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France and U.S. Agree on the Perils of a Rising China, Blinken Says
NY Times ^ | 25/6/21

Posted on 06/28/2021 2:14:24 PM PDT by Eleutheria5

PARIS — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, speaking in an interview after a meeting with President Emmanuel Macron of France, said the United States and France were “on the same page” in their determination to resist the possibility of a Chinese-led world order that would be “profoundly illiberal in nature.”

On his first visit as secretary to France, where he lived for nine years in his youth and attended high school, Mr. Blinken said “our purpose is not to contain China” or “try to hold China back.” But when it comes to defending a free and open international order, “we will stand up.”

The alternative, he suggested, was either no order — a world of chaos that “inevitably leads to conflict and that almost inevitably brings us in” — or Chinese domination.... .....

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: blinken; china; france; threat
France will surrender. America will let Taiwan defend its island regardless of the cost, and fight on even if it must fight alone. Sounds like a plan./s
1 posted on 06/28/2021 2:14:24 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
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To: Eleutheria5

I love how they talk of the perils of China as they work
feverishly to turn the United States into China.

Still more evidence that the Left in today’s American, owns
projection 10 million percent. (Yes, I know...)


2 posted on 06/28/2021 2:17:10 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Folks, if you haven't yet, please start an automatic monthly for Jim and his crew.)
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RE: France and U.S. Agree on the Perils of a Rising China, Blinken Says

France? Well, I feel better now.


3 posted on 06/28/2021 2:25:26 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Eleutheria5

Only one with a Plan,
CHINA!
.
Surrender in Mandarin?


4 posted on 06/28/2021 2:31:09 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (Be Still and Know that I Am God. Rev 19)
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To: Big Red Badger
RE: Surrender in Mandarin?

Tóuxiáng


5 posted on 06/28/2021 2:34:44 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Eleutheria5

President Emmanuel Macron of France to Antony J. Blinken, “Oui monsieur, we agree you must do something about China.”


6 posted on 06/28/2021 2:34:47 PM PDT by dblshot
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To: SeekAndFind

Twoizang,,,
.
For pronunciation?
.
Thanks


7 posted on 06/28/2021 2:37:48 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (Be Still and Know that I Am God. Rev 19)
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To: Big Red Badger

I love this Bar!


8 posted on 06/28/2021 2:38:50 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (Be Still and Know that I Am God. Rev 19)
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To: Eleutheria5

then maybe Jobama ought to give them their money back


9 posted on 06/28/2021 3:00:29 PM PDT by drypowder
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To: Eleutheria5

Blinky is an incompetent goofball.


10 posted on 06/28/2021 3:36:54 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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“RE: France and U.S. Agree on the Perils of a Rising China, Blinken Says”

and that is supposed to be news?? C’mon man!!!


11 posted on 06/28/2021 4:58:01 PM PDT by elpadre ( )
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To: Eleutheria5

Either Blinken is lying, or he is criminally ignorant. With this puppet regime, being both is probably the case.


12 posted on 06/28/2021 5:59:42 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (DEFEAT THE COUP D'ETAT BY THE STALINAZI DERP STATE !)
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