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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“ More likely the CCP will take over Taiwan from within.... assumiing that they haven’t effectively done so already. ”
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Yeah, could already just be show and misdirection to set up a fake, limited war that serves ulterior purposes.
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?"
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?
This guy is still alive?
Why attack? China can just strangle the island nation with a tight sea/air blockade.
If they want Taiwan then they will just blockade and strangle the island nation.
I am pretty sure he has already done that, more than once.
Yea may as well be saying it will be 10 years before we have cars..
He has one brain cell like Biden
Well maybe this one will work..
Country jazz video
Only One Brain Cell Left
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
Taiwan watch out. It is coming.
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
“He’s the Keith Richards of politics.”
I thought that honor went to Strom Thurmond! lol
I was at a speakers forum 35ish years ago. He was the featured speaker. I could’ve sworn he was 80 then!
“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.
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