China decries Taiwan for 'hyping up' military threat, sends warplanes

[peacefan]

China decries Taiwan for 'hyping up' military threat, sends warplanes
China's defense ministry accused Taiwan's government on Thursday of deliberately 'hyping up' a military threat from China for electoral gain ahead of elections on the island in just over two weeks' time, but again sent warplanes into the Taiwan Strait.

Remote : Sun, 31 Dec 2023 15:05:05 GMT
Local : 2023-12-31(Sunday) 16 : 05 : 05
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i'd say it's China who threatens Taiwan, not the other way around.
does anyone here disagree with that statement?

 

[peacefan]

Xi vows to prevent anyone 'splitting Taiwan from China'
President Xi Jinping vowed on Tuesday to resolutely prevent anyone from 'splitting Taiwan from China in any way,' the official Xinhua news agency reported, a little more than two weeks before Taiwan elects a new leader.

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more warmongering by the Chinese.

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

China decries Taiwan for 'hyping up' military threat, sends warplanes
China's defense ministry accused Taiwan's government on Thursday of deliberately 'hyping up' a military threat from China for electoral gain ahead of elections on the island in just over two weeks' time, but again sent warplanes into the Taiwan Strait.

Remote : Sun, 31 Dec 2023 15:05:05 GMT
Local : 2023-12-31(Sunday) 16 : 05 : 05
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i'd say it's China who threatens Taiwan, not the other way around.
does anyone here disagree with that statement?

This is what happens when you have a spineless coward in the White House....

 

[peacefan]

This is what happens when you have a spineless coward in the White House....

brinkmanship is a delicate show.
but yeah, Biden had better show some more assertiveness on the international stage.

 

[peacefan]

China's Xi says 'reunification' with Taiwan is inevitable in New Year's address
China’s “reunification” with Taiwan is inevitable, President Xi Jinping said in his New Year’s address on Sunday, striking a stronger tone than he did last year with less than two weeks to go before the Chinese-claimed island elects a new leader.

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the hits just keep on coming.. and not in a good way!

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

brinkmanship is a delicate show.
but yeah, Biden had better show some more assertiveness on the international stage.

The only thing Bidumb can show some assertiveness towards is groping little girls...

 

[peacefan]

FYI :

China's Xi Jinping says Taiwan will 'surely be reunified' in year-end address
Chinese leader Xi Jinping promised the reunification of Taiwan with mainland China during his year-end address on Sunday.

Tensions between China and Taiwan remain high, and Taiwanese voters are set to participate in the island's elections on Jan. 13. Xi has repeatedly affirmed China's stance that Taiwan is a part of China and that it must be reunified, by force if necessary.

"All Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should be bound by a common sense of purpose and share in the glory of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation," Xi said in Sunday's address.

"The motherland will surely be reunified," he added.

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The speech was the second time in a matter of days that Xi addressed the Taiwan issue. Xi also vowed to reunify Taiwan on Tuesday during a symposium in Beijing commemorating the 130th anniversary of the birth of Mao Zedong, the founding father of Communist China.

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"The complete reunification of the motherland is an irresistible trend," Xi said at the event, adding that China would "resolutely prevent anyone from splitting" the two sides.

Meanwhile, in Taiwan, residents are preparing to head for the polls. Current opinion polls show residents favoring independence-leaning candidate Lai Ching-te.

CHINA HAD A BUSY 2023 IN RACE TO USURP US AS DOMINANT WORLD POWER

China has bristled at any international indication of Taiwan's independence. Xi's military conducted weeks of live-fire exercises around the Island in 2022 after then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., traveled there.

Taiwan split from mainland China in 1949, when democratic forces fled there after losing a civil war against the Chinese Communist Party.

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[ThirdTerm]

Chinese President Xi Jinping gave his customary televised speech to usher in the New Year, and regarding Taiwan, he said, ''The reunification of the motherland is a historical necessity,'' and ''compatriots on both sides of the strait (China and Taiwan) should join hands. We must unite and join hands to share the great glory of national rejuvenation." Ahead of Taiwan's presidential election to be held on January 13th, this is a form of reaffirming Taiwan's determination for "unification."

The front-runner in Taiwan's presidential election is Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, who is a fierce defender of Taiwan's sovereignty, welcoming the continued support of the U.S. His two opponents are from the largest opposition party, Kuomintang (KMT), who vow to protect Taiwan, but through negotiation and compromise with China. None of these candidates favor Taiwan's unification with mainland China but if Lai Ching-te is elected president, it would anger Xi most with his provocative statements.

 

[Zebra]

China decries Taiwan for 'hyping up' military threat, sends warplanes
China's defense ministry accused Taiwan's government on Thursday of deliberately 'hyping up' a military threat from China for electoral gain ahead of elections on the island in just over two weeks' time, but again sent warplanes into the Taiwan Strait.

Remote : Sun, 31 Dec 2023 15:05:05 GMT
Local : 2023-12-31(Sunday) 16 : 05 : 05
Found via World Headlines on nicer.app

i'd say it's China who threatens Taiwan, not the other way around.
does anyone here disagree with that statement?

true!