Posted on 11/25/2020 12:42:00 PM PST by RomanSoldier19
Chinese “military harassment” of Taiwan is stoking suspicions that Beijing will attempt to seize control of the territory before the U.S. military finishes reorienting to stymy such attacks.
“It is just a matter of time before things backfire and seriously harm the CCP’s image on the international stage,” Taiwanese cabinet minister Ming-Tong Chen said during a Heritage Foundation webinar Wednesday morning.
Beijing’s desire for a good reputation may soon be outweighed by the perceived balance of power off the coasts of China, officials and analysts fear. Former White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster suspects that Chinese officials feel a “relative advantage” over the United States that they worry is dwindling as Pentagon officials overhaul their plans for how to position U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific. That, the retired general believes, suggests the world has entered “a dangerous time.”
“They may also believe that the United States is weakened these days,” McMaster told the American Enterprise Institute on Tuesday. "Those leaders of the Chinese Communist Party, maybe, believe they're now in a position of relative advantage … [which] may lead them to the belief that there is just only a fleeting window of opportunity that they have to take advantage of, now. Or maybe between now and the communist party congress in 2022.”
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Why wouldn’t they?
The Butchers of Beijing have known for years that they own Plugs.If I was Taiwan...or democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong...I’d be praying for a Trump victory before SCOTUS.
Funny. When we said that nobody listened.
Wars happen when one side senses that their enemies as led by weaklings. Do the math.
Go for it. Sleepy Biden won’t do shit
Will not be a cake walk for them and in fact could back fire, but
one thing for sure will not happen on Trump Pampeo’s watch, but on Biden’s? Absolutely.
Will Chairman Jao join military forces with Chairman XI to invade Taiwan? Inquiring minds would like to know? /s
True.
Taiwan is toast if the media pulls this off. It really is the media at this point.
180-1 votes for Biden? Yep, nothing to see here.
The libertarian candidate got more votes in Montgomery County, PA, than anywhere else in the country?
Yep, nothing to see here.
I have said it all along..... the math is where they screwed up.
Gracefully surrender the things of youth: birds, clean air, tuna, Taiwan.
All part of the plan.
If BidenHarris gets sworn in - Taiwan is part of Red China before 2021 is out.
They’ll do it soon as Biden is president.
[Funny. When we said that nobody listened.]
Democrats never listen.
Romans 1:22
Romans 1:24-28
[Funny. When we said that nobody listened.]
Democrats never listen.
Romans 1:22
Romans 1:24-28
America should have taken Formosa as a spoil of war at the end of WWII, then turned it into the 49th state. We would have had a very strong addition to the union and a presence right on the CCP’s doorstep. Forever. Oh well, woulda coulda.... with Plugs at the helm, too bad so sad for the Taiwanese.
Having Biden in charge will be a real gift to China. With it will go any progress we have made under Pres. Trump. How can so many democrats be so stupid?
“Could China Take Taiwan By Force? “
At the cost of 10 million dead and the destruction of China’s ability to defend it’s own sea border...MAYBE.
But doubtful. Even the US Navy and Air Force alone could prevent that power projection effort.
100s of ships and hundreds of aircraft will go to the bottom of the sea.
They have a better chance of battering them into submission from afar, and again, highly problematic.
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