Posted on 04/11/2021 3:23:12 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on April 11 that it would be a “serious mistake” for the Chinese regime to attack Taiwan and expressed “real concern” about Beijing’s growing intimidation against the island.
In an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” however, Blinken stopped short of saying whether the United States would respond militarily if the Chinese regime were to seize Taiwan by force, saying he wasn’t “going to get into hypotheticals.”
“All I can tell you is we have a serious commitment to Taiwan being able to defend itself,” he said, referring to the United States’ obligations under the Taiwan Relations Act to provide arms to the island for its self-defense. “We have a serious commitment to peace and security in the Western Pacific.
“In that context, it would be a serious mistake for anyone to try to change that status quo by force.”
The Chinese regime, which sees self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory, has in recent months been dialing up military aggression toward the island, which some analysts say is a test of the Biden administration to see whether it will take concrete action to respond. This year, the Chinese military has sent multiple aircraft into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone on a near-daily basis.
Blinken also criticized Beijing’s early handling of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic, saying “it didn’t do what it needed to do.” As a result of this “failure,” the virus “got out of hand faster” with “much more egregious results than it might otherwise,” he said.
The Chinese regime “didn’t do what it needed to do, which was to, in real time, give access to international experts, in real time to share information, in real time to provide real transparency,” Blinken said.
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Oooooh! Tough talk. I’m sure the CCP is quaking in their boots.
“If they did, I would scold them in even STRONGER terms!”
Sabre rattling. China is not afraid of double-minded Biden.
Oh no! Not the “strongly worded letter”?!?!
Wynken and Blynken and Nodding at China would be a “serious mistake”.
A better response: “Go ahead and THEN see what happens!”
Why do I get the feeling that the democrats are daring someone to attack Taiwan.. Ukraine.. Israel.. Saudi
so they can suspend the constitution
They want those Wilsonian WWI Sedition Laws back.
What a joke this clown is. He got dissed and bitch slapped by the Chinese on American soil. The Chinese rep was dripping with disdain because he knows weakness when he see’s it. He would never have tried this with Trump.
This tough talk makes me think that the invasion of Taiwan is imminent. The Chicoms know that the people pulling Biden’s strings are full of crap. The tough talk will probably backfire.
“If they did, I would scold them in even STRONGER terms!”
“No pudding for YOU!!”.
What are we gonna do, hit ‘em with our purse?
“I won’t like you...Nyah!”
Blinken: “You’d better stop that right now, or there’ll be yet another letter of concern to the UN!”
We all know what will happen, NOTHING. Just like with ALL Democrat subversion. Nothing ever happens.
You go! Hit them with your purse again!
“Oooooh! Tough talk. I’m sure the CCP is quaking in their boots.”
What concerns me about democrats is what they think is important. That we have women represented in special forces, the marines, and all combat roles. That we respect other people’s sexual choices. Oh, and let’s respect other people’s right to come here and suck our budgets dry and it’s a plus if they bring infectious diseases. And, by all means, let’s go to a serious meeting and bring a woman with purple hair. Nothing says I’m serious like purple hair.
I like the way Teddy Roosevelt handled things; talk softly and carry a big stick. I wonder what Teddy would have thought on meeting men dressed as women and women with purple hair. That would be a hilarious five minutes.
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