Posted on 05/18/2022 6:41:35 PM PDT by blam
The US Navy amassed a show of force in the waters near China. Top Western officials worry that Beijing could launch a military takeover of Taiwan after learning lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The USS Ronald Reagan carrier and USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike groups, the USS America expeditionary strike group, and the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli operate around the Philippine Sea to Japan to Western Pacific, according to the latest fleet tracking report by USNI News.
China’s Tencent News reports the US Navy’s increasing show of force “means that the US military will conduct more military operations in the waters surrounding our country in the next few weeks.”
The arrival of warships in the region comes as the USS Port Royal, a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, was followed by China’s Eastern Theater Command while sailing through the Taiwan Strait on May 10.
Earlier this month, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) held a war exercise surrounding the island of Taiwan. PLA’s combat preparedness has concerned top US intelligence officials about mounting risks Beijing is preparing to invade Taiwan.
”It’s our view that they [the Chinese] are working hard to effectively put themselves into a position in which their military is capable of taking Taiwan over,” Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee last week.
In the last few months, Beijing has taken notes about lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and how Western powers have reacted.
Chinese President Xi Jinping views Taiwan as part of its territory under the “one China” policy. Beijing has become increasingly irritated at Western powers for arming Taipei.
Did the queers line up on the deck and blow kisses?
They’re sending the Village People 🤪
It’s way past time for the people of the Republic of Taiwan to declare independence from the running dog bandit regime in China!
US policy since Nixon has been that Taiwan belongs to China.
It was stupid then, it is stupid now.
The neocons wanted war? They are going to get two of them.
"Billions for Taiwan and Ukraine defense, not one penny for border control!" - Joetato Brandon
Taiwan can easily change that policy in an instant. The USA isn’t going to let an independent Taiwan get conquered by a scumbag and reprehensible commie regime.
But...but...but...
I thought we were friends with China and that Putin was the enemy.
/s
Taiwan just needs to remind Washington about who controls the market for microchips.
I don’t think the CCP takes the Rainbow fleet seriously.
Besises, MUTINY milley is on CCP’s speed dial in case things get ugly(er)
The additional $40B about to be pi$$ed away in Ukraine would float two additional Ford class carrier battle groups. Xi has got to be loving this.
The demented, brain-dead moron looks like The Joker out of a Batman movie.
China knows the majority of the sailors have preferred pronouns and aren’t scared of the US’s weakness.
:) lol
The Joker was only destroying the city of Gotham.
This demented demon is taking down the U.S. Rest of the world to follow.
LOL.
Our betters really want to pull us into WW3.
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