China upset that U.S. forces have been
training Taiwanese troops
Posted By: Ida Lou Pino, 10/8/2021 11:45:55 AM
I’m guessing that this topic didn’t make it onto the agenda during Joe Biden’s recent phone call with Xi Jinping. It’s being reported today that the United States military has had a small contingent of troops, both soldiers and Marines, operating in Taiwan for the past year. The troops have reportedly been conducting training for Taiwanese troops in both ground tactics and small boat operations. Needless to say, the Chinese are not thrilled with this news and see it as a breach of longstanding agreements between America and China. To put it mildly, they’re not taking the news well. (Wall Street Journal)
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I’m guessing that this topic didn’t make it onto the agenda during Joe Biden’s recent phone call with Xi Jinping. It’s being reported today that the United States military has had a small contingent of troops, both soldiers and Marines, operating in Taiwan for the past year. The troops have reportedly been conducting training for Taiwanese troops in both ground tactics and small boat operations. Needless to say, the Chinese are not thrilled with this news and see it as a breach of longstanding agreements between America and China. To put it mildly, they’re not taking the news well. (Wall Street Journal)
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Communist China owns Despicable Joe. They can destroy him in the blink of an eye - - if he shuffles out of line. So - - look for the overnight withdrawal of US aid to Taiwan. The ChiComs MUST be obeyed.