Posted on 03/20/2018 6:33:29 AM PDT by Enlightened1
The Chinese government warned this weekend that it will use military pressure against the United States if it does not correct its mistake of passing the Taiwan Travel Act, a law that encourages Taiwanese government officials to visit America and vice versa.
China considers Taiwan a secessionist province with no legitimate federal government. The United States operates under the One China policy as interpreted in the Taiwan Relations Act, which recognizes the existence of only one nation called China but also maintains friendly relations with the sovereign government of Taiwan. While China has incessantly objected to any ties between Taipei and Washington, the Taiwan Travel Act has triggered greater outrage than usual because it grants special status to members of the Taiwanese government that implies a recognition of the legitimacy of that government.
President Donald Trump signed the Taiwan Travel Act into law on Friday, allowing high-level diplomatic engagement between Taiwanese and American officials and opening the way for unrestricted travel to the U.S. for Taiwanese officials.
The Global Times, Chinas most bellicose English-language government newspaper, cited experts who predicted China would react militarily to the news. China will and should take timely countermeasures against the U.S. and all Taiwan independence secessionist forces through diplomatic and military means, the Times claimed that Chinese observers were arguing.
The passing of the act is a serious political provocation, as it has crossed the red line and will thoroughly undermine relations, a retired Chinese general, Xu Guangyu, told the newspaper.
Another expert told the newspaper that China will respond to any elevated clamor for independence from Taiwan with military probes circling the island and send more military vessels and airplanes to patrol the Straits.
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I’d say our biggest mistake was even entering into the One China policy (especially after the Korea War) and not formally recognizing Taiwan’s Federal government decades ago. Like 4-5 decades ago when China was a shadow of it’s current expanding power.
China and Turkey both need to be taken behind the woodshed.
..........was there on the USS Hector in either 70 or 71.
Care free, money in my pocket, best several days of my life!
Only news back then was Walter Cronkite so we didn’t hear much about what was going on in the world.
US to China. We will defend ourselves.
The Chinese remind me of Norklandia.
A bunch of bellicose talk, not warranted by their capability.
China has an emperor again. They are tired of waiting for Taiwan.
Funny thing is Russia has an almost czar. The Bear and the Dragon don’t get along that well. A smart foreign policy would exploit that.
True, true. Bammy was facing the wrong way...
What a shame. Terrible. /sarc
Taiwan, a country we give so much for, tariffs our exports to them at around 8%. We have no friends.
I am married to a Taiwanese lady and have spent many happy days in Taiwan. It’s a beautiful country and even more beautiful people. They go out of their way to help each other. You see the police helping little old ladies at the train stations.
china on the other hand think they own everything inc treating their people like livestock. I think they recently said they discovered America first and are giving us 2 weeks to get out.
I would say the big mistake was forcing Chiang to retreat to Taiwan and then recognizing the Communist government in China.
MacArthuer and Chiang Kai-shek would likely have reclaimed China but Truman shut that down. Not to be outdone Britain gave Hong Kong back and left their citizens there at the mercy of Communism. Sort of like we left our allies trying to grab on to helicopters leaving Vietnam.
Isn’t this the same a commiefornia? The USA’s rogue state.
Or, if we want to raise it even another DEFCON level, “Come on. Bring it”.
hey chi-coms,
up yours.
I think the new emperor is spouting off for internal consumption to the Imperial Yankee dogs. If I were Trump I wouldn’t say a word but send the 7th fleet into the South China Sea for passage and exercises as they made transit.
And we are their largest customer.
IF our financial system goes, so does theirs.
Isn’t that Japan’s emperor?
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