We Are “Weeks Away” from War with China And Russia | Redacted with Natali and Clayton Morris
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The U.S. is sending more delegates to Taiwan and simultaneously sending more warships in and around China. Is this a provocation to war? Even former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is warning that this is dangerous and the U.S. should slow its roll, so to speak. He did not use that expression.
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The US has thrown down the gauntlet. A showdown may come “in the coming weeks,” if sanity does not prevail. White House and Pentagon spokesmen keep insisting, as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl did on Aug. 14:
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“What’s important for us right now is to make sure that Beijing understands that our forces in the region will continue to operate, to fly, to sail wherever international waters allows. That includes the Taiwan Strait.
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“I think you should expect that we will continue to do Taiwan Strait transits, as we have in the past, in the coming weeks. …”
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What About President Biden?
Not to worry. To the degree it matters, he seems relaxed. On Aug. 8, after China announced new post-Pelosi-visit military drills in the seas and airspace around Taiwan, Biden expressed mild concern about China’s deployments, but spoke reassuringly to reporters:
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“I’m concerned they (the Chinese) are moving as much as they are,” but I don’t think they’re going to do anything more than they are.”
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Is Biden Listening to His Own PR People, and …
Here is White House Strategic Communications Director John Kirby at a briefing on August 1:
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“… Nothing has changed – nothing has changed – about our One China policy … Put simply, there is no reason for Beijing to turn a potential visit [by Pelosi] … into some sort of crisis or conflict, or use it as a pretext to increase aggressive military activity in or around the Taiwan Strait. [Emphasis added.]
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