How China Can Take Over Taiwan Without Firing a Shot
Plus: first photo of Donald Trump post F.B.I. raid.
All the chatter concerning China’s possible invasion of Taiwan has people nervous about a possible world war.
However, China might be able to swallow up Taiwan into its mainland without using any military force.
How so, you ask?
Some interesting news I found gives us a glimpse - the process of Taiwan losing its independence without a war will involve transnational (global) corporations and corrupt governments that are no longer staunch defenders of democracy working together to assist China in accomplishing their goal to reign in the “rogue province” of Taiwan without bullets. (Taiwan has always been considered an independent nation by the U.S. But recently, perspectives appear to be changing from some policymakers.
According to Rebel News: Apple calls on Taiwanese tech suppliers to relabel its products as 'Made in China'
Apple is calling on the Taiwanese suppliers of its products to label anything marked “made in Taiwan” as “made in China.”
While on the face of things, Apple’s quest for its Taiwanese electronic parts suppliers may seem sinister, the reason for the request is much more mundane. Documents, declaration forms, or even packaging labeled as “made in Taiwan” could be held and delayed by Chinese customs.
The request from the iPhone company came from on high after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan disrupted trade between the island nation and the mainland.
Nikkei reports that Apple told suppliers on Friday that China is now enforcing its rule that all Taiwanese products be labeled as “Taiwan, China,” or “Chinese Taipei.” The moniker is used by the Chinese communist government to indicate China’s ownership of Taiwan, in contradiction to its ambitions of sovereignty.
As detailed by the publication, Apple responded to the Chinese enforcement of the law with urgency, due to immediate concerns that any kind of delays from the island could severely impact the release of the upcoming iPhone 14, which will release this fall.
“Penalties for violating such a rule is a fine of up to 4,000 yuan ($592) or, in the worst-case scenario, the shipment being rejected,” said a source close to the matter.
Are you starting to see a pattern?
The march to a global fascist technocracy can be accomplished without full-blown war amongst nations. As we have seen for over two years now, nations (and their governments) can be coerced and manipulated by giant corporations.
Apple’s decision to follow China’s trade demands looks “mundane” on the surface and appears to be a move any corporation would make to protect their bottom line. That’s naturally a company’s first priority. But by labeling Taiwan products as “Made in China,” Apple is helping the CCP take over Taiwan in the process through economics. Since Apple doesn’t want to lose the Chinese market, they are going to do what the CCP wants - despite Taiwan’s many years of loyalty as a U.S. ally.
Unfortunately, Taiwan loses its independence either through a quick and bloody military confrontation or a slower, quieter frog boil using economics.
Meanwhile the supply of computer chips for the U.S. falls into dangerous waters.
America needs to start manufacturing its own computer chips pronto.
~ First Photo of Donald Trump Since the F.B.I. Raided Mar-a-Lago
He looks angry.
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