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A military source told the newspaper on the condition of anonymity that Pelosi's visit could coincide with the anniversary of the founding of the PLA on August 1. On that occasion, the involving a large number of warships and aircraft. In his view, the Chinese military will be more active in patrolling in the Taiwan Strait and off the eastern coast of Taiwan, since the US may attempt to bring Pelosi by warship from the US naval base in Okinawa.
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When China intervened in the Korean War, China was in no position conduct a major war on foreign soil. The Chinese economy was still in ruins, there is an ongoing civil-war, the PRC is not yet recognized diplomatically, and the PLA is far from a modern military force. Hell the PLA troops had little to eat, had hodgepodge military equipment, and worse, practically zero air and naval support. And this China still went ahead and took on the mighty US, along with its allies. Why did China do that? Its simple, for the security of the Chinese nation. Zhou Enlai made it crystal clear to the US that there was a red line. General McArthur took that as a bluff, and the rest is history.
Today, China is a million miles away from how it was in 1950. China has the most powerful industrial economy in the world, one of the most modern militaries in Asia, and China has nukes. Moreover, public support for the CPC is unquestionable today, unlike during the days of the Chinese civil war. Again, the Chinese MOFA and the PLA has made it cyrstal clear to the US that the integrity of One China is a red line.
Yet too many Americans still think that China is bluffing. China has demonstrated with Covid-19 that it can transition from business-as-usual to a state of total war at an astounding speed. A new 1000-bed hospital in 10 days. Transformation of local industries to mass produce masks, PPE, and medical equipment, people-government-PLA cooperation. Plus the PLA was able to rapidly respond to India's attempted landgrab at Aksai Chin when Covid-19 was raging in Wuhan. China is more than ready for a major war with the US, even if it drags on for years.
Most Western analyst only look at the state of the PLA now. "Oh, China has only got 2 aircraft carriers", "Oh, China has less than 100 J-20s", "Oh, China has only so many DF-26s". What they never take into account is that China can transition its economy into a Wartime Economy very quickly. In a WWIII scenario, China's global trade is going to be FUBARed by the US and its allies anyway, so forget about 'business as usual'. Just like the USA in WWII, the powerful Chinese industries can be rapidly transitioned into military production. And the average Chinese can transition to wartime economic rationing much easier than the average American. There are at least 2 living generations of Chinese who have experienced true hardship in their lifetimes. They can support and educate the young on how to live in a wartime economy. No more McDonald's, Nike, Gucci, Apple, Hollywood, or Netflix? No problem.
The real question everyone should be asking: Is the USA actually ready for WWIII?
USA is basically now like the then Soviet Union. In denial.
Wait till fifteen years and Chinese people are all flying in floating drone cars and throwing helicopter money down at hobo Americans at the breadlines.
Beautiful sight to behold.
Warships are certainly much easier to turn back without killing any of their crew.
Maybe instead of war, what Biden actually wants is his own Cuban missile crisis. Escalating in order to deescalate later and secure some concessions. God knows US needs a lot of things from China right now.
China can appear strong by turning back the ships at gunpoint, meanwhile, there will be some below the table deal, like a bailout and promise not to put export tax when US removes tariffs. Like how the USSR achieved its true objective of getting rid US missiles in Turkey by using the Cuban issue.
The Chinese are very, very angry, and hope that she will sit in jail. No matter what she is, there is absolutely no chance of letting her go. Don't say something light（不要说些轻描淡写的话), you can only represent yourself, and you are not qualified to represent all Chinese!（你只能代表你自己，没有资格代表所有中国人！)
Question: Could Pelosi ever get used to sleeping inside these tight berthing compartments of a warship throughout the duration of the visit, while playing with her insider stock trading at the same time?
Just like this one?
(Tip: Both the Pelosis have never served in the US military.)
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But Taiwan isn't Cuba, and Taiwan is part of China that even according to the signed declaration the U.S. signed agree with. So this point is moot and not applicable or subject for some grand bargaining by this administration or any future U.S. administration. The idea that a Chinese leader, let alone, Pres. Xi subjects himself and the party to have the Taiwan be used by the U.S. as if they're the defacto rulers of the wayward island must be treated as a severe insult to any and all Chinese regardless of standing. How can we negotiate something that was ours to begin with? And against a country or people with whom causing and caused us grief, from the century of humiliation to decades of taunting, insults, and outright disrespect?
The U.S. either respects and adheres to China's red line or nothing else matters period.