It is the US that can destroy China by cutting trade. China basically exports EVERYTHING to us. They NEED us. They wouldn’t know what to do if they couldn’t export their cheap, child labored, poisoned, led contaminated products to us anymore. Also I swear Japan (yea that tiny Island). Was destroying mighty China 60+ years ago until we stopped exporting oil to them. Which everyone knows followed Pearl harbor, and us entering WWII.

Its amusing to see the responses to this post. Why any rational person would do a lousy $6 billion arms deal to a corrupt government that we don’t even officially recognize is beyond comprehension.

The economic damage China could do to the US in one month would make that $6 billion look like chump change. In November China fired a shot over the US’s bow when it liquidated $10 billion in treasury bill, it seems that no one was home when the message was delivered.

The US economy is supported 70% by retail sales. Is the game the wingers playing here is how many days the US economy if China turned off credit to major importers like Wal-Mart?

All President Obama and those peculiar institutions of winger tanks is doing here is daring the Chinese to do something. It’s the Chinese here that is acting like adults, not the United States.

If this reckless behavior by the United States continues it won’t be a question of if, but when and what. China in a real short period of time could do enough damage to the US economy that it would be a decade or longer in recovering.

On the Chinese part, hey they have know hard times for the last 3,500 years. This is called combat, and if any of you had read any history at all you will know that the Chinese are very, very good at strangling another culture. They won’t have to fire a shot.

ALLONS,
Byron Skinner

I see no reason why we should deny this multi-billion $ deal which will undoubtedly keep many defense workers in the US from losing their jobs among other things.

Guess they figure it’s worth the cost of whatever is at stake.

I don’t think this’ll help persuade China to pressure DPRK or Iran to the extent that it can, in the interests of ratcheting down hostility towards their neighbors or the west.

Of course, I’m in favor of the US guaranteeing defense of Taiwan, Israel and everyone else because it’s in the constitution. Unlike providing education, health and general well being of it’s own citizens.

Although I have a great deal of respect for General Jones, on the issue of Taiwan he is flat out wrong. It make no sense to poke a stick at China over something that we the United States have almost zero strategic interest in. The arms deal has escalated in a couple of weeks from $1.6 to now $6 billion.

There is a strong indication here is that President Obama has take personal affront to the way the Chinese greeted him on his recent trip. Now he is upping the arms race with Taiwan and kissing up to the Dali Lama and getting involved in Tibet.
This is needless posturing on President Obamas part. The last thing the US needs is to get involved in a “Cold War” with China or a “Hot War” in South East Asia, again.

This is not the way a President of the United States Acts, but the 9mm behavior of some body who can’t get the code of the Streets of Chicago out of his psychic.

ALLONS,
Byron Skinner

I support giving Taiwan military help. Tho would also like a closer partnership with China. :)

Thunder350 selling that latest batch of equipment to Taiwan may have offended the Chinese somewhat, but they aren’t going to cut trade with us or anything drastic.

Pray for Taiwan.….

Of course. The U.S. is in debt to the Chicoms big time to the trillions. Want to sell arms to Taiwan? Better get it cleared with the communists. Meet with the Dalai Lama? Ditto. I forget. Are we allowed to pay back the communists using clunkers?