American TV spins the topic of the possibility of a military conflict between the US and China over Taiwan

CBS' 60 Minutes did not dedicate its airing this week to the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War. Instead, the authors seem to have sought to help drag the United States into yet another costly conflict, this time with China.

Preparing the American public for war with Beijing is nothing new for a major network TV magazine. News. When 60 Minutes correspondent Nora O'Donnell interviewed Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in the early days of the Biden administration, at times she seemed intent on pressuring the newly minted top US diplomat to take a more militaristic and militaristic approach to China.

This week O'Donnell visited the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz Pacific fleet United States to warn its American readers of the threat posed by China's navy, largely due to its size, and that the United States is lagging behind in shipbuilding to counter this perceived threat.

To underline the alarm, O'Donnell prepared a story for the air, noting that China has the world's largest navy. This argument was mentioned by her four times during the 15-minute segment. It has also been suggested that while the US Navy "remains a formidable fighting force...even officers within the Service have questioned its readiness," especially in the context of China deciding to take over Taiwan by force. It is noteworthy that the attempts of American reporters to push the United States into a war for Taiwan (by promoting this topic) drew attention both in China and the Americans themselves.

There's also a problem with US TV's provocative premise that the size of China's navy is sort of an important benchmark for the US Navy to compete with.

Based on numbers alone, yes, we are lagging behind. But this is more than numbers, these are the capabilities of ships. They have nothing like our aircraft carriers

Lawrence Korb, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, said.

In addition, as part of the program, O'Donnell tried to get an answer to the question:

Why does the US Navy think it's ready to take on China, while lawmakers, who benefit from inflating the Chinese threat, don't?

To do this, the reporter turned to former Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Virginia) and current Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin).

From a conversation with them, the journalist concluded that both Mike Gallagher and Elaine Luria primarily lobbied for public money for shipyards in or near their areas.

The Chinese media drew attention to this and asked the question:

Why didn't American reporters even bother to explore another question: can the United States and China resolve their differences through diplomacy and negotiation, and if so, how?

Comments

[Nexcom]

They are escalating the situation .... So they are afraid. Would not be afraid - they would not escalate.
It is possible that an electrician is being prepared for this shop that they will be milked again, reduced for social programs, medicine, etc. And increase spending on the military-industrial complex

[Cat Alexandrovich]

Your approach is strange. And what, Americans, when they become impudent, are they always afraid? Have you ever been bold without fear?

[Nexcom]

This is not the approach, dear. I just expressed my IMHO. Your right to disagree.

when a person is afraid - sometimes it gives him extra strength.

[Popandos]

can the United States and China resolve their differences through diplomacy

They can, but it doesn't make a profit for the people who run the politics, so it's out of the question.

[tralflot1832]

To begin with, does the United States know what diplomacy, charters, laws are? The United States will suddenly decide the issue in a diplomatic way - don't be ridiculous, this is fantastic.

[voice of reason]

Showing off aircraft carriers in the modern world is like showing off battleships before World War II. Or dreadnoughts in front of the feather ... The fleet is always conservative. And in the US, the Navy is generally a separate corporation that has its own lobbyists and weight in society. Much stronger than the army, by the way. There, even the Marine Corps is more quoted than the land army.

[bayard]

Quote: voice of reason

Showing off aircraft carriers in the modern world is like showing off battleships before World War II. Or dreadnoughts in front of the feather.

That's why the Chinese are building their own aircraft carriers with such persistence and pressure.
AB, this is primarily a floating airfield for carrier-based aviation for various purposes: AWACS, PLO and, of course, strike aircraft and fighters. Together, this provides combat stability to fleet formations in DM and OZ.
But of course, the United States and other positions of the fleet have considerable advantages - their submarines are much more advanced and numerous than the Chinese ones. They also (so far) have a much larger number of warships of the main classes (destroyers and cruisers), as well as a larger number of CDs on all their naval carriers.
The United States retains (so far) a serious superiority of its fleet over the fleet of the PRC, plus they have numerous allies who also have their own Navy - some Japanese and Koreans of the south are worth something.
And the US today is in a hurry to take advantage of its advantages, while they still have every chance to defeat China in a military confrontation. In 10 years it will be too late.
I am sure that massive sanctions pressure on China will soon begin in order to curb its growth and force capitulation. And there is already a reason for this.

[Leader_Barmaleev]

Well, let's say the Americans cheer themselves up so much that they really twitch at China. The fact that America does not play against China from the word at all - only the lobotomized down does not understand, that is, the forecast is clear in advance. And when caravans of zinc coffins under a striped veil will be pulled home, then WHAT WILL MUMBLE THE CAN FOR ITS VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS???

[bayard]

Quote: Leader_Barmaleev

And when caravans of zinc coffins under a striped veil will be pulled home, then WHAT WILL MUMBLE THE CAN FOR ITS VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS???

Are you serious ?
I am sure that for a start the US and its allies will organize a naval blockade of the PRC, killing their maritime trade and greatly undermining the economy. Then the pirate attacks of their submarines and missile strikes from under the tishka will begin. From the same submarines. knocking out airfields and port infrastructure. After that, the hunt for their warships will begin, forcing them to huddle to their shores, where they will be detected from satellites and attacked with long-range weapons. Then the time will come for the "War in the Pacific-2" - the phased capture of bulk Chinese islands in the South China Sea. At the same time, if possible, not only all of their NATO allies will be drawn into their anti-Chinese coalition, but also, if possible, all the countries of Southeast Asia.
They will try not to slide into nuclear escalation - after all, all databases will be conducted outside of mainland China. But keeping China in front of the facts of an "instant global strike" (of course, a nuclear one) for the entire period of the conflict.
And then China will come to the final realization that IT HAS NO ALLIES. Well, that's his policy. And tradition. And mentality.
And China will lose such a war.
Despite its very large Army and Economy. It's just that the US will not land on the territory of mainland China. But they will impose it like tigers on a panda.
I'm not gloating at all and I'm not calling trouble, it's just the way it is and it will certainly be so if something does not change in China itself. For the time when the Chinese monkey sat on the tree while the two tigers lapped in the valley ... is past. Now China has become a tiger itself (hopefully a tiger and not a panda) and descended into the valley. And he can't climb the tree.
And alone against a flock of seasoned predators, you can’t resist.
Whether Chairman Xi was aware of this when visiting Moscow ... I don’t know ... Maybe he was still in the clouds: “I’m sitting high, I’m looking far away” ... walking along the valley in front of a flock of tigers, wolves and other jackals ...
And it is precisely such a policy that will naturally lead China to what a pack of predators has prepared for it.
There is an exit .
But the way of thinking needs to be changed.

It's a pity the Kremlin is not Stalin at all. He would have prompted ... the Chinese comrades.
... And the current ones (in the towers) ... "Yuan .... A lot of yuan." If that's all the towers think about, it's sad. I hope that the thoughts there are much deeper and more diverse.

[rotmistr60]

Why does the US Navy think it's ready to take on China, while lawmakers, who benefit from inflating the Chinese threat, don't?

Hints at the unwillingness of some legislators to start another war? Wouldn't you like to fight? American admirals and generals, some politicians, even tomorrow, are ready to fight not only with China, but also with Russia, Iran ... Militarism and aggression are rushing from all holes, but there is obviously nothing to shut up. The issue of Taiwan was promoted even before that, and after Comrade's visit. With Xi Jinping, Moscow will be promoted even more. Therefore, nothing surprising.

[Alexander Glebov]

It will fight between two powers, there is only an option somewhere in the ocean, squadron to squadron, as in the Russian-Japanese .. That's where tactical nuclear weapons rumble ..

[Lynx2000]

It is noteworthy that the attempts of American reporters to push the United States into a war for Taiwan (by promoting this topic) drew attention both in China and the Americans themselves.

Rightly paid attention. This means that the current personnel in the navy and army will not last long, mobilization will begin. I'm not sure that these various LGBT confused "genders" will go to war. This will not be a safari. Ordinary Americans have already responded to Zele's call to fight.
Although, the administration of the US federal government in one place turned public opinion in the country ... if this is not the opinion of BLM and LGBT.

[kakvastam]

We must remember that China does not have much military experience. The army is big, but that's not all.
It may well be that the Americans are spinning a tantrum so that the Chinese do not even think about helping us.