China and the West want China and the West to know that they are in a prelude to war. Here are a few reasons why from recently…
Amid tensions in S. China Sea, US hosts China army chief
Schriver urges US to stay out of 2016 Taiwan polls
…Sideways way of saying the US will allow the DPP to defeat the KMT in the next election.
FPG calculating losses from ‘anarchy’ at Vietnam unit
…Anti-China protests in Vietnam leads to unintended attacks on Taiwanese factories—Vietnamese can’t distinguish between Taiwanese and Chinese companies.
Ma embroiled in US tax scandal
…after decades, US calls in taxes against Ma, President of US ally Taiwan, “coincidentally” just after Ma rams trade agreement with China after secret talks with China
Hundreds of Chinese families seek wartime compensation from Japan
…of all times.
Philippines says China appears to be building airstrip on disputed reef
Pentagon Press Conference Turns Into Heated Debate Between Top Generals From US And China
China defiant as US warns over sea row
Vietnamese mobs burn foreign firms in riots against China
…Taiwan’s friend and trading partner, Vietnam, has protesters who are so angry at China that some mistake Taiwanese factories for Chinese factories and the protestors destroy the Taiwanese factories.
Taipei to ask Hanoi for riot reparations
…With Vietnam in Taiwan’s debt, their friendship will grow strong. Taiwanese are not evacuating…
Vietnam stifles new protests as China fumes
…but China is evacuating. The dirty secret of Asian trade is that China labor is rising and Chinese factories depend on outsourcing to Vietnam. With China’s neighbors becoming more and more angry with the regional giant—however unjust unfair and unjust China claims this is—Beijing angered one of their key economic sources. “Made in Vietnam” will now fund Vietnam and Taiwan—but China, not so much.
…Sunflower Movement leaders, Lin Fei-fan (林飛帆) and Chen Wei-ting (陳為廷), start a new social issues movement, focusing on free trade and accountability to their giving empty promises. This is not what China wanted in Taiwan.
PM-elect Modi holds talks on India’s new Cabinet
…Change in India is one more factor for China to consider.
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- Chinese Flee Vietnam After Unrest over Sea Dispute (nbcnews.com)
- Vietnam riots force 3,000 Chinese to flee (newsinfo.inquirer.net)
- Beijing Evacuates Chinese from Vietnam (voanews.com)
