China flew a long-range nuclear-capable bomber outside China for the first time since President-elect Donald Trump spoke with the president of Taiwan, two US officials told Fox News. The dramatic show of force was meant to send a message to the new administration, according to the officials. Even more concerning for the Pentagon, China has been seen by American intelligence satellites preparing to ship more advanced surface-to-air missiles to its contested islands in the South China Sea.
Trump’s call with Taiwan’s President Tsai ling-wen broke decades- long protocol after American leaders stopped communicating directly with the Taiwan president in 1979, when diplomatic ties were severed and the United States shifted to a new “one-China” policy. China protested Trump’s call with President Tsai. READ MORE
China is so dependent upon the money for flowing from the US right now that there’s no way that they would fire a missile at us. What’s disgusting it’s our money that is financing their missile systems.