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Joe Biden’s Saber-Rattling Threatens World War III—with China and Russia
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*By Dee Knight on Jun 08, 2022 12:53 pm*
*Fits long pattern of war-mongering and provocations that are a feature of
the American Century*
When U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about war and peace, we have to listen
carefully whether we like it or not. Regarding Taiwan, when asked in Tokyo
on May 23 if he was “willing to get involved militarily to defend Taiwan,”
Biden said without hesitation, “yes, that’s the commitment we made.”
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White
House staff rushed to say “our policy has not changed,” but others
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found
it part of escalating Cold War chatter.
The U.S. does not have a security alliance with Taiwan. Rather, it
officially recognizes it as part of China. The U.S. State Department website
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says
“The United States has a long-standing one China policy… We oppose any
unilateral changes to the status quo from either side; we do not support
Taiwan independence; and we expect cross-Strait differences to be resolved
by peaceful means.”
But the “no change” claim contrasts with Biden’s meeting with Quad Alliance
members, two of whom are equipped with nuclear weapons, U.S. warships
passing through the Taiwan Straits and non-stop anti-China rhetoric from
Washington. “War Games: The Battle for Taiwan
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a 27–minute segment ran recently on NBC’s *Meet the Press*—quite likely a
co-production with the State and Defense departments, according to
columnist Patrick Lawrence
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.
China reacted predictably to the Biden statements. “On issues that bear on
China’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and other core interests,” Wang
Wenbin, a foreign ministry spokesman, said
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“no
one shall expect China to make any compromise or trade-offs.”
“Defending Taiwan Would Be a Mistake,” was the headline of a May 27 *New
York Times* op-ed by China expert Oriana Skylar Mastro of Stanford
University. “Simply put,” she wrote, “the United States is outgunned. At
the very least a confrontation with China would be an enormous drain on the
U.S. military without any assured outcome that America could repel all of
China’s forces.” She highlighted a 2018 assessment warning that the U.S.
could face a “decisive military defeat”
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in
a war over Taiwan, citing China’s increasingly advanced capabilities and
myriad U.S. logistical difficulties. “Several top former U.S. defense
officials have reached similar conclusions
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she wrote.
CGTN, China’s Global TV Network, gave another answer. “The Warmonger’s
Legacy”
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appeared
on YouTube on May 27. Starting with the Gulf of Tonkin episode of August
1964 off the coast of North Vietnam, then cycling through the endless U.S.
wars in the second half of the 20th century, it lets a parade of U.S.
presidents make the case. Jimmy Carter comes off best, stating “we know
which is the most warlike country on earth—my country, the United
States.” […]
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