0:00:00.080,0:00:04.360 China is trying to divide the US [br]and Europe on Ukraine! Meanwhile, 0:00:04.360,0:00:09.000 Donald Trump is making an offer India [br]could find hard to refuse. And is the 0:00:09.000,0:00:16.040 US changing its Taiwan policy? That and [br]more on this week’s China News Headlines. 0:00:16.040,0:00:17.760 Welcome to China Uncensored, I’m Chris Chappell. 0:00:17.760,0:00:22.120 This episode is sponsored by Surfshark. Whenever [br]you go online, you really ought to be using a VPN 0:00:22.120,0:00:26.160 like Surfshark to cover your tracks and protect [br]your identity. I’ll tell you more in a bit. 0:00:26.160,0:00:30.240 And just a reminder to join Operation Honey [br]Pot by watching this episode to the end 0:00:30.240,0:00:33.480 and leaving a like and honey pot comment below. 0:00:33.480,0:00:36.760 US President Donald Trump is [br]making a lot of folks angry. 0:00:36.760,0:00:39.040 The good news is, if you make enough people angry, 0:00:39.040,0:00:43.160 you’re bound to make at least some of the [br]right people angry.

Because a change to the 0:00:43.160,0:00:48.440 State Department’s website regarding Taiwan [br]has sparked a fiery rebuke from Beijing. 0:00:48.440,0:00:53.000 Previously, on the State Department’s U.S. [br]Relations with Taiwan fact sheet, it said “we 0:00:53.000,0:00:58.440 do not support Taiwan independence.”[br]That line has been removed. 0:00:58.440,0:01:04.160 Does that mean the US now supports Taiwan [br]independence? Who knows. Certainly not Beijing. 0:01:04.160,0:01:07.720 At a regular news conference on Monday, [br]Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson 0:01:07.720,0:01:13.120 Guo Jiakun urged the US to immediately [br]correct its mistakes or risk further 0:01:13.120,0:01:18.720 damage to Sino-US relations and said the [br]US should act with the utmost caution. 0:01:18.720,0:01:21.760 Yes, I’m sure King Donald Trump is worried about 0:01:21.760,0:01:25.960 potentially upsetting people with [br]wild things posted to a website. 0:01:25.960,0:01:29.440 In response, the State Departmentclaimed [br]that the update to the website is routine 0:01:29.440,0:01:33.600 and pointed out that the US’ “one [br]China policy” is still mentioned there. 0:01:33.600,0:01:37.000 A spokesperson for the department has [br]clarified that it doesn’t support any 0:01:37.000,0:01:40.400 unilateral changes to the [br]status quo from any side, 0:01:40.400,0:01:42.800 which also now appears on the fact sheet. 0:01:42.800,0:01:48.200 This isn’t the first time this has happened. [br]In fact, that line was also cut back in 2022, 0:01:48.200,0:01:55.040 although it was added back a month later. Will the [br]change hang around this time? Only time will tell. 0:01:55.040,0:01:59.960 But Taiwan is considering a multi-billion [br]dollar arms purchase from the US. 0:01:59.960,0:02:03.400 The talks are ongoing, but three sources [br]said on Monday that the package would 0:02:03.400,0:02:08.039 include coastal defense cruise missiles and [br]HIMARS, with one source saying “I would be 0:02:08.039,0:02:13.680 very surprised if it was less than $8 billion. [br]Somewhere between $7 billion to $10 billion.” 0:02:13.680,0:02:18.680 The US might want to send Guo Jiakun an edible [br]arrangement as a thank you, because his tirade 0:02:18.680,0:02:23.600 was the best sales pitch possible to make [br]Taiwan want to buy a bunch of weapons. 0:02:23.600,0:02:27.800 The package is intended to demonstrate the US’ [br]commitment to defending the island, especially 0:02:27.800,0:02:33.560 after National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said [br]he wished to speed up arms deliveries to Taipei. 0:02:33.560,0:02:38.520 HIMARS, in particular, has provento be [br]effective in Ukraine against Russian forces, 0:02:38.520,0:02:44.600 and Taiwan–like the CCP–has closely been observing [br]that war to see what works and what doesn’t. 0:02:44.600,0:02:49.720 But Taiwan isn’t the only Asian country looking [br]for US weapons to defend against China. 0:02:49.720,0:02:53.880 President Trump and Indian Prime Minister [br]Narendra Modi are discussing a trade route 0:02:53.880,0:02:57.400 through Israel, along with a [br]boost in arms sales to India. 0:02:57.400,0:03:01.640 So I guess maybe Trump should send [br]Guo *two* edible arrangements 0:03:01.640,0:03:05.560 The proposed trade route would run from [br]India through the UAE, Saudi Arabia, 0:03:05.560,0:03:11.440 Jordan, and Israel to Europe, basically [br]circumventing the CCP’s Belt and Road Initiative. 0:03:11.440,0:03:16.280 This plan builds on one initiated [br]by former President Biden in 2023. 0:03:16.280,0:03:20.280 In addition, Modi and Trump discussed an [br]expansion of US military sales to India 0:03:20.280,0:03:25.800 starting in 2025. India wants to modernize [br]its military, and, since 2008, the country 0:03:25.800,0:03:31.960 has agreed to buy more than $20 billion in US [br]weapons, but these talks would expand on that. 0:03:31.960,0:03:37.520 Trump also said that the US would eventually [br]provide India with F-35 stealth fighter jets, 0:03:37.520,0:03:39.420 although he didn’t say exactly when. 0:03:39.420,0:03:44.800 It looks like BRICS might have some upcoming [br]trouble with internal cohesion and partnership. 0:03:44.800,0:03:47.080 But Trump has even more to offer India! 0:03:47.080,0:03:52.560 Like mediation to ease India-China tensions.[br]in 2020, Trump offered his help in… 0:03:52.560,0:03:55.280 Mediating India’s border disputes with China. 0:03:55.280,0:03:59.066 And during his joint press briefing [br]with Modi, Trump restated the offer. 0:03:59.066,0:04:03.360 Trump: “And I look at India, I do see the [br]skirmishes on the border, which are quite 0:04:03.360,0:04:09.080 vicious, and I guess they continue to go on. If [br]I could be of help, I'd love to help, because 0:04:09.080,0:04:12.080 that should be stopped. That's [br]been going on for a long time” 0:04:12.080,0:04:15.080 Why is Trump so confident he’d [br]be a good mediator? I mean, 0:04:15.080,0:04:17.680 what does he know about the art of the deal? 0:04:17.680,0:04:20.120 Modi himself didn’t react to the offer. But the 0:04:20.120,0:04:24.480 Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misriin a [br]later press briefing rejected the offer. 0:04:24.480,0:04:28.600 He said the issue was a bilateral one [br]between Beijing and New Delhi. It’s a 0:04:28.600,0:04:33.160 shame. I think Trump could have gotten [br]a gold toilet thrown into the deal. 0:04:33.160,0:04:38.200 China is set to build its first [br]deep-water station under the sea! 0:04:38.200,0:04:40.840 Yes… Under the sea, under the- that’s as much as 0:04:40.840,0:04:44.200 I can do before Disney hits [br]us with a copyright claim. 0:04:44.200,0:04:49.120 The facility is expected to become operational by [br]2030 and will be housed in the South China Sea. 0:04:49.120,0:04:52.760 Which, I’m sure, has nothing at all [br]to do with cementing the CCP’s illegal 0:04:52.760,0:04:56.960 claims to the area! This would be like [br]me building a treehouse on my neighbor’s 0:04:56.960,0:04:59.920 property and yelling, “Get off my lawn, invader!” 0:04:59.920,0:05:01.680 The station will focus on researching the 0:05:01.680,0:05:06.320 deep sea and exploration for methane [br]hydrates and other energy resources. 0:05:06.320,0:05:09.960 No doubt they’ll share the information [br]with other countries in the region! 0:05:09.960,0:05:14.320 This facility is meant to make China look like a [br]major scientific power when it comes to deep sea 0:05:14.320,0:05:18.520 research, particularly compared to the US and [br]Russia. Because while artificial intelligence 0:05:18.520,0:05:23.880 can help with this facility, it’s also meant to [br]sustain teams of scientists for several weeks. 0:05:23.880,0:05:26.800 Fortunately, the scientists already [br]have lots of experience being locked 0:05:26.800,0:05:29.680 in claustrophobic conditions for weeks on end. 0:05:29.680,0:05:34.840 And after the break, just what [br]is China’s position on Ukraine? 0:05:34.840,0:05:35.920 Welcome back. 0:05:35.920,0:05:39.560 China is sending mixed signals [br]regarding the war in Ukraine. 0:05:39.560,0:05:43.400 In the past, China has offered to be a [br]mediator in the conflict. And last week, 0:05:43.400,0:05:46.240 according to anonymous sources [br]cited by the Wall Street Journal, 0:05:46.240,0:05:50.560 they made the offer again, trying to [br]play the role of peacemaker in Ukraine. 0:05:50.560,0:05:53.800 The WSJ reports that “part of [br]the proposal involves Beijing 0:05:53.800,0:05:57.840 acting as a ‘guarantor’ by sending [br]peacekeeping troops to the region.” 0:05:57.840,0:06:02.640 The White House didn’t say if they had received [br]such an offer but rejected it out of hand, 0:06:02.640,0:06:06.240 possibly because any mediation [br]done by China would completely 0:06:06.240,0:06:08.760 exclude Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy . 0:06:08.760,0:06:11.320 Although some say Trump is [br]kind of doing that already. 0:06:11.320,0:06:16.120 And Europe also expressed skepticism, [br]citing China’s aid to Russia during the war. 0:06:16.120,0:06:18.200 China’s desire to get involved in Ukraine 0:06:18.200,0:06:21.040 might have something to do with [br]the country’s mineral wealth. 0:06:21.040,0:06:24.600 According to the National Interest, “the [br]combination of Russia’s military presence 0:06:24.600,0:06:28.160 in Ukraine and China’s economic might give [China, 0:06:28.160,0:06:32.360 Russia, and North Korea] a window of [br]opportunity to exploit the minerals with 0:06:32.360,0:06:36.240 far-reaching implications for global [br]security and global power dynamics.” 0:06:36.240,0:06:38.480 And anyone who has a problem with it, 0:06:38.480,0:06:41.800 Russia’s gonna toss them right [br]out that window of opportunity. 0:06:41.800,0:06:45.800 So, last week, China said it wants to [br]be involved in the peace negotiations. 0:06:45.800,0:06:49.720 But then, earlier this week, Beijing [br]responded to a US proposal for 0:06:49.720,0:06:53.680 Chinese peacekeepers in Ukraine.[br]With a resounding “no comment.” 0:06:53.680,0:06:58.960 In response to the proposal, Foreign Ministry [br]Spokesperson Guo Jiakun, he’s had a busy week said 0:06:58.960,0:07:03.920 “we don’t comment on a hypothetical question. [br]China always upholds a just position on the 0:07:03.920,0:07:08.560 issue of the Ukraine crisis, and we’ve made [br]this very clear on multiple occasions.” 0:07:08.560,0:07:12.840 I couldn’t agree more! China has [br]made its position very clear! 0:07:13.640,0:07:15.560 But not just. 0:07:15.560,0:07:19.240 It seems clear that all of this is part of some [br]kind of grand game between Chinese leader Xi 0:07:19.240,0:07:24.600 Jinping and US President Donald Trump, [br]but what are the plays? That’s unclear. 0:07:24.600,0:07:27.880 Some say China is seeking to [br]exploit the growing US-Europe 0:07:27.880,0:07:30.480 divide amid Trump’s foreign policy shifts. 0:07:30.480,0:07:32.560 After all, at the Munich [br]Security Conference recently, 0:07:32.560,0:07:36.040 where the new US administration [br]clashed with European leaders, 0:07:36.040,0:07:40.280 China tried presenting itself as [br]a stable and cooperative partner. 0:07:40.280,0:07:44.160 Despite being about as stable as [br]a house of cards on a see-saw. 0:07:44.160,0:07:47.080 Perhaps China hopes that by [br]stepping into a European conflict, 0:07:47.080,0:07:52.000 they can make a deal that will reduce [br]or even remove European and US tariffs. 0:07:52.000,0:07:57.080 “Some analysts even suggest that China could [br]exploit gaps in US-EU coordination on economic 0:07:57.080,0:08:01.520 policies, making it easier for Beijing [br]to navigate Western trade restrictions.” 0:08:01.520,0:08:05.200 Which is stupid because China isn’t [br]going to dump loads of money into EU 0:08:05.200,0:08:09.840 security. 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