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2019-01-02 China-Japan-Koreas

'All necessary means': Xi Jinping reserves right to use force against Taiwan

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-01-02 06:20|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
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#1 Spoke the country with the most dangerous strategic target on the planet and one well in range of Taiwan's missiles.

Posted by 3dc 2019-01-02 08:11|| 2019-01-02 08:11|| Front Page Top

#2 The K street and Wall Street cabal may obstruct official American reaction, but the American public will hammer the trade market with a major boycott. See business try to quickly find new suppliers while also trying to relabel their stock. Xi hasn't been around for a major economic collapse. Taiwan will be among the least of his worries.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-01-02 10:56|| 2019-01-02 10:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Seems China would see this coming and either prepare for it somehow, withhold strategic and lifesaving goods and medications, or just wait until they had their own economy which could quickly marginalize the contributions of others that didn't kowtow to them.

Posted by gorb 2019-01-02 23:19|| 2019-01-02 23:19|| Front Page Top

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