by Joseph P. Farrell, Giza Death Star:
If you’ve been watching Communist China lately, you’re watching quite a show, and in case you haven’t been watching, the “show” began with the sudden and strange disappearance of a few top Chinese military officials, whom Mr. Xi himself appointed. Additionally, this occurred as Mr. Xi was on a summit tour to Malaysia, and hence out of the country. This has led to the usual speculations of a “purge” of some sorts is underway, beginning with the Chinese military, long a customary hotbed of corruption and intrigue, dating back to the time when there was no Communist China per se, but only Chiang Kai-Shek’s notoriously corrupt Khmoumintang and its even more notoriously corrupt military. The problem with the purge explanation is the usual one with Communist governments: who is behind it, and why?
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Is Mr. xi acting in some sort of cynical Stalinesque fashion by purging people he himself promoted? Or is the considerable (but quiet) opposition to Mr. Xi growing? It is in my opinion not accidental that Mr. Trump chose this moment to enact tariffs against the Communist nation, for those tariffs have apparently thrown the Chinese economy into a tail spin, and in an economy where massive corruption on a Communist scale is the order of the day, this is very destabilizing to the current government, and an opportunity to its internal enemies.
That, at least, is the subject of today’s article, shared by E.E., for at least one China-watcher thinks that the regime may be in its final stages:
‘Very, Very Wrong’: Expert Warns China Showing Signs Of ‘End-Of-Regime Conduct’
The problem, as the article notes, is not simply a worsening economic situation for Communist China, but that its leader, Xi Jinping, is caught in the ideological trap that has consumed so many other Communist apparatchiks: his ideology and position compel him to “not appear to be weak”, and as such, at the very worst time to do so, Communist China is also managing to antagonize pretty much everyone else in the Southeast Asia and Pacific region; the old adage “no one trusts China” is coming home to roost, and in a very bad way:
A China politics expert warns that the communist regime shows signs of potential collapse, driven by a worsening economy exacerbated by Trump’s aggressive tariff policies.
“At a time when China needs friends because it’s not selling goods to the U.S., it is going out of its way to antagonize not just the Philippines, not just Taiwan, but also South Korea and Australia,” Gordon Chang, senior fellow with the Gatestone Institute, told the Fox Business Network.
“This shows that… this is end-of-regime conduct, because Xi Jinping, he can’t appear to be giving in to the U.S.,” he added. “This is really very perplexing behavior, and it shows that something is very, very wrong in Beijing right now.”
IN addition to this, China’s foreign ministry is flatly denying that any negotiations with Mr. Trump’s administration are taking place:
Trump has shown little sign of backing down from his trade war with China, slapping a 145% tariff on Chinese imports. Beijing retaliated with 125% duties on U.S. goods. Trump insists his administration is actively negotiating with Beijing officials, but China’s Foreign Ministry has flatly denied any talks, accusing the U.S. of spreading “baseless rumors.”
And yet, just a little later, one reads some things that strongly suggest some very high octane speculation:
The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend that Chinese authorities have quietly waived some of the 125% retaliatory tariffs on certain U.S. imports, including semiconductors, chipmaking equipment, medical products, and aviation parts. This move signals Beijing’s concern about the economic fallout from the ongoing U.S.-China trade war. While China has not publicly confirmed these exemptions.
And there you have it: one China-watcher says that the regime is exhibiting “end-of-regime” behavior, a claim is made on the Trump administration’s part that negotiations are underway, China denies it, and the Wall Street Journal says some Chinese officials are lifting its 125% retaliatory tariff anyway, while several Chinese military officers appointed by Mr. Xi himself are nowhere to be seen…
…and did I mention that said military officers would have been in charge of major departments responsible for any invasion of Taiwan operations?
