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Title: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: 240B on August 05, 2022, 05:03:54 pm

AP News
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, ZEKE MILLER and DAVID RISING
22 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — China announced Friday it was ending all contact with the United States on major issues — including crucial climate cooperation credited with leading to the international 2015 Paris accord — as tensions and public rebukes ratcheted higher between the two powers over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.

China’s move to freeze key lines of communication adds to a rapid souring of relations from Pelosi’s visit and from the Chinese response with military exercises off Taiwan, including firing missiles that splashed down in surrounding waters. The White House summoned China’s ambassador, Qin Gang, late Thursday to tell him that the military actions were of “concern to Taiwan, to us and to our partners around the world,” said spokesman John Kirby.

Ominously, experts in China-U.S. relations warned that China’s diplomatic and military moves appeared to go beyond retaliatory measures for the visit and could open a new, more openly hostile era, and a more uncertain time for Taiwan’s democratic government. China-U.S. relations are “in a downward spiral,” said Bonnie Glaser, head of the Asia program at the German Marshall Fund.

“And I think that China is likely to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait in ways that are going to be harmful to Taiwan and are going to be disadvantageous to the United States,” Glaser said.

(more)
https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-china-asia-beijing-b252479810add6a225fa1e4a6d441983
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: DefiantMassRINO on August 05, 2022, 05:16:40 pm
China will probably aggressively challenge freedom of navigation in the Taiwan Strait.

Way to go, Nancy ... and the Office of House Speaker has no Constitutional foreign policy role, whatsoever.

Biden should have refused her re-entry to the United States for undermining his foreign policy.
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: GtHawk on August 05, 2022, 05:18:42 pm
What crucial climate cooperation would that be, the conning of ignorant  and naive democrats into destroying America's economy and energy sector while they continue to build coal fired generation and pollute the environment worse than any other nation on Earth? And military cooperation? Is that what they stealing our defense secrets and what they can't steal they buy from democrats?
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: cato potatoe on August 05, 2022, 05:48:58 pm
China is absolutely disgusting ... not much better than India, to be honest.  It is a fool's errand to enter into an environmental pact with them.
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: 240B on August 05, 2022, 05:54:29 pm
Because American politicians are corrupt short sighted greedy fools, half of U.S. military equipment, medical equipment, and prescription drugs have some involvement with Chinese parts and manufacturing. If China has cut military ties, no doubt that key parts, chips, and components needed to keep our military war machine active will be cut as well. This will have a HUGE impact on American military readiness.

And the Chinese knew this and know this the whole time. Bribe a couple of Congressmen with whores and money, and now WE control the American Military. LOL!
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: Kamaji on August 05, 2022, 06:00:34 pm
Meh.
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: catfish1957 on August 05, 2022, 06:01:59 pm
What crucial climate cooperation would that be, the conning of ignorant  and naive democrats into destroying America's economy and energy sector while they continue to build coal fired generation and pollute the environment worse than any other nation on Earth? And military cooperation? Is that what they stealing our defense secrets and what they can't steal they buy from democrats?

Good observation.

Why would the Chicoms abandon their best weapon (enviro-whacko-ism) to destroy their western adverseries?
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: 240B on August 05, 2022, 06:12:19 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/kWr2GIt.gif)
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: Wingnut on August 05, 2022, 06:16:27 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/kWr2GIt.gif)

Cut us off and don't sell them to us anymore.  Win Win.
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: libertybele on August 05, 2022, 06:39:20 pm
Cut us off and don't sell them to us anymore.  Win Win.

If only they would have 'detained' Nancy.
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: Wingnut on August 05, 2022, 06:49:29 pm
If only they would have 'detained' Nancy.

Tripple win.  A trifecta.
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: dfwgator on August 05, 2022, 06:53:57 pm
Good, climate crap is BS anyway.
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: 240B on August 05, 2022, 06:55:14 pm
Cut us off and don't sell them to us anymore.  Win Win.
I agree. This is going to break through the glass ceiling of incompetence and gaslighting by the politicians. What this will do, is to expose how fundamentally and foundationally dependent America has made itself to the whims of China. America has become so utterly dependent on China, I doubt America can function without them. And China knows this, full well.
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: IsailedawayfromFR on August 05, 2022, 07:19:44 pm
Does this mean China will now refuse to sell solar panels and wind turbines to the US?

Please let it be so.
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: EdinVA on August 05, 2022, 07:33:46 pm
All to convince voters that nancy's ties with china are broken so when she ascends the throne of power (VP) she will have one less weak point.  Slow joe is on his way out...
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: 240B on August 05, 2022, 07:54:30 pm

All to convince voters that nancy's ties with china are broken so when she ascends the throne of power (VP) she will have one less weak point.  Slow joe is on his way out...
True. That's what this COVID bullshit is all about. Joe comes out and says, "I'm cured! I'm OK!" His controllers follow Joe's announcement in hours with, "NOPE, he's got COVID again." Get back to your basement Joe.

I think that last trip to the Middle East was his opus. He must have said or done something (maybe something we do not even know about) that caused even Soros and Obama to say, "That's enough. This guy has got to go. His melting brain dangerous." Maybe they are worried Biden may spill the beans about everything going on behind the scenes, even by accident. Quick! Get him back to his basement! NOW!

I doubt it will be Pelosi. Pelosi is a cutthroat with nothing to lose and is afraid of nothing and nobody. It is difficult to control someone that old. I think the cabal currently running the Presidency would be scared of her. She could easily turn on all of them and install herself as Empress of the World.

This current lunacy sweeping the internet saying women do not cause wars is diametrically opposed to all of history. Some of the longest and bloodiest wars and civil purges in history were run by Queens.
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: dfwgator on August 05, 2022, 08:07:11 pm
All to convince voters that nancy's ties with china are broken so when she ascends the throne of power (VP) she will have one less weak point.  Slow joe is on his way out...

Pelosi's job is to get her boy, Newsom to the White House.
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: berdie on August 05, 2022, 08:48:22 pm
What crucial climate cooperation would that be, the conning of ignorant  and naive democrats into destroying America's economy and energy sector while they continue to build coal fired generation and pollute the environment worse than any other nation on Earth? And military cooperation? Is that what they stealing our defense secrets and what they can't steal they buy from democrats?



China will not sign on to the GND. I don't care what their lying mouths say. Actually, they are smarter. And you are 100 per cent correct about military cooperation.
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: Fishrrman on August 05, 2022, 09:05:22 pm
Composed this reply after reading only the title:
"China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit"

Seriously... what's the downside to this...?
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: 240B on August 05, 2022, 09:20:34 pm
Democrat Delusions ...

The kinder gentler Taliban 2.0 are fully onboard with all of our diversity LGTXYZ crap. They will help us fight global terrorism. <- a real thing they actually said and believed. This is why they gave the Taliban $70 Billion in top shelf war armaments and control over all the airports with a list of all American personnel assets in Afghanistan.

Xi/China is our friend and partner in Asia. China is fully onboard with all of our national suicide plans for eliminating fossil fuels and carbon emissions. <- of course they are onboard. China will never do any of this Green Deal self-immolation, but they are eager to help America kill itself. Of course they are.
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: GtHawk on August 05, 2022, 09:54:18 pm
All to convince voters that nancy's ties with china are broken so when she ascends the throne of power (VP) she will have one less weak point.  Slow joe is on his way out...
First I don't think the puppeteers will let The Cackler choose The Mad Queen of Hearts as her VP, they have other plans to pick Harris's successor and that will surely not be another dementially challenged member of the Geritol club. Plus I just don't think you could even get a majority of democrats to approve the witch.
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: libertybele on August 05, 2022, 10:08:10 pm
Composed this reply after reading only the title:
"China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit"

Seriously... what's the downside to this...?

I was wondering the same thing.   :shrug:
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: verga on August 06, 2022, 02:20:02 pm
First I don't think the puppeteers will let The Cackler choose The Mad Queen of Hearts as her VP, they have other plans to pick Harris's successor and that will surely not be another dementially challenged member of the Geritol club. Plus I just don't think you could even get a majority of democrats to approve the witch.
Don't be too sure, she knows where a lot of skeletons are buried. I do think she is maneuvering to get Newsome into the VP slot if Slo Joe takes a knee.
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: IsailedawayfromFR on August 06, 2022, 03:04:45 pm
All to convince voters that nancy's ties with china are broken so when she ascends the throne of power (VP) she will have one less weak point.  Slow joe is on his way out...
No way two people from the same state are P and VP nor both women
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: GtHawk on August 06, 2022, 05:07:55 pm
If only they would have 'detained' Nancy.
:pondering: Wouldn't result in them doing us a favor while punishing themselves?
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on August 06, 2022, 05:17:05 pm
TRUMP ON PELOSI: “What was she doing in Taiwan? She was China’s dream. She gave them an excuse.”   (Video)

https://mobile.twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1555737729190731778
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: Wingnut on August 06, 2022, 09:05:06 pm
Quote
"When I was a little girl, I was told at the beach if I dug a hole deep enough, we would reach China, so we've always felt a connection there,"
I thought this was from the Bee but nope.  Nancy Said it.
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: Kamaji on August 08, 2022, 03:53:37 pm
I thought this was from the Bee but nope.  Nancy Said it.

The Bee must be having a really hard time coming up with new material these days.
Title: Re: China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
Post by: DefiantMassRINO on August 08, 2022, 04:01:02 pm
The Commies weren't going to cooperate with America on anything.  The Chi-coms were keeping their friends close, and their enemies closer.