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catsudon

(839 posts) Tue Aug 17, 2021, 11:23 AM Aug 2021

Chinese media mocked US withdrawal from Afghan, "smoother than the presidential transition" [View all]

Source: yahoo

CHINA has taken a swipe at the US over its withdrawal from Afghanistan by jibing that the Taliban takeover "was smoother" than the Presidential transition.

Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/chinas-state-media-mocked-us-035338730.html

i hate ccp, if they invade Taiwan I'd be the first to volunteer to return to Taiwan to fight the CCP.

that said. this is a sick burn from china as they're technically correct. as it only took 6 days for the former president to recognize the new ruling party.

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Chinese media mocked US withdrawal from Afghan, "smoother than the presidential transition" [View all] catsudon Aug 2021 OP

The murdoch rag the Sun is used as a source for LBN? It is a tabloid newspaper. Can't you find JohnSJ Aug 2021 #1

got yahoo catsudon Aug 2021 #3

+++ JohnSJ Aug 2021 #4

It would be wise for the resource-sucking, land-grabbing, rapacious predatory colonialist bully to dalton99a Aug 2021 #2

Sounds like the US... HUAJIAO Aug 2021 #7

Are you referring to the USA, China or both? n/t totodeinhere Aug 2021 #11

We earned that one, though. n/t TygrBright Aug 2021 #5

The chinese sure have hubris, their genocide of uighurs isn't something i'd call smooth onetexan Aug 2021 #6

They now have a president for life. There will be no transition of power dalton99a Aug 2021 #8

Remains to be seen how long 'for life' is onetexan Aug 2021 #14

Considering how the Chinese government treats the people under their rule I could give a rats fart cstanleytech Aug 2021 #9

So Walmartistan is mocking the US, what else is new. nt yaesu Aug 2021 #10

China is a one party authoritarian state IronLionZion Aug 2021 #12

China is making jokes. Who knew. Polly Hennessey Aug 2021 #13

The main thing wrong with this joke is that it comes from China. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2021 #15

Silly ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #16

China just sent a message to Taiwan, "America will abandon you" Shanti Shanti Shanti Aug 2021 #17

I'll give them that one. Steelrolled Aug 2021 #18

This is news? soryang Aug 2021 #19