[ China is just itching to create WW3... -SD ]

From: https://tinyurl.com/4zmd6kkx (theepochtimes.com)

          China Cuts Military Communications and Climate Ties With US

   By Andrew Thornebrooke
   August 5, 2022 Updated: August 5, 2022

   China's ruling communist regime announced Friday that it would cancel or
   suspend dialogue on several issues with the United States ranging from
   military communications to climate change initiatives.

   A statement from the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) foreign ministry said
   that the regime would cancel all direct communications between military
   theater leaders, working meetings between defense departments, and
   maritime security dialogues with the United States.

   Additionally, the CCP would suspend all cooperation with the United States
   related to illegal immigrant repatriation, criminal justice assistance,
   climate talks, transnational crime, and anti-drug programs.

   The announcement is part of a suite of retaliatory measures by China
   against the United States and its partners following U.S. House Speaker
   Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan earlier in the week.

   Moreover, the canceling of communications between military commanders in
   the Indo-Pacific is likely to be seen as a major escalation by the
   international community, as such contact is often a key tool in helping
   militaries avoid miscommunication or harmful accidents.

   The CCP statement follows a barrage of explosive rhetoric and hostile
   actions from Beijing this week.

   On Thursday, the CCP launched 11 ballistic missiles into the waters around
   Taiwan, some of which passed over the island and into the exclusive
   economic zone of Japan. The regime has also seemingly launched a sustained
   series of cyberattacks on Taiwanese infrastructure, and has implemented
   import bans on more than 2,000 items from Taiwan. The Chinese military's
   encirclement of Taiwan has also formed a sort of blockade, forcing
   international air and sea traffic to back up as it attempts to wrap around
   the most dangerous areas.

   International forums including the G7 and ASEAN have called on the CCP to
   end its provocations and pursue a peaceful solution to ongoing tensions.

   The White House, meanwhile, summoned the Chinese ambassador for a
   reprimand over the unprecedented escalations.

   The U.S. leadership said that it would not give in to China's erratic and
   dangerous behavior and that, in spite of CCP threats to regional
   stability, it would pursue deescalatory measures including postponing one
   of its own missile tests.

   "As China engages in destabilizing military exercises around Taiwan, the
   United States is demonstrating instead the behavior of a responsible
   nuclear power by reducing the risks of miscalculation and misperception,"
   said White House National Security Council communications coordinator John
   Kirby during an Aug. 4 press conference.

   "This is how we're going to defend America's national security interests
   and our values."

   The CCP maintains a so-called One China principle, which states that
   Taiwan is a breakaway province that must be reunited with the mainland.
   The regime has not ruled out the use of force to achieve this goal. Taiwan
   has been self-governing since 1949 and has never been controlled by the
   CCP, however. And Taiwan maintains a democratic government and thriving
   market economy.

   U.S. relations with Taiwan and China are governed by a series of treaties
   and diplomatic cables stretching back to the 1970s. Notably, the United
   States adheres to a One China policy, which provides an acknowledgment,
   but not endorsement, of the CCP's One China principle. The policy also
   mandates extensive unofficial ties with Taiwan. The Taiwan Relations Act
   of 1979 further mandates that the United States will provide the arms to
   Taiwan necessary for its self-defense.

   At the heart of the ongoing tensions between the CCP and the United States
   is their long-standing agreement that neither side will attempt to
   unilaterally change this status quo through force or coercion.

   CCP authorities maintain that Pelosi's visit was intended to unilaterally
   change that status quo. U.S. officials say the same of China's increased
   military and economic aggression in the region, and have accused the CCP
   of manufacturing a crisis to justify military expansion around Taiwan.

   "Beijing's provocative actions are a significant escalation in its
   long-standing attempt to change the status quo," Kirby said.

   "We're not going to accept a new status quo. And it's not just the United
   States, but the world as well."


--- GoldED/2 3.0.1
 * Origin: Micronet World HQ - bbs.outpostbbs.net:10123 (618:618/1)