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Posted on 04/11/2021 7:05:36 AM PDT by bitt
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said "it would be serious mistake" for China to strike at Taiwan and expressed "real concerns" about Russia's massing of forces on the border with Ukraine.
In addressing concerns about America's two great Cold War rivals, Blinken stopped short of promising U.S. military intervention — "I'm not going to get into hypotheticals" — but did vow there would be "consequences."
Speaking to host Chuck Todd on NBC's "Meet the Press," Blinken said of Chinese belligerence toward Taiwan, "We have a commitment to Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations Act, a bipartisan commitment that's existed for many, many years, to make sure that Taiwan has the ability to defend itself, and to make sure that we're sustaining peace and security in the Western Pacific. We stand behind those commitments.
"And all I can tell you is it would be a serious mistake for anyone to try to change the existing status quo by force," he said.
China considers Taiwan to be part of its territory, something that has been the case since Mao Zedong's revolution took over China in 1949 and the remnants of the old Nationalist regime fled to Taiwan, where they and their successors have been a thorn in China's side for decades.
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“We can’t even stop our border from being invaded.”
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That fact has sent a very loud message to our adversaries.
Other countries are laughing at this national display weakness.
I’ll bet they are shaking in their boots.
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“Taiwan is doomed”
China doesn’t need to invade Taiwan. They’ll just buy it. With our money.
No comment from Winkin and Nod?
Yup—If China, Russia and Iran were smart they would act in unison to achieve whatever objectives they may have—they have the weakest US President ever—they may not get another chance like this.
Ohhhhh. Take that China. We will send our crack squad of trannies as soon as they are done transitioning.
I agree. Its still invasion IMHO.
Blinken sort of sounds like Hans Blix. Remember him? The doofus who couldn’t find his bare arse in the dark with both hands?
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