Posted on 06/14/2020 7:58:50 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
China is bracing for a stronger pushback from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, as its members unite to tackle an increasingly assertive Beijing together, observers said.
Analysts said that with China and the alliance’s members clashing on a range of fronts – from the handling of the coronavirus pandemic to Hong Kong and 5G technology – there was a growing understanding within the Five Eyes that taking on China alone or one at a time would not work.
But the concerted efforts of Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States has not gone unnoticed, with state media highlighting action taken by the group.
Signs of joint action emerged two years ago when Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies, at the request of the US.
The detention triggered a furious response from Beijing, which saw the move as an attempt by the neighbours to contain China’s technological rise. Within weeks, Beijing had arrested two Canadians on state security charges.
The US also slapped restrictions on technological and scientific exchanges with China, limiting visa applications to Chinese researchers. Tensions continued to rise this year as the coronavirus outbreak in the central Chinese city of Wuhan erupted into a pandemic.
The US blamed China for allowing the pathogen to spread beyond its borders, and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison led calls for an investigation into the origin of the coronavirus. Beijing, in return, imposed tariffs on Australian barley, and warned its citizens and Chinese students not to go to Australia.
In the last month, the US and Britain have denounced Beijing’s decision to enact national security legislation for Hong Kong, with Britain saying the alliance would “share the burden” if Hongkongers wanted to leave the city.
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We don’t have to wait for our government.
American consumers can do that now.
If Biden is elected they will kick him around like a soccer ball. If he has an affirmative action VP the Chinese will horse laugh at the USA. China has a permanent advantage over the USA because it can wait any situation out.
We don’t have to wait for our government.
American consumers can do that now.
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It’s happening, but there must be coordinated international approaches, as well.
There are no savings when the goods are poorly-made, possibly adulterated and break/cease to function in a short period of time or never functioned as advertised.
It is good to see the D10 working together to produce essential goods. It will become like the contempt for Japanese goods in the 50s or Eastern European goods in the 80s/90s: a joke.
No one wants to buy a manufactured joke.
...it can wait any situation out.
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Not with a devalued currency, factories with no orders and increased competition from other nations coupled with tariffs and boycotts.
They are increasingly belligerent because their time is limited.
Sure, Biden could save them....maybe. He can’t mandate Americans purchase Chinese goods even if he makes them available again. He cannot do squat about Australia or UK purchases, production or trade.
Some post-turtle VP-turned-POTUS would have even less effect.
China is screwed & they know it.
“Brace position”?
R:E “Brace position”?
From Wikipedia: To assume a brace or crash position is an instruction that can be given to prepare for a crash, such as on an aircraft; the instruction to ‘brace for impact!’ or ‘brace! brace!’ is often given if the aircraft must make an emergency landing on land or water.
I hope that their weapons work as well as the rest of the crap that they sell does.
Bring China down. Whatever it takes.
How much Face can the CCP lose before they have to do something extreme?
...hope that their weapons work as well as the rest of the crap that they sell does.
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Amen!
I don’t follow Chinese military hardware/software information. Is there any indication they are producing crap for materiel?
most of their designs and materials are lesser quality than the ones they’ve stolen/copied.
Here’s a summary of her testimony:
“I have serious medical conditions that I must continuously use controlled medications to manage. Consequently, I don’t remember any details about that question.”
(Cackle)
The Anglosphere will have no problem getting Japan fully on board too.
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