Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy
No. of Recommendations: 2
China’s Xi Warns Trump on Taiwan at Beijing Summit
Xi Jinping, China’s leader, told President Trump that Taiwan, if handled poorly, could lead to a clash with the United States. The two leaders are also expected to discuss trade and the Iran war at the two-day summit.
You know what they are saying...Xi holds all the cards; Trump doesn't have any cards.
No. of Recommendations: 8
Trump will sell out Taiwan as readily as he sells out USian Proles.
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 7
No. of Recommendations: 5
While Xi is asking Trump if U.S. and China can avoid ‘Thucydides Trap’...
Trump is saying: "Chinese restaurants in America today outnumber the five largest fast foods in the United States all combined. That's a pretty big statement!"
Next he's going to ask to meet General Tso.
What an embarrassment.
No. of Recommendations: 1
Of course Trump has no idea what that means. Facepalm.
I admit I had to look it up. Of course, the US replaced the UK, post WWI, without a war between those two. For that, I given the credit to Sec Treasury Mellon, and Sec State Hughes, because they adopted a reasonable repayment schedule for the UK's WWI debt. If the US had kept on with the extreme repayment demands Congress made, the 1920s could have been a lot bumpier.
But Trump is nearly 80. He'll go for a quick fix, that will last as long as he cares. When that "arty deal" blows up, it will be the next CEO's problem.
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 5
Trump doesn't have any cards.
And even fewer brain cells.
No. of Recommendations: 4
As with Russia/Putin, this meeting will result in Xi "winning". The Felon will get nothing, except egg on his face. And he's probably not bright enough to realize it when the egg is plastered all over him.
Xi is going to own him. I'm aware of the visit, but I'm not following the details. Don't need to. The Felon will fail, as usual. We'd be better off with a rabid ferret in the Oval Office.
