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Post by farmgirl on Mar 27, 2024 14:31:52 GMT
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Post by sunny225 on Apr 10, 2024 0:06:10 GMT
korybko.substack.com/p/the-us-is-tightening-its-containment#new_tabThe US Is Tightening Its Containment Noose Around China In The First Island Chain The latest military moves prove that America is preparing to “Pivot (back) to Asia” once the NATO-Russian proxy war in Ukraine inevitably ends, which means that global tensions won’t abate anytime soon as the New Cold War becomes the new normal. The stage is set for Japan to participate in AUKUS’ Pillar II advanced capability projects (AI, hypersonic weapons, electronic warfare, underwater drones, quantum technologies, and space-tracking radar) after that bloc’s Defense Ministers signaled their interest in this in Monday’s joint statement. It was released ahead of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s trip to DC this week, which he described as occurring at an “historic turning point”, where he’ll also take part in the first-ever trilateral summit with the Philippines. CNN hyped up the latter event by publishing a piece about how these three are coming together as a result of their shared concerns about China, though the reality is that their military convergence isn’t as motivated by innocent defensive interests as they made it seem. China’s three separate disputes with Japan, its wayward province of Taiwan, and the Philippines have been presented by the West as part of a hegemonic push by the People’s Republic for dominance in the Asia-Pacific. This perception was then exploited to round up regional allies over the past few years ahead of a seemingly inevitable Sino-US showdown, which explains the recent American-brokered Korean-Japanese rapprochement and the newfound possibility of Japan deploying troops to the Philippines. Kishida’s de facto manifesto that he shared during his December 2022 trip to the US revealed that he’s seeking to take advantage of the NATO-Russian proxy war in Ukraine to restore Japan’s lost sphere of influence. Accordingly, it became obvious by last summer that “The US’ Nascent Trilateral Alliance With Japan & The Philippines Will Integrate Into AUKUS+”, with the logic behind this move being to entrench American military influence in the first island chain from Japan-Taiwan-Philippines via multilateral means. Japan and the Philippines are already the US’ mutual defense partners so it naturally follows that it would want them to bilaterally enhance military cooperation under its aegis as part of so-called “burden-sharing”. As regards Taiwan, its “Defense Minister’s” disclosure in mid-March that US special forces are training his polity’s troops on a small island just six miles from Mainland China proves that America is also entrenching its military influence there too so as to create a tripwire for intervening in a future conflict. With Japan and the Philippines poised to ramp up bilateral military cooperation, it’s very likely that they’ll also rope Taiwan into the mix too, possibly through their own forthcoming special forces missions. more at link
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Post by sunny225 on Apr 10, 2024 1:14:32 GMT
simplicius76.substack.com/p/yellen-dispatched-to-beg-china-forYellen Dispatched to Beg China for Face-Saving Slowdown The U.S.’ growing urgency in ‘containing’ China’s development was thrown in sharp relief this week as Janet Yellen arrived in Beijing for what turned out to be an execrable beggar’s tour. Just days prior to her arrival, she had buzzed the punditry with her historically memorable exclamation that China was now operating at “overcapacity”(!!). What is overcapacity, you ask? It’s a new word for me, too—so let’s consult the dictionary together: overcapacity noun o·ver·ca·pac·i·ty: ō′vər-kə-ˈpa-sə-tē 1: When an insolent upstart nation’s surging economic activity totally humiliates the reigning hegemon’s own faltering economy, causing the many expensive dentures and porcelain veneers of the ruling class gerontocracy to rattle and grate with moral outrage and jealousy. 1b: An undesirable situation causing Janet Yellen and Nancy Pelosi’s stock portfolio to droop like a pair of botox-sapped jowls. Granted…my dictionary might be slightly different to yours, I have a rare edition. That said, are we on the same page? Good. The above definition may be missing in the new official regime argot pamphlet, but it’s safe to say the inept leaders of the U.S. are down to making up creative new euphemisms for describing China’s total undressing and upending of the economic order. But if you were skeptical about the meaning behind Yellen’s risible “overcapacity” solecism, her speech from inside of China confirms precisely what’s on the regime’s mind: more with video at link
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Post by BrewDaddy on Apr 10, 2024 4:29:28 GMT
More propaganda....
bd
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Post by Ozarks Tom on Apr 10, 2024 11:24:59 GMT
Yep, straight outa Bejing.
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