China threatens war, calling Trump's bluff?

I didn't want this to get buried in the POTUS Trump thread. It's too important.

Australia has concerns.

US 'threatens to involve Australia in war with China': Paul Keating condemns US secretary of state nominee's comments

First an ignorant phone call to Taiwan, with nothing to gain and a lot to lose. Now this ignorant comment by Tillerson .

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In a statement released on Friday, Mr Keating warned the Australian government to reject Rex Tillerson's declaration this week that a "signal" needed to be sent to Beijing that the construction of artificial islands in the contested region must stop and "access to those islands also is not going to be allowed".

South China Sea: Paul Keating says Rex Tillerson threatening to involve Australia in war

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Earlier this week, the former Exxon Mobil chief executive said the US would send a "clear signal" to China that its access to artificial islands in the South China Sea would be blocked.

These hawks have no clue how to run this country.

China warns of ‘devastating consequences’ if US blocks its plans for artificial islands

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THE US has been warned of potentially “devastating consequences” if it blocks China from islands it has built in contested waters in the South China Sea, according to Chinese media reports. And in more inflammatory comments, prospective US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was told he better watch his mouth, after the former ExxonMobil CEO told US senators that he would seek to deny Beijing access to the artificial islands. China’s actions in the region are comparable to Russia’s invasion of Crimea, he said, a comment that did not sit well with the nuclear-armed Asian giant.

Both China and Russia have leaders that can easily run circles around Trump and all he has in response are infantile Tweets.

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