China threatens nuclear war over COVID probe.

[Fishking]

This will be a test of the Biden administration, and the will of the United States and it's ability to build an international coalition to confront an ever-growing threat that is China. This is a very complicated and difficult issue because of our deep economic ties, as well as the rest of the world. We've seen China be able to influence media, Hollywood, sports, ect. in the U.S.

China State Media: Country Must Prepare for Nuclear War With U.S.

Hu Xijin, the editor of the Chinese state-run newspaper the Global Times, advocated for the buildup of China's nuclear arsenal to make "elites" in America "shiver."

www.newsweek.com

China and the United States have been sparring over a range of issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Hu's op-ed came one day after Biden announced he instructed the Intelligence Community to "double down" on their efforts to identify the COVID-19 origin, including coming up with a list of questions that China has to answer.

The Intelligence Community hasn't ruled out the possibility that COVID-19 originated in a laboratory, a notion that China vehemently dismissed as being politically motivated and anti-science. Officials have also attempted to shift blame to the United States' Fort Detrick, citing no evidence, and accused Biden of "stoking confrontation and sowing division" with the Intelligence investigation.

We need to start building a global campaign to divest from China.

 

[Mr Person]

Nuclear war is a moronic threat. Only a nation controlled by a someone or someones with absolutely nothing to lose and enough power/perceived authority to order an underling to cause the extinction of the human race and have that order obeyed would launch one.

Nobody puts nuclear war on the table because it's always on the table. Everything is always on the table no matter what anyone says for the simple reason that no divine intervention is going to say "no" if someone decides to do something that wasn't on the table.



While there are many reasons to organize against China - HELLO TPP THAT TRUMP SCRAPPED UP TO PWN THE LIBTARDS - some dipshit on state media grunting about nuclear war isn't one of them.

 

[bongsaway]

Bullcrap, pure bluff. I think they've been watching too much trump.

 

[noonereal]

We need to start building a global campaign to divest from China.

The most important sentence that will be in this thread.

 

[SMTA]

This will be a test of the Biden administration, and the will of the United States and it's ability to build an international coalition to confront an ever-growing threat that is China. This is a very complicated and difficult issue because of our deep economic ties, as well as the rest of the world. We've seen China be able to influence media, Hollywood, sports, ect. in the U.S.

China State Media: Country Must Prepare for Nuclear War With U.S.

Hu Xijin, the editor of the Chinese state-run newspaper the Global Times, advocated for the buildup of China's nuclear arsenal to make "elites" in America "shiver."

www.newsweek.com

China and the United States have been sparring over a range of issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Hu's op-ed came one day after Biden announced he instructed the Intelligence Community to "double down" on their efforts to identify the COVID-19 origin, including coming up with a list of questions that China has to answer.

The Intelligence Community hasn't ruled out the possibility that COVID-19 originated in a laboratory, a notion that China vehemently dismissed as being politically motivated and anti-science. Officials have also attempted to shift blame to the United States' Fort Detrick, citing no evidence, and accused Biden of "stoking confrontation and sowing division" with the Intelligence investigation.

We need to start building a global campaign to divest from China.

American consumers will never support the loss of cheaper Chinese products.
Never.

 

[SMTA]

This will be a test of the Biden administration, and the will of the United States and it's ability to build an international coalition to confront an ever-growing threat that is China. This is a very complicated and difficult issue because of our deep economic ties, as well as the rest of the world. We've seen China be able to influence media, Hollywood, sports, ect. in the U.S.

China State Media: Country Must Prepare for Nuclear War With U.S.

Hu Xijin, the editor of the Chinese state-run newspaper the Global Times, advocated for the buildup of China's nuclear arsenal to make "elites" in America "shiver."

www.newsweek.com

China and the United States have been sparring over a range of issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Hu's op-ed came one day after Biden announced he instructed the Intelligence Community to "double down" on their efforts to identify the COVID-19 origin, including coming up with a list of questions that China has to answer.

The Intelligence Community hasn't ruled out the possibility that COVID-19 originated in a laboratory, a notion that China vehemently dismissed as being politically motivated and anti-science. Officials have also attempted to shift blame to the United States' Fort Detrick, citing no evidence, and accused Biden of "stoking confrontation and sowing division" with the Intelligence investigation.

We need to start building a global campaign to divest from China.

Saber rattling.

 

[Chomsky]

What a crock of crap! Nuclear war? Who do they think they're kidding?

 

[Roadvirus]

While there are many reasons to organize against China - HELLO TPP THAT TRUMP SCRAPPED UP TO PWN THE LIBTARDS - some dipshit on state media grunting about nuclear war isn't one of them.

"Orange Man BAD! Must make Whataboutism regarding bad Orange Man!"

 

[Peter]

There is no way to win a nuclear war.
If China starts it Nato will retaliate and everything goes tits-up. All Chinese, US and European cities will be smoking holes in the ground the the radiation clouds that result will make like miserable for the rest of the world so yeah, all a bit pointless really.

 

[bearpoker]

We need to start building a global campaign to divest from China.

Interesting idea. Do you think Biden can convince American companies to do that? Much less the rest of the world. I personally think this is just bluster, but it's still troubling. Too bad Trump killed TPP. That would be a place to start getting the ducks in a row to take on China.

 

[bearpoker]

What a crock of crap! Nuclear war? Who do they think they're kidding?

Maybe they think blowing up their markets is a smart thing to do.

 

[Aunt Antifa]

"Orange Man BAD! Must make Whataboutism regarding bad Orange Man!"

You know if I look in your post history we’ll find a billion references to Obama over the last 4 years, right?

 

[Aunt Antifa]

This will be a test of the Biden administration, and the will of the United States and it's ability to build an international coalition to confront an ever-growing threat that is China. This is a very complicated and difficult issue because of our deep economic ties, as well as the rest of the world. We've seen China be able to influence media, Hollywood, sports, ect. in the U.S.

Yep.

“Just had a long and very good conversation by phone with President Xi of China. He is strong, sharp and powerfully focused on leading the counterattack on the Coronavirus. He feels they are doing very well, even building hospitals in a matter of only days … Great discipline is taking place in China, as President Xi strongly leads what will be a very successful operation. We are working closely with China to help!”

 

[TheParser]

China does not want to be reduced to a parking lot,

Just the usual bluster from a country that does not know its place,

That's the problem in this world: No one and no nation know its place anymore.

 

[Allan]

This will be a test of the Biden administration, and the will of the United States and it's ability to build an international coalition to confront an ever-growing threat that is China. This is a very complicated and difficult issue because of our deep economic ties, as well as the rest of the world. We've seen China be able to influence media, Hollywood, sports, ect. in the U.S.

China State Media: Country Must Prepare for Nuclear War With U.S.

Hu Xijin, the editor of the Chinese state-run newspaper the Global Times, advocated for the buildup of China's nuclear arsenal to make "elites" in America "shiver."

www.newsweek.com

China and the United States have been sparring over a range of issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Hu's op-ed came one day after Biden announced he instructed the Intelligence Community to "double down" on their efforts to identify the COVID-19 origin, including coming up with a list of questions that China has to answer.

The Intelligence Community hasn't ruled out the possibility that COVID-19 originated in a laboratory, a notion that China vehemently dismissed as being politically motivated and anti-science. Officials have also attempted to shift blame to the United States' Fort Detrick, citing no evidence, and accused Biden of "stoking confrontation and sowing division" with the Intelligence investigation.

We need to start building a global campaign to divest from China.

China has a bit to learn about brinkmanship. You don't go full nuclear threat, you ramp up the rhetoric incrementally. Well they're new at this I guess.

 

[Peter]

China does not want to be reduced to a parking lot,

Just the usual bluster from a country that does not know its place,

That's the problem in this world: No one and no nation know its place anymore.

Erm, are you insane?
Countries aren't naughty schoolchildren.

Why should any country know its place and what exactly does that mean?
All a post like this does is make America seem like the arrogant bully who feels the need to throw his weight around to make himself feel better.

 

[phoenix2020]

This will be a test of the Biden administration, and the will of the United States and it's ability to build an international coalition to confront an ever-growing threat that is China.
...
We need to start building a global campaign to divest from China.

While I agree, this will be difficult with the TPP now scrapped and replaced with one that excluded the United States. It's so unfortunate that we walked away from an international coalition to confront an ever-growing threat that is China, simply because Obama was associated with it, but what's done is done and the best we can hope for at this point is some lemonade. Thus far China has made more noise about entering into its replacement than the United States; should that happen, it is effectively game-over for any hope of a U.S.-led coalition of any kind. I'm hoping the Biden admin can build up enough international goodwill to beat China to the punch.

 

[Fishking]

Saber rattling.

And do you think it's OK to rattle this type of saber?

 

[Fishking]

Nuclear war is a moronic threat. Only a nation controlled by a someone or someones with absolutely nothing to lose and enough power/perceived authority to order an underling to cause the extinction of the human race and have that order obeyed would launch one.

Nobody puts nuclear war on the table because it's always on the table. Everything is always on the table no matter what anyone says for the simple reason that no divine intervention is going to say "no" if someone decides to do something that wasn't on the table.



While there are many reasons to organize against China - HELLO TPP THAT TRUMP SCRAPPED UP TO PWN THE LIBTARDS - some dipshit on state media grunting about nuclear war isn't one of them.

So it's not big deal that they went with this type of rhetoric? Oh...and literally the first response was a bullshit "but Trump" idiocy? Predictable.

 

[Fishking]

Bullcrap, pure bluff. I think they've been watching too much trump.

It's OK to bluff like this in your book? Oh...and the 1st and 2nd response was some stupid irrelevant crap invoking the name of Trump? FFS....what is wrong with you people?

 

[Fishking]

Interesting idea. Do you think Biden can convince American companies to do that? Much less the rest of the world. I personally think this is just bluster, but it's still troubling. Too bad Trump killed TPP. That would be a place to start getting the ducks in a row to take on China.

Tariff the shit outta Chinese goods so they aren't so cheap anymore. Also, boring comment trying to bring up Trump.

 

[Fishking]

Yep.

God...your comment is so ****ing dumb. At least you're consistent.

 

[Fishking]

China does not want to be reduced to a parking lot,

Just the usual bluster from a country that does not know its place,

That's the problem in this world: No one and no nation know its place anymore.

It's usual bluster for a major power to threaten nuclear war? News to me. This is OK in your book, yes? Just do nothing.

 

[Fishking]

While I agree, this will be difficult with the TPP now scrapped and replaced with one that excluded the United States. It's so unfortunate that we walked away from an international coalition to confront an ever-growing threat that is China, simply because Obama was associated with it, but what's done is done and the best we can hope for at this point is some lemonade. Thus far China has made more noise about entering into its replacement than the United States; should that happen, it is effectively game-over for any hope of a U.S.-led coalition of any kind. I'm hoping the Biden admin can build up enough international goodwill to beat China to the punch.

Those nations aren't anything but cheap labor nations that are also compromised by China, and in their sphere of influence, if anything worse should develop. The they have no economic power beyond that, outside of Japan and Honk Kong, and we basically have those countries anytime we want because they are all scared of China. There is no need for the TPP and it would've likely just been a benefit to China at the end of the day, as we've seen China's ability to heavily influence even 1st world nations on the other side of the globe.

Screw dealing with almost the entire region. It's not smart economically, or in a national security aspect.

 

[Fishking]

American consumers will never support the loss of cheaper Chinese products.
Never.

Tariff the shit outta it, except cheap widgets, they can make things like miniature umbrellas for cocktails. Anything like microchips, vaccines, medicine, steel, ect. should be tariffed into oblivion.