The Taiwan count down has begun!

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China is likely to demonstrate “force against Taiwan in the near term” because of the recent election, the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said—and they will probably blame the United States. 

“The pressure campaign against Taiwan continues, and we’re watching it in the wake of the elections,” Adm. John Aquilino said Tuesday at a conference hosted by the Pacific Forum.

“Their actions over the past number of years have been pretty consistent. When something occurs that they don’t like, they tend to take actions,” Aquilino said, noting that China increased its military harassment after then-

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited the island in 2022.

China is “clearly not happy,” and the U.S. should “not be surprised” if they “attempt to spin it in the information space as the United States as the aggressor,” he said. “I don’t know how you connect those dots, but they’re pretty effective in the information space. Doesn’t have to be true. They’ve just got to say it enough times.”

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2024/01/expect-chinese-show-force-against-taiwan-soon-says-indopacom-head/393418/

That and the fact the Chinese economy is collapsing will result in aggression against China's neighbors!

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Key Takeaways

• Democratic Progressive Party candidate Lai Ching-te won the Taiwanese presidential election on January 13. The DPP did not secure a majority in the Legislative Yuan and will face opposition from the KMT and Taiwan’s People’s Party in the legislative body.
• Nauru severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan and established diplomatic relations with the PRC on January 15.
• Head of the CCP International Department Liu Jianchao commented on the need for stronger “international cooperation” during an interview at the US Council on Foreign Relations on January 9.
• President Joe Biden and CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping agreed on November 15, 2023, to resume high-level military-to-military communication.
• The CCP views United States-led strikes against the Houthis as escalating regional tensions.
• A second PRC-brokered ceasefire in northern Myanmar failed to stop the fighting between the Myanmar junta and rebel groups.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/china-taiwan-weekly-update-january-19-2024

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NEVER have I ever seen a thread as Full of SHIT as THIS One!  LOL

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Truman says the truth is shit!

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Democrats want America to be just like China!