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Kissinger: 'I don't expect an all-out attack on Taiwan ... in a 10-year period'
The hill ^ | 11/21/2021 | Olafiamihan oshin

Posted on 11/21/2021 12:32:00 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said on Sunday that he does not expect China to launch a full-on military attack on Taiwan in the next decade.

During an appearance on CNN, Kissinger told host Fareed Zakaria that the "ultimate creation of one China" is the objective of Chinese policy, but he doesn’t expect Beijing to use military force in the near future.

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KEYWORDS: attack; ccp; china; cnn; fareedzakaria; henrykissinger; kissinger; olafiamihanoshin; taiwan; thehill; theshill
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To: indthkr

“ More likely the CCP will take over Taiwan from within.... assumiing that they haven’t effectively done so already. ”

*****

Yeah, could already just be show and misdirection to set up a fake, limited war that serves ulterior purposes.


41 posted on 11/21/2021 2:22:59 PM PST by BusterDog
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To: ChicagoConservative27
(circa:1972,Cosmo mag) qxaw4dloysb71
42 posted on 11/21/2021 2:32:37 PM PST by justme4now (Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it)
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To: shadeaud
Does he still have the hots for Jill Stjohn?

She is now 81. With Kissinger's age of 98 maybe he can stand too close teaching her advanced shuffleboard.

On one of the old political comedy LPs (1972, I think) they asked him if he is okay with having such a luxurious lifestyle and high income as a public servant.

"Hey, do you expect me to take Jill St.John to McDonald's on our dates?"

43 posted on 11/21/2021 2:35:36 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Questions China-sages need to answer, for this particular moment, and looking down the road:

What does China gain by taking over Taiwan?
What is the cost?
Is a greater or lesser cost imposed by waiting?
What are China’s internal political dynamics relative to attacking Taiwan?
What are the external political effects on China’s long-term strategy of dominating first the regional, then the world economy?
Does China’s leadership believe the relative military power balance will tip so far in their favor that Taiwan will capitulate (given no credible help from the US, etc.) without actual warfare?


44 posted on 11/21/2021 2:53:53 PM PST by Chewbarkah
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To: ChicagoConservative27

This guy is still alive?


45 posted on 11/21/2021 3:11:09 PM PST by slouper (LWRC SPR 5.5 6)
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To: Mr. Jeeves
"Many, many Taiwanese firms have factories in China"

Exactly....
46 posted on 11/21/2021 3:12:13 PM PST by indthkr
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Why attack? China can just strangle the island nation with a tight sea/air blockade.


47 posted on 11/21/2021 3:15:12 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Chewbarkah

If they want Taiwan then they will just blockade and strangle the island nation.


48 posted on 11/21/2021 3:18:21 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Mr. Jeeves
“We will defend our island, whatever the cost may be!”

I am pretty sure he has already done that, more than once.

49 posted on 11/21/2021 4:21:57 PM PST by itsahoot (Many Republicans are secretly Democrats, no Democrats are secretly Republicans. Dan Bongino.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Yea may as well be saying it will be 10 years before we have cars..

He has one brain cell like Biden


50 posted on 11/21/2021 4:32:09 PM PST by aces (and )
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To: frank ballenger

Well maybe this one will work..

Country jazz video
Only One Brain Cell Left


51 posted on 11/21/2021 4:33:34 PM PST by aces (and )
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To: frank ballenger

Oops..

https://rumble.com/vpl7jb-only-one-brain-cell-left.html


52 posted on 11/21/2021 4:34:19 PM PST by aces (and )
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To: central_va

Same with us, just stop shipments, blockade exports..we would be hurting..you’re right..

Only one Brain cell left country jazz video

https://rumble.com/vpl7jb-only-one-brain-cell-left.html


53 posted on 11/21/2021 4:37:48 PM PST by aces (and )
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To: aces

Taiwan watch out. It is coming.


54 posted on 11/21/2021 4:38:05 PM PST by sport
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To: ChicagoConservative27
What do you mean?   He's only 98 years old.
55 posted on 11/21/2021 5:00:56 PM PST by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken [I refuse to put a tag on that comment] )
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To: sport

I’ve been there on business, smog so bad you couldn’t see tallest building in the world at one time..

They were thanking me for protecting them from China...
Awwe jeez..why isn’t China already nuked before they get more..the world is wuss and ready for the Chinese death cult..
They are sabor rattling, hit em in everyday, millions dead from covid..give me liberty or death, Chinese covid bio release is not living in liberty. Hit em..
Yea right, I forgot

Only One Brain Cell Left

https://rumble.com/vpl7jb-only-one-brain-cell-left.html


56 posted on 11/21/2021 5:00:59 PM PST by aces (and )
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Kissinger has a worse record than Jimmy the Greek.
57 posted on 11/21/2021 5:13:07 PM PST by precisionshootist
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To: rfp1234

“He’s the Keith Richards of politics.”

I thought that honor went to Strom Thurmond! lol


58 posted on 11/21/2021 5:14:09 PM PST by ProudVet97
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To: frank ballenger; Leep

I was at a speakers forum 35ish years ago. He was the featured speaker. I could’ve sworn he was 80 then!


59 posted on 11/21/2021 5:25:03 PM PST by zlala
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To: indthkr

“After all, they are both culturally mandarin speaking Han Chinese”

There has been a LOT of divergence though. We had a PRC student living with us. We went to a “chinese” restaurant, which was owned by Taiwanese immigrants.

Our PRC exchange student could not read the signs because the alphabets are so different.


60 posted on 11/21/2021 6:03:52 PM PST by ModelBreaker
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