« Talk about a party on a suicide run. | Main | »
December 3, 2016
Donald Trump appears to have sent a message to Beijing: the First Island Chain will be held.
Korea, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines will remain the Westernmost bulwark in the Pacific.
The Hill writes: "Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Taiwan President Tsai Ying-wen, a conversation that breaks decades of U.S. protocol and risks a clash with China. ... The phone call will almost certainly infuriate Beijing, which sees Taiwan as a breakaway province." The First Island Chain, for those unfamiliar with the term, refers to a network of peninsulas and archipelagos which mirror the China coast, and whose possession blocks Beijing from direct access to the broad Pacific. Japan considers denying the First Island chain to a foe as essential to her defense. For many years the same string of islanders served as America's strategic frontier in the West. Return To the First Island Chain | PJ Media
Posted by gerardvanderleun at December 3, 2016 4:52 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
Your Say
Heres what the Chinese say "Chinese foreign minister brushes off Trump call with Tsai as ‘petty trick’ by Taiwan"
Posted by: bgarrett at December 4, 2016 7:05 AM
Well, at least that's what the MEDIA says china says, and we all know what that's all about, don't we?
Posted by: ghostsniper at December 4, 2016 9:36 AM
Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, wrote an interesting blog post on Trump's phone call with the president of Taiwan. As the American public gets much of its news from comedians these days, how can we not take a cartoonist's analysis seriously?
http://blog.dilbert.com/post/153990140846/trump-and-the-taiwan-call#_=_
Of course, Adams predicted Trump's victory months ago based on Trump's power of persuasion and our human lack of rationality in making decisions.
Posted by: Harry at December 4, 2016 1:59 PM