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Why China Could Soon Invade Taiwan

 

Biden, unfortunately, has been openly appeasing China in the last several months, and that might give Xi the idea that the U.S. would not defend Taiwan, at least before January 20, 2025.

 

When Will China Invade Taiwan? –Xi Jinping cannot stop talking about war, he is fast preparing China’s civilians and military for it, and he demands that Taiwan submit to his communist state.

 

As the Chinese foreign ministry declared on the 15th of this month, Taiwan is “the core of the core interests of China.”

The people of Taiwan, who mostly do not view themselves as “Chinese,” will not agree to Xi annexing their homeland, so he will have to take the island republic by force if he is to rule it.

 

That raises one of the most important questions in the world today: When will China invade?

 

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2023/08/why-china-could-soon-invade-taiwan/

 

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Near-shoring, the move of production from China to Mexico has been going on for years and accelerating recently as companies look for alternatives to China. 

 

Labor costs have been lower in Mexico than China for the past 10 years.  This has been particularly advantageous for US companies.  Mexico's close proximity allow for an easier transition from product development to production and allows the US company to actively manage production.  As an example, going from product development to production is always difficult but the distance to Mexico makes it easier to send engineers to the production site to resolve any issues.  Also, communication is easier as well since Mexico is aligned with the US time zones. 

 

With goods bound for the US, Mexico has had a unique advantage over China as transit times are much shorter which allows faster responses to demand and product lifecycle issues.  Also, the goods produced in Mexico bypass the logistic problems of overseas shipping and the bottlenecks at ports.

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UNPERSON ALERT: China’s defense minister not seen for two weeks.

 

There has been no sign of Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu in public for two weeks, touching off speculation about his fate.

 

With the start of President Xi Jinping’s third term in office, there has been a string of surprise personnel changes, including the replacement of Foreign Minister Qin Gang and the firing of a senior official from the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force.

 

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/China-s-defense-minister-not-seen-for-two-weeks

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11 hours ago, B-Man said:

UNPERSON ALERT: China’s defense minister not seen for two weeks.

 

There has been no sign of Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu in public for two weeks, touching off speculation about his fate.

 

With the start of President Xi Jinping’s third term in office, there has been a string of surprise personnel changes, including the replacement of Foreign Minister Qin Gang and the firing of a senior official from the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force.

 

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/China-s-defense-minister-not-seen-for-two-weeks

 

Did he do something Wong?

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On 8/26/2023 at 10:41 AM, B-Man said:


 

Why China Could Soon Invade Taiwan

 

Biden, unfortunately, has been openly appeasing China in the last several months, and that might give Xi the idea that the U.S. would not defend Taiwan, at least before January 20, 2025.

 

When Will China Invade Taiwan? –Xi Jinping cannot stop talking about war, he is fast preparing China’s civilians and military for it, and he demands that Taiwan submit to his communist state.

 

As the Chinese foreign ministry declared on the 15th of this month, Taiwan is “the core of the core interests of China.”

The people of Taiwan, who mostly do not view themselves as “Chinese,” will not agree to Xi annexing their homeland, so he will have to take the island republic by force if he is to rule it.

 

That raises one of the most important questions in the world today: When will China invade?

 

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2023/08/why-china-could-soon-invade-taiwan/

 

Biden has made it plainly clear that any invasion of Taiwan will not be tolerated and that they will be defended

 

yes, Biden is trying to work back door deals to try to appease everybody because that appears to be what he does but that doesn’t take away from the fact that he has said that we are going to defend Taiwan

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4 minutes ago, John from Riverside said:

Biden has made it plainly clear that any invasion of Taiwan will not be tolerated and that they will be defended

 

yes, Biden is trying to work back door deals to try to appease everybody because that appears to be what he does but that doesn’t take away from the fact that he has said that we are going to defend Taiwan

 

Yes, just like he said that a small incursion into Russia was acceptable. 

 

Taiwan, like Ukraine, is not a NATO member.  So it's going to be another proxy war we're expecting to fund.

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Yes, just like he said that a small incursion into Russia was acceptable. 

 

Taiwan, like Ukraine, is not a NATO member.  So it's going to be another proxy war we're expecting to fund.


I would much rather do these proxy wars than see my fellow soldiers on the ground in these areas

 

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I would much rather do these proxy wars than see my fellow soldiers on the ground in these areas

 

There won't be soldiers on the ground. 

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On 8/27/2023 at 11:04 AM, Tommy Callahan said:

Look at the capital moving from China to places like India.  They created this problem. I feel for the people as the oppression will only get worse with a failing state 

I’m sure Joey will make a move to bail out his old friend, provided Xi buys some hunter blow art. 

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Who's 'interests' are they protecting ?

 

 

China Moves Six Warships into the Middle East Amid Rising Tensions

 

Please remember the global economics of the thing always aligns with the motives and outcomes of the thing. Remember, Saudi Arabia just joined the BRICS coalition, BRICS+. A new report shows China is moving six additional warships into the Middle East amid concerns the Israeli War could expand into a larger regional conflict.

 

China is aligned with multiple interests; and cunning Panda also supports the Biden administration end goal of a two-state solution in Israel. (UK EXPRESS) – China has deployed six warships to the Middle East as the conflict between Israel and Hamas escalates, according to reports. The 44th naval escort task force – from the People’s Liberation Army

 

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/10/21/china-moves-six-warships-into-the-middle-east-amid-rising-tensions/

 

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Kind of an interesting article about Chinese submarines apropos of our sub fleet. Article talks a lot about the stealth ability of subs yet really doesn't address the radical new role sub warfare has taken on since the advent of cruise missiles. 

 

https://www.wsj.com/world/china/us-submarine-dominance-shift-china-8db10a0d

 

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Early this year, China put to sea a nuclear-powered attack submarine with a pump-jet propulsion system instead of a propeller, satellite imagery showed. It was the first time noise-reducing technology used on the latest American submarines had been seen on a Chinese submarine.

 

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