China warned Taiwan’s leaders that they would be “severely punished”
Sure looks like Biden wants to provoke China into a regional conflict. Of course the U.S. government wanted to try to convince Red China to be a peaceful and kind government while importing jobs off shore for 30 years to buy them off with a western lifestyle.
Instead we have a belligerent Chinese dragon willing to show it's true colors for Hegemony over any foreigners trying to influence political policies in Beijing. Stupid Capitalist politicians thinking they can influence Red China Communist after giving them everything and allowing them to steal anything else they needed from us in order to change is sheer stupidity from The USA and Other Western powers.
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Beijing and Washington continue to blame each other as tensions mount over Taiwan. Beijing sees the self-governed island of 23 million as part of its territory and has never ruled out the use of force to take control of it.
While most countries, including the US, do not recognize Taiwan as a sovereign state, Washington is opposed to any attempt to take the island by force.
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Of course our saber rattling is all planned well in advance! 😁
Our test launches are scheduled well in advance and are not reactionary to world events,” said Maj. Armand Wong, Task Force commander. “A meticulous planning process for each launch begins six-months to a year prior to launch