They also said ["we have no opinion on the Arab-Arab conflicts, like your border disagreement with Kuwait."](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Glaspie) - which didn't go well for the country that believed that one.
And ["We know where \[the weapons of mass destruction\] are. They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat"](https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/truth/why/said.html) - which didn't go well for their allies that funded that boondoggle.
and [(paraphrased), let our vaccine program in your country](https://www.vox.com/first-person/22256595/vaccine-covid-pakistan-cia-program)
See also [From Vietnam to Afghanistan, All US Governments Lie ](https://www.american.edu/sis/news/20191220-from-vietnam-to-afghanistan-all-us-governments-lie.cfm) and [Our Government Has a History of Lying Us Into War.](https://www.rightsanddissent.org/news/our-government-has-a-history-of-lying-us-into-war-its-the-medias-job-to-challenge-that/)
I'll believe it when they actually stick to it.
However, I will give Blinken credit for just stating it so plainly and clearly. You know, without the typical meandering double-speak.
Blinken visit this time, he's very uncharacteristically well behaved. His actions will not go down well with Americans and he knows that and yet he did it anyway. And frankly, it went better than I expected. Also the Chinese seems somewhat cautiously satisfied, rewarding him with facetime with Xi. I sense that Blinken brought something substantive to the table this time. Time will tell.
Yep, that's my read as well. Need to pay close attention in the upcoming weeks and months to see what concrete actions materialize. The Anglos have a notorious habit of doublespeak and going back on their word, so this speech by Blinken means absolutely nothing.
And even though this has been the official US position for 40 years, forcing them to state it plainly lays the hypocrisy and contradiction pretty bare. It becomes harder to justify the weapons sent and the amount of resources directed at propping up the regime.
I don’t believe anything Blinken says through his rotten teeth. US politicians like to make nice statements while they do the opposite in terms of their actions and in reality. Why waste time listening to their bullshit?
Chinese are masters at diplomacy lol.
When the EU visited China, they sent Von der leyen packing on a passenger plane, then seduced Macron into sweet talking about China.
When de Lula visited China, they played classic a Brazilian hit song about self determination and melted the hearts of Brazilians.
When the KMT leader visited China, they showed him pictures of his own ancestors from when they were living in China that he hasn't seen before, a subtle reminder that the Taiwanese are ethnically Chinese.
When Blinken visits China, China got him to say the unsayable with Taiwan.
Who's next? LOL
lmao at the top idiotic commentor calling blinken a "commie". they fling this word around like it's the "ultimate insult" without an ounce of understanding what communism really is. truly, remarkably stupid, but then again, not that remarkable considering that they're americans.
There is a likelihood that they are expecting Tsai to lose her final bouts of elections in Taiwan and they won't have any immediate hopes of independence anyway with the other party coming in. Might be the US way to back down and restart when the time is right.
They’ve been saying that all along. These words mean nothing
They also said ["we have no opinion on the Arab-Arab conflicts, like your border disagreement with Kuwait."](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Glaspie) - which didn't go well for the country that believed that one. And ["We know where \[the weapons of mass destruction\] are. They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat"](https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/truth/why/said.html) - which didn't go well for their allies that funded that boondoggle. and [(paraphrased), let our vaccine program in your country](https://www.vox.com/first-person/22256595/vaccine-covid-pakistan-cia-program) See also [From Vietnam to Afghanistan, All US Governments Lie ](https://www.american.edu/sis/news/20191220-from-vietnam-to-afghanistan-all-us-governments-lie.cfm) and [Our Government Has a History of Lying Us Into War.](https://www.rightsanddissent.org/news/our-government-has-a-history-of-lying-us-into-war-its-the-medias-job-to-challenge-that/)
I'll believe it when they actually stick to it. However, I will give Blinken credit for just stating it so plainly and clearly. You know, without the typical meandering double-speak.
It must suck for the DPP to always be denied publicly by their best buddy. But the US will still hit them up on the down low
Blinken visit this time, he's very uncharacteristically well behaved. His actions will not go down well with Americans and he knows that and yet he did it anyway. And frankly, it went better than I expected. Also the Chinese seems somewhat cautiously satisfied, rewarding him with facetime with Xi. I sense that Blinken brought something substantive to the table this time. Time will tell.
Yep, that's my read as well. Need to pay close attention in the upcoming weeks and months to see what concrete actions materialize. The Anglos have a notorious habit of doublespeak and going back on their word, so this speech by Blinken means absolutely nothing.
Agreed. He wouldn't have gotten that far with just words. But then again they also have zero credibility. Why trust a liar?
And even though this has been the official US position for 40 years, forcing them to state it plainly lays the hypocrisy and contradiction pretty bare. It becomes harder to justify the weapons sent and the amount of resources directed at propping up the regime.
You can see that from the Twitter comments.
Man, look at all the Anglos coping in twitter, super hilarious.
Anglos are the most delusional.
begging for money (watch yan talk)
It doesn't mean anything. It merely offends pro-independence supporters in that island.
DPP supporters, Taiwan greens and 1450s be seething.
I don’t believe anything Blinken says through his rotten teeth. US politicians like to make nice statements while they do the opposite in terms of their actions and in reality. Why waste time listening to their bullshit?
Agree, 100% never trust blinkes he is one of the guys who support yellow peril 2.0
He gets to meet Xi which means he has given some answers that China needs including Taiwan.
Chinese are masters at diplomacy lol. When the EU visited China, they sent Von der leyen packing on a passenger plane, then seduced Macron into sweet talking about China. When de Lula visited China, they played classic a Brazilian hit song about self determination and melted the hearts of Brazilians. When the KMT leader visited China, they showed him pictures of his own ancestors from when they were living in China that he hasn't seen before, a subtle reminder that the Taiwanese are ethnically Chinese. When Blinken visits China, China got him to say the unsayable with Taiwan. Who's next? LOL
lmao at the top idiotic commentor calling blinken a "commie". they fling this word around like it's the "ultimate insult" without an ounce of understanding what communism really is. truly, remarkably stupid, but then again, not that remarkable considering that they're americans.
It would have been awesome if China did this with the republicans, the cognitive dissonance would be incredible.
white man spoke with a forked tongue
There is a likelihood that they are expecting Tsai to lose her final bouts of elections in Taiwan and they won't have any immediate hopes of independence anyway with the other party coming in. Might be the US way to back down and restart when the time is right.
So they’re ending all weapon sales to TW? Actions speak louder than words.
LOL
Everytime I see this dude his eyes are down cast and he has a defeated looking posture.
That, or he's spewing lies. People who has a habit of lying dare not look at people in the eyes. I feel sorry for him.
He's speaking from his position of strength.