CHINA AND THE HEMISPHERE STATEMENT

Thanks to my Twitter friend, “W”, for showing me this article as it was one that truly gained my attention.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-02/china-sends-over-100-troops-venezuela-defiance-us-warnings

China joins into the game of sending troops plus supplies and surprisingly enough, the total number sent was eerily close to the Russian figure. Something new….seeing Chinese military members in Venezuela or the region for that matter? No. One only has to go looking around the Panama Canal and notice the inordinate number of 6ft plus, 2 percent body fat, Chinese “maintenance workers” to realize the game being played in Venezuela is not new to the region. So, what is happening here? Is it worthy of the IC putting the information on the President’s morning briefing and making the cutline? Yep. How do you know? Because of the way John Bolton reacted last week, that’s how you know. His statement about the “Hemisphere” was not lost to those who make decisions in Russia and China, but the grins that statement resulted in were also not lost on those in DC who monitor reactions. By the way. The US has it’s share of “Contract / Support Workers” near the Canal😊.

What does it mean?

            Is the concept of the US’s adversaries creating problems in Hampshire new? No. Are the Chinese and the Russians working hand in hand on the events in Venezuela? It appears so, at least for now. Is China doing this as a true combined operation with the Russians or is something else taking place as well? Has the US made it public it will work to limit China’s expansion? Yes. Could Chinese leadership see the constraints placed on Iranian and Venezuelan fuel as a byproduct of that attempted limitation plan? Yes. Could China see the pending military aid increases to Taiwan as a measure that needs to be countered? Yes. In the end, is Venezuela as important to China as Taiwan? No. So, is China willing to push this event to the point of being a true crisis? No. Is the US willing to compromise sales promises to Taiwan for the reduction of Chinese actions in the Hemisphere… in other words………will the US trade Taiwan for Venezuela? No………….not even close! Then what does China really think it will gain out of this stunt? China will get the fuel it needs with or without Iran and Venezuela. It simply has too much money for everyone to hold the line and besides, this is not just about fuel. It’s about regional authority……it’s about the future of the Chinese nation. Wait….what about the Russians? Well, to keep this short, Moscow has the same desire. If the West is going to continue to creep into the old territories controlled by the old Soviet Empire, then the counter move in the “Hemisphere” is the logical answer. Just another example of the new “Cold War” you might say? Well…………….maybe……………………..but the odds of someone screwing this version of the Cold War up is much higher than in the past. The Russians and the Chinese are not going to commit to World War III over the Hugo Wannabe, but they may sit back and watch Guaido be tossed into jail. If that happens, Venezuela falls into a full-scale crisis and you can bet the US mainstream media and the US Democratic party will blame The Donald for  anything that takes place afterword’s. Is that disruptive to the US? You bet it is. It’s almost as disruptive as the Human Waves being coordinated and sent to the US border. Yep. 120 troops here and 120 troops there is not much to fret about, but then again, that’s not the real issue anyway. I will end this with the same question I always ask when speaking of the future between the Dragon and the Bear. When you rest your head on your pillow at night in Moscow…………. who do you truly fear….the Dragon or the Eagle?