Flirting with War (China vs Taiwan, and whatever might ensue)

[Tintin]

Posted by w1ndmill (here)

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
New from Alexander Mercouris of The Duran, citing a prominent Financial Times article: (20 mins)

US and Japan prepare for conflict with China

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=UJqwTcUFy0k

This is extremely concerning, especially taking into account the last chapter in Zecharia Sitchin's The End of Days "Armageddon and Prophesies of the Return". He writes:

"In the 21st century BCE, a war of the Kings of the East against the Kings of the West was followed by a nuclear calamity. Twenty-one centuries later, when BCE changed to AD, Mankind's fears were expressed in a scroll hidden in a cave near the Dead Sea that described a great and final "War of the Sons of Light against the Sons of Darkness". Now again, in the twenty-first century AD, a nuclear threat hangs over the very same historical place. It is enough reason to ask: Will history repeat itself - does history repeat itself, in some mysterious way, every twenty-one centuries?"

Yes, it is concerning. The UK Column ran a segment on Friday covering the UK and Japan agreement concerning defence issues, and if I've remembered correctly, the arrangement facilitates putting UK troops on Japanese soil.

The agreement is here and at 27 pages long a bit too I think large to embed here:
https://www.mofa.go.jp/files/100445053.pdf

The UK Government official announcement: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/p...ence-agreement

To listen to the segment come in at around 00:29:30 here for the full segment but the Japan related piece happens closer to the 40 minute mark: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-co...h-january-2023


Source: https://www.rumble.com/video/v22o6re

[Miller]

Thank you for this great post Tintin - lots to digest. I skimmed the reciprocal agreement while listening to the UK Column Video, and what particularly caught my eye was Article XXI That the authorities of the sending/receiving states shall have the right to exercise all criminal and disciplinary jurisdiction over the ..... civilian component. The implications are self-explanatory

[Tintin]

Posted by w1ndmill (here)
Thank you for this great post Tintin - lots to digest. I skimmed the reciprocal agreement while listening to the UK Column Video, and what particularly caught my eye was Article XXI That the authorities of the sending/receiving states shall have the right to exercise all criminal and disciplinary jurisdiction over the ..... civilian component. The implications are self-explanatory

And thankyou, too

I do need to try and find some time to pore through this myself, but, alas, haven't yet - that's a helpful highlight you've posted here

[ExomatrixTV]

• U.S. General Predicts WAR With China By 2025!

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=5x02A96DC-o

You’ve heard that war is hell, right? Well, have you heard that war is a hell of an aphrodisiac? You’d certainly get that impression from U.S. Air Force General Michael Minihan, who recently issued a memo predicting war between the United States and China by 2025. In the memo General Minihan also spoke glowingly of how wonderful and enriching the feeling of killing one’s enemies is. Jimmy and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss the sheer lunacy of this memo and the march to war with China.

[BMJ]

Special Operations, Taiwan ???

[ExomatrixTV]

• China vs Japan: Why Japan is Preparing for War

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=qZPOZN0tlps

[ExomatrixTV]

• Why Japan's Military is Gladly Getting Ready for War:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=mx5CckLSjLM

Japan’s new defense strategy and their already existing massive economic influence in Southeast Asia will make them the west's secret weapon against communist authoritarian China. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently unveiled on December 16th 2022 his country's new 5 year $320 billion dollar defense plan that will acquire 500 US made tomahawk cruise missiles that can strike Chinese territory for the first time. It will effectively double the size of Japan's military budget and make them the world’s third-largest military spender right after the United States and China. It’s not just an increase in weapons, their publicly released historic 2022 National Defense outlines sound justifications and legal arguments for this rearmanet as well as a change in their defense posture to deter aggression. Oh no! Sound the alarms! The Japanese empire has woken up from its slumber and they’re getting ready to take over the world again! ”

Obviously that’s absolutely ridiculous but tell that to North Korea, Russia and China who all took turns coming out to publicly denounce Japan’s new military plan as “dangerous” and alluding to Japan's history as an expansionist empire. Chinese Communist Party tabloid Global Times said “Japan has a history of straying into militarism and committing aggression and crimes against humanity, which has brought disaster to the region and the world and is now deviating from the track of post-war peaceful development.

Apparently it’s only okay for China to increase defense spending and no one else. Yes Even 80 years after the last world war it’s hard for some people to forget. people don’t forget meme In most modern discussions about great power politics we completely overlook Japan but I think a closer analysis will show you that this great nation holds the keys to keeping China in check. Many people do not understand just how much economic influence and soft power Japan projects despite having a somewhat self imposed limited military. Even though China’s GDP surpassed Japan’s in 2010. Japan is still the largest sponsor of infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia. Yes, that's even bigger than China’s massive efforts to expand with their Belt and Road Initiative throughout the region. As of 2021 Japan's investments in projects in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam is $259 billion compared to China’s $157 billion. This means Japanese banks lend more to Southeast Asia's five largest economies than the United States, UK and France combined. Doesn’t explain why my loan requests to Japanese banks are always denied but fair enough. Japan's massive construction projects across Asia give them tremendous credibility, respect, and influence in foreign policy decisions in the region. This makes Japan a closer rival to China than the US in this regard. Tokyo is the undisputed heavyweight champ of infrastructure investments in South East Asia even though China gets all the news reports about their belt and road initiative. These projects include a subway system for Manila and a new East-west southern economic corridor that will link up Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar to promote free trade.

These are some of the projects Japan is changing the world with. So how does Japan compete against China in this field? They offer low interest rates of around .25% for 30 year loans which is way better than the 4% interest rates on China’s projects which have been criticized for debt trapping developing countries. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry.

[ExomatrixTV]

• China Launches Military Drills Around Taiwan
  

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=8jiBP1B6Cbo

[ExomatrixTV]

• U.S. Sends Troops To Taiwan!

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=lEyawrNwyQM

The U.S. has sent another 200 soldiers — described as “trainers” — to Taiwan in the latest provocative move aimed at sending a message to China. China’s growing economy and increasingly powerful role on the international stage represents a threat to the unipolar world ruled over by the United States, and a possible war with China over Taiwan may be the only option available to U.S. leaders to downgrade this emerging power. Jimmy and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger talk to The Duran hosts Alexander Mercouris and Alex Christoforou about the insane push to the brink of war between the U.S. and China.

[Ravenlocke]

https://twitter.com/Daark_web/status...99787306729472

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https://twitter.com/Daark_web/status...03180288950272

[ExomatrixTV]

• OH SH*T…IT’S STARTING:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6VmPY_dmxOc

As US defense contractors visit Taiwan and the US ramp up tensions with China, much like with Ukraine, are the US solely interested in protecting Taiwan from a giant aggressor, or are they the aggressor themselves?

[ExomatrixTV]

• Is Taiwan the New Ukraine!?

[ExomatrixTV]

• Tucker Carlson The ONLY Cable Host to QUESTION NeoCon Consensus on Ukraine, Taiwan: Analysis

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=fn2_ROqSGqY

Independent journalist Michael Tracey discusses former Fox News host Tucker Carlson's inflammatory comments about the U.S.' involvement in Ukraine and Taiwan.

[Ravenlocke]

https://twitter.com/ricwe123/status/1653702044258119682

[ExomatrixTV]

• I Asked The People Of Taiwan About CHINA (Not What I Expected):

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=mH_VMEvpOQs

[ExomatrixTV]

• U.S. & Chinese Warships’ CLOSE CALL In Taiwan Strait!:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ko5hQmEe82Q

[Ravenlocke]

https://twitter.com/MintPressNews/st...83249831178272

[ExomatrixTV]

• Chinese Military Jet Intercepts Canadian 🇨🇦 Forces Plane In ‘Aggressive Manner’

[onawah]

A factor that often goes unnoticed:
[QUOTE=onawah;1583216]China's Military is Garbage: It still No Match for U.S. and Allied Dominance
China Undercover
4.09K subscribers

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=N1Rf4lpoAdc

(The more discontented the Chinese people become, the more likely the CCP will start a war as a distraction.
Even though it would be hugely expensive and the failure of the 3 Gorges Dam, which is not unlikely as it is situated on a fault and is already cracking, would cripple the already failing economy.
With the rise in earthquake activity globally, the CCP really needs a much better game plan, but corruption is so inherent in the party, that is unlikely to happen.)

[onawah]

Addendum to that last post regarding recent earthquakes in China (which, BTW, the CCP is reluctant to report)

Posted by onawah (here)
5.0 Earthquakes in China
The Admission Of Xu Jiayin's Ties To High-Ranking Officials Has Sent Shockwaves Throughout China
China Truths
28.8K subscribers
Oct 24, 2023

"Earthquakes struck Gansu and Guangdong one after the other.
China rescues more than 1,000 cats destined to be used as mock pork and mutton
The involvement of female CCP officials in ‘beauty corruption’ is astounding.
Jiangsu Province requires professionals and experts to resign and start a business abroad.
The admission of Xu Jiayin's ties to high-ranking officials has sent shockwaves throughout China.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=LD7vCKLP2LU