce Campbells Chin; PIF; familyop; MercyFlush; tet68; BeauBo; TalBlack; ..

Ukraine ping

Tangential but perhaps explanatory re why Ukraine is being fed through a straw with a microscopic version of Lend Lease. Perhaps because a full-fledged Lend Lease is about to begin in a potential air, sea and land struggle over Taiwan, against an enemy that has spent 4x Russia’s annual military budget for decades. China’s preparation for the conquest of Taiwan may or may not succeed, but the likelihood of confrontation with the US is far greater, given that a blockade is likely to be part of the Chinese invasion toolkit. Without a US resupply effort that breaches a Chinese blockade, Taiwan is likely doomed to defeat.


2 posted on 10/17/2022 8:29:46 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)
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To: Zhang Fei

They can only be certain of things until 2024.


3 posted on 10/17/2022 8:32:37 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Some men want to see the world burn. It is they that want you to buy an electric car.)
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To: Zhang Fei

Seize Taiwan in a much faster timeline:
Meaning while Feeble Joe and his motley crew are still running the Whitehouse.
For Xi, this is a chance of a lifetime!


4 posted on 10/17/2022 8:35:07 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Zhang Fei

No doubt BidenIdiot asked the Chinese to hold off till after the Midterms...../s


5 posted on 10/17/2022 8:36:03 PM PDT by cranked
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To: Zhang Fei

The window of opportunity will close if they wait until Biden is gone.

We’d be much further along in getting domestic production of essential services ramped back up if Trump was still President - less for them to hold us hostage with.


6 posted on 10/17/2022 8:36:17 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Zhang Fei

Russia will offer the support to China that they lack for vice versa.

Soon we could be looking at WW3, as if we weren’t close enough already.


7 posted on 10/17/2022 8:36:36 PM PDT by MNDude (Once you remove "they would never" from your vocabulary, it all begins to make sense)
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To: Zhang Fei

It’s not beyond the realm of possibility that China interfered in the election of 2020, in order to get rid of Trump, and put Biden in his place, because they knew that Pedo Pete wouldn’t be a hindrance when they decided to invade Taiwan. Midterm elections won’t mean anything to the Chi-coms. They’ve still got two years left to complete their plans.


8 posted on 10/17/2022 8:36:43 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: Zhang Fei

I swear these insane neocons are going to keep going until the nukes start flying.


9 posted on 10/17/2022 8:38:22 PM PDT by jimwatx
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To: Zhang Fei

China won this war when they installed Xiden here in office.

Every global disaster Obama would bring Biden along as his bagman. Hunter is Joe’s bagman as is his brother.

U.S. won’t do anything but give speeches when this invasion takes place. Likely happen on President Kamala’s watch next year.


10 posted on 10/17/2022 8:39:01 PM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: Zhang Fei

Of course. They want to seize the opportunity while morons like Blinken and Biden are, allegedly, in charge.


11 posted on 10/17/2022 8:39:18 PM PDT by TigersEye (The Democrat Party is criminal, unAmerican and illegitimate )
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To: Zhang Fei

You really believe anything this retromingent jackass says?


12 posted on 10/17/2022 8:39:18 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: Zhang Fei

As long as our industry has shop in China, we aren’t going to war with them.


13 posted on 10/17/2022 8:39:46 PM PDT by DonaldC (A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
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Blinken Says China Wants to Seize Taiwan on ‘Much Faster Timeline’

Brandon and his State Department sure get things done!

14 posted on 10/17/2022 8:41:53 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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That means nothing, we would just seize China’s US Treasury holdings like we seized Russian assets to make up for any losses.


15 posted on 10/17/2022 8:44:31 PM PDT by jimwatx
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To: Navy Patriot

OMG I honestly can’t believe HOW FAST an administration can destroy a country, we had 8 years of Obama which gave us Trump, this IS the continuation of Obama after a STOLEN election!! There is NOTHING the house and Senate can do EXCEPT cut off the funding BUT WILL THEY? I don’t trust them AT ALL!!!


16 posted on 10/17/2022 8:46:27 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: jimwatx

To get Taiwan back, China might be willing to let go of those treasuries. The communist government is willing to drive economy into the ground to solidify their position.


17 posted on 10/17/2022 8:47:29 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Some men want to see the world burn. It is they that want you to buy an electric car.)
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To: Zhang Fei

Slow incremental treason is so much better.


18 posted on 10/17/2022 8:48:43 PM PDT by blackdog (The head, hands, and heart, serve even further than the purse. )
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To: Zhang Fei

Deadline is in two years so...


19 posted on 10/17/2022 8:48:59 PM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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To: Zhang Fei

I dont think they have the capability to land enough troops there, they can blockade it but not occupy.


20 posted on 10/17/2022 8:49:36 PM PDT by Husker24 (Pp)
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