Gunny
04-14-2023, 08:28 AM
Last Saturday, just hours after Xi Jinping sipped tea with Emmanuel Macron while calling for peace in Ukraine, fighter jets flew across the Taiwan Strait in a display of Chinese military might.
Aimed at intimidating Taiwan, China's drills began the day after a state visit by the French president that marked a high point in Chinese diplomacy.
The jarring juxtaposition was the latest example of the two faces China has presented to the world - a dovish international peacemaker, and an attack dog baring its teeth to defend what it sees as its territory.
But can Beijing sustain this strategy?
Nope. Sooner or later barking dogs have to bite or people quit listening. With China, Xi's ego is in the way of its master plan. He could just ignore Taiwan completely. What I would do. Especially with the current bungler in the WH and no hope in sight no matter which way the voters go. Time is our enemy and completely on the NEO-Axis of Evil's sides.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-65247965
Aimed at intimidating Taiwan, China's drills began the day after a state visit by the French president that marked a high point in Chinese diplomacy.
The jarring juxtaposition was the latest example of the two faces China has presented to the world - a dovish international peacemaker, and an attack dog baring its teeth to defend what it sees as its territory.
But can Beijing sustain this strategy?
Nope. Sooner or later barking dogs have to bite or people quit listening. With China, Xi's ego is in the way of its master plan. He could just ignore Taiwan completely. What I would do. Especially with the current bungler in the WH and no hope in sight no matter which way the voters go. Time is our enemy and completely on the NEO-Axis of Evil's sides.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-65247965