According to the New York Times the Biden administration is worried China might try to invade Taiwan sometime in the next year and a half, some claim this will only cause China to invade sooner before such a buildup is complete but, considering what happened in Ukraine, Biden has decided to radically increased arms sales to that island. Personally I think that is probably the right decision because history has shown that if you are nice to a dictator that doesn't necessarily mean he will be nice to you. And in the next few weeks House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning to visit Taiwan but the Biden administration is trying to discourage her from doing so; Biden's reasoning is that Chinese dictator Xi Jinping would be embarrassed and consider it a personal insult, and most dictators would rather destroy the world then be embarrassed. Personally I think Biden is probably right about that too, although when it comes to international relations you can never be certain.
Nancy Pelosi is a Democrat so I know if she cancels her trip Mr. Spudboy will say that was the wrong decision, and if she does NOT cancel her trip he will also say that was the wrong decision, that's why I want to ask Spudboy this question NOW: Should Nancy Pelosi make that trip? John K Clark See what's on my new list at Extropolis <https://groups.google.com/g/extropolis> nbc -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv1S8y0vbkXqmpKO5ejGg6gxP%2BHCjM_zWQQELNWEeiOBrA%40mail.gmail.com.
