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Of course it's about Taiwan. We support democratic govts, not the ChiComs who could give a shit about Tibet, the Taiwanese, their people, the world. See, Chinese culture does not have guilt as a motivator, not being generally Christian. Chinese culture has "face" or how they are perceived. so for Chinese, it's not about doing the right thing because it is the right thing to do, but about how you perceive yourself and how others perceive you. If you poison a bunch of kids with tainted milk and are not caught, then you are perceived as the successful businessman who reduced costs. If you are caught, then you are killed by the govt for being embarrasing, or you commit suicide over embarrasment of being caught. Not for guilt of doing the wrong thing.
My point is, they want to strut their stuff, and try to push us around. Everyone wants to knock down the cock of the walk, and we are still the biggest military power and the only thing that stands in the way of them taking Taiwan by force. So they test us, to see if we are serious. Does it have anything to do with the new president? You betcha!
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