As the US stokes geopolitical flames with Pelosi’s Taiwan visit, China must be the bigger person

[FuturePAF]

The american already loses enough face when they failed to respond to Iran direct missile attack on US bases in Iraq. What makes another round losing to China matter?

That was under Trump. If he were currently President it may have mattered.

But Biden appearing to back down against the top Near-Peer Adversary would re-enforce the image that he is another Jimmy Carter. This would be especially true ahead of the upcoming elections.

 

[casual]

That was under Trump. If he were currently President it may have mattered.

But Biden appearing to back down against the top Near-Peer Adversary would re-enforce the image that he is another Jimmy Carter. This would be especially true ahead of the upcoming elections.

This is an issue that could be big or small and has given China an opportunity to escalate and push past the status quo in its favor. Chinese ships and aircraft will completely disregard any median line from now on and operate right up to Taiwan's coasts. Biden is on the defensive and trying to deescalate. It's the same with India. Everytime they do something stupid, China uses the opportunity to advance its agenda.

 

[FuturePAF]

This is an issue that could be big or small and has given China an opportunity to escalate and push past the status quo in its favor. Chinese ships and aircraft will completely disregard any median line from now on and operate right up to Taiwan's coasts. Biden is on the defensive and trying to deescalate. It's the same with India. Everytime they do something stupid, China uses the opportunity to advance its agenda.

True, China got an opportunity to change what could become a normal annual exercise to blockade Taiwan and threaten invasion.

 

[beijingwalker]

True, China got an opportunity to change what could become a normal annual exercise to blockade Taiwan and threaten invasion.

Good opportunity for a real time invasion exercise

More than a show: China’s exercises could help it practice an invasion

A barrage of Chinese propaganda said the drills, scheduled to start at midday Thursday, would serve as punishment for Pelosi’s visit, and as a shock-and-awe deterrent against opponents of Beijing’s claims to the self-ruled island.

indianexpress.com

 

[FuturePAF]

Good opportunity for a real time invasion exercise

More than a show: China’s exercises could help it practice an invasion

A barrage of Chinese propaganda said the drills, scheduled to start at midday Thursday, would serve as punishment for Pelosi’s visit, and as a shock-and-awe deterrent against opponents of Beijing’s claims to the self-ruled island.

indianexpress.com

Perhaps, because after now, Taiwan it’s allies will be ramping up and won’t ever lower their readiness then it currently is.

 

[mike2000 is back]

ROC plant huge army at Penghu island. Kinmen has limited soldiers becos it sure lose case if war started. You look at the map and will know how close Kinmen is to mainland China. The current exercise already cut off Taiwan contact and connection from Kinmen.

You mean there's a separatist island still held by ROC government just a few kilometres away from China's mainland that China hasn't been able to retake all these pas decades to this day?
If so, what makes you guys think Twaiwan which is far away from China's mainland will be easy to take? Lol

Any confirmation on this that China is going to take Kinmen? Also how many Taiwanese troops in Kinmen at the moment ?

Just ultra nationalistic fanboy dreams . We all know CCP won't do shit, apart from symbolic sanctions and firing missiles in the sea as always. What else can they do?

 

[MH.Yang]

This is an issue that could be big or small and has given China an opportunity to escalate and push past the status quo in its favor. Chinese ships and aircraft will completely disregard any median line from now on and operate right up to Taiwan's coasts. Biden is on the defensive and trying to deescalate. It's the same with India. Everytime they do something stupid, China uses the opportunity to advance its agenda.

Perhaps, because after now, Taiwan it’s allies will be ramping up and won’t ever lower their readiness then it currently is.

You mean there's a separatist island still held by ROC government just a few kilometres away from China's mainland that China hasn't been able to retake all these pas decades to this day?
If so, what makes you guys think Twaiwan which is far away from China's mainland will be easy to take? Lol


Just ultra nationalistic fanboy dreams . We all know CCP won't do shit, apart from symbolic sanctions and firing missiles in the sea as always. What else can they do?

The White House did not recognize Lopez as a legitimate official visit. In addition to making Chinese people angry, she did not cause actual harm to China's interests.

Taiwan has lost all its airspace and territorial waters. Now China's fighter planes, unmanned aerial vehicles, long-range rocket shells and missiles are flying freely over Taiwan.

The attitude of South Korea and Japan has also gradually become clear, and the South Korean president even refused to meet with Lopez.

 

[Bengal71]

Just ultra nationalistic fanboy dreams . We all know CCP won't do shit, apart from symbolic sanctions and firing missiles in the sea as always. What else can they do?

Probably true but China actually can do something including attacking Taiwan and occupying it. If they don't do it, I don't think it's because of lack of capability, probably because they want to choose the optimum time and situation to do it in their own terms.