tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post3982680032043833798..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Viewing Taiwan from the Beltway BubbleMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-34070396679127638312018-05-05T23:54:37.396+08:002018-05-05T23:54:37.396+08:00Your assumption is so racist in this. Only america...<b>Your assumption is so racist in this. Only america has the capability to punish?</b><br /><br />This is some really excellent trolling.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-74469767731787610842018-05-05T23:53:28.548+08:002018-05-05T23:53:28.548+08:00I didn't realize that the US had been granted ...<b>I didn't realize that the US had been granted the powers to decide which sovereign nations were allowed to build their militaries and by how much</b><br /><br />*sigh* Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-18710180790769535162018-05-03T09:55:00.352+08:002018-05-03T09:55:00.352+08:00Michael, why would you or Kastner assume that the ...Michael, why would you or Kastner assume that the US is in a position to punish or reward China for anything? Why would you <br />or Kastner assume that the US is in a position to "guide" China anywhere? The words you attribute to Kastner as well as your own words smack of a unipolar western superiority complex, a hymn to the ideology of American epxceptionalism, a tired old myth that needs to take its rightful place on the rubbish heap. I've lived in and loved Taiwan for over three decades now, and I must say that it's a mistake to allow that love to cloud your vision of reality. Did you actually say the the US allowed China to build military with no punishment? I didn't realize that the US had been granted the powers to decide which sovereign nations were allowed to build their militaries and by how much! Have you morphed into a neoconservative? Have you recently undergone a mind-meld with John Bolton?<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-26027237582821023372018-05-02T03:13:30.077+08:002018-05-02T03:13:30.077+08:00This is the best summation of the US - China relat...This is the best summation of the US - China relationship you’ve ever written - Bravo!Brodie68https://www.blogger.com/profile/17053159550755811376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-69210025056440136162018-05-01T22:56:19.103+08:002018-05-01T22:56:19.103+08:00Your assumption is so racist in this. Only america...Your assumption is so racist in this. Only america has the capability to punish? What is it the lord of the universe?<br /><br />China can do so much damage if it is truly pissed. China can help north korea build nukes, help iran build nukes, can even give any country nuke if it wants. China can pressure countries to remove us bases from them, china can sanction countries to stop trading with taiwan.<br /><br />Endless things china can do with its 13 trillion gdp. Sure these things are not cost free. But so is punishing china. America is too weak to "punish" china anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com