Monday, February 24, 2025

Trump Will Pander to Xi Just as He Has to Putin

Dominic Lawson: Republicans who think the US president will fight for Taiwan are deluded.

Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 01:30 PM | 12 COMMENTS | permalink

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Republicans who think the US president will fight for Taiwan are deluded, writes Dominic Lawson

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-- The Times & Sunday Times (@thetimes.com) February 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM

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"At Trump's side now is Elon Musk," notes Lawson. "Tesla's biggest manufacturing base is in China, which furnished the company with billions in soft loans. Last week the Republican chair of the Senate intelligence committee, Tom Cotton, produced a book condemning Musk for having "shamefully supplicated China's communist rulers". The Arkansas senator is right: in 2023 Musk told the then Chinese foreign minister that US and Chinese interests are "intertwined like conjoined twins". And a year earlier Musk thrilled Beijing by arguing that Taiwan should become a special administrative region of China."

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-02-23 08:48 AM

Hi Doc Sarvis. The next four years are going to be a nightmare for the American masses and our international allies while the oligarchs drain our wealth. Concur about Felon Musk. He needs Chinese factories and cheap labor (as well as minerals from Africa and Greenland). Beijing is testing Trumpf, Australia, and NZ with a live-fire drill in the Tasman Sea. Please see fifth entry: coriolanus.page

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-02-23 05:35 PM

When Xi invades Taiwan Trump will blame it on Taiwan and the U,S, will desert another ally! Why do all Republicans desert our allies?

#3 | Posted by danni at 2025-02-24 01:40 PM

Another view ...

Trump's Abrupt Change of US Policy on Ukraine Raises Questions About Taiwan Support
www.military.com

... U.S. President Donald Trump's abrupt reversal of three years of American policy toward Ukraine has raised concerns China might become emboldened to push its territorial claim on Taiwan, though experts say Beijing is most likely in a wait-and-see mode right now to see how the situation in Europe plays out. ...

Before heading to Washington for talks with Trump on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron said he would emphasize "you can't be weak in the face of President Putin."

"It's not you, it's not your trademark, it's not in your interest," Macron said he would tell Trump. "How can you, then, be credible in the face of China if you're weak in the face of Putin?"
What does Ukraine have to do with Taiwan?

Like Moscow's claim Ukraine is rightfully Russian territory, China claims the self-governing island of Taiwan as its own. Chinese President Xi Jinping has not ruled out taking it by force. ...


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-24 01:40 PM

Donald Trump has an immense talent for surrendering and then making it sound like he's the meanest monkey in the jungle.

But in his defense, surrendering is easier and safer than working or taking risks. Especially if you expect a payday for giving up.

#5 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-24 02:00 PM

No wonder he ----- his pants. His ass must be 2 feet wide.

#6 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-02-24 02:08 PM

Maybe if Taiwan turns over some mineral rights or some chip production facilities to Donald's personal portfolio.... naw.

China can give him a Discount on all the junk merch they make for him to sell to his Cult.

#7 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-24 02:08 PM

El Rey Dotardo II is such a bag negotiator that the Russians and Chinese could probably ask for California in exchange for featuring Trump's face on the cover of The Daily Worker for a year. The orange one would agree--but only the eastern half of the state, since that's just farmland, reservoirs and mountains...

#8 | Posted by catdog at 2025-02-24 02:08 PM

#3 Danni Because like Trump they're cowards at heart, greedy cowards.

#9 | Posted by Ronnie68 at 2025-02-24 04:02 PM

Putin and Xi are a team.

#10 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-02-25 08:20 AM

apparently a good team since they managed to hook Republocl0wns...

#11 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-02-25 08:22 AM


Putin and Xi are a team.
#10 | POSTED BY RIGHTISTRITE

Thanks Joe!

#12 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-02-25 09:41 AM

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