Definitely Biden got butt hurt with China rebuffing them. Considering these antics.
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He is not. If that was the case he would have sent troops there. His lil boys are still catching breath after setting up world record in running away at record time. This is salami slicing tactic, China should start it's own.
US will never get into a war that will end it's existence.
In light of this recent development, it seems to me that today's phone call requested by Biden to Xi was not for "common ground", "manage the differences", "climate change" etc, but instead it was all about Biden trying to blackmail Xi in order to help the US.
As per posts by other members, I also agree that it is highly likely that Biden asked for a "line of credit", China to purchase US Treasuries, and maybe some things about trying to reduce inflation in Chinese factories.
I think it is fair to say, that Biden's *attempted* blackmail failed spectacularly and as such the US is now taking actions to "teach" China a lesson.
Of course these all are theories and maybe I am even spreading delusional analysis, but I consider the above scenario the most probable to have happened today.
It will be interesting to see how will China react. The counter-action will surely be bigger than what it did to Lithuania so that the rest of the world doesn't start having seconds thoughts about their Taiwan policies.
As per posts by other members, I also agree that it is highly likely that Biden asked for a "line of credit", China to purchase US Treasuries, and maybe some things about trying to reduce inflation in Chinese factories.
I think it is fair to say, that Biden's *attempted* blackmail failed spectacularly and as such the US is now taking actions to "teach" China a lesson.
Of course these all are theories and maybe I am even spreading delusional analysis, but I consider the above scenario the most probable to have happened today.
It will be interesting to see how will China react. The counter-action will surely be bigger than what it did to Lithuania so that the rest of the world doesn't start having seconds thoughts about their Taiwan policies.
All China has to do is one or two things.
One is a blockade. Two is total air superiority.
Just ask yourself can China do that across the straits?
Then the question becomes can China prevent America from coming anywhere close to the action.
Like how exactly?
US is a dying empire run by psychopaths. It will certainly go down fighting even if it means self destruction.
plawolf
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It’s just mafia extortion tactics. I expect that if the US does allow the name change, China will do a flyover of Taiwan to reassert its sovereignty.
That’s the point that American politicians and media idiots can’t seem to grasp. All their petty games are just farts in the wind without the hard power needed to underwrite those stunts.
They have been living off their inheritance for so long that they take it for granted that they still have undisputed hard power dominance even as they hollow out their might through greed and arrogance.
They can play all their silly media games, but China can and will take concrete measures that will completely erase all of their salami sliced gains and vastly advance China’s previous position into the bargain.
If Taiwan dares to shoot at the PLAAF fighters, its full armed reunification. If they don’t, PLAAF overflight will become a standard daily occurrence. And America simply lack the hard power to be able to stop armed reunification, and will almost certainly suffer crippling and humiliating losses if they tried.
That’s the point that American politicians and media idiots can’t seem to grasp. All their petty games are just farts in the wind without the hard power needed to underwrite those stunts.
They have been living off their inheritance for so long that they take it for granted that they still have undisputed hard power dominance even as they hollow out their might through greed and arrogance.
They can play all their silly media games, but China can and will take concrete measures that will completely erase all of their salami sliced gains and vastly advance China’s previous position into the bargain.
If Taiwan dares to shoot at the PLAAF fighters, its full armed reunification. If they don’t, PLAAF overflight will become a standard daily occurrence. And America simply lack the hard power to be able to stop armed reunification, and will almost certainly suffer crippling and humiliating losses if they tried.
"Rest of the world" wouldn't care that much for Taiwan. There is little to gain for getting caught in that mess. It will be mainly US and its allies pushing the buttons. Who are still better or for worse the global masters of the world. Most of the world will be sitting this one out.
This is what I am also worried about. The US is definetely not run by normal and competent people. This is why I have repeatedly emphasized that China (+ the rest of the World) should prepare a soft landing for the US and then quietly put it into a retirement home.
It is against the interests of the world to have the US collapse. Better to retire peacefully
Let's assume the best case scenario and China collapses. That still doesn't solve America's problems because for five to ten years there will be a massive collapse of not just manufacturing capacity but also major export market for U.S. tech firms. There is no way out for an unsolvable problem.