It’s happening. Biden is battening down on China. The Chinese still think they can push their diktat in the South Sea and the East Sea and the Taiwan Strait and the Indian Ocean. Rumors spread in America of China helping Biden steal the election. That won’t help China get the support of the American public. Quite opposite, as Americans turn on Biden, accusing him of his own diktat, he will feel the push to prove that he’s not afraid to hit China where it counts. So you see, China may have helped install the very president most likely to create the most trouble for China.
Evidence points that he’s already going there. While weapons deals halted toward the Saudis and the UAE, they are right on schedule for cute, adorable, cuddly, lovable Taiwan.
But, America is not Taiwan’s only friend. Nor, is Taiwan the only territory that doesn’t like China’s diktat. Vietnam, the Philippines, India, and Japan won’t ignore any Chinese aggression in their back yards. And, with the British all ready with their HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier group, they could sweep into a Chinese sea contest after everyone else is bloodied and give their own diktat.
Trade & Tech
China trade war is one thing Joe Biden won’t be rushing to fix // CNN
China
WHO team investigating pandemic visits wet market, receives flu data // CNN
US criticizes Chinese flights over South China Sea, but says they posed no threat // Taipei Times
China is rehearsing for when it overtakes America // CNN
Xi’s speech shows how Biden faces a very different China // CNBC
Taiwan
Sullivan hits at China over Taiwan // Taipei Times
US has not halted arms sales: MOFA // Taipei Times
China warns Taiwan independence ‘means war’ as US pledges support // BBC News
China tells Taiwan that independence ‘means war’: report // Fox News
Taiwanese man fined $47K for violating home quarantine 7 times // CNN
Taiwan air force flexes muscles after latest Chinese incursion // Aljazeera
The World Is Dangerously Dependent on Taiwan for Semiconductors // Bloomberg
Taiwan reports large incursion by Chinese warplanes for second day // Yahoo News
Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific Sends A Warning to Hong Kong SAR // LoyaltyLobby
India
India, China soldiers brawl again along disputed frontier // AP
Military Faceoff
Report on U.S.-China Competition in East, South China Sea // USNI News
Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth becomes Royal Navy’s fleet flagship // Naval Today
The U.S. Navy Needs To Admit It Can’t Outbuild China // Real Clear Defense
Australia invests in advanced maritime weapons, minehunters // Defense News