Posted on 03/24/2021 11:11:25 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19
The United States and countries around Europe are closing ranks to respond to “aggressive and coercive” behavior by China, days after the U.S. and its allies launched coordinated sanctions against Chinese officials accused of rights abuses in the far-western Xinjiang region.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that he wants to work with the U.S.'s partners on “how to advance our shared economic interests and to counter some of China’s aggressive and coercive actions, as well as its failures, at least in the past, to uphold its international commitments.”
Blinken spoke after talks in Brussels with NATO foreign ministers. He will also raise the tense state of relations with China in talks later Wednesday with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.
“When we are acting together, we are much stronger and much more effective than if any single one of us is doing it alone,” Blinken said. He noted that alone the U.S. accounts for about 25% of global GDP, but up to 60% with its allies in Europe and Asia. “That’s a lot harder for Beijing to ignore,” he said.
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I guess its time for FReepers to start sending their kids in the military /sarc.
When China moves against Taiwan, what will NATO do?
And it’s one...two...three....what are fighting for?...
Tis’ kickback season.
“and I dont give a damn, next stop is Vietnam”
Hey, Blinken you just wasted a lot of verbiage saying nothing except referring to “sanctions” in general and global cooperation. Here’s an idea for you. Raise China’s tariffs from 25% to 50%. But you aren’t about to do that because you know Europe loves China and they will never do anything to harm them economically, particularly Germany. That’s why Trump went alone on China and had a great impact knocking them on their economic heels. You guys are reversing all his good work
Two of the books I am reading, Ian Toll’s trilogy on the WWII war in the Pacific and the new study of China/USA conflict, Chaos Under Heaven, have some interesting interface.
Toll’s books show the mindset and thinking pattern as it leads Japan to war in the Pacific, first with China/Manchuria then with USA and Britain. Next we have the similar Asian mindset of the current Chinese and their rhetoric and demands toward USA and others in the current age. To read the past and then the current, one could expect a needless war on the horizon.
Ironically, this time Charlie would be on our side.
You are largely correct.
We run a MASSIVE trade deficit with China.
Huge.
And have you been in any Walmart in America, in the last ten years???
Did China bomb Yugoslavia, create a terrorist state in Kosovo, destroy Iraq & destroy Libya?
Oh, it was NATO that did all that.
Oh, they'll help. Each will send a whole squad of infantry advisors to "help" Taiwan.
Well, since NATO “does not see China as an adversary”, I’d guess, not much.
Nothing. A NATO member has to be attacked.
NATO will send it’s massive expeditionary farces. Yeah, I said farces.
Spot-on.
“When China moves against Taiwan, what will NATO do?”
Ummm, sit on their hands and collect their paychecks?
Make a public statement or pen a strongly worded letter - maybe?
Ask for more money?
All of the above?
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