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Taiwan Foreign Minister: Preparing for War With China
2021-10-05
[Raw Conservative] Taiwan’s foreign minister is warning of war with China and is asking Austraila for aid with intelligence, Australian Broadcasting reports.

The news comes after the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China flew dozens of sorties into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) beginning on Friday.

On ABC’s "China Tonight," Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said that if the PLA launches an actual strike, Taiwan is ready to repel it.

"The defense of Taiwan is in our own hands, and we are absolutely committed to that," Wu said.

The statement comse after Taiwan sharply criticized China on Saturday after Beijing marked the founding of the People’s Republic of China with the largest ever incursion by the Chinese air force into the island’s air defense zone.

Taiwan, a democratically governed island that is claimed by China, has complained for more than a year of repeated missions near it by China’s air force, often in the southwestern part of its air defense zone close to the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands.

Taiwanese fighters scrambled against 38 Chinese aircraft in two waves on Friday, the Taiwan Defence Ministry said. It said Taiwan sent combat aircraft to warn away the Chinese aircraft, while missile systems were deployed to monitor them.
Posted by:Besoeker

#11  Confucius say, "Chinese oppression
Save North from its war of aggression,
And thus -- hush ma mouth! --
It's not part of the South
But our poor enslaved puppet possession."
Posted by: Don Vito Elmart2595   2021-10-05 20:04  

#10  Meanwhile, MSN is creaming their jeans over the blockbuster movie from the CCP regarding the Battle of Lake Changjin. We used to recall this as Chosin Reservoir, and we used to root for the USMC.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2021-10-05 18:54  

#9  Bye, bye Cuba.
LA and VZ to follow.
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-10-05 13:52  

#8  in the 1950's mcarthur when asked what he would do vis-a-vis the chinese invasion of korea said, to paphrase,'Bomb Peking'. Should have listened.
Posted by: irish rage boy   2021-10-05 12:09  

#7  Then the Chinese are cut off from the international trade. No oil, coal, food, raw materials imports. No selling the labor of a 100's millions of factory laborers. Hope it's worth it for them. It will be worth it for America as industry has to rebuilt.
Posted by: Snerert Thud6543   2021-10-05 11:49  

#6  #1 Might want to keep a close eye on Kadena and Guam. A two or three pronged attack is not out of the realm of possibility.
Posted by: Besoeker 2021-10-05 07:40


My concern would be this: IF they can time it right (remember, the Japanese didn't) they can launch their attack on Taiwan and then tell us in no uncertain terms that there are missiles aimed at Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Portland, and Seattle - then simply ask, "Are you willing to trade these cities for Taiwan?" I figure at that point, those respective Governors will soil themselves and demand we stay out of it. In OR and WA, I suspect Antifa will deploy right quick to cripple or at least slow down any US military effort through those states.

I simply do not see a Biden Administration standing up for Taiwan in the face of any political opposition or violence.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2021-10-05 10:57  

#5  White House refuses to say whether Hunter Biden has divested his 10% investment in a Chinese firm after Psaki said he is a 'private citizen and not part of the administration'
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-10-05 09:51  

#4  China warns Taiwan against 'playing with fire' and says war could be 'triggered at any point' after sending dozens of warplanes into island's airspace
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-10-05 09:50  

#3  ^-- But back then we didn't have Groper Joe at the helm. After how he handled Afghanistan China must figure it has a deadline.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2021-10-05 08:48  

#2  Sabre-rattling. How scary.

China used to shell Taiwanese islands back in the day. It was no big deal.
Posted by: Blinky Pholuling8616   2021-10-05 07:56  

#1  Might want to keep a close eye on Kadena and Guam. A two or three pronged attack is not out of the realm of possibility.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-10-05 07:40  

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