" the island of Taiwan is a part of China"

[Idolater]

Russia, China push back against US in pre-Olympics summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday arrived in Beijing for the opening of the Winter Olympic Games amid growing Chinese support for Moscow in its dispute with Ukraine that threatens to break out into armed conflict

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I agree; Taiwan is a part of China. But Xi Jinping, the single-party state and the mainland have it backward. Taiwan's stable democracy should be ruling the mainland, and not the other way around.

 

[Idolater]

Is China going to 'get any ideas' based on seeing America 'sit on our hands' while Russia 'has their way' with Ukraine?

Moral hazard. It's when there's basically no meaningful penalty for making a mistake. When that mistake is murder, you've got yourself one heck of a moral hazard.

 

[ok doser]

Is China going to 'get any ideas' based on seeing America 'sit on our hands' while Russia 'has their way' with Ukraine?

Moral hazard. It's when there's basically no meaningful penalty for making a mistake. When that mistake is murder, you've got yourself one heck of a moral hazard.

 

[ok doser]

I'm sure they're waiting to see how the situation in Crimea turns out. And whether it turns out to be another disaster for Biden.