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Having sized up Biden, Putin invaded Ukraine. Taiwan must pray Xi doesn’t make a similar assessment
Nov. 14, 2022
Rebecca Koffler
FOX News
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Prior to invading Ukraine on Feb. 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to foresee the potential U.S. response. As a former KGB operative, Putin honed his skill at sizing up personalities while he was running spy networks in East Germany. He prides himself on his ability to "work and communicate with people," calling himself a "specialist in human relations," a skill he believes is critical to his role as Russian president.

The meeting between Putin and Biden would have certainly been studied by the Chinese in the lead-up to Monday's Biden/Xi conversation on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. The Chinese are fully aware of the actions Putin took following his discussions with Biden.  ...

... What Putin saw in President Biden emboldened him. Xi Jinping and his inner circle will also be looking to use HUMINT as they, too, assess the American president following the conclusion of Monday's meeting, just as the Russians did in February. Some may fear that Taiwan could be next. ...
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Offline Right_in_Virginia

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"Tony Blinken just gave China the green light on Taiwan.  Whether accidental or purposeful, that was an extremely dangerous statement that needs to be clarified IMMEDIATELY.'  (Video)


https://mobile.twitter.com/laurenboebert/status/1607887973705748486

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"BREAKING: Tony Blinken just said the US couldn’t be supporting Ukraine right now if they were still in Afghanistan and has no ability to support 2 allies at once"  (Video)


https://mobile.twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1607829330729508871

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"BREAKING: Tony Blinken just said the US couldn’t be supporting Ukraine right now if they were still in Afghanistan and has no ability to support 2 allies at once"  (Video)


https://mobile.twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1607829330729508871

Seriously?