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Jul 29, 2022 By Jason Simpkins for the Outsider Club Nancy Pelosi Wants to Start World War III Itâs been decades in the making. Everyone knows it. China and the United States have been on a collision course for 70 years â one thatâs been steadily accelerating over the past two decades. Two powers â one established (if not descending) and one aspiring â circling and testing each other until ultimately the subtext becomes text and the cold war suddenly turns hot. Even if that tension is just simmering, itâs ever present. And in the past few weeks, itâs really come to boil because Nancy Pelosi has been very publicly toying with a potential visit to Taiwan. Now, I canât even begin to tell you how irresponsible and asinine this is. What does Nancy Pelosi think sheâs going to achieve there? Nothing, obviously. This is just another empty gesture from the queen of empty gestures. Perhaps the most abhorrent icon of Americaâs gerontocracy, Pelosi never does anything that isnât profoundly self-serving and garishly self-aggrandizing. [Pelosi PR] There is no point to this visit. Its motivation is painfully transparent. Itâs simply an effort to distract from her partyâs inability to govern. Itâs a sideshow stealing bandwidth from high inflation, a flagging economy, unaffordable homes, deepening climate crises, and other serious issues that are far more pressing. The only thing that could possibly come of it is a photograph she can hang on her wall and point to in lieu of actual accomplishments. That, and of course, the most deadly and disruptive military conflict since World War II. New Robot Has Tech Execs Scrambling You might not believe this is even real, but I assure you this video has been left unedited. Nearly every tech company in the world is scrambling to get its hands on this tech. And investors are set to profit handsomely. Get the details on [our Top 3 Stocks Picks here.]( And thatâs where weâre headed. Because China is furious about this. And itâs not just mock outrage. Itâs real. China takes this kind of thing very seriously. Remember, Beijing was infuriated when President Trump took a congratulatory phone call from Taiwanâs president, Tsai Ing-wen, after his 2016 election win. And that was just a phone call â a phone call that upended decades of diplomatic protocol but a phone call nonetheless. Now a high-ranking government official wants to visit? Thatâs really pushing it, especially since Joe Biden ratcheted tensions higher just a few months ago when he said the United States would use force to defend Taiwan if necessary. That, too, upended U.S. diplomatic precedent. And earlier this month, a group of six U.S. senators traveled to Taipei, further inflaming tensions. Also in July, the State Department approved the sale of $108 million in military assistance to Taiwan. Itâs not hard to see why China would view these acts as provocative. And theyâre certainly something President Xi Jinping would like to dissuade. The response has reflected that. Speaking in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said any visit by Pelosi would "seriously undermine China's sovereignty and territorial integrity." He continued: If the U.S. side obstinately clings to this course, China will definitely take resolute and forceful measures to firmly defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity. The United States must be fully responsible for all the consequences caused by this. [QUIZ] Most Investors Get This Wrong What do you think is about to kill Tesla? ([Skip ahead for the answer.]() - [Elon Muskâs tweets](
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Beijing has also made its displeasure known through shows of force and hostile acts. Milley says the Chinese military has "become significantly more and noticeably more aggressive." And Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin noted that there had been an "alarming increase" in unsafe intercepts of U.S. and partner force aircraft. That assertion was corroborated by Canada and Australia, which say Chinese jets have been performing "dangerous" intercepts against aircraft carrying out routine missions. They even released a âbundle of chaffâ containing small pieces of aluminum that went into one of the aircraftâs engine. Now there are fears that China will declare a no-fly zone over Taiwan to prevent the trip entirely. And the most hawkish members of the Chinese commentariat are encouraging the military to shoot down Pelosiâs plane, should it arrive. âIf the U.S. canât restrain her, let China restrain her & punish her,â Hu Xijin, the retired editor of the state-backed newspaper Global Times tweeted. â[The Chinese] Air Force will surely make her visit a disgrace to herself and to the U.S.â Again, you can attribute all this to bluster â a high-stakes game of chicken. Could This $6 Virginia Tech Upstart Be About to "Crucify" Coal? Approximately 153 U.S. coal plants are expected to shut down by 2025... Plants that currently power a staggering 9.7 million American homes. And now a bizarre metallic substance pioneered by [a tech operation scheming out of Reston, Virginia](... Could take over our crippled coal empire and snatch the $1.14 billion per year in revenues it will leave it its wake. Given that this tiny upstartâs making just over $1 million in revenues... Whatâs coming could spell a staggering 46,018% gain opportunity for those willing to act soon. Whatâs in [this breakthrough report]( reveals this may only be the beginning... [So click here now before this opportunity is gone.]( But as we go on and these conflicts get more and more heated, itâs going to eventually become clear that theyâre not bluffing. China is going to attempt to fulfill its own version of Manifest Destiny and recapture the island that Xi Jinping and others believe is rightfully theirs. In fact, last month on the Angel Research Podcast, I was asked specifically about Chinaâs policy toward Taiwan â how likely it was that it would invade, when such an invasion might take place, and what the immediate aftermath might look like. You can watch that interview and [see my responses in their entirety here](. But the bottom line is that China is likely to make its move on Taiwan swiftly (just as it did on Hong Kong) and sooner rather than later. Provocations like these will only draw that inevitability closer to fruition. This isnât a new threat â itâs just one thatâs come closer than ever to becoming a reality. And thatâs one of the many reasons I recently launched a stock trading service that specializes in tracking the defense industry through government disclosures, patent filings, and insider contacts. It's called [Secret Stock Files](, and I send out monthly video recommendations discussing all of these technologies and more. Our first company makes augmented reality displays for fighter pilots. [You can find out more about that here.]( Make sure to check it out if you haven't already. Fight on, [Jason Simpkins Signature] Jason Simpkins [follow basic]([@OCSimpkins on Twitter]( Jason Simpkins is Assistant Managing Editor of the Outsider Club and Investment Director of Wall Street's Proving Ground, a financial advisory focused on security companies and defense contractors. 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