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Old 11-07-23, 09:37 AM   #664
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Originally Posted by Rockstar View Post
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.
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