Meanwhile In Taiwan ... While All Eyes Are On Slow Joe's Afghani Disaster

Chinese state media and nationalistic commentators have leapt on America's disastrous retreat from Afghanistan to claim America will not defend the people of the next potential flashpoint in Asia: Taiwan.

Online reaction in China to the US withdrawal has focused on the general demise of American power and several commentators have drawn comparisons to a potential future conflict over the island to China's east.

"If the US gets involved in a war over Taiwan, it has even less chance of success, and will involve bottomless costs", Hu Xijin, an influential nationalistic state media commentator, said in a video.

The editor of the Global Times published several pieces taking aim at what he called Taiwan "separatists".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-18/taiwan-looks-in-fear-as-us-withdraws-from-afghanistan/100383386

China has launched live-fire air and sea exercises near Taiwan in response to what it called “external interference and provocations by Taiwan independence forces”.

According to a statement from Col Shi Yi, the spokesperson of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Eastern Theatre Command, warships, anti-submarine aircraft and fighter planes were dispatched to the south-west and south-east of Taiwan on Tuesday.

In response, Taiwan’s defence ministry said: “The nation’s military has a full grasp and has made a full assessment of the situation in the Taiwan strait region, as well as related developments at sea and in the air, and is prepared for various responses.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/17/china-holds-live-fire-exercises-near-taiwan-response-provocations

China just loves Joe.  He is making them happier than a pig in shyt.

That's okay..Joe's big speech of the day was the covid booster. jackass.

Taiwan will cut a deal for favorable surrender terms with China. They have no choice,