US-PRC-ROC | Jan-April 11th | REPORTS

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French President #EmmanuelMacron will visit #China from April 5-7, the Chinese foreign ministry says.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1642772823251861504

 

[BorisBadenov]

Early surrender

 

[Irag8er]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1642903808303923203

 

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Belize reaffirms ties with Taipei as Taiwanese president visits.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643010544004222977

 

[Irag8er]

20 PLA aircraft and 3 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today. R.O.C. Armed Forces have monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond these activities.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643059827332075521

 

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PENTAGON: China Keeping Nuclear-Armed Submarine Constantly At Sea

China's intensifying nuclear-armed submarine patrols add complexity for U.S., allies: China is for the first time keeping at least one nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine constantly at sea...

community.defconwarningsystem.com

 

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#BREAKING China says Tsai-McCarthy meeting will 'further damage' Sino-US relations

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643096131994279937

 

[Publius]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643096131994279937

Let’s just assume there already frayed to the point of snapping and continue to expect the PRC to resume bloviating ad-nausium.

We closed bases and withdrew forces from Asia and pacific. And they assumed they were the big swinging d__k of the pacific.
Their shocked and amazed that our Allie’s and military are willing and able to invite us right back in with little effort or fanfares.
That’s just totally unfair and not right.
This was Chinas turn to be the big dog.

 

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China warned US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy not to ‘repeat disastrous past mistakes’ and meet Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, saying it would not help regional peace and stability, but only unite the Chinese people behind a common enemy

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643103640096219136

 

[Irag8er]

On April 5th, PLAN Shandong aircraft carrier fleet passed through the Bashi Channel and entered Taiwan's southeastern waters, launching its first West Pacific training. Without escalation, ROC Armed Forces have monitored and responded to the situation with our assets.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643599417017253888

 

[Irag8er]

It’s the first time a Taiwanese president has met with a House speaker, the third-ranking figure in government, on US soil in the more than four decades since the US formulated its “one China” policy recognizing Beijing, Bloomberg reports.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643662815012569088

 

[Peace]

Depression inbound!

China weighs export ban for rare-earth magnet tech

Beijing looks to strike back after Washington's chip restrictions

asia.nikkei.com

 

[Irag8er]

#BREAKING Taiwan says 1 Chinese aircraft, 3 warships detected around island: ministry

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643787331139428352

 

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Despite threats of retaliation from China, US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy welcomed Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.

Video:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643805726333181953

 

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U.S. lawmakers emerged from their meeting Wednesday with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen determined to figure out why the U.S. has yet to deliver key weapons systems to Taiwan, according to one of the participants.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643803378235981827

 

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China blasts meeting between Taiwan leader and US House speaker.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643803306651680769

 

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China aircraft carrier in drills near Taiwan amid rising tension

“The Shandong, China’s first domestically-built aircraft carrier, sailed through the Bashi Channel south of Taiwan and into the Pacific on Wednesday with a number of other ships from the Chinese navy.”

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643814820515401729

 

[Irag8er]

US congressional delegation arrives in Taiwan after Tsai-McCarthy meeting | Taiwan News | 2023-04-06 14:52:00

Representative Michael McCaul will meet with president and other Taiwan officials | 2023-04-06 14:52:00

www.taiwannews.com.tw

 

[MuffinMan205]

"To preserve peace, we must be strong.” We are determined to protect our homeland. We seek neither escalation nor conflict, but we do not bow to coercion. And we aim to work with all like-minded nations that uphold liberty and democracy toward peace and prosperity in our region.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1644327155206340608

 

[Peace]

With lavish treatment of Macron, China's Xi woos France to "counter" U.S.

Such forays by Xi with visiting leaders are rare. Diplomats say it underlines the importance Beijing attaches to this relationship with a key member of the EU as it looks for support against the U.S.

www.reuters.com