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With Biden now in the White House, China sends 8 bombers, 4 fighters over Taiwan’s air defense zone
NOQ ^ | January 23, 2021 | Chastity Mansfield

Posted on 01/23/2021 5:05:27 AM PST by george76

Taiwan has enjoyed the protection of the United States against China since 1979. But that protection is being tested today, days after Joe Biden was inaugurated.

Taiwan has been a sticky subject for decades. When Jimmy Carter signed the Taiwan Relations Act in 1979, it became de facto recognition that the island is not part of the People’s Republic of China and therefore was considered a sovereign nation that could be protected from invasion.

Today, China launched an incursion into Taiwan airspace, sending a very intimidating force consisting of eight nuclear-capable bombers and four fighters. It is more than enough to decimate all of the populated areas on the tiny island of under 14,000 square miles. Taiwan responded by readying their missile defense system. According to Reuters:

Eight Chinese bomber planes and four fighter jets entered the southwestern corner of Taiwan’s air defence identification zone on Saturday, and Taiwan’s air force deployed missiles to “monitor” the incursion, the island’s Defence Ministry said.

China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, has conducted almost daily flights over the waters between the southern part of Taiwan and the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands in the South China Sea in recent months.

However they have generally consisted of just one or two reconnaissance aircraft. The presence of so many Chinese combat aircraft on this mission – Taiwan said it was made up of eight nuclear-capable H-6K bombers and four J-16 fighter jets – is unusual.

The Chinese Communist Party has objected to the murky status of Taiwan since the act was passed, claiming Taiwan is part of their country and therefore an internal issue. But they have never challenged the United States with a large military incursion until today.

Mainstream media will downplay this story if they cover it at all. The last thing they want after working so hard to cover up connections between the Biden family and the Chinese Communist Party is to publicize suddenly increasing aggression by the Chinese military.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Japan; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: china; taiwan
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1 posted on 01/23/2021 5:05:27 AM PST by george76
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To: george76

Quelle surprise!


2 posted on 01/23/2021 5:06:54 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: george76

Maybe the UN should send some “peacekeepers” to China.


3 posted on 01/23/2021 5:11:29 AM PST by stuckinloozeeana
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To: george76

Biden inherited this China mess from Trump... they would have never have done this if trump had not been defeated in a rigged erection.


4 posted on 01/23/2021 5:11:30 AM PST by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something)
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To: RoosterRedux
Nothing like a nice, new war to liven up the place.

So, will Kameltoe & Bidet both receive the Nobel Peace Prize?

5 posted on 01/23/2021 5:11:39 AM PST by NativeSon ( )
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To: george76

Next China will declare an ADIZ over the South China Sea.


6 posted on 01/23/2021 5:12:07 AM PST by Onthebrink
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To: george76

With Beijing Bidet in the White House Taiwan is day old burnt toast.


7 posted on 01/23/2021 5:13:49 AM PST by oldvirginian (The glass is half empty because the damned thing is cracked and leaking. The 2020 election is proof.)
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To: RoosterRedux
The MSM will downplay this story ..... if they cover it at all.

The MSM worked overtime to cover up lucrative connections between the Biden family and the Chinese Communist Party,
they can't allow publicizing increasing aggression by the Chinese military.........ordered by Xi, Hunter and Joe's bosom buddy.

8 posted on 01/23/2021 5:16:57 AM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. )
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To: george76
This is NOT a surprise.
America had an Election to pick one:

Pres. Trump: Do Not Try Us






9 posted on 01/23/2021 5:17:01 AM PST by Diogenesis ("when a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced" )
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To: george76

Chit’s getting serious teal fast.

The Devil is fiddling and dancing and laughing.


10 posted on 01/23/2021 5:17:24 AM PST by polymuser (A socialist is a communist without the power to take everything from their citizens...yet.)
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To: Liz

We’ve seen some cracks in the MSM’s façade recently with regard to Biden. Who knows.;-)


11 posted on 01/23/2021 5:20:30 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: george76

Steler Joe will not likely even twitch. He’ll invite them over for Kaffee.

OR

He’ll tweak his nuclear football and enter the GO codes.

Either way we are f**ked.

I mean do you not thinnkj we need the 25th amendment right away.

How can we TRUST a man like Stealer Joe with the nuclear codes. He is so cognitavely disabled that he so hould not be allowed to have the codes at all.

Its so bad, I can’t sleep at night. He needs to be removed from office.

Impeach him for his CHINA influence peddling with his son Hunter, the FBI has all the evidence.

Crush Biden, get rid of him.

Biden bastard BAD. OUT OUT OUT!


12 posted on 01/23/2021 5:21:16 AM PST by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html) )
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To: george76

I heard the Chinese Painted Joe’s Picture on all their Aircraft, is this True??


13 posted on 01/23/2021 5:22:38 AM PST by eyeamok
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China has been handed a golden ticket. I predict that they will invade Taiwan during the Biden/Harris presidency. The question is...what will America do then?


14 posted on 01/23/2021 5:25:17 AM PST by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: george76

We get the government we deserve..


15 posted on 01/23/2021 5:26:07 AM PST by unread (A REPUBLIC..! If you can keep it....)
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To: Mr. N. Wolfe

By March this year ?


16 posted on 01/23/2021 5:26:45 AM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76

China will take Taiwan in Biden’s second term so he faces no election issue.

The Democrats and media will silence anyone who raises this issue as a “warmonger” and meddling in foreign affairs.


17 posted on 01/23/2021 5:31:37 AM PST by Erik Latranyi (The Democratic Party is communism)
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To: stuckinloozeeana

Naw, send social workers!


18 posted on 01/23/2021 5:36:23 AM PST by ealgeone
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To: Erik Latranyi

China will take Taiwan in Biden’s second term so he faces no election issue.

biden won’t be president in 4 months much less 4 years


19 posted on 01/23/2021 5:40:32 AM PST by rolling_stone (usa nice experiment ruined by "progressives'" )
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biden won’t be president in 4 months much less 4 years

Yeah, just like Biden won't make it through the campaign or be able to debate.....

Are you still getting your thoughts from Q? Because believing what you believe is the height of stupidity.

20 posted on 01/23/2021 5:43:14 AM PST by Erik Latranyi (The Democratic Party is communism)
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