I can't believe I have to say this, but.... Reddit, Youtube, Twitter comments section does not represent the real-world.
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Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis
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Yes, over 160 countries and regions have condemned the performance of the Pelosi circus, and of course, you won't see any report about it in the Western MSM.
I can't exactly teleport over to America and start polling the public there, and so in lieu of that I think it serves as a close barometer as to what the opinions of the American public is. That said, if someone has a better finger on the pulse of public opinion in the US then they should feel free to share that.
The cancellation and suspension of talk will be just temporally.
I can see only 3 things the US will want to talk about with China in the next 2~3 months :
- Tell China to stop her military action against Taiwan
- Ask China to help fight US inflation
- Politician making brownie points for their upcoming November midterm election
As long as they represent Lithuania and not EU, they will likely fly in by commercial airline. Lithuania is a small country. No need for China to escalate much. China can simply tell the airline that all their planes will be banned from Chinese airspace if they carried these passengers to Taiwan.
This might not seem like it is directly related to the issue of the Taiwan Straights, but it is another case of US troops on China's border.
"Border tensions escalated between the two countries after soldiers that killed at least 20 Indian soldiers in June 2020 in the Galwan Valley, close to Aksai Chin, an area controlled by China but claimed by both countries."
(i didn't know people had died in those fights)
More positioning?
"Border tensions escalated between the two countries after soldiers that killed at least 20 Indian soldiers in June 2020 in the Galwan Valley, close to Aksai Chin, an area controlled by China but claimed by both countries."
(i didn't know people had died in those fights)
More positioning?
A couple dozen miles from China. Continued unprecedented actions.
No, Taiwan could be seriously disrupted by the mainland's military exercises.
1) Someone mentioned that the exercises can happen at random, unpredictable times. (I think @FriedButter said this, but I've forgotten, sorry.) Taiwan would have little time to prepare.
2) An exercise -- and the chaos it causes -- can last much longer than 3 days. There are already rumors that the current exercise will be extended to August 15.
3) "In 2018, Taiwan's food self-sufficiency rate is only 35%", according to Taiwan's . A food blockade would be a serious disruption for the island.
Do American soldiers have high altitude training? I remember standards of Indian camps in Ladakh from pictures. I think American soldiers are going to find it very difficult out there.
What make you think Americans live in a REAL world ?
To Forum Members, sorry about the one liner.
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