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👀 Apparent confirmation that SPAR19 is actually heading to Taipei from an ACARS message that was ust sent! Mission controllers asking about IFF encryption also included the flight's destination of 'RCSS' which is Taipei Songshan Airport (ICAO: RCSS). #Pelosi #Taiwan pic.twitter.com/sC36fLuSZq— IntelWalrus (@IntelWalrus) August 2, 2022

:meow-popcorn: Mood music.

How bad is it? Global Times is currently posting Mao quotes.

EDIT: You can track the flight here currently: https://www.flightradar24.com/SPAR19/2ce4f83f

Site currently overloaded it seems

EDIT: Japanese media report about the departure of eight fighters and five US Air Force tanker aircraft from Japanese bases. https://i.imgur.com/9ORbaJ0.jpg

EDIT: US propaganda telegrams reporting "A total of 22 🇺🇸 KC-135 aerial refuelling aircrafts are flying from outside bases to the US military Kadena base in Okinawa, Okinawa Defense Bureau"

EDIT: Civilian traffic cleared on east coast of China. Chinese fighters spotted near Fujian. (Telegrams)

EDIT: Taiwanese fighters take over escort. US fighters no longer escorting SPAR19 (Telegram)

EDIT: J-16 sighted at the south side of the Bashi Strait (Telegram)

EDIT: SU35s crossing the Taiwan Strait (Telegram)

EDIT: CGTN reporting SU35s crossed the Taiwan Strait

EDIT: Video of an air raid siren reportedly in Fujian is floating around the telegrams now.

EDIT: Looks like it has landed in Taipei airport now.

Not sure what happens next.

        • star_wraith [he/him]53•2 years ago

          Likely something that hurts the US economy, I assume. The US would love nothing more than a war with China right now, IMO. But tanking the US economy even further is gonna lead to the Dems losing even harder in the midterms. If I was China and I wanted maximum chaos but also specifically wanted hurt the democrats for this little stunt... hurt the US economy so much that the GOP wins enough state legislatures to call for a constitutional convention. We'd be royally fucked but maybe libs would finally get that you don't fuck with China like this.

          • PasswordRememberer [he/him]61•2 years ago

            Why would the CPC give a fuck about hurting the Democrats specifically. Of all the national governments on earth China is probably the #1 most aware that the Democrats and Republicans are on the same team

            Death to America

            • star_wraith [he/him]31•2 years ago

              Yes, true. More like, if they see this as a stunt done by Pelosi and Biden specifically. But yeah I'm pretty sure they don't care.

            • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]8•2 years ago

              I'm sure China is acutely aware of how much faster shit would accelerate with gop winning the next couple elections.

              It wouldn't be a bad move if the goal was accelerating internal rot.

        • viva_la_juche [they/them, any]34•2 years ago

          I think they’ll turn off the treat hose or up the prices on things if nothing else but I don’t see them kicking off a hot war. Their best bet is really to just sit back and let america throw its temper tantrum.

      • Commander_Data [she/her]15•2 years ago

        If there is any justice in this world they'll seize the Tesla factory and boot Musk out.

      • kristina [she/her]10•2 years ago

        itd be funny if they just made the airspace dangerous looking enough that she was forced to stay in taiwan indefinitely

    • Phish [he/him, any]17•2 years ago

      They'll just do a small military flex to show their presence. Standard procedure. No bullets will fly.