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Posted on 09/17/2004 8:53:08 AM PDT by ruready4eternity
Senior Chinese leaders in the Central Military Command -- second in power only to President Jiang Zemin -- have predicted war with Taiwan within the next five years.
Beijing's next five-year economic plan began this year, meaning Zhang's threat falls within the plan's 2001-2006 time frame.
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check this out. Remember when I predicted war with China in 5yrs in 2000?
Why would the economic problems be so drastic for us though? I know we purchase a lot of goods from Taiwan, but if that wasn't available, wouldn't most of those companies (which are American-owned anyway) just relocate?
well do you realize what happens just when a typhoon hits taiwan and a couple factories that make computer memory get messed up? It takes a LONG time for everything to straighten out and thats just with a couple plants going down.. Imagine a near total stoppage of every piece of computer equipment in one day, NASDAQ would puke...
My advice then is for these companies in Taiwan to start relocating. I hear the weather in Sri Lanka is wonderful this time of year! lol
Better yet, maybe they could "insource" and come back to the good ole' USA, where, unlike Taiwan, we keep the Commies at bay!
I agree... I dont understand why the world has all its egg in one basket either.. one dandy of a typhoon and were screwed... Im a geek, i need my new technology, when i start seeing supply effected so easily i get scared...
Red
date of article is Jan 2001
Where? On our outsourced interests in China? Gee, policy can have dire consequences for future actions.. who'd a thunk it.
Any student of history can see it coming.
Travis McGee's post 22 illustrates the point perfectly.
You seem to know very little about the history of the island...I would suggest you read more on the issue.
There is a reason that the United States and the United Nations does not recognize Taiwan as an independent sovereign nation.
Ah, but we did for decades, until Carter. How could they be soveriegn one moment, and not the next. They still are...and they have a zest and love for liberty that anyone visiting the island can see and feel. We would be foolish to abandond them on many grounds...economically, politically, morally, strategically (militarily) and internationally because of the unbelievably dangerous signal it would send. China would wrap up the Pacific rim rapidly and nicely if we were to abandon them.
this has been going on for YEARS, escalated under Clinton real bad
Thanks.
I know. And when we attempt to intervene as I'm sure we will, China nationalizes all US assets within their borders. Now what you gonna do?
well, ya bomb it...
No kiddin. Bomb China and go to war with a country that vastly outnumbers us accross the board. Then what..
One of the perils of capitalism.
Thanks. I'd forgotten that (though I should not have).
Also it is the Navy that provides support with aircraft and missile launching. If they're all in the China Sea, they are not supporting the Iraq mission.
I don't believe all Navy carriers are currently assigned to Iraq nor that anyone proposes sending all Navy carriers to the South China Sea. The main point is that there are forces available for the Taiwan area. I'm sure someone else has a much better idea of the current numbers as far as Navy carriers are concerned, and this is assuming they don't change.
Waiting till after Pres Bush leaves office no doubt....and one of their beyatches takes office
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