Apologies for the url being a screenshot, for some reason the lemmur app won’t let me paste in the URL box, so here’s the link to the article: https://www.democracynow.org/2022/8/1/headlines/house_speaker_pelosi_will_visit_taiwan_despite_warnings_from_china

US is feeling really ballsy lately. Would be hilarious if their response was to start meeting with leaders of seperatists in Hawaii, Texas, Puerto Rico, Alaska, even California lmao. Do you guys think they’re trying to force a confrontation while Russia is bogged down in Ukraine? Kinda seems like that is their goal. Bog down Russia as long as possible and while Russia is busy take advantage of US having all of Europe in a firm bloc? They are also trying to form a bloc I feel to slow down the insane amount of trade china does with Europe, but if they keep up the sanctions on Russia and China we may see some European countries go neutral or even side with china out of pure economic necessity. The US economy is collapsing and dollar hegemony in waning- even Saudi Arabia is now trading with china in yuan.

  • Muad'DibberA
    29·
    2 years ago

    They should lock down Chinese Taipei’s airspace after she lands, and strand her there.

    • 201dberg
      22·
      2 years ago

      Someone call the Vocel police. I don’t know if I can contain myself thinking about this.

    • CriticalResist8A
      16·
      2 years ago

      I’m expecting something like that to happen. Indirectly engage against her.

      But my predictions are almost always wrong. I just don’t see a war breaking out because she visited Taiwan and am trying to think of scenarios that would push back while avoiding conflict.

      Maybe they’ll sink an aircraft carrier or something.

      • Shrike502
        16·
        2 years ago

        Maybe they’ll sink an aircraft carrier or something.

        Fairly sure that would constitute a casus Belli

        • CriticalResist8A
          12·
          2 years ago

          Would be pretty cool though.

          They might escort the plane and turn it around or force it to land though 🤔

          • mylifeforaiur
            4·
            2 years ago

            The thing about escorts or forcing to land is both of those threats require shooting the plane down to back it up. If her pilots don’t consent to being intercepted, the only option would be for the Chinese pilots to fire.

            • bleepingblorp
              5·
              2 years ago

              Not necessarily, the fighters can fly close enough to prevent the civilian aircraft from being able to maneuver anywhere other than where they decide.

          • bleepingblorp
            4·
            2 years ago

            Force it to land in the correct airport on the mainland, in Beijing. Pelosi is simply lost and forgot where the capital of China is. ;p

    • Catraism-Stalinism@lemmy.ml
      14·
      2 years ago

      That would be fun, but most likely, China will just use this to allow consent for further military development. I hope they are able to upgrade their Navy even more.