Posted on 01/17/2024 7:51:54 AM PST by MtnClimber
China adopting a western style Taiwan LOL, LOL, LOL……..you mean kinda like Hong Kong
Yes that’s why we arm them to the teeth militarily. 🙄
Owen-you are smarter than the average bear.
Colin Powell: “you break it you own it” (Iraq/Viet Nam/ Afghanistan/Lybia). We own S. Korea/Taiwan/Saudi Arabia/Israel-all prosperous but would collapse without our ‘ownership’. Saudis are more disgusting than the Taiwan.
Biden chickening-out should be a warning to our ‘allies’ not to depend too much on the US as things could change rapidly, not just every 4 years.
“A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people”
Declaration of Independence
“I[King George III] wish you Sir[John Adams], to believe, and that it may be understood in America, that I have done nothing in the late Contest, but what I thought myself indispensably bound to do, by the Duty which I owed to my People. I will be very frank with you. I was the last to consent to the Separation, but the Separation having been made and having become inevitable, I have always said, as I say now, that I would be the first to meet the Friendship of the United States as an independent Power. . . let the Circumstances of Language; Religion and Blood have their natural and full Effect.”
King George III
https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/eyewitness/html.php?section=19
It seems that self-determination is good for everyone except the Taiwanese.
The status of the island has been in dispute since the early 20th century when it was controlled by the Japanese and the U.S. had a separate consulate there. The diplomatic relations between the U.S. and "Japanese Taiwan" ended when the U.S. declared war on Japan in 1941. It's been a diplomatic mess ever since, and the U.S. has always made a point of treading carefully about the legal and diplomatic status of Taiwan.
The Taiwanese were self governing, until Chiang Kai Shek invaded (because he was thrown out of his own country by the country’s people, who were supporting Mao Zedong). Chiang arrived and massacred the local Taiwanese population to put his own senior military in charge of the gov’t, which they arranged to retain for their children for 50 yrs.
There is no Republic of China. There is only murderous scum who could not win the support of their own populace.
There must be something in the water up in Canada...Trudeau has it too.
I would point out that no President since Nixon ever changed that “one China” policy.
No we haven’t tread lightly. As a thank you to Chiang Kai Shek who sided with us in WW11 We formed the Sino American Mutual Defense Treaty with Taiwan which went into effect in 1955. It called for the US to militarily aid Taiwan if China attempted to take it by force. The treaty was arguably unconstitutionally ended by Carter in 1979. The Supreme Court just let it slide but another agreement was formed which stops just short of mi!Italy intervention and is still in effect today and yes we arm Taiwan to the teeth then say we support a peaceful reunification. Its called playing Panda Face.
China was a basket case and Nixon caused some degree of political instability here.
Since then, Elite Capture, especially of the DemonRat Party, has forced us to act favorably towards China.
One more reason to vote Trump.
Dan’l drops the ‘T’ word.
Please cite the provision of that treaty where this is stated.
That Treaty was signed based on the understanding that from a legal and diplomatic standpoint, “Taiwan” and “China” were one and the same.
The treaty was de facto terminated by the U.S. once we formally recognized the People’s Republic of China as the “official” China.
I cited the treaty. Now I have to dissect it for you? I thought you were the big expert. Read at yourself.
You’re welcome.
Not one Biden policy has been bad for China. It is very clear he is either still on their payroll or so deep in debt to them that his country is being sold out to repay the debt.
Ping
And, conversely, not one of Sloe Joe and The Hoe’s Administration’s “policies” have been GOOD for America!
LIEberals HATE America!
Sloe Joe and The Hoe and their entire Administration are LIEberals!
ERGO, Sloe Joe and The Hoe and their entire Administration HATE America!
Do you support Chicoms?
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