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8. I know. They won't give up on Taiwan. They're taking the long view there....

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #7)

Thu Apr 17, 2025, 01:29 PM

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knowing time is on their side. And it really is as China has thousands of years of history with that island near to their coast and they sense weakness in how the bully trump has blown the ceasefire in the Ukraine war.

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I know. They won't give up on Taiwan. They're taking the long view there.... brush Thursday #8

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