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WAR with China: . NEW content added Oct 23 - "Are we closer than we think?"
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Midwest Skeptic |
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As a personal observation.
In some responses from the Chinese Government after President Biden's comments on Thursday evening (US time - Friday AM Beijing time) China directly said that Biden did NOT have the power to unilaterally decide to get involved in a conflict between China and Taiwan ... ie: the Chinese clearly understood the current limits of Biden's power and that the War Powers Act as it currently stands does NOT allow him to CURRENTLY act unilaterally wrt a Taiwan Intervention.
THAT issue that at least for the moment Biden can NOT act unilaterally combined with the fact that there is now Pending Legislation in the Congress TO ALLOW Biden to act unilaterally and get the US involved in a China-Taiwan dispute at his discretion "MAY" push the Chinese to ACT QUICKLY before that legislation can get through Congress in the next couple of weeks.
(it is proposed by some NeoCon Democrats and fully supported by the Republicans ... so it WILL pass and pass quickly imo)
I don't think China intended to move on Taiwan just yet, it's logistics train is probably NOT filled and ready to move, but China may feel like their hand is being forced so as to Move BEFORE the US can legally under it's own laws, without a vote of Congress, become directly involved in any military action by China over Taiwan.
In other words there is a REAL RISK of China moving on Taiwan in the next few days BEFORE the US President is legally allowed to get the US involved without direct Congressional Authorization.
(ie: have the takeover mostly completed BEFORE the US Congress can authorize any intervention action)
I think most in the US are clueless as to HOW CLOSE TO WAR the China - Taiwan dispute is at the moment, and are failing to consider how that would affect the US and our absolute NEED for both Chinese goods and Taiwan semi-conductors for keeping our own economy going. (China is at risk too ... FOOD and oil are their risk areas)
Hopefully nothing happens in the near future wrt China - Taiwan ... but this moment in time has many of the earmarks of the stumbling into a major War that occurred during the summer of 1914 where nobody in power was expecting the escalation that was about to occur. Even when the War actually broke out in August everybody on both sides thought they would be home well before Christmas of 1914.
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