Posted on 12/31/2023 4:32:51 PM PST by TigerClaws
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Sunday that China would “surely be reunified” as he addressed the nation in a speech marking the New Year, state media reported.
“All Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should be bound by a common sense of purpose and share in the glory of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,” state news agency Xinhua said.
Taiwan, then San Francisco!
To hell with Hong Kong (money grubbing bastards) but I do really feel for Taiwan (good people).
I think you are right.
I understand that nothing Francis has done (particularly his demolition of the Pontifical Academy for Life, and restaffing it with pro-aborts) indicates that he is pro-life, save for anb occasional throwaway line seeming to be employed to get acceptance for something else at odds with Church teaching.
But since you used the general term Holy Father, it seemed that you were suggesting that American Catholic politicians of both parties were in lockstep with every statement, including those in which the Holy Father has NO authority. (For instance, it is outside the Holy Father’s competence to make authoritative statements on climatology in general, and the extent and effects of anthropigenic global warming in particular.
Basically, if an American liberal Catholic politician thinks he can use some said or done by the Holy Father to promote the agenda he already backs, he often does. The same Mario Cuomo who cried pluralism when acting for abortion “rights” also was all for restrictions on employment of capital punishment.
The Roman Catholic Church is in an extremely difficult period right now, and Francis has NOT been a friend of Church teaching. It will not always be this way, though.
“ The United States has had a one China policy since 1983, and in effect since 1972.”
1983?
Bizarre belief.
1983 was when Congress passed and Reagan signed the Taiwan Relations Act which specifically declared that we recognized Taiwan as part of China.
Peter pointed to the prophet Joel, in Acts... we are living that prophecy today...
Christ declared Mark 13:23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.
As a Christian I will follow Christ not the traditions of man.
Paul Ryan as Speaker of the House, pretended to offer legislation to stop abortion, when he full well knew it would not pass ... That day forward I do not believe the catholic church is anything more than platitudes regarding abortion.
I remember the unglued demonic over the Kavanough hearings, look what a wimp he turned out to be ... oh, and the ‘supreme’ justice of all Roberts... what a joke. They all fit what Christ described in Matthew 23 ..
The declining American empire $200,000,000,000 in debt, with no competition for the dollar even existing.
The declining American empire more powerful and mighty relative to earth than at any other time.
It’s over extended! Russia’s economy is the size of 1 1/2 states, China has plenty w/o water and power, Europe decimated military for social spending.
The declining American empire! The one where the US has a hammerlock on the global financial system-the one China can’t live without.
Taiwan Relations Act was 1979. And this “ which specifically declared that we recognized Taiwan as part of China” is 100% wrong. In fact just the opposite.
You’re all mixed up.
You perhaps thinking of the third communique in 1982, but no where does the US declare Taiwan is part of China, anywhere.
The same thing Trump did to get Turkey out of Syria in six days in 2019.
Remember? a world record for getting a muslim nation to heel.
He blocked Turkish banks from the global financial system and six days later Erdogan withdrew his troops.
No first world nation can exist w/o access.
Based on China’s stranglehold on REMs used in chips…I can see Taiwan just saying, “Yup…and going over.”
China will take it without firing a shot.
China’s Navy is large in shop numbers but low on blue water types. It’s carriers are bad jokes. It’s Navy takes tugboats along. The coasts of Taiwan are very well defended and mostly marshy and very poor for landings. There is a lot of heavy artillery zeroed on the possible landing sites. They even have gasoline pipes underwater at those places. Don’t be too sure about the CCPs chances.
Xi is currently purging the military of everyone who doesn’t support his ideas 100% = anyone who is competent. He is the new Hitler/Mao/Stalin for China.
Then there’s China’s precarious financial condition.
No, CCP victory in Taiwan is by no means assured.
When I worked in employee benefits in the Silicon Valley back in the day, they had Chinese employees and Taiwanese employees. H1B visa. They had to keep them on separate floors because they just could not get along. I hated each other a passion. I wonder how they’re going to reunite.
Weak as the US Navy is these days, it wouldn’t surprise me.
I’m sure our transgender military will not only fail to win any wars, they’d likely take up arms against America as a racist country worthy of defeat.
Unfortunately, that includes a lot of "conservatives" and Freepers.
Balderdascious Neo isolationist drivel
The communists in China thank you for helping them build up their infrastructure and military with our money.
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