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The Phone Call Heard 'Round the World: Trump Calls Taiwan
There's a new sheriff in town.
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So, a bunch of commies are butthurt. Maybe Trump should send them some crayons and coloring books and tell them to go to their safe space. |
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China is pissed off
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Since 1979 (Jimma Caaarter era) the US and China agreed to a "don't ask, don't tell policy towards Taiwan, because Red China is butthurt that some Chinese are free and democratic. Part of that deal is, the US president doesn't speak to the president of Taiwan, so as not to offend the special snowflakes of the Chinese communist party.
Trump just let China know what he thinks about a US president being silenced. |
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Cliffs: China wants to exert sovereign control over the entire South China sea area, therefore also controlling what, if any ocean borne commerce passes through "their" waters. Several US administrations now have avoided any sort of challenge to that policy, and that has been a huge mistake..
It is in the world's best interest that free transit of goods happen there and this looks like an initial step by the Trump team to tell China that there's a new Sheriff in town. |
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I hope Trump disregards China's protests and just does the right things. Screw them and what they want. We shouldn't let them dictate anything to us, ever.
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Even the President of the Philippines disrespected Obama by calling him a SOB and all that happened was Obama not following through on a planned meeting. |
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I hope everyone on both sides of this potential fustercluck keep their big boy pants on and considers each move long and hard. The economies of most of the developed Nations hinge on access to that trade route; especially to include ours AND China's.
Wars have been started for much less important stuff. |
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Back in '02, the Winter Olympics were in Salt Lake City. The worlds athletes were all over the area. One Salt Lake resident decided to make a banner and hang it from the balcony of their high level apartment. The banner simply read, "Free Tibet". The Chinese were upset and demanded the banner be taken down. Yea, that went over well. The Chinese were told the US is a free country and the banner could stay. The Chinese tried to save face with some lame ass double speak. Fukk those guys.
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Would a US policy of not allowing Chinese boats into US waters hurt China?
Unless they allow the SCS to be navigated freely, there will be no Chinese boats allowed into US waters. Who owns Maersk and the rest of those massive shipping importers? |
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Unfortunately, the US and China are bound together through many businesses currently. To abruptly stop the movement of one countries trade would not be good for either country, to say the least. What's the solution? I have no idea. I do know it is a huge mess. I will support President Trump using any and all measures to make a successful outcome for the US.
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This is a BIG deal for everyone. I have even gotten camo hats from a US PX with the China label inside... think about that for a minute! |
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Other side effects would be for us to eliminate our dependence from that side of the world, and the slow strangling of Chins's economy, leading to their own civil war. Ya, ya, that's the ticket. I like it. Sometimes one has to take one step back to go two steps forward. |
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They've been testing our resolve on the SCS all through obama's term. Trump just let them know that he's not obama.
What Trump has done is move his rook. China doesn't want to lose our business. They'll squawk, and that's about it. |
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Going to war with China is unwinnable..... Simple as that. We can beat our chests all we want, but they are as advanced as we are, whether you want to believe that or not. An armed conflict is not the correct answer on this one. |
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I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin', you know what I'm sayin' ? Sending our war ships into the SCS would definitely ramp up the situation. Do we really wanna play poker with them when we don't have to ? |
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