Taiwan Arms Sales a Gut Check for United States: Die Tageszeitung, Germany
Continuing with our theme today of global reaction to the latest U.S.-China sparring, this article from Germany’s Die Tageszeitung ponders the question, just how committed to the defense of democratic Taiwan is the United States?
According to columnist Jutta Lietsch, whether the U.S. approves the deal to sell $6.4 billion in weapons to what was once called “America’s largest aircraft carrier” will demonstrate just how much expediency has replaced principle in U.S.-China relations.
For Die Tageszeitung, columnist Jutta Lietsch writes in part:
Beijing’s harsh words about the deliveries didn’t come unexpectedly. The criticism is designed to test not only the U.S. government, but the mood of the country. For the first time, Chinese policymakers aren’t only threatening political consequences, but economic sanctions against U.S. firms. Because the U.S. Congress must approve the deal within 30 days, its decision will demonstrate just how committed American politicians and companies remain to Taiwan.
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USA is right not particularly important taking into consideration and China. China currently is a world power and this can not be ignored. There is also a nuclear power. This must think about.
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Does the Obama administration have the gonads to stand up to the ChiComs? I'm thinking not. Taiwan is screwed if China decides that this is the time to “liberate” Taiwan.
This whole argument is irrelevant. The republicans put the United States at a disadvantage by bank rolling our massive debt through the Chinese Communists. Just what did Dubya by with all those trillions of dollars he borrowed anyway?
Romanian spam is the best kind of spam. I'll give you props for at least reading the article.
So what is China threatening to do? Stop selling us deadly toothpaste?
I support this deal…even if it upsets our Dalai Lama hating friends.
World to FT – W is not and has not been President for over a year now.
Here is a better question. Just what Obama doing with all those trillions of dollars he is borrowing from the Chinese anyway? He is borrowing more from the Chinese, and at an exponentially faster rate, than W ever did.
Besides unconstitutionally treating the funds as the White House slush fund, that is:
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Articl…
Oh, and Congressional Democrats are already adopting the 'run against the President for re-election, not with him strategy' that it took years in office to happen to W:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la…
Sure is tough to culture that selective amnesia when when other folks don't want to play.
This has more to do with the military industrial complex than anything else, we were warned about it long ago, but did we listen?
JS – one of the all-time great prophetic speeches by a President.
Too bad we did not listen to it then, or to those who predicted the long-term fallout of banking regulation changes during the Clinton Administration, or the effect the housing markets due to regulatory changes during the Bush Administration. Or when in the 80's when Congress exempted federally chartered banks from state mandated usury limits. Or what would happen to consumers from bankruptcy reform in 2005.
Etc.
I'm in total agreement with your response. Lordy!
Lions and lambs. Or I guess Sweet Transvestites and tigers.
Trannies and tigers and bears, oh my!
p.s. – shameless plug – a 'like' for that post would be nice. I mean, one from you would be a true feather in my cap.
Thank you!