China-US Geopolitics: News & Discussions

[Dungeness]

These stupid geopolitical newbies are making the once great Superpower look more like the supapowa.

 

[TaiShang]

These stupid geopolitical newbies are making the once great Superpower look more like the supapowa.

The US regime in-fighting is becoming more interesting than SCS could ever be.

I suspect they will be able to put up a united front. Obama talked nicely on his way out, but that usual ultra-nationalist rhetoric is something that seasoned power elites in Washington do not buy.

The Washington power elite bark soft, bite hard.

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McCain Admits He's the Lout Who Gave FBI False Intel on Trump and Russia

Enrico Braun


Caught red-handed

According to a report just published in the Washington Examiner, none other than Sen. John McCain is the source of the most recent report charging that the government of Russia is holding incriminating info on Donald Trump for blackmail use.

McCain admitted in a statement that he passed a 35 page report to the FBI alleging Russia was capable of blackmailing the president-elect and that Donald Trump's team coordinated with the Kremlin to defeat Hillary Clinton:

"Late last year, I received sensitive information that has since been made public," McCain said. "Upon examination of the contents, and unable to make a judgment about their accuracy, I delivered the information to the director of the FBI. That has been the extent of my contact with the FBI or any other government agency regarding this issue."

Reports surfaced Tuesday night that a foreign contact of McCain's passed along the report detailing alleged compromising information the Russian government has on Trump. That report was published in full by Buzzfeed Tuesday evening, despite being unverified information.

This admission by McCain should be seen as a glaring confirmation of the fact that this entire mass media campaign directed against the incoming president boils down to a political witchhunt by embittered opponents of Trump's nomination and his announced policies. McCain is an old school neocon globalist cuck, who it should come as no surprise is the nefarious brain behind this most recent mainstream fake news offensive.

The Arizona senator has done Trump a huge favor however in outting himself. Trump is becoming more and more aware of exactly who his enemies are.

 

[8888888888888]

WOW Trump has enemies inside and outside.

 

[patero]

This is going to be an entertaining four years to say the least, assuming Trump lasts the full term, and he doesn't start world war three and gets everybody blown up.

 

[gambit]

LOL Bring it on, Americans.

We have, and we will up the ante. In '17, there will be up to three US aircraft carrier fleets running in the SCS and nearby region.

 

[ahojunk]

In comments expected to enrage Beijing, Rex Tillerson told his confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee that China's building of islands and putting military assets on those islands was "akin to Russia’s taking Crimea” from Ukraine.

Asked whether he supported a more aggressive posture toward China, he said: "We’re going to have to send China a clear signal that, first, the island-building stops and, second, your access to those islands also is not going to be allowed.”

Please understand that Rex Tillerson is trying to get his confirmation as Secretary of State. It's like running for election, you need the Senate votes. So, tell them what they want to hear. That's a good strategy.

Tillerson also said Washington needed to reaffirm its commitment to Taiwan, which Beijing regards as a renegade province, but stopped short of Trump's questioning of Washington's long-standing policy on the issue.

This one will get John McCain's vote.

"I don’t know of any plans to alter the 'one China' position," Tillerson said.

Now back to reality. Of course, US is not going to alter the "one China" policy. It's just too damn expensive to them.

He accused China of failing to live up to global agreements on trade and intellectual property, echoing past remarks by Trump, who has threatened to impose high, retaliatory tariffs on China. But Tillerson also stressed the "deeply intertwined" nature of the world's two biggest economies.

This is to win some more Senate votes for his confirmation.

"We should not let disagreements over other issues exclude areas for productive partnership," he said.

Again, back to reality. US will do business with China as it is in US' interests.
You don't fool around with the world's biggest trader and get away unscathed.

This is going to be an entertaining four years to say the least, assuming Trump lasts the full term, and he doesn't start world war three and gets everybody blown up.

The truth of the matter is the big boys don't fight with one another directly, they use proxies.
Whatever it is, China's military strength is now quite potent. US won't take risks with that.
Unfortunately, small countries such as NZ and SEA countries could be sacrificed in the process. And this list may include Australia too if we are not careful.


These are my two-cents. Feel free to disagree and move on.

 

[cnleio]

 

[DayWalker90]

Oh the hypocrisy of the MSM.

Increase in/build up of South China Sea island features/holdings by unilateral action 1980 -> 2012 before the US engineered ‘Pivot to Asia’:

Vietnam: 20+

Philippines: 10+

China: <5

There is a Youtube video of an interview with Wang Yi (Chinese FM) a few years back; China had complained bilaterally to Vietnam and the Philippines about island grabbing and feature building for decades, to which China was mocked in response: ‘You have no land, no airstrips, what are you gonna do about it?’ China’s response, only in light of the pivot to Asia in 2012 to contain China’s security space, is to do what the others have already been doing for decades and do it 10x better and bigger. – This never gets mentioned anywhere and paints the picture that China is the one to unilaterally take action and change the status quo.


The declaration of the ADIZ is a non-issue as many other countries such as Japan who has ones that are multitudes bigger and excessive, and have had them for decades. The Japanese spent millions pouring concrete over uninhabited rocks thousands of kilometres out from its mainland to prevent them from being submerged (akin to what China is doing), to claim additional EEZ, yet no mention of this anywhere in western MSM


China has never opposed the free navigation of shipping in international waters (unlike the US); what China has an issue with is so-called military ‘freedom of navigation’ patrols with the goal of intelligence gathering and simulation attacks near others’ sovereign sea areas. Every single article in the MSM regarding the South China Sea states that trillions of commerce passes through the SCS every year, and China’s actions endanger them. BULLS**T. 80% of the shipping in those areas are either bound for China or are shipping departing Chinese ports – what kind of stupid idea is that? To suggest that China would choke itself to death?


There's so much potential benefit for China and the US to cooperate together in a win-win scenario. It's a shame recent US administrations have been dominated by people who have a containment/zero-sum game mentality - i.e. I don't care if we both lose as long as you lose more than me.


The one sign of hope is that people are starting to wake up and smell the bull from MSM with trust down to an all-time low at 30%. Those who read and believe in the crap spewing from the likes of CNN and BBC are now actually in the minority. Just yesterday president Trump called CNN fake news on live national television broadcasted around the world hahaaaa - couldn't have said it better myself Mr. President.


Can't post links yet but you can search for 'Trump calls CNN fake news'

 

[Shotgunner51]

Good news, entertaining as always.

 

[Dalit]

We have, and we will up the ante. In '17, there will be up to three US aircraft carrier fleets running in the SCS and nearby region.

That's not bringing it on. Do something about it in a meaningful way instead of making circles round the island.

 

[terranMarine]

And just how exactly is the US gonna stand in our way getting access to our islands in SCS if i may ask?

 

[lonelyman]

We have, and we will up the ante. In '17, there will be up to three US aircraft carrier fleets running in the SCS and nearby region.

Sitting duck in scs

 

[The SC]

Here is the most inadequate statement of the article, like if he was talking about Taiwan!!!
" In comments expected to enrage Beijing, Rex Tillerson told his confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee that China's building of islands and putting military assets on those islands was "akin to Russia’s taking Crimea” from Ukraine."

 

[Dungeness]

Here is the most inadequate statement of the article, like if he was talking about Taiwan!!!
" In comments expected to enrage Beijing, Rex Tillerson told his confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee that China's building of islands and putting military assets on those islands was "akin to Russia’s taking Crimea” from Ukraine."

So who is the Ukraine of SCS?

 

[oprih]

Lmao, a good joke is a great way to start a day. Thanks america!