An Interview With Patrick Macfarlane: China, Taiwan And US/Western Provocations

In todays video I interviewed Patrick Macfarlane, the Justin Raimondo Fellow at the Libertarian Institute and host of Vital Dissent. We discussed China, the new cold war, Taiwan, US/Western provocations, alliances and escalating tensions. Please check out our interview and his work.

Patrick MacFarlane is the Justin Raimondo Fellow at the Libertarian Institute where he advocates a noninterventionist foreign policy. He is a Wisconsin attorney in private practice. He seeks to expose establishment narratives with well researched documentary-style content and insightful guest interviews. His work has appeared on antiwar.com and Zerohedge.

Please feel free to comment if I have missed any links in the show notes.

Previous Video - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/naftali-bennett-let-s-the-cat-out-of-the-bag-about-the-west-and-ukraine

Previous Interview - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/iraq-an-interview-with-matthew-hoh

https://www.youtube.com/@truthovercomfort9162/videos

https://www.bitchute.com/channel/jc56qKZUGuFj/

https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/

Twitter @truthovercomfo2 - https://twitter.com/truthovercomfo2

Instagram truthovercomfort30 - https://www.instagram.com/truthovercomfort30/

Patrick's Links

https://libertarianinstitute.org/

https://vitaldissent.com/

https://twitter.com/patmacfarlane_

Show Notes

Chinese Civil War

1972 visit by Richard Nixon to China

203. Joint Statement Following Discussions With Leaders of the People’s Republic of China1 Shanghai, February 27, 1972

JOINT COMMUNIQUE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA JANUARY 1, 1979

The August 17, 1982 U.S.-China Communiqué on Arms Sales to Taiwan

Six Assurances

H.Con.Res.88 - Reaffirming the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances as cornerstones of United States-Taiwan relations. 114th Congress (2015-2016)

H.R.2479 - Taiwan Relations Act 96th Congress (1979-1980)

Strategic Ambiguity

Taiwan is Part of China Ep. 249 By Patrick MacFarlane

U.S. to Expand Troop Presence in Taiwan for Training Against China Threat The Pentagon is helping Taiwan focus on tactics and weapon systems that would make the island harder to assault Taiwanese military personnel trained at a base in Taoyuan, Taiwan, this week WSJ RITCHIE B TONGO/SHUTTERSTOCK By Nancy A. Youssef and Gordon Lubold Feb. 23, 2023

Bolton praises Biden decision to send troops to Taiwan, but ‘we can do a lot more’ BY JULIA SHAPERO - 02/23/23 The Hill

Pelosi’s ‘reckless’ Taiwan visit deepens US-China rupture The Guardian Sun 7 Aug 2022 08.00 BST

Taiwan says China making simulated attack on main island The Guardian Sat 6 Aug 2022

February 15, 2023 State Department vows US will defend Philippines if necessary after China ship blinds crew with military laser Fox News

October 31, 2022 U.S. plans to deploy B-52s to north Australia amid China tensions - source By Renju Jose and Lewis Jackson Reuters

DOD BASE STRUCTURE REPORT - FISCAL YEAR 2015 BASELINE - 587 admitted overseas bases Page 7

US, Philippines agree to larger American military presence By JIM GOMEZ February 2, 2023 AP

MAY 24, 2022 Quad Joint Leaders’ Statement

Aukus deal: US, UK and Australia agree on nuclear submarine project Published 14 March

Rishi Sunak Twitter China Thread

https://vitaldissent.com/170-2 - Corbett

Constitution of Japan

We don’t want to decouple from China, but can’t be overreliant Germany will seek cooperation where it lies in our mutual interest, but we will not ignore controversies either BY OLAF SCHOLZ NOVEMBER 3, 2022 Politico

BRICS

Disney

Lockheed Martin

Apple

https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/a-conversation-with-stuart-j-hooper-an-overview-of-the-military-industrial-complex

UK’s HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier pictured in South China Sea Brad Lendon By Brad Lendon, CNN Fri July 30, 2021

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series December 16, 2020 Strategic context: The rules-based international system By Jeffrey Cimmino and Matthew Kroenig

Gen. Mark Milley in Syria to Support U.S. Troops WSJ Gordon Lubold March 4, 2023

https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/interview-with-dave-de-camp-syria-the-war-on-terror-and-ukraine

October 7, 2022 U.N. body rejects debate on China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims in blow to West Reuters

Sen. Lindsey Graham defends calling for Russians to assassinate Putin The Kremlin pounced on Graham’s comments, labeling them "criminal," while some GOP members of Congress also criticized his remarks NBC March 4, 2022 By Rebecca Shabad

NYET MEANS NYET: RUSSIA'S NATO ENLARGEMENT REDLINES Date:2008 February 1 WIKI Leaks - Tweet

Venezuela: Maduro suffers setback in claim to gold at BoE Published 21 December 2021 BBC

‘Changing global order’: China’s hand in the Iran-Saudi deal China brokering a deal between longtime Gulf rivals is ‘a broader sign of a changing global order’, analysts say. By Mersiha Gadzo Published On 11 Mar 2023 11 Mar 2023

Fox March 1, 2023 FBI director says COVID pandemic 'most likely' originated from Chinese lab

Clips

https://twitter.com/ErikSolheim/status/1640949406106255360?s=20 - IN FULL: Former Australian PM, Paul Keating joins Laura Tingle in conversation on 'AUKUS' at the NPC

'Take him out': Graham intensifies calls to assassinate Putin | LiveNOW from FOX