October 4, 2024
The rumor says that CCP leaders in China are plotting various provocations so that the U.S. can be blamed for any military altercations that arise. Is it true that CCP leaders are fishing around for a conflict in which they can blame the U.S. in order to justify a major war? In other words, are the CCP leaders spoiling for a fight? Are they needing to sell this war to the Chinese people as justified?
LUDE: The simple answer is yes. Xi’s idea, for example, is if Israel launches a full attack on Lebanon and America moves a carrier into the Middle East, then America’s position in East Asia will weaken. In that case, President Xi would like to widen the zone of conflict, stretch U.S. naval resources so that the United States will not have enough carriers to defend against all threats. In that case, the Arctic could be a place to start trouble as well. Now that China has launched a ballistic missile in the Pacific, we see that they can hit the U.S.
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