Notably, European and US officials directly threatened China multiple times at the Shangri-La Dialogue, which is ostensibly supposed to be a diplomatic conference promoting regional peace.

- Here's Macron saying that the situation in Ukraine and Taiwan are identical, implying that the Western world needs to mount a counter-offensive against China before it "invades" the apparently independent country of Taiwan:

https://nitter.poast.org/RnaudBertrand/status/1928441976019619868

- Here's the aforementioned threat to keep expanding NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty organization) in to Asia (as they has been doing indirectly in offices in Japan over the past several years):

https://nitter.poast.org/D162Michele/status/1928565585606025432

- Related to that is Macron OUTRIGHT LYING, essentially denouncing China for commanding North Korean troops to fight in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict:

https://global.espreso.tv/world-news-macron-calls-on-china-to-stop-north-koreas-role-in-ukraine-to-avoid-nato-expansion

- Here's white Christian Nationalist, tattooed "Crusader", US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth saying that a “CCP” invasion of Taiwan is imminent and that the US must ramp up and “protect” Taiwan by 2027

https://nitter.poast.org/SD73660/status/1928647182145442047

-Here's the ultra-hardline neoliberal, China-hawk, VP of the European Commission Kaja Kallas, saying that the EU will now attack and "impose costs" on China for "attacking the Czech Republic", which is blatant empty pretext for escalation

https://nitter.poast.org/CarlZha/status/1928282918662853024

- Kallas' comments mirrors comments made by John Healey, the UK Defence Minister, declaring that the "UK will increase cyberattacks against China"

https://archive.ph/cXMDu

UK and Australian media are now suddenly accusing China of "extraordinary" military build-up

https://nitter.poast.org/D162Michele/status/1929241175199711528

The US has also ramped up the vacuous “dual-use” rhetoric on China over the past few weeks, which is a complete farce.

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Now, why is Macron saying the exact opposite of what he said back in June 2023, when he said moving NATO to Asia would be a "big mistake", countering Stoltenberg?

https://eastasiaforum.org/2023/08/25/the-errors-of-natos-east-asia-engagement/

Notably, the Shangri-La Dialogue itself is organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), the well-known British think tank.