Chinese Tensions
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Australian media magnate says, “Australia must be willing to invade the Solomon Islands and topple its government if that’s what is necessary to stop a proposed security pact between China and the Pacific nation going ahead”
It is “Australia’s Cuban missile crisis” and warns a Chinese naval base in the Solomons would be “the effective end of our sovereignty and democracy”
“China will have parked an enormous stationary aircraft carrier within direct striking distance of every eastern Australian city”
Solomon Islands prime minister Manasseh Sogavare has dismissed foreign criticism of the country’s security negotiations with China
“We find it very insulting, Mr Speaker, to be branded as unfit to manage our sovereign affairs,” Sogavare saidChina should not become “too closely aligned” with Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, Sir Jeremy Fleming, the head of UK cyber-intelligence GCHQ has warned.
He said China’s long-term interests are not served by an alliance with Moscow. China’s aspirations to become a leading player on the global stage were “not well served by close alliance with a regime that wilfully and illegally ignores” international rules.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60936056
Where he made this assessment is of interest – in Australia
AUKUS – have agreed to cooperate on hypersonic weapons and electronic warfare capabilities.
Anew arms race if it had ever gone away
US threatens China with sanctions
US deputy secretary of state,Wendy Sherman, while speaking at a House of Representatives foreign affairs committee hearing on Wednesday, said the “range of sanctions” and export controls coordinated among US allies and partners against Russian President Vladimir Putin, the country’s economy, and oligarchs, should serve as an example for China’s leader Xi Jinping.
“It gives President Xi, I think, a pretty good understanding of what might come his way should he, in fact, support Putin in any material fashion.” She said Beijing should “take away the right lessons”
Much is being said of Ukraine’s national sovereignty to decide its defence policy as it views fit.
How different it is for the small island nation of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific.
The USA threatens it with repercussions if it enters into any form of alliance with China.
The Policeman of the whole world
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-officials-land-solomons-discuss-070408112.html
One of the most senior US officials in the Pacific has refused to rule out military action against Solomon Islands if it were to allow China to establish a military base there, saying that the security deal between the countries presented “potential regional security implications” for the US and other allies.
Voice of reason?
https://countercurrents.org/2022/05/okinawa-urges-government-to-reduce-tensions-with-china/
The governor of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa said Friday: Japan should focus more on peaceful diplomacy with China instead of on military deterrence…
“We are strongly alarmed,” Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki said of discussions in parliament about the possibility of a security emergency involving Taiwan, and concerns that Okinawa, 600 kilometers (370 miles) away, could become embroiled in it.
“Any escalation of problems over the Taiwan Strait and the contingency of Okinawa being a target of attack must never happen or be allowed to happen,” Tamaki said
David Chou, 68, of Las Vegas was booked on one count of murder and five counts of attempted murder in relation to the attack at the Geneva Presbyterian Church, California
Chou, a United States citizen of Chinese descent, had travelled from Las Vegas and targeted the Taiwanese community out of animosity towards Taiwan and recent tensions between the island and mainland China.
Therefore, Is white supremacy the only problem ? Is the capitalist society the one that is spreading hates and racism among all human beings ?
Biden said that the U.S. would intervene militarily if China were to invade Taiwan. The U.S. traditionally has avoided making such an explicit security guarantee to Taiwan
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-biden-taiwan-china-4fb0ad0567ed5bbe46c01dd758e6c62b
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