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Good news. Xi is now using the "indivisible security" phrase for the Asia Pacific region

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday proposed a "global security initiative" that upholds the principle of "indivisible security", a concept also endorsed by Russia

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During a video speech to the annual Boao Asia Forum, Xi said that the world should respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, while paying attention to the "legitimate" security concerns of all.

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Analysts note that this is the first time China has argued for "indivisible security" outside the context of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, with implications on U.S. actions in Asia.

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"If China deems actions by U.S. and its allies on Taiwan or the South China Sea as disregarding its security concerns, it could evoke the concept of 'indivisible security' to claim the moral high ground in retaliation," said Li Mingjiang, associate professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore.

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Wang Jiangyu, a law professor at the City University of Hong Kong, said by evoking the concept of "indivisible security", which had originated from Europe, China could hope to make its actions in defence of its core interests appear more legitimate to other countries.

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"The showdown between China and the US is not a question of if, but of when" - Taiwan will be the next global flashpoint, according to Hua Ping, a senior researcher at Huayu Zhiku, a think-tank led by Major-General (ret.) Peng Guangqian (pictured).
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"Second, the China-US showdown is not a question of if, but of when, how, and on what scale. We must not only forsake the delusion of a "peaceful rise" free of struggle, but we must also abandon the unfulfilled aspiration to achieve reunion solely through peaceful means.
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"Our window of opportunity to take action against the US is closing. We must urgently prepare to recover Taiwan before, not after, the Sino-American showdown. The longer we drag this out, the more costly and difficult it will be to resolve the Taiwan issue.
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Overbom said:

""Third, Taiwan is China's soft underbelly, a testicle squeezed between America's fingers that it can toy with at a whim."

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Damn, that sounds so dirty!

solarz said:

Damn, that sounds so dirty!

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It's god damn true though, I'd damned if you can find a better analogy.

Overbom said:

"Our window of opportunity to take action against the US is closing. We must urgently prepare to recover Taiwan before, not after, the Sino-American showdown. The longer we drag this out, the more costly and difficult it will be to resolve the Taiwan issue.

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How much influence does this guy have in the government, and does he echo the sentiments some officials have regarding Taiwan? Because this is giving signals that they'll pre-emptively armed reunify Taiwan, instead of waiting for US to pull their moves. Coupled with the "indivisible security" announcement posted a while ago, it might be them to prepare the scene to begin their operations soon.

It’s a shame it takes a long time to research these type of stuff. Assuming it doesn’t get delayed.

antiterror13 said:

Labor is likely to win in the next election in 1 month time

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I'm not as confident as I was before the elections was called. In the first week, numbers have already went down for the Labor leader, albanese compared to Morrison. Now albanese has got covid so it will affect his campaigning. And that's not to mention the murdoch media machine haven't picked up pace yet in their demonising of Labor. It will not be smooth sailing as predicted last month.

Temstar said:

It's not actually about money, AFAIK China isn't offering more money than Australia. It's about respect. Australia does this:

While China does this:
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Same with treatment of Africa and African officials. They are treated with respect and equals by china. While Pelosi famously refused to meet with an African official delegation cuz she thought they were too low ranked.

solarz said:

Damn, that sounds so dirty!

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dengyeye said:

It's god damn true though, I'd damned if you can find a better analogy.

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So naughty America is having big mouthfuls of banana fever.

hard time coming for RU economy