Xi has finally responded to Trump's demands that China stop buying Russian oil. He essentially told Trump, "Go f**k yourself."
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Xi has finally responded to Trump's demands that China stop buying Russian oil. He essentially told Trump, "Go f**k yourself."
…and that makes you happyOriginally Posted by dawg80
Absolutely not. China is openly supporting Putin and that is not good for Ukraine. I would think YOU would be thrilled that Putin is continuing to get China's help. Afterall, that bad Ukraine needs to cease to exist, right?
But, as this pertains to Trump, his mouth continues to write checks no one can cash.
You are right. You can only cash about 95% of his checks.
Well...there ya go.
Hah! while chasing a Filipino fishing boat two Chicom vessels collided with each other. A Chink navy frigate took the bow off a Chink coast guard cutter, both ships were seriously damaged, the cutter getting the worst of it. At last report both ships are still afloat.
It was actually a Chicom destroyer that struck the cutter. The cutter could not be saved, is a total loss.
China is buying Russian LNG again. Citing no fear of a US economic retaliation China allowed a Russian LNG tanker to dock and will start buying all the LNG Putin can ship to them. Beijing suspended the purchase of Russian LNG when the Biden administration balked and threatened sanctions. Now, under Trump, the Chicoms are bold again citing Trump's reluctance, and the friendliness of Trump to his good pal Putin.
Wow! Sleepy Joe is more respected/feared than Trump!
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Perhaps China is our ally in the same way India is. I seem to remember you insinuating we should bend the knee and grovel before India even though they buy more Russian fossil fuels than China does.
Wow! I sometimes wonder if I am just wasting my time trying to provide information and a little education on this forum. Posts like this makes me question the IQ level of some folks. Maybe you do know better and are just posting stupid stuff in an attempt to stir the pot. If it's the former, I can't help you, if it's the latter, stop it. I don't like playing games with important issues.
For others who might be reading this, but don't post, India is a key to world stability. Not THE key as there are a lot of moving parts in geopolitics, but certainly a key, and right now the single most important one. And, the easiest path for the US (and our remaining allies...ahem.) to secure the dominant position in world power. Simply put, securing India as our staunch ally guarantees our hold on being THE superpower. In his first term Trump made it a top priority to win the friendship/alliance with India. Together with India, and then Japan and Australia, Trump formed the first Quad, an agreement of mutual support aimed at containing Chicom expansionism. Trump then went on to other matters and having to deal with all that lawfare and failed to deliver on some promises made. This created some tension with India, that could have been rectified had the Biden administration not totally reneged on the agreements.
India has the largest population, the 3rd largest economy and the 3rd most powerful military. And geographically they sit in an extremely critical spot on the globe for influencing (i.e. controlling) world commerce and being in the right place to operate from militarily. One (with an ounce of brain matter) can readily see how great it would be to have India as a strong ally. No, we don't have to grovel or bend the knee to India or anyone. That's actually a dumb thing to suggest. All we have to do is what Trump did do in his first term...make an agreement with India and this time stick to it.
Seeing conflicting reports on our trade situation with China. Some sources insist China is at our mercy as we are huge consumers of Chinese-made products. The US has a $250 billion trade deficit with China, or something like that. And other sources say China is easily replacing their exports to the US and are in no hurry to make any kind of deal. Europe has increased the purchase of Chinese goods by 16% and Africa has upped theirs by 30%, because China has sweetened the pot by offering each some discounts.
I think we need to have some kind of trade agreement with China, but we definitely need to eliminate (not just reduce) our dependency on critical items like REMs, pharmaceuticals, chips, and other electronics.
HUGE movements of army units/troops in China. This is way more than the regular movements of equipment/troops seen for routine trainings. China has done several fake movements to the coast, to three ports opposite Taiwan, for training and to lure Taiwan into a false sense of security. It's part of the Chicom military doctrine to conduct maneuvers that look real just to test the reaction of their enemies. But, these recent movements are at least 10X larger according to one source which monitor Chinese military movements.
Lot of video is leaking out...or is being allowed out by the Chicoms...showing huge convoys. One military convoy took 45 minutes to clear an intersection with one fellow capturing it all on his phone and then posting on a social media platform. There are numerous trains and big lowboy trucks moving tanks and other heavy vehicles.
Some speculation includes an invasion of Taiwan is imminent or this may actually be an indication of a Chinese coup, a civil war brewing. Reports have been leaking out that there's a group of Chicom leaders and generals who want Xi forced out.
Oh dem Chicoms, trying to be sneaky...
First, China has just gobbled up more Russian territory, mostly just open tundra, very cold climate, but! it is also home to aquafers and freshwater lakes that can provide clean drinking water. The Kremlin was advised by local Russian officials but thus far, no response from the Putin government.
Secondly, in a potentially volatile situation, the Chicoms inserted troops into "the neck," that narrow strip of territory of India's which connects a remote province to the rest of India. Chicoms troops have also crossed the border into Bangladesh. Chinese planes, paratrooper planes amongst them, protected by Chinese fighter jets have been swarming the region. It is reported that India has deployed 75 more fighter jets to their northern bases and have increased patrols in the area. Chinese troops, accompanying Chinese engineers supposedly there under a contract have entered both Nepal and Bhutan, two small nations sandwiched between China and India. China wants Bhutan for sure, and claim it based on some historical factor, like an ancient Chinese dynasty invaded Bhutan centuries ago and now China claims it still belongs to them.
In the bigger picture this is why India, and that moronic PM Modi, needs to sever ties with both Russia and China and remember who his friends are...oh wait, that's right, none of our former allies trust Trump/US to stand with them any longer. Oh well, a big shooting war between India and China would serve our interests very well. Maybe that's exactly what Trump wants. No, wait, Trump claims to be the "peace" president, in search of that elusive Nobel Peace Prize. Another, wait, maybe he thinks he can dash in and stop a Sino-Indian war and earn his prize.
It was bound to happen and it has. Trump is through as a leader of the US and the Free World. TACO man has been made an absolute fool of and now that clown has forever destroyed the power of the US presidency. Orange clown man known as TACO... Trump Always Chickens Out. The Chicoms called his bluff and he did nothing, and won't do anything to upset his pal Xi.
Chinese cargo ships, unarmed, ignored warnings to turn back from the US Navy trying to enforce a blockade around Venezuela. Instead, adhering to radio silence the Chinese vessels never slowed down, never changed course and sailed right by US Navy warships to deliver goods to Venezuela. They knew, as the whole world knows, Trump loves dictators and is also afraid of Putin and Xi and won't stand up to them.
Now every nation on Earth, especially the bad guys, will laugh at any warnings/threats made by US armed forces, as long as Trump, TACO MAN! is in the White House.
Now as a result of the above, seeing reports that China is getting very bold re: Taiwan. Today, at this moment, troop carriers are approaching Taiwan. For the past two weeks China has been building up its navy around Taiwan. The island is completely surrounded; they have gotten very bold and provocative having planes violate Taiwan's air space to see what kind of reaction they'll get. Taiwan scrambles F-16s and the Chicom planes quickly depart but never very far away. Most critically, the Chicoms are testing the TACO Man. A US carrier has been ordered back to Guam taking it further away. This is part of a routine but of course alarmists are pointing to this as evidence that Trump will NOT defend Taiwan from Chicom aggression.
I do not think those Chicom troops will actually be landed on Taiwan, this is just another test to see what Trump will do. Besides, there aren't enough Chinese troops on those transports to pose a real threat to Taiwan. The Taiwanese are capable of defending themselves, but only to a point. This is a test to see if Trump actually grows a pair and stands up to Xi.
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