Taiwan just needs to get trump to visit and the arms sale will be back on
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I guess the check cleared. So great he doesn't have to worry about being investigated for any sort of financial crimes anymore now that he can never be audited
From Putin’s bitch to Pooh’s bitch.
Taiwan can also create chip and ram shortages in the US. Its so dumb.
Why do I get this feeling that Trump sold out Taiwan for either a bribe or concessions from Xi over Iran?
I think it's more that Xi bullied him into it.
It's likely that he made several points:
Nobody has actually suggested a scenario where the arms package would prevent or even slow down a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
All the US wargames show that the US has no chance of defending Taiwan.
Trump's trade war failed.
His Iran war is failing.
Trump has burned most of his alliances.
He probably phrased all of that in fancy diplomat lingo but all the analysis I've seen says it was more of a veiled threat than a bribe.
MAGA licking Xi' ball sweat. Pathetic. Free West Taiwan!
So Gabbard steps down, Rubio announces US is no longer a mediary with Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine and now this admin is kissing ass of Pooh Bear? Looks like they found a bigger fish to pivot towards.
right after ukraine has captured more territory, trumps trying to give pootin more breathing room to regroup.
Xi wants Taiwan and Trump wants Cuba. Cuba is a close ally of China. China voiced support to Cuba in February https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-backs-cuba-against-external-interference-foreign-minister-visits-beijing-2026-02-05/
Trump is Russia bitch, now he's xis bitch. It's funny how the alpha male demigod always looks like a bitch when he gets around other world leaders. Fat fucking pedophile.
“Over the next fairly short period” god this guy can’t word.
Also if the deal was agreed etc and part delivered I guess Taiwan can sue them or something?
I thought the US abandoned Europe to focus on China... They're just abandoning anyone with a working democracy
Nobody has a working democracy. Europe is slowly falling into facism not tocmention that leaders lies in compaign to win then ignore people demands.
About half the population of any given country would disagree with you.
Across that set of countries – Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States – a median of 64% of adults say they are dissatisfied with the way their democracy is working, while a median of 35% are satisfied.
64% of adults say they are dissatisfied with the way their democracy is working
This is not the same as democracy not working.
Japanese people barely even vote so I dunno what the fuck they're complaining about.
Blame the politicians that are not trustworthy. Using the word barely is also an exaggeration. It is 58% for Japan and 64% for the usa in the last election.
Europe is currently waist deep in fascism. I feel this time there won't be a hungry majority with nothing to lose, that is willing to give all they have to shut it down.
He could get Xi's attention. Puten shows up, upstages him. Then in order to suck up, as if his little dictator friend will ever really like him, he withdraws support from an ally.
Sound about right.
Non-voters & third party voters, this is on you.
Can I take credit for the diminished influence of the US and less arms sales too?
And I'll do it again. 😆
That's right, third party voters and non voters are the difference between winning or losing an election. So the only sensible choice is to learn this lesson and run candidates they would vote for.
But that's hard, and blaming voters is much easier!
That matters in the primaries. Once the candidates are set, you get two viable options.
You do understand that’s why they ran a centrist right? They need to stop trying to court third-party voters.
Just make another / multiple deal. Silly people. Both sides are snakes - so do snake things right?
So, this is obviously bs. I'm the first one to criticize the orange person in charge, but China would obviously have taken Taiwan if not for the western support. No doubt.
The people of Taiwan do not need more guns.
The people of Taiwan, as represented by the government and the Legislative Yuan, do think they need more guns.
Probably because of the swarms of Chinese aircraft which regularly practise attacking them, and the even greater swarms which sit and wait.
I wish there was a diplomatic solution, because any military action in the strait of Taiwan would cause a rapid and severe global crisis.
But the diplomatic action should not be abandoning Taiwan, because that won't avert a crisis. If Taiwan is attacked, it will fight and land strikes on China too, resulting in exactly the kind of crisis everyone should avoid.
I live in a country of 1 million next to a "global superpower" (also see "second army in the world") (also see "the Russian Federation").
And I swear by the name of Nestor Makhno that if they're going to try invading here too, I will be bombing military objects around St. Petersburg.
This is the same thing that the rest of NATO swears, not all by the name of Makhno, some have different ideas about what might work. :)
Deterrence works. People have the right to self-determination. They realize this right with alliances and guns. If a neigbour has plans, is big, has problematic manners: then with lots of guns. We learnt that Ukraine did not have enough guns to deter, and as a result Russia tried an invasion. Taiwan has geopolitical leverage with its chip industry and a sea that somewhat protects, but may have learnt the same lesson from Ukraine and wants more guns.
Also noted: .ml
In the little mind of ML users, every country is full of sheeps except china and the evil US. Ukrainians, taiwanese, iran, venezuela... it doesen't matter, they dont have a say, right? It's all USA meddling.
GFYS
You would think the techbros would pressure the gov into siding with Taiwan given they will collapse without their chip supply.
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