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Taiwan
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Tim’s take
He initially holds up Taiwan's COVID response as proof a government can act competently — fast border closures, mass testing, near-zero deaths 2:14 5:50. That praise curdles into a running bit where he pledges loyalty to "One China," insists Taiwan doesn't exist, and routes the joke through his Chinese godson, who he says shares Beijing's position at age three 1:02:43 12:19 38:00 1:03:30.
When he drops the bit, he treats Taiwan mainly as the chip supplier whose fall would wreck the US economy, and says that's the real reason to care, not democracy 36:43 45:39 1:12:10. He's consistent that he wants no actual war over it — he'll insult China if they invade, and that's the extent of his commitment — and he mocks both the drag-queen Navy recruiting pitch and the idea that anyone he knows would really go fight for it 49:22 33:59 1:03:30 28:51.
Tagged
- Friend of the show"um for us because if we get bogged down in Iran, China's taking Taiwan. There's no way China's not taking Taiwan if we're bogged down"
Every Reference (30)
"Taiwan is right next to [ __ ] China this is a country that knew exactly what to do immediately 67 cases one day 67 cases one death in [ __ ] Taiwan"
Chickenpox Memories and Show Scheduling Plans — Live Stream #1 | The Tim Dillon Show+4s into the segment"telling you south I'm not South Korea but yeah South Korea but Taiwan you know 24 million people one death 85 cases that was up until"
Chloroquine, Trump's Failure, and Taiwan's Success — #192 - Coronavirus The Musical | The Tim Dillon Show+117s into the segment"yourself the greatest country in the world and they get beaten by Taiwan at survival you know how does that happen how does it happen they"
Ventilators, Taiwan's Success, and a Death Wish Culture — #192 - Coronavirus The Musical | The Tim Dillon Show+28s into the segment"america but can we notice them can we know this can you notice taiwan can we notice because they're being bombed yes yeah i believe"
One China, Uyghurs, and Trump's Roast of Elon — Andrew Schulz | The Tim Dillon Show #307+27s into the segment"it could I mean um just trying to go [ __ ] it we're going into Taiwan China's definitely going to Taiwan and if China goes into Taiwan"
Zelensky the Fame Whore and the Path to World War Three — Dahmer | The Tim Dillon Show #320 (ft. Yannis Pappas)+66s into the segment"will speak and strategize about the reunification of China with Taiwan um because he believes my godson is too but he believes strongly"
Godson's Chinese Christmas and Taiwan Reunification — The Christmas Episode | The Tim Dillon Show #328+23s into the segment"know anyone who's joining the Navy to you're going to fight for Taiwan in six months. I'm not saying that's a bad thing. But listen,"
Navy's Drag Queen Recruiter and an All-Drag Military — The Negotiator | The Tim Dillon Show #345+216s into the segment"to my godson is Chinese and although he has Choice words about Taiwan he's three but he still I think can play a constructive role you"
The Shifa Hospital Controversy and Israel's Media Narrative — A Case For Israel with Noa Tishby | The Tim Dillon Show #368+171s into the segment"board China Taiwan Russia Ukraine Israel Palestine the Biden family Trump it's gonna"
Gratitude, Loss, and Hollywood's Doom Movies — A Christmas K-Hole | The Tim Dillon Show #374"pedophiles we got a big pedophile they're trying to take over Taiwan so they can produce trial porn yeah yeah well I'll step to his"
Dying Suddenly and the Kid Who Died Fighting for Israel — Mike Recine & Lizzo Be Quitting | The Tim Dillon Show #388+107s into the segment"face China's going nuts over in Taiwan they're doing some drills they just had a meeting with Vladimir"
China's Military Drills Around Taiwan — Kevin Spacey's Soup & AI Saints | The Tim Dillon Show #393+4s into the segment"the more Taiwan comes out and talks about being independent the more China is going to do these things they're going to go into the South China Sea and play these little war games these fun little things"
Telling Taiwan to Calm Down — Kevin Spacey's Soup & AI Saints | The Tim Dillon Show #393+50s into the segment"Taiwan makes so much of the computer chips right which is such a driver of all economic growth that if the Chinese took over Taiwan it would be really bad for us"
China, Taiwan, and the Window of Vulnerability — Sen. JD Vance | The Tim Dillon Show #414+19s into the segment"that all of these things are going to be like cool. I support Taiwan and let me tell you how far I'm willing to go. Okay? I'm telling"
Is There Anything Left to Bomb in Gaza? — Tech People & Celebrating Nothing | The Tim Dillon Show #423+124s into the segment"And if they really want Taiwan, as much as I would feel bad for Taiwan, I don't know what to do. Does anyone out there know what to do?"
How Far I'll Go for Taiwan: Just Mean Tweets — Tech People & Celebrating Nothing | The Tim Dillon Show #423+38s into the segment"China is getting very yappy about Taiwan they're very vocal about it they're not shutting up they're saying no one can stop the reunification of Taiwan and China"
The 'Fun' Fake Terrorist Attack vs. the Real One, Plus China/Taiwan Tensions — Tesla Trucks, Taiwan & The Fog | The Tim Dillon Show #424+104s into the segment"one China policy on the Tim Dylan show we believe that China and Taiwan it's an inevitable reunification and I'm sorry to my Taiwanese"
Declaring a 'One China Policy' for the Show — Tesla Trucks, Taiwan & The Fog | The Tim Dillon Show #424+53s into the segment"believe we'll be in a shooting war in the South China Sea and around Taiwan in five years and people have to understand I don't care about"
Cutting China Off From Capital and Technology to Prevent War Over Taiwan — Steve Bannon Emergency Podcast | The Tim Dillon Show #433+192s into the segment"now there's not been a war game in the Pentagon they' put this out in the last seven or eight years that we've won defending Taiwan"
No Pentagon War Game Has Ever Won a Taiwan Defense Scenario — Steve Bannon Emergency Podcast | The Tim Dillon Show #433+18s into the segment"untenable. Meaning that we've put ourselves in this position with Taiwan with these chips with ch where we are vulnerable in ways that"
Steve Bannon on China, Tech Oligarchs, and Manufacturing — Andrew Schulz | The Tim Dillon Show #436+35s into the segment"that. But there must be some sort of hardware that they have in Taiwan that they haven't some of it. But I mean, it's just it would just"
Trillionaires, Transhumanism, and the End of the Human Race — Andrew Schulz | The Tim Dillon Show #436+224s into the segment"while the looming threat of China, which makes a is has a lot of Taiwan is a lot more strategic importance to America than the Ukraine"
Neocons, Iran, and the Forever War Machine — Stay At Home Summer & Being A Good Guest | The Tim Dillon Show #439+373s into the segment"You don't need to save all of your money for when China decides Taiwan's had enough of free time or when [ __ ] Israel just decides to"
The Coming Dystopia: Cringe Will Lose All Meaning — Stay At Home Summer & Being A Good Guest | The Tim Dillon Show #439+84s into the segment"still blown the [ __ ] out of each other. China's about to swallow Taiwan. I mean, somebody I don't understand any of it. And I and I like"
Ukraine, Taiwan, and Liking Tulsi Despite the Confusion — Waiting For War & Negotiations Under Fire | The Tim Dillon Show #449+14s into the segment"We have a pamphlet being handed out, I believe, in Taiwan saying, "E, everybody get ready. Get ready. Everybody, Taiwan issues handbook to prepare citizens for Chinese invasion.""
AI Arms Race, Sam Altman, and Distraction From World War III — Cancelling Kimmel, Fired From Riyadh, & The Prison Housing Market | The Tim Dillon Show #462+319s into the segment"Russia, the Ukraine, Israel, Iran and America and then China and Taiwan. After the great war, we all decided that the idea of nation states"
Dystopian AI Future Fantasy: Chips, Governing Councils, and Population Culling — They Got Greta, A.I. Hollywood, & The Battle For Tik Tok | The Tim Dillon Show #464+301s into the segment"um for us because if we get bogged down in Iran, China's taking Taiwan. There's no way China's not taking Taiwan if we're bogged down"
Domino Effect: China Takes Taiwan While We're Bogged Down — Back To Iran, Gaza Reborn, & A Happy New Year | The Tim Dillon Show #477+37s into the segment"take on a life of their own. And you'll see China, I think, take Taiwan. That seems to be an inevitability within a few years. Everyone"
Tim's Theory: Zelensky Has to Die for Peace to Happen — Back To Iran, Gaza Reborn, & A Happy New Year | The Tim Dillon Show #477+385s into the segment"with you on AI, but his red line is Taiwan." He really considers Taiwan to be part of China. And China doesn't believe in going to war"
Taiwan, Chips, and the Inevitability of Chinese Reunification — USA vs. China, Spencer Pratt, & A Heist | The Tim Dillon Show #496+84s into the segment"it would have invaded Iran years ago. I'm sorry, not Iran. Um, Taiwan, if China thought war worked, China would have invaded Taiwan."
China Becomes the World's Moral Leader If We Nuke Iran — Lindsey Graham, Invading Iran & The Summer of Sh*t | The Tim Dillon Show #504+264s into the segment