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It’s my personal opinion nothing more, that
China in early or mid ‘22 will test the resolve of the administration and see if Biden’s remarks regarding a commitment to defend Taiwan will be backed up should Beijing move to military take the Island nation.
There is potential for conflict between the U.S. and China.
China in early or mid ‘22 will test the resolve of the administration and see if Biden’s remarks regarding a commitment to defend Taiwan will be backed up should Beijing move to military take the Island nation.
There is potential for conflict between the U.S. and China.
LeopoldBloom · M
@soar2newhighs Taiwan is not the sole responsibility of the US. Any action taken if China were to try that should include other countries, same as the response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.
PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
@LeopoldBloom The only reason why Taiwan ever mattered to the US was because the US had designs in South East Asia. That is the only reason the US decided to meddle in the Chinese civil war. It is not like the island of Taiwan is sitting on trillions in Lithium or oil either so it would not make sense to fight that fight over something that was politically expedient half a century ago.
LeopoldBloom · M
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow All the more reason for a Chinese invasion to be countered by an international coalition.
But the Chinese aren't going to invade Taiwan. They don't need to. They already have enough interests in Taiwanese manufacturing.
But the Chinese aren't going to invade Taiwan. They don't need to. They already have enough interests in Taiwanese manufacturing.
PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
@LeopoldBloom That doesn't even make sense. Drag the rest of the American foreign legion into yet another losing war because the US wanted to play at empire half a century ago?
I agree with the last statement. China knows Taiwan is pretty much irrelevant and has been for decades on the world stage.
As for manufacturing Taiwan is a small rival economically. If they can pull off their aims in the boardroom it makes the battlefield even more pointless.
I agree with the last statement. China knows Taiwan is pretty much irrelevant and has been for decades on the world stage.
As for manufacturing Taiwan is a small rival economically. If they can pull off their aims in the boardroom it makes the battlefield even more pointless.
LeopoldBloom · M
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow We're not going to "drag" anyone. Notice that the coalition dried up when we wanted to invade Iraq a second time.
To simplify: If China invades Taiwan (which they won't), they should be countered by an international coalition (which won't happen either).
To simplify: If China invades Taiwan (which they won't), they should be countered by an international coalition (which won't happen either).
PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
@LeopoldBloom Anyone who knows anything knows NATO means you have no sovereignty when it comes to American foreign wars. And every ally who didn't go along was retaliated against economically.
There is a reason I refer to NATO as the American Foreign Legion. Because in practice that is what it has always been. It functions to bully other nations into being American cannon fodder and it also astro turfs the appearance of international consensus.
There is a reason I refer to NATO as the American Foreign Legion. Because in practice that is what it has always been. It functions to bully other nations into being American cannon fodder and it also astro turfs the appearance of international consensus.