"US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns says Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered the military to be ready to conduct an invasion of Taiwan by 2027.

Burns was speaking at an event at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. on Thursday. He said the United States knows "as a matter of intelligence" that Xi issued the order to his country's military.

He added this does not mean the Chinese leader has decided to invade Taiwan in 2027 or some other year. He said it is a reminder that Xi is serious and focused on his ambitions. Burns said, "I wouldn't underestimate President Xi's ambitions with regard to Taiwan."

The director also said Xi is closely watching Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He said it is likely that the Chinese president is "unsettled" and "a little sobered" by the performance of the Russian military.

Xi is currently serving his third term as the ruling communist party's leader. The term will expire in 2027.

In 2021, a former commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, Philip Davidson, said in an NHK interview that China's threat to Taiwan will manifest itself within the next six years."

NHK


So, my question is do we go to war with China to keep Taiwan independent?

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"The truth is incontrovertible.
malice may attack it,
ignorance may deride it,
but in the end,
there it is." -Sir Winston Churchill

Ask blunder--he won't comment on the Chinese spy satellite roaming over our critical military areas!

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Romans 8;18-32 John 3;16-18

who?

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"The truth is incontrovertible.
malice may attack it,
ignorance may deride it,
but in the end,
there it is." -Sir Winston Churchill

China will be allowed to invade Taiwan like Russia was allowed to invade Ukraine.

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"Its easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled" - Mark Twain

So, my question is do we go to war with China to keep Taiwan independent?

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"The truth is incontrovertible.
malice may attack it,
ignorance may deride it,
but in the end,
there it is." -Sir Winston Churchill

No. There are other options other than war....like diplomacy....which has become a lost art.

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"Its easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled" - Mark Twain

They want a fascist takeover here too.
"We're not a democracy. We're a republic."

Dude, we're not a democracy.

Between this post and the other post comparing humans to birds....what are you smoking?

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"Its easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled" - Mark Twain

Edited: 02/07/2023 at 02:19 PM by OBX

Dude, I kind of think the constitution is petty detailed in spelling out how we are supposed to operate our democratic republic.

You know, some of them rules, ya'll tried to override by force about a year ago.


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"The truth is incontrovertible.
malice may attack it,
ignorance may deride it,
but in the end,
there it is." -Sir Winston Churchill

Are you trying to convince yourself a democracy is the same thing as a democratic republic? Just because it contains a similar word, does not make it the same, WG.

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"Its easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled" - Mark Twain

Our democratic republic is defined in the docs.
Democratic is an adjective, not a noun, When I speak of our democracy, I mean the democratic aspects of that
Republics still suck and die if the laws and application of them are not subjected to, moderated by, even given meaning by the consent of the governed.
Democracy

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"The truth is incontrovertible.
malice may attack it,
ignorance may deride it,
but in the end,
there it is." -Sir Winston Churchill

Edited: 02/07/2023 at 04:53 PM by WG

EXACTLY...don't you realize you just proved my point that we are a Republic?

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"Its easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled" - Mark Twain

I never denied that.
I've said that we are a democratic republic.



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"The truth is incontrovertible.
malice may attack it,
ignorance may deride it,
but in the end,
there it is." -Sir Winston Churchill

The fact you replied to my reply to 3rdworld....made me think you felt otherwise. But back to the topic of hand. Should we go to war with China? No....but we will....just as planned.

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"Its easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled" - Mark Twain

For the record, this was obvious to most of us.

QBX just needs his hand held through the obvious sometimes, it would seem.



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When America was "great"