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originally posted by: GenerationGap
originally posted by: putnam6
originally posted by: GenerationGap
originally posted by: gortex
a reply to: musicismagic
The Beijing 2022 winter Olympics are being held between 4-20 Feb , I don't think anything will happen until until after that.
It's being reported that Putin and Xi will hold meetings when Putin attends the games , the Axis is uniting ahead of the showdown.
I've been repeating the following for the last 2 years:
China taking Taiwan will mimick the Sochi Olympics and Crimea. That is to say, as the Olympics wind down, China will move on Taiwan the same way Russia took Crimea as the Sochi games wound down.
Additionally, Russia and China will act in sync. Within hours, before or after, of China moving on Taiwan Russia will begin its own advance further into Ukraine.
I'll confidently say none of that will happen this year, both Russia and China likely own Biden. They will milk that for all it's worth. War would probably be the quickest way to usher Biden out the door especially with both China and Russia making big-time moves on his watch. They will bide their time for now
I'm confident it will. Biden is so completely weak it must happen before the midterms while the vast majority of America doesn't trust their leadership. The move will happen while the world's best athletes are still in Beijing. Interfere with China's Taiwan plans and those athletes quickly become bargaining chips... just like Sochi.
originally posted by: putnam6
BS China isn't gonna destroy its meal ticket and 330 million consumers till it has a replacement. They will dance around Taiwan, One China has its advantages but Taiwan and its proximity to Japan, the Philippines, South Korea means the US will definitely defend against any aggression.
Much easier for China to subvert Taiwan, than war with the west over Taiwan. At least for now.