What President Xi Said to the U.S. Government After the Quake in Taiwan

By Robert Sylvester Vannrox, aka Metallicman

*** ALERT ***

An earthquake measuring magnitude 7.5 has struck Taiwan, triggering a TSUNAMI WARNING!

From the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

The point of origin of this “earthquake” was ON the East Coast of Taiwan.

7 4 map

Also from the USGS, the Community “Intensity” Map rating the level of perceived shaking as LEVEL 9 – VIOLENT.

Location

This location is along the rugged, but very beautiful, Taiwanese Eastern coastline.

And when you use Google Maps to zoom in, you discover some interesting things packed amongst the quaint houses and highways there…

Taiwan base 1

Coincidentally…

President Biden, made an unexpected emergency phone call “HOT LINE” to Chinese President Xi Peng. Immediately, within hours, of the “earthquake”.

“Xi, Biden Hold Phone Talks” by Xinhua, Published Apr 02, 2024 11:08 PM. Found HERE.

...President Xi underlined three overarching principles that should guide China-U.S. relations in 2024. 

First, peace must be valued. The two sides should put a floor of no conflict and no confrontation under the relationship, and keep reinforcing the positive outlook of the relationship. 

Second, stability must be prioritized. The two sides should refrain from setting the relationship back, provoking incident or crossing the line, so as to maintain the overall stability of the relationship. 

Third, credibility must be upheld. The two sides should honor their commitments to each other with action, and turn the San Francisco vision into reality. They need to strengthen dialogue in a mutually respectful way, manage differences prudently, advance cooperation in the spirit of mutual benefit, and step up coordination on international affairs in a responsible way.

President Xi stressed that the Taiwan question is the first red line that must not be crossed in China-U.S. relations. 

In the face of "Taiwan independence" separatist activities and external encouragement and support for them, China is not going to sit on its hands.

He urged the U.S. side to translate President Biden's commitment of not supporting "Taiwan independence" into concrete actions. 

The U.S. side has adopted a string of measures to suppress China's trade and technology development, and is adding more and more Chinese entities to its sanctions lists. 

This is not "de-risking," but creating risks. If the U.S. side is willing to seek mutually beneficial cooperation and share in China's development dividends, it will always find China's door open; but if it is adamant on containing China's hi-tech development and depriving China of its legitimate right to development, China is not going to sit back and watch.

President Xi stated China's position on Hong Kong-related issues, human rights, the South China Sea, and other issues.

Nothing to see here.

Move on, folks.

Metallicman is a qualified Astrophysicist and Aerospace Engineer whose name appears on several patents and patent disclosures. He spent 20 years working for the US Government under the waived unacknowledged special access program known as Majestic, which Metallicman was recruited into after training to become a Naval Aviator/ Astronaut at NAS NASC Pensacola, Florida. Metallicman now hosts a website dedicated to bringing awareness to the reality he was exposed to during his time in Majestic, and to offer insight into geopolitical events.

www.metallicman.com