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   From: NOT-SURE@idiocracy.gov   
      
   On 11/11/22 8:05 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:   
   > Xi Jinping was recently installed for a third term as China’s leader   
   > and the head of the Chinese Communist Party. Since then, he’s been   
   > offering a number of speeches and state media interviews. During one   
   > such discussion this week, he proclaimed on CCTV that his country is   
   > going to be “focusing on preparing for war.” This will take the form of   
   > increased military training drills along with hastened developments in   
   > technology and defense assets. The only reason he cited for this   
   > position was an “increasingly unstable and uncertain” national security   
   > position. But most analysts are already assuming that China may be   
   > ramping up for an invasion of Taiwan. (Daily Mail)   
   >   
   > 	China will focus on preparing for war with the country’s   
   > 	security ‘increasingly unstable and uncertain’, President   
   > 	Xi Jinping has declared.   
   >   
   > 	Beijing will now comprehensively strengthen its military   
   > 	training and preparation for any war, Xi said today, according   
   > 	to state broadcaster CCTV.   
   >   
   > 	His warning comes after Xi last month called for faster   
   > 	military development, ‘self-reliance and strength’ in   
   > 	technology and defence of China’s interests abroad, raising   
   > 	the likelihood of further conflict.   
   >   
   > 	Xi’s announcement that China will focus on preparing for a   
   > 	war will raise fears that the nation may invade the self-   
   > 	governing island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own.   
   >   
   > This is obviously a disturbing development on a number of levels. China   
   > has already been beefing up it’s military for more than a decade,   
   > particularly with the addition of aircraft carriers to its naval fleet   
   > and new planes specifically designed for use on carriers. They’ve been   
   > testing hypersonic missile technology and increasing their recruiting   
   > efforts for military service. But Xi Jinping has traditionally avoided   
   > specific references to initiating any sort of military conflict.   
   >   
   > As one Asian policy expert quoted in the linked report points out, this   
   > isn’t the sort of thing that the west can afford to simply ignore or   
   > blow off as bombastic rhetoric. We probably need to take the Chinese   
   > leader at his word. Whether these remarks were intended to be a thinly   
   > veiled reference to an invasion across the Taiwan Strait or a conflict   
   > with other western allies, having China on a war footing is something   
   > we will regret taking lightly if we simply ignore this.   
   >   
   > But what’s to be done? The same analyst I mentioned above suggests that   
   > it’s vital for western nations to begin the process of “decoupling   
   > China from many of our most relied upon supply chain networks.” He also   
   > suggests removing China’s vested interests and influence in critical   
   > industries, particularly those in the energy and transportation   
   > sectors. Hopefully, this sounds obvious to most western leaders and   
   > it’s something we should have started doing long before this. We   
   > learned during the pandemic shutdowns how much damage China can do by   
   > disrupting the global supply chain, even if it’s done inadvertently. If   
   > they find themselves at war with the United States or anyone else, they   
   > could just as readily shut down those supply chains intentionally.   
   >   
   > While we’ve brought this up here before, it’s worth noting that the   
   > Chinese seem to clearly have been watching as recent events unfolded in   
   > Ukraine. Xi Jinping may have already concluded that he is free to   
   > “reunify” Taiwan with the mainland militarily because the United States   
   > will not step in with our own military to stop them. And if America   
   > doesn’t lead the way, our smaller allies will not launch an attack on   
   > China on their own.   
   >   
   > In any event, we need some clarification from the White House as to   
   > what our actual policy regarding China and Taiwan is today. Joe Biden   
   > has repeatedly muddied the waters in that regard with contradictory   
   > statements that his staff had to quickly rush out and “clarify.” China   
   > has clearly been listening and there is a very real chance that they   
   > may act on those impulses.   
   >   
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   > --   
   > Let's go Brandon!   
   >   
   And the BidenRegime and Democrats are preparing to surrender to the   
   Chinese.... for a price.   
      
   --   
   -That's karma-   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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