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Suits: Spelling out why the Chinese got a free airshow instead of an invasion

Aug 4, 2022, 1:21 PM | Updated: Oct 1, 2024, 6:15 am

(Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)...

(Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

(Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army reacted to Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit with fiery rhetoric, and a fireworks show. Many Chinese social media users reacted with disappointment and frustration that an actual invasion of Taiwan didn’t materialize.

“Act like a great nation!” one WeiBo user posted. Many compared the People’s Liberation Army to the hapless China Men’s Soccer team that’s only qualified for the World Cup once.

Here’s my explainer about the hasty “no fly” zones that China hastily applied before a four-day long missile exercise.

This is a live stream from earlier today talking about the issue.

Listen to the Bryan Suits Show weekday mornings from 6–9 a.m. on KTTH 770 AM (HD Radio 97.3 FM HD-Channel 3). Subscribe to the podcast here.

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Suits: Spelling out why the Chinese got a free airshow instead of an invasion