Posted on 01/24/2022 7:46:38 AM PST by george76
The ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee suggested Friday that China will launch an invasion of Taiwan sometime after next month’s Winter Olympics in Beijing.
“I do think after the Olympics — China has gotten so provocative, so aggressive in the South China Sea, that you are going to see the CCP, the [Chinese] Communist Party invading Taiwan,” Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) told reporters on a conference call.
McCaul argued further that resident Biden’s botched messaging on the ongoing Ukraine crisis sent a signal of weakness to America’s adversaries, which McCaul believes they will look to exploit.
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McCaul’s predicted move by China would not be without precedent. In 2014, Russia began moving regular troops and special forces into Crimea on the final weekend of that year’s Winter Games, which it hosted in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. It completed the annexation of the Ukrainian region weeks later.
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Biden has been heavily criticized for suggesting during his White House news conference Wednesday that the Western response to a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be less severe if it was a “minor incursion.” That statement alarmed Ukrainians who fear the American president inadvertently revealed he would turn a blind eye to military action.
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My prediction is that you’re going to see a Russia invading Ukraine in the next month,” he said, adding that “[Chinese President] Xi is watching what happens in Ukraine, they also watched what happened with Afghanistan, and don’t think for a minute that didn’t have an impact on their calculus.
“Putin’s always wanted the Ukraine back, he wants the Soviet empire to reclaim the throne,” McCaul added. “Xi wants Imperial China and Taiwan is a part of that. So they see this, because of the weakness, as an opportunity to do this.”
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Just heard from my Co-Worker in Ukraine, China as Russia to hold off invasion of Ukraine until after Winter Olympics.
Looks like they will make the move at the same time. I must wonder if North Korea will make it move too.
China ask Russia
Tell me again why we are sending athletes to China?
People who supported and voted for ChiComjoe need to be held accountable... in addition to being mocked and ridiculed.
I predict the invasion of the USA will continue and McCaul will continue to ignore it.
More know nothings. When China starts amassing sea lift capacity and loading ships that’ll be the time to worry. Do these people think that an amphibious invasion can be ordered on a moment’s notice?
Because the Big Guy gets 10%?
The USA should invade Canada after the Olympics, starting with Quebec. Make those bastards speak English from then on, and ban the use of the French language.
It wouldn’t affect our response to China and Russia, since there won’t be one anyway.
Besides, all it will take to invade Canada is one or two Army guard units, on a drill weekend when they’re getting paid anyway.
That’s what I’ve been thinking too except for the NK move.
What are they gonna Nuke Guam?
Because 1/2 of America is already owned and run by the PRCs!
I’d say that they’re bold enough to do it during the Olympics. Countries won’t be able to do anything. China will have thousands of hostages.
yup, 3 ring circus, russia to ukraine, ccp to taiwan (nk faint diversion), iran to iraq .
I warned my Brandon-loving friends to get their son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter out of there months ago.
And to make arrangements for HER family, too.
**crickets**
If the US military pre-emptively tips Guam over, the nukes will only hit the underside of the island.
Don’t rule out the possibility that the Taiwan thing is a feint by China. With Russia’s military potentially wrapped up in an invasion of Ukraine the Chinese just might make a play for the Russian Far East.
Seriously, if Russia invades Ukraine then China would encounter no opposition at all from the West if they invade the Russian Far East. And they know the West won’t give one single damn about the Russians suddenly having to scramble to cover their butts against the Chinese.
It’s also a very Sun Tzu kind of thing to do and Xi is a fan of Sun Tzu.
China is not going to invade Taiwan . Russia only if Ukraine with US help starts the ball rolling as they say . Take it to the bank .
To provide hostages so CornPop can justify rolling over for China.
And how do you know that hasn’t been done? Are we to trust our intel apparatus with anything?
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