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Old 08-16-2022, 06:58 AM   #6088
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Originally Posted by Monahammer View Post
It is naturally pushing China towards a breaking point.

Chinese culture also has a large premium placed on "face" and "shame". In this scenario, The CCP is losing enormous face by not being able to back up their threats or warnings. And shame that they are being shown to be liars about Taiwanese territorial control to their own population. Add this to quite frequent rumors of internal problems on the Chinese mainland (i.e. bank issues in Henan, real estate collapse, COVID lockdowns) and it could add to the CCP facing an enormous security threat internally. The other political intrigue is that this is all happening only months in advance of when Xi is set to confirm his grasp on the CCP and shove himself into a position unrivaled since Mao. October is when this meeting is set to take place. IMO it's no coincidence that these visits are happening RIGHT now.
No country likes to be shamed or looked down upon. That is not a China unique feature.

However - they would need a serious good reason to start a potential war with Taiwan where they could lose a lot more than 'face'. Some random US government person visiting Taiwan isn't that reason. Pelosi was a big deal because she is the leader of a branch of the US government. These rando people aren't going to change anything.
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