Xi the mini-Mao is learning from Putin the mini-Stalin. When the Globalist West is weak and decadent – time to strike. Xi and a former head of the state run Newspaper in China is telling the world that the China is preparing for war with the U.S. Translation: That is, they think that Biden and the weaklings in Washington – will back down once China attacks Taiwan. Let’s be clear. Ukraine is not a member of Nato and therefore, other than prevent the war, which we did not do – and now supply the Ukrainian forces, which we appear to do half heartedly – we have no legal or treaty obligation to defend Ukraine. However, we have a strategic partnership with Taiwan, but sadly, it has been one of purposeful ambiguity. Now that China sees a weak U.S., I am sad to say that the good people of Taiwan are about to suffer the same fate as Hong Kong and Shanghai – except it may be even more vicious since I expect the Taiwanese to fight at least as nobly as the Ukrainians. Soon, Taiwan will be taken over by the Mainland and the flabby feckless US president and his Benedict Arnold Mealy Mouth Milley – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the military will no doubt fold like a cheap suit – one probably made from second rate fabric in China.
Hoover’s Peter Mansoor states what we should do, but will in all likelihood not do:
https://www.hoover.org/research/strategic-ambiguity-and-defense-taiwan
“But should China invade Taiwan, the United States should come to the island’s defense. Failure to do so would send a message that the United States will no longer protect the world’s democracies from aggression, and seriously undermine U.S. power and prestige. China’s rise as an Asian hegemon would then become inevitable, much to the detriment of the United States and its allies in the region. The United States currently maintains defense capabilities adequate to bolster this policy. But given China’s rapid military buildup, the military balance may soon tilt in China’s favor. Given Xi’s rhetoric, it behooves the United States to take his bellicosity seriously and to acquire the capabilities to win any conflict over Taiwan, whether outright warfare or the kind of gray zone hybrid operations that have typified Chinese operations in the South China Sea in recent years.”
Although I feel for the people of Ukraine who have been sacrificed because of the stupidity and arrogance of the West in dealing with Putin, I feel even more regret and sorrow for the free people of Taiwan. If China is to be stopped on their trajectory for world dominance – it will not be coming from the likes of the present *Biden administration or any of the Globalist Marxists in Germany and the EU. Although it may not work out this way, a plausible consequence of China using force to take Taiwan, is that Japan will change course and resort back to their former militaristic way. It will take the heart of the Samurai to stop China from literally swallowing up the entire Pacific Rim. Certainly, the woke Gender Fluid girly men and manly girls in the West are no match for these evil dictators. The only hope is that the Media and Tech Tyrants in the US will be shut down or greatly curtailed and that America can regain its economic strength – based on a strong energy policy – sane monetary policy – strong military – Space dominance. These are the things that will make Mini-Stalin and Mini-Mao slow their greed for devouring their neighbors.