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Old 10th Apr 2023, 10:01
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Originally Posted by Low average
America with an axe to grind? Eh?

China has a force right now openly rehearsing the bombing and blockade of peaceful Taiwan, but the US is the problem again?

The reality is that the Chinese have been exposed by Russia and have been forced to switch strategy, they can no longer rely on a divided, sleepwalking Democratic world - so the bullying tactics have commenced prior to the next move.
China wasn't 'openly rehearsing the bombing and blockade of peaceful Taiwan' a few years ago. You have to ask yourself what has changed. If we are to assume that military rehearsals indicate the absolute intent to conduct military operations then everybody is at it, including us!!

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-uk-...ls-2023-02-09/

All countries, including China and the US, need to step back from this nonsense, in this regard Macron is correct. The sabre rattling approach of the US is not helping, its making a conflict much more likely.
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