#invasion of taiwan

[playitagin]

1874-Battle of Stone Gate

Japanese invasion of Taiwan: On 22 May. Colonel Sakuma Samata commanding a 150-strong force marched too far inland and was ambushed by 70 Mudan fighters, commencing the Battle of Stone Gate. 

 The fighting lasted a little over an hour, until Sakuma ordered 20 riflemen to scale a cliff to his left and fire on the natives from above while the men in the river continued to press them. Upon seeing the 20 riflemen atop the cliff, the natives retreated. The Mudan lost 16 men including their chief, Agulu, and his son with many more wounded.[21] The Japanese suffered seven casualties including an officer and 30 wounded.[16]

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[quotesfrommyreading]

Fate has placed Taiwan and Ukraine in similar positions. Both have giant neighbors who once ruled them as imperial possessions. Both have undergone democratic transformations and have thus become an ideological danger to the autocrats who covet their territory. Just as Putin has made the erasure of Ukraine’s sovereignty central to his political project, Xi has vowed to unify China and Taiwan, by force if necessary. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned in October that China may be working on a “much faster timeline” for dealing—somehow—with Taiwan. U.S. military and intelligence leaders have pointed to 2027 as a potential time frame for an invasion, believing that China’s military modernization will have advanced sufficiently by then.

  —  Taiwan Wants China to Think Twice About an Invasion

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[mindenerwa]

This is the most problematic shit i ever seen in my entire life, what's wrong with him. He has 117 million subscribers, and this video already has 41 millions of views. USA education needs to be reviewed and improved because this is so bad and has such a negative impact on so many people

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[herukapadmajungiansworld]

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[potuzzz]

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[tomorrowusa]

Yale Prof. Timothy Snyder is a leading US scholar of Eastern and Central European History. His knowledge of European history was the starting point for his examination of the threat to US democracy in his book On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century.

Because of Dr. Snyder’s expertise and availability, he’s often quoted and featured in discussions in the media about the current conflict. He may be the US historian with the highest profile in 2022.

At Substack, Timothy Snyder makes the case that we have much to be grateful for from Ukraine.

Americans (and many others) owe Ukrainians a huge debt of gratitude for their resistance to Russian aggression. For some mixture of reasons, we have difficulty acknowledging this. To do so, we have to find the words. Seven that might help are: security, freedom, democracy, courage, pluralism, perseverance, and generosity.

A major case in point regarding security.

The major scenario for global conflict in the twenty-first century was thought to be a Chinese-American confrontation over Taiwan. As a result of Ukrainian resistance, Beijing sees the difficulties it would face in an offensive in Taiwan. The flashpoint of what most analysts regarded as the most likely (or even inevitable) scenario for major war has essentially been removed.

This debt is all but impossible for Americans to register. In daily press coverage, we are drawn to the headlines that make us feel threatened, or suggest that the war is somehow about us. This can prevent us from seeing the overall picture.

China has seen the catastrophe that Russia’s invasion has been for Putin. Xi is less likely to risk something similar in Taiwan. And aggressive countries in general who have armed themselves with Russian military hardware may now suspect that their equipment is largely crap.

But it’s something near and dear to Americans that we should be particularly grateful for. 

For me personally, the greatest debt concerns freedom. This is a word that we Americans use quite a lot, but we sometimes lose track of what it really means. For the past thirty years or so, we have fallen into a very bad habit of believing that freedom is something that is delivered to us by larger forces, for example by capitalism. This is simply not true, and believing it has made us less free. "The whole history of the progress of human liberty," Frederick Douglass said, "shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims have been born of earnest struggle." It will always be the case that freedom depends upon some kind of risky effort made against the larger forces. Freedom, in other words, will always depend upon an ethical commitment to a different and better world, and will always suffer when we believe that the world itself will do the work for us.

By choosing to resist invasion in the name of freedom, Ukrainians have reminded us of this. And in doing so, they have offered us many interesting thoughts about what freedom might be. Volodymyr Zelens'kyi, for example, makes the interesting point that freedom and security tend to work together.

Ukraine has shown us what it takes to persevere as a country.

Ukrainians have demonstrated extraordinary perseverance. The decision to resist at the beginning, crucial thought it was, has to be followed by that same decision, over and over, hour after hour, day after say, shelling after shelling, bombing after bombing, missile attack after missile attack, drone strike after drone strike. Ukraine is a country where most of the population has had to leave their homes, where whole cities have been destroyed, where millions of people right now are denied access to electricity and water. Winter is coming, and the Ukrainians persevere.

Everything that the rest of us gain from Ukrainian resistance -- in terms of security, freedom, democracy, courage, pluralism -- depend upon this capacity to persevere. 

Some nitwits, MAGA zombies on the right and “tankies” on the left, whine that the US is giving Ukraine too much. I would argue that we haven’t given Ukraine enough for what the Ukrainians have done for us.

This is an excellent move. Destroy Russian planes launching missiles which kill Ukrainian civilians.

US finalizing plans to send Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine  

The least we can do is to help Ukraine drive out the invaders and war criminals.

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[histonomics]

It’s Final! China Will Attack Taiwan On This Year!

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[future2020]

#ccp #taiwan #invasion #china

[head-post]

Taiwan’s president claims Chinese invasion now unlikely

The island’s president Tsai Ing-wen stated on Wednesday that China was now unlikely to consider a major invasion of Taiwan due to domestic issues, though Beijing expected to influence its upcoming elections.

I think the Chinese leadership at this juncture is overwhelmed by its internal challenges. My thought is that perhaps this is not a time for them to consider a major invasion of Taiwan.

Tsai was responding to questions on the risks of China launching offensive operations after US and Chinese Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met in California this month. The leaders’ talks were aimed at reducing tensions in the region.

China considers Taiwan its territory, which could one day be taken by force if necessary. For the moment, however, Beijing faces domestic economic, financial and political problems, Tsai said.

Read more HERE

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[dailynewsreporter]

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[bills-bible-basics]

Guam Prepares for War! To see a list of dozens of news articles which clearly explain how and why the island of Guam in the Mariana Islands will play a vital role in the upcoming war with China, and how seriously Guam will be affected when the China-Taiwan-USA war begins, please go to the URL below: https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/guam-prepares-for-war/ NOTE: Please note that the news articles below may possibly no longer be available at the time that you visit this page and visit these links. Also, you may be required to have an account with the news agency in question in order to view the full article. This is beyond my control. 1. U.S. victory for Taiwan's freedom from China comes at high price: https://washingtontimes-dc.newsmemory.com/?token=c95d48a0d8398c506fe07ffddbe0ac35_64bb1c00_2792 2. Missile Defense of Guam Is 'Big Issue,' DOD Official Says: https://www.airandspaceforces.com/missile-defense-of-guam-is-big-issue-dod-official-says/ 3. Chinese aircraft carrier nears US territory of Guam: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/liaoning-nears-guam-12302022005658.html 4. Navy intel chief: China building for war 'in every area': https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/18/navy-intel-chief-china-building-war-every-area/ 5. Pentagon to bolster Guam's defenses with new missiles, radars: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/4/inside-ring-new-missiles-radars-bolster-guam-defen/ 6. Air Force general tells troops to prepare for war with China, predicts invasion of Taiwan in 2025: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/28/air-force-general-tells-troops-prepare-war-china-p/ 7. China held Taiwan war council in October, general’s memo reveals: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/feb/2/china-held-taiwan-war-council-october-generals-mem/ 8. Rep. Michael McCaul: Risk of conflict with China over Taiwan is 'very high': https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/30/rep-michael-mccaul-risk-conflict-china-over-taiwan/ 9. US, Philippines announce new agreement to ramp up military presence amid China-Taiwan tensions: https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-philippines-announce-new-agreement-ramp-up-military-presence-amid-china-taiwan-tensions 10. War games show Guam as likely target if China takes Taiwan: https://www.guampdn.com/news/war-games-show-guam-as-likely-target-if-china-takes-taiwan/article_3d168398-917e-11ed-8331-ffc156443862.html 11. U.S. to expand defenses with regional allies around China: https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/us-to-expand-defenses-with-regional-allies-around-china/ 12. WAR IS COMING! Pray for Guam!: https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/war-is-coming-pray-for-guam/ 13. Island Chain Strategy Definition: https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_chain_strategy 14. First Island Chain Definition: https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_chain_strategy#First_island_chain 15. Second Island Chain Definition: https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_chain_strategy#Second_Island_Chain 16. China will target the US homeland in war over Taiwan, Army leader predicts: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/china-target-homeland-war-taiwan 17. CIA's judgment is Xi has 'doubts' about success of possible Taiwan invasion: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/cia-xi-doubts-taiwan 18. Navy intel chief warns the U.S. is naive about threat from China: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/feb/27/navy-intel-chief-warns-us-naive-about-threat-china/ 19. Army secretary, top general push for bigger role as China tensions surge: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/mar/1/army-secretary-top-general-push-bigger-role-china-/ 20. U.S. to sell 100s of F-16 missiles to Taiwan amid rising tensions with China: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/mar/2/us-sell-100s-f-16-missiles-taiwan-amid-rising-tens/ 21. Risk of war with China over Taiwan is real, intel leaders warn:

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/may/4/risk-war-china-over-taiwan-real-intel-leaders-warn/ 22. U.S. defeats China in simulated war over Taiwan, but costs are high, says new study on risks: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/9/us-defeats-china-simulated-war-over-taiwan-costs-a/ 23. Pentagon Starts Work to Build Ballistic Missile Defense Capability in Guam: https://news.usni.org/2023/05/10/pentagon-starts-work-to-build-ballistic-missile-defense-capability-in-guam 24. Chinese missiles, 'offensive fires,' defense and escalation: https://www.guampdn.com/news/chinese-missiles-offensive-fires-defense-and-escalation/article_9551998a-f08d-11ed-8b01-9f697c9ee4d3.html https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/guam-prepares-for-war/?feed_id=65940&_unique_id=645f3e34defc5&Guam%20Prepares%20for%20War%21

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[quotesfrommyreading]

How did we get to this point? The origin story of Taiwan most familiar to Americans begins in 1949, when Chiang Kai-shek’s nationalist forces, locked for years in a civil war with Mao Zedong’s Communists, were defeated. Along with much of his remaining army, Chiang fled to Taiwan and set up a government-in-exile called the Republic of China. That government was recognized by the United States. But within a few years of Richard Nixon’s 1972 Cold War opening to Beijing, the U.S. formally switched diplomatic recognition to the People’s Republic. Ever since, Taiwan’s status has been cloaked in ambiguity. The U.S. acknowledges Beijing’s claim to Taiwan without recognizing its sovereignty over the island. To help deter a Chinese effort to seize Taiwan by force, the U.S. has pledged to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself.

That origin story explains Taiwan’s curious geopolitical status, but it leaves a lot out. When Chiang fled to Taiwan—with roughly 2 million Chinese from the mainland—there were some 6 million people already living on an island that was just emerging from 50 years of Japanese rule. Most of the people living on the island when Chiang arrived could claim roots in Taiwan going back hundreds of years. They had their own languages and culture. So too did the island’s many Indigenous groups, such as the Amis, the Atayal, and the Paiwan. To subjugate the island, Chiang killed and imprisoned tens of thousands over decades—a period known as the White Terror. He set up a military dictatorship under the leadership of his Chinese nationalist Kuomintang Party (KMT) and, from this offshore platform, vowed to reclaim mainland China.

Taiwan is different now. With its broad boulevards, glass towers, military monuments, narrow side streets, night markets, and ample signs in English, Taipei today presents an ambience of blended cultures: Chinese, Japanese, Western, and distinctly Taiwanese. Bubble tea, a Taiwanese invention, is everywhere. But consider what it was like to grow up in the shadow of Taiwan’s postwar history, and you can better understand the profound ways in which younger generations have been remaking the island’s politics and identity.

Emily Y. Wu is a professional podcaster who blends a focus on youth culture with an urgent concern for Taiwan’s political present. (One of her shows is called Metalhead Politics.) She is among dozens of Taiwanese I spoke with during the past year, first on Zoom, then in person in Taipei. Wu was born under KMT martial law in 1984. Her family did not come over with Chiang; they had lived in Taiwan for generations. “Chiang Kai-shek brought China over,” she told me. “I grew up always knowing that there was this alternate history: It was Taiwanese history, which was not taught in school.” Students were taught Chinese history and geography under the presumption that the KMT would one day govern China again. Mandarin was spoken in class, and speaking Taiwanese was discouraged. Wu recalled Lesson 9 of her childhood textbook: “ ‘Hello teachers, hello students, we are Chinese!’ ”

But a movement for democracy was building. “We grew up hearing these names, knowing that there was a group of activists, scholars, lawyers that tried to imagine a free Taiwan,” Wu explained. Many of those people were members of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which currently governs Taiwan. In 1987, the KMT lifted nearly 40 years of martial law. Wu’s political consciousness was shaped by the protests, marches, and hunger strikes that led to Taiwan’s first true presidential election, in 1996.

By the beginning of the 21st century, Taiwan was becoming ever more democratic—and ever more Taiwanese. The school curriculum changed: Taiwan’s distinct history was taught, as were Taiwanese languages. Taiwan also began to celebrate its Indigenous population. After the election of President Ma Ying-jeou, in 2008, links of trade, investment, and travel helped reduce tensions with China. Ma was from the KMT, and the party’s Chinese heritage and its ties to Taiwan’s business elite eased the way to détente with Beijing. But many Taiwanese, particularly the young, feared that forging too close a connection could ultimately give Beijing leverage over Taiwan. In 2014, in what became known as “the Sunflower Movement,” named for the flower that served as a symbol of hope, students occupied the Taiwan legislature to oppose a free-trade agreement with China. After a tense standoff, they succeeded in stopping the deal. They also helped propel a political wave that in 2016 brought the election of the DPP’s Tsai Ing-wen as president.

As Taiwan was becoming more democratic, China was becoming more autocratic. And as Taiwan was becoming more Taiwanese, China was becoming more fervently nationalist. After the ascent of Xi Jinping to the head of the Communist Party, in 2012, Beijing shifted from incentives to coercion. Xi’s government proved adept at bullying companies and entire countries to stop doing business in Taiwan and to recognize China’s narrative of sovereignty. Xi also began escalating crackdowns on China’s periphery—in Xinjiang province and in Hong Kong.

  —  Taiwan Wants China to Think Twice About an Invasion

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[thisisntanaddiction]

Invasive Pneumococcal Disease

Description: You can always see him in a crowded room. Everyone from children to the elderly will stop because of his gorgeous performance. But don't look too fascinating, get too close, or he won't just steal your gaze. . . . (Google Translate)

Description (Traditional Chinese): 在人潮洶湧的室內總可以看見他的身影 從兒童到老人都會因他的華麗演出停下腳步 但可別看得太入迷，靠得太近，不然他偷走的可不只是你的目光。。。。

Character: Invasive Pneumococcal Disease

Release: September 2022

Artist: ALOKI

Nickname: IPD

Gender: Male

Height: 176cm

Weight: 62kg

Birthday: 6/8 (Gemini)

Personality: On the surface, he is a magician who is good at performing with bubbles, but he is actually a phantom thief who uses clever magicians as a cover. I don’t know why I am particularly attracted to moms who are traveling with their grandchildren. I am not very satisfied with this (where did the old man and the little boy get the money?), and always try to increase the customer base to find suitable fat sheep, and even squeeze out competitors by all means. (Google Translate)

Likes: Crowds that gather indoors in winter and spring, unsuspecting spectators

Hates: Well-ventilated outdoors, vaccines, Type B Haemophilus

Links: CDC, Pfizer

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[truechatinc]

How to Stop China From Attacking Taiwan

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[tomorrowusa]

In a rare interview, CIA Director Bill Burns spoke with Judy Woodruff of the PBS NewsHour.

The first seven minutes of the interview focused on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Burns had previously served as US ambassador to Russia. He’s not a n00b when it comes to dealing with Moscow.

From the transcript:

I don't underestimate for a moment the burdens, the challenges that this war poses for Ukrainians, first and foremost, but for all of us who support Ukraine.

But, strategically, I think, in many ways, Putin's war has thus far been a failure for Russia. The Russian military has performed poorly and suffered huge losses. The Russian economy has suffered long-term damage. Most of the progress that the Russian middle class has made over the last 30 years is being destroyed.

I think Russia's reputation has been badly undermined and its weaknesses have been exposed. The Russian population seems increasingly uneasy about the costs of war as well. The fact that Putin, when he launched at the end of September a partial mobilization, the reality was that more Russians of military age fled the country than he was able to round up and send to the front.

[ ... ]

Most conflicts end in negotiations, but that requires a seriousness on the part of the Russians in this instance that I don't think we see.

At least, it's not our assessment that the Russians are serious at this point about a real negotiation.

Yep, contrary to what we hear from Moscow trolls, tankies, and simpletons in the West, Putin is not the least bit interested in negotiations. Putin has made the biggest geopolitical miscalculation of the past 15 years and his only recent move has been to unleash acts of terror against the population of Ukraine to keep himself from looking like an enormous failure.

About the China-Russia connection, Director Burns says this... 

A few weeks before Putin launched his invasion in Ukraine, when they met at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, they proclaimed a friendship without limits. So, it turns out that there actually are some limits to that partnership, at least in terms of President Xi's reluctance to supply the kind of military assistance to Putin that he's asked for in the course of the war in Ukraine.

So, I wouldn't underestimate for a moment the commitment between the Chinese and Russian leaderships to that partnership. But it's been interesting to watch the Chinese leadership's reaction to the war in Ukraine. I don't think any foreign leader has paid more careful attention to that war and Russia's poor military performance than Xi Jinping has, as he thinks about his own ambitions in Taiwan and elsewhere.

China, with problems of its own, has given little more than lip service to Putin. That doesn’t mean China is ignoring the invasion. Xi Jinping has certainly noticed Russia’s failures and may be surprised by the amount of military aid the West has supplied to Ukraine. That is bound to have an impact on his own dream of invading Taiwan.

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[don-lichterman]

News Wrap: California moves to eliminate most sales of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035

News Wrap: California moves to eliminate most sales of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035

In our news wrap Thursday, California moves to eliminate most sales of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035, President Biden calls for Russia to return a nuclear plant to Ukraine’s control, a court rules Pakistan’s former prime minister cannot be arrested until September, Rohingya Muslims mark five years since fleeing persecution in Myanmar, and teachers in Ohio agree to end a four-day…

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