Posted on 11/18/2024 2:13:39 PM PST by DFG
It's another two months before US President-elect Donald Trump takes office, but China is already setting boundaries between the two countries.
On Saturday, China's leader, Xi Jinping, outlined his "four red lines" in US-China ties at a meeting with US President Joe Biden.
The four hot-button issues are Taiwan, democracy and human rights, China's path and system, and the country's rights to development.
"They must not be challenged," Xi said, according to a statement published after the two leaders met on the sidelines of the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Lima, Peru.
"These are the most important guardrails and safety nets for China-US relations," Xi said.
Of the four, Taiwan is the most sensitive issue between the two countries, as Xi has repeatedly said over the years.
Beijing claims Taiwan as its territory and has said recently that it will never commit to renouncing the use of force over the island. The area is strategically important to the US as a leader in semiconductor production and a key security hub.
But Trump's presidency is already raising risks for Taiwan.
In June, Trump told Bloomberg Businessweek that Taiwan should pay the US for defense.
Trump could start his trade war on his first day Xi's comments came amid concerns that the world's two largest economies are set to head into conflict after Trump takes office on January 20.
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“...amid concerns that the world’s two largest economies are set to head into conflict after Trump takes office on January 20.”
What about Biden starting WW III with Russia NOW?
Cheyna started the trade war with the tariffs and import restrictions they've had on us for decades! Plus Cheyna steals half a trillion of our IP per year. Plus Cheyna hasn't paid on their railroad treasury debt since they became communist (scamming the American bond holders of the debt to the tune of over $1 trillion in unpaid Chinese bonds).
Anything Trump does to fire back and make Chenya behave isn't Trump starting anything.
Why even bother going then, if Xi is going to be that hypersensitive to criticism or even suggestion?
I expect Trump to speak up for Taiwan’s right to independence, if that becomes the topic, but I’ll leave that to Trump’s discretion. He has far more info on it than I do.
Trump will have his own red lines. If he ever gets installed.
So USA must observe China’s red lines but not vice versa.
Sorry there’s a new sheriff coming to town and that dog don’t hunt.
Trump could start off by actually calling our embassy there an embassy.
Taiwan is a sovereign country and decide for itself what it wants to do
FU China
Taiwan is a sovereign country and decide for itself what it wants to do
FU China
“If he ever gets installed.”
Is there a doubt?
If it benefits China ... or Russia ... It’s a “rational and expected reaction to Western intransigence, aggressiveness, and general poopyheadedness”.
If it benefits “The West” it’s outrageous meddling, escalation, warmongering, and oppressive hegemony.
As it has been since the 1970s when I first started paying attention. Big Media are propagandists for enemies of these United States. Too many people, even self-so-called “conservatives” slurp it up and regurgitate it.
My response would be that one of our red lines is that no foreign nation attack us with a bioengineered virus, and China already crossed that one so they can shove their “red lines” straight you know where.
Yeah, OK. Great. Sure.
Maybe stop releasing bioweapons. Just a suggestion.
Idiocy in the Congress or (Hod forbid) assassination.
Yes there is doubt. With the deep state their is always a doubt. And WW3 could really mess things up.
FUHT
Yahoo, the pro-China news agency.
Now Trump needs to come out with 8 red lines, like tariffs on China imports, opening the South China Sea, restriction on Chinese nationals in the United States, considering Chinese balloons and satellite interceptors acts of war.
The days of Biden weakness and concession are over.
Ah screw you Yogi Bear
The four hot-button issues are Taiwan, democracy and human rights, China’s path and system, and the country’s rights to development.
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Translation:
The Party is always right and knows everything.
Like the Biden administration not negotiating with China from a position of strength, under President Trump’s administration, China will not be negotiating from a position of strength.
The tables have turn Xi. You can try to hold on to your position, but it was really a false position all along because you only have dirt on the utterly trashy Bidens and have bought off some dubious politicians. But the Bidens were never really wholly in charge as the they were just placeholders and we’re going to secure our elections now and your paid traitors will lose their office, moron.
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