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Exclusive: Biden sends former top defense officials to Taiwan in show of support
Reuters ^ | February 28 2022 | By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom

Posted on 02/28/2022 1:27:08 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege

WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will send a delegation of former senior defense and security officials to Taiwan on Monday, a senior official of his administration said, a sign of support for the island claimed by China after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The visit, led by one-time chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen, comes at a time when Taiwan has stepped up its alert level, wary of China taking advantage of a distracted West to move against it.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: china; redchina; taiwan
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1 posted on 02/28/2022 1:27:08 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

China got cold feet.


2 posted on 02/28/2022 1:27:47 PM PST by Bayard
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

just the tip, no more no less, ok China?


3 posted on 02/28/2022 1:28:14 PM PST by Magnetar
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Great move Joe.......stir up China...


4 posted on 02/28/2022 1:28:25 PM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Why doesn’t he send current defense officials?


5 posted on 02/28/2022 1:31:04 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Sacajaweau

‘former’ Says it all-unofficial, right?


6 posted on 02/28/2022 1:31:04 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET (S)
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To: Sacajaweau

“Great move Joe.......stir up China...”

Appease much?


7 posted on 02/28/2022 1:31:31 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Did he send the HeSheIt?

Poor Taiwan. What did they do to deserve that.


8 posted on 02/28/2022 1:33:31 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

He may as well sent AOC, Sanders, Omar, and the Pajama Boy in his flannel onesie. Good Lord.


9 posted on 02/28/2022 1:34:47 PM PST by qaz123
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Guess they’re considered more expendable than Chris Stevens . . .


10 posted on 02/28/2022 1:34:48 PM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: ifinnegan

Current defense officials don’t want to die.


11 posted on 02/28/2022 1:36:13 PM PST by Arcadian Empire (The Baric-Daszak-Fauci spike protein, by itself, is deadly.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

This is a good thing.


12 posted on 02/28/2022 1:36:54 PM PST by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: Bayard
China got cold feet.

On the contrary. I think the Deep State is freaking out. We have already failed to honor our security guarantee to Ukraine. If we fail to do so for Taiwan, it's not inconceivable that we may find ourselves utterly bereft of allies in an increasingly dangerous world.
13 posted on 02/28/2022 1:37:09 PM PST by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Oh, yeah, that will cheer them up.


14 posted on 02/28/2022 1:37:22 PM PST by Fido969 (45 is Superman!)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
Joe Biden will send a delegation of former senior defense and security officials to Taiwan

So his current officials are incompetent? WTF?

15 posted on 02/28/2022 1:37:57 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: ifinnegan

Please list the number of World War Three warfronts that you believe the United States can successfully pursue concurrently.


16 posted on 02/28/2022 1:38:55 PM PST by Arcadian Empire (The Baric-Daszak-Fauci spike protein, by itself, is deadly.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Yeah right. I’m sure that’s going to make them feel safer


17 posted on 02/28/2022 1:41:27 PM PST by Nifster (I’m see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Arcadian Empire
Please list the number of World War Three warfronts that you believe the United States can successfully pursue concurrently.

Certainly not the Mexican border with Democrats in the White Hut.

18 posted on 02/28/2022 1:41:40 PM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Just for the kick of it, I’d like to know the pronoun this
idiot is using.


19 posted on 02/28/2022 1:42:16 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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That’s a trick question. Which Idiot? Guess I could swing a dead cat and pick the first one?


20 posted on 02/28/2022 1:47:49 PM PST by OldWarBaby
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