Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan

WildmanWilson

fishlessman

WildmanWilson said:

China is evil

HeavyG

WildmanWilson said:

Ok...that did make me laugh.

lousubcap

A Chinese response update linked here:
https://news.usni.org/2022/08/03/china-deploys-aircraft-carriers-prepares-military-drills-near-taiwan-following-pelosi-visit?utm_source=USNI+News&utm_campaign=c847dc3c1e-USNI_NEWS_DAILY&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0dd4a1450b-c847dc3c1e-230648085&mc_cid=c847dc3c1e&mc_eid=da66ed6ca4  

JohnInCarolina

China’s official response to Pelosi’s visit ⬇️

http://twitter.com/StuartKLau/status/1555494582561001474?s=20&t=Oonyy9Y9oiDofDsXE6ZzZg

lousubcap

Here's more on China-Taiwan and the US-

"U.S. RELATIONS - CHINA, TAIWAN

More than 100 warplanes and 10 warships have taken part in live-fire military drills surrounding Taiwan over the past two days, according to China’s official Xinhua News Agency. China has also announced sanctions against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her visit to Taiwan earlier this week. A Chinese Foreign Ministry statement said that Pelosi had disregarded China’s serious concerns and resolute opposition to her visit. It called Pelosi’s visit provocative, saying it undermined China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. APreports. 

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called China’s military exercises aimed at Taiwan a “significant escalation.” The exercises, which included missiles fired into Japan’s exclusive economic zone, were launched following a visit to the island by Pelosi. Speaking to reporters at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Cambodia, Blinken said that Pelosi’s visit did not represent a change in U.S. policy toward Taiwan, and accused China of using it as a “pretext to increase provocative military activity in and around the Taiwan Strait.” David Rising reports for AP. 

Pelosi has said that the U.S. will continue to engage with Taiwan despite criticism from China. “We will not allow them to isolate Taiwan,” Pelosi said of Beijing. Referring to China’s military drills, she said that Beijing was “probably using our visit as an excuse.” Peter Landers reports for the Wall Street Journal. 

The White House summoned China’s ambassador yesterday to condemn Beijing’s escalating actions against Taiwan and reiterate that the U.S. does not want a crisis in the region. “After China’s actions overnight, we summoned [People’s Republic of China] Ambassador Qin Gang to the White House to démarche him about the PRC’s provocative actions,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said in a statement. “We condemned the PRC’s military actions, which are irresponsible and at odds with our long-standing goal of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.” A démarche is a protest lodged through diplomatic channels. Yasmeen Abutaleb reports for the Washington Post. 

The Pentagon has directed the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan to remain in the area near Taiwan, to monitor the situation as China carries out its live-fire military drills.  Olivia Olander reports for POLITICO. 

China has said it is halting cooperation with the U.S. in a number of areas, including dialogue between senior-level military commanders and climate talks. China's foreign ministry also said that it was suspending cooperation with Washington on prevention of cross-border crime and drug trafficking, and on repatriating illegal migrants. Reuters reports. "

littlerascal56

Wow…lots of fallout from her visit. 

dmchicago

littlerascal56 said:

Wow…lots of fallout from her visit. 

China shoots a bunch of metal into the ocean and stomps their feet. 🤷‍♂️

Ozzie_Isaac

This is mind boggling.  I bet George Floyd never would have guessed his name would be involved in international posturing and in anyway involved in the start of The Last Great War.  Whatever his highschool yearbook quote is, it wasn't this.

"China tells U.S. it can't 'treat other countries like George Floyd' and 'bully and strangle them at will'"

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11083987/China-SANCTIONS-Nancy-Pelosi-family-vicious-provocative-visit-Taiwan.html

HeavyG

https://twitter.com/TrentTelenko/status/1555967635938054146

Winnie the Pooh fights back.

lousubcap

What I have found today:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-62462273?xtor=AL-72-[partner]-[gnl.newsletters]-[headline]-[news]-[bizdev]-[isapi]&xtor=ES-213-[BBC News Newsletter]-2022August8-[top+news+stories]  

fishlessman

dmchicago said:

littlerascal56 said:

Wow…lots of fallout from her visit. 

China shoots a bunch of metal into the ocean and stomps their feet. 🤷‍♂️

a butterfly flapping its wings in china does not cause a hurricane, but what if the population of 1.4 billion stomps their feet at the same time

Legume

fishlessman said:

dmchicago said:

littlerascal56 said:

Wow…lots of fallout from her visit. 

China shoots a bunch of metal into the ocean and stomps their feet. 🤷‍♂️

a butterfly flapping its wings in china does not cause a hurricane, but what if the population of 1.4 billion stomps their feet at the same time

They can’t, they’re in different timezones.  Duh.

lousubcap

Here's a good read about what the Chinese demonstrated in their military fire power drills post Pelosi:
https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2022/08/how-beijing-changing-its-rules-around-taiwan/375902/