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| Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Calls on U.S. Govt. to Recognize Taiwan as Independent |
| 2022-03-04 |
| [Breitbart] Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called upon the United States to recognize Taiwan as an independent nation during his visit to the island off the coast of China. On Thursday, Pompeo publicly declared that the U.S. government should take the "long-overdue" step and recognize the freedom of Taiwan. "It is my view that the U.S. government should immediately take necessary, and long-overdue, steps to do the right and obvious thing, that is to offer the Republic of China (Taiwan) America’s diplomatic recognition as a free and sovereign country," Pompeo said in a statement. Pompeo said this would be a recognition of an already "existent reality." "This is not about Taiwan’s future independence, it is about recognizing an unmistakable, already existent reality," asserted Pompeo. " That reality is this, as many of your past and present leaders have made clear, there is no need for Taiwan to declare independence because it’s already an independent country." "Its name is the Republic of China (Taiwan)," he continued. "The people and government of the United States should simply recognize this political, diplomatic, and sovereignty reality. The Taiwanese people deserve the world’s respect for a free, democratic, and sovereign country." Related: Mike Pompeo: 2022-02-18 Mike Pompeo attacks Joe Biden for his 'enormous weakness' on Russia and says 'failure of foreign policy' will see Russian foreign minister 'eat the Secretary of State's lunch' Mike Pompeo: 2022-02-05 US waives sanctions on Iran’s civil atomic program in bid to advance nuke talks Mike Pompeo: 2022-01-06 Iran says it seeks to prosecute 127 people abroad over Soleimani killing |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 Actually, Taiwan was the only fight worth fighting. And no one seems prepared for it. |
| Posted by: Cthulhu of Ryleh 2022-03-04 12:07 |
| #4 Speak loudly! Carry a big toothpick! Pompeo's weightloss program is depriving his brain of oxygen |
| Posted by: Grins tse Tung8067 2022-03-04 11:57 |
| #3 Lately I've been very disappointed with Mr. Pompeo. Sympathetic as I am to the idea of Taiwan's independence, I think this is as recklessly provocative an action as promising Ukrainians that they could join NATO. Better to quietly and privately let Xi know, in no uncertain terms, that his navy would end up at the bottom of the South China Sea if he tries to invade Taiwan. My understanding is that the concept of "face" is very important in that part of the world. So let Xi keep his face as long as he stays in his place. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2022-03-04 11:45 |
| #2 It would force China's hand and make it lose face and most likely strengthen Xi's position before the September meeting of the CCP. I would wait until after that and if Xi is still in power, declare it and then do a complete decouple from the direct Chinese manufacturing pipeline. Just make sure there are other sources that you have put in place to pick up the slack. It would hurt, badly but not as much as it would to China that is in a slow collapse of its economy. China would cease to exist. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2022-03-04 08:16 |
| #1 This is the type of response and geo-political action that should be taken as a result of events in the Ukraine. Will it happen? No, of course not. Not in a thousand years of a Biden administration. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-03-04 06:24 |