Pentagon: don't test us

[Oldman1]

Exactly, so keep the peace and buy more Chinese goods.

Exactly, keep the peace and we allow American companies stay in China for cheap labor.

 

[Han Patriot]

Exactly, keep the peace and we allow American companies stay in China for cheap labor.

Hey use the cheap labor man, we have tonnes of it, we welcome all trade and investment. Win win.

 

[Suika]

A Chinese carrier fleet with 2 052Ds, 2 054As, 901 replenishment ship and hidden subs just rounded Taiwan. Keep the status quo, shut up and keep on buying Chinese, don't try to be funny.

"Keep the status que" would be acceptable.

But those are not the words of PRC officials since "unification" would be against "the status que".
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A Chinese mainland spokesperson has voiced firm opposition to the signing of the so-called "2019 Taipei Act" into law by the United States, saying China's national reunification and rejuvenation will not be stopped by any force.

Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks after the United States signed into law the Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act on Thursday.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other departments had made clear our solemn position over the matter and lodged stern representations with the United States," Zhu said.

There is only one China in the world, and the mainland and Taiwan belong to one China, she said, underlining that the Taiwan question is China's internal affairs, which brooks no external interference.

Altogether 180 nations have established diplomatic relations with China, Zhu said, adding that the United States established diplomatic relations with China on the basis of the one-China principle more than 40 years ago.

She said the act blocks other sovereign states from developing normal state-to-state relations with China, which is unreasonable and violates international laws and the basic norms governing international relations, and the United States contradicts itself by signing the act.

The historical trend toward China's national reunification and rejuvenation will not be stopped by any force. "Taiwan independence" goes against the trend of history and will lead to a dead-end, said Zhu.
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https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1184012.shtml

 

[Han Patriot]

"Keep the status que" would be acceptable.

But those are not the words of PRC officials since "unification" would be against "the status que".
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A Chinese mainland spokesperson has voiced firm opposition to the signing of the so-called "2019 Taipei Act" into law by the United States, saying China's national reunification and rejuvenation will not be stopped by any force.

Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks after the United States signed into law the Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act on Thursday.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other departments had made clear our solemn position over the matter and lodged stern representations with the United States," Zhu said.

There is only one China in the world, and the mainland and Taiwan belong to one China, she said, underlining that the Taiwan question is China's internal affairs, which brooks no external interference.

Altogether 180 nations have established diplomatic relations with China, Zhu said, adding that the United States established diplomatic relations with China on the basis of the one-China principle more than 40 years ago.

She said the act blocks other sovereign states from developing normal state-to-state relations with China, which is unreasonable and violates international laws and the basic norms governing international relations, and the United States contradicts itself by signing the act.

The historical trend toward China's national reunification and rejuvenation will not be stopped by any force. "Taiwan independence" goes against the trend of history and will lead to a dead-end, said Zhu.
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https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1184012.shtml

One was telling, the other made a law. Did China support Texas independence? Why is US meddling in our country? Who is the one creating tension?

 

[Suika]

One was telling, the other made a law. Did China support Texas independence? Why is US meddling in our country? Who is the one creating tension?

Lots of countries gained/lost territory over the past 100s of years. After the end of all that Imperial age and WW2, China came out fairly big.

If the Taiwanese themselves desire unification with PRC, then that's their decision to make. If PRC wants that to happen, then PRC need to work on their soft power to gain Taiwanese positive opinion as well as opinion of other surrounding countries, such as Japan.

 

[Han Patriot]

Lots of countries gained/lost territory over the past 100s of years. After the end of all that Imperial age and WW2, China came out fairly big.

If the Taiwanese themselves desire unification with PRC, then that's their decision to make. If PRC wants that to happen, then PRC need to work on their soft power to gain Taiwanese positive opinion as well as opinion of other surrounding countries, such as Japan.

The confederates wanted independence too.

 

[Zsari]

Is US responding to the China's violation of Taiwanese airspace or is it just preemptive assertiveness by the general ? What's worrying the general?

Airspace is the entitlement of a sovereign state, of which Taiwan is not.

 

[BL33D]

Duh its the US regime - everything has to somehow relate to WAR!!!!!!!!

peace and collab is alien to them.

But it would be mighty stupid to not take their threats seriously.

 

[Zsari]

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US Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley warns adversaries to not test US military readiness in the coronavirus pandemic
US Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley warns adversaries to not test US military readiness in the coronavirus pandemic (AFP Photo/Mandel NGAN)
Washington (AFP) - With an aircraft carrier forced into port and staff at bases handling nuclear missiles hit by COVID-19, the US military wants rivals to understand: don't test us, we have not been weakened.

Statement after statement from the Pentagon has sought to deliver that message amid questions this week over whether the US fighting force can maintain full readiness, with cases among service members now at 2,031.

"We're still capable and we're still ready no matter what the threat," Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley said Thursday.

"I wouldn't want any mixed messages going out there to any adversaries that they can take advantage of an opportunity, if you will, at a time of crisis," he added.

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"That would be a terrible and tragic mistake if they thought that."

- 150 bases affected -

Unlike rivals Russia, China and Iran, the US Defense Department has tried to be transparent about the outbreak, publishing daily totals of infections among its troops, civilian workers and families.

Including civilian staff, military family members, and contractors, total Department of Defense infections were at 3,366 on Friday, with one death.

Having initially given the location of cases, it now only offers broader totals, however, to avoid enemies knowing the points at which US forces might have been weakened.

One is well-known: the carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, forced to dock in Guam for an extended period because of an outbreak that has hit 416 of the 4,800 aboard.

More than half the sailors have been evacuated while the entire crew is tested and the warship undergoes a thorough cleaning.

On Thursday Newsweek published a map showing that coronavirus cases had appeared on 150 military bases, challenging the Pentagon's secrecy.

Hans Kristensen, an expert on nuclear weapons at the Federation of American Scientists, says all but one US nuclear installation has been hit by the virus.

- Social distancing on a submarine -

US military strategy rests on demonstrating its ability to project power around the world at any time, so that no one dares attack.

That's why the case of the Roosevelt, one of two US aircraft carriers in the western Pacific, has unsettled Pentagon leadership.

When the ship's captain released a letter describing a dire outbreak aboard the vessel, it infuriated his commanders, who accused him of disclosing sensitive information related to Navy readiness. The captain was fired.

But the Pentagon has been completely aware of the danger. In early March the military established a system of "bubbles," creating two separate operating teams for submarines and nuclear missile silos.

Team members are quarantined for 14 days and then kept segregated so that if an infection hits one, the other team remains ready.

"You can't get social distancing in a submarine or even in a tank. But you take prudent measures as best you can," said Defense Secretary Mark Esper.

The readiness concerns continue. Coronavirus has surfaced in the crews of three other carriers, none on deployment: the Ronald Reagan, docked in Japan, and the Carl Vinson and Nimitz, both undergoing maintenance in Washington state.

The infected sailors have been evacuated and have all recovered, according to the Navy.

While also stressing that US force readiness has not diminished, Joint Chiefs vice chairman General john Hyten said Thursday the Navy was working hard to protect the entire fleet from shipboard COVID-19 outbreaks.

"To think that it will never happen again is not a good way to plan," he said of the Roosevelt case.

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Questions about US military readiness persist in part because of rumors and disinformation often coming from Russia, said Laura Cooper, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense.

"We have seen a number of threads of information that are heating up about the readiness of the US military and others," Cooper, a Russia expert, told reporters.

Milley said that 2,000 infected personnel out of a fighting force of 2.3 million was "not huge."

"And I want to make sure everyone clearly understands that the readiness of the US military is still strong," he added.

"We're still capable and we're still ready no matter what the threat."

Here lies no gold 300 taels.

 

[riscol]

This guy exposed just how vulnerable and insecure the US. They did not issue such statement when Iran fired missiles at the US base in Iraq. What he is saying is please do not test us please i beg you.

 

[ChennaiDude]

The confederates wanted independence too.

They dont now- So whats your point!- Also stop copying even this man.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

You don't have to tell ppl this if you aren't worried.

Skies over Guam. Probably thought it was a Chinese missile test but it was just another Chinese rocket failure

 

[GumNaam]

pentagon: don't test us.
Me: what is 2 + 2 ?
pentagon: we said don't test us!!!
Me: ha ha...you don't know what's 2 + 2!
pentagon: yes we do! 2 + 2 is 4. see?
Me: I tested you.
pentagon:

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

LOL..

The memorandum included security assurances against threats or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

I guess you can tell Ukraine, crimea is not part of Ukraine so thats why US did not interfere and back Ukraine.

https://www.rferl.org/a/u-s-issues-...ejection-of-russia-s-annexation/29390681.html


US talk is cheap, no action.

LOL!!! We signed a document that WE wouldn't attack THEM if they gave up their nuclear capabilities. This is a former USSR state not an ally. WTF...we never said anything about defending them.

This is like us promising not to attack North Korea if they gave up their nuclear weapons. It wouldn't say we then had to defend them if China invaded. LOL! China is North Korea's friend not us.

 

[Han Patriot]

Skies over Guam. Probably thought it was a Chinese missile test but it was just another Chinese rocket failure

Rocket failure is better than 4 fcked up floating tin cans.

LOL!!! We signed a document that WE wouldn't attack THEM if they gave up their nuclear capabilities. This is a former USSR state not an ally. WTF...we never said anything about defending them.

This is like us promising not to attack North Korea if they gave up their nuclear weapons. It wouldn't say we then had to defend them if China invaded.

Excuses... Lol. Whatever F22 bla bla bla is just for show. BTW how is your motherland India?

They dont now- So whats your point!- Also stop copying even this man.

It's called double standards macha.