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|u/Catadox - 8 hours
|
|This is utterly uninteresting news. Of course he’d say that. What the
|fuck else would he say?
|u/Tooterfish42 - 7 hours
|
|It's because of the implication
|u/Fishiesideways10 - 7 hours
|
|You keep saying that. Are we in any danger?
|u/tsm_taylorswift - 5 hours
|
|No ones in any danger. It’s an implication of danger
|u/skryb - 3 hours
|
|don’t forget the DONALD system **D**ominate the narrative
|**O**verstate your strength **N**egotiate aggressively
|**A**merica First **L**everage unpredictability **D**eliver a
|tweet storm
|u/UniqueAssociation729 - 3 hours
|
|When you put it this way it does sound like a good strategy….
|u/skryb - 3 hours
|
|well that’s because i use the SKRYB system **S**implify the
|concept **K**eep it relatable **R**eframe with wit
|**Y**ield to creativity **B**ring it home
|u/Scary-Aerie - 3 hours
|
|Can I keep you around as a mnemonics/acronym guy? So far
|you’re 2 for 2 and I’m digging it!
|u/Boye - 1 hour
|
|I thought the L was for "Lie incessantly"....
|u/Half-infinity - 7 hours
|
|The implication that things might go wrong for him if he refuses to
|negotiate with the administration, not that things are gonna go
|wrong for him but he’s thinking that they will.
|u/pablogott - 7 hours
|
|I’m confused, who is he in your comment?
|u/Half-infinity - 7 hours
|
|Yes 👍🏼
|u/thisisredlitre - 6 hours
|
|I prefer the FRANK system
|u/Preface - 5 hours
|
|I drop my monster condom for my Magnum dong
|u/BasicNeedleworker473 - 3 hours
|
|he is him
|u/Golden-Owl - 5 hours
|
|What implication….? You expect him to publicly insult the incoming
|president who has a known history of instigating trade wars with
|China and is infamously petty?
|u/Tooterfish42 - 5 hours
|
|Well we *are* already on a boat
|u/ActiveImpression6326 - 3 hours
|
|The funny thing is how China won that trade war but you’d never
|know it watching Fox News. We’re still paying for trumps
|bullshit from his first term.
|u/chimugukuru - 2 hours
|
|I live in China. It absolutely did not win the trade war, you
|just don’t see the ramifications on this end because the
|government keeps everything hush hush. Countless business have
|been shut down, youth unemployment was at an unprecedented 25%
|before they just stopped reporting the numbers, and people have
|been moving in droves out of first tier cities back to the
|countryside because of high costs of living and layoffs. I have
|been able to negotiate cheaper rent in the same place in
|Shanghai two years in a row now which would have been unheard of
|just a few years ago and my landlord is begging me to stay. My
|building is about 30% empty at the moment and the manager told
|me a lot of owners are concerned about how they’re gonna
|continue paying their mortgages. Things here are way worse than
|you think.
|u/RealCrusader - 8 hours
|
|Trump has called Xi a friend. Of course they will work together
|u/Catadox - 8 hours
|
|He also has a long history of calling china our number one enemy. I
|doubt they’ll actually work together much but it’s still just
|something you say. No world leader is going to be like “no I refuse
|to work with the president of the United States.”
|u/Parmeloens - 1 hour
|
|Yeah Trump was pumping out tons of propaganda about Xi and China.
|https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-launched-cia-covert-
|influence-operation-against-china-2024-03-14/
|https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-covid-
|propaganda/
|u/DappyHayes - 8 hours
|
|Putin and Xi are working him from both ends. America is the only
|capitalist left standing.
|u/Bert-en-Ernie - 7 hours
|
|The first part of your comment is true, but what is the second
|part supposed to mean?
|u/nonpuissant - 6 hours
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|It means they have no idea what they're talking about lol
|u/DappyHayes - 5 hours
|
|Two idiots who both think they outsmarted the other idiot.
|u/HoustonHenry - 7 hours
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|Giving him the 'ole "eiffel tower"
|u/DappyHayes - 6 hours
|
|Ooh-la-la.
|u/yellowstickypad - 7 hours
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|This would make for an interesting AI prompt.
|u/DappyHayes - 5 hours
|
|Ew. No! Bad.
|u/Chummyiota - 7 hours
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|Was.
|u/DappyHayes - 6 hours
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|The capitalist part or the standing part?
|u/umbananas - 7 hours
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|his action says otherwise.
|u/Les-Freres-Heureux - 4 hours
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|His first administration waged the most relentless trade war
|with China in decades
|u/umbananas - 4 hours
|
|Well whatever it was, it did not work. Trade deficit with
|China went up during his term. 🤷♂️
|u/a_modal_citizen - 4 hours
|
|But prices went up for Americans, so... Mission
|accomplished?
|u/IlikeJG - 5 hours
|
|Are you actually insane? Did you miss the part where Trump put
|vicious tariffs on goods imported from China during his last
|term? Or how he constantly goes on and on about how much of a
|threat China is?
|u/TugMe4Cash - 1 hour
|
|Trump was mainly 'strong' on China as [leverage to get
|Ivanka's trademarks](https://www.theguardian.com/us-
|news/2018/may/28/ivanka-trump-won-china-trademarks-donald-
|trump-zte-reversal) signed off. His tariffs were largely
|ineffective and generally caused more harm to the American
|people than good. >he constantly goes on and on about how
|much of a threat China is? He constantly goes on about lots
|of shit. Like a lot. His whole grift is talking shit that his
|cult following, with zero knowledge about the economy or
|politics in general, seem to lap up. For example he talks
|about how China is "taking all the jobs" and he wants
|everything to be manufactured in the USA - yet all his [MAGA
|hats, bibles, flags and other
|merchandise](https://i.imgur.com/kRggh6a.jpeg) are made in,
|yes you guessed it, China! Because he can grift more money
|from his followers that way and gives zero fucks about
|American jobs.
|u/Tundraspin - 7 hours
|
|Suddenly Ivanka receives more trademarks.....
|u/Tyzorg - 7 hours
|
|Why would you cloud dislike for Trump in a situation like this. This
|is about the whole country and ofc DJT called him a friend. Keep
|your enemies closer. It's all a dance and play they do.
|u/qubedView - 5 hours
|
|“We will assist President Trump with the peaceful transition of power
|from the US to China.”
|u/lew_rong - 2 hours
|
|It's not utterly uninteresting, but it's unsurprising. Last time
|donnie boy gave away the store to China in return for some trademarks,
|so *of course* they're ready to "work with" him again. Meanwhile the
|sheeple bleat their approval as his "tough on China" stance is poised
|to once again weaken America.
|u/BigBeeOhBee - 6 hours
|
|>What the fuck else would he say? "I'm Winnie the Pooh and hangout
|with Tigger and Rue while barbecuing Piglet and Rabbit while Eyore
|drinks the last of his rot gut vodka?"
|u/mikey_ig - 6 hours
|
|> What the fuck else would he say? “Nobody can be uncheered with a
|balloon.” — Winnie the Pooh. “I wonder how many wishes a star can
|give.” — Winnie the Pooh. “I’m not lost for I know where I am. But
|however, where I am may be lost.” — Winnie the Pooh. “Oh, bother.”
|— Winnie the Pooh. “Sometimes I flick my little thing, just to see
|if I feel it. Sometimes it excites me and I make honey.” — Winnie
|the Pooh. “Isn’t it funny / How a bear likes honey? / Buzz! Buzz!
|Buzz! — Winnie the Pooh.
|u/BigBeeOhBee - 5 hours
|
|> I flick my little thing, just to see if I feel it. Sometimes it
|excites me and I make honey.” — Winnie the Pooh. Me too Pooh, me
|too.
|u/pentaquine - 3 hours
|
|“We are going to war.”
|u/ChocolateNew3228 - 3 hours
|
|Idk he could say China will never work with the Trump administration
|because Trump is racist and misogynist amd a fascist. He could say
|China would rather go to war agains US to secure utter world
|domination.
|u/eastbay77 - 9 hours
|
|He wants to get a price quote to invade and take over Taiwan
|u/DappyHayes - 8 hours
|
|He gave the quote. It will be generous enough that a greedy man will
|grab it without thinking.
|u/OG_simple_rhyme_time - 1 hour
|
|Trump will take funding defense spending from Ukraine, Taiwan, South
|Korea, Gaza, NATO, etc which will hurt all US citizens that they're
|to stupid to know and the ones that are smart enough to know.
|Billionaires will benefit. Privatized military by sponsored
|billionaires to suppress the working class is on the horizon for
|Americans.
|u/TheAngryGoat - 2 hours
|
|15% discount on manufacture of dumb red hats
|u/TheyCallMeMrMaybe - 7 hours
|
|Price is probably $30 million investment into Truth Social.
|u/51ngular1ty - 7 hours
|
|With the talk about extra tariffs being placed on ICs I imagine he
|already received that payment.
|u/Hautamaki - 7 hours
|
|He better make that quick, pretty sure Elon is going to just buy
|Truth and fold it into Twitter for some absurd price next time he
|needs Trump to do something for him.
|u/turquoise_amethyst - 7 hours
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|Xi: "Is that the best you can do?”
|u/andrewsmd87 - 6 hours
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|It will be at least 3.50
|u/hextreme2007 - 5 hours
|
|Another fear mongering. There won't be an invasion in near future
|unless Taiwan is stupid enough to declare independence.
|u/Eclipsed830 - 5 hours
|
|Taiwan is already independent, but the PRC continues to move closer
|and closer to a war with Taiwan. Their freedom of navigation and
|overflights are becoming more and more aggressive, and it is only a
|matter of time before this leads to a mistake.
|u/hextreme2007 - 5 hours
|
|First, Taiwan never DECLARES independence. Actually, there's even
|no regime called "Taiwan", only "Republic of China". Second, I did
|not say it will never happen. I said it won't happen in near
|future, like in the next four years. Your "only a matter of time"
|claim suggest a long term, which may be right. But if you were
|suggesting only four years, that is nothing to support that idea.
|u/Eclipsed830 - 5 hours
|
|Taiwan is the colloquial name for the Republic of China. Saying
|their is no country called "Taiwan" is as stupid as saying there
|is no country called "China" or "Greece". Taiwan is already
|independent and is not part of the PRC. China does not want to
|accept this any longer.
|u/Individual_Jacket720 - 3 hours
|
|So, why did Taiwan occupy the islands of Kinmen and Matsu in
|China's Fujian province? The islanders of these islands do not
|consider themselves Taiwanese
|u/Eclipsed830 - 3 hours
|
|I have friends (classmates) from Kinmen who absolutely
|considered themselves Taiwanese. Those islands have never
|been part of the PRC.
|u/Individual_Jacket720 - 3 hours
|
|Just like many generals in Taiwan consider themselves
|Chinese
|u/Eclipsed830 - 3 hours
|
|And? Taiwan is a free country, people are allowed to
|identify however they'd like... Be it Taiwanese,
|Chinese, both, or neither.
|u/Individual_Jacket720 - 3 hours
|
|Yes, I can also say that the moon belongs to China.
|Imagination has nothing to do with reality, and Kinmen
|Matsu belongs to Taiwan and belongs to fantasy
|u/hextreme2007 - 3 hours
|
|>Taiwan is the colloquial name for the Republic of China.
|Then you do know that their official name is Republic of
|China, which brought lots of issues. It's quite unnatural that
|the colloquial name of a country has nothing to do at all with
|its official name, which is very similar to another country.
|Also, there are still "Taiwan Independence" movements on
|Taiwan island. Do you think they are wasting their time by
|doing something that is already done?
|u/Eclipsed830 - 3 hours
|
|There is nothing unnatural about referring to a country by a
|colloquial name. Do you feel it is unnatural to say Greece
|instead of the Hellenic Republic? Do you think it is strange
|that people call William Clinton by his colloquial name of
|Bill? Do yo think it is unnatural when someone named Richard
|goes by Dick? That is just how colloquialism works. And
|no, they aren't wasting their time. The "Independence
|Movement" in Taiwan is about declaring independence from the
|ROC, not the PRC, and starting over as a Republic of Taiwan.
|Just because people support Taiwan independence does not
|mean they don't already view Taiwan (ROC) as already
|independent.
|u/hextreme2007 - 3 hours
|
|OK. The Hellenic Republic example is great. But the names
|of individuals are totally different things. A country is
|not a person. Like you said. Declaration and recognition
|are important to some people. I said at the very beginning
|that it's about "Taiwan is stupid enough to **declare**
|independence". I didn't say "Taiwan is stupid enough to
|**be** independence".
|u/Eclipsed830 - 3 hours
|
|My point is that Taiwan is clear... they are **already**
|a sovereign and independent country, and not part of the
|PRC. For example, Taiwan's position clarified by the
|[ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs](https://www.taipeitime
|s.com/News/taiwan/archives/2021/09/08/2003764010)
|spokesperson Joanne Ou: >The ministry would continue to
|stress to members of the international community that
|**the Republic of China is a sovereign nation, not a
|part of the PRC**, and that Taiwan’s future can only be
|decided by its 23.5 million people. Or the status quo,
|[as explained by Taiwan's Minister of Foreign Affairs](h
|ttps://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1328&s=114527)
|: >**The Republic of China (Taiwan) is a sovereign and
|independent country. Neither the R.O.C. (Taiwan) nor the
|People’s Republic of China is subordinate to the other.
|Such facts are both objective reality and the status
|quo.** Taiwan will continue to work together with free
|and democratic partners to firmly safeguard universal
|values and beliefs.
|u/LawfullyNeurotic - 6 hours
|
|Sadly, we don't have any real options in stopping that if it were to
|happen. China is a behemoth in terms of their literal military size.
|They wouldn't even need to be skilled to counter us. It's purely a
|"brute force" situation if we came to blows. They simply have more
|soldiers and we'd be at a disadvantage of having to move hardware out
|there to match them. A war over Taiwan would take place in their
|backyard. They have the home field advantage in that scenario.
|u/Logical_Welder3467 - 6 hours
|
|War in Taiwan put China in severe disadvantage They need to
|prepare to move 1-2 mil troops across 100KM of water to assault a
|mountain fortress that is the island. Everyone would see this
|preparation from space and they have two one month windows each year
|to complete the landing. China import a large portion of their food
|and energy which would be blockade by US navy. so when the shooting
|starts they have a few months of supplies before the economic
|collapse China really need to win this war within a few days
|u/LawfullyNeurotic - 6 hours
|
|The fact of the matter is China told us outright when they expect
|to "absorb" Taiwan. They've given an end date of 2049. They
|wouldn't even need to invade Taiwan directly. All they would need
|to do is surround the island and shut down their airspace. After
|enough time, Taiwan would have to accept absorption or their
|people would starve to death. That isn't even counting important
|imports like medicine and fuel and so on.
|u/Eclipsed830 - 5 hours
|
|> The fact of the matter is China told us outright when they
|expect to "absorb" Taiwan. Fact of the matter is, China simply
|can't just "absorb" Taiwan. ---- >They wouldn't even need to
|invade Taiwan directly. All they would need to do is surround
|the island and shut down their airspace. After enough time,
|Taiwan would have to accept absorption or their people would
|starve to death. A blockade is an act of war. It is a half-
|measure that shows the hand the PRC was dealt. Either China
|needs boots on the ground in Taiwan, or a blockade does nothing.
|Is China going to shoot supply ships? Then that is war and
|Taiwan will be launching thousands upon thousands of anti-ship
|missiles from ground-based launchers. Those ships are now
|sinking.
|u/seeingeyefish - 5 hours
|
|> They wouldn't even need to invade Taiwan directly. All they
|would need to do is surround the island and shut down their
|airspace. After enough time, Taiwan would have to accept
|absorption or their people would starve to death. Just
|"surrounding the island" and "shutting down the airspace" might
|be hard when other countries are set on keeping them open. A
|blockade of Taiwan would be hampered by US (and ally) troops
|stationed to defend the eastern seaboard of Taiwan and a major
|port that could allow for resupply of the island. US bases in
|Japan and South Korea would try to close off northern edge of
|Taiwan to China in the East China Sea, with a Japanese air base
|on Yonaguni and the US not far behind on Okinawa. The same would
|happen from the south with the Philippines and US military
|stationed on Luzon. Chinese control of the South China Sea would
|blunt the southern flank to attempt control of Taiwan's eastern
|coast and allow contesting the Straight of Malacca. If China
|can't encircle Taiwan relatively quickly, they'll be forced to
|attack directly across the Strait of Taiwan which would be
|extremely fortified and attempt history's largest amphibious
|landing in the handful of places suitable for it. Notably, the
|south-west beaches whose approach is guarded by Taiwan's
|defenses on the Penghu islands. The name of the game would be
|for Taiwan to delay at Penghu to get their main defenses
|hardened while the US and allies hold the Chinese from Taiwan's
|eastern seaboard long enough to move even more forces into the
|area. Then keeping the Taiwanese supplied and firm for the
|massive attack that would hit them in only their strongest
|defenses. Make it so costly for China that they eventually back
|down again using only conventional forces. The US has been
|deepening its ties with the neighboring countries in the past
|couple years, particularly in regards to its nuclear trident
|with bombers stationed in Japan and submarines in northern
|Australia (Biden signed that deal last year) that aim to deter
|China from using nukes themselves if the conventional assault
|fails. Malacca is important for Chinese energy imports, and not
|terribly hard for the US to deny from their base in Changi,
|Singapore. Their relationship with Russia is, as you pointed
|out, an attempt to bypass the vulnerable shipping lanes. Other
|strategies include their building of naval bases in the Indian
|Ocean (Sri Lanka, Djibouti) and supporting the government of
|Myanmar (despite the current chaos and unrest) in hopes of using
|it as a port that bypasses Malacca, as well as a potential
|pipeline/canal across Thailand for the same reason. China's
|divestment of US debt and attempts to strengthen their energy
|import network is part of the pre-war chessboard, as well as (so
|far unsuccessful, I think) getting military access to naval
|ports in western Africa (Equitorial Guinea, Gabon) which would
|allow for a nuclear presence in the Atlantic off the US's east
|coast.
|u/hextreme2007 - 5 hours
|
|>They've given an end date of 2049. Source?
|u/LawfullyNeurotic - 5 hours
|
|>At the highest level of the Chinese Party-state, statements
|tying national unification with national revival and
|rejuvenation have been a mainstay of political discourse since
|the Deng Xiaoping era.[^(12)](https://interpret.csis.org/what-
|is-beijings-timeline-for-reunification-with-taiwan/#easy-
|footnote-bottom-12-1724) Such a framing offers an implicit
|deadline for PRC absorption of Taiwan by 2049. Xi Jinping has
|twice mentioned that the Taiwan issue cannot indefinitely be
|passed on from generation to generation but has not tied
|responsibility for unification to his current generation. He
|seems to be saying, in a sense, that Beijing cannot
|permanently delay achieving its goal, but has left flexibility
|on precisely how long a solution can be delayed.
|[https://interpret.csis.org/what-is-beijings-timeline-for-
|reunification-with-taiwan/](https://interpret.csis.org/what-
|is-beijings-timeline-for-reunification-with-taiwan/)
|u/hextreme2007 - 3 hours
|
|So it's implicit. It's something guessed by foreign
|analysts, not a date officially announced by China.
|u/LawfullyNeurotic - 3 hours
|
|If you want to take that risk, go for it. The fact is
|there's a very good chance China is going to attempt to
|absorb Taiwan within the next 20 years and we're not
|likely to do anything to stop it. The country can barely
|be convinced to back Ukraine at this point.
|u/hextreme2007 - 2 hours
|
|Anyway, your "next 20 years" prediction is waaaay more
|reasonable than those "next 4 years" claims, which are
|total nonsense.
|u/wheresmyspaceship - 6 hours
|
|Why is this even here? Literally every foreign government says this
|about an incoming administration
|u/lajb85 - 9 hours
|
|Of course they’re saying this. This is the perfect propaganda. They
|want us to vote Republican because it’s the worst thing we can do to
|ourselves. It’ll allow us to stagnate and put the focus of our
|government on getting bibles in schools, while China develops tech and
|their military and blows us by.
|u/Its_Pine - 8 hours
|
|Honestly in this case I don’t think so. China is still going to have
|an unpleasant time with tariff wars. But just like other world
|leaders, they know Trump is obsessed with public lip service and they
|are all taking this opportunity to try and manipulate him.
|u/Foolishium - 8 hours
|
|For short term, Trump is bad for China business. For long term,
|Trump is good for China political interest.
|u/IAmTheTrueWalruss - 8 hours
|
|Wouldn’t trump be just as likely to support Taiwan in an invasion?
|If anything his unpredictability helps Taiwan no?
|u/KyloRenCadetStimpy - 8 hours
|
|What unpredictability? Give Ivanka some patents, stroke his
|ego, he does what you want
|u/n-butyraldehyde - 8 hours
|
|He's perfectly predictable in one aspect -- he doesn't help
|those who don't stroke his ego or stuff his wallet. The fucker
|abandoned the Kurds and is open about abandoning Ukraine. Why
|would Taiwan be any different?
|u/Foolishium - 8 hours
|
|The problem is that Trump is terrible at mobilizing American
|alliance. USA alone is something that China can handle in China
|backyard. What China doesn't want is that US fully mobilizes
|their networks of Alliance and friends. If Trump pull out of
|NATO, applies 10% tariff to all Imports from EU, and leaks five
|eyes intel; then very few of Trump allies are willing to help US
|to defend Taiwan.
|u/IAmTheTrueWalruss - 7 hours
|
|You think he’ll pull out of NATO? Feels like threat.
|u/shady8x - 6 hours
|
|The Republican party felt the threat real enough to work
|with democrats to pass a law to forbid US presidents from
|leaving NATO whenever they feel like it...
|https://thehill.com/homenews/4360407-congress-approves-bill-
|barring-president-withdrawing-nato/ This is the same party
|that spent like a year blocking democrats from passing bill
|to fund border defense and anti illegal immigration
|efforts... which are the main things they are supposed to
|support. So they must feel the threat is pretty damn big.
|u/Fackos - 8 hours
|
|China would get fucking stomped by the US in Chinas back yard.
|There isn't a country on Earth anywhere on the planet that can
|beat the US military, regardless of location. The US doesn't
|need anyone's help beating China.
|u/bloodwine - 8 hours
|
|If Trump manages to replace 3- and 4-star generals with his
|cronies then we’ll fast-track the corruption and corrosion
|within our military. In time we may end up with a paper
|tiger military like Russia.
|u/Locke_and_Load - 8 hours
|
|Vietnam and Afghanistan say hello.
|u/Fackos - 8 hours
|
|The US Military completely destroyed those in control of
|Afghanistan. They failed at country building, which is
|impossible to do for a populace who isn't looking for it.
|Vietnam was deemed a failure because of the hate for the
|conflict at home. Look at casualties for both conflicts
|and tell me who won. You're naive if you think the US
|couldn't destroy China or any other country. They wouldn't
|be looking to occupy, they'd be their to dismantle them
|militarily, and it would be a resounding success.
|u/Alexexy - 8 hours
|
|The US and Nato allies were forced to pull out of Korea
|and Vietnam due to China and the USSR. One of the
|reasons why the US lost the Vietnam War was because they
|didn't have the carte Blanche ability to bomb the NVA in
|north Vietnam. If they did, China would intervene and
|made it a repeat of the Korean War. This was decades
|ago when China just came out of a civil war and had a
|fraction of the manufacturing capability that they have
|today. China has no hope of beating the US in an
|offensive war but in a defensive war, the US would
|likely face horrifying losses even if we do win.
|u/Nipun137 - 7 hours
|
|There is no chance of winning. If US invades China,
|there is only one outcome - utter annihilation of the
|entire US military (assuming no nukes). Tens of
|mlliins of soldiers will die before they could inflict
|any damage on Chinese mainland. China is almost
|impossible to invade. I said almost because if the
|entire world invades China then it is possible. But
|then again, in that case even US is invadable.
|u/Locke_and_Load - 7 hours
|
|The US is fine when it’s fighting a traditional war, but
|we’ve shown time and again we do terribly against
|ideology.
|u/MrBadger1978 - 7 hours
|
|You think that the country that inflicts the most
|casualties wins the war?! In which case, Germany won
|WW2.
|u/LoudAd6879 - 6 hours
|
|Militaries doesn't work like that. USA doesn't have any
|magical weapon systems to get away with logistics
|constraints. USA poured trillions to keep away Talibans
|from Afghanistan government. Talibans didn't have nuclear
|weapons, hypersonic missile programs, industrial production
|capacity, manpower that China has. China isn't imperial
|Japan that was constrained because of lack of important
|resources like iron ore & oil ( imperial Japan was totally
|dependent upon British India for iron ore, British colony
|Malaysia for Rubber plantations & America for oil, imagine
|depending on your enemies for basic raw materials for
|industrial manufacturing & still foolishly attacking them ).
|China has no such weaknesses & Russia is a Chinese ally who
|will keep supplying oil to them.
|u/Nipun137 - 7 hours
|
|Nonsense. If US military invades China (assuming no nukes),
|China will curbstomp USA. An invasion of China wouod require
|hundreds of millions of soldiers. Probably 99% would die
|before they even set foot on the land of China. The US navy
|is safe as long as they are far away from Chinese shore. If
|they come close, they will get destroyed. And I have not
|even taken into account Chinese industrial capacity which
|far exceeds that of USA. If China wants, they can build a
|military far larger than US.
|u/Diarygirl - 8 hours
|
|Well, right now, no, but that's going to change after Trump
|weakens the military.
|u/AdministrativeEase71 - 7 hours
|
|Trump is anti-NATO and pro-isolationist. NATO may be called
|North Atlantic but it's the premier global defense alliance and
|aligned specifically with the western interests China plays
|counter to.
|u/Hautamaki - 7 hours
|
|No, I don't think anybody believes he is just as likely to help
|Taiwan. Biden is on the record multiple times saying the US
|would go to war to defend Taiwan. Trump and people on his team
|have intimated the opposite.
|u/IAmTheTrueWalruss - 6 hours
|
|They’ve intimated the opposite? Isn’t it the strategy of the
|US to be vague in whether they will? Basically I’m asking
|there any evidence to suggest Trump is any different than
|Biden on Taiwan? Seems this policy is quite shared among all
|leaders. I’m not sure but I’m also kinda sure lol
|u/Hautamaki - 6 hours
|
|https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trumps-taiwan-remarks-spark-
|fury-concern-1862602 Casual Google brings up dozens of
|stories like this
|u/IlikeJG - 5 hours
|
|I wouldn't bet on Trump upholding any type of agreement no
|matter how big or small. The guy seems allergic to keeping his
|word. About anything. Even things he seems like he really cares
|about.
|u/LetterheadMore4606 - 8 hours
|
|It's not that deep. They would be saying they are ready to work with
|Harris if she won as well. This is just standard foreign policy
|speak. Nothing special.
|u/idungiveboutnothing - 8 hours
|
|China is fully ready for the trade wars. They've moved a huge amount
|of their supply chain to South America and Africa. They can't wait
|to flip all of our allies onto this and away from the US as the US
|becomes far more isolationist. This will weaken all opposition to
|China, weaken the US's position and influence globally, and also be
|the perfect excuse for China to grab Taiwan.
|u/a_modal_citizen - 4 hours
|
|> China is still going to have an unpleasant time with tariff wars.
|Almost as unpleasant a time as Americans.
|u/lajb85 - 8 hours
|
|I don’t think your understood what I mean. I’m not saying China
|actually wants Trump in office, but it behooves them to say that
|they are.
|u/pobbitbreaker - 8 hours
|
|they wont kiss the ring , but theyll tip their hat.
|u/Drew1231 - 5 hours
|
|The election was a couple of weeks ago.
|u/phred_666 - 8 hours
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|Of course he’s ready… Trump is easy to manipulate
|u/ggddrrddd - 8 hours
|
|Reverse psychology on a narcissist
|u/bareboneschicken - 9 hours
|
|That's just good politics to make that statement even if Xi secretly
|planned to do the exact opposite.
|u/Remote-Ad-2686 - 9 hours
|
|I can’t wait for the tariff war! It’s guaranteed to increase inflation
|and hurry along the great melt up. I can’t wait for 2 dollar a gallon
|gas ! Free social security and free overtime! How about that .50 cents a
|dozen eggs!! Once the “ Hispanic trail of tears “begins ,commence the
|civil rights violations!! Protesting will hit the streets and the far
|right waits….. I. Violence , martial law and restrictions that are good
|for all of us. The majority has spoke! The New American stands proud!!
|I. Can’t. Wait. Good night and good luck.
|u/Grand-Leg-1130 - 9 hours
|
|I just want to see the Trump voters who depend on SSA and or VA
|benefits get their payments severely reduced or cut off when the Trump
|admin and their Heritage Foundation masters come for their benefits.
|u/huehuehuehuehuuuu - 8 hours
|
|Still won’t change their minds though. It’s not just the people at
|the top who are dangerous. How easily entire populations get jerked
|around to their own detriments without realizing what is actually
|going wrong is just as dangerous.
|u/Grand-Leg-1130 - 8 hours
|
|Oh I know that, I just want them to suffer alongside me.
|u/taerin - 6 hours
|
|You *want* to see that? What the fuck is wrong with you?
|u/sassynapoleon - 6 hours
|
|They caused this. It’s their fault. We are all going to suffer but
|they deserve it, and I for one will not shed a tear for people who
|vote against their own interests getting hurt by their votes.
|u/taerin - 5 hours
|
|Just so I get this straight, you think there are vets who
|deserve to lose their benefits? As well as elderly who depend on
|SSA, you *want* to see them lose their benefits? Yes?
|u/sassynapoleon - 4 hours
|
|I don’t want anyone to lose their benefits. But I am truly out
|of empathy. trump campaigned on hurting people. His supporters
|cheered on the notion of his enemies being caused pain. They
|vote against NJ getting hurricane aid then come hat in hand
|when it’s their town. There is going to be a lot of hurt
|caused by this administration, much of it intentional and even
|more through incompetence. So yes, if you vote to hurt others,
|I will shed no tears when the pain comes back around.
|u/taerin - 4 hours
|
|You should probably take a step back and read everything
|again because what you got going on ain’t a good look.
|u/strand_of_hair - 3 hours
|
|Yeah we want them to lose their damn benefits. Fully
|fucking deserved. Your dumbass “gotcha” is nothing.
|u/Grand-Leg-1130 - 2 hours
|
|I DGAF about the trump crowd anymore and I'm tired of being nice
|to a bunch of half sapient fucks, they have it coming, simple as
|that.
|u/Remote-Ad-2686 - 8 hours
|
|Unfortunately, it appears , few people get what’s coming. 75% of
|government are working veterans. When the great “melt up “
|continues , no one will be able to control the inflation. No one
|will get 2 dollar gas , or tax free social security or overtime.
|Once the great “ Hispanic trail of tears” begins , civil rights
|protesters will hit the streets and … the far right waits. Once the
|justice department supports the far right and not the protestors …
|martial law is declared and more security laws are enacted for the
|good of the public. The political enemies of the right will be
|paraded before nation wide television. Nothing since the McCarthy
|years has anything been so entertaining. The justice department will
|drop serious charges as they are all hauled off into jail. We
|deserve what’s to come. The “ New American “ has spoken. Good night
|and good luck.
|u/Master_Debatin - 8 hours
|
|This didn’t happen even remotely last time, you sound manic.
|u/Remote-Ad-2686 - 8 hours
|
|Hispanic families weren’t split up at the border. Children to this
|day haven’t been reunited with their Moms…. No? Didn’t happen?
|u/Remote-Ad-2686 - 8 hours
|
|So “ last time “, the proud boys weren’t attacking BLM? The proud
|boys weren’t sent to jail over their violence?
|u/Master_Debatin - 8 hours
|
|They may have , the proud boys are horrendous, BLM was also
|horrendous, their followers were torching cities..
|u/Remote-Ad-2686 - 8 hours
|
|And the children at the border? Too bad for them huh… I guess
|our moral compass broke.
|u/Diarygirl - 8 hours
|
|No, that was all the white supremacists and cops. We used to
|laugh at you Fox News watchers because of how gullible you all
|were.
|u/Master_Debatin - 8 hours
|
|Seen it in person in downtown Milwaukee , you sound a little
|crazy there honestly. But this is why no one voted Democrat at
|any level this election 🤣🤣
|u/Chihuahua1 - 7 hours
|
|Next big riots will be left wingers on 20th January, just like
|last time. Reddit had front page threads back then promoting
|the laugh at trump events that ends up as riots
|u/pobbitbreaker - 8 hours
|
|fear mongering actually, i know im bipolar
|u/BlameTheJunglerMore - 7 hours
|
|Lmao. Someone needs to get off the far lefts propaganda
|u/Remote-Ad-2686 - 7 hours
|
|I’m on your side. I want all of it. We deserve all of it, come what
|may. 2 dollar gas!! Yes!
|u/BlameTheJunglerMore - 6 hours
|
|On what side, I'm an Independent.
|u/amithecrazyone69 - 5 hours
|
|I bet the people monitoring trumps phone in realtime are like “Jesus get
|off of social media Donald “
|u/ARGENTAVIS9000 - 4 hours
|
|how to get what you want from a narcissist 101: "pretend that you're on
|his team"
|u/tigerjuice888 - 6 hours
|
|Who wouldn’t be ready to work with a moron they can easily take
|advantage of.
|u/SwvellyBents - 8 hours
|
|We'll take negotiating with a moron, thanks! Buh bye, Joe.
|u/UsefulImpact6793 - 5 hours
|
|I'm sure [trump and his daughter are eager to abuse their official
|positions for personal
|profit](https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/09/22/ivankas-
|trademark-requests-were-fast-tracked-in-china-after-trump-was-elected/)
|again by kneeling to Xi to have over 40 trademarks fast-tracked in
|China, which is typically very difficult for foreigners to do over
|there.
|u/Gone_4_Tea - 3 hours
|
|Unfortunately Diplomacy is one thing considered unnecessary under
|federal efficiency guidelines please conduct future discussions with our
|profiteers department.
|u/finniruse - 1 hour
|
|The Chinese economy is on the brink. It's like a house of cards. There's
|already mass unemployment. And half the population is invested in
|useless real estate. Any tariffs would wreck the country while the US
|would probably do well out of protectionism. China is so much more
|reliant on US trade than the US.
|u/mysticsavage - 7 hours
|
|Translation buggered...he meant China is ready to work the Trump
|administration.
|u/MagmaManOne - 7 hours
|
|…. And there goes Taiwan
|u/Hour-School-2255 - 9 hours
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|Like he hasn't already been working with trump, can't have a puppet
|without a little effort
|u/Fundies900 - 7 hours
|
|Good for Dow Jones plus 5% on Monday.
|u/namotous - 7 hours
|
|It would be news worthy if he said otherwise
|u/DappyHayes - 8 hours
|
|Highlight the "ready" part only. They helped put him there. He will work
|for them. And will not realize.
|u/Random-Name-7160 - 7 hours
|
|They have his salary and annual deliverables all lined up.
|u/_chip - 6 hours
|
|Well Mr. Xi, don’t fear the Reaper..
|u/AdministrativeBank86 - 5 hours
|
|He already met Trump privately when he was in office last time. No one
|knows what was discussed
|u/Tiger-Billy - 3 hours
|
|Xi Jinping might misunderstand Trump's administration and its new
|international policies. The next American leader, Trump, wanted to ruin
|China's national economy if he had the chance. Above all, he would try
|very severe tariff policies on Chinese products and goods. Trump doesn't
|want to give China access to the US's huge domestic markets in the first
|place. Because Xi's government has already exposed its sharp fangs to
|the US's international defense, his diplomatic expert Wang built the
|whole picture of China's dream. However, Trump's administration won't
|admit China's ambitious dream and diplomatic plans since the People's
|Republic of China became the primary foe of the US. For instance, the
|PLA's naval fleets have deployed a number of warships and submarines to
|challenge America's military power at sea. It created obnoxious moments
|for Trump. Trump's major missions are the deportation of illegal
|immigrants, severe punishment against China's rise, ending the war
|between Russia and Ukraine, and rebuilding US military power, according
|to his latest announcements. On top of that, Trump's presidential
|aides are all anti-China, and they don't like the ideology of PC and DEI
|in US society. As a result, Xi might have had an unrealistic dream for
|himself. Trump doesn't want to establish a peaceful connection with
|China.
|u/Gerald_the_sealion - 9 hours
|
|He’s just a really lonely person with who doesn’t know how to
|express himself. Poor fella
|u/Kubocho - 9 hours
|
|Biden administration is the sole repondible for Trump rise
|u/Kubocho - 9 hours
|
|I highly doubt that Italian Fascism has anything to do with
|Trump’s policies.
|u/Bumbum_2919 - 9 hours
|
|It's not a fucking champagne, it does not require a specific
|geographic origin
|u/gayfrogs4alexjones - 8 hours
|
|Trump is very much reminiscent of the machismo based Italian
|fascism of the Mussolini era
|u/Ok_Garden_4842 - 9 hours
|
|Yooo this is comedy, imagine thinking Trump is the puppet when Biden
|doesn’t even know what day it is.
|u/Beavers225 - 9 hours
|
|He is putins puppet. You are repeating the same dumb shit you hear
|from Fox News. You are also a moron, and I am praying for your
|financial hardships
|u/Beavers225 - 9 hours
|
|Like imagine voting for someone who is a rapist and heavily
|involved with Epstein, and wants to ruin our democracy. What an
|embarrassment
|u/Goat_Status_5000 - 9 hours
|
|Neither does Trump. Trump is 78 years old.
|u/tmax1976 - 9 hours
|
|Calm down fake patriot. Coming from the fascism sellout who brags
|about supporting a sex offender and election cheat, you do sure
|have a lot of keyboard confidence. You can be anti America all
|you’d like, but you aren’t convincing anyone of your narrative.
|End of discussion.
|u/Islanduniverse - 9 hours
|
|Imagine supporting a rapist.
|u/juxtapose519 - 9 hours
|
|Your whole comment history reads like someone who wasn't athletic
|enough to be an athlete, but wasn't smart enough to be anything
|other than an athlete. Sit down, mouth breather.
|u/PMzyox - 8 hours
|
|The art of the deal with the devil
|