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It a gordian knot of multiple players with inconsistent agenda:
- China doesn't like US talking to the Taiwanese Govt.
- US doesn't like Trump talking to the Taiwanese Govt.
- Trump will talk to the Taiwanese Govt.
- China doesn't like US selling arms to Taiwan
- US and Trump will sell arms to Taiwan
- China wants to reunite with Taiwan
- US wants China to reunite with Taiwan
- Taiwan doesn't want to reunite with China
- China wants the Spratly Islands
- Taiwan wants the Spratly Islands
- US doesn't want China or Taiwan to have the Spratly Islands
- US wants to remain friends with Philippines
- China wants to be friends with Phillipines
- Phillipines is pissed off with the US
- Phillipines has made friends with China
- Philippines wants the Spratly Islands
- Vietnam wants the Spratly Islands
- Malaysia wants the Spratly Islands
- US has no claim to the Spratly Islands
- US doesn't want any country to have a claim to the Spratly Islands
- China doesn't like US talking to the Dalai Lama's govt. in exile
- US and Trump will talk to the Dalai Lama's govt. in exile
And the list goes on for pages when more countries are included.
Will all these politics move the Doomsday Clock another minute towards midnight? It's now already three minutes to. The Doomsday Clock website is http://thebulletin.org/timeline
So what does it mean for gold and silver? And why is the sharemarket still so buoyant?
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