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| Biden Shared Intel with China ‐ and China, Naturally, Shared That Intel with Russia |
| 2022-02-26 |
| [NYT via NR] Over three months, senior Biden administration officials held half a dozen urgent meetings with top Chinese officials in which the Americans presented intelligence showing Russia’s troop buildup around Ukraine and beseeched the Chinese to tell Russia not to invade, according to U.S. officials. Each time, the Chinese officials, including the foreign minister and the ambassador to the United States, rebuffed the Americans, saying they did not think an invasion was in the works. After one diplomatic exchange in December, U.S. officials got intelligence showing Beijing had shared the information with Moscow, telling the Russians that the United States was trying to sow discord — and that China would not try to impede Russian plans and actions, the officials said. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 To be fair, China did offer him the opportunity to exercise his highly honed special skill. And he responded like a thoroughbred. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2022-02-26 10:53 |
| #5 treason |
| Posted by: 746 2022-02-26 09:59 |
| #4 A fifty year observation of Branden might indicate the Chinese had nothing to do with processing the "fool." |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-02-26 09:31 |
| #3 Article this am titled "China Made a Fool of Biden". Not so. Ready-made fool. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2022-02-26 08:14 |
| #1 There was likely never any hope the Chinese would "beseech" the bear regarding anything. This was a simple diplomatic baiting and learning exercise. 1. Advanced intelligence collection methodologies and likely product recipients were revealed. 2. Re-transmission contacts and routing venues were confirmed. 3. Taiwan smiles knowingly. Hat tips received from Hungary, Poland, Romania, Albania, Finland, and others. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-02-26 02:38 |