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Why Has The Chinese Military Suddenly Become So Aggressive? Is Something Up?
Citizen Watch Report ^ | Michael

Posted on 07/12/2024 3:10:13 AM PDT by davikkm

Does China sense weakness in the White House? In recent days Chinese troops have been sent to Belarus for military exercises, dozens of Chinese military aircraft have been threatening Taiwan, and four Chinese military vessels were even detected off the coast of Alaska. So why has China decided to become so aggressive all of a sudden? Right now, Joe Biden is facing endless questions about his competency, and those around him are focused on fighting for his political survival. So could foreign adversaries such as China use this window of opportunity to do things that they may not normally attempt to do?

According to authorities in Taiwan, 66 Chinese military aircraft and 7 Chinese military vessels were “operating around Taiwan” on Wednesday…

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Thursday said that it had detected 66 Chinese military aircraft and vessels around the island, apparently en route to a Chinese military exercise in the Western Pacific.

The media outlet embedded a statement by Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence on its X platform.

“66 PLA aircraft and seven PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 am (2200 GMT Wednesday) today,” the statement said.

When asked about this, the Chinese government responded by declaring that the operation was about protecting “its sovereignty and territorial integrity”…

(Excerpt) Read more at citizenwatchreport.com ...


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: asia; belarus; blogpimp; china; fjb; military; orc; prc; russia; taiwan
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To: OKSooner

Leo had a lot of land.
And a lot of people, dependent on him.
He was no Diogenes. Rather a hypocrite really.


41 posted on 07/12/2024 5:48:05 AM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: buwaya

But Taiwan was nothing until capitalism turned it into what it is today.

They simply want to take what capitalism built.


42 posted on 07/12/2024 5:48:46 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: davikkm

Something is up all right, they’ve only got until November to make their move.


43 posted on 07/12/2024 5:48:57 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: navymom1

We are trying to undermine their alliance with Russia in the Ukraine war. Threatening trade. They are just putting a bit of pressure on us and our alliance with Taiwan. They are pressuring, Japan and The Philippines as well. They are banking on Trump not being president and Harris and the Biden cabal staying in power. Do they know something we do not?


44 posted on 07/12/2024 5:51:07 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (. War is Hell)
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To: Nextrush

FJB has picked a war with Russia and China
no surprise


45 posted on 07/12/2024 5:51:51 AM PDT by SisterK (it's controlled demolition)
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To: davikkm

They’re always up to something. It’s just that now we’re more aware of it because it cannot be hidden any more.


46 posted on 07/12/2024 5:53:43 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Taiwan was strategically important even without an economy.
It holds the key to the shipping lanes to Japan.
So does the Phioippines. Who China is also threatening.

Taiwans TSMC is just the whipped cream on top.


47 posted on 07/12/2024 5:54:00 AM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

Trump was threatening their trade in 2016-20.
Changing the terms of trade (since the MFT concession in 2001) was one of his trademark policies.


48 posted on 07/12/2024 5:56:04 AM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: PubliusMM

Should be “Slow Joe and the Hoe.”


49 posted on 07/12/2024 6:00:05 AM PDT by montag813
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To: 9YearLurker
China swiping Taiwan at the same time it helped keep the Dems in office would be a double win for China and a win for the Dems.

Yeah, it wouldn't surprise me to see Xi and Biden stage a fake war that gives both sides what they need.

50 posted on 07/12/2024 6:08:14 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: PubliusMM
I'm afraid “SloJo and the Ho” are nothing more then window dressing..

The real culprits are the likes of Klose Shwab, Soros, Gates and let us not forget about the great Suckerburg.. The ultra rich and thereby powerful, with lots of free time and money at their hands to screw up an entire planet. They buy and sell the lawyer politicians like the worthless tripe they really are... :(

Oh, let's not forget Obama. He's is quite the tool you know. His hate for America has made him very popular with the enemy...

51 posted on 07/12/2024 6:11:18 AM PDT by unread (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the REPUBLIC..!)
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To: davikkm

Joe Biden is what’s up. The Chinese see a befuddled old man at the helm of a lost nation.


52 posted on 07/12/2024 6:14:16 AM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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To: Sam77

I saw what you did there.

😆


53 posted on 07/12/2024 6:48:07 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: davikkm

“Does China sense weakness in the White House? “

Does the Pope crap in the woods?


54 posted on 07/12/2024 6:51:29 AM PDT by dynachrome (Auslander Raus!)
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To: davikkm

With Biden and party in charge who wouldn’t get aggressive best time to get away with it.


55 posted on 07/12/2024 6:51:49 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: davikkm
Could it because of our saber rattling in Taiwan?

Globalists and neocons are hellbent on starting a war with either Russia or China.

56 posted on 07/12/2024 7:04:09 AM PDT by Kazan
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To: PubliusMM
No, it's because the globalists in the West are used to bullying the rest of the world and they are beginning to lose that power.

Stop pretending we're helping the rest of the world rather than fomenting revolutions and stirring up wars so corrupt politicians and oligarchs can get rich.

We lost any moral authority in the world after Reagan's term.

57 posted on 07/12/2024 7:09:09 AM PDT by Kazan
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To: davikkm

The CCP’s fearless leader started offing some military types. Dictators are like that.


58 posted on 07/12/2024 7:26:00 AM PDT by bobbo666 (Baizuo, )
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To: davikkm
Does China sense weakness in the White House?

LOL Everyone senses weakness in this White House. That's why the world's on fire.

59 posted on 07/12/2024 7:41:19 AM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: Rockingham

In practice, even in disciplined and tightly controlled military organizations, sometimes things happen that are not supposed to happen.

Right, I remember that incident. Those mistakes of 23 years ago have been corrected with the increased use of political officers up and down the chain of command which, at the top, is answerable directly to Beijing.

China of today is not the China of 23 years ago when it was just beginning to open up. Today’s China more closely resembles Mao’s China - not tightly controlled, but absolutely controlled.

Comparing China’s military to any other is a poor bet. It is mainly a hollow army which is spectacular at parades and making videos, but little else.


60 posted on 07/12/2024 8:01:15 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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