Today is the 47th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act. It has for almost five decades ensured Taiwan’s security and bolstered U.S. interests in the Indo-Pacific. The TRA still stands today as a bulwark against Chinese Communist Party aggression.
Mayhem in Paris!
Moroccan gangs take over the capital, and turning the streets into a warzone while everyone is running for their lives.
Is this what Multiculturalism meant to achieve?
Let me sum up the Japan -China row that has now made it to the UN:
China: Taiwan belongs to us - reunification is a matter of when, not if. Here, look at our unprecedented military buildup!
Japan: if warships and the use of force are involved to take Taiwan, that threatens Japan’s survival. We may have an obligation to get involved.
China: you should be beheaded! As a defeated WWII Axis power, Japan must reflect on its historical crimes and stop making provocative statements, and withdraw Takaichi’s erroneous remarks immediately. Japan is behaving “dangerously” so we hereby cite UN Charter Article 53 which allows us to take military action without the UN Security Council approval against Japan
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This is the classic inversion where the perpetrator plays the victim.
There’s a Chinese idiom that goes 贼喊捉贼(zéi hǎn zhuō zéi) - it translates to "the thief cries 'catch the thief!’”
It describes a tactic where the real culprit (the thief) deliberately shouts to catch the thief in order to shift suspicion away from themselves, or even to frame someone else.
This is what’s happening here
It is by reflecting on the past that we prepare for a better future.
Standing beside the remains of the Berlin Wall is a solemn reminder of the sacrifices many made to achieve freedom. Today, having overcome authoritarian pasts, Taiwan & Germany are proud partners in democracy.
President Trump’s decisive policies are rebuilding American deterrence globally - but adversaries like China will continue to look for ways to test our resolve.
It is critical that the US remain 100% committed to keeping Taiwan free and independent.
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LOOK | The China Coast Guard's coercive, aggressive, and barbaric actions during the humanitarian rotation and resupply mission at BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal on June 17, resulted in severe damage to AFP vessels, including their communication and navigation equipment.