The CHN/ China thread

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Taiwan has over the years purchased 14 BILLION dollars worth of military hardware equipment from us. Not exactly sure what this additional 80 million dollars of U.S. tax payer money will do that Taiwans 14 billion of tax payer monies can’t.

The ttext explains the relevance. Its a changed modality indicating a massive change in US stance on TaiwN. That why China was so angry about it.

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by Skybird

The ttext explains the relevance. Its a changed modality indicating a massive change in US stance on TaiwN. That why China was so angry about it.

I don’t see this as anything new. China has had their panties in a bunch for decades over our stance of supplying military aid to Taiwan. We keep pushing China’s button, and they just keep getting angry, wash rinse repeat. And I don’t think we would keep pushing the envelope if we didn’t think we could get away with it.

Only thing I question is where the 80 million is actually going because it doesn’t seem to be going directly to Taiwan but someone else’s pockets.

[Jimbuna]

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

I don’t see this as anything new. China has had their panties in a bunch for decades over our stance of supplying military aid to Taiwan. We keep pushing China’s button, and they just keep getting angry, wash rinse repeat. And I don’t think we would keep pushing the envelope if we didn’t think we could get away with it.

Only thing I question is where the 80 million is actually going because it doesn’t seem to be going directly to Taiwan but someone else’s pockets.

Again, the financial modality was fundamentally changed, from "Taiwan pays for it" to "the US pays for it". This signals a greater commitment of the US, and a sense of growing urgency. Washington obviously sees the need to accelerate the armament of Taiwan, beyond what t Taiwan could afford by itself.
Those 80 millions are just a start. And, as the text says, they translate into Javelins and Stinger, mean quite a punch to Chinese aggression. Not enough yet to stop them, but enough to really raise the losses for China.

[Jimbuna]

[Jimbuna]

Not sure I trust China but would be happy to be proven wrong.

China's state media take a new tone toward the US ahead of meeting between their leaders

Ahead of the highly anticipated meeting on Wednesday between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Chinese state media have taken a new tone toward the U.S. with less negative coverage, calls for a return to warmer ties and stories of Americans with positive connections to the country.

The messaging follows several years of unprecedented tensions between the two countries over issues including trade and technology, the status of Taiwan and Hong Kong and the origins of COVID-19.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...04fb15da&ei=28

[Jimbuna]

[Catfish]

^ Well Trump sure thought that anything happening now would never happen due to HIS presidency, forethought, and having control of the world