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Eliot Rosewater

(34,296 posts) Mon Jan 16, 2017, 09:24 PM Jan 2017

China will 'take off the gloves' if Trump continues on Taiwan, state media warns [View all]

Source: Reuters

China will "take off the gloves" and take strong action if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump continues to provoke Beijing over Taiwan once he assumes office, two leading state-run newspapers said on Monday.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal published on Friday, Trump said the "One China" policy was up for negotiation. China's foreign ministry, in response, said "One China" was the foundation of China-U.S. ties and was non-negotiable.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-trump-idUSKBN15001X

In case anybody needs a translation, this means war.

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China will 'take off the gloves' if Trump continues on Taiwan, state media warns [View all] Eliot Rosewater Jan 2017 OP

Maybe it means that they'll call the $650M debt he has with them? George II Jan 2017 #1

That or maybe they have something incriminating on him. nt cstanleytech Jan 2017 #3

Chinese prostitutes peeing on him, this time. nt DRoseDARs Jan 2017 #9

I was thinking more of the lines of criminal activity related to his real estate cstanleytech Jan 2017 #10

More like $1.25 Trillion progree Jan 2017 #8

$1.25 trillion is easily monetized by the Federal Reserve. roamer65 Jan 2017 #12

China will never harm the goose elmac Jan 2017 #2

Aren't we the goose the borrowed the golden egg? truthisfreedom Jan 2017 #4

China is run by mature adults, America wont be in 4 days. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2017 #5

Ummm. . .no, China is run by children too. I live here. Feeling the Bern Jan 2017 #14

petulant children too. Kablooie Jan 2017 #17

Petulant with a simple philosophy: I want the cake and eat it too and if I can't do it, I will hold Feeling the Bern Jan 2017 #18

You would think but we just put some hotheads in the White House neverforget Jan 2017 #7

Wow Ruby the Liberal Jan 2017 #6

Not right away. The Federal Reserve will monetize all of it. roamer65 Jan 2017 #11

Someone needs to tell Donnie to shut the fuck up. Initech Jan 2017 #13

Well, however much time we have left Rural_Progressive Jan 2017 #15

I heard a winger radio talk show host.... ReRe Jan 2017 #16

Everything is different now from all past examples. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2017 #19