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As Pelosi starts Asia tour, China warns of military action if she visits Taiwan
https://www.cbsnews.com ^ | AUGUST 1, 2022 | CBS/AFP

Posted on 08/01/2022 2:41:36 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi kicked off an Asia tour Monday that's been shrouded in secrecy following an escalation in tensions with China over Taiwan.

With no word on whether Pelosi will visit the island, she stopped first in Singapore, where Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong urged her at a meeting to strive for "stable" ties with Beijing.

Her itinerary also includes Malaysia, South Korea and Japan, but a possible Taiwan visit has dominated attention in the run-up.

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1 posted on 08/01/2022 2:41:36 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19
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To: RomanSoldier19

Pelosi’s shake down tour of Asia has commenced. Taiwan? Who knows?


2 posted on 08/01/2022 2:44:38 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: mad_as_he$$

Is this the face that will launch a thousand ships? Let’s hope not.


3 posted on 08/01/2022 2:46:50 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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4 posted on 08/01/2022 2:48:55 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19 (Res ad Triarios venit)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Nice little country you’ve got there. How about some US military tech for a small fee?


5 posted on 08/01/2022 2:49:51 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: RomanSoldier19
What's the real motive behind her tour?

Is it personal gain? Or is the Swamp itself directing it?

6 posted on 08/01/2022 2:50:36 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: RomanSoldier19

How common is it for the Speaker of the House to lead our foreign policy effort?

Clearly, neither Joe nor Kamala are up to the challenge. But neither is Nancy.


7 posted on 08/01/2022 2:56:00 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (We are already in a revolutionary period, and the Rule of Law means nothing. It's "whatever".)
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To: RoosterRedux

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8 posted on 08/01/2022 2:56:11 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19 (Res ad Triarios venit)
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To: RoosterRedux

She’s being sent to provoke the Chinese.

The idea is to start a fight with China in order to distract from the Dem’s colossal failings right before the mid-terms.

The left would be happy to watch the ‘Ronald Reagan’ sinking on live TV if it would make voters forget the price of gas.


9 posted on 08/01/2022 2:59:23 AM PDT by agere_contra
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To: agere_contra

*She’s being sent to provoke the Chinese.*

Just show a picture of her boarding the plane with a Koran in her hand.


10 posted on 08/01/2022 3:03:04 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: agere_contra

I wish I could disagree

🛐🙏✝️


11 posted on 08/01/2022 3:07:35 AM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: RomanSoldier19
I sure hope the Swamp isn't thinking of starting a war to shore up its miserable economic performance (if that's what you are suggesting).

A convenient war in an era of tactical nukes and high-tech battlefields would be a bloody thing to behold.

That said, we can be pretty sure it isn't the top brass of the Pussified Pentagon who is pushing for war. They are too busy planning gay bathhouses and drag shows on their bases around the world.

12 posted on 08/01/2022 3:15:24 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: DIRTYSECRET

China’s gonna stamp their feet and throw a tantrum. What’re they gonna do? Their entire country’s existence is contingent on nobody noticing the single largest military target in the history of the world.

China ramps up their bullshit and there are 6 countries who will target that stupid dam and take out the entire country. 400 million dead in a matter of days and another 500 million dead from starvation and thirst weeks later.

The people don’t deserve it but the chicoms do for the virus alone.

China’s got bigger problems at home than they let on. Xi tries to start shit and he’ll be ousted by saner factions in the politburo. He’s already on thin ice for driving his country’s economy into the ground.


13 posted on 08/01/2022 3:17:44 AM PDT by HYPOCRACY (This is the dystopian future we've been waiting for!)
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To: agere_contra

I’m not making any predictions, but the Chinese are not big on losing face. Especially after they’ve made such direct statements to an adversary.


14 posted on 08/01/2022 3:22:16 AM PDT by Not_Who_U_Think
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To: agere_contra
Pelosi has never shown much interest in foreign affairs unless they have a potential for personal financial gain.

One has to wonder if she has in her retinue a bevy of her husband's investor colleagues.

One last big financial tour in case she's out soon as Speaker of the House.

Her hubby could sell tickets to such an event for millions.

15 posted on 08/01/2022 3:28:58 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: agere_contra

She’s being sent to provoke the Chinese.


That is my take as well.

They are trying to get a war started with Russia but that has not worked yet, so why not the Chinese?

Actually I don’t believe the Chinese want a war right now. They have their own problems and a war with the US would not solve any of them.


16 posted on 08/01/2022 3:32:49 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: Not_Who_U_Think
Chinese are not big on losing face

According to a guy who should know, Monkey Werx is saying pelozi is already in Taiwan on the ground

Being in Taiwan requires two things:

1. Getting there, and

2. Leaving there.

17 posted on 08/01/2022 3:38:04 AM PDT by C210N (Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.)
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To: HYPOCRACY
I don't think anyone (including the inner members of the politburo) could accurately speculate as to what is going on inside China's leadership at the moment or at any other time.

It's not just Xi who has power. It's all those who comprise Xi's power structure who must be dealt with if Xi were to be toppled. I doubt that even Xi's inner circle has a crystal clear idea of China's power structure.

18 posted on 08/01/2022 3:49:26 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: Not_Who_U_Think
Chinese are not big on losing face. Especially after they’ve made such direct statements to an adversary.

Powerful, incisive statement,

You can bet that Nancy and/or our own lovely Swamp has any sensitivity to the importance of China's "face."

19 posted on 08/01/2022 3:52:50 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Come on, Nancy. Let’s see if you have the same kind of gumptions to stand up against Xi and the CCP as you have to stand up against the American voters outside your home district, where you have the vote machine so rigged in your favor that nobody could possibly run against you.

(Crickets chirping...)


20 posted on 08/01/2022 3:54:50 AM PDT by alloysteel (There are folks running the government who shouldn't be allowed to play with matches - Will Rogers)
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