Essay by Eric Worrall
In response to John Kerry’s grovelling plea to restart bilateral climate talks, the Communist mouthpiece Global Times has instructed the USA to “accept responsibility for mistakes”.
Chinese embassy urges US to assume obligations, not to make excuses for own mistakes after remarks on China’s decision of halting climate talks over Pelosi’s Taiwan visit
By Global Times Published: Aug 13, 2022 12:25 PM
The US should shoulder its own responsibilities and obligations rather than make excuses for its own mistakes, spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the UK said in response to US officials’ claims that “the entire world will suffer the consequences” of the halt of climate change cooperation, referring to China’s decision to suspend climate talks with the US due to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s provocative visit to the island of Taiwan.
The US does not represent the world. China already warned the US in advance that Pelosi’s visit to the island of Taiwan will likely lead to a crisis and cause major disruptions to exchanges and cooperation between China and the US. But the US turned a deaf ear to this warning and went its own way, the embassy spokesperson said.
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It is unacceptable to urge respect for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity on the one hand and trample on China’s red line on Taiwan and encroach up China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity on the other. Taiwan is China’s Taiwan. No foreign country is entitled to act as a judge on the Taiwan question, the spokesperson stressed.
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Read more: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202208/1272873.shtml
John Kerry’s response to Chinese bullying has been so feeble, China now seems to believe they can puppy train the Biden administration to acquiesce to China’s Taiwan policy priorities, with well timed threats to withhold climate cooperation.
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Instead of having climate talks and not caring about Nut Zero,
China will stop talking and not care about Nut Zero.
Good work John Kerry and Jumpin’ Joe Biden.
Nut Zero is correct, since neither of them has any.
Am I missing something here? Just what wonderful things are being done by China for the Paris Accord that the US (and EU) want them to continue with? Is everybody this blind? If there weren’t empty heads running the West they would see this as an empty threat. If they pulled away, they would be abandoning a lucrative market for for windmills and solar panels. They seem to be the worlds main supplier.
China, thanks to Biden and Kerry, believes it has the wokerati west over a barrel. It may be time for the UK, EU and as many other states as possible, to organise state visits to Taiwan and widdle on China’s plans. Of course this is unlikely to happen as the usual suspects are all desperate to keep the Paris boat afloat and to do that, they need China more than China needs them. We are, naturally, sleepwalking into a Major Problem and, yes, the empty heads of the West, filled only with the pipe dreams of some Globalist utopia, are indeed blind and oblivious to the dangers. We may not be entirely woke but it’s about time we did all wake up.
When the Chinese leader visited London, everyone was bowing and scraping, none more so than the City of London itself trying to curry favour with chinese money. And the Guildhall was sealed off to prevent those that might suggest China has illegally occupied Tibet – now recognised by the UK as China – and enslaved people.
What you’re missing is this situation destroys the narrative. All the leftist sheep repeat the nonsense that China will come around magically in 2030 and start reducing emissions. Now, that part of the narrative falls apart and with it any hope of every stopping Armageddon.
Oh, they would still keep selling wind turbines and photo-voltaic cells. Just at double the price…
And would we be bothered if they didn’t? It is not like they are useful.
What is poor Kerry to do?
Ain’t nothin poor about Kerry (‘s missus).
Put a small barrel around his neck and lick the face of the new world leader.They are playing us and the sniveling is epic
Hey John, what’s with the long face?
Never gets old, that joke.
….. you rang?
I go for three China’s and ask for Hong Kong’s independence.
Yes but how many ‘little China’s’ are there in cities around the world? Could be a fair few just there!
China can take their bovine scat and shove it in a dank dark smelly hole where the sun don’t normally shine. Lurch may have an appropriate receptacle.
F CCP
I suppose we have dropped 1C to go from CCCP to CCP.
Some variation on “Sod off, Pooh!” Is the only real response. But of course Kerry will grovel.
China halts climate talks due to Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan—so Pelosi finally did something useful!
Now it’s Markey’s turn in Taiwan which is far more dangerous. Maybe this time he will use his famous follow-up statement of “who could have known?” used after his Jimmy Carter policy debacle. But in this case it be be after nuclear WW3.
Yep
China announces new drills as US delegation visits Taiwan – ABC News (go.com)
Gonna kill more fish.
The law of unintended consequences strikes again 🙂
Exactly! They both did something useful while probably not intending to. There is nothing more enjoyable than seeing bad people perform good acts with bad intentions. karma. man.
How times have changed. Under Trump, it would be the USA telling China of its mistakes.
Man would the world be in a far better place.
Don’t forget to spank Kerry.
I’m not sure that’s a good idea. He might like to be spanked.
One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never asked before. He asked, ‘What does the Crocodile have for dinner?’ Then everybody said, ‘Hush!’ in a loud and dretful tone, and they spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
Remember to only send the defective automotive batter packs to the U.S.
What? Betty Crocker is now sourcing from China as well?
Aunt Jemima will have her revenge!!
Let China read what the American people think directly, without the Kerry filter.
Many in U.S. doubt their own impact on climate: AP-NORC poll – Washington Times
‘It is unacceptable to urge respect for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity on the one hand and trample on China’s red line on Taiwan and encroach up China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity on the other.’
Sounds serious. I wonder if it’s too late for the Taiwanese government to bestow some lucrative, do nothing sinecures upon the Bidens?
If John Kerry had any cajones, in reply to the Global Times demand he would hold up his right hand with only the three middle fingers extended and invite them to “read between the lines”.
cojones
Perdóname, mi culpa.
no hay porque – Kerry talvez no tiene ‘cajones’ tampoco…
Kerry needs climate talks – as a valid excuse for jetting around.
He’ll take along Heinz & Hunter so the Big Guy can get his 10%, too. Paul
Pelosi may also go so he can make some lithium $$$. What a racket!
They have it all sewn up, unto the next generation. I’d love to see their oligarchical racketeering come crashing down around their ears.
George Friedman has written considerable commentary on China’s economic woes. China, the supplier of goods, is at the mercy of their biggest customer, America. If America quits buying, the Chinese economy collapses.
What would happen if America slapped carbon tariffs on Chinese goods. (It’s a rhetorical question and doesn’t need a question mark.)
Xi is playing with fire. Putin is playing with fire. They have both misjudged the situation.
Changing the topic a bit: Jordan Peterson has just put up an excellent piece in which he points out the whirlwind that will be reaped by those who, in the name of preventing climate change, wish to push economic privation on those who can least afford it. link
Donald Trump was/is a mild rebuke to the arrogant out-of-touch Democrats. They haven’t got the message. Perhaps they lack imagination. They should study twentieth century history and see just how bad things could get.
Those who thought they would rule after the Russian revolution mostly ended up in Siberia … if they were lucky. The nature of a whirlwind is that it sweeps up nearly everybody, especially the arrogant who don’t believe they will be swept up.
China cut their prime interest rate today.
Similarly, the French guillotine didn’t just bite the aristocracy. Hubris can have life-threatening consequences.
Democrats also don’t take to heart the lesson of the Bastille after the subjugated citizens were pushed too far. The aristocracy thought that the unarmed citizens would be no match for the police, royal guards, and army. It didn’t take long before the citizenry were as well-armed as the former guards and soldiers. Thus, the conflict became more violent than necessary. Had the king showed a realistic respect for his subjects, it never would have gone as far as it did.
It’s dangerous to think of oneself as a member of the elite.
link
It’s in Americans’ blood to rise up against unfair taxation.
I don’t think Putin and Xi have misjudged the situation – they read the Democrats lack of will better than the Democrats understand Russia and China. Biden’s regime is a disaster waiting to happen and both Putin and Xi are quite ready to seize the opportunities given.
So, why are the leaders of Putin’s military fleeing Kherson?
Could be fake news….who knows?
The first casualty in a war is the truth.
On the other hand, it’s obvious that the Ukrainians have performed much much better than anyone thought they would. And the Russians have gone from the second most formidable military in the world to something of a joke. (That said, if Russia were invaded, the joke would be on the invader.)
As far as I can tell, the most truthful people are the Russian milbloggers. They are vehemently pro-Russian but are mostly critical of the way the war has been conducted. Anyway, I haven’t noticed any of them denying the flight from Kherson.
The entire news article is based on the statement from the civilian governor of Mykolaiv, Vitaly Kim, that Russian commanders in Kherson are moving their HQ’s from the west bank of the Dnipr to the east bank. Meanwhile, information coming from Ukraine Military Intelligence sources in Kyiv is that Russian troops in Kherson have been reinforced by troops from northern Ukraine and Donetsk as well as airborne troops. I don’t know exactly what’s happening on the ground in Kherson, very few outside Kherson appear to, but let’s not jump to hasty and ill-judged conclusions.
The Dnipr river valley is somewhere between 3 and 7km across near Kherson, including the wide river and floodplain. This would place Russian commanders several km further from American and British artillery as they know that Ukrainians enjoy firing on Russian commanders!
Even though China has never once told the truth about anything, I am sure the democrats will believe China this time and cave over Taiwan.
Leftists have a long history of giving away other people’s stuff.
Don’t expect those who are in office through fraud to display ability for anything but surrender.
As is now shown once again, negotiating with communists is a waste of time and effort.
Someone should point that out to Mitch McConnell sometime.
Mitch is the turtle
When your hypocrisy comes and bites you on the ar$e.
For his family it’s very profitable.
Unfortunately, while biting said ar$e, the wallet was missed.
I’m pretty sure the US hasn’t change its decades long policy on Taiwan.
Gross overreaction on the Chi-Com’s part to a business trip of Paul Jr that his mama went along with.
China has growing domestic problems. They need a foreign crisis to distract the masses.
Same for Biden and the Dums .
“I’m pretty sure the US hasn’t change its decades long policy on Taiwan.”
That’s correct. The Chicoms are lying again.
The Chicoms think they can push Biden around so they are testing their theory.
So when are we going to demand reparations from China for killing as many Americans in the last 2 1/2 years of biowarfare as have died in ALL U.S. wars combined, plus derailing most of the world’s economies?
Climate is the least of China’s concerns, and should be the least of ours as well.
Send Kerry and Fauci as permanent envoys to Gitmo where they can negotiate climate solutions and do gain-of-function research on the inmates.
I’ve noticed a recent rise in ‘studies’ that ‘prove’ the wet market to be the source; looks like China’s buying propaganda in the West as fast as it can.
I noticed that, too. I saw at least three stories saying pretty much the same thing last week. Somebody is pushing the wet market origin real hard.
Fauci makes some dictators look like amateurs.
“So when are we going to demand reparations from China for killing as many Americans in the last 2 1/2 years of biowarfare as have died in ALL U.S. wars combined, plus derailing most of the world’s economies?”
After Trump’s next election. Trump has complained that the Chicoms should be paying Trillions of dollars in reparations for unleashing the Wuhan virus on the world.
All good things come after Trump’s next election.
There is a really important point in this.
No country whose political elite believed in any danger from global warming would take this stance. After all, if CAGW has any chance of being true, the great loser will be China. Its a densely populated country, subject to floods and weather disasters as it is, with agriculture a vital component of its economy.
If CAGW happens, the Chinese are going to have a huge disaster, far worse than the US or Europe.
But, they emit and build out coal plants like there was no tomorrow, and now they are saying that they will totally break off what little gestures they are making in the direction of emission reduction, unless the US changes its rhetoric on Taiwan.
The only explanation for this is that they simply do not believe it. They never have believed it. That is what Kerry needs to get into his head. And the whole US political class needs to get seized of it too. China and India are just not buying it, and are not going to buy it. Neither for that matter is anyone really, outside the political class of Australia, somewhat Germany, the UK and the US.
At some point people have to face up to the fact that 50 years of trying has not persuaded the people who matter. Policy has to be based on this fact, and its implication: we are headed for 45 billion tons a year by 2040. If you think this is leading to disaster, prepare for it. Because there is no way to avert it. That has been tried and has failed, and this posture by the Chinese is clear evidence of the failure.
don’t forget that canada’s federal govt and most of the provinces buy into this
Canada is no longer a real country that can be taken seriously.
Good points but what about the horrific damage that has already been done to the West’s economies, to the reliable cheap energy industry, to agriculture and the the food industry? This is now baked in for several years into the future.!
If the totalitarians threw in the towel today, shut down the climate accord, fired John Kerry, etc., we will still have high Policy-Caused rampant inflation. The oil and gas industry can’t suddenly turn on the taps, access the resources, build the pipelines overnight. Petroleum engineers graduating is down to a trickle and it takes 4- 5years to graduate new ones…… a farmer takes a year to grow, harvest and distribute a food crop. The UK just killed a third of their swine and burnt them. Gas is needed to make nitrogen fertilizers and the price will be triple or more for a couple of years to come. …25 – 30% of world population was at subsistence levels before ideoligue misanthropes wrought their vast destruction to life support systems…
The WEF, Western heads of state, the ‘Hadley Centres’ of the climate world may find themselves breaking the 20th century’s horrendous crimes against humanity records.
Gonna make a trite observation here.
Accepting a mistake has been made is the first step to correct the situation. Or at the very least not continue doing the harmful thing and keep worsening the situation.
In this case whether or not AGW is happening: If you accept that China and India will keep using fossil fuels then the rest of the world’s countries can’t improve the situation by transitioning to green energy. So stop it!
QED spend the money only to adapt to negative changes that happens and let the rest of the economy alone.
China’s population (1.45bn) is likely to be overtaken by India (1.40bn) in the next few years.Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh add another 677m.But the fastest growing continent is Africa and the UN estimates its population will be 40% of the worlds population by 2100. At this time more than 8 in 10 people will live in Asia or Africa.
The priority of the countries in Asia and Africa is to improve the lot of their peoples. Many of these countries, as you note, routinely suffer from natural disasters and so perhaps are more sanguine about climate change and do not believe it can be any worse than the problems they already face.
As if we didn’t know AGW has been politics since its’ inception (it was called AGC [cooling] back then}.
The whole matter of China & Taiwan is just a case of Huffing & Puffing.
The Chinese just as with Hong Kong ,
do not like to admit that a Chinese people such as the population of Taiwan have proved that Free Enterprise, even with its faults such as ” Wall Streets” New Ideas, is better than Communism.
It would help if the government of Taiwan called themselves The Republic of Taiwan.
Then the rest of the World can recognise them.
As for China now saying that they will not longer co-operate on Climate matters, well so what.
Let us not forget that China is totally
dependant on exporting for their present level of prosperity.
Many other nations, India, South Korea & SE Asia can make the same or even better goods that China presently makes for the West.
As for the so called Political Elete of the Western World, they may finally realise that China & other countries will continue to produce more & more of the dreaded ” Emissions”.
Take away the fear by them of CO2, & the whole of this Climate nonsense will finally cease.
But it will take many years of misery to clean up the big mess.
Michael VK5ELL.
God damn Jimmy Carter’s eyes. I recall when he stabbed Taiwan in the back to make a pact with the Devil. And him a “good” Baptist and all. There was a Taiwanese scientist working with us at the time of the betrayal and he was in tears. He couldn’t understand what Taipei had done to deserve that.
“God damn Jimmy Carter’s eyes. I recall when he stabbed Taiwan in the back to make a pact with the Devil.”
I remember that, too. Foreign policy was not Jimmy Carter’s strongpoint. It’s not the strongpoint of any Democrat. When they are in charge, the bad guys of the world win.
Its true, there is only one legitimate China, it currently resides on the island of Taiwan.
We should make it clear that we believe in a one China policy with Taiwan as the political head. People on the mainland would have the chance to vote for their favorite Taiwanese politician to lead the country.
Considering Kerry’s impotent response, it seems that China’s assessment of trainability is correct.