Xi Jinping vows Chinese 'reunification' with Taiwan in New Year speech

[Mac-7]

Or we can just develop our own electronics, which Biden already started. I'm Trump will fuck that up.

No nation has cloned the Taiwan expertise so far

And if we do try to raise our game it will take time while we argue with the pro china white monkey clan in America that is happy with the chinese monopoly

 

[JoeB131]

We pay our military more than china pays its cannon fodder

And we have global responsibilities that the communist navy dies not have

In a conflict Xi can concentrate all his forces in/on the South China , making us the underdogs

Finally, without overwhelming superiority we will pay a high price in casualities.

A price that I dont want to pay

I don't want to pay it, either. So here's a pretty sensible position.

Some crappy Island in the South China Sea isn't worth one American life.

Taiwan isn't worth one American life.

 

[JoeB131]

No nation has cloned the Taiwan expertise so far

And if we do try to raise our game it will take time while we argue with the pro china white monkey clan in America that is happy with the chinese monopoly

Biden tried to bring chip manufacturing back here, and the GOP fought him all the way.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

I'm sure they don't.

Here's the problem a lot of the China haters don't get.

The history of China has been one of being abused by outside powers, particularly in the period between 1839 and 1949, the "Century of Humiliation".

Westerners wring their hands about Taiwan, or Hong Kong, or Tibet, or the Uighurs. The Chinese see these as issues of national sovereignty, where there is only a question because of the intervention of foreign powers.

But China lost Taiwan via internal.conflict.

 

[JoeB131]

But China lost Taiwan via internal.conflict.

Okay, except that "internal conflict" never really ended.

Taiwan claims to be the "Republic of China" to this very day.

They held on to China's UN seat and Veto until 1971.

 

[Mac-7]

Some crappy Island in the South China Sea isn't worth one American life.

You are mistaken

Now you have crossed the line from merely being uninformed to actually working as a 5th columnist for china

 

[JoeB131]

You are mistaken

Now you have crossed the line from merely being uninformed to actually working as a 5th columnist for china

Okay, I want you to write the letter to the mother of a soldier who died over Patag Island.


"Mrs. Smith,

I regret to inform you that your son, Private Snuffy Smith, died over Flat Island, an Island that is so small that it barely sticks out of the water, and will probably be submerged in a few years thanks to Global Warming. He bravely died defending this Island that is barely larger than half a hectare, but it was totally worth the soldiers we expended over it to give it to the Philippines, who don't have the resources to do much of anything with it.

Please be grateful that your son made such a meaningless sacrifice, given he only signed up for college benefits that were never going to happen because he barely passed his ASVAB.

Sincerely,

The Military Industrial Complex
All Praise Orange Hitler! "


It's bullshit.

I think what we need to do is to get you, Blisterfinger shockedcanadian and all the other airchair warriors who bravely serve up other people's sons to form your own little brigade and go occupy Flat Island yourselves. There's barely enough room for the three of you to stand on.

 

[shockedcanadian]

Okay, I want you to write the letter to the mother of a soldier who died over Patag Island.


"Mrs. Smith,

I regret to inform you that your son, Private Snuffy Smith, died over Flat Island, an Island that is so small that it barely sticks out of the water, and will probably be submerged in a few years thanks to Global Warming. He bravely died defending this Island that is barely larger than half a hectare, but it was totally worth the soldiers we expended over it to give it to the Philippines, who don't have the resources to do much of anything with it.

Please be grateful that your son made such a meaningless sacrifice, given he only signed up for college benefits that were never going to happen because he barely passed his ASVAB.

Sincerely,

The Military Industrial Complex
All Praise Orange Hitler! "


It's bullshit.

I think what we need to do is to get you, Blisterfinger shockedcanadian and all the other airchair warriors who bravely serve up other people's sons to form your own little brigade and go occupy Flat Island yourselves. There's barely enough room for the three of you to stand on.

So by your logic it's better to bow to an invading nation while the poor Taiwanese suffer.

Would you have turned your backs on Europe in the 1940s?

 

[The Duke]

China has a military of 2 million and Taiwan has a military of 200,000 which means Taiwan would kick their asses

Why?

Because China has to land those 2 million in small groups that will face 200,000 entrenched troops. China lacks the landing craft for a massive invasion.
Taiwan has only 13 beaches suitable for landing and those beaches are surrounded by mountains with passes heavily defended
In addition, China has never fought a modern war especially an amphibious landing. Look at how easily masses of Russian tanks defeated Ukraine (kidding). And Russia was right on their border
Taiwan has antiship missiles, mines, subs, drones to sink any invasion force

The Tiawanese are very motivated. China will not be taking much of what they've built.

 

[The Duke]

OK Skippy
I have detailed why I think an invasion will fail
How do you envision China successfuly invading Taiwan?

I uh, don't even want to say. I know some of those people and don't want to give their enemies any ideas.

 

[JoeB131]

So by your logic it's better to bow to an invading nation while the poor Taiwanese suffer.

Would you have turned your backs on Europe in the 1940s?

Not really comparable.

But since you brought it up.. .No one in Europe had any problem when Hitler was re-unifying Germans. Rearming the Rhineland? No problem. Anchluss? The Austrians weren't complaining. Sudentenland? No one was going to war over Czechoslovakia.

Frankly, the biggest mistake Chamberlain made was writing the Polish Colonels a blank check over Danzig. That just drove Hitler into an alliance with Stalin and the war kicked off.

Taiwan is part of China.

It calls itself the "Republic of China".
Their population is 98% Han Chinese (as opposed to the mainland, where it's a mere 91%)
They speak Mandarin
They write in Hanzi

This is a squabble between Chinese about what kind of government they want.

 

[shockedcanadian]

Not really comparable.

But since you brought it up.. .No one in Europe had any problem when Hitler was re-unifying Germans. Rearming the Rhineland? No problem. Anchluss? The Austrians weren't complaining. Sudentenland? No one was going to war over Czechoslovakia.

Frankly, the biggest mistake Chamberlain made was writing the Polish Colonels a blank check over Danzig. That just drove Hitler into an alliance with Stalin and the war kicked off.

Taiwan is part of China.

It calls itself the "Republic of China".
Their population is 98% Han Chinese (as opposed to the mainland, where it's a mere 91%)
They speak Mandarin
They write in Hanzi

This is a squabble between Chinese about what kind of government they want.

No squabble is met with the war that the CCP promise. The communists won the civil wars thanks to help from Russia. 80 Years have passed and Taiwan has.chosen their path. The fate of freedom in Hong Kong has woken up any Taiwanese who had false, romantic views of what living under the CCP would really consist of.

 

[rightwinger]

This is a squabble between Chinese about what kind of government they want.

Taiwan chose democracy 75 years ago

 

[Moonglow]

Trump and the Western world is going to have a serious challenge if and when China attacks Taiwan. It alone could determine Trumps place in history.

Hong Kong was the test balloon and the world failed.

Cities across the globe wrap up 2024, ring in new year with celebrations

Fox News is ringing in the new year with live updates on celebrations across the globe. Major cities wrapped up their preparations to ring in the new year on Tuesday, and New York City was heightening security while preparing to kick of 2025 for the United States.

www.foxnews.com

Chinese President Xi Jinping rang in the New Year with a national address from Beijing on Tuesday.

Xi notably asserted that "no one can stop" the reunification of Taiwan with China. Xi's government has routinely made threats to forcibly take over the self-governed island.

"The people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are one family. No one can sever our family bonds, and no one can stop the historical trend of national reunification," Xi said in a speech televised on China's state broadcaster CCTV.

While Trump spitz crazy over taking Panama, Canada and Greenland.

 

[JoeB131]

Taiwan chose democracy 75 years ago

Actually, no, it didn't.

Chiang Kai-shek was a fucking fascist. The only reason why he didn't join the Axis is that Hitler and Mussolini thought he was useless.

Taiwan only started sliding towards "Democracy" after Chiang took a dirt nap and his son proved even more incompetent.

Again, a bunch of Chinese arguing what kind of government they have isn't worth a single American life.

Especially since Taiwan is perfectly happy to do business with the mainland.

 

[Mac-7]

Okay, I want you to write the letter to the mother of a soldier who died over Patag Island.


"Mrs. Smith,

I regret to inform you that your son, Private Snuffy Smith, died over Flat Island, an Island that is so small that it barely sticks out of the water, and will probably be submerged in a few years thanks to Global Warming. He bravely died defending this Island that is barely larger than half a hectare, but it was totally worth the soldiers we expended over it to give it to the Philippines, who don't have the resources to do much of anything with it.

Please be grateful that your son made such a meaningless sacrifice, given he only signed up for college benefits that were never going to happen because he barely passed his ASVAB.

Sincerely,

The Military Industrial Complex
All Praise Orange Hitler! "


It's bullshit.

I think what we need to do is to get you, Blisterfinger shockedcanadian and all the other airchair warriors who bravely serve up other people's sons to form your own little brigade and go occupy Flat Island yourselves. There's barely enough room for the three of you to stand on.

It will be the same letter written to mothers of sons lost on D-Day or at the Chosin Reservoir

Freedom is never cheap and your son died for a just cause

 

[Mac-7]

While Trump spitz crazy over taking Panama, Canada and Greenland.

There is a film on Youtube that every lib trump hater should see

Its about the greatest political figure of the 20th Century, Winston Churchill

He’s honored today even by libs as a great man and the savior of Great Britain in its Darkest Hour

But in 1940 he was reviled as much or more as trump is today

 

[Moonglow]

There is a film on Youtube that every lib trump hater should see

Its about the greatest political figure of the 20th Century, Winston Churchill

He’s honored today even by libs as a great man and the savior of Great Britain in its Darkest Hour

X

Congrats, can we return to this century?

 

[The Duke]

While Trump spitz crazy over taking Panama, Canada and Greenland.

Look! Squirrel!

 

[Moonglow]

Look! Squirrel!

Indeed, Trump is a squirrel like Xi.