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China warns Taiwan independence 'means war' as US pledges support
BBC News ^ | 01.29.2020 | Robin Brant

Posted on 01/29/2021 4:04:02 AM PST by USA Conservative

China has warned that attempts by Taiwan to seek independence "means war".

The warning comes days after China stepped up its military activities and flew warplanes near the island.

It also comes after new US President Joe Biden reaffirmed his commitment to Taiwan, and set out his stance in Asia.

The US has called China's latest warning "unfortunate", adding that tensions did not need to lead to "anything like confrontation".

China sees democratic Taiwan as a breakaway province, but Taiwan sees itself as a sovereign state.

Taiwan reports 'large incursion' by Chinese war jets The Taiwan-sized problem for the next US president What's behind the China-Taiwan divide? "We are seriously telling those Taiwan independence forces: those who play with fire will burn themselves, and Taiwan independence means war," Chinese defence ministry spokesman Wu Qian said at a press conference on Thursday.

He also defended China's recent military activities, saying they were "necessary actions to address the current security situation in the Taiwan Strait and to safeguard national sovereignty and security".

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: biden; china; taiwan; trump
China can do what they want now, with Trump out of the way!!!
1 posted on 01/29/2021 4:04:02 AM PST by USA Conservative
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To: USA Conservative

And just think: Biden has only been in office 10 days. 1,450 more to go. Anyone still think this country will survive it?


2 posted on 01/29/2021 4:11:13 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
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To: USA Conservative

yup


3 posted on 01/29/2021 4:12:02 AM PST by KSCITYBOY (The media is corrupt)
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To: USA Conservative

From the cold dark seas, submarines will launch torpedoes into the Chinese flotilla. And, whose submarines will they be? Any country that has a beef with China. Not just Taiwan.

Indian
Vietnamese
Korean
Japanese
American


4 posted on 01/29/2021 4:17:33 AM PST by MattMusson (Sometimes the wind blows too much)
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To: USA Conservative

These are the comments AFTER Biden removed restrictions that were preventing China to build the US Electric Grid.

I guess appeasement didn’t work or Biden didn’t give China enough goodies.


5 posted on 01/29/2021 4:18:59 AM PST by Tai_Chung
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To: USA Conservative

The Chinese dog farts. Air stanks a bit but maybe that’s just Vietnam working up a fresh batch of nuoc mam.


6 posted on 01/29/2021 4:27:27 AM PST by Huaynero
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To: All

nice forbidden city you got there, would be a shame to reduce it to ashes


7 posted on 01/29/2021 4:59:52 AM PST by SteveH
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To: MattMusson
Indian Vietnamese Korean Japanese American

And don't forget about the Aussies.


8 posted on 01/29/2021 5:06:25 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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Biden and consequentially Taiwan are a gift to China


9 posted on 01/29/2021 5:18:41 AM PST by RBStealth (-- raised by wolves, educated by nuns)
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To: USA Conservative

China would unleash just about every surface to surface missile they got. Game over in less than 24 hours. BidenIdiot Administration would be stuck on dementia stupid nap time while Taiwan is taken over. /s


10 posted on 01/29/2021 5:32:29 AM PST by cranked
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To: USA Conservative

President Trump’s bold move to declare Jerusalem the Capitol of Israel created peace, not war. The reason for this is simple. It cemented the understanding that Israel was, indeed, a valid country deserving the respect of its neighbors, and the sovereignty to choose its own capitol.

Taiwan deserves the same. The reason China feels empowered to claim Taiwan is because of the timidity of other world nations to recognize reality. Be bold, world. Taiwan deserves it, and you will be respected for it, too.


11 posted on 01/29/2021 5:59:18 AM PST by norwaypinesavage (The stone age didn't end because we ran out of stones.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

I think we will all still get up and go to work the last day of Biden’s illegitimate administration but, like Obama, the marxists will have done a lot of damage.

Worst of all, they’ve successfully stolen a Presidential election using radical MSM support, 54 marxist judges, hundreds of marxist legislators nationwide, a bribed and intimidated/corrupt Supreme Court, a Republican Party that is 50% corrupt and now, per Patrick Byrne, a horribly corrupt and drunk Rudy Guliani.

All of the preceding paragraph begs the question of how can a Republican Party that is 50% Patriot and 50% corrupt marxist win out over thousands of CCP operatives that are loose in this country and that have unlimited money.

What does win out mean? It means guarantee us an honest election in 2024. That’s really all that matters the next 4 years. Everything else is a non starter because this country right now has no legitimate government. We’re like a ship with no rudder.


12 posted on 01/29/2021 5:59:58 AM PST by Cen-Tejas
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To: USA Conservative

Maybe the plan is US China limited war over Taiwan.

It would make it look like they are competing rather than cooperating, fund defense industry on both sides, serve as war games for sharpening military, decimate Taiwan and move industry to China.


13 posted on 01/29/2021 6:32:15 AM PST by BusterDog
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To: USA Conservative; sweetiepiezer; Lakeside Granny; ebysan; gubamyster; hoosiermama; LilFarmer; ...

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3929863/posts

EXCELLECT thread topic...NIKK..

However, under Xi Jinping’s leadership, China has repeatedly said that it would use military force to prevent any move towards formal independence by Taiwan, which it regards as a renegade province.

Threatening a war isn’t as nuanced as talk of military intervention. It’s blunt, more frightening. It is different too. Military intervention could come in a multitude of ways; not necessarily an out-and-out war between two competing sides and their allies.

But Taiwan’s status is a red line for Beijing, a part of what it regards as its unimpeachable territorial integrity. An “internal affair”, alongside Hong Kong....post by USA Conservative


14 posted on 01/29/2021 7:49:00 AM PST by STARLIT (It not the destination, Its the JOURNEY"..Emerson)
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To: USA Conservative

***************************
Christopher Miller
Pentagon-
Corey Lewandowski
David Bossie

Henry Dreifus, Bill Bruner, Christopher Shank, Joseph Schmidt, Keary Miller, Alan Weh and Earl Matthews.

Outgoing members include Michael Bayer, Arnold Punaro, Atul Vashisitha, John O’Connor, David Venlet, Paul Dolan, Scott Dorn, David Walker and David Van Slyke.

AND they are not allowing Biden into the Pentagon...the Foot Ball went with POTUS to Florida. Are the codes active for Biden? Who’s presence is in DC? Why are we hearing planes flying over every 2 to 3 minutes for 4 hours some nights? They sure aren’t commercial planes. Just my thoughts.


15 posted on 01/29/2021 8:17:16 AM PST by STARLIT (It not the destination, Its the JOURNEY"..Emerson)
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