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"We do not support Taiwan independence.”

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    George K
    wrote on 19 Jun 2023, 22:00 last edited by
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    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      Aqua Letifer
      wrote on 19 Jun 2023, 22:00 last edited by
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      Well shit.

      Please love yourself.

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        Mik
        wrote on 19 Jun 2023, 23:14 last edited by
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        Talk about mixed messages. This comes after Biden declared we would defend Taiwan if China invaded.

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          Copper
          wrote on 19 Jun 2023, 23:15 last edited by Copper
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          "We do not support Taiwan independence.”

          He is jealous.

          He wants to be a puppet state.

          And, just like the Big Guy, he could use a nice paycheck.

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            19 Jun 2023, 22:00

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            Axtremus
            wrote on 19 Jun 2023, 23:25 last edited by
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            @George-K , you title this thread "We do not support Taiwan independence" as if it is new. That's par for the USA's "One China" policy since 1972.

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              19 Jun 2023, 23:25

              @George-K , you title this thread "We do not support Taiwan independence" as if it is new. That's par for the USA's "One China" policy since 1972.

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              Aqua Letifer
              wrote on 19 Jun 2023, 23:26 last edited by
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              @Axtremus said in "We do not support Taiwan independence.”:

              @George-K , you title this thread "We do not support Taiwan independence" as if it is new. That's par for the USA's "One China" policy since 1972.

              Ax, you posted your reply without understanding Mik's.

              Please love yourself.

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                Jon
                wrote on 20 Jun 2023, 01:32 last edited by Jon
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                Agreed this is a continuation of Nixon’s sea change in the early 70s.

                But yeah, IIRC, Biden went out on a limb and had to walk it back some time ago.

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                  George K
                  wrote on 20 Jun 2023, 01:39 last edited by
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                  I've never understood the disconnect between the rhetoric of the "One China" policy and the "We'll sell F-16s to Taiwan" reality.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • G George K
                    20 Jun 2023, 01:39

                    I've never understood the disconnect between the rhetoric of the "One China" policy and the "We'll sell F-16s to Taiwan" reality.

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                    Horace
                    wrote on 20 Jun 2023, 01:42 last edited by
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                    @George-K said in "We do not support Taiwan independence.”:

                    I've never understood the disconnect between the rhetoric of the "One China" policy and the "We'll sell F-16s to Taiwan" reality.

                    Reminiscent of "we won't let Ukraine fall" vs "we won't do more than is necessary to keep it upright".

                    Education is extremely important.

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                      Jon
                      wrote on 20 Jun 2023, 01:46 last edited by
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                      Agreed. It reminds me of Churchill’s comment about British policy re Ireland prior to independence:

                      Something like:

                      ‘There’s something to be said for smashing them to bits, there’s something to be said for giving them everything they want. But there’s nothing to be said for our current policy’.

                      I think the reality is Nixon set us on a path to recognizing the CCP as the victor in the civil war (and hence the sovereign of all of pre-war china) but chose to ease into it to make it more palatable for public opinion and the Taiwanese.

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